ostrich 的定义
- a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- a rhea.
- a person who attempts to ignore unpleasant facts or situations.
更多ostrich例句
- The ostrich plume “double fluff” industry was centred on South Africa, where the feathers were worth more than gold.
- He also imported china bowls, olive oil, ostrich feathers and sandalwood.
- Coastal sites have yielded items that weren’t found inland at GHN, including beads, bone tools and ostrich eggshells bearing engraved designs.
- For some, the positive talk is surely helpful, but after relentless bad news and a future dense with fog, it could seem like these people were ostriches, plunging their heads into sinking sand, not paying attention to what was going on.
- I never looked back after I was running, but I threw a rock and think I might have killed an ostrich.
- The craziest thing I did was that I had to steal an ostrich egg from an ostrich farm that was close to Mexico.
- The bags themselves were covetable items as ever, relying on highest-quality material: ostrich and crocodile.
- Long mermaid gowns, dresses with full tulle skirts, and a fluffy ostrich feature coat all drew applause from the crowd.
- Thigh-high leather boots… Gucci ostrich skin leather jackets… Horizontally striped posing briefs… More leather jackets...
- In the course of your remarks to-night you have happened to mention that peculiar bird the ostrich.
- But the Oriental we can't assimilate, for all our ostrich-like digestion, and what we can't assimilate we won't have.
- A quart of rings and bracelets on each hand and arm, horseshoe earrings, and a big ostrich fan.
- White Moth—strands from an Ostrich, wings from a white Pigeon, a white hackle for legs, and a black head.
- Little Black Gnat—dubbed with black strands from an ostrich, wings, light feather from underneath starling's wing.
Where does ostrich come from?
A funny-looking animal with a funny origin story is the ostrich. When you look at an ostrich, with its small head, big, long legs, and large, fluffy body, the first thing you think of is a tiny, adorable sparrow, right? Wait, what?
As it happens, that’s what the ancient Greeks thought, apparently. The word ostrich ultimately comes from the Greek word strouthion, which comes from the Greek expression for “big sparrow.” That’s right, it seems the Greeks thought the ostrich was just a really big, weird sparrow.
Funnily enough, the ancient Greeks also called the ostrich strouthokamelos, which means “camel-sparrow,” because the bird has a long neck like a camel.
The roots of these other words may get a rise—of laughter or surprise—out of you. Run on over to our roundup of them at “Weird Word Origins That Will Make Your Family Laugh.”