nectar

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈnɛk.tə/    美 /ˈnɛk.təɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The drink of the gods. countable,uncountable
    — They pourd in soveraine balme and Nectar good, / Good both for erthly med'cine and for hevenly food.
  2. Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice. broadly,countable,uncountable
  3. The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To feed on nectar. intransitive
    — Nectaring is one of butterflies' favourite activities.

词形变化

nectars plural nectars present,singular,third-person nectaring participle,present nectared participle,past nectared past

词汇关系

衍生词
amber nectar Dashe's nectar bat nectariferous nectarivore nectarivorous nectarize nectarless nectarlike nectarophagous nectar scarab Thomas's nectar bat
相关词
nectarine nectarous nectary ambrosia pollen

词源

词源 1
From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”).
词源 2
From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”).
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