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本帖最后由 elusty 于 2016-3-12 14:13 编辑
感谢楼主，这个帖子让我搜到了不少此类古旧的说法，以后就当备查资料吧：
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应该是较为固定的搭配，但是还有：
* rooks: A building of rooks
* rooks: A clamour of rooks
* rooks: A parliament of rooks ruffs A hill of ruffs
* rooks: A parliament of rooks.
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http://www.boldizar.com/blog/2009/01/bucket-of-venary/
At any rate, here’s my in-progress compiled collection of collectives. Blame them on PADI.
* actors: A troupe of actors
* actors: A cast of actors
* actors: A company of actors
* actors: A pride of actors
* admirals: A bridge of admirals
* academics: A faculty of academics
* alcoholics: A bevy of alcoholics
* alpacas: An inflation of alpacas
* angels: A flight of angels
* angels: A host of angels
* angels: A chorus of angels ?
* angels: A choir of angels
* ants: A colony of ants (standard)
* ants: A bike of ants ?
* ants: A nest of ants
* ants: An army of ants
* antelope: A herd of antelope
* apes: A shrewdness of apes + ?
* apes: A troop of apes (standard).
* asses: A herd of asses (standard)
* asses: A pace of asses ?
* authors: A chapter of authors
* baboons: A flange of baboons. ?
* baboons: A congress of baboons
* baboons: A tribe of baboons
* baboons: A troop of baboons.(standard)
* bacteria: A culture of bacteria.
* badgers: A cete of badgers. + ?
* badgers: A colony of badgers (standard)
* badgers: A minge of badgers
* badgers: A set of badgers
* bananas: A hand of bananas.
* bananas: A bunch of bananas
* barons: A thought of barons
* bastards: A shower of bastards
* bats: A colony of bats – at roost
* bats: A crevice of bats
* bears: A sloth of bears + ?
* bears: A slough of bears
* beauties: A bevy of beauties
* beavers: A colony of beavers
* beavers: A musty of beavers
* beavers: A lodge of beavers
* bears: A sleuth of bears + ?
* bees: A bike of (wild) bees. ?
* bees: A byke of (wild) bees. ?
* bees: A cast of bees (a secondary swarm)
* bees: A cluster of bees (workers around queen).
* bees: A colony of bees
* bees: A drift of bees – in flight ?
* bees: An erst of bees.
* bees: A game of bees.
* bees: A grist of bees.
* bees: A hanover of bees
* bees: A hive of bees. (standard)
* bees: A rabble of bees.
* bees: A stand of bees.
* bees: A swarm of bees – in flight. (standard)
* birds: A flock of birds (standard)
* birds: A flight of birds (standard)
* birds: A pod – small flight – of birds ?
* birds: A fleet of (small) birds +
* birds: A dissimulation of (small) birds +
* birds: A mimsy of birds
* birds: A volary of birds in an aviary.
* bitterns: A boltard of bitterns
* bitterns: A sedge of bitterns. ?
* bitterns: A siege of bitterns. ?
* blackfish: A grind of blackfish
* boar A singularity of (wild) boar.
* boar A sounder of (wild) boar
* bomblets: A cluster of bomblets
* bonobos: A box of bonobos
* books: A library of books
* bother : A spot of bother
* boys: A blush of boys. + ?
* boys: A boister of boys.
* brats: A passel of brats
* boys: A rascal of boys
* bread: A batch of breads
* brumbies: A band of brumbies
* brumbies: A mob of brumbies
* brush (wood): A bavin of brush (wood)
* bucks: A leash of bucks
* buffalo: A filibuster of buffalo
* buffalo: A herd of buffalo
* builders: A lean of builders
* bullets: A shower of bullets
* bullets: A hail of bullets
* bullfinches: A kukpowder of bullfinches
* butterflies: A rabble of butterflies
* butterflies: A rainbow of butterflies
* butterflies: A swarm of butterflies (standard)
* butterflies: A kaleidoscope of butterflies
* butterflies: A flutter of butterflies
* buzzards: A wake of buzzards
* cabbies: A drove of cabbies
* canal lock: A flight of locks
* candidates: A postern of candidates
* capercaillie A tok of capercaillie
* capons A bivouak of capons
* cards: A deck of cards.
* cards: A house of [specially arranged] cards.
* cards: A pack of cards.
* cards: A tower of [specially arranged] cards.
* caribou A herd of caribou
* Catholics: A mass of Catholics
* cats: A clowder of cats. +?
* cats A clutter of cats
* cats: A glaring of cats. +?
* cats: A dowt of cats. +?
* cats: A destruction of wild cats +?
