英语词汇catbird的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

catbird; catbird seat. The slate-colored North American thrush (Dumetella carolinensis) has been called the catbird since the early 18th century because “its ordinary cry of alarm . . . somewhat resembles the mew of a cat.” The name is also given to several Australian birds with similar cries. To be in the catbird seat, to be sitting pretty, is a southern Americanism dating back to the 19th century but popularized nationally by Brooklyn Dodger baseball announcer Red Barber, who used it frequently, and James Thurber’s story “The Catbird Seat.” See also tearing up the pea patch.

词汇	catbird
词源	catbird; catbird seat. The slate-colored North American thrush (Dumetella carolinensis) has been called the catbird since the early 18th century because “its ordinary cry of alarm . . . somewhat resembles the mew of a cat.” The name is also given to several Australian birds with similar cries. To be in the catbird seat, to be sitting pretty, is a southern Americanism dating back to the 19th century but popularized nationally by Brooklyn Dodger baseball announcer Red Barber, who used it frequently, and James Thurber’s story “The Catbird Seat.” See also tearing up the pea patch.
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