nightjar的词源

英文词源

nightjar (n.)

nocturnal bird, goatsucker, 1620s, from night + jar (v.). So called for the "jarring" sounds made by the male when the female is brooding, which have been described as a "churring trill that seems to change direction as it rises and falls." An Old English word for it was nihthræfn "night raven."

中文词源

nightjar：夜鹰

night,夜晚，jar,拟声词，刺耳的声音。用来指一种夜间发出嚎叫的鹰。

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