ivy

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 īʹvē

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera. countable,uncountable
    — Hidden timber elements, lintels and roof tiles have also been replaced, in addition to gaining a new paint job and guttering drainage, and the removal of ivy that was damaging the exterior.
  2. Any similar plant of any genus. broadly,countable,uncountable

词形变化

ivies plural

词汇关系

上位词
climber creeper liana
并列词
kudzu vine

词源

From Middle English ivi, from Old English īfiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *ibig, *ibag, *ibah, from Proto-Germanic *ibahs (compare West Flemish iefte, Low German Eiloov, Ieloof, German Efeu), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ- (compare Welsh efwr (“black elder”), Ancient Greek ἴφυον (íphuon, “spike-lavender, Lavandula Spica”)).
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