nightingale

IPA/ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/
KK[nˈaɪtɪŋɡel]IPA/ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/

nightingale — noun

  • nightingalesingular
  • nightingalesplural

1. a small brown bird native to Europe and parts of Asia, the male of which produce

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small brown bird native to Europe and parts of Asia, the male of which produces a loud, varied song that is often heard at night, especially during the breeding season in spring and early summer

例句

Wei sat in the garden at dusk, listening to a nightingale in the oak tree.

listening to a nightingale — typical time and place

Amara's class read a poem about a nightingale that kept singing all through the night.

nightingale as a literary subject

同義詞
  • songbird

    a much broader category covering any bird that sings; nightingale is one specific species within this group

  • philomel

    a poetic or literary name for the nightingale, used mainly in older English poetry and mythology

  • Luscinia megarhynchos

    the scientific (Latin) name for the common nightingale, used in biology and ornithology

用法筆記

Nightingales are far more often heard than seen; the bird is famous for its song, not its appearance. The phrase 'song of the nightingale' appears frequently in poetry and literature as a symbol of beauty and the natural world at night.

常見錯誤

❌I watched a nightingale for hours at the bird feeder.
✅I listened to a nightingale singing from the bushes at dusk.
💡Nightingales are shy and seldom seen; the key experience is hearing their song, not watching them.
❌The nightingale only sings during the day.
✅The nightingale sings at night, which is why it is called a night- ingale.
💡While they also sing during the day, their distinctive behaviour is nocturnal singing.

nightingale — biographical name