nectar

B1 FREQ #14880 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 神酒, 甜美饮料, 甘露

发音

UK /ˈnɛk.tə/
其它
US /ˈnɛk.təɹ/

词形变化

nectars 复数 nectars nectaring nectars 三单 nectaring 现在分词 nectared 过去式 nectared 过去分词

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    The drink of the gods.

    琼浆

    神酒

    可数 不可数 宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.

    美酒

    可数 不可数 引申义
  3. 3.

    The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.

    花蜜

    可数 不可数 生物 植物学
v.
  1. 1.

    To feed on nectar.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

ambrosia

上位词 8

treat goody delicacy dainty secretion fruit crush fruit juice kickshaw

相关短语

nectar scarab nectar scarabs Thomas's nectar bat Dashe's nectar bat amber nectar

词源

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”).

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