动物引申词

aquiline

ADJ. curved, hooked.

He can be recognized by his aquiline nose, curved like the beak of the eagle.

源自eagle, aquil为eagle的拉丁体

asinine

ADJ. stupid.

Your asinine remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.

源自ass, asinine是ass的形容词

bovine

ADJ. cowlike; placid and dull.

Nothing excites Esther; even when she won the state lottery, she still preserved her air of bovine calm.

源自bull, bovine是bull, cow的形容词

canine

ADJ. related to dogs; doglike.

Some days the canine population of Berkeley seems almost to outnumber the human population.

源自canid（拉丁语，犬科类动物）

coltish

Lively and playful; frisky.

源自colt（小马）

cow

v. terrorize; intimidate.

The little boy was so cowed by the hulking bully that he gave up his lunch money without a word of protest.

由名词cow（牛）转化而成

cower

v. shrink quivering, as from fear.

The frightened child cowered in the corner of the room.

源自cow（牛）

crabbed

ADJ. sour; peevish.

The children avoided the crabbed old man because he scolded them when they made noise.

源自crab（螃蟹），由螃蟹的特性引申而成。构词：N+ed=adj.

dogged

ADJ. determined; stubborn.

Les Miserables tells of inspector Javert’s long, dogged pursuit of the criminal Jean Valjean.

源自dog（狗），由狗的特性引申而成。构词：N+ed=adj.

equestrian

N. rider on horseback.

These paths in the park are reserved for equestrians and their steeds. also ADJ.

源自equester (拉丁语的horse, horseman)

equine

ADJ. resembling a horse.

Her long, bony face had an equine look to it.

源自equester (拉丁语的horse, horseman)

ferret

v. drive or hunt out of hiding.

She ferreted out their secret.

由名词ferret（雪貂）转化而成

gull

v. trick; hoodwink.

Confident no one could gull him, Paul prided himself on his skeptical disposition.

由名词gull（海鸥）转化而成

gullible

ADJ. easily deceived.

源自gull（海鸥）

halcyon

ADJ. calm; peaceful.

In those halcyon days, people were not worried about sneak attacks and bombings.

由名词halcyon（翠鸟）转化而成

从形态上联想：heaven

leonine

ADJ. like a lion.

He was leonine in his rage.

源自lion, leon是lion的异体

lionize

v. treat as a celebrity.

She enjoyed being lionized and adored by the public.

源自lion（狮子）

pestilential

ADJ. causing plague; baneful.

People were afraid to explore the pestilential swamp.

pestilence, N.

源自pest（害虫）

phoenix

N. symbol of immortality or rebirth.

Like the legendary phoenix rising from its ashes, the city of San Francisco rose again after its destruction during the 1906 earthquake.

由phoenix（凤凰）引申

ravenous

ADJ. extremely hungry.

The ravenous dog upset several garbage pails in its search for food.

源自raven（大乌鸦）

serpentine

ADJ. winding; twisting.

The car swerved at every curve in the serpentine road.

源自serpent（大蛇）

scavenge

v. hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food.

If you need car parts that the dealers no longer stock, try scavenging for odd bits and pieces at the auto wreckers’ yards.

scavenger, N.

由scavenger（食腐动物）逆向缩成

shrew

N. scolding woman.

No one wanted to marry Shakespeare’s Kate because she was a shrew.

由shrew（地鼠）引申

sloth

N. slow-moving tree-dwelling mammal.

Note how well the somewhat greenish coat of the sloth enables it to blend in with its arboreal surroundings, (secondary meaning)

slothful

ADJ. lazy.

The British word “layabout” is a splendid descriptive term for someone slothful: What did the lazy bum do? He lay about the house all day.

sloth, N.

源自sloth（树懒）

sluggard

N. lazy person.

源自slug（鼻涕虫），ard=adj.

sluggish

ADJ. slow; lazy; lethargic.

After two nights without sleep, she felt sluggish and incapable of exertion.

源自slug（鼻涕虫）

toady

N. servile flatterer; yes man.

Never tell the boss anything he doesn’t wish to hear: he doesn’t want an independent adviser, he just wants a toady, also v.

源自toad（癞蛤蟆）

ursine

ADJ. bearlike; pertaining to a bear.

Because of its ursine appearance, the great panda has been identified with the bears; actually, it is closely related to the raccoon.

ursus是bear的拉丁体

urchin

N. mischievous child (usually a boy).

Get out! This store is no place for grubby urchins!

由urchin（刺猬）引申

vixen

N. female fox; ill-tempered woman.

Aware that she was right once again, he lost his temper and called her a shrew and a vixen.

由vix（雌狐）引申，英语单词中v与f常可互换，演变过程：vix=fix=fox

vulpine

ADJ. like a fox; crafty.

She disliked his sly ways, but granted him a certain vulpine intelligence.

由vulp（狐狸）引申