veronica

名词 n. 动词 v.
/vəˈɹɒnɪkə/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
    — A veil that had wiped off the sweat of Christ? Who could possibly believe that? (…) The only true Veronica of this century was the veronica of the matador – the classic slow swing of the cape before the bull’s face, imitating that holy wiping, mocking it.
  2. A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull.
    — The cougher makes a lunge. Slothrop sweeps aside, gives him a quick veronica with his cape, sticks his foot out and trips the kid, who lies on the ground cursing
  3. A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals.
    — meadows full of wildflowers that seemed to Kit enormous, violets as big as your hand, yellow lilies and blue veronica you could shelter from the rain under
动词 v.
  1. To draw a muleta over and away from a bull's face in bullfighting.

词形变化

veronicas plural veronicas present,singular,third-person veronicaing participle,present veronicaed participle,past veronicaed past

词源

词源 1
Named after Saint Veronica.
词源 2
Named after Saint Veronica.
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