didapper

n. 一种小鸟

词形变化

didappers 复数 didappers

别名

divedapper

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small diving water bird frequenting rivers and fresh waters, specifically a little grebe or dabchick.

  2. 2.

    A scoundrel, a worthless person

    贬义 废旧

词源

From Middle English dydoppar, from earlier douedoppe, deuedep, dyuedap with agentive suffix -er, from Old English dūfedoppa (“diving bird, pelican”), from dūfan (“to dive”) + *doppa (“diver”) (whence modern English dop (“diving bird”)). By surface analysis, dive + dop + -er.

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