单词 | tu-whit tu-whoo |
释义 | tu-whit tu-whoo in British English (təˈwɪt təˈwuː) exclamation an imitation or representation of the sound made by an owl tu-whit tu-whoo in American English (tuˈhwɪt tuˈhwu; tuˈwɪt tuˈwu) the characteristic vocal sound made by an owl tu-whit tu-whoo in American English (tuˈhwɪt tuˈhwuː, tuˈwɪt tuˈwuː) interjection (imitation of the cry of an owl) Word origin [1580–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: humanist, motor, piggyback, scramble, stigma |
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