talon: [14] Latin tālus meant ‘ankle’ (it was probably a borrowing from Celtic – Irish has sal ‘talon’). From it was derived Vulgar Latin *tālō ‘heel, spur’, which passed into English via Old French talon. In English its meaning evolved via ‘heel of an animal’ and ‘bird of prey’s claw’ to ‘claw’ in general.
talon (n.)
c. 1400, talounz "claws of a bird or beast," probably originally from Old French talon "heel or hinder part of the foot of a beast, or of a man, or of a shoe; foot-step" (12c.), from Medieval Latin talonem "heel," from Latin talus "ankle" (see talus (n.1)). "The extension to birds of prey, and subsequent stages, are peculiar to English" [OED].
双语例句
1. Can you get a little tighter with the talon?
你能不能把摄像探头固定住不动?
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2. Te talon would be just the thing, I think.
我想,特多龙是最适合的布料了.
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3. When I have a talon with a keen edge.
当我有了一对尖锐的利爪.
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4. Talon Fanzi Quan , China's pictographic boxing in one of boxing.
鹰爪翻子拳, 中国拳术中象形拳之一.
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5. This kind of spice is made of eagle's talon and has a unique flavour.
