| 词汇 | robin |
| 词源 | robin; robin redbreast. There are no true American robins; the bird we call a robin (Turdus migratorius) is actually a thrush. Our “robin” takes its name from robin redbreast, the British name for another bird species altogether. According to tradi- tion, a robin pulled a thorn from Christ’s crown on the way to Calvary, and the blood spurting from the wound dyed the rob- in’s breast red forever. |
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