myrrh

名词 n.
中文释义
英 [mɜː]    美 [mɜː]|[mɝ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine. uncountable,usually
    — The glories of Mary held his soul captive: spikenard and myrrh and frankincense, symbolising the preciousness of God's gifts to her soul, rich garments, symbolising her royal lineage, her emblems, the lateflowering plant and lateblossoming tree, symbolising the agelong gradual growth of her cultus among men.
  2. Synonym of chrism. uncountable,usually
  3. The herb chervil. Scotland,uncountable,usually

词形变化

myrrhs plural

词汇关系

衍生词
African myrrh common myrrh heerabol myrrh herabol myrrh hirabol myrrh myrrhbearer myrrhed myrrhic myrrhin myrrhine myrrhlike myrrhol myrrhy

词源

From Middle English mirre, from Old English myrre, from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), from Semitic. Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr, “myrrh”, literally “bitterness”), Hebrew מור / מֹר (mōr, “myrrh”, literally “bitterness”). Compare מרור : maror.
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