| 单词 | rara avis |
| 例句 | Wickersham, whose full head of silver hair, mustache, and chiseled good looks made him resemble a misplaced Marlboro man, was a rara avis even by Sing Sing standards. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Next Fall,” which opened Thursday night at the Helen Hayes Theater, is that genuine rara avis, a smart, sensitive and utterly contemporary New York comedy. Theater Review | 'Next Fall': At Helen Hayes, Taking on Religion From a Hospital Bed 2010-03-12T03:05:00Z Who is this woman, what form of rara avis bedecked in diamonds and plumes? The Year in Style: Daphne Guinness, Fashion?s Wild Child 2010-12-31T04:15:37Z Out of the box, “Sesame Street” was a rara avis: a mass-market hit on public TV, a kids’ show with sophistication and a wild countercultural energy. ‘Sesame Street’ Was Always Political 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Which is all to say that even if you haven’t heard of her, she is that rara avis of Hollywood: a working actor. Can fashion launch an actress to the A-list? Meta Golding’s red carpet strategy 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Murray was a rara avis in a country that makes the one-of-a-kind either hero or pariah — he became a little of both. One Last Book From an Outback Poet Who Was Part Hero, Part Pariah 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z "I have very little respect for politicians of any persuasion, but Margaret is that rara avis, a dedicated, honest and committed representative of the people of Hong Kong," Sarony wrote. EXCLUSIVE Hong Kong leader delays filling post, raising questions about judiciary's independence 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z And e'en the merry mavis Will rank as rara avis— The sparrow, sole of all that sailed with Noah, Will learn the casual pot-shot to withstand! Punch, or the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:33.287Z It may at first sound somewhat contradictory that an artist should be such a rara avis in so beautiful a spot as Edge Combe. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The perfect example is a rara avis everywhere. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Dr. Grizzle, though from his appearance one would conclude that he was about to "shuffle off this mortal coil," was a rara avis as to his knowledge of the corporeal functions. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z They spoke with gratitude and pride of this rara avis, all the more incautiously, perhaps, because they knew him to be safely hidden beyond the ken of Sirr and of his bloodhounds. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z For a time this contraband article was smuggled in, yet it was only in limited quantities, and at the present time a drunken soldier is a rara avis in the army. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z In the more retired scenes of serene unambitious enjoyment, we have a much better change of finding that rara avis, and of retaining it in our possession, if possible to be found. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z I say, Antony Grace, what does rara avis mean?” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z A rara avis in today’s golf world, Cantlay wants to first play in a Walker Cup before worrying about a Ryder Cup or a Presidents Cup. For Amateur, It?s All About Fun, Not Turning Pro 2011-06-29T01:02:33Z When we come to so-called civil matters, the lady who does not know and exercise her legal privileges is indeed a rara avis. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z His honesty and integrity made him quite the "rara avis" of his class—i.e., a white swan amongst a flock of black ones. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z The fire and the coffee-pot we might be able to establish elsewhere, but that hen was a rara avis. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z This peculiar rara avis is shown in the colors of Modern Air, a real-life charter carrier around at the time. Is it hot in here? 2011-03-25T01:01:00Z His honesty and integrity made him quite the rara avis of his class—i.e., a white swan amongst a flock of black ones. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z But nevertheless, with the remnants of the blackbird or some other rara avis made into a species of pie, we feasted royally. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z Oh, there's no doubt he is, absolute perfection, the rara avis, so long sought for, found at last. The Romance of a Poor Young Man A Drama Adapted from the French of Octave Feuillet 2011-02-23T03:00:30.700Z A swagman who has important private business with me is a rara avis. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z In every way," with a good deal of malice: "I have been bred in the belief that you are a rara avis, a model, a——" "Your teachers have done me a great injury. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z On the 25th, we overhauled that rara avis in mare, a Prussian ship. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Living in a city defined by excess — too many people moving too fast — they choose the painstaking pursuit of that one rara avis. City Critic: New Yorkers in Feathers, Counted in the Cold 2011-01-02T00:26:47Z At the head of the Australian birds is the Black Swan—that rara avis which, possibly, has done more to advertize Australia than any other Australian animal or plant. