資料來源 : pyDict
鷹巢,高處的房子,高處的城堡
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Aerie \Ae"rie\ (?; 277), n. [OE. aire, eire, air, nest, also
origin, descent, OF. aire, LL. area, aera, nest of a bird of
prey, perh. fr. L. area an open space (for birds of prey like
to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of
high rocks). Cf. {Area}.]
The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a
brood of such birds; eyrie. --Shak. Also fig.: A human
residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.
資料來源 : WordNet®
aerie
n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
[syn: {aery}, {eyrie}, {eyry}]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: {aery}, {eyrie}, {eyry}]