单词 | gibbon |
释义 | Word Frequency gibbon(ˈɡɪbən) noun any small agile arboreal anthropoid ape of the genus Hylobates, inhabiting forests in S Asia Word origin C18: from French, probably from an Indian dialect wordWord Frequency Gibbon(ˈɡɪbən) noun 1. Edward. 1737–94, English historian; author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776–88), controversial in its historical criticism of Christianity 2. Lewis Grassic (ˈɡræsɪk), real name James Leslie Mitchell . 1901–35, Scottish writer: best known for his trilogy of novels A Scots Quair (1932–34) |
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