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z I am afraid you begin to think me rather chimerical in many of my ideas, and that I am ambitious of becoming a ‘rara avis in terris.’ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow To-day," she wrote, "I was introduced to your rara avis, Philip Lorraine. Love's Usuries One may have an extraordinary natural gift of vocal expression which is superior to all adverse circumstances; but such an one is a rara avis in terris. The Voice and Spiritual Education Helen was not there; no one identified Miss Douglas as the rara avis of her fantastic narrations. Anne Such a rara avis was impossible to find. Black Diamonds We had to walk betimes to Frostenden, where Farmer Downing lived, who was that rara avis a Liberal tenant farmer; but of course he did not vote tenant farmer, but as a freeholder. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations Do you not fancy that Audubon was himself a rara avis and worthy of admiration and study? Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 5 November 1897 It is also a rara avis; a gem of purest ray. The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition Mr. Boyd invited me to a party at his house in the country, and in the hopes of seeing that rara avis, a French lady or gentleman, I said yes. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) "And pray, my love, what have you to offer this rara avis in return for such extraordinary charms." Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 At the hotel Leon d'Oro, an excellent and well-served dinner was enjoyed, and it is spoken of here because such an experience is a rara avis in the republic of Mexico. Aztec Land Admitted that for business purposes the apparent rara avis might possibly, though not probably, be found, all agreed that no Englishman in his senses, with personal knowledge of the subject, could over support Home Rule. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule One of the most eccentric men I ever met, and certainly one of the most successful journalists—a rara avis, for he made a fortune in Fleet TWO TRAVELLERS. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 He seems to think that I am a sort of a rara avis, a freak of nature. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 At the utmost, he would have been shown up as a rara avis. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Why, our rara avis, our new star of the literary firmament, has come to a complete collapse. The Time of Roses In Russia, as elsewhere, such an imprudent painter would be a rara avis indeed. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt "Another rara avis, Beau?" the Colonel called across the intervening group of talkers. The Dop Doctor Admiral Baudin," he writes, "would be undoubtedly a rara avis in any navy. Admiral Farragut It would be erroneous to suppose that the new farmer is a rara avis. Chapters in Rural Progress Despite the efforts of publishers, a brilliant book for boys is a rara avis; therefore “Royal Lowrie” is likely to be appreciated by all lively boys between twelve and forty. Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages Judging him through the medium of his book, he must, indeed, be a rara avis.... Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis An adversary is a rara avis at any time; and this one is Holmlock Shears! The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective You have need in your house of an intelligent and competent servant: attempt to find this rara avis. The Simple Life The average club or social game, however, produces numerous expert players, while the sound bidder is indeed a rara avis. Auction of To-day A professional beauty in all her war paint is somewhat of a rara avis in a quiet country house, and this professional beauty was the acknowledged queen of her tribe. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden A doctor was a rara avis: medical advice was mainly given in the towns by apothecaries, and in the country by herbalists and “wise women.” Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada If ever a Filipino studied any subject, purely for the love of study, without the hope of material or social advantage being derived therefrom, he would be a rara avis. The Philippine Islands Because she was such a rara avis she received a degree of attention and devotion which now appears extraordinary. Mary Wollstonecraft Audubon's Bird of Washington is the name of the eagle well-known to naturalists, but this rara avis is the Falcho Washingtoniensis. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 Then you are a rara avis—that means a rare bird. Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret The patriot, whose sole aim is to amend and not to destroy, is now-a-days a rara avis, particularly if he is needy. Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2 Why, Captain Dinks, he must be a sort of rara avis—not in terris, however, in this instance.” The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land Although they were all very anxious to talk to a European—who, in these blockaded times, is a rara avis—yet their inquisitiveness was never offensive or disagreeable. