英语词源
- gowk (n.)
- "cuckoo," early 14c., from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukoz (cognates: Old English geac "cuckoo," Old High German gouh). Meaning "fool" attested from c. 1600.
权威例句
- 1. He sat there all evening like a great gowk.
- 整个晚上他都坐在那儿像一个大呆子一样.
- 2. Gowk is another name a cuckoo bird.
- 布谷鸟是另一个布谷鸟鸟的名字.