henna

FREQ #21479

n. 指甲花, 指甲花染料, 红褐色 [化] 散沫花叶粉; 指甲花叶粉

发音

其它 /hɛnə/

词形变化

hennas 复数 hennas hennaed hennaing hennas 三单 hennaing 现在分词 hennaed 过去式 hennaed 过去分词

别名

khenna

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers.

    指甲花

    散沫花

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  2. 2.

    A flower of this plant.

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  3. 3.

    A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.

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  4. 4.

    A rich reddish-brown colour.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To dye or tattoo with henna.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a rich reddish-brown colour.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

tint hair dye
动词

上位词 4

touch tint tinge tinct

相关短语

henna tattoo henna tattoos henna tree henna trees black henna

词源

Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), the name of the tree used to make the dye, probably from Middle Persian [script needed] (*hannāy-, “to smear, anoint”).

来源：wiktionary