Magpie
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- n. 鹊, 饶舌的人
- [英] n. 鹊, 饶舌的人 ( a person who chatters)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. noun
- Etymology: Mag (nickname for Margaret) + [sup]1[/sup]pie
- Date: 1598
- 1. any of various birds (especially Pica pica) related to the jays but having a long graduated tail and black-and-white or brightly colored plumage
- 2. a person who chatters noisily
- 3. one who collects indiscriminately
II. adjective
- Date: 1796
- 1. collected indiscriminately ; miscellaneous zuoxie~ compilations of unrelated tidbits — Helen R. Crossyouxie
- 2. given to indiscriminate collecting ; acquisitive zuoxiewhat possible ~ instinct had impelled me to retain them — S. J. Perelmanyouxie