small finch-like songbird, 1530s, from Middle French linette "grain of flax," diminutive of lin "flax," from Latin linum "linen" (see linen). Flaxseed forms much of the bird's diet. Old English name for the bird was linetwige, with second element perhaps meaning "pluck." This yielded Middle English and dialectal lintwhite.
双语例句
1. The linnet chirps her vernal song.
红雀吱喳鸣叫着她春天的歌.
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2. When I was questioning Louise Beauchain in Linnet Doyle's cabin.
当我在林内特·多尔的舱里询问路易丝·碧翠时.
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3. The linnet is a small brown songbird.
红雀是一种棕色会叫的小鸟.
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4. There midnight a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet's wings.
