小故事助你记住鸟类名字
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imitation">imitation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cries">cries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cuckoo">cuckoo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="onomatopoeic">onomatopoeic</span> <span word="naming">naming</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owl">owl</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cockatiel">cockatiel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="intriguing">intriguing</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>.</p><p>许多鸟类的名字是通过它们的叫声模拟得来的。杜鹃鸟(又名布谷鸟-<span word="cuckoo">cuckoo</span>)的名字是一个明显的拟声词,同样还有猫头鹰(<span word="owl">owl</span>),澳洲鹦鹉(<span word="cockatiel">cockatiel</span>)等等。然而，另一些鸟类名字的来源则有一个更有趣的语言的历史。在这里,我们看看几个例子。</p><p><span word="Magpie">Magpie</span>--喜鹊</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="magpie">magpie</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maggoty">maggoty</span>-<span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maggot">maggot</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="pie">pie</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="magpie">magpie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortening">shortening</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="maggot">maggot</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="mag">mag</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obsolete">obsolete</span> <span word="pet">pet</span>-<span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="forenames">forenames</span> <span word="Margery">Margery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="element">element</span>, <span word="pie">pie</span>, <span word="derives">derives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="pica">pica</span>。</p><p>喜鹊,喜鹊最初被称为<span word="maggoty">maggoty</span>-<span word="pie">pie</span>或<span word="maggot">maggot</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="pie">pie</span>，<span word="magpie">magpie</span>是一个缩写词。在这里，<span word="maggot">maggot</span>(后来简写作<span word="mag">mag</span>)是一个老式的女性名字<span word="Margery">Margery</span>(玛杰里)和<span word="Margaret">Margaret</span>(玛格丽特)的昵称形式。第二个部分<span word="pie">pie</span>源自拉丁词汇<span word="pica">pica</span>。</p><p><span word="Albatross">Albatross</span>--信天翁</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="albatross">albatross</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alcatras">alcatras</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frigate">frigate</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oceanic">oceanic</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confused">confused</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> (<span word="OED">OED</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alteration">alteration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firstsyllable">firstsyllable</span> <span word="alca">alca</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="folk">folk</span>-<span word="etymological">etymological</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="albus">albus</span> ‘<span word="white">white</span>’ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predominant">predominant</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plumage">plumage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="albatross">albatross</span>.</p>
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