c. 1600, from Turkish çakal, from Persian shaghal, from or cognate with Sanskrit srgala-s, literally "the howler." Figurative sense of "skulking henchman" is from the old belief that jackals stirred up game for lions.
实用例句
1. This guy, Jack Smith, does he go by the name of Jackal?
这个叫杰克·史密斯的家伙是不是还有个名字叫杰凯尔？来自柯林斯例句
2. With a deprecatory grunt , the jackal again complied.
豺狗表示抱歉地哼了哼, 照办了.来自英汉文学 - 双城记
3. Tiny Duffy was Willie's loyal political jackal.
小达菲是威利忠实的政治走卒.来自辞典例句
4. Now there was an aged jackal , and he devised a plan to get food.
