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词汇 civet
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Definition of civet in English:

civet

(also civet cat)
noun ˈsɪvɪtˈsɪvət
  • 1A slender nocturnal carnivorous mammal with a barred and spotted coat and well-developed anal scent glands, native to Africa and Asia.

    香猫,麝猫,灵猫

    Family Viverridae (the civet family): several genera and species. The civet family also includes the genets, linsang, and fossa, and formerly included the mongooses

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So it's not a virus that every Himalayan palm civet has always had and is chronically infected with.
    • On coffee plantations, palm civets dine heavily on coffee cherries.
    • This includes the civet cat which is known to be a carrier of the disease.
    • The main suspect to date is the civet cat, a cat-like mammal closely related to the mongoose.
    • On behalf of all civet cats I have to register a protest.
    1. 1.1mass noun A strong musky perfume obtained from the secretions of the civet's scent glands.
      香猫香,麝猫香
      Example sentencesExamples
      • During the Renaissances strong scents of animal origin, including musk, civet and ambergris, were popular, but by the late 18th century these were consider too strong, too beastly.
      • In the sixteenth century, for example, pungent animal scents such as musk and civet were very popular.
      • Silk, cotton, and velvet changed what people wore, and musk and civet altered the way that they smelt.
      • The secretion of these glands, called civet, is used as a perfume base and medicine..
      • Theatre became less serious and more sensational; the great national concerns gave way to domestic intrigue; the smell of cowslips and violets to musk and civet, if not in reality then in the imagery of the plays.
  • 2US The ring-tailed cat or cacomistle.

    〈美〉蓬尾浣熊;环尾猫熊

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French civette, from Italian zibetto, from medieval Latin zibethum, from Arabic zabād, denoting the perfume.

Rhymes

privet, rivet, trivet

Definition of civet in US English:

civet

(also civet cat)
nounˈsivətˈsɪvət
  • 1A slender nocturnal carnivorous mammal with a barred and spotted coat and well-developed anal scent glands, native to Africa and Asia.

    香猫,麝猫,灵猫

    Family Viverridae (the civet family): several genera and species, in particular the African civet (Viverra civetta). The civet family also includes the genets, linsang, and fossa, and formerly included the mongooses

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On behalf of all civet cats I have to register a protest.
    • So it's not a virus that every Himalayan palm civet has always had and is chronically infected with.
    • This includes the civet cat which is known to be a carrier of the disease.
    • The main suspect to date is the civet cat, a cat-like mammal closely related to the mongoose.
    • On coffee plantations, palm civets dine heavily on coffee cherries.
    1. 1.1 A strong musky perfume obtained from the secretions of the civet's scent glands.
      香猫香,麝猫香
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the sixteenth century, for example, pungent animal scents such as musk and civet were very popular.
      • Theatre became less serious and more sensational; the great national concerns gave way to domestic intrigue; the smell of cowslips and violets to musk and civet, if not in reality then in the imagery of the plays.
      • During the Renaissances strong scents of animal origin, including musk, civet and ambergris, were popular, but by the late 18th century these were consider too strong, too beastly.
      • Silk, cotton, and velvet changed what people wore, and musk and civet altered the way that they smelt.
      • The secretion of these glands, called civet, is used as a perfume base and medicine..
  • 2US The ring-tailed cat or cacomistle.

    〈美〉蓬尾浣熊;环尾猫熊

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French civette, from Italian zibetto, from medieval Latin zibethum, from Arabic zabād, denoting the perfume.

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