tendril

大学

n. 卷须, 卷须状物

发音

其它 /ˈtɛn.dɹəl/

词形变化

tendrils 复数 tendrils

教材释义与例句

名词

卷须；蔓；卷须状物

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

    卷须

    生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    A hair-like tentacle.

    生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    Anything shaped like a tendril or coil.

    引申义
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having the shape or properties of a tendril; thin and coiling; entwining.

词汇关系

名词

下位词 2

cirrhus cirrus

相关短语

tendril perversion tendril perversions

词源

From Middle French tendrillon (“bud, shoot, cartilage”), perhaps a diminutive of tendron (“cartilage”), from Old French tendre (“soft”) (see tender (adjective)), or else from Latin tendere (“to stretch, extend”) (see tender (verb)).

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