hyacinth

英['haɪəsɪnθ] 美['haɪəsɪnθ]
  • n. 风信子;[宝] 红锆石;紫蓝色

词态变化


复数: hyacinths;

中文词源


hyacinth 风信子

来自希腊语hyakinthos,一种蓝紫色花,可能为剑兰,鸢尾,飞燕草等。通常认为来自古希腊神话美少年Hyacinth,与太阳神Apollo相好,但同时西风之神Zephyrus也同时爱上了Hyacinth,并由爱生恨,在Apollo与Hyacinth一次掷铁饼嬉戏时,故意把Apollo掷出的铁饼吹偏,并砸死了Hyacinth.阿波罗痛苦不已,把Hyacinth变成了一朵花,悲伤的眼泪落在了花瓣上,最终把花染成了蓝紫色。比较laurel.

英文词源


hyacinth
hyacinth: [16] Greek huákinthos denoted a plant with deep red flowers which according to legend sprang from the blood of Hyacinthus, a beautiful youth whom Apollo loved but accidentally killed. It probably came from some pre-Hellenic Mediterranean language, and was remodelled in Greek on the basis of Hyacinthus’s name. It is not clear what sort of plant the original hyacinth was, but by the time the word reached English (via Latin hyacinthus and French hyacinthe) it had been adopted for the bluebell and its immediate relatives.

Greek huákinthos was also used for a variety of precious stone, probably originally the sapphire. This meaning too followed the word into English, but is now little used, having been taken over by jacinth [13] – itself a descendant of Latin hyacinthus.

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hyacinth (n.)
1550s, "the plant hyacinth;" re-Greeked from earlier jacinth (late 14c.) "hyacinth; blue cornflower," earlier a precious stone blue (rarely red) in color (c. 1200), from Old French jacinte and Medieval Latin jacintus, ultimately from Greek hyakinthos, probably ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language. Used in ancient Greece of a blue gem, perhaps sapphire, and of a purple or deep red flower, but exactly which one is unknown (gladiolus, iris, and larkspur have been suggested). Fabled to have sprouted from the blood of Hyakinthos, youth beloved by Apollo and accidentally slain by him. The flower is said to have the letters "AI" or "AIAI" on its petals. The modern use in reference to a particular flowering plant genus is from 1570s.

双语例句


1. HYACINTH ( PURPLE ) - I Am Sorry Please Forgive Me, Sorrow.
风信子 ( 蓝色 ) -坚固.

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2. After the adsorption, water hyacinth biogas fermenting is also improved.
经过吸附处理后的水葫芦自身的产气效率也有所提高.

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3. To the forest wild hyacinth bloom Department, where all good, wherever.
到森林里野风信子花开处, 哪儿都好, 随便何方.

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4. Any of several similar or related plants, such as the grape hyacinth.
'风信子'.''类似或同属的几种植物, 如''.'风信子'. ''.

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5. The former West Hill community, east spited zi hyacinth and Rural Gap.
西界前山, 东邻吐葫芦和苇子峡乡.

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