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• (obsolete) squirril

語源

From 中期英語 squirel, squyrelle, from Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel (whence French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “shadow-tail”, from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) +‎ οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)).

Displaced native 中期英語 acquerne, aquerne, from 古期英語 ācweorna. See dialectical English con and puristic English oakwern.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA: /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/
• (Canada, 米国発音) IPA: /ˈskwɝ(ə)l/
• (Scotland, Wales) IPA: /ˈskwɪ.ɾ(ə)l/
• (New York City) IPA: /ˈskwʌ.ɹəl/
• (New England, very dated) IPA: /ˈskwɪ.ɹəl/
• (Indic) IPA: /ˈskwɪrᵻl/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)l, -ɪɹəl
• ハイフネーション: squir‧rel, squirrel

名詞

squirrel (plural squirrels)

1. Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.

   Synonym: sciurid

   Hypernyms: rodent < mammal < animal < critter, creature

   Hyponyms: chipmunk, groundhog, woodchuck, marmot

   tree squirrels;   ground squirrels;   flying squirrels

   1. (especially, when without a qualifier) Any of those distinguished typically by a large bushy tail; any of the tree squirrels of subfamily Sciurinae or phenotypically similar sciurids.

      Synonym: scug (provincial)

      Hyponym: squirreless (rare)

      Coordinate terms: chipmunk; groundhog, woodchuck; marmot

   • 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter IX, "The Sea and the Desert", page 187:

     He also said that minks, muskrats, foxes, coons, and wild mice were found there, but no squirrels.

2. Someone who displays squirrel-like qualities such as stealing or hoarding objects.
3. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
4. (Scientology, often derogatory) A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.

派生語

動詞

squirrel (third-person singular simple present squirrels, present participle (US) squirreling or (UK) squirrelling, simple past and past participle (US) squirreled or (UK) squirrelled)

1. (transitive) To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use
2. (intransitive) To become distracted

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