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词族 · bufflehead
词形变化
英语词源
- bufflehead (n.)
- small North American duck, 1858 (buffle-headed duck attested from 1831), from buffle (1510s), obsolete variant of buffalo (n.) + head (n.). So called for its large head; earlier the noun meant "stupid person" (1650s; compare buffle-headed "big-headed," also "foolish," 1650s).
权威例句
- 1. One night Bufflehead, while on duty, accidentally interrupted a hold up of a grocery store.
- 一天夜里,巴福尔黑德在值勤时无意中碰上一起抢劫杂货店事件.
- 2. Investigation afterward brought out Bufflehead did not even try to draw his gun.
- 事后调查证明,巴福尔黑德甚至没有想拔枪.