* caterpillars: An army of caterpillars
* cattle: A drove of cattle
* cattle: A kine of cattle
* cattle: A herd of cattle
* chamois: A herd of chamois
* chickens: A brood of chickens
* chickens: A peep of chickens
* chicks: A clout of chicks
* children: A handful of children
* chocoholics: A galaxy of chocoholics
* choughs: A brouhaha of choughs
* choughs: A chattering of choughs. +?
* circuits: A bank of circuits
* clams: A bed of clams
* clowns [derivative]: A bunch of clowns.
* clowns: A nest of clowns.
* clowns: A trunkload of clowns
* cobblers: A drunken ship of cobblers
* cockroaches: An intrusion of cockroaches
* cod: A lap of cod
* consultants: A flange of consultants
* consultants: A prevarication of consultants
* coins: A sack of coins
* coins: A rouleau of coins
* colts: A rag of colts
* colts: A rake of colts
* concretors: A slurrie of concretors.
* convicts: A gang of convicts
* conies: A bury of conies
* coots: A cover of coots
* coots: A covert of coots.
* coots: A daft of coots
* Corgis: A plague of Corgis
* cormorants: A flagon of cormorants
* courtesans: A harem of courtesans
* courtiers: A threatening of courtiers
* cows: A herd of cows
* cows: A merger of cows
* cows: A flink of cows
* coyotes: A pack of coyotes
* cranes: A herd of cranes.
* cranes: A sedge of cranes.
* cranes: A siege of cranes
* crocodiles: A bask of crocodiles
* crows: An alibi of crows
* crows: A hoover of crows
* crows: A murder of crows. +
* cubs: A litter of cubs
* cunts: A shower of cunts
* curlews: A buff of curlews
* curs: A cowardice of curs
* curlews: A cummerbund of curlews
* cyclists: A peloton of cyclists
* dancers: A troupe of dancers
* deer: A department of deer
* deer: A herd of deer
* deer: A hug of deer
* deer: A potpourri of deer
* developers: A sulk of developers
* doctors: A doctrine of doctors ?
* doctors: A field of doctors (standard)
* doctors: A dose of doctors
* documents: A suite of documents
* dogs: A pack of dogs.
* dogs: A kennel of dogs
* dolphins: A school of dolphins
* dolphins: A pod of dolphins
* dolphins: A podule of dolphins
* dotterel: A trip of dotterel
* doves: A piteousness of doves
* doves: A flight of doves
* doves: A dule of doves
* doves: A pitying of doves
* doves: A prettying of doves
* doves: A dole of doves
* dragons: A stumble of dragons
* dragons: A drive of dragons
* dragons: A blaze of dragons
* dragons: A horde of dragons (standard)
* dragons: A nimbus of dragons
* drunks: A stumble of drunks
* drummers: A fagot of drummers
* ducks (diving): A dopping of ducks (diving)
* ducks (flying): A nadger of ducks (flying)
* ducks (on water): A paddling of ducks (on water)
* ducks: A team of ducks
* ducks: A flush of ducks
* ducks: A raft of ducks
* ducks: A fondle of ducks
* dunlin: A merkin of dunlin
* dwarves/dwarfs: A shortage of dwarves/dwarfs
* eagles: An aerie of eagles
* eagles: A conflagration of eagles
* eagles: A convocation of eagles
* eels: A swami of eels
* eels: A stephen of eels
* eggs: A clutch of eggs
* elephants: A herd of elephants.
* elephants: A hero of elephants
* elephants: A paradise of elephants
* elk: A gang of elk
* emo: A clan of emos
* emo: An freakshow of emos
* emo: An unsatisfaction of emos
* employee: A staff of employees
* emu: A mob of emus
* fairies: A herd of fairies
* falcons: A cast of falcons
* farts: A gross of farts
* ferrets: A flagellation of ferrets
* ferrets: A bustier of ferrets
* ferrets: A business of ferrets
* finches: A trembing of finches
* finches: A chain of finches
* finches: A turandot of finches
* finches: A charm of finches.
* finches: A chirm of finches +?
* finches: A flock of finches (standard)
* fish: A draught of fish
* fish: A shoal of fish
* fish: A scale of fish
* fish (drawn, netted or driven): A draft of fish
* fish (caught or cooked): A mess of fish
* fish: A school of fish
* fish: A run of fish (in motion). (standard)
* flamingoes A stand of flamingoes
* flamingoes: A flamboyance of flamingoes
* flies: A business of flies
* flies: A cloud of flies.
* flies: A swarm of flies
* footballers: An eleven of footballers.
* footballers: A squad of footballers.
