sparrow

英 ['sp?r??] 美['sp?ro]
  • n. 麻雀;矮小的人

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詞態(tài)變化


復數(shù):?sparrows;

中文詞源


sparrow 麻雀

來自古英語 spearwa,來自 Proto-Germanic*sparwan,來自 PIE*sper,麻雀,小鳥,可能來自擬聲

英文詞源


sparrow (n.)
small brownish-gray bird (Passer domesticus), Old English spearwa, from Proto-Germanic *sparwan (cognates: Old Norse sp?rr, Old High German sparo, German Sperling, Gothic sparwa), from PIE *spor-wo-, from root *sper- (3), forming names of small birds (cognates: Cornish frau "crow;" Old Prussian spurglis "sparrow;" Greek spergoulos "small field bird," psar "starling"). In use, with qualifying words, of many small, sparrow-like birds. Sparrowfarts (1886) was Cheshire slang for "very early morning."

雙語例句


1. Mr Sparrow has acted with commendable speed.
斯帕羅先生行動之快值得贊揚。

來自柯林斯例句

2. A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.
麻雀雖小,五臟俱全.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.
那麻雀一蹦一跳地穿過草坪.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. With a flap of its wings the sparrow flew off.
麻雀忒兒一聲飛了.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. A sparrow is very alert in its movements.
麻雀行動非常機靈.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》