falcon: [13] English acquired falcon via Old French faucon, but it is probably ultimately of Germanic origin. Related forms such as German falke and Dutch valk suggest a prehistoric Germanic *falkon, adopted into late Latin as falcō, and passing from there into Old French.
falcon (n.)
mid-13c., faucon, from Old French faucon "falcon" (12c.), from Late Latin falconem (nominative falco) "falcon" (source also of Old Spanish falcon, Portuguese falcão, Italian falcone, Old High German falcho, German Falke, Dutch valk), probably from Latin falx (genitive falcis) "curved blade, pruning hook, sickle, war-scythe" (see falcate); the bird said to be so called for the shape of its talons, legs, or beak, but also possibly from the shape of its spread wings.
The other theory is that the Latin bird name falx is of Germanic origin and means "gray bird" (from the source of fallow (adj.)), which is supported by the antiquity of the word in Germanic but opposed by those who point out that falconry by all evidences was imported from the East, and the Germans got it from the Romans, not the other way round.
falcon 英文释义
1. diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
falcon 双语例句
1. The shooting of The Maltese Falcon proceeded without a hitch.
《马耳他之鹰》的拍摄进展顺利。
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2. I have a house in the city and an investment property and a 1972 Falcon pickup.
我在城里有座自己住的房子,还有个投资的房产和一辆1972年的Falcon小货.
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3. The falcon cannot hear the falconer.
猎鹰再也听不见主人的呼唤。
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4. The Comet, for example, was really only a fancy Falcon.
例如, 慧星型车实际上不过是一部花哨的猎鹰车而已.
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5. The little Falcon was storming.
小福特怒吼着.
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falcon 实用场景例句
No, l need you to talk to the Falcon , find out what's wrong with the hyperdrive.
不用, 我要你去跟我的船谈谈, 问问超光速怎么了?
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The falcon flew down and asked how he could be of help.
老鹰飞下来问说有何差遣.
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Fast ship? You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon?
快船 ﹖ 你们没听过千年鹰 吗 !
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The falcon cut Pinocchio loose.
老鹰就释放了皮诺奇.
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However , the little falcon had already died of suffocation.
一看, 小鹰已闷死了.
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The Comet, for example, was really only a fancy Falcon.
例如, 慧星型车实际上不过是一部花哨的猎鹰车而已.
辞典例句
Soaring Spirit: A falcon familiar has a range limit of 40 squares from you.
不羁之魂: 你和猎鹰之间的最大距离是40格.
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I was the falcon and the child and the saint.
在我眼中他们的生命都是神圣的.
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Space Falcon Commander is a classic arcade shootem up game.
空间猎鹰指挥官是一个典型的街机射击赛.
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The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.
鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大.
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The little Falcon was storming.
小福特怒吼着.
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In June 1910, Robert Falcon Scott set out from Britain to conquer the South Pole.
一九一零年六月, 劳勃.费尔肯.史考特从英国出发要征服南极.
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The first launch of Falcon 9 could change the course of human space flight.
猎鹰9号的首次发射可能会改变人类太空飞行的进程.
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The tribes like to falcon in the desert.
这些部落喜欢在沙漠中带鹰打猎.
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Lorimar: The Waltons, Eight Is Enough, Skag, Knots Landing, Dallas, Falcon Crest.
