mandrake

FREQ #30248

n. 曼德拉草 [医] 毒参茄, 普达非伦根, 北美鬼臼根

发音

US /ˈmændɹeɪk/

词形变化

mandrakes 复数 mandrakes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses.

    风茄

    曼德拉草

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  2. 2.

    A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes.

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  3. 3.

    The drug methaqualone.

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  4. 4.

    A kind of tiny demon immune to fire.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

root herb

词源

From Middle English mandrake, mandroke, an alteration of mandragora with the ending -dragora reinterpreted as related to dragon and replaced with native drake, from Old English mandragora, from Medieval Latin mandragorās, from Ancient Greek μανδραγόρας (mandragóras).

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