1970, proprietary name of a rocket-propelled short-range guided missile, trademarked 1970 by Société Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale, from French exocet "flying fish" (16c.), from Latin exocoetus, from Greek exokoitos "sleeping fish, fish that sleeps upon the beach," from exo "outside" (see exo-) + koitos "bed."
双语例句
1. Their most potent weapon was the Exocet missile.
飞鱼导弹是他们最有攻击力的武器。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I've recommended a preemptive Exocet Missile attack against his airforce.
