carbuncle

n. 痈, 红玉, 红榴石 [医] 痈

发音

UK /ˈkɑː.bʌŋ.kl̩/
US /ˈkɑɹˌbʌŋ.kl̩/

词形变化

carbuncles 复数 carbuncles

别名

carbunkle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.

    政治 纹章
  3. 3.

    An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.

    痈

    医学
  4. 4.

    An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

garnet

词源

From Middle English carbuncle, charbocle, from Old French carbuncle, charbuncle, from Latin carbunculus (“a small coal; a reddish kind of precious stone; a kind of tumor”), diminutive of carbō (“a coal, charcoal”). Doublet of Garfinkel and Garfunkel.

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