mannikin
/man-i-kin/US // ˈmæn ɪ kɪn //UK // (ˈmænɪkɪn) //
人面兽心,曼尼卡,人参
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : manikin.
- : any of several estrildine finches of the genus Lonchura, of Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, often kept as cage birds.
Examples
One night, as he was thus amusing himself, a mannikin came up to him and offered him drink in a silver-gilt beaker.
To hail the coming of spring they made a figure of May, a mannikin of flowers and foliage.
It seems to me a foul annoyance to wade across the strait to thee, and wet my garments: but I will pay thee, mannikin!
The Mannikin said, ‘My business is with your father, and not with you.’
Then the Mannikin pulled out a little whistle and blew on it.
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