ebony

FREQ #22994

n. 乌木 a. 乌木制的

发音

UK /ˈɛb.ən.i/
AU
US /ˈɛb.ən.i/

词形变化

ebonies 复数 ebonies more ebony 比较级 most ebony 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    A tree that yields such wood.

    乌木

    黑檀

    黑檀树

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A deep, dark black colour.

    可数 不可数

    Near-synonyms: onyx, raven

  4. 4.

    Dark skin colour.

    乌黑

    不可数
  5. 5.

    A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument (as opposed to ivory).

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Made of ebony wood.

  2. 2.

    A deep, dark black colour.

    Near-synonyms: onyx, raven

  3. 3.

    Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

sable coal black jet-black

上位词 5

black tree wood blackness inkiness
形容词

同义词 1

ebon

近义相关 2

neutral achromatic

相关短语

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词源

From earlier heben, hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3

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