saffron

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈsæfɹən/|/ˈsæfɹɒn/    美 /ˈsæfɹən/|/ˈsæfɹɑn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus. countable,uncountable
    — Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, spikenard and saffron […]
  2. A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent. countable,uncountable
    — I must have saffron to colour the warden pies […]
  3. An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt. countable,uncountable
    — […] The stately Ram Shone thro’ the Mead, in native Purple clad, Or milder Saffron […]
动词 v.
  1. To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc.
    — saffroned water, saffroned rice
  2. To give a saffron colour to (something).
    — My dreadful thoughts been drawen vpon my face, In blotted lines with ages iron pen, The lothlie morpheu saffroned the place, Where beuties damaske daz’d the eies of men.
  3. To give a saffron colour to (something).; To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye.
    — The other part Northern, & ful of mountaines, a very rude and homely kinde of people doth inhabite, which are called the redshankes or wilde Scottes. They be clothed with a mantel and shyrte saffroned, after the Irishe manner, going bare legged to the knée.
  4. To give a saffron colour to (something).; To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron.
    — His horse was harnished with leaden chaines, hauing the out-side guilt, or at least saffrond in stead of guilt, to decypher a holie or golden pretence of a couetous purpose […]
  5. To embellish. figuratively
    — Saffroning the rest of the account are several other regionalisms: agin for against, hit for the expletive it, knowed as a preterite, and no use to say not bin' (a fascinating doubling of the negative).
形容词 adj.
  1. Having an orange-yellow colour.
    — For ioyfull thoughts, vse funerall deedes
  2. Associated with Hinduism, Hindus or Hindu nationalism.
    — Saffron voters will certainly respond to the Sena chief’s call to support this alliance.

词形变化

saffrons plural saffrons present,singular,third-person saffroning participle,present saffroned participle,past saffroned past

词汇关系

衍生词
African saffron American saffron bastard saffron Cape saffron cobra saffron dyer's saffron ensaffroned false saffron Indian saffron iron saffron meadow saffron meadow-saffron Persian saffron saffron-billed sparrow saffron buckwheat saffron cod saffron-cowled blackbird saffron crocus saffron finch saffron-headed parrot saffronisation saffronization saffronize saffronlike saffron milkcap saffron milk cap saffron plum saffron shadow dancer saffron siskin saffron spike saffron terror saffron toucanet saffron tree Saffron Walden saffron wood saffronwood saffrony saffron yellow sheep saffron thistle saffron
相关词
safflower safranine autumn crocus crocein crocoite crocus curcuma kumkum colchicum crocus bag crocus sack turmeric

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Aramaic צפרder.
Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān)bor.
Medieval Latin safranumbor.
Old French safranbor.
Middle English saffron
English saffron
Inherited from Middle English saffron, borrowed from Old French safran, borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Aramaic צפרder.
Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān)bor.
Medieval Latin safranumbor.
Old French safranbor.
Middle English saffron
English saffron
Inherited from Middle English saffron, borrowed from Old French safran, borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Aramaic צפרder.
Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān)bor.
Medieval Latin safranumbor.
Old French safranbor.
Middle English saffron
English saffron
Inherited from Middle English saffron, borrowed from Old French safran, borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר.
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