blackbird
n.
late 15c. (late 13c. as a surname), from black, adj. + bird, n.1. OED says so called for being the only "black" (really dark brown) bird among the songbirds, reflecting an older sense of bird that did not include rooks, crows, ravens.
词汇 | blackbird |
词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary blackbird n. late 15c. (late 13c. as a surname), from black, adj. + bird, n.1. OED says so called for being the only "black" (really dark brown) bird among the songbirds, reflecting an older sense of bird that did not include rooks, crows, ravens. |
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