molt

英 [məʊlt] 美 [molt]
  • vi. 脱毛;换毛
  • n. 换毛;脱皮;换毛期
  • vt. 脱毛;换毛
  • n. (Molt)人名;(德、捷)莫尔特

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molt(毛脱) 脱毛

中文词源


molt 蜕羽,换毛

来自拉丁语mutare,改变,词源同mutate,mutable.后引申词义换羽,插入字母l可能是缓和语音需要,或受到mold,fault等词的影响。

英文词源


molt (v.)
also moult, mid-14c., mouten, of feathers, "to be shed," from Old English *mutian "to change" (in bemutian "to exchange"), from Latin mutare "to change" (see mutable). Transitive sense, of birds, "to shed feathers" is first attested 1520s. With parasitic -l-, late 16c., on model of fault, etc. Related: Molted, moulted; molting, moulting. As a noun from 1815.

双语例句


1. Molt - inhibiting hormone ( MIH ) is a member of CHH ( crustacean hyperglycemic hormone ) family.
蜕皮抑制激素 ( molt -inhibitinghormone, MIH ) 属甲壳动物高血糖激素 ( crustaceanhyperglycemichormone,CHH ) 家族.

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2. Finches start to molt at around twelve weeks of age.
燕雀大约在12个星期大小的时候开始换羽毛。

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3. This veterinary product is very effective in preventing animal molt.
这种兽药对于防治兽类掉毛很有效.

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4. Like all crustaceans, krill must molt in order to grow.
象所有甲壳纲, 磷虾必须蜕变为了增长.

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5. They molt carapaces , I molt old body.
他们换壳, 我换身体.

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