prasine

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈpɹeɪziːn/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A green gem; an emerald. obsolete
  2. A type of green pigment. obsolete
  3. Pseudomalachite.
    — It is possible that just as chrysocolla is silicated malachite, so prasine is phosphated malachite; the physical appearance of these minerals strongly confirms this view.
形容词 adj.
  1. Synonym of leek-green. archaic
    — He recalled, in passing, the sweetness in his lap, her round little bottom, her prasine eyes as she turned toward him and the receding road.

词形变化

prasines plural more prasine comparative most prasine superlative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English [Term?], from a combination of Middle French prame (inherited from Late Latin prasinus) and Middle French prasine (borrowed from Late Latin prasinum), both ultimately from Latin prasinus (“leek-green”), from Ancient Greek πράσινος (prásinos), from πράσον (práson, “leek”).
词源 2
From Middle English [Term?], from a combination of Middle French prame (inherited from Late Latin prasinus) and Middle French prasine (borrowed from Late Latin prasinum), both ultimately from Latin prasinus (“leek-green”), from Ancient Greek πράσινος (prásinos), from πράσον (práson, “leek”).
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