propolis

[化] 蜂胶 [医] 蜂巢腊胶

发音

UK /ˈpɹɒ.pə.lɪs/
其它
US /ˈpɹɑ.pə.lɪs/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.

    蜂胶

    不可数

词源

From Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”) (apparently because the material was used by bees to extend their hives), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

来源：wiktionary