mane: [OE] Mane goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *manō, which also produced German mähne and Dutch mane. Related forms such as Swedish manke ‘neck’, Irish muin ‘nape of the neck’, archaic Welsh mwn ‘neck’, Latin monīle ‘necklace’, and Sanskrit manyā- ‘nape of the neck’ suggest that historically ‘neck’ is the primary, ‘neck-hair’ a secondary meaning of this word-family. It has been speculated that it goes back ultimately to Indo-European *men- ‘project’ (source of English eminent, prominent, etc).
mane (n.)
Old English manu "mane," from Proto-Germanic *mano (cognates: Old Norse mön, Old Frisian mana, Middle Dutch mane, Dutch manen, Old High German mana, German Mähne "mane"), from PIE *mon- "neck, nape of the neck" (cognates: Sanskrit manya "nape of the neck," Old English mene "necklace," Latin monile "necklace," Welsh mwng "mane," Old Church Slavonic monisto, Old Irish muin "neck").
实用例句
1. He had a great mane of white hair.
他满头浓密的白发。
来自柯林斯例句
2. a shaggy mane of hair
一头蓬乱的长发
来自《权威词典》
3. the lion's tawny mane
狮子的黄褐色鬃毛
来自《权威词典》
4. Seize a horse by the mane, and lead an ox by the nose.
马儿抓鬃牛牵鼻.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. We padded the seat of chair with mane to make It'softer.
