"partridges" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鷓鴣

Definition

鷓鴣是一種小型圓胖的鳥，在歐洲、亞洲和非洲常見，經常被獵捕作為食物或娛樂。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“鷓鴣”為“partridge”的複數，通常指可被狩獵的小型禽鳥。著名於“梨樹上的鷓鴣”這個說法。多見於正式、自然或美食語境。勿與鵪鶉、雉雞混淆。

Examples

Five partridges were seen in the field this morning.

今天早上在田野裡看到五隻**鷓鴣**。

The hunter caught two partridges during the day.

獵人在白天抓到了兩隻**鷓鴣**。

Some people eat partridges as a special meal.

有些人將**鷓鴣**作為特別菜餚食用。

We heard partridges calling while walking through the woods at dawn.

我們在清晨穿過森林時，聽到了**鷓鴣**的叫聲。

There were more partridges this year than last, thanks to careful conservation.

多虧細心保護，今年的**鷓鴣**比去年多了。

Every Christmas, my grandfather tells a story about hunting partridges as a boy.

每年聖誕節，我爺爺都會說他年少時打**鷓鴣**的故事。