late 12c., from Old French pertis, alteration of perdis (perhaps influenced by fem. suffix -tris), from Latin perdicem (nominative perdix) "plover, lapwing," from Greek perdix, the Greek partridge, probably related to perdesthai "to break wind," in reference to the whirring noise of the bird's wings, from PIE imitative base *perd- "to break wind" (cognates: Sanskrit pardate "breaks wind," Lithuanian perdzu, Russian perdet, Old High German ferzan, Old Norse freta, Middle English farten).
雙語例句
1. Jim Partridge chucked himself off some bridge or other.
吉姆·帕特里奇從某座橋上跳了下去。
來自柯林斯例句
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.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The boy potted a partridge.
男孩射殺了一只鵪鶉.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Side effects are another area where effective interventions are available, Partridge says.
Partridge說,副作用是采用有效干預治療的另一領域.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. In London Christopher Gibbs has sold his stock and Partridge is in administration.