干货 | 物以群分

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狮子的英文是lion

一群狮子叫什么?




乌鸦是crow

一群乌鸦叫什么?




一群🐟又叫什么?



今天在看语法书, 读到了collective nouns: are words used to define a group of objects, such as team, pride (of lions), jury.




顺便搜了一下英文中的集合名词,分享给你. 别认真, 稍微了解一下就好: 有一些你熟悉的词原来还有这个意思!




Many species of animals, particularly those domesticated, have been given specific names for the male, the female, and the young of the species. There are a few generic terms, "bull-cow-calf", for instance, that are found across species, but many species have been granted unique names for these gender/age characteristics.




It is thought that many of the bizarre words used for collective groupings of animals were first published in 1486 in the Book of St. Albans, in an essay on hunting attributed to a Dame Juliana Barnes. Many of the words are thought to be chosen simply for the humorous or poetic images they conjured up in her lively imagination.




Alligators come in groups called a congregation




Alpaca (草泥马)come in groups called a herd



Ants come in groups called a colony, army, swarm or nest




Armadillo(犰qiu狳you) come in groups called a roll

这货可以变成球的


Baboons(狒狒) come in groups called a troop or flange




Bacteria come in groups called a culture


Badgers come in groups called a cete, colony, set or company




badger做动词有“依依不饶的再三请求”的意思, 生活大爆炸中有一集中,有人问Lenard是如何追到Penny的,Sheldon插嘴说: “implacable,relentless badgering."


Bats come in groups called a colony or cloud




Bass (鲈鱼)come in groups called a shoal




Bears come in groups called a sloth, sleuth or litter




Bees come in groups called a grist, hive, swarm or nest



Birds come in groups called a brood, clutch, flight, flock or dissimulation




Buffalo come in groups called a herd, troop, gang, or obstinacy




Butterflies come in groups called a flight, or flutter




Camels come in groups called a caravan, train, or flock




Cats come in groups called a clowder, clutter, pounce, dout, nuisance, glorying, or glare




Cattle come in groups called a drove, herd, or team




Chickens come in groups called a brood, or peep




Chinchilla 龙猫 come in groups called a colony


Clams come in groups called a bed




Crocodiles come in groups called a bask, or float


Crows come in groups called a murder, horde, parcel, or storytelling




Deer come in groups called a herd, leash, or gang





Dogs come in groups called a kennel




Dolphins come in groups called a pod




Doves come in groups called a arc, dule, bevy, cote, dole, or paddling




Ducks come in groups called a floc, brace, or badling


Elephants come in groups called a herd, or parade




Elk come in groups called a gang, or herd




Ferrets 貂 come in groups called a business, cast




Fish come in groups called a draft, nest, shoal, school, catch, drought, or haul




Flamingoes come in groups called a stand, or flamboyance




Frogs come in groups called a army, colony, or knot




Fox come in groups called a leash, skulk, earth, lead, or troop




Geese come in groups called a flock, skein, gaggle, herd, or corps




Giraffes come in groups called a herd, corps or tower




Goldfish come in groups called a glint, or troubling



Grasshoppers come in groups called a cloud




Hare come in groups called a warren, down or husk




Hippopotamuses come in groups called a bloat




Hornets come in groups called a nest, or bike



Hound Dogs come in groups called a cry, mute, or pack






Jellyfish come in groups called a smack, or brood




Kangaroos come in groups called a troop, mob, or herd




Kittens come in groups called a kindle, litter, or intrigue




Ladybirds come in groups called a loveliness


Leopards come in groups called a leap



Lice come in groups called a flock




Magpies come in groups called a tiding, gulp, murder, or charm




Mice come in groups called a mischief or nest




Monkeys come in groups called a troop, barrel, carload, cartload, or tribe



Nightingales come in groups called a watch




Owls come in groups called a parliament




Pandas come in groups called a bamboo



Parrots come in groups called a company, or pandemonium




Peacocks come in groups called a muster, ostentation, or pride




Penguins come in groups called a colony, rookery, huddle, crèche,




Pheasants come in groups called a nest, nye, nide, or bouquet




Pigs come in groups called a drift, drove, singular, sounder, team, passel, drift, or parcel




Puppies come in groups called a litter; piddle




Quail come in groups called a Bevy, covey


Raccoons come in groups called a gaze




Ravens come in groups called a unkindness, or storytelling




Rhinoceroses come in groups called a crash, or stubbornness




Sharks come in groups called a shiver, school, or shoal



Tigers come in groups called a streak, or ambush




Turtles come in groups called a bale, nest, turn, or dole




Unicorns come in groups called a blessing




Vultures come in groups called a venue or kettle



Whales come in groups called a pod, gam, herd, school, or mob




Wolves come in groups called a pack, route, or rout




Woodpeckers come in groups called a descent



Zebras come in groups called a Crossing, Zeal, Cohorts, or Herd



Eagles come in groups called a convocation




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