pavonine

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Tarnish found on some ores and metals which resembles the tail feathers of a peacock. uncountable
  2. Any bird from the family Pavonidae. uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to the genus Pavo or its family Pavonidae, including the peafowl.
  2. Possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather.
    — These rocks are a schist, and abound with the copper pyrites, which occasionally exhibits a pavonine tarnish. The schist is sometimes of a very deep gray colour, and is then the most rich in metal; sometimes also it has the green[…]
  3. Showy, like a peacock's tail; exhibiting vanity.
    — ... leaving its present body would find or construct another according to its chief intrinsic qualities and forces, whether those were a leonine magnanimity of courage, a vulpine subtlety of cunning, or a pavonine strut of vanity .

词形变化

more pavonine comparative most pavonine superlative

词源

词源 1
From oblique stem of Latin pāvō, pāvōnis (“peacock, peafowl”) + -ine, ultimately from Latin pāvōnīnus, from pāvō + -īnus.
词源 2
From oblique stem of Latin pāvō, pāvōnis (“peacock, peafowl”) + -ine, ultimately from Latin pāvōnīnus, from pāvō + -īnus.
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