chamois: [16] The word chamois (the name of a species of Alpine antelope) probably goes back to a language spoken in the Alps before the Romans penetrated northwards. They adopted it as late Latin camox, and in the local Romansch language it is kamuotsch, but the source of the English word is the related French chamois. Its use in the sense ‘soft wash-leather’, as originally made from the skin of the chamois, dates from the 16th century, although the spelling shammy is not recorded before the 17th century.
chamois (n.)
1550s, "Alpine antelope;" 1570s, "soft leather," originally "skin of the chamois," from Middle French chamois "Alpine antelope" (14c.), from Late Latin camox (genitive camocis), perhaps from a pre-Latin Alpine language that also produced Italian camoscio, Spanish camuza, Old High German gamiza, German Gemse (though some of these might be from Latin camox). As a verb, "to polish with chamois," from 1934.
雙語例句
1. The Scotchman made a jump that a chamois would not have been ashamed of.
那位蘇格蘭人用可以和羚羊媲美的輕巧勁兒向后一跳.
來自辭典例句
2. On vinyl tops, a synthetic chamois or microfibre towel also work well.
在聚氯乙烯的頂部, 用上述兩種產品也可以.
來自互聯網
3. It's the chamois'leaping powers, more than its fleetness of foot, that was astounding.