buttercup

FREQ #20366

n. 毛茛属植物

发音

UK /ˈbʌt.ə.kʌp/
US /ˈbʌt.ɚ.kʌp/

词形变化

buttercups 复数 buttercups

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.

    毛茛

    金凤花

  2. 2.

    Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.

  3. 3.

    Ellipsis of buttercup squash.

  4. 4.

    Affectionate or ironic term of address.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

butter flower crowfoot goldcup kingcup

上位词 1

herb

下位词 1

creeping buttercup

相关短语

buttercup anemone buttercup anemones buttercup tree buttercup trees buttercup squash [网络] 绿皮小南瓜；日本南瓜；毛茛南瓜 buttercup squashes bulbous buttercup creeping buttercup 匍匐枝毛莨 glacier buttercup suck it up, buttercup Bermuda buttercup [网络] 百慕达奶油花；毛茛酢浆草；二名法 California buttercup goldilocks buttercup Greenland buttercup wood buttercup

词源

From butter + cup. Both sense 1 and 2 are from the flowers' association with butter, from their yellow colour. Compare butterflower for a similar derivation; outside of English, compare Dutch boterbloem, German Butterblume.

来源：wiktionary