canary

名词 canary:

1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
   同义词：fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker
2. a female singer
3. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
   同义词：canary yellow
4. any of several small Old World finches
   同义词：canary bird

形容词 canary:

1. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
   同义词：canary-yellow

1. A sweet white wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira.
   加那利白葡萄酒产于加那利群岛的一种甜白葡萄酒，类似马德拉白葡萄酒
2. I coaxed the canary into the cage.
   我巧妙地使金丝雀进出笼子。
3. The canary was trilling away in its cage.
   那只金丝雀在笼中鸣啾。
4. The canary is a small yellow songbird.
   金丝雀是一种黄色的会唱歌的小鸟。

ca.nar.y

n.（名词）
【复数】 ca.nar.ies
A small finch(Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands that is greenish to yellow and has long been bred as a cage bird.
金丝雀：一种小型雀科鸣鸟（卡纳利鸟丝雀 金丝雀属） ，原产于加那利群岛，颜色从浅绿到黄色，长期以来一直被当作一种笼鸟喂养
Slang
【俚语】
A woman singer.
女歌手
An informer; a stool pigeon.
告密者；密探
A sweet white wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira.
加那利白葡萄酒：产于加那利群岛的一种甜白葡萄酒，类似马德拉白葡萄酒
A lively 'th-century court dance.
加那利舞：一种欢快的'世纪宫廷舞蹈
Color A light to moderate or vivid yellow.
【色彩】 淡黄色：从浅黄到黄色或鲜艳的黄色

来源：
French canari
法语 canari
from Spanish canario [of the Canary Islands]
源自 西班牙语 canario [加那利群岛的]
from (Islas) Canarias [Canary (Islands)]
源自 (Islas) Canarias [加那利（群岛）]
from Late Latin Can3riae (Tnsulae) [(islands) of dogs]
源自 后期拉丁语 Can3riae (Tnsulae) [犬（岛）]
from Latin can3rius [pertaining to dogs, canine]
源自 拉丁语 can3rius [和狗有关的，犬科的]
from canis [dog] * see kwon-
源自 canis [狗] *参见 kwon-