hemp

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. countable,uncountable
    — Among Turks, pills consisting of hemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac.
  2. Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis. countable,uncountable
  3. The gallows. countable,historical,slang,uncountable
    — A hundred and fifty years ago, Cotton Mather bewails the carnal attractions of the tavern and the training field, and tells of an old Indian, who imperfectly understood the English tongue but desperately mastered enough of it to express a desire for instant hemp rather than listen to any more ghostly consolations.

词形变化

hemps plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *hanapiz
Proto-West Germanic *hanapi
Old English henep
Middle English hemp
English hemp
Inherited from Middle English hemp, from Old English henep, from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Doublet of cannabis and canvas.
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