lotus

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈləʊtəs/    美 /ˈloʊtəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants in the family Nelumbonaceae.
  2. A water lily (Nymphaea), especially those of Egypt or India.
  3. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
  4. A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).; A date plum or Caucasian persimmon (Diospyros lotus).
  5. A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).; Any of genus Lotus, a terrestrial genus with small flowers that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches.
  6. A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).; A lotustree or lotus jujube (Ziziphus lotus), a shrub with edible fruit.
  7. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.
  8. Ellipsis of lotus position. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
    — Since the '60s ended abruptly on January 1, 1970, everyone, protestors, police and all, fell to the ground in a full lotus.

词形变化

lotuses plural loti plural lotos alternative,dated

词汇关系

衍生词
American lotus blue lotus Egyptian lotus honey lotus honey-lotus Indian lotus lotiform lotus birth lotus eater lotus-eater lotus-eating lotus effect lotus foot lotus jujube lotus land lotuslike lotus nut lotus position lotus root lotus seed lotus shoe lotustree lotus woman sacred lotus snow lotus star lotus white lotus yellow lotus

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lōtus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós). Doublet of lote. First attested in the 1540s. Ultimately from Hebrew לוֹט (lōṭ, “myrrh”, literally “covering, envelope”).
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