mahogany
英[m?'h?g?n?]
美[m?'hɑg?ni]
- n. 桃花心木，紅木；紅褐色
詞態變化
復數:?mahoganies;
助記提示
1. 桃花芯木因其木材呈桃花色澤而得名。
2. 諧音“玫紅給力、木紅給力”----很給力的玫紅色樹木-----桃花心木、紅木。
3. 桃花心木（林清玄著名散文）.
中文詞源
mahogany 紅心木
來自西班牙語mahogani,可能最終來自南美土著語。
英文詞源
- mahogany (n.)
- 1670s, from Spanish mahogani, of unknown origin; perhaps from the tree's native name in Maya (Honduras). As an adjective from 1730.
雙語例句
- 1. an antique mahogany desk
- 古紅木辦公桌
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. skin tanned to a deep mahogany
- 曬成深紅褐色的皮膚
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. A mahogany table was knocked down for five pounds.
- 紅木桌作價五英鎊被拍賣了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I bought a mahogany table last week.
- 我上周買了一張桃花心木桌子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The doors here are really something, all made of good wood like mahogany.
- 這些門真是極品，全部由紅木一類的優質木材加工而成。
來自柯林斯例句