1530s, from Middle French civette (15c.), ultimately (with Italian zibetto, Medieval Latin zibethum, Medieval Greek zapetion) via lost intermediate forms from Arabic zabad "civet," said to be related to zabad "foam, froth," zubd "cream."
双语例句
1. " Then you ought to leave it alone , " countered Doctor Civet.
“ 那你就不应当喝酒嘛. ” 希维特大夫堵她的嘴说.
来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
2. For many years the leading fixatives were the animal products ambergris, civet, musk and castoreum.
多年来,用的较多的固定剂是动物制品龙涎香 、 香猫香 、 麝香、以及河狸香.
来自辞典例句
3. A civet cat ( Viverra zibetha ) of India and southeast Asia.
大灵猫产于印度和亚洲东南部的一种麝香猫 ( 灵猫 )
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4. The virus could jump from civet cats to humans through continuous mutation.
该病毒可透过不断变种,由果子狸传往人类.
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5. The masked civet was suspected of being the chief culprit of SARS.
