jackdaw
美['d??kd?]
- n. 寒鴉；穴鳥
詞態變化
復數:?jackdaws;
中文詞源
jackdaw 寒鴉
jack,代稱，daw,烏鴉，擬聲詞，模仿其叫聲。
英文詞源
- jackdaw (n.)
- 1540s, the common name of the daw (Corvus monedula), "which frequents church towers, old buildings, etc.; noted for its loquacity and thievish propensities" [OED]. See jack (n.) + daw.
In modern times, parrots are almost the only birds that have the gift of speech, though connoisseurs are not ignorant that starlings and jackdaws have good abilities in that way, when properly educated. ["Chambers' Home Book and Pocket Miscellany," 1853]
雙語例句
- 1. Birds : We indignantly protest, and each pluck from it our own feathers, leaving jackdaw a jackdaw.
- 我們抗議并紛紛從寒鴉身上拿下了自己的羽毛, 結果寒鴉還是寒鴉.
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- 2. Rimmersman, Hernystiri, Warinstenner or Perdruinese , their swagger and bright garb caught Simon's jackdaw fancy.
- Rimmersman 、 Hernystiri 、 Warinstenner、Perdruinese, 他們昂首闊步的樣子、明亮的服裝,都引起了Simon的想象.
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