quail
/kweɪl/
- n.
- 鹌鹑
- vi.
- 胆怯，畏缩
中文释义来自 ECDICT
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quail
词源说明
From Middle English quaylen, from Middle Dutch queilen, quēlen, from Old Dutch *quelan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwelan, from Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to suffer”). Doublet of queal.