ptarmigan
英 ['tɑːmɪg(ə)n]
美 ['tɑrmɪɡən]
中文词源
ptarmigan 雷鸟，松鸡类来自苏格兰盖尔语tarmachan,雷鸟。拼写受希腊语pt-辅音丛影响。
英文词源
- ptarmigan
- ptarmigan: [16] Ptarmigan was borrowed from Scottish Gaelic tarmachan, a diminutive form of tarmach ‘ptarmigan’. There is no etymological justification for the spelling pt-. It was foisted on the word in the late 17th century in the erroneous belief that it had some connection with Greek pterón ‘wing’ (source of English pterodactyl).
- ptarmigan (n.)
- bird of the grouse family, 1590s, from Gaelic tarmachan, of unknown origin. The pt- spelling (1680s) is a mistaken Greek construction (perhaps based on pteron "wing").
双语例句
- 1. A black fox came toward him, carrying a ptarmigan in his mouth.
- 一只黑狐狸朝他走了过来, 嘴里叼着一只松鸡.
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- 2. But he could not stop, for the mother ptarmigan was running on.
- 不过他不能停下, 因为母松鸡正在向前跑.
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