【英汉翻译辨析:coyote vs. hyena】
1. 词源与生物属性
- coyote(/ka??o?ti/):源自纳瓦特尔语"coyōtl",指北美特有的犬科动物(学名Canis latrans),中文译作"郊狼"或"草原狼"。
- hyena(/ha??i?n?/):源自希腊语"hyaina",指非洲/亚洲的鬣狗科动物(学名Hyaenidae),中文统称"鬣狗"。
2. 文化意象差异
- coyote:
? 北美原住民神话中常作为"诡计多端的变形者"形象
? 现代英语中可隐喻"狡猾的投机者"(如政客)
? 例:The lobbyist was a political c ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
A smuggler of illegal immigrants across the land border from Mexico into the United States of America.
To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.
Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
a wild dog that resembles the wolf, native to North America.
a person who smuggles people from Latin America across the US border, typically for a very high fee
a doglike African mammal with forelimbs that are longer than the hindlimbs and an erect mane. Hyenas are noted as scavengers but most are also effective hunters.
A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; - called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl.
Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyænidæ, doglike nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits.
Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
A smuggler of illegal immigrants across the land border from Mexico into the United States of America.
To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.
Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
a wild dog that resembles the wolf, native to North America.
a person who smuggles people from Latin America across the US border, typically for a very high fee
a doglike African mammal with forelimbs that are longer than the hindlimbs and an erect mane. Hyenas are noted as scavengers but most are also effective hunters.
A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; - called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl.
Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyænidæ, doglike nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits.