"songbird," early 14c., earlier lauerche (c. 1200), from Old English lawerce (late Old English laferce), from Proto-Germanic *laiw(a)rikon (cognates: Old Saxon lewerka, Frisian liurk, Old Norse lævirik, Dutch leeuwerik, German Lerche), of unknown origin. Some Old English and Old Norse forms suggest a compound meaning "treason-worker," but there is no folk tale to explain or support this.
"spree, frolic," 1811, possibly shortening of skylark (1809), sailors' slang "play rough in the rigging of a ship" (larks were proverbial for high-flying), or from English dialectal lake/laik "to play" (c. 1300, from Old Norse leika "to play," from PIE *leig- "to leap") with intrusive -r- common in southern British dialect. The verb lake, considered characteristic of Northern English vocabulary, is the opposite of work but lacks the other meanings of play. As a verb, from 1813. Related: Larked; larking.
双语例句
1. The children thought it was a great lark.
孩子们以为这很好玩。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The boys didn't mean any harm—they just did it for a lark.
那些男孩并无恶意—他们只是闹着玩罢了。
来自《权威词典》
3. He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.
他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Give a lark to catch a kite.
得了风筝,失了云雀.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Try the LARK method and see how it works for you.