* footballers: A team of footballers. (standard)
* foxes: A skulk of foxes
* foxes: A leash of foxes
* friars: A scull of friars
* frogs: An army of frogs
* fry: A nursery of fry
* gangsters: A knuckle of gangsters
* geese: (flying) A wedge of geese
* geese: A flock of geese
* geese: A skein of geese
* geese: A nide of geese
* geese: A gaggle of geese. (standard)
* geese: A skein of flying geese. (standard)
* geese: A team of flying geese.
* genes: A bank of genes
* geologists: An outcrop of geologists
* geologists: A formation of geologists
* ghosts: A fright of ghosts
* giraffes: A corps of giraffe
* giraffes: A tower of giraffes
* girls: A giggle of girls
* gnats: A cloud of gnats
* gnats: A clout of gnats
* gnats: A horde of gnats
* gnats: A swarm of gnats
* gnus: A herd of gnus
* gnus: An implausibility of gnus
* goats: A tribe of goats
* goats: A trip of goats
* goats : A drove of goats
* goats : A herd of goats
* goblins: A vomit of goblins
* gods: A pantheon of gods
* gods: A conception of gods
* goldfinches: A drum of goldfinches
* goldfinches: A troubling of goldfinches
* gorillas: A band of gorillas
* gorillas: A woop of gorillas
* goshawks: A flight of goshawks
* grasshoppers: A cloud of grasshoppers
* grasshoppers: A cluster of grasshoppers
* grouse: A broiled beard of grouse
* grouse: A covey of grouse
* grouse: A lek of grouse
* grouse: A pack of grouse
* guillemots: A bazaar of guillemots
* gulls: A colony of gulls
* gulls: A screech of gulls
* gypsies: A band of gypsies
* hackers: A cruft of hackers
* hares: A down of hares
* hares: A husk of hares
* hares: A leap of hares
* hares: A trace of hares
* hares: A trip of hares
* harlots: A heard of harlots
* harpers: A melody of harpers
* hawks: A kettle of hawks
* hawks: A boil of hawks ?
* hawks: A cast of hawks. ? (strictly two let fly).
* hawks: An aerie of hawks. ?
* hedgehogs: An array of hedgehogs
* hedgehogs: A prickle of hedgehogs
* hens: A brood of hens
* herons: A siege of herons
* herring: A shoal of herring
* herring: A glean of herrings
* hippopotamuses: A bloat of hippopotamuses
* hippopotamuses: A crash of hippopotamuses
* hitmen: A magnum of hitmen
* hogs: A drift of hogs
* hogs: A parcel of hogs
* hogs: A passel of hogs
* hoodlums: A gang of hoodlums
* horsemen: A cavalcade of horsemen
* horses: A harass of horses
* horses: A stable of horses
* horses: A taboon of horses
* horses: A team of horses
* hounds: A cry of hounds
* hounds: A mute of hounds
* hounds: A pack of hounds
* hummingbirds: A charm of hummingbirds
* husbands: A multiply of husbands
* hyenas: A clan of hyenas
* idiots: A thicket of idiots
* impediments: A vagary of impediments
* infantry: A creche of infantry
* in-laws: An imposition of in-laws
* insects: A swarm of (various) insects.
* Irish: A thirst of irish.
* jays: A band of jays
* jays: A party of jays
* jays: A scold of jays
* jellyfish: A brood of jellyfish
* jellyfish: A jive of jellyfish.
* jellyfish: A smack of jellyfish
* jellyfish: A swarm of jellyfish (standard)
* jugsaw puzzlers: An assemblage of jigsaw puzzlers
* jugglers: A neverthriving of jugglers
* kangaroos: A mob of kangaroos
* keyboards: A qwerty of keyboards
* kite (bird)s: A brood of kites
* kite (bird)s: A kettle of kites
* kite (bird)s: A roost of kites
* kite (bird)s: A soar of kites
* kite (bird)s: A stooping of kites
* kite (bird)s: A string of kites
* kite (bird)s: An eyrie of kites
* kittens (cats): A kindle of kittens
* kittens (cats:) A smattering of kittens
* kittens: A litter of kittens (standard)
* kittens: A claw of kittens ?
* kittens (rabbits): A wrack of kittens
* kleptomaniacs: A clutch of kleptomaniacs
* knights: A banner of knights
* knights: A rout of knights
* ladies: A bevy of ladies
* lambs: A fall of lambs
* lapwings: A deceit of lapwings
* lapwings: A desert of lapwings
* larks: An ascension of larks
* larks: An exaltation of larks
* lawyers: A huddle of lawyers
* lawyers: A disputation of lawyers
* leaves: A pile of leaves
* leopards: A leap of leopards
* leopards: A spot of leopards
* leopards: A lepe of leopards +?
