ambergris

n. 龙涎香 [化] 龙涎香

发音

US /ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹɪs/
US /ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹis/
其它 /ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹis/
UK /ˈæm.bə.ɡɹɪs/

词形变化

ambergrises 复数 ambergrises

别名

amber greace amber-greace amber grease amber-grease amber grece amber-grece amber greece amber-greece amber-greese amber grese amber-grese amber grice amber-grice amber griece amber-griece amber griese amber-griese amber gris amber grise amber-grise amber-gris ambergreece ambergrease ambergreese ambergrise ambergreace ambergrece ambergrese ambergrice ambergriece ambergriese ambregrise ambregris amber de gris

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.

    龙涎香

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

animal product

相关短语

Ambergris Caye Little Ambergris Cay Big Ambergris Cay

词源

From Old French ambre gris (“grey amber”). Though the term was initially spaced as two words, single-word forms predominated by the 19th century. In the 17th century, folk etymologies interpreting the term as amber grease or amber [of] Greece enjoyed some popularity.

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