"turtledoves" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 斑鳩

Definition

斑鳩是一種體型小、性情溫和的鳥類，以其輕柔的咕咕聲著稱。它們在故事和歌曲中常作為愛情或和平的象徵。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多出現在詩歌或文學語境，尤以聖誕歌曲裡的“two turtledoves”為典型例子。常象徵愛情、和平或伴侶關係，日常對話不常用。

Examples

There are two turtledoves in the tree.

樹上有兩隻**斑鳩**。

Turtledoves make a soft cooing sound.

**斑鳩**會發出柔和的咕咕聲。

Many people see turtledoves as a sign of peace.

許多人認為**斑鳩**象徵和平。

The park was filled with the gentle calls of turtledoves at sunset.

公園在黃昏時分充滿了**斑鳩**溫柔的鳴叫聲。

He gave her a pair of porcelain turtledoves as a romantic gift.

他送給她一對瓷製的**斑鳩**作為浪漫禮物。

You know the song—"two turtledoves and a partridge in a pear tree."

你知道那首歌——「兩隻**斑鳩**和一隻棲在梨樹上的鷓鴣」。