* lice: A flock of lice +?
* lies: A pack of lies
* lies: A web of lies
* lions: A sault of lions
* lions: A sowse of lions
* lions: A pride of lions
* locusts: A plague of locusts
* lorries: A convoy of lorries
* magpies: A steal of magpies
* magpies: A tiding(s) of magpies
* mallard: A sord of mallard +?
* mallard: A sute of mallard +?
* mallards: A lute of mallards
* managers: A circus of managers
* mares: A stud of mares
* martens: A richness of martens
* martens: A richesse of martens +?
* mathematicians: A tweed of mathematicians
* mathematicians: A number of mathematicians
* matrons: A riches of matrons
* meatheads: A density of meatheds
* mice: A mischief of mice
* midges: A bite of midges
* misers: A horde of misers
* mites: A mite of mites
* moles: A company of moles
* moles: A labour of moles
* moles: A movement of moles
* monitors: A bank of monitors
* monkeys: A circus of monkeys
* monkeys: A mission of monkeys
* monkeys: A tribe of monkeys
* monkeys; A troop of monkeys
* monks: An abomination of monks
* mosquitoes: A scourge of mosquitoes
* mourners: A cortege of mourners
* mudhen: A fleet of mudhen
* muggers: A snatch of muggers
* mules: A barren of mules
* mules: A rake of mules
* munters: A montage of munters
* natives: A tribe of natives
* nightingales: A watch of nightingales
* noobs: A baffle of noobs
* nuns: A superfluity of nuns
* otters: A bevy of otters
* otters: A romp of otters
* owls: A parliament of owls
* owls: A stare of owls
* oxen: A span of oxen
* oxen: A team of oxen
* oysters (young): A set of young oysters
* painters: An illusion of painters
* palm readers: A handful of palm readers
* parents: An embarrassment of parents
* parrots: A company of parrots
* parrots: A pandemonium of parrots
* partridges: A bew of partridges
* partridges: A covey of partridges
* peacocks: A muster of peacocks
* peacocks: A pride of peacocks
* peacocks: An ostentation of peacocks
* Pekingese: A pomp of pekinese
* penguins: A colony of penguins
* penguins: A creche of penguins
* penguins: A huddle of penguins
* penguins: A parcel of penguins
* penguins: A rookery of penguins
* performers: A troupe of performers
* pheasants: A bouquet of pheasants
* pheasants: A covey of pheasants
* pheasants: A nye of pheasants
* physicians: A college of physicians
* pigeons: A kit of pigeons
* pigeons: A loft of pigeons
* pigeons: A kit of pigeons flying together.
* piglets: A farrow of piglets
* piglets: A waltz of piglets
* piglets: A litter of piglets.
* pigs: A drove of pigs
* pigs: A fleet of pigs
* pigs: A herd of pigs in a field or yard.
* pigs: A sounder of pigs (or wild boar) foraging in woodland.
* platypi: A pile of platypi
* plovers: A congregation of plovers
* plovers: A congregation of plovers. +?
* plovers: A stand of plovers.
* plovers: A wing of plovers
* plumbers: A flood of plumbers
* polar bears: An aurora of polar bears
* polecats: A chine of polecats
* politicians: A charm of politicians
* ponies: A string of ponies
* porpoises: A turmoil of porpoises
* porpoises: A herd of porpoises ? .
* porpoises: A pod of porpoises (standard);
* porpoises: A school of porpoises (standard);
* possum: A passel of possum
* poultry: A fillet of poultry
* preachers: A converting of preachers
* preachers: A pontification of preachers
* preachers: A pulpititude of preachers
* prelates: A pontifica of prelates
* pricks: A bunch of pricks
* princes: A state of princes
* professors emeriti: An ex cathedra of professors emeriti
* prostitute: A lust of prostitutes
* prostitutes: An anthology of pros
* puns: A groan of puns
* puppies: A litter of puppies
* quail: A bevy of quail
* quail: A covey of quail
* quail: A bevy of quail (standard)
* quail: A drift of quail.
* quail: A flight of quail (standard)
* raccoons: A gaze of raccoons
* racoons: A nursery of raccoons.
* rapists: A sweat of rapists
* rats: A pack of rats
* rats: A rabble of rats
* rats: A mischief of rats.
* ravens: A conspiracy of ravens
* ravens: An unkindness of ravens
* rhinoceroses: A crash of rhinoceroses
* robots: A cog of robots
* roes: A bevy of roes
* rooks: A building of rooks
* rooks: A clamour of rooks
* rooks: A parliament of rooks ruffs A hill of ruffs
* rooks: A parliament of rooks.
