quag

英 [kwæg; kwɒg]
  • n. 沼地;湿地

中文词源


quag 沼地,泥沼

来自中古英语quabbe,可能来自qu-所表示的拟声词,模仿松软,颤动或颤抖的声音,词源同quaver,quiver.

英文词源


quag (n.)
"marshy spot," 1580s, a variant of Middle English quabbe "a marsh, bog," from Old English *cwabba "shake, tremble" (like something soft and flabby).

双语例句


1. He got out of that quag recently.
他最近摆脱了困境.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. The horse was stuck in the quag.
马陷入泥沼中.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》