c. 1500 hyvis "itchy condition of the skin," origin unknown. Some writers connect it with heave because hives erupt out from the skin, but the phonetics of that are difficult to explain.
实用例句
1. A scent of honey wafted up from the hives.
一股蜂蜜的香味从蜂房里飘上来.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The scientist's experiments have thrown great light on the amazing ways honeybees communicate in their dark hives.