sloe

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsləʊ/    美 /ˈsloʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
    — There is also a dryness in the mouth from the increased action of the absorbent vessels, when a sloe or a crab-apple are masticated...
  2. The tree Prunus spinosa.
  3. Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.

词形变化

sloes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
sloebush sloe-eyed sloe gin sloelike sloe plum Sloman

词源

From Middle English slo, sla, sloo, from Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, *slaihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). Doublet of Sliwa.
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