nightjar

英 ['naɪtdʒɑː] 美 ['naɪtdʒɑr]
  • n. 欧夜鹰;蚊母鹰

中文词源


nightjar 夜鹰

night,夜晚,jar,拟声词,刺耳的声音。用来指一种夜间发出嚎叫的鹰。

英文词源


nightjar (n.)
nocturnal bird, goatsucker, 1620s, from night + jar (v.). So called for the "jarring" sounds made by the male when the female is brooding, which have been described as a "churring trill that seems to change direction as it rises and falls." An Old English word for it was nihthræfn "night raven."

双语例句


1. A nightjar in deep - leaved shadow called three long notes and hushed.
一只欧夜鹰在密密的树叶间发出三声长啼,旋即静默无声.

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