weasel
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 鼬鼠，狡猾的人，告密者，狡辩之辞
- vi.
- 躲避，告密
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ. The verb is from c. 1900, from the supposed cunningness of the weasel.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
- A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).
- Any of certain other species of the family Mustelidae.
- (informal, derogatory) A devious or sneaky person or animal, or a statement that is technically true but intentionally misleading.
- A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn; spinner's weasel. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.
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