Word · Frequency #19759
fledged
羽毛长齐的；快会飞的
(of a bird) having developed feathers or plumage
- 1.
Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
有羽毛的；长有羽毛或翅膀的；能飞的。
成熟的；独立的；带羽的；有羽毛的；长有羽毛或翅膀的；能飞的。；羽毛长齐的；快会飞的
In use
The fledged sparrows left the nest early this morning.
Once the barn swallows are fledged, they begin catching insects on their own.
We spotted a fledged robin hiding in the bushes near the porch.
be + fledged
指幼鸟羽毛长齐，即将能飞。
The chicks are now fledged.
雏鸟现在羽毛长齐了。
fledged + noun
作定语时放在名词前。
A fledged bird can leave the nest.
羽毛长齐的鸟可以离开巢。
fully fledged + noun
fully fledged 常作比喻，表示完全成熟或具备全部资格。
She is now a fully fledged lawyer.
她现在是一名完全合格的律师。
Common mistakes
The little bird is fledge.The little bird is fledged.
fledge 是动词，表示“长羽毛；把幼鸟养到会飞”，不能直接作形容词用在 be 动词后；表示“羽毛长齐的”必须用过去分词形式 fledged。
He is a fledged doctor now.He is a fully fledged doctor now.
fledged 单独使用通常指鸟“羽毛长齐、会飞”；表示人“完全合格、成熟的”要用固定搭配 fully fledged，不能只写 fledged。
Connections
Collocations
- fully fledged
- 羽翼丰满的；完全合格的；正式的
- After years of study, she is now a fully fledged doctor.经过多年的学习，她现在是一名正式的医生。
- newly fledged
- 新长出羽毛的；刚会飞的
- The newly fledged sparrows were learning to fly.刚会飞的麻雀正在学飞。
- half-fledged
- 羽毛未丰的；不成熟的
- The half-fledged owlet stayed close to the nest.羽毛未丰的小猫头鹰待在巢边。
- fledged birds
- 羽毛长齐的鸟
- Fledged birds are able to leave the nest.羽毛长齐的鸟能够离开巢。
Idioms & figurative uses
- fully fledged
- 完全成熟的；正式合格的After years of training, she is now a fully fledged pilot.经过多年训练，她现在是一名正式的飞行员。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：小鸟羽毛长齐（fledge）就快会飞，fl- 让人想到 fly——fledged 由此记作‘羽毛长齐的、快会飞的、成熟的、独立的’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：鸟类观察与生物描述、固定搭配“fully fledged”中的比喻用法 “fledged”单独使用时多用于书面或正式描写，常出现在鸟类长齐羽毛的语境中；但在固定搭配“fully fledged”里比较常见于日常中性表达，意为“完全的/成熟的”。
Grammar Note
形容词；常与其他词构成合成词使用（如 full-fledged 表示‘完全成熟的’）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
edged、pledged、dredged、hedged、wedged 都与 fledged 的读音 /ɛdʒd/ 押韵。注意拼写相近的 fled /flɛd/ 和 fledge /flɛdʒ/ 读音不同，末尾没有 /dʒd/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.