单词 |
koi |
释义 |
koi|kɔɪ| [Jap.] A local name in Japan for the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
1727J. G. Scheuchzer tr. Kæmpfer's Hist. Japan I. i. 136 Koi is another sort of it [sc. Steenbrass], which also resembles a Carp. 1875H. W. Bates Illustr. Trav. VI. 140/2 Some koi, a coarse-tasted fish of the carp species. 1884tr. J. J. Rein's Japan i. viii, 197 The most conspicuous [of the Cyprinodontidæ] in size and importance are the Carp or Koi (Cyprinus carpio L.) and the Japanese Crucian or Funa. Ibid. ii. ii. 440 In every house in which during the previous year a boy has been born, a flag waves on a long bamboo staff, consisting of a large painted koi (carp) of paper. 1896L. Hearn Kokoro vi. 89 The real koi, the great Japanese carp, ascends swift rivers against the stream. 1971S. Eliovson Gardening Jap. Way 86 The carp (koi) is a symbol of strength and perseverance. |

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