late 14c., "device put over an animal's mouth to stop it from biting, eating, or rooting," from Old French musel "muzzle," also "snout, nose" (12c., Modern French museau), from muse "muzzle," from Gallo-Roman *musa "snout" (source also of Proven?al mus, Old Spanish mus, Italian muso), of unknown origin, possibly related to Latin morsus "bite" (but OED finds "serious difficulties" with this). Meaning "projecting part of the head of an animal" is from early 15c. in English; sense of "open end of a firearm" first recorded 1560s.
muzzle (v.)
"to put a muzzle on," early 15c., from muzzle (n.). Figurative use from 1610s. Related: Muzzled; muzzling.
例文
1. He was convicted of failing to muzzle a pit bull.
彼はビット犬に口輪をかけることができなかったため有罪判決を受けた。
2.She was opposed to new laws to muzzle the press.
彼女はジャーナリズムの言論を弾圧する新しい法律に反対している。
3.The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching.
その雑種の犬は口を開けて人を傷つける。
4. I don't think we can go round screaming hysterically: "Ban these dogs. Muzzle all dogs."
ヒステリックに「犬の散歩は禁止だ。すべての犬に口輪をつける」と叫ぶのはいい考えだとは思わない。
5.David tugged again and the muzzle slipped from Faber 's grasp.