英语词汇"goat"与"sheep"的用法辨析及翻译处理:
一、生物学差异
1. goat(山羊)
- 属牛科山羊属
- 特征:有胡须、角向后弯曲、短尾上翘
- 例:The mountain goat scaled the cliff with ease.(山羊轻松攀上悬崖)
2. sheep(绵羊)
- 属牛科绵羊属
- 特征:蓬松卷毛、角螺旋状(部分品种)、垂尾
- 例:The sheep were grazing in the meadow.(绵羊在草地上吃草)
二、文化内涵差异
1. goat的衍生义
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a hardy domesticated ruminant mammal that has backward-curving horns and (in the male) a beard. It is kept for its milk and meat, and noted for its lively behaviour.
a wild mammal related to the goat, such as the ibex.
the zodiacal sign Capricorn or the constellation Capricornus.
A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (Capra hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.
A weak, bashful, silly fellow.
Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.
a hardy domesticated ruminant mammal that has backward-curving horns and (in the male) a beard. It is kept for its milk and meat, and noted for its lively behaviour.
a wild mammal related to the goat, such as the ibex.
the zodiacal sign Capricorn or the constellation Capricornus.
A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (Capra hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.
A weak, bashful, silly fellow.
Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.