• adj. 牛的；似牛的；遲鈍的
• n. 牛科動物

來自詞根bov, 牛。詞源同beef.

bovine

bovine: see beef

bovine (adj.)

1817, from French bovin (14c.), from Late Latin bovinus, from Latin bos (genitive bovis) "ox, cow," from PIE *gwous- (see cow (n.)). Figurative sense of "inert and stupid" is from 1855.

1. I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response.

人群毫無熱情的遲鈍反應使我感到很沮喪。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He was a gentle, rather bovine man.

他是一位文雅而反應遲鈍的人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Her bovine face gave no response.

她的無感情的臉上沒有絲毫反應.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. Outside the bovine host, the organism can be readily cultured.

這種微生物在宿主牛體外, 容易被培養.

來自辭典例句

5. A captive wildebeest calf was inoculated with virulent bovine blood.

把活捉到的一頭犢角馬用有毒力的牛血液進行了接種.

來自辭典例句