brant

FREQ #23685

n. 黑雁

发音

其它 /bɹænt/

词形变化

brants 复数 brants more brant 比较级 most brant 最高级

别名

brent

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.

    加拿大 美国
adj.
  1. 1.

    steep, precipitous.

    方言
  2. 2.

    smooth; unwrinkled

    苏格兰

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From New Latin/Medieval Latin Branta, latinized form of Old Norse brandgás (“sheldrake”), literally "burnt (black) goose," from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“burning”) + *gans (“goose”).

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