herb

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /hɜːb/    美 /hɜːb/|/(h)ɝb/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season. countable
  2. Grass; herbage. archaic,uncountable
    — flocks grazing the tender herb
  3. Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food. countable
  4. A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine. countable
    — If any medicinal herbs used by witches were supposedly evil, then how come people from at least the past benefited from the healing properties of such herbs?
  5. Cannabis. slang,uncountable
    — The room was thick and sour with the smell of herb.
  6. (always with pronounced /h/) A lame or uncool person. US,countable,slang
    — George (AO) describes the tie between fighting and respect: 'Cause some people could come up to you and say, “Ah, he's a herb, he can't fight. He's nothing.”

词形变化

herbs plural

词汇关系

衍生词
African dream herb cowherb death's herb devil's herb fuller's herb herbarian herb bennet herb box herb butter herb Christopher herb doctor herbed herb Gerard herbiferous herbish herbist herb knife herbland herbless herblike herblore herbmaster herbmistress herb of grace herb of repentance herb of the cross herbology herbous herb-paris herb paris herb Peter herb Robert herbs and spices herb tea herb trinity herb twopence herbwoman megaherb multiherb paleoherb potherb rice paddy herb rosebay willow herb strewing herb superherb willowherb willow herb
相关词
arbour herbaceous herbage herbal herbarium herbicidal herbicide herbivore herbivorous herbed up herblet pseudoherb

词源

From Middle English herbe, erbe, from Old French erbe (French herbe), from Latin herba. Initial h was restored to the spelling in the 15th century on the basis of Latin, but it remained mute until the 19th century and still is for many speakers. Doublet of yerba.
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