a female bird, especially of a domestic fowl (尤指家禽)雌禽 ■(hens)domestic fowls of either sex 家禽 ■used in names of birds, especially waterbirds of the rail family, e.g. moorhen, native hen 与其他鸟名(尤指秧鸡科水鸟)连用,例如moorhen, native hen ■a female lobster, crab, or salmon 雌龙虾(或螃蟹、鲑鱼) ■(Scottish)used as an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman (苏格兰)(用于对女孩或妇女的爱称)丫头,(小)姑娘
常用词组 as rare (或 scarce) as hen's teeth
extremely rare 罕见的,稀有的
语源
Old English henn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hen and German Henne