pheasant: [13] Etymologically, the pheasant is a bird from the ‘Phasis’. This was a river in the Caucusus, where the pheasant is supposed according to legend to have originated. The Greeks therefore called it phāsiānós, the ‘Phasian bird’, and the word passed into English via Latin phāsiānus and Anglo-Norman fesaunt.
pheasant (n.)
late 13c. (mid-12c. as a surname), from Anglo-French fesaunt, Old French faisan (13c.) "pheasant," from Latin phasianus, from Greek phasianos "a pheasant," literally "Phasian bird," from Phasis, river flowing into the Black Sea in Colchis, where the birds were said to have been numerous. The ph- was restored in English late 14c. (see ph). The excrescent -t is due to confusion with -ant suffix of nouns formed from present participle of verbs in first Latin conjugation (peasant, tyrant, etc.).
实用例句
1. The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.
雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。来自柯林斯例句
2. A pheasant is a delicacy we seldom can enjoy.
野鸡是我们很少能品尝到的美味.来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. We had roasted pheasant for dinner.
我们晚饭吃烤野鸡.来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. The sauce is good with other roasted game birds, too, not just pheasant.
这种调味汁不但配野鸡好吃，配其他烤猎鸟也不错。来自柯林斯例句
5. A pheasant is a rare delicacy we seldom can enjoy.
