|
dotard n. 老耄;年老昏憒的人 老耄;年老昏憒的人 dotard n 1: an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellectSeal \ Seal\ ( s[= e] l), n. [ OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[ aum] l, Icel. selr.] ( Zool.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families { Phocidae} and { Otariidae}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as { sea lion}, { sea leopard}, { sea bear}, or { ursine seal}, { fur seal}, and { sea elephant}. The bearded seal ({ Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({ Cystophora cristata}), and the ringed seal ({ Phoca foetida}), are northern species. See also { Eared seal}, { Harp seal}, { Monk seal}, and { Fur seal}, under { Eared}, { Harp}, { Monk}, and { Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. [ 1913 Webster] { Harbor seal} ( Zool.), the common seal ({ Phoca vitulina}). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also { marbled seal}, { native seal}, { river seal}, { bay seal}, { land seal}, { sea calf}, { sea cat}, { sea dog}, { dotard}, { ranger}, { selchie}, { tangfish}. [ 1913 Webster]
Dotard \ Do" tard\, n. [{ Dote}, v. i.] One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood. [ 1913 Webster] The sickly dotard wants a wife. -- Prior. [ 1913 Webster] 41 Moby Thesaurus words for " dotard": Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, centenarian, elder, fogy, fuddy- duddy, gaffer, geezer, golden- ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old fart, old fogy, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old- timer, older, oldster, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, senile, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, the quiet- voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran
|
安裝中文字典英文字典查詢工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
英文字典中文字典相關資料:
|