owl

• n. 猫头鹰；枭；惯于晚上活动的人

词态变化

中文词源

拟声词，模仿猫头鹰的叫声。

英文词源

owl

owl: [OE] Owl has several relatives in the other modern Germanic languages (German eule, Dutch uil, Swedish uggla), which point back to a prehistoric source *uwwalōn, *uwwilōn. Like most owl-names, such as Latin ulula and the possibly related German uhu, this no doubt originated as an imitation of the owl’s call.

owl (n.)

Old English ule "owl," from Proto-Germanic *uwwalon- (cognates: Middle Dutch, Dutch uil, Old High German uwila, German Eule, Old Norse ugla), a diminutive of PIE root *u(wa)l-, which is imitative of a wail or an owl's hoot (compare Latin ulula "owl;" also see ululation). The bird was employed proverbially and figuratively in reference to nocturnal habits, ugliness, and appearance of gravity and wisdom (often ironic).

双语例句

1. The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people.

对于很多加利福尼亚的印第安人而言，猫头鹰是圣物。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.

外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。

来自柯林斯例句

3. An owl hooted nearby.

一只猫头鹰在附近啼叫。

来自《权威词典》

4. Her new glasses make her look like an owl.

她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The owl was hooting.

猫头鹰在叫.

来自《简明英汉词典》