rattan
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ɹəˈtan/|/ˈɹatan/
美 /ɹəˈtæn/
英文释义
名词 n.
- Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
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The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc.
— Then, how comparatively sweet was everything on board - no paint, no tar, no new rope, (vilest of smells to the qualmish!) no grease, or oil, or varnish; but instead of these, bamboo and rattan, and coir rope and palm thatch; pure vegetable fibres, which smell pleasantly if they smell at all, and recall quiet scenes in the green and shady forest.
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A cane made from this material.
— He who first acts as striker asks the other how many blows of the rattan he will bear on his forearm without crying out.
动词 v.
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To beat with a rattan cane.
— Meanwhile Captain Colville rattaned Pearson very severely […]
词源
词源 1
Etymology tree
Malay rotanbor.
English rattan
Borrowed from Malay rotan.
Malay rotanbor.
English rattan
Borrowed from Malay rotan.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Malay rotanbor.
English rattan
Borrowed from Malay rotan.
Malay rotanbor.
English rattan
Borrowed from Malay rotan.
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