Germanic

英 [dʒɜː'mænɪk] 美 [dʒɜːr'mænɪk]

• adj. 德国的；条顿民族的；条顿语的
• n. 日耳曼语

英英释义

Noun:

1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic

Adjective:

1. of or relating to the language of Germans;

   "the Germanic sound shifts"
   

2. of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages;

   "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"
   "Germanic mythology"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Elements of Santa Claus folklore are also derived from Germanic traditions.
   圣诞老人民间传说的因素还来自于德国的传统。

用作名词 (n.)

1. English is a West Germanic dialect.
   英语是西日耳曼语的一支。
2. The Teutonic languages derive from Primitive Germanic.
   日耳曼语言起源于原始的日耳曼语。

经典引文

• Germanic thoroughness characterized..the bibliographical rigor.

  出自： J. Updike

词汇搭配

• Indo-Germanic 印度日耳曼语系...

近反义词

【近义词】

• Teutonic 条顿人