venison: [13] Latin vēnātiō meant ‘hunting’, hence ‘hunted animals, game’ (it was derived from vēnārī ‘hunt’, which may be distantly related to English win). English acquired it via Old French venison in the sense ‘flesh of hunted animals used for food’, and the modern specialization to ‘deer-meat’ did not begin to emerge until the 18th century.
venison (n.)
c. 1300, from Old French venesoun "meat of large game," especially deer or boar, also "a hunt," from Latin venationem (nominative venatio) "a hunt, hunting, the chase," also "game as the product of the hunt," from venatus, past participle of venari "to hunt, pursue," probably from PIE *wen-a-, from root *wen- (1) "to strive for, desire" (see Venus).
实用例句
1. Some of the commercially produced venison resembles beef in flavour.
有些商业化养殖的鹿肉味道和牛肉很相似。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The gentlemen and ladies feasted on venison.
先生太太们享用了鹿肉.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. His appetite for venison seems to be inappeasable.
他对鹿肉的嗜好似乎是永远无法满足.
来自辞典例句
4. The guards occasionally improved their rather sparse rations by the addition of a little venison.
这些卫兵时而要弄点鹿肉来改善一下那低劣的伙食.
来自辞典例句
5. The hunter entertained us with venison which was very delicious.