sandalwood

FREQ #36569

n. 檀香木, 棕色, 檀香木色 [医] 檀木, 檀香

发音

其它 /ˈsandəlwʊd/

词形变化

sandalwoods 复数 sandalwoods

别名

santalwood sandal-wood

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native or long naturalized in India, Australia, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands.

    檀木

    檀香

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  2. 2.

    The aromatic heartwood of these trees used in ornamental carving, in the construction of insect-repellent boxes and chests, and as a source of certain perfumes.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

wood

相关短语

Sandalwood English blue sandalwood Indian sandalwood bastard sandalwood false sandalwood

词源

From sandal + wood, the first component being from Middle English sandal (“sandalwood”), from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Byzantine Greek σάνδανον (sándanon), σάνταλον (sántalon), from Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian [script needed] (cndl /čandal/, “sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”).

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