ravenn. Traditionally a bird of ill-omen. It was
thought that a raven croaking on a house meant thatdeath was near. 烏鴉(過去被認為是不祥之鳥，烏鴉在家門叫，則迷信要有人死去)。
△Mac.1.5.39 (38): “The ravenhimself is hoarse / That croaks the fatal entrance ofDuncan / Under my battlements.” i.e . The raven ishoarse with croaking forth such an ominous thing. 報告鄧肯走進我這堡門來送死的烏鴉，它的叫聲是嘶啞的。 raven渡鴉(Corvus corax)鴉科中最大的一種鳥。黑色羽衣伴有紫色光澤。喉部毛蓬松。嘴長、呈錐形。尾楔狀。體長可達68厘米。分布于北半球森林、山野和高沼地帶。以小動物、昆蟲、水果等為食。家養(yǎng)渡鴉可仿人語。 raven[?reiv?n]adj. 烏黑的 n.烏鴉，掠奪 v.掠奪，狼吞虎咽
‖ raven paradox烏鴉悖論
ravenous adj. 貪婪的，渴望的，狼吞虎咽的 |