nard

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /nɑːd/    美 /nɑɹd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine. countable,uncountable
  2. A testicle. US,plural-normally,slang
    — The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!
  3. A Persian game similar to backgammon. uncountable
  4. A fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized. countable,uncountable
    — […]there cam a womã with an alablaſter boxe of oyntment / called narde / that was pure and coſtly / and ſhe brake the boxe ãd powred it on his heed.
  5. American spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root. countable,uncountable

词形变化

nards plural nards plural narde alternative

词汇关系

近义词
nardus
衍生词
Indian nard spikenard

词源

词源 1
From Middle English narde, from Old French narde, Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos), from Phoenician [Term?], Sanskrit नलद (nálada, “Indian narde”). Doublet of nardus.
词源 2
Alteration of nuts (“testicles”) or nads (“gonads”).
词源 3
Borrowed from Persian نرد (nard)
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