oyster: [14] The Greek word for ‘oyster’ was óstreon – etymologically an allusion to its shell. It came from a prehistoric Indo-European base *ost- denoting ‘bone’, which also produced Greek ostéon ‘bone’ (source of the English prefix osteo-), ostakós ‘crustacean’, and óstrakon ‘shell, piece of broken pottery’ (source of English ostracism). óstreon passed into Latin as ostrea, and from there came by way of Old French oistre into English as oyster. => osteo
oyster (n.)
early 14c., from Old French oistre (Modern French hu?tre), from Latin ostrea, plural or fem. of ostreum "oyster," from Greek ostreon, from PIE *ost- "bone" (see osseous). Related to Greek ostrakon "hard shell" and to osteon "bone."
Why then the world's mine Oyster, which I, with sword will open. [Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor," II.ii.2]
雙語例句
1. Fishermen fear valuable oyster and mussel beds could be decimated.
漁民們害怕寶貴的牡蠣和貽貝層會被破壞。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Oyster beds, on the mudflats, are a form of fish farming.
灘涂牡蠣養(yǎng)殖場是一種水產(chǎn)養(yǎng)殖方式。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.
我喜歡吃牡蠣, 它味道真美.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The world is sb .'s oyster.
人生最得意[最有前途]的時刻.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
5. You're young, you've got a lot of opportunity. The world is your oyster.