yew
英[ju?]
美[ju]
- n. 紫杉；紫杉木
- n. (Yew)人名；(中)楊(廣東話·威妥瑪)
詞態變化
復數:?yews;
中文詞源
yew 紫杉
來自古英語iw,來自PIE*ei,紅色，棕色，詞源同elm,elk。用來指紫杉。
英文詞源
- yew (n.)
- evergreen tree of temperate Europe and Asia, Old English iw, eow "yew," from Proto-Germanic *iwo- (cognates: Middle Dutch iwe, Dutch ijf, Old High German iwa, German Eibe, Old Norse yr), from PIE *ei-wo- (cognates: Old Irish eo, Welsh ywen "yew"), perhaps a suffixed form of root *ei- (2) "reddish, motley, yellow."
OED says French if, Spanish iva, Medieval Latin ivus are from Germanic (and says Dutch ijf is from French); others posit a Gaulish ivos as the source of these. Lithuanian jeva likewise is said to be from Germanic. The tree symbolizes both death and immortality, being poisonous as well as long-lived. Reference to its wood as well-suited to making bows dates from c. 1400.
雙語例句
- 1. The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle.
- 紫杉樹葉會令牛中毒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. All parts of the yew tree are poisonous, including the berries.
- 紫杉的各個部分都有毒，包括漿果。
來自辭典例句
- 3. The occurrence of Mr Lee Kuan Yew is something of an oddity.
- 李光耀的出現是個異數.
來自互聯網
- 4. Spot leaf yew podocarpus face of blade has white spot.
- 斑葉羅漢松,葉面有白色斑點.
來自互聯網
- 5. Lee Kuan - yew contemplates retiring with a hand on the helm.
- 李光耀打算退位而依然聽政.
來自互聯網