• n. 水獺；水獺皮
• n. (Otter)人名；(英、德、法、瑞典)奧特

來自古英語otor,來自Proto-Germanic*utraz,來自PIE*udros,水生物，來自PIE*wed,水，詞源同water,hydra.

otter

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.
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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.

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.

出門時奧特太太問他情況怎么樣.

來自辭典例句