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    A large bird that lives by water and lives on fish. It flies high, spots a fish, then drops feet-first and grabs it with its talons.

    A large bird一種大型的鳥 that lives by water住在水邊 and lives on fish靠吃魚維生。It flies high牠會飛得很高, spots a fish發現一條魚, then drops feet-first然後腳先朝下俯衝 and grabs it with its talons用爪子把魚抓住。

    People also call it a fish hawk. You find ospreys by coasts, lakes, and rivers in many parts of the world; they are not rare, but they are a birdwatcher’s word more than a kitchen word.

    People also call it a fish hawk人們也叫牠fish hawk(魚鷹)。You find ospreysospreys你會在 by coasts, lakes, and rivers in many parts of the world世界上很多地方的海岸、湖泊和河流邊找到牠們; they are not rare牠們並不罕見, but they are a birdwatcher's word more than a kitchen word但這個字比較是賞鳥人會用的字,不是日常廚房會提到的字。

    The name has a slightly messy history: it came from Late Middle English and Anglo-Norman, from a Medieval Latin phrase avis praedae, “bird of prey,” a general label that got stuck to this one bird — apparently because it sounded close to another old bird-name, ossifrage. So the English word looks special, but it started as a rather generic “hunter-bird” tag.

    The name這個名字 has a slightly messy history歷史演變有點亂: it came from Late Middle English and Anglo-Norman它來自中古晚期英文和盎格魯-諾曼法文, from a Medieval Latin phrase avis praedae源自中世紀拉丁文片語avis praedae, 'bird of prey'(「猛禽、掠食的鳥」), a general label that got stuck to this one bird這原本是個通用的說法,後來就黏在這一種鳥身上 — apparently because it sounded close to another old bird-name, ossifrage據說是因為聽起來很像另一個古老的鳥名ossifrage。So the English word looks special所以這個英文字看起來很特別, but it started as a rather generic 'hunter-bird' tag但它一開始其實只是個「捕獵的鳥」這種籠統的標籤。

    Today it means this fish-eating hawk and nothing else.

    Today現在, it means this fish-eating hawk and nothing else它指的就只是這種吃魚的鷹,沒有別的意思。

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組成From Late Middle English ospray, from Anglo-Norman ospriet, from Medieval Latin avis praedae, “bird of prey.” That general phrase was attached to this specific bird in Old French, helped by a likeness to the name ossifrage.

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  • preythe Latin source meant “bird of prey”

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Ospreyname

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    A census-designated place in Sarasota County, Florida, United States.

ospreynoun/ˈɑspɹi/

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    A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.

    • 1594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar I will provide thee of a princely osprey.
    • But (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch.
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    Aigrette (ornamental feather).

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。