onyx

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. countable,uncountable
    — People talk about using marble in the bathrooms. Marble wasn't good enough for use—we have onyx!
  2. A jet-black color, named after the gemstone. countable,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: ebony, raven
  3. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga. countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Jet-black; often, glossily so. not-comparable
    — Near-synonyms: ebony, raven

词形变化

onyxes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
onyx marble

词源

词源 1
From Middle English onix (c. 1300), earlier oniche (c. 1250), from Old French oniche or onix, from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “onyx”). Doublet of unguis.
词源 2
From Middle English onix (c. 1300), earlier oniche (c. 1250), from Old French oniche or onix, from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “onyx”). Doublet of unguis.
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