also peregrin, type of falcon, 1550s, short for peregrine falcon (late 14c.), from Old French faulcon pelerin (mid-13c.), from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus, from Latin peregrinus "coming from foreign parts" (see peregrination). Sense may have been a bird "caught in transit," as opposed to one taken from the nest. Peregrine as an adjective in English meaning "not native, foreign" is attested from 1520s.
雙語例句
1. Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.
游隼捕到鳥類獵物時,通常是先拔掉它們的羽毛,再把肉撕下來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The first thing people think of when they hear the word " peregrine " is a falcon.
人們聽到 “ 遠游客 ” 這個詞首先聯(lián)想起的是游鷹.
來自英漢文學 - 廊橋遺夢
3. Was he finally free from the fear of hawk peregrine?
于是,這樣他就能從鷹隼的恐懼陰影中解放出來了 嗎 ?
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Can I escape from hawk and peregrine when they are after?
如果我被老鷹或隼之類的盯上了,能逃脫掉 么 ?
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. At that time, 49 % Wahaha, Danone and Peregrine, together accounting for 51 %.