nightingale

名词 nightingale:

1. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
   同义词：Luscinia megarhynchos
2. English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
   同义词：Florence Nightingale, Lady with the Lamp

1. The nightingale sings sweetly at night.
   这只夜莺夜里唱得很好听。

night.in.gale

n.（名词）
A European songbird(Luscinia megarhynchos) with reddish-brown plumage, noted for the melodious song of the male at night during the breeding season.
歌鸲：一种欧洲的有赤褐色羽毛的鸣鸟（新疆歌鸲） ，以雄鸟在繁殖季节夜晚发出的悦耳动听的鸣声而著名
Any of various other nocturnal songbirds of the genusLuscinia.
夜间啼叫的鸟：一种欧亚歌鸲 属的其它夜鸣鸟

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English nihtegale
源自 古英语 nihtegale
niht [night] * see night
niht [夜晚] *参见 night
galan [to sing] * see ghel-
galan [唱] *参见 ghel-