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a + mina
mina 是可数名词，表示单只鸟时用不定冠词 a。
A mina was singing in the tree.
一只八哥在树上唱歌。
八哥；鹩哥
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
八哥；鹩哥
a tropical Asian starling
A mina was singing in the tree.
一只八哥在树上唱歌。
迈纳(古希腊单位)
n tropical Asian starlings
The merchant weighed the silver and said it was exactly one mina.
商人称了银子，说它正好是一迈纳。
In ancient times, a mina of silver could buy a sheep or a sack of grain.
在古代，一迈纳银子可以买一只羊或一袋谷子。
They found a mina buried under the floor of the old market.
他们在旧集市的地板下发现了一个迈纳（砝码/货币）。
mina 是可数名词，表示单只鸟时用不定冠词 a。
A mina was singing in the tree.
一只八哥在树上唱歌。
mina 的复数形式为 minas，作主语时动词用复数。
Minas feed on insects and fruit.
八哥以昆虫和水果为食。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
家八哥
The common mina is a familiar bird in many Asian cities.
家八哥是许多亚洲城市里常见的鸟。
鹩哥
The hill mina is famous for mimicking sounds.
鹩哥以模仿声音而闻名。
凤头八哥
A crested mina was singing on the branch.
一只凤头八哥在树枝上鸣叫。
一群八哥
A flock of minas gathered in the tree before sunset.
日落前一群八哥聚集在树上。
宠物八哥
Pet minas can learn to speak a few words.
宠物八哥能学会说几个词。
Use mina naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
mina读作‘迈纳’：想象古希腊市集用‘迈纳’称重一只热带八哥，从此鸟和单位都记住了。
语域：neutral 常见场景：鸟类图鉴、观鸟指南、自然科普读物 表示“八哥”类鸟时，通常用于鸟类图鉴、观鸟指南或自然科普读物，属于中性表达；该拼法是 myna 的变体，在正式鸟类资料中不如 myna 或 mynah 常见。
mina 读作 /ˈmaɪnə/，其中前两个音与 mine /maɪn/ 相同，末尾多一个 /ə/；与 China /ˈtʃaɪnə/ 的韵脚 /aɪnə/ 完全押韵。注意：Tina /ˈtiːnə/、retina /ˈretɪnə/ 虽也以 -ina 结尾，但元音不同；minor /ˈmaɪnər/ 以 min- 开头，但尾音是 /ər/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.