forked

英 [fɔːkt] 美[fɔrkt]

forked (adj.): c. 1300, "branched or divided in two parts," past participle adjective from fork (v.). Of roads from 1520s; from 1550s as "pointing more than one way." In 16c.-17c. sometimes with a suggestion of "cuckold," on the notion of "horned." Forked tongue as a figure of duplicitous speech is from 1885, American English. Double tongue in the same sense is from 15c.

1. Jaegers are swift black birds with long forked tails.: 贼鸥是飞行速度很快的黑色鸟类，尾部长而分叉。