baleen

英語

詞源

來自中古英語 baleyne，來自古法語 baleine (「鯨、鯨鬚」)，來自拉丁語 balaena (「鯨」)，來自古希臘語 φάλαινα (phálaina, 「鯨」)。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /bəˈliːn/, /ˈbeɪliːn/

名詞

baleen (可數 和 不可數，複數 baleens)

1. (生理學，不可數) 鯨鬚
   • 1954, Alexander Alderson, 章號 5, 出自 The Subtle Minotaur‎^[1]:

     “You have probably never seen anything like this before, Mr. Toler. It is baleen, or if you prefer it, whalebone, taken from the mouth of the bowhead whale. It is used by the whale to filter its food.”

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   近義詞：whalebone

2. (動物學，可數) 鬚鯨
   • 2007, Lance E. Davis, In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, Productivity, and Profits:

     Scammon estimates the number of baleens killed in the years 1835-72 at 131,000; once again, his figure needs to be adjusted.

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3. (棄用) 鯨魚或其他大魚。
   • 1572, John Bossewell, Workes of Armorie:

     The Balene is a fishe great and huge, much like to the Whale, and is so called, because of his outcasting and shedding of water, for they throwe water higher then other great fishes of the sea.

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衍生詞

• baleen whale
• intrabaleen

 

來源

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928年)，「Baleen」，A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary)，第 I (A–B) 卷，London：Clarendon Press，OCLC 15566697，第 635 頁, 第 2 卷.

異序詞

• enable

巴斯克語

名詞

baleen

西班牙語

動詞

baleen