oriole
名词 n.
英 /ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊl/
美 /ˈɔɹ.iˌoʊl/
英文释义
名词 n.
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Any of various colourful passerine birds, New World orioles of the genus Icterus (family Icteridae) and Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae.
— Those at risk include the wood thrush, a well-known songbird, and the Baltimore oriole, the mascot of Maryland’s baseball team.
词形变化
词源
A borrowing from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (“golden”). Doublet of aureole. First use appears c. 1776 in the writings of Thomas Pennant.
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