sylvan

a. 森林的, 农村的, 乡村的 [医] 邻甲基呋喃, 森林的

发音

US /ˈsɪl.vən/
UK /ˈsɪl.vən/

词形变化

sylvans 复数 sylvans more sylvan 比较级 most sylvan 最高级

别名

silvan

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fabled deity of the wood; a faun, a satyr.

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    One who resides in the woods.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to the forest, or woodlands.

  2. 2.

    Residing in a forest or wood.

  3. 3.

    Wooded, or covered in forest.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

silvan

上位词 1

spirit
形容词

同义词 1

silvan

近义相关 1

wooded

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sylvanus, possibly via Middle French sylvain, from Latin silvanus, cognate with Latin Silvānus (“Roman god of the woods”), from silva (“forest”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel-, *swel- (“beam, board, frame, threshold”). The ⟨y⟩ in sylvanus and its descendants is due to influence from Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood, matter”), transliterated in the Latin style as hyle. Analysable as sylva (“silva”) + -an.

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