hellebore

英 ['helɪbɔː] 美 ['hɛlə,bor]
  • n. 藜芦;菟葵

中文词源


hellebore 鹿食草

来自希腊语helleboros,幼鹿吃的草,来自hellos,幼鹿,bora,草料,词源同voracity,devour.

英文词源


hellebore (n.)
late 14c., from Old French ellebore, from Latin elleborus, from Greek helleboros, perhaps meaning "plant eaten by fawns," from Greek ellos/hellos "fawn" + bora "food of beasts," from bibroskein "to eat," from PIE root *gwere- (4) "to swallow" (see voracity). Among the ancients, the name given to various plants of both poisonous and medicinal qualities, reputed to cure madness.

双语例句


1. The hellebore of Corsica, in flower since the end of January, always maintains one's rank.
科西嘉的嚏根草, 开着花1月末, 总是保持一个人的职位.

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