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jailbird

n. 囚犯；累犯；恶痞

中文词源

jailbird 长期坐牢的囚犯

jail,监狱，bird,鸟。比喻用法，用于指长期坐牢的囚犯。

jailbird (n.): 1610s, based on an image of a caged bird; from jail (n.) + bird (n.1).

2. Will Frances Liss divorce her jailbird husband to marry her tennis pro?: 弗朗西·利斯会和她作囚徒的丈夫离婚,嫁给她打网球伙伴吗 ?