piceous

(似)沥青的, 沥青色的(尤指动物)

发音

UK /ˈpɪ.sɪ.əs/
UK /ˈpaɪ-/
UK /paɪˈsiː.əs/
US /ˈpɪ.si.əs/
US /ˈpaɪ-/

词形变化

more piceous 比较级 most piceous 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to pitch (“a sticky, dark brown substance obtained from distilling turpentine or wood tar, or crude oil or tar”); having a quality like pitch.

    废旧 罕用
  2. 2.

    Resembling pitch in colour; a very dark brown.

    生物 动物学

词源

From Latin piceus (“like pitch; pitch-black”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality). Piceus is derived from pix (“pitch, tar”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“fat; milk”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives indicating the sources of attributes). The English word is cognate with Italian piceo (“like pitch; of a dark brown colour”), Spanish piceo (“like pitch; of a dark brown colour”).

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