英语词汇“murmuration”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

murmuration

/məːməːˈreɪʃ(ə)n

noun literary

1 [mass noun] The action of murmuring: the murmuration of a flock of warblers...

The way it builds from an initial murmuration of clarinets is not unlike the way Palimpsest I proceeds.

2 rare A flock of starlings.Once a murmuration gets this large, the best way to get rid of them is through a major concerted effort, as officials were doing Monday evening, he said....

I mentioned to Bruce that his photo got the old gears turning and he responded by telling me about the " murmurations’ he was watching from his living room in the sky.
These displays, known as murmurations, are a frequently observed but little understood phenomenon and can involve up to 3 million birds at a time; a vast squadron of cackling artists picking out geometric symphonies led on by forces we can't even begin to understand.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French, from Latin murmuratio(n-), from murmurare 'to murmur'. The usage as a collective noun dates from the late 15th century.

单词	murmuration
释义	murmuration /məːməːˈreɪʃ(ə)n / noun literary 1 [mass noun] The action of murmuring: the murmuration of a flock of warblers... The way it builds from an initial murmuration of clarinets is not unlike the way Palimpsest I proceeds. 2 rare A flock of starlings.Once a murmuration gets this large, the best way to get rid of them is through a major concerted effort, as officials were doing Monday evening, he said.... I mentioned to Bruce that his photo got the old gears turning and he responded by telling me about the " murmurations’ he was watching from his living room in the sky. These displays, known as murmurations, are a frequently observed but little understood phenomenon and can involve up to 3 million birds at a time; a vast squadron of cackling artists picking out geometric symphonies led on by forces we can't even begin to understand. Origin Late Middle English: from French, from Latin murmuratio(n-), from murmurare 'to murmur'. The usage as a collective noun dates from the late 15th century.
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