解释
- n. 侦探
※ 提供单词"hawkshaw"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
英文词源
- hawkshaw (n.)
- "detective," 1866, U.S. slang, from name of the detective in "The Ticket-of-Leave Man," 1863 play by English dramatist Tom Taylor (1817-1880); it later was used in the comic strip "Hawkshaw the Detective" (1913-1947) by U.S. cartoonist Gus Mager (1878-1956). The surname is attested from late 13c., from a place name in Lancashire.