1.啼叫;公鸡的叫声
2.(因胜利等)欢呼;自鸣得意
单词 crowing 源于模仿乌鸦叫声的拟声词 crāwe。乌鸦与公鸡的叫声相似,因此 crow 既指乌鸦,也指啼叫。加上动名词后缀 -ing 后,字面义为“啼叫的行为”,进而引申出因胜利而“欢呼”或“自鸣得意”的现代含义,仿佛像公鸡一样高声宣告成功。
crowing = crow<乌鸦;啼叫> + ing<动名词后缀>
词源溯源:单词 crowing 源于模仿乌鸦叫声的拟声词 crāwe。乌鸦与公鸡的叫声相似,因此 crow 既指乌鸦,也指啼叫。加上动名词后缀 -ing 后,字面义为“啼叫的行为”,进而引申出因胜利而“欢呼”或“自鸣得意”的现代含义,仿佛像公鸡一样高声宣告成功。
“The crowing of the rooster at dawn woke the entire village.”
黎明时分公鸡的啼叫声唤醒了整个村庄。
“He couldn't stop crowing about his promotion to everyone he met.”
他遇到谁都要炫耀自己升职的事,得意得停不下来。
“The constant crowing from the henhouse reminds me of my childhood in the countryside.”
鸡舍里不绝于耳的啼叫声让我想起了在乡村度过的童年。