twitcher

n. 观察研究稀有鸟类的人

发音

AU /ˈtwɪt͡ʃəː/
UK /ˈtwɪt͡ʃəː/
AU /ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃəː/
UK /ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃəː/
CA /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɚ/
US /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɚ/
CA /ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃɹ̩/
US /ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃɹ̩/

词形变化

twitchers 复数 twitchers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone or something that twitches.

  2. 2.

    An avid birdwatcher who travels long distances to see rare species, or to add a new species to their personal list; a birder who goes on twitches.

相关短语

curtain twitcher

词源

From twitch + -er. The birdwatching sense first recorded in 1970 and recalled as being in use in 1968; claimed by R.E. Emmett to have arisen in 1950s Britain in reference to birder Howard Medhurst who often arrived at rare‑bird sites shivering after riding pillion on Emmett's motorcycle.

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