hartebeest

英 ['hɑːtɪbiːst] 美
  • n. 大羚羊(产于非洲)

英英释义


1. a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward

英文词源


hartebeest (n.)
1781, from Afrikaans, from Dutch hertebeest "antelope," from hert "hart" (see hart) + beest "beast, ox" (in South African Dutch "steer, cattle"), from Middle Dutch beeste, from Old French beste "beast" (see beast).

词态变化


复数: hartebeest hartebeests;