中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 兽穴,洞穴
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演变路径(由近及远)
词源说明
From Middle English den, from Old English denn (“den, lair (of a beast), cave; a swine-pasture, a woodland pasture for swine”), from Proto-West Germanic *dani (“threshing-floor, barn-floor”). Cognate with Scots den (“den, lair”), Middle Dutch denne (“burrow, den, cave, attic”), Dutch den (“ship's deck, threshing-floor, mountain floor”), Middle Low German denne, danne (“threshing-floor, small dale”), German Tenne (“threshing-floor, barn for threshing”).
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment
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释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- (now uncommon) Alternative form of den (“dune”).
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释义(英文)
副词 Adverb
- Pronunciation spelling of then, representing AAVE, Bermuda English.