词族 · nightjar
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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。
英语词源
- 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."
权威例句
- 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.