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 I was merely a bird of passage, a rara avis, a visitor without an eye on the almighty dollar. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 And an event in the insurance world without significance to Mr. Belknap was a rara avis indeed. White Ashes He was a thorough-going total abstinence man, a "rara avis" in those days. 'Three Score Years and Ten' Life-Long Memories of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Other Parts of the West The beauty and glory of this wonderful singer is not hidden under a bushel, but the people of the earth flock to hear and see this rara avis. Sixty Years of California Song Already the catch of furs totaled ninety marten, a few mink, a dozen wolves—and two pelts of that rara avis, the silver fox. North of Fifty-Three Then, through the early years of the Twentieth Century, after his father's death, he had been that rara avis in the American service, a really wealthy professional officer. Dearest The rara avis among women is she who always presents a fashionable outline, but so subtly adapted to her own type that the impression made is one of distinct individuality. Woman as Decoration There are no carriages to speak of in such places, even a saddle horse about the waterfront is a rara avis. Voyage of the Liberdade "Well, a good and perfect woman is a rara avis, at all events mother." Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance Stragglers appear in the eastern portion of the United Provinces; in the western districts and in the Punjab this snipe is a rara avis. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Her ready powers of speech, clear ringing voice, brisk decisive tone, and a certain personal magnetism showed her to be that rara avis, a born leader. The Luckiest Girl in the School "Well," she said, "but this rara avis was not named?" A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1 A Novel Regard me as a genuine rara avis, a fashionable young lady with no more aptitude for the 'concord of sweet sounds,' than for the abstractions of Hegel, or Differential Calculus. Infelice She was that rara avis among the women of to-day—the hostess who knows her guests. The Parts Men Play A railway general manager in Ireland was in those days, strange to say, something of a rara avis. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland Now this Mrs. Fitzsnob is not a rara avis, but is frequently met with. Bohemian Society He has you guessing, old girl, and the man who does that is a rara avis. The Pride of Palomar It would have been quite different if several F.A.N.Y.s had been in a similar plight, but alone, one gets tired of being gaped at as a rara avis. Fanny Goes to War Manuel fetched in a rara avis, a little old man of 95 years, who had an extra thumb on his right hand. In Indian Mexico (1908) "God bless me, what is the meaning of this?" cried the governor, putting his eye-glass up, and surveying us from head to foot, as though we were animals of the rara avis species. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia But you know yourself, that they never prospered who prevented a rara avis like me from entering the church—from laboring in the vineyard, and cultivating the grape. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three "This is indeed a rara avis of a country curate," he confided to me after dinner, while Lady Atherley was unravelling with Austyn his connection with various families of her acquaintance. Cecilia de Noël It will end," I said, "in my traversing the world, and eventually arriving in Japan, still searching the rara avis. The Princess Passes Those of more standing nearly always commenced to chat in very good English; in fact, I think a great many came up with the purpose of observing the captured rara avis, an Englishwoman. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time His interest was that of the naturalist who stands by eager and curious to see a rustic entrap some rara avis that he desires to study, to use for his experiment. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 The words "very scanty" are used most advisedly, for in very truth the American historian is a rara avis. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 5, May, 1884 There the lucrative stock-broker, or lucrative Jew, is still a rara avis. Deadham Hard You have mockingly said he is a rara avis; a prodigy of wit and learning: and you have unintentionally spoken the truth. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Turkey being the rara avis the imprisoned, it was but natural that I should desire to gratify a palate long insulted. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography Ah! they little know, and I trust never may, why I, without seeking, have ensnared their rara avis to be my legal bondsman. Not Pretty, but Precious The allied couple pursued with the greatest ferocity the unfortunate rara avis, and one of them succeeded in getting the neck of his enemy between his bill, and shaking it violently. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 282, November 10, 1827 The critical faculty is a rara avis; almost as rare, indeed, as the phoenix, which appears only once in five hundred years. Famous Reviews Such a rara avis as the grey phalarope--a wading bird like the sandpiper--occasionally finds its way to the Cotswolds. A Cotswold Village I am sure it is rara avis, for if you once "break bulk," as they phrase it, you are in again for all. