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dodo

UK //ˈdəʊ.dəʊ//US //ˈdoʊ.doʊ//

词源

源自葡萄牙语'doudo'(意为'愚蠢的'),可能因为渡渡鸟不怕人显得笨拙而得名,17世纪通过荷兰语进入英语。

noun

❶ 渡渡鸟,一种已灭绝的不会飞的大鸟,原产于毛里求斯岛,常被用作愚蠢或过时的象征。

“The dodo became extinct in the late 17th century due to human activities.”

(渡渡鸟因人类活动在17世纪末灭绝。)

“Many people think the dodo was a clumsy and silly bird.”

(许多人认为渡渡鸟是一种笨拙而愚蠢的鸟。)

❶ 俚语中指愚蠢或过时的人或事物,常用于幽默或贬义的语境。

“Don't be such a dodo, everyone knows that trick!”

(别这么傻了,大家都知道那个把戏!)

“His ideas are as outdated as the dodo.”

(他的想法像渡渡鸟一样过时了。)

同义词:fool, dunce, fossil

常见短语

dead as a dodo — 形容某事物完全过时或不再存在,就像灭绝的渡渡鸟一样。

“That fashion trend is dead as a dodo—no one wears it anymore.”

(那个时尚潮流已经彻底过时了,没人再穿了。)

go the way of the dodo — 指某事物像渡渡鸟一样灭绝或消失,通常用于描述技术或习惯的淘汰。

“VHS tapes have gone the way of the dodo with the rise of streaming.”

(随着流媒体的兴起,录像带已经像渡渡鸟一样消失了。)