bdellium

n. [植] 没药树脂,没药属, [圣经]宝石

发音

UK /ˈdɛ.li.əm/
其它 /b(ə)ˈdɛli.əm/

词形变化

bdelliums 复数 bdelliums

别名

bdellion

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An aromatic gum-like balsam extracted from one of several species of tree in the genus Commiphora.

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词源

Borrowed from Latin bdellium, from Ancient Greek βδέλλιον (bdéllion), itself perhaps from Hebrew בְּדֹלַח (bdólakh), cognate with Akkadian 𒁉𒁺𒌨𒄷 (bidurḫu) or from Sanskrit भिदुर (bhidura, “something brittle, fragile, easily split or broken”).

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