turquoise

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪz/|/ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪs/|/ˈtɜː(ɹ).kwɑːz/    美 /ˈtɝ.k(w)ɔɪz/|/ˈtɝ.k(w)ɔɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone. countable
    — Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
  2. A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone. countable,uncountable
    — The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.
形容词 adj.
  1. Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
  2. Having a pale greenish-blue colour.

词形变化

turquoises plural Turkies alternative,archaic more turquoise comparative most turquoise superlative Turkies alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
blue-green green-blue greenish blue turquoise blue
衍生词
bone turquoise Bisbee turquoise turquoise-browed motmot turquoise parrot Turquoise Lake turquoiseberry
相关词
turquoisish turquoisey turquoisy turquoiselike turquoised augite

词源

词源 1
From Middle French turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turquoise (“Turkish (stone)”), from turc + -ois. The stone, mined near Nishapur in the Khorasan region of Persia, was originally brought to Europe through Turkey. Doublet of Turkish.
词源 2
From Middle French turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turquoise (“Turkish (stone)”), from turc + -ois. The stone, mined near Nishapur in the Khorasan region of Persia, was originally brought to Europe through Turkey. Doublet of Turkish.
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