英语词汇as the crow flies的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

as the crow flies. Meaning, “in a straight line,” the expres- sion dates back to at least 1800. Corvus brachyrhynchos of North America is a remarkable bird, far too clever for any scarecrow. These crows are said to hold conventions of 40 to 60 birds in which a leader they will follow is chosen. They can apparently be ruthless, too. Wrote the New England naturalist Alan Devoe: “The most extraordinary rites of a flock are the ‘trials’ they conduct. When a crow has broken the laws of crowdom, the flock gathers in judgment, parleying sometimes for hours while the offender waits some distance away. Sud- denly the discussion ceases; there is a moment of silence. Then the flock either rises in unison and leaves, or dives in a mass upon the offender, pecks out his eyes, and pummels him to death.” See crowbar; crow’s-feet; crow’s nest; eat crow.

词汇	as the crow flies
词源	as the crow flies. Meaning, “in a straight line,” the expres- sion dates back to at least 1800. Corvus brachyrhynchos of North America is a remarkable bird, far too clever for any scarecrow. These crows are said to hold conventions of 40 to 60 birds in which a leader they will follow is chosen. They can apparently be ruthless, too. Wrote the New England naturalist Alan Devoe: “The most extraordinary rites of a flock are the ‘trials’ they conduct. When a crow has broken the laws of crowdom, the flock gathers in judgment, parleying sometimes for hours while the offender waits some distance away. Sud- denly the discussion ceases; there is a moment of silence. Then the flock either rises in unison and leaves, or dives in a mass upon the offender, pecks out his eyes, and pummels him to death.” See crowbar; crow’s-feet; crow’s nest; eat crow.
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