leopard

leopard
noun
  1. a large solitary cat that has a fawn or brown coat with black spots and usually hunts at night, widespread in the forests of Africa and southern Asia
    豹。 亦称 panther
  2. Panthera pardus, family Felidae
    拉丁名Panthera pardus,猫科参见 black panther
    ■(Heraldry)the spotted leopard as a heraldic device; also, a lion passant guardant as in the arms of England
    (纹章)斑豹造型;(代表英格兰的盾形纹章)正面行进狮子造型
    ■[as modifier]spotted like a leopard
    有豹斑的
    a leopard-print outfit.
    豹斑花纹的专用服。
常用词组
a leopard can't change his spots
  1. (proverb)people can't change their basic nature
    (谚)本性难移
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from late Latin leopardus, from late Greek leopardos, from leōn 'lion' + pardos (see pard)
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