carnation英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.; originally, Dianthus caryophyllus countable,uncountable
A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.; other members of genus Dianthus and hybrids countable,uncountable
The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours. countable,uncountable
A rosy pink colour countable,uncountable

— And the women of New Bedford, they bloom like their own red roses. But roses only bloom in summer; whereas the fine carnation of their cheeks is perennial as sunlight in the seventh heavens.
The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh archaic,countable,especially,uncountable
A scarlet colour. countable,uncountable

形容词 adj.

Of a rosy pink or red colour. not-comparable
Of a human flesh color. archaic,not-comparable

词形变化

carnations plural

词汇关系

衍生词

carnationed carnation-grass carnationist sea carnation

词源

词源 1

From Middle French carnation (“flesh color, complexion”), either via Italian carnagione (“flesh color”) or directly from Late Latin carnātiō (“fleshiness”), from Latin carō (“flesh, meat”) + ātiō (“-ation”). As a flower and its color, possibly instead from corruption in French of coronation (“crowning, crowned thing”) under the influence of carnation, from the flower's supposed resemblance to a crown. By surface analysis, Latin carn- + -ate + -ion.

词源 2

From Middle French carnation (“flesh color, complexion”), either via Italian carnagione (“flesh color”) or directly from Late Latin carnātiō (“fleshiness”), from Latin carō (“flesh, meat”) + ātiō (“-ation”). As a flower and its color, possibly instead from corruption in French of coronation (“crowning, crowned thing”) under the influence of carnation, from the flower's supposed resemblance to a crown. By surface analysis, Latin carn- + -ate + -ion.