amaranth

n. 不凋花, 苋属植物, 紫红色 [化] 苋菜红

发音

UK /ˈæməɹænθ/
UK /-ɹænt/
US /ˈæməˌɹænθ/

词形变化

amaranths 复数 amaranths

别名

amarant

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An imaginary flower that does not wither.

    可数 过时 诗歌 不可数
  2. 2.

    A red to purple azo dye used as a biological stain, and in some countries in cosmetics and as a food colouring. See Amaranth (dye).

    可数 不可数 化学
  3. 3.

    The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.

    可数 不可数 烹饪
  4. 4.

    Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.

    紫红色

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

grain herb caryopsis

下位词 7

tumbleweed love-lies-bleeding pigweed prince's feather prince's plume tasselflower velvet flower

相关短语

globe amaranth 千日红 edible amaranth 苋菜 mat amaranth prostrate amaranth common amaranth

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek μᾰραίνω (măraínō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos)der. Latin amarantusder. French amarantebor. ▲ Latin amarantusbor. English amaranth Borrowed from French amarante, or directly from its etymon Latin amarantus (the word ending influenced by plant names derived from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “a bloom, blossom, flower”)), from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “eternal, undying, unfading, unwilting; amaranth; everlasting flower”) (modern Greek αμάραντος (amárantos)), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, the alpha privativum, a prefix forming words having a sense opposite to the word or stem to which it is attached) + μαραίνω (maraínō, “to shrivel, wither”) + -τος (-tos, suffix forming adjectives).

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