azure

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈæʒə/|/ˈæz.jʊə/|/ˈæʒjʊə/|/əˈzjʊə/    美 /ˈæʒɚ/|/ˈæz.jʊɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour. countable,uncountable
    — In robes of azure.
  2. A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines. countable,uncountable
    — Berington of Chester (on the authority of Harleian manuscript No. 1535) is said to bear a plain shield of azure. Personally I doubt this coat of arms […]
  3. The unclouded sky; the blue vault above. countable,poetic,uncountable
    — Not like those steps / On heaven's azure.
  4. Any of various widely distributed lycaenid butterflies of the genus Celastrina. countable,uncountable
  5. Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Ogyris. countable,uncountable
  6. Lapis lazuli. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To colour blue. transitive
    — Our readers are aware that much of the sugar sold in many countries goes through an azuring treatment; blue is added to granulated sugar with the view of making it appear whiter than it actually is.
形容词 adj.
  1. Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky. not-comparable
    — When Britain first, at Heaven's command / Arose from out the azure main.
  2. Cloudless. not-comparable
  3. In blazon, of the colour blue. not-comparable
    — ‘I forget your coat of arms.’ ‘A human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.’

词形变化

azures plural az. alternative b. alternative bl. alternative azures present,singular,third-person azuring participle,present azured participle,past azured past

词汇关系

衍生词
azurean Azure Dragon azure jay azure lunula azurely azureness azure noise azureous azuresin azure tit azurin azurish azurite azurity azurous azury

词源

词源 1
From Middle English asure, from Old French azur, derived from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, “lapis lazuli”), dropping the l as if it were equivalent to the French article l'. The Arabic is from Classical Persian لاجورد (lājward, “lapis lazuli”), from the region of Lajward in Badakhshan.
Compare with Italian azzurro and Spanish azul.
词源 2
From Middle English asure, from Old French azur, derived from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, “lapis lazuli”), dropping the l as if it were equivalent to the French article l'. The Arabic is from Classical Persian لاجورد (lājward, “lapis lazuli”), from the region of Lajward in Badakhshan.
Compare with Italian azzurro and Spanish azul.
词源 3
From Middle English asure, from Old French azur, derived from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, “lapis lazuli”), dropping the l as if it were equivalent to the French article l'. The Arabic is from Classical Persian لاجورد (lājward, “lapis lazuli”), from the region of Lajward in Badakhshan.
Compare with Italian azzurro and Spanish azul.
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