"coney" 怎么发音
word
/ˈkoʊni/
KOH-nee
/kənˈaɪ/
KOH-nee, kuh-NY
释义
An old word for rabbit, especially in historical or literary English; sometimes also used for a small mammal called a hyrax in biblical contexts.
IPA 音标
美式英语
/ˈkoʊni/
英式英语
/kənˈaɪ/
简化发音
美式
KOH-nee
英式
KOH-nee, kuh-NY
语境中听
The old story mentions a coney hiding in the grass.
In the Bible, a coney is not a rabbit but a different animal.
People no longer use the word coney in daily conversation.
They hunted coneys in the forest for food during the harsh winter.