sire

sire
[sʌɪə]
noun
  1. the male parent of an animal, especially a stallion or bull kept for breeding
    雄性种畜(尤指种马或种牛)
  2. (archaic)a respectful form of address for someone of high social status, especially a king
    (古)陛下;阁下(尤指对国王等社会地位高者的尊称)
    ■a father or other male forebear
    父亲;男性祖先
verb
  1. [with obj.]be the male parent of (an animal)
    (雄性种兽)繁殖(幼兽)
    ■(poetic/literary)(of a person) be the father of
    (诗/文)(人)做…的父亲
语源
  1. Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French, from an alteration of Latin senior (see senior). Sense 1 dates from the early 16th cent
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