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leghorn

UK //ˈlɛɡhɔːn//US //ˈlɛɡhɔːrn//

词源

源自意大利城市Livorno的英语旧称Leghorn,该地是来航鸡的原产地,17世纪通过贸易传入英国。

noun

❶ 一种原产于意大利的轻型蛋鸡品种,以产蛋量高著称,羽毛多为白色,鸡冠鲜红。

“The farmer keeps a flock of Leghorns for their excellent egg production.”

(这位农民养了一群来航鸡,因为它们产蛋量很高。)

“White Leghorns are the most common variety seen in commercial egg farms.”

(白色来航鸡是商业养鸡场最常见的品种。)

❶ 指意大利城市里窝那(Livorno)的旧称,该地是来航鸡的原产地。

“The port of Leghorn was an important trading hub in the Mediterranean.”

(里窝那港曾是地中海重要的贸易中心。)

“Many merchants from Leghorn settled in London during the 17th century.”

(17世纪时许多里窝那商人定居在伦敦。)

同义词:Livorno chicken, Italian fowl

常见短语

Leghorn hat — 一种用麦秆编织的宽檐女帽,因最初使用意大利来航地区的麦秆制作而得名。

“She wore a stylish Leghorn hat to the garden party.”

(她戴着一顶时髦的麦秆宽檐帽参加花园派对。)