small, migratory singing bird, Old English wrenna, metathesis variation of earlier werna, a Germanic word of uncertain origin. Compare Icelandic rindill, Old High German wrendo, wrendilo "wren." The bird's name in other languages usually denotes "royalty" (such as Latin regulus), in reference to its golden crest.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. As Wren's epitaph famously declares, the cathedral itself is his monument.
眾所周知，雷恩的墓志銘中寫道，大教堂本身就是他的紀(jì)念碑。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Ha! said Wren. Think I'd trust you?
“哈！”雷恩說(shuō)，“你以為我會(huì)相信你？”
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. I can never tell wren I'm going to be busy. "
說(shuō)不定我有事情絆住了腳. ”
來(lái)自子夜部分
4. Captain Piltchard and Captain Wren were both too timid to raise any outcry against Captin Black.
皮爾查德上尉和雷思上尉都很膽小,不敢向布萊克上尉提出反對(duì)意見(jiàn).
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. They are not talking a story Mr. Wren wrote aa spavined horse.