coral

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒɹəl/    美 /ˈkɔɹəl/|/ˈkɔɹəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species. countable
  2. Obsolete form of corral. alt-of,obsolete
  3. A hard substance made of the skeletons of these organisms. uncountable
  4. A somewhat yellowish orange-pink color; the color of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem. countable
    — The coral faded even from her lips, till they were as white as Leo's face, and quivered pitifully.
  5. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their color. countable,uncountable
  6. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. countable,historical,uncountable
    — On the very chair which I used to occupy when I was at work Marian was sitting now, with the child industriously sucking his coral upon her lap.
动词 v.
  1. Obsolete form of corral. alt-of,obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. Made of coral. not-comparable
  2. Having the orange-pink color of coral. not-comparable

词形变化

corals plural corals plural corals present,singular,third-person coraling US,participle,present coralling UK,participle,present coraled US,participle,past coraled US,past coralled UK,participle,past coralled UK,past

词汇关系

衍生词
angel skin coral bamboo coral black coral blue coral brain coral brainstone coral branch coral brush coral bubblegum coral burrowing false coral cactus coral cauliflower coral chain coral club finger coral coral aloe coral bean coral bells coral berry coralberry coral bleaching coralbush coral catshark coral creeper coraled coral fern coralfish coral fungus Coral Gables coral heath coral honeysuckle coral insect coralise coralize coral island corallaceous coraller corallet corallian coralliferous coralliform coralligenous coralligerous corallike coralline corallite corallivore corallivorous coralloid coralloidal corally coral necklace coralology coral plant coral rag coral reef coralroot Coral Sea coral snake Coral Springs coral stitch coral swirl coral tree coral trout coralwood coralwort cup coral disc coral dusty coral elkhorn coral fan coral favid coral feather coral finger coral fire coral ginger coral golfball coral golf ball coral great star coral hard coral Hawaiian gold coral hexacoral honeycomb coral horn coral horny coral hydrocoral hydroid coral Indian coral tree ivory bush coral ivory coral lace coral Lamarck's sheet coral leaf coral lettuce coral madreporian coral moss coral mushroom coral noncoral octocoral old coral open brain coral organ-pipe coral organ coral pillar coral) pink coral precious coral purple coral rasp coral red coral rose coral scroll coral sea whip coral seed coral skull coral soft coral staghorn coral star coral stone coral stony coral sunflower coral tabulate coral thorny coral toadstool leather coral tooth coral tree coral true coral tube coral whip coral white coral
相关词
atoll barrier reef dactylozooid fringing reef gonophore gorgonian Great Barrier Reef madrepore millepore sea fan sea whip

词源

From Old French coral (French corail), from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). Probably ultimately of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew גּוֹרָל (goral, “small pebble”), Arabic جَرَل (jaral, “small stone”), originally referring to the red variety found in the Mediterranean. Since ancient times, a common folk etymology, accepted by some earlier scholars, connected the word instead to Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē) (referring to Medusa). Beekes mentions both theories and considers the Semitic one convincing.
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