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标 题: A.Word.A.Day--pavonine(转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年01月04日09:24:04 星期四), 转信
【 以下文字转载自 watergod 的信箱 】
【 原文由 Wordsmith 所发表 】
pavonine (PAV-uh-nyn) adjective
1. Of or resembling a peacock.
2. Resembling a peacock's tail in color, design, or iridescence.
[Latin pavoninus, from pavo, peacock.]
"The pool is shaded by a spreading fruit tree, and from it a cascade
burbles into a fish pond and thence to the pavonine sea."
Christopher Baker, Jamaica's quiet side, San Francisco Examiner,
Feb 15, 1998.
This week's theme: animal-related words that are used metaphorically.
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