antler: [14] English acquired antler via Anglo- Norman auntelere from Old French antoillier (modern French has andouiller). Its previous history is not altogether clear; it has been speculated that it comes originally from Latin *anteoculāris, which would have meant literally ‘positioned before (ante) the eye (oculus)’, but this derivation is rather dubious.
antler (n.)
late 14c., from Anglo-French auntiler, Old French antoillier (14c., Modern French andouiller) "antler," perhaps from Gallo-Roman cornu *antoculare "horn in front of the eyes," from Latin ante "before" (see ante) + ocularis "of the eyes" (see ocular). This etymology is doubted by some because no similar word exists in any other Romance language, but compare German Augensprossen "antlers," literally "eye-sprouts," for a similar formation.
实用例句
1. A family of stags once existed with an antler only on one side.
曾有一群雄鹿,仅一边有角.
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2. Traditionally, velvet antler is used for a wide variety of ailments.
传统用鹿茸可以防止很多常见病.
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3. The antler is a bone tissue which can be regenerated postnatally annually.
摘要鹿茸角是雄鹿(驯鹿除外)一种后天可逐年再生的骨组织.
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4. The deer had his antler broken by the bush.
那头鹿的角被灌木钩断了.
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5. New Zealand offers the best environment to Grow Velvet antler.
