gentian

n. 龙胆属植物, 黄龙胆根 [化] 龙胆

发音

US /ˈd͡ʒɛnt͡ʃən/
其它
UK /ˈd͡ʒɛnt͡ʃn̩/

词形变化

gentians 复数 gentians

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.

    龙胆科

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Dried roots and rhizome of European gentian (Gentiana lutea), used as a tonic.

    不可数 可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

flower

下位词 5

agueweed felwort fringed gentian gentianella marsh gentian

相关短语

gentian blue gentian violet [化] 龙胆紫; 碱性紫5BN gentian blues gentian violets white gentian horse gentian 马龙胆 marsh gentian [网络] 沼泽龙胆 green gentian [网络] 绿龙胆 stemless gentian spring gentian fringed gentian [植物]䍁裂龙胆

词源

Via Middle English from Latin gentiāna, which, according to Pliny the Elder, was named after Gentius (Ancient Greek Γένθιος (Génthios)), the last king of Illyria, who supposedly discovered the plant's medicinal benefits. This has been dismissed as folk etymology but the word may still ultimately be of Illyrian origin, as -an is a common suffix in Illyrian words.

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