loon

n. [鸟] 潜鸟；懒人；笨蛋

n. (Loon)人名；(英、瑞典)隆

中文词源

loon 潜鸟，笨蛋

词源不详，可能来自拟声词，模仿尖利的鸟叫声。俚语傻鸟，笨蛋。

loon (n.1): large diving bird (especially the Great Northern Diver), 1630s, from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian lom, from Old Norse lomr).
loon (n.2): "crazy person," mid-15c., lowen "rascal," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Dutch loen "stupid person."

1. lunatic => loon.2. “聋”，愚人，疯子.

2. To van Loon, human achievement mattered above all things.: 对房龙来说, 人类的成就比一切都重要.

3. Why are loon hatchlings in Wisconsin emerging deformed from their eggs?: 为什么维斯康新州的潜鸟幼儿从它们蛋中孵化就是畸形?

5. Van Loon participated in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1940 presidential campaign.: 房龙参与了1940年法兰克林?迪拉诺?罗斯福的总统竞选活动.