partridge

FREQ #15244

n. 鹧鸪, 山鹑

发音

UK /ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/
其它
US /ˈpɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

partridges 复数 partridges

别名

patridge

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.

    山鹑

    石鸡

    鹧鸪

    生物 动物学

    On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree.

  2. 2.

    The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.

    不可数
  3. 3.

    A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.

    废旧 政治 军事

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词源

From Middle English partrich, partriche, pertriche, perdriz, from Old French perdriz, partriz, from Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”), probably from πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to fart”).

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