lilac

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈlaɪlək/    美 /ˈlaɪlək/|/ˈlaɪlæk/|/ˈlaɪlɑk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
    — 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. A flower of the lilac shrub.
    — […] O death, I cover you over with roses and early lilies, / But mostly and now the lilac that blooms the first, / Copious I break, I break the sprigs from the bushes, / With loaded arms I come, pouring for you, / For you and the coffins all of you O death.
  3. A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
  4. A cat having a lilac-colored (pale brown) coat.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a pale purple colour.
  2. Of a cat or its fur: having a pale brown colour, lighter than chocolate.

词形变化

lilacs plural more lilac comparative most lilac superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
California lilac lilac-breasted roller lilac chaser lilacin lilac-throated roller lilacwater Afghanistan lilac Australian lilac Cape lilac Chinese lilac common lilac cutleaf lilac daphne lilac early lilac French lilac German lilac Himalayan lilac Hungarian lilac hyacinth lilac Indian lilac Japanese tree lilac Japan tree lilac Japanese lilac Korean lilac late lilac lilac-crowned parrot lilac daphne lilac kingfisher lilac mildew lilac point lilac vine lilacky littleleaf lilac mountain lilac native lilac New Zealand lilac nodding lilac Peking lilac Persian lilac summer lilac wild lilac
相关词
syringa bunchflower

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.?
Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der.
Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
Classical Persian نِیل (nīl)
Middle Persian 𐭪 (k /⁠-ak⁠/)
Classical Persian ـَک (-ak)
Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak)bor.
Arabic لِيلَك (līlak)bor.
French lilacbor.
English lilac
From obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.?
Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der.
Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
Classical Persian نِیل (nīl)
Middle Persian 𐭪 (k /⁠-ak⁠/)
Classical Persian ـَک (-ak)
Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak)bor.
Arabic لِيلَك (līlak)bor.
French lilacbor.
English lilac
From obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).
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