dove与pigeon均含有“鸽”之意。
dove : 指较小品种的鸽,美国称为野鸽。在政治上, dove 还可以表示“温和派人物、鸽派”,与之对应的则是鹰派 hawk 。
- A dove cooed softly.
一只鸽子轻柔地咕咕叫。 - He wore a dove-grey suit.
他穿了一套鸽灰色西装。
- A clear split over tactics appears to be emerging between doves and hawks in the party.
党内鸽派和鹰派在策略上似乎将要出现明显的分歧。
pigeon : 多指家鸽。
- the sound of pigeons cooing
鸽子咕咕的叫声