
cockatoo基本信息
读法:英 [kɒkə"tuː] 美 ["kɑkə"tʊ]
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中英词源
cockatoo 凤头鹦鹉
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- cockatoo
- cockatoo: [17] Cockatoo was originally a Malay word, although it has changed somewhat under the influence of English cock. It comes via Dutch kaketoe from Malay kakatua, a compound formed from kakak ‘elder brother or sister’ and tua ‘old’. A related word is cockatiel ‘small Australian parrot’ [19]; it comes ultimately from Portuguese cacatilha, formed from Malay kakatua with the Portuguese diminutive suffix -ilha, and it reached English via Dutch kaketielje.
- cockatoo (n.)
- 1610s, from Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakatua, possibly echoic, or from kakak "elder brother or sister" + tua "old." Also cockatiel (1880), from Dutch diminutive kaketielje (1850), which is perhaps influenced by Portuguese. Spelling influenced by cock (n.1).
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权威造句
- 1. A cockatoo purchased for breeding should have a complete set of claws.
- 一只凤头鹦鹉从繁育者那里购买应该有一对完整的爪子.
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- 2. Calcium Block: It"s pointless to put a calcium block cockatoo cages.
- 钙制品: 把一些钙片放进凤头鹦鹉的笼子里这是毫无意义的.
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- 3. Snowball the cockatoo just loves Backstreet Boys.
- 风头鹦鹉[雪球]酷爱[新好男孩].
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- 4. It"s best a companion domestic cockatoo no higher than the height of the shortest person.
- 同伴国内鹦鹉最好的居住处应不高于比它矮的人的高度.
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- 5. The birds, a kind of cockatoo common in Australia, have distinctive pink and gray feathers.
- 这鸟, 是一种美冠鹦鹉通常在澳大利亚, 有独特的桃红色和灰色的羽状翼裂缝.
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