condor

名词 n.
/ˈkɒndɔː/|/ˈkɒndə/    /ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/|/ˈkɑndəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
    — The condor lays a couple of eggs and the ostrich a score, and yet in the same country the condor may be the more numerous of the two: the Fulmar petrel lays but one egg, yet it is believed to be the most numerous bird in the world.
  2. A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
  3. An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.
  4. The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
  5. A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.

词形变化

condors plural condor plural

词源

From Spanish cóndor, from Classical Quechua kuntur. The change /t/ to /d/ was characteristic of the "coastal" variety of the language.
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