canary

canary

英 [kə'neərɪ]
　　美 [kə'nɛri]

n. [鳥] 金絲雀；淡黃色
　　n. (Canary)人名；(英)卡納裡

中文詞源：

canary 金絲雀

來自拉丁詞Insula Canaria, 狗島（大西洋島嶼），詞源同cynic,canine。因在該島上首次發現而得名。

例句：

1. His body was found at sea in waters off the Canary Islands.
他的屍體在離加那利群島不遠的海上被發現。

2. My canary has laid an egg.
我的金絲雀生瞭一個蛋。

3. The canary has escaped from the cage.
那隻金絲雀已從籠子裡跑掉瞭.

4. Canary Wharf was set to provide 10 million square feet of office space.
金絲雀碼頭計劃要提供1,000萬平方英尺的辦公面積。

5. He said he would try to write or call as soon as he reached the Canary Islands.
他說他一到加那利群島就會設法寫信或者打電話來。