of, relating to, or affecting cattle 牛的,关于牛的 bovine tuberculosis. 牛肺结核病。 bovine tissue. 牛组织。 ■(of a person or their manner or expression) sluggish or stupid 牛一般的,呆头呆脑的,迟钝的 a look of bovine contentment came into her face. 她脸上露出一种呆呆的、满足的神情。
noun
an animal of the cattle group, which also includes buffaloes and bisons 牛类动物
派生 bovinely adverb 语源
early 19th cent.: from late Latin bovinus, from Latin bos, bov- 'ox'