peregrine
['p?r?ɡr?n]
- n. 游隼（等于Falco peregrinus）
- adj. 外來的，移住的
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
peregrine 游隼
縮小自peregrine falcon,長途跋涉的獵鷹（或來自國外的獵鷹），來自peregrine,長途跋涉的，falcon,獵鷹。
英文詞源
- peregrine
- peregrine: see pilgrim
- peregrine (n.)
- also peregrin, type of falcon, 1550s, short for peregrine falcon (late 14c.), from Old French faulcon pelerin (mid-13c.), from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus, from Latin peregrinus "coming from foreign parts" (see peregrination). Sense may have been a bird "caught in transit," as opposed to one taken from the nest. Peregrine as an adjective in English meaning "not native, foreign" is attested from 1520s.
雙語例句
- 1. Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.
- 游隼捕到鳥類獵物時,通常是先拔掉它們的羽毛,再把肉撕下來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The first thing people think of when they hear the word " peregrine " is a falcon.
- 人們聽到 “ 遠游客 ” 這個詞首先聯想起的是游鷹.
來自英漢文學 - 廊橋遺夢
- 3. Was he finally free from the fear of hawk peregrine?
- 于是,這樣他就能從鷹隼的恐懼陰影中解放出來了 嗎 ?
來自互聯網
- 4. Can I escape from hawk and peregrine when they are after?
- 如果我被老鷹或隼之類的盯上了,能逃脫掉 么 ?
來自互聯網
- 5. At that time, 49 % Wahaha, Danone and Peregrine, together accounting for 51 %.
- 當時,娃哈哈持股49%, 達能與百富勤合占51%.
來自互聯網