plumage

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n. 鸟类羽毛

发音

UK /ˈpluːmɪd͡ʒ/
其它 /ˈpljuːmɪd͡ʒ/
US /ˈpljuːmɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

plumages 复数 plumages

教材释义与例句

名词

翅膀；鸟类羽毛

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

    羽毛

    可数 不可数 生物 动物学
  2. 2.

    Finery or elaborate dress.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

plume

下位词 10

down quill aftershaft alula bastard wing contour feather downfeather flight feather hackle marabou

部分词 8

web shaft quill vane calamus ceratin keratin melanin

整体词 1

bird

相关短语

basic plumage alternate plumage eclipse plumage 蚀羽; 非婚羽 nuptial plumage

词源

From Old French plumage (14c.), itself from plume (“feather”) (from Latin plūma (“feather, down”), from a Proto-Indo-European base *plews- (“to pluck, a feather, fleece”) + -age.

来源：wiktionary