pea.cock
n.(名词)
A male peafowl, distinguished by its crested head, brilliant blue or green plumage, and long modified back feathers that are marked with iridescent eyelike spots and that can be spread in a fanlike form.
雄孔雀:雄性孔雀,具有头冠,明丽的蓝色或绿色羽毛,长长的装饰性后羽,带有眼状的彩虹般的花斑,可展成扇形
A peafowl, either male or female.
孔雀:孔雀,雄性的或雌性的孔雀
A vain person; a dandy.
虚荣的人;爱炫耀的人
v.intr.(不及物动词)
pea.cocked,pea.cock.ing,pea.cocks
To strut about like a peacock; exhibit oneself vainly.
招摇,装模作样地走:像孔雀那样大摇大摆地走动;神气十足
来源:
Middle English pocock, pecok
中古英语 pocock, pecok
po [peacock] from Old English pawa, pôa [peafowl] from Latin p3vô [peacock]
po [孔雀] 源自 古英语 pawa, pôa [孔雀] 源自 拉丁语 p3vô [孔雀]
Middle English cok * see cock
中古英语 cok *参见 cock
【引伸】
pea.cock.ish 或
pea.cock.y
adj.(形容词)