单词
tardigrade
英 ['tɑ?d?gre?d]
美['tɑrd?,gred]
基本信息
- adj. 缓步类的；行动缓慢的
- n. 缓步类动物
中文词源
tardigrade 缓足动物
来自拉丁语 tardus,缓慢的，-grade,走，词源同 grade,gradual.
英文词源
- tardigrade (adj.)
- 1620s, "slow-going, slow-moving," from French tardigrade (17c.), from Latin tardigradus "slow-paced," from tardus "slow" (see tardy) + gradi "to walk, go, step" (see grade (n.)).
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