释义 |
vesperˈtilian, a. [See next and -an.] Bat-like. Also fig.
1874Ruskin Proserpina I. iv. §22 Mr. Darwin..in his vespertilian treatise on the ocelli of the Argus pheasant. 1911W. J. Locke Glory of Clementina Wing xxii. 277 As the studio was rigorously closed to him during the daylight hours his visits were vespertilian. 1955R. Graves Crowning Privilege 222 The fiend..Flaunts vespertilian wing and cloven hoof. |