jackdaw

n. 寒鸦

发音

UK /ˈdʒækˌdɔː/
其它
US /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɔ/
US /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɑ/

词形变化

jackdaws 复数 jackdaws

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family; traditionally associated with church towers and ruins, where it frequently likes to nest.

    寒鸦

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

DAW

相关短语

Daurian jackdaw

词源

Compound of jack + daw. The first element, also present in Low German (North Saxon) Jöker (“jackdaw”), may refer either to its characteristic call, often represented as tchak-tchak, maybe influenced by association with the name Jack. The second element means “jackdaw” in itself, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-Germanic *dēhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰēk- (“a daw, starling, thrush, similar birds”). Cognate with Old Prussian doacke (“starling”), Latin faccilāre (“the sound or timbre of the thrush”), and German Dohle (“jackdaw”).

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