cougar

n. [脊椎] 美洲狮，美洲豹

中文词源

cougar 美洲狮

来自南美土著语。

cougar (n.): 1774, from French couguar, Buffon's adaption (influenced by jaguar) of a word the Portuguese picked up in Brazil as çuçuarana, perhaps from Tupi susuarana, from suasu "deer" + rana "false." Another proposed source is Guarani guaçu ara. Evidently the cedillas dropped off the word before Buffon got it. Slang sense of "older woman (35-plus) who seeks younger males as sex partners" is attested by 2002; said in some sources to have originated in Canada, probably from some reference to predatory feline nature.

2. Today a 1967 Cougar in good condition is a collector's item.: 到今天,一辆没有破损的1967年生产的美洲豹车是汽车搜集家的一项瑰集品.

4. As Hollywood's best cougar , Demi Moore has become the envy of millions.: 作为好莱坞最著名的“吃嫩草”**,黛米·摩尔成为万千女性羡慕的对象.

5. Optima Cougar - Optima has finally entered the highracer market with the new Cougar.: 最优美洲豹 - 最优终于进入highracer市场与新的美洲豹.