| 单词 | ermine |
| 释义 | ermineWord family nounermineadjectiveermined Animals er·mine /ˈɜːmɪn $ ˈɜːr-/ noun 1. [uncountableU]DCTI an expensive white fur, used especially for the formal clothes of judges, kings, and queens 白鼬皮〔尤用于法官、国王和女王的正式服饰〕 2. [countableC]HBA a small animal whose fur is white in winter 白鼬 Examples from the Corpus ermine• An unusual coat with studded decoration and ermine fringes, accredited to Chief Joseph.• It is constructed from eagle feathers, horse-hair, red cloth, ermine pendants, buffalo-horn strips, beadwork and brass bells.• Major allowed him into the role of friend and confidant, and dressed Lord Lies in ermine.• He had, Jaq noted, obtained a new cloak trimmed with dazzling white ermine death's heads.• A furry white ermine moth clung to one of the spikes.• Joseph wears a blanket, leggings and a war-shirt with ermine drops. (1100-1200) Old French perhaps from Medieval Latin mus Armenius “Armenian mouse” |
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