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nounˈfʌɪdəʊˈfīdō informal A generic name for a pet dog. 〈非正式〉宠物狗
OriginFrom Latin fidō 'I trust'. faith from Middle English: Both faith and fidelity (Late Middle English) come from the Latin word fides. Fido, a traditional name for a dog, is also related—it represents the Latin for ‘I trust’. Other words from the same source include confident (late 16th century), confide (Late Middle English), and diffident (Late Middle English) which originally meant ‘lacking in trust’. Fiancée, the French for ‘promised’, which goes back to fides is related. See also infidel
nounˈfʌɪdəʊˈfīdō historical A system for enabling aircraft to land, involving the dispersal of fog by means of petrol burners on the ground. It was developed by the Allies during the Second World War. 〈史〉（机场地面用以帮助飞机着陆的）燃油加热驱雾器，机场散雾装置 Example sentencesExamples - What they were witnessing for the first time was the faithful watchdog of distressed aircraft, the Carnaby FIDO.
- A heating method using oil-burning heaters arranged along the edge of an airfield runway was used during the second World War to disperse fog (known as FIDO, or Fog Intensive Dispersal of).
OriginAcronym from Fog Intensive Dispersal Operation. nounˈfīdō informal A generic name for a pet dog. 〈非正式〉宠物狗
OriginFrom Latin fidō ‘I trust’. nounˈfīdō A system for dispersing fog using gasoline burners on the ground to enable aircraft to land. It was developed by the Allies during World War I. 〈史〉（机场地面用以帮助飞机着陆的）燃油加热驱雾器，机场散雾装置 Example sentencesExamples - What they were witnessing for the first time was the faithful watchdog of distressed aircraft, the Carnaby FIDO.
- A heating method using oil-burning heaters arranged along the edge of an airfield runway was used during the second World War to disperse fog (known as FIDO, or Fog Intensive Dispersal of).
OriginAcronym from Fog Intensive Dispersal Operation. |