cobra: [19] Cobra is a shortening of Portuguese cobra de capella, which came into English in India in the 17th century. This meant literally ‘snake with a hood’: cobra from Latin colubra ‘snake’ and capella (referring of course to the ‘hood’ it makes when agitated, by spreading out the skin at the side of its head) from Vulgar Latin *cappellus ‘little cape’, from late Latin cappa ‘hood’. => cap, cape, chapel, chaperon
cobra (n.)
1802, short for cobra capello (1670s), from Portuguese cobra de capello "serpent (of the hood)," from Latin colubra "a snake, female serpent" (source of French couleuvre "adder"), which is of uncertain origin. So called for the expandable loose skin about its neck. The word came to English via Portuguese colonies in India, where the native name is nag (see naga).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The cobra sank its venomous fangs into his hand.
眼鏡蛇狠狠咬了他一口，毒牙刺進(jìn)他手上的皮膚。
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. She shrieked at the sight of the cobra.
她一見到眼鏡蛇便尖叫起來(lái).
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. The cobra was growing weaker and weaker. In a few more moments it would be dead.
那條眼鏡蛇越來(lái)越軟弱無(wú)力, 再過(guò)一會(huì)兒就要沒(méi)命了.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. This cobra is not actually hypnotized by the snake - charmer's music.
這條眼鏡蛇并沒(méi)有真的被魔術(shù)師的音樂(lè)催眠.
來(lái)自電影對(duì)白
5. This red - spitting cobra projects venom towards its attacker's eyes.