curlew: [14] The name of the curlew was no doubt originally inspired by its haunting flutelike call, but it has been speculated that other forces have been at work too. The word was borrowed from Old French courlieu, which bears more than a passing resemblance to Old French courliu ‘messenger’ (a compound formed from courre ‘run’ and lieu ‘place’, from Latin locus), and it seems quite possible that the latter may have influenced the formation of the former.
curlew (n.)
mid-14c., from Old French courlieu (13c., Modern French courlis), said to be imitative of the bird's cry but apparently assimilated with corliu "runner, messenger," from corre "to run" (see current (adj.)). The bird is a good runner.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew.
東半球磯鷸,嘴巴彎曲象麻鷸.
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2. New World curlew that breeds in northern North America.
在北美洲北部繁殖的新大陸杓鷸.
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3. He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din.
他可以聽到一些杓鷸所發(fā)出的那種穿透喧囂的詭異叫聲.
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4. He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din ( Henry Kingsley ).