peacock

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpiːkɒk/    美 /ˈpikɑk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail. countable,usually
    — The ſpring diſplaying her elegant taſte, the proud walk of the gold-feathered pheaſant, the light tread of the ſmall-hoofed hind, and the dancing of the ſtar-trained peacock, infuſed joy into the ſoul of the ſpectator of the aſtoniſhing works of the Creator.
  2. A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female. countable,usually
  3. The meat of this bird. uncountable,usually
    — When a reader recently inquired if people really eat peacock, I stated that I’d never tasted the bird, roasted or otherwise, and as far as I knew, it is rarely cooked anywhere in the world.
  4. A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.]. countable,usually
  5. Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio. countable,usually
    — The large and handsome spectre-butterfly, Hestia durvillei; the pale-winged peacock butterfly, Drusilla catops; and the most brilliant and wonderful of the clear-winged moths, Cocytia durvillei, were especially interesting, as well, as several little "blues," equalling in brilliancy and beauty anything the butterfly world can produce.
动词 v.
  1. To strut about proudly or haughtily. intransitive
    — A routine border-check in upstate New York had turned into a back-room interrogation, and I was worried, because the three friends I was traveling with didn’t respond to authority well. I could almost hear the wry grins cracking their faces as the officers peacocked. “Is U.S. Customs a joke to you?” one officer asked. My friend Alex said, “No law against smiling, sir.”
  2. To engage in peacocking, ostentatious dress or behaviour to impress women. intransitive

词形变化

peacocks plural peacocks present,singular,third-person peacocking participle,present peacocked participle,past peacocked past

词汇关系

近义词
peafowl
下位词
peachick peahen
衍生词
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相关词
pajock

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Pre-Greekbor.
Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs)bor.?
Latin pāvōbor.
Proto-Germanic *pāwô
Proto-West Germanic *pāwō
Old English pāwa
Middle English pe
Proto-Germanic *kukkaz
Proto-West Germanic *kokk
Old English cocc
Middle English cok
Middle English pecok
English peacock
From Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, first component from Old English pēa, pāwa (“peacock, peafowl”), ultimately from Latin pāvō; equivalent to pea + cock. Compare Old Norse páfugl (“peacock”, literally “peafowl”), and English peahen, peachick, etc.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Pre-Greekbor.
Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs)bor.?
Latin pāvōbor.
Proto-Germanic *pāwô
Proto-West Germanic *pāwō
Old English pāwa
Middle English pe
Proto-Germanic *kukkaz
Proto-West Germanic *kokk
Old English cocc
Middle English cok
Middle English pecok
English peacock
From Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, first component from Old English pēa, pāwa (“peacock, peafowl”), ultimately from Latin pāvō; equivalent to pea + cock. Compare Old Norse páfugl (“peacock”, literally “peafowl”), and English peahen, peachick, etc.
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