madder

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n. 茜草属的植物, 茜草根, 人造茜草染料 [化] 茜草

发音

UK /ˈmæd.ə(ɹ)/
UK /ˈmad.ə(ɹ)/
US /ˈmæd.ɚ/
US /ˈmæɾ.ɚ/

词形变化

madders 复数 madders 三单 maddering 现在分词 maddered 过去式 maddered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.

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  2. 2.

    The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.

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  3. 3.

    A dye made from the plant.

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  4. 4.

    A deep reddish colour, like that of the dye.

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  5. 1.

    Obsolete form of mether.

    废旧

    Usequebaugh to our feast - In pails was brought up, A hundred at least, - And the madder our cup, O there is the sport! […]

v.
  1. 1.

    To dye with madder.

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  2. 1.

    Eye dialect spelling of matter.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

  2. 1.

    comparative form of mad: more mad

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

madderwort
动词

上位词 1

redden

相关短语

madder lake madder lakes rose madder Indian madder [网络] 茜草；印度茜草 common madder dyer's madder

词源

From Middle English mader, madere, mædere, from Old English mædere, mæddre, mædre, from Proto-Germanic *madarǭ (compare Swedish måra, Old Norse / Icelandic maðra), from Proto-Indo-European *modʰro-, cognate with Proto-Slavic *modrъ (“blue”), and compare Irish madar (“madder”), Latvian madara (“madder”).

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