partridge

partridge

英 ['pɑːtrɪdʒ]
　　美 ['pɑrtrɪdʒ]

n. [鳥] 鷓鴣；松雞
　　n. (Partridge)人名；(英)帕特裡奇

中文詞源：

partridge 山鶉

來自古法語pertis,改寫自perdis,來自希臘語perdix,山鶉，來自PIE*perd,放屁聲，嗡嗡聲，擬聲詞。因這種鳥扇動翅膀時發出的嗡嗡的聲音而得名，拼寫受ridge或-dge影響俗化。

例句：

1. Jim Partridge chucked himself off some bridge or other.
吉姆·帕特裡奇從某座橋上跳瞭下去。

2. The huntsman sent a beater ahead to scare out the partridge.
獵人派一名趕獵助手上前把鷓鴣從隱蔽處趕出來.

3. The boy potted a partridge.
男孩射殺瞭一隻鵪鶉.

4. Side effects are another area where effective interventions are available, Partridge says.
Partridge說,副作用是采用有效幹預治療的另一領域.

5. In London Christopher Gibbs has sold his stock and Partridge is in administration.
在倫敦ChristopherGibbs已經賣出瞭他的存貨並由Partridge擔任主管.