mid-14c., "brood of partridges," from Middle French covée "brood" (Modern French couvée), from Gallo-Roman *cubata, literally "hatchling," from past participle stem of Latin cubare "to sit, incubate, hatch" (see incubation).
双语例句
1. The four resulting stacks correlate with the Covey Quadrants.
获得的最后四堆正好就反映了Covey的那个四分图.
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2. Pleased to have found a covey, I started back.
我开始往回走,心里高兴地想着我刚才发现的一只鹌鹑.
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3. Mrs. Covey is shocked when she hears of this step.
