boomerang
/ˈbuːməræŋ/
- n.
- 回飞镖，飞去归来器
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
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- 英语English
boomerang
词源说明
Origin uncertain. Possibly from Thurawal. Long regarded as from the Sydney language, but early evidence unclear. The form boo-mer-it is glossed, c.1790, as 'scimeter' (i.e., scimitar) and the word bumarang, bumarañ is not explicitly recorded in the Sydney Language until 1903.
释义
名词noun
- 1Any of various traditional throwing sticks used for hunting or combat by Australian aborigines, including the symmetrical, crescent-shaped, type (the returning boomerang).
- 2A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
- 3A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.