英语单词

estrus是什么意思

estrus

英 ['estrəs]
  • n. 发情期;动情周期

中文词源


estrus 雌性动物发情期

来自PIE*eis, 发情,激情,词源同ire. 可能来自PIE*aidh, 燃烧,词源同edifice, ether.

英文词源


estrus (n.)
1850, "frenzied passion," from Latin oestrus "frenzy, gadfly," from Greek oistros "gadfly; breeze; sting; anything which makes one mad, mad impulse," perhaps from a PIE *eis- (1), forming words denoting passion (see ire). First attested 1890 with specific meaning "rut in animals, sexual heat." Earliest use in English (1690s) was for "a gadfly." Related: Estrous (1900).

双语例句


1. The next estrus was delayed.
下一次发情推迟了.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. A cow's estrus cycle averages 21 days.
母牛的发情周期平均为21天.

来自辞典例句

3. Anestrus ( absence of estrus ) is not a disease but a sign of a variety of conditions.
乏情不是一种疾病,而是一种多方面的体态迹象.

来自辞典例句

4. In cows and many other animals, the female is in estrus just before ovulation.
母牛和许多其他的雌性动物都正好是在排卵前发情.

来自辞典例句

5. During estrus, the female is fertile and will accept a male.
在发情期, 母犬可以接受交配并且具有生育能力.

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