英语词汇night-owl的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	night-owl
词源	night-owl n. "owl which flies at night," 1590s; applied since 1846 (American English) to persons who are up or out late at night. Compare night-hawk, also French hirondelle de nuit "prostitute," literally "night-swallow." Entries linking to night-owl night-hawk n. from 1610s in reference to various birds, especially the nightjar, from night + hawk (n.). Figurative sense of "one who stays up and is active at night" is from 1818. updated on October 10, 2017
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night-owl n.