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).
实用例句
- 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》