rare bird

短语

n. 稀有的人或物, 珍品; 珍禽

词形变化

rare birds 复数 rare birds

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An unusual or exceptional person or thing.

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rare, bird.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

rara avis

上位词 3

actor worker doer

词源

Calque of Latin rāra avis, part of a commonly quoted line from Juvenal's Satire VI: rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno ("a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan").

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