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) A gospel minister was indeed a rara avis, at Oxford. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor But that rara avis, a really rich man, found her very kind to him. The Old Gray Homestead It must be owned, however, that a flying whale would decidedly be a rara avis. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain Occasionally, too, a marsh-harrier may be met with, but this is a rara avis even in these outlandish parts. A Cotswold Village He was intelligent, easy, full of information and o rara avis! proved himself to be a man without conceit. The Isle of Unrest Carey always declared that he was that rara avis an atheist, and that he had been born an atheist. The Woman with the Fan Balyuz was a clever Hindostani scholar, and, as I ultimately found, possessed such honesty of purpose and straightforwardness of character, as rendered him a perfect rara avis amongst all Somali. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile The man that has done some wrong thing once is a rara avis indeed. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Sir Victor Catheron was that rara avis, a modest young man. A Terrible Secret "What! is it my rara avis—my black swan—my phoenix of companions in a post-chaise?—take care of him, Mucklebackit." The Antiquary — Volume 01 —O rara avis in terris, oh phoenix! oh pearl! you don't understand me!!! The Grip of Desire But such a man is the rara avis in terris; and, among all my acquaintance, I have known only one person to whom I can with truth assign this character. Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems It is a rara avis; almost as rare, indeed, as the phoenix, which appears only once in five hundred years. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature He is a rara avis—the apple of their eye. Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others He often succeeded, but he failed quite as frequently, so that, as a Mrs. Malaprop might have said, Hawthorne as a social lion was a rara avis, from first to last. Hawthorne and His Circle She interested him as a "rara avis" which he felt that he would like to understand better, and he would have been less than a man if not fascinated by her beauty, accomplishments and intelligence. The Earth Trembled He is a rara avis, a glorious phenomenon, a marked consideration in the world, a being to be devoutly gazed at to come to some appreciation of him. Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out That noon, as he sat opposite his wife at table, he said,— "Marian, I want you to look out of the window about a quarter past one, and you will see a rara avis." Sara, a Princess A "jail-bird" was, indeed, a rara avis in that congregation, and there was a slight, but perfectly decorous, sensation. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century "I hear the voices of many birds, but you are the rara avis of them all," I said, looking very incredulous. A Day of Fate He had evidently found a rara avis, and was enjoying the discovery to the full. Felix O'Day It is doubtful whether their unimportant little village among the foothills was ever before visited by a Ferenghi; consequently I am to them a rara avis to be petted and admired. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran A very rara avis., as brother Tom says. Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine In fact, he was a fully equipped sportsman, a somewhat rara avis in those parts. Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor Pedy is a kind of rara avis in all that appertains to housekeeping. The Wedding Guest Mrs. Bouverie is a rara avis, an exception to the general rule,' said Elizabeth; 'but you know, she or my uncle, or aunt, or Papa, are generally forced to put a lock on their understanding. Abbeychurch You ridiculous grannie," Elizabeth once said to her, for she and Cedric often called her grannie, probably from her careful, loving, old-womanish ways, "do you suppose such a rara avis exists in Earlsfield or Rotherwood? Herb of Grace For instance, there is: 'Dainty little girlie Mavis, She is such a rara avis, All the money I can save is All to be for Mavis mine.' The Chronicles of Clovis He is a rara avis in that country from the fact that he hates whiskey. The Doctor : a Tale of the Rockies That girl is a 'rara avis' such as has never flown across my path before. A Face Illumined This rara avis of the Australian rivers soon disappeared among the windings of the Wimerra, which water the charming landscape in the most capricious manner. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant After that there was nothing for it but to accept the resignation, and to begin once more the weary search for that rara avis, "a good plain cook." We Two, a novel I have a presentiment, Jack, that this Daw is a rara avis! Majorie Daw You are, then, a 'rara avis' in your generation. Night and Day No hand, however strong, will ever grasp this 'rara avis,' this good angel, rather. A Face Illumined |
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