"man-eating giant," 1713, hogre (in a translation of a French version of the Arabian Nights), from French ogre, first used in Perrault's "Contes," 1697, and perhaps formed by him from Italian orco "demon, monster," from Latin Orcus "Hades," perhaps via an Italian dialect. In English, more literary than colloquial. The conjecture that it is from Byzantine Ogur "Hungarian" or some other version of that people's name (perhaps via confusion with the bloodthirsty Huns), lacks historical evidence. Related: Ogrish; ogrishness.
双语例句
1. My boss is a real ogre.
我的上司是个十足的恶魔。
来自《权威词典》
2. The ogre demanded the annual sacrifice of a young village lass to satisfy his blood lust.
这个食人巨妖要求村里每年献祭一个少女来满足他的嗜血欲.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Ogre that he was, he spoke like an epicure.
他虽是个吃人恶魔, 说话倒像个美食家.
来自英汉文学 - 双城记
4. My man is an ogre - a great big tremendous ogre.
