foliage

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/    美 /ˈfoʊliɪd͡ʒ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The leaves of plants. countable,uncountable
    — Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  2. Fall foliage. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,uncountable
  3. An architectural ornament representing foliage. countable,uncountable

词形变化

foliages plural foilage alternative,archaic,dialectal,nonstandard feuillage alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
foliaged foliage-gleaner foliage leaf foliagelike foliageous foliologist snowliage

词源

From earlier foilage, from Late Middle English ffoylage, from Middle French feuillage. The more recent form is influenced by Latin folium (“leaf”).
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