chamois

chamois
(复同单 -wɑːz)
  1. an agile goat-antelope with short hooked horns, found in mountainous areas of Europe from Spain to the Caucasus. (of the Pyrenees and Apennines, also called izard)
    (见于比利牛斯和亚平宁山脉,亦称 izard)
  2. Genus Rupicapra, family Bovidae: R. rupicapra of the Alps, East, and SE Europe, and R. pyrenaica (of the Pyrenees and Apennines, also called izard)
    岩羚羊属,牛科(或洞角科):岩羚羊(见于阿尔卑斯山脉,欧洲东和东南部),比利牛斯岩羚(见于比利牛斯和亚平宁山脉,亦称 izard)
  3. (亦作 chamois leather)[mass noun]soft pliable leather made from the skin of sheep, goats, or deer
    (由绵羊皮、山羊皮或鹿皮制成的)柔软皮革
    ■[count noun]a piece of such leather, used typically for washing windows or cars
    (尤指清洗窗户或轿车等用的)清洁软皮
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from French, of unknown ultimate origin
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