单词 | she-ape |
释义 | > as lemmasshe-ape (a) With reference to animals, as she-ape, she-pig, etc. ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Lev. xxii. 28 Sheo oxe oþer sheo sheep [a1425 Corpus Oxf. shee oxe, other shee sheep, L. sive illa bos sive ovis]. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) §350 A she Ape. 1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job (new ed.) cli. 711/2 Mention be made here precisely of the Hinds and of the shee rockegoates or other wilde Goates. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 50 The hie Salmonte haueng castne the meltis, and the sche salmonte the Rounis. a1641 J. Smyth Berkeley MSS (1885) III. 319 The Conger alias the conger eele, beinge the hee-fish, and the Shee fish is called a quaver. 1692 London Gaz. No. 2733/4 A light coloured She-Foal. 1753 School of Man 4 The She-Linnet..prunes her wings, cleanses her tail, and perks herself out to enjoy a fine day. 1843 F. Marryat Narr. Trav. M. Violet III. ix. 174 The she-panther laid dead. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 702 The she-pigs are treated in a different manner. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous v. 119 Great she-whales slain beside their young. 1975 Eastern Province (Port Elizabeth) Herald 22 Aug. 13 The Swazi Queen Mother..enjoys exclusive right to the title of Ndlovukasi, which means ‘great-she-elephant’. 1986 P. Conroy Prince of Tides (1987) xix. 403 The she-owl..flew through a lacery of fabulous dreams. < as lemmas |
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