| 释义 |
plovery, a.|ˈplʌvərɪ|
[f. plover + -y.]
a. Abounding in or frequented by plovers.
1887Stevenson Underwoods (1894) 30 The plovery forest and the seas That break about the Hebrides. 1903W. B. Yeats Celtic Twilight 136 There is no more ready shortcut to the dim kingdom than this plovery headland.
b. Of, characteristic of, or reminiscent of a plover.
1932J. Joyce Let. 1 Jan. (1966) III. 239, I would be engaging you with my plovery soft accents. |