wren

• n. 鷦鷯
• n. (Wren)人名；(英)雷恩

詞源不詳。

wren (n.)

small, migratory singing bird, Old English wrenna, metathesis variation of earlier werna, a Germanic word of uncertain origin. Compare Icelandic rindill, Old High German wrendo, wrendilo "wren." The bird's name in other languages usually denotes "royalty" (such as Latin regulus), in reference to its golden crest.

1. As Wren's epitaph famously declares, the cathedral itself is his monument.

眾所周知，雷恩的墓誌銘中寫道，大教堂本身就是他的紀念碑。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Ha! said Wren. Think I'd trust you?

“哈！”雷恩說，“你以為我會相信你？”

來自柯林斯例句

3. I can never tell wren I'm going to be busy. "

說不定我有事情絆住了腳. ”

來自子夜部分

4. Captain Piltchard and Captain Wren were both too timid to raise any outcry against Captin Black.

皮爾查德上尉和雷思上尉都很膽小,不敢向布萊克上尉提出反對意見.

來自辭典例句

5. They are not talking a story Mr. Wren wrote aa spavined horse.

她們正在談雷恩男士寫的一個古代事件,一匹破馬的古代事件.

來自互聯網