bird of passage

短语

到处漂泊者,行踪不定的人

发音

UK /ˌbɜːd əv ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/
US /ˌbɝd əv ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

birds of passage 复数 birds of passage

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A migratory bird, especially a passage migrant (“a bird that stops somewhere for a short time during a seasonal migration”).

    生物 动物学
  2. 2.

    Someone passing through a place and only staying for a short time; an itinerant.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

rover wanderer roamer

上位词 3

bird traveler traveller

下位词 6

drifter vagabond nomad vagrant floater clochard

词源

Probably a calque of Middle French oiseau de passage: oiseau (“bird”), passage (“part of a journey or route, passage”).

来源：wiktionary