lark
n.(名词)
Any of various chiefly Old World birds of the family Alaudidae, especially the skylark, having a sustained, melodious song.
云雀:东半球百灵科鸣禽,尤指云雀,有持久婉转的叫声
Any of several similar birds, such as the meadowlark.
似云雀的鸟:相类似的小鸟,例如一种象草地鹨的小鸟
来源:
Middle English laveroc, larke
中古英语 laveroc, larke
from Old English l3werce
源自 古英语 l3werce
lark
lark 2
n.(名词)
A carefree or spirited adventure.
嬉戏:指随便或活跃的冒险
A harmless prank.
玩笑:指善意的恶作剧
v.intr.(不及物动词)
larked,lark.ing,larks
To engage in spirited fun or merry pranks.
嬉戏:参与活泼的娱乐或善意的恶作剧
来源:
Perhaps short for skylark [to frolic]
可能为 skylark的简写[戏闹]
and possibly alteration of dialectal lake [play] from Middle English leik, laik from Old Norse leikr
也可能是 方言 lake的变化 [玩] 源自 中古英语 leik, laik 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 leikr
【引伸】
lark.er
n.(名词)
lark.ish
adj.(形容词)