c. 1400, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse hreindyri "reindeer," from dyr "animal" (see deer) + hreinn, by itself the usual name for the animal, from Proto-Germanic *khrinda- (cognates: Old English hran "reindeer;" German Renn "reindeer," which was altered by folk etymology influence of rennen "to run;" Swedish ren-ko "female reindeer," with ko "cow" (n.)).
Probably from PIE *krei-, from base *ker- (1) "horn, head," with derivatives referring to horned animals (both male and female reindeer have horns; those of the male are remarkable), and thus perhaps cognate with Greek krios "ram" (see kerato-). Older sources connect it to words in Lapp or Finnish. French renne, Spanish reno, Italian renna ultimately are from Germanic.
实用例句
1. Reindeer receded northward and eastward, and bison and horse followed.
驯鹿向北方和东方撤退, 野牛和马也随之而去.
来自英汉非文学 - 历史
2. The life of the Reindeer men was a frontier life.
驯鹿时代人的生活是一种边区生活.
来自辞典例句
3. The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.
那群驯鹿被一只狼群寻踪追赶上来.
来自辞典例句
4. I thought the magical reindeer made The sleighs fly.
不是魔法驯鹿让雪橇扶摇直上的吗?
来自电影对白
5. Their traditional livelihood revolves around reindeer, which number about 200,000 in Finland.