* salmon: A bind of salmon
* salmon: A run of salmon
* sandpipers: A fling of sandpipers
* sasquatches: An impossible of sasquatches
* satellites: A constellation of satellites
* schoolgirls: A giggle of schoolgirls
* scientists: A volume of scientists
* Scots: A disworship of Scots
* sea fowl: A cloud of sea fowl
* sea otter: A raft of sea otters (standard);
* seagulls: A flock of seagulls
* seals: A plum of seals
* seals: A pod of seals
* seals: A spring of seals
* Security Engineers: A scare of Security Engineers
* Security Guards: A doork of Security Guards
* senators: A house of senators
* servants: An obeisance of servants
* sharks: A shiver of sharks
* sheep: A flock of sheep
* sheep: A trip of sheep
* sheldrakes: A doading of sheldrakes
* show dogs: A bench of show dogs
* skeletons: A drudge of skeletons
* smokers: A billow of smokers
* snails: A rout of snails
* snakes: A slither of snakes
* snipe: A walk of snipe
* snipe: A wisp of snipe
* software: A bunch of software;
* sparrows: A host of sparrows
* sparrows: A quarrel of sparrows
* sparrows: A ubiquity of sparrows
* spiders: A cluster of spiders
* spiders: A clutter of spiders
* spoons: A stir of spoons (standard);
* squirrels: A dray of squirrels
* squirrels: A church of squirrels;
* starfish: A galaxy of starfish
* starlets: A galaxy of starlets
* starlets: A cupful of starlets
* starlings: A murmuration of starlings
* stem cells: A swerd of stem cells
* stick insects: A bushel of stick insects
* storks: A muster of storks
* storks: A phalanx of storks
* surfers: A wave of surfers
* swallows: A flight of swallows
* swallows: A gulp of swallows
* swans (flying): A wedge of swans
* swans: A bank of swans
* swans: A bevy of swans
* swans: A gaggle of swans
* swans: A garggle of swans
* swans: A whiteness of swans
* swans: An eyrar of swans
* swine: A drift of wild swine
* swine: A herd of swine (standard);
* swine: A sounder of tame swine
* sycophants: A swarm of sycophants
* tarts: A jam of tarts
* teal: A diving of teal
* teal: A spring of teal
* thieves: A gang of thieves.
* thrushes: A mutation of thrushes
* thugs: A gang of thugs.
* tigers: A streak of tigers
* tigers: An ambush of tigers
* toads: A knot of toads
* tourists: A flock of tourists
* tourists: A pack of tourists
* town criers: A heard of town criers
* trekkies: A dork of trekkies
* troops: A parel of troops
* trout: A hover of trout
* tulis: A chutiya of tulis
* turkeys: A flock of turkeys
* turkeys: A raffle of turkeys
* turkeys: A rafter of turkeys
* turtledoves: A pitying of turtledoves
* turtles: A bale of turtles
* turtles: A dule of turtles
* turtles: A turn of turtles
* unicorns: A blessing of unicorns
* vegetarians: A pod of vegetarians
* vicaries (vicars): A prudence of vicaries
* walruses: A herd of walruses
* walruses: An ugly of walruses
* waiters: An absence of waiters
* wankers: A bolus of wankers
* washing: A load of washing
* waterfowl: A knob of waterfowl
* waterfowl: A plump of waterfowl
* weapons engineers: A brilliance of WEOs
* weasels: A sneak of weasels
* whalers: A gam of whalers.
* whales: A gam of whales
* whales: A herd of whales
* whales: A grind of bottle nosed whales.
* whales: A pod (small school) of whales (standard)
* whales: A school of whales (standard)
* whales: A shard of whales (standard)
* widgeon: A coil of widgeon
* widows: An ambush of widows
* wildfowl: A bunch of wildfowl.
* wildfowl: A knob less than 30 wildfowl.
* wildfowl: A plump of wildfowl
* wildfowl: A trip of wildfowl.
* witches: A coven of witches
* wolves: A rout of wolves
* wolves: A pack of wolves (standard)
* women: A gaggle of women
* woodpeckers: A descent of woodpeckers
* worms: A clew of worms
* worms: A knot of worms
* yeomen: A fellowship of yeomen
* zebra: A dazzle of zebra
* zebra: A herd of zebra
* zebra: A zeal of zebra
* zombie: A horde of zombies
* zombie: A plague of zombies
* zombie: A stench of zombies
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今天有点儿刷屏之嫌：
说是有本书，专门讲这个，大概和回字的写法差不多吧？————An Exaltation of Larks
https://books.google.com.sg/book ... 20Larks&f=false
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