otter: [OE] The otter is etymologically the ‘wateranimal’. Its name goes back ultimately to an Indo-European *udros, source also of Greek húdrā ‘water-snake’ (the best-known example of which in English is the many-headed Hydra killed by Hercules). This was a derivative of the same base as produced English water. Its Germanic descendant was *otraz, which has become otter in German, Dutch, and English. => water
otter (n.)
Old English otr, otor "otter," from Proto-Germanic *otraz (cognates: Old Norse otr, Swedish utter, Danish odder, Dutch otter, Old High German ottar, German Otter), from PIE *udros, literally "water-creature" (cognates: Sanskrit udrah, Avestan udra "otter;" Greek hydra "water-serpent," enydris "otter;" Latin lutra, Old Church Slavonic vydra, Lithuanian udra, Old Irish odoirne "otter"), from root *wed- (1) "water" (see water (n.1)). Sea otter attested from 1660s, also known as sea-ape.
雙語例句
1. Since 1977 otter hunting has been illegal.
捕獵水獺1977年以后就被列為非法了。
來自《權威詞典》
2. Von Otter was superb both in the darkly dramatic songs, and in the lighter ones.
馮·奧特無論是演唱嚴肅的戲劇曲目還是較為輕松愉快的歌曲時，都表現得無可挑剔。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The otter , as knowing all the paths, took charge of the party.
水獺熟悉路徑, 擔任了向導.
來自辭典例句
4. Mrs. Otter , who did not like Clutton, pursed her lips.
奧特爾太太撇了撇嘴, 她不喜歡克拉頓.
來自辭典例句
5. On his way out Mrs. Otter asked him how he had been getting on.