| 释义 |
dog·ber·ry
I. \ˈdȯgˌberē sometimes ˈdäg-\ noun
(plural dogberrys)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Dogberry, a foolish constable in Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing
: a blundering official; often : policeman, constable
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ — see berry\ noun
Etymology: dog (I) + berry
1. : any of certain small fruits usually considered inferior or unfit for human consumption (as the chokeberry, prickly wild gooseberry, certain rose hips, or the fruit of the mountain ash); especially : the fruit of the red dogwood
2. : any plant (as certain dogwoods, mountain ash, or yellow clintonia) that bears dogberries |