1774, from French couguar, Buffon's adaption (influenced by jaguar) of a word the Portuguese picked up in Brazil as ?u?uarana, perhaps from Tupi susuarana, from suasu "deer" + rana "false." Another proposed source is Guarani gua?u ara. Evidently the cedillas dropped off the word before Buffon got it. Slang sense of "older woman (35-plus) who seeks younger males as sex partners" is attested by 2002; said in some sources to have originated in Canada, probably from some reference to predatory feline nature.
雙語例句
1. I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey.
我看到一只美洲獅正在潛隨獵物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Today a 1967 Cougar in good condition is a collector's item.
到今天,一輛沒有破損的1967年生產的美洲豹車是汽車搜集家的一項瑰集品.
來自辭典例句
3. We did use a live animal to promote the Cougar.
我們倒的確使用了一頭活的動物來推銷美洲豹車.
來自辭典例句
4. As Hollywood's best cougar , Demi Moore has become the envy of millions.
作為好萊塢最著名的“吃嫩草”**,黛米·摩爾成為萬千女性羨慕的對象.
來自互聯網
5. Optima Cougar - Optima has finally entered the highracer market with the new Cougar.