hen

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n. 母鸡, 雌禽

发音

US /hɛn/

词形变化

hens 复数 hens hens 三单 henning 现在分词 henned 过去式 henned 过去分词

别名

henne

教材释义与例句

名词

母鸡；女人；雌禽

an adult female chicken

The hen sits in the hencoop [henroost].

母鸡卧窝。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.

    母鸡

    鸡乸

    鸡母

  2. 2.

    A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.

    母鸡

  3. 3.

    A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean.

  4. 4.

    A woman.

    比喻
  5. 5.

    A woman.

    A bride-to-be, particularly in the context of a hen night.

    英国 比喻 非正式
  6. 6.

    A hen night.

    英国 非正式
  7. 7.

    An affectionate term of address used to women or girls.

    苏格兰 非正式

    Don't cry, hen. Everything will be all right.

  8. 8.

    The penis of a trans woman.

    Coordinate term: cock

  9. 9.

    A henlike person of either sex.

    贬义 比喻
  10. 10.

    The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.

  11. 11.

    A large pewter pot used in a tavern.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of mother-hen.

    不及物 及物
  2. 1.

    To throw.

    方言
adv.
  1. 1.

    Hence.

    方言

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

biddy

上位词 3

chicken bird female

下位词 6

layer sitter broody cackler mother hen pullet

相关短语

hen party n. <口>妇女的聚会 hen parties hen night n. （为即将结婚的女子举行的、只邀请女宾的）女性告别单身派对 hen nights hen do hen dos hen harrier [鸟类]白尾鹞 hen harriers hen and chicks hen hearted hen pigeon hen pigeons hen of the woods [网络] 美国称林鸡；多叶奇果菌；美国叫林鸡 hen house

词源

From Middle English hen, from Old English henn (“hen”), from Proto-West Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic *hanjō (“hen”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan-, *kana- (“to sing”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hanne (“hen”), West Frisian hin (“hen”), Dutch hen (“hen”), German Low German Heen (“hen”), German Henne (“hen”), Danish høne (“hen”), Swedish höna (“hen”), Icelandic hæna (“hen”). Related to Old English hana (“cock, rooster”). Also cognate to Latin cicōnia (“stork”), Latin canō (“to sing”), Russian каню́к (kanjúk, “buzzard”). Compare Russian пету́х (petúx, “rooster, cock”) from Russian петь (petʹ, “to sing”). Etymology 1, noun sense 7 after cock (“male chicken; man's penis”).

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