afterscent

词形变化

afterscents 复数 afterscents

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A scent that follows something; a scent remaining after its source is no longer present.

    1861, R. H. Chermside, An Only Son, Chapter 21, in Dublin University Magazine Volume 58, No. 343, p. 185, “Prickly plants of disappointment spring up in so many shapes! Yet some have flowers of sweet afterscent. […] ”

词源

From after- + scent.

来源：wiktionary