| 英语单词 | ebony |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['ebəni] 美 ['ebəni] |
| 中文释义 | adj.乌黑的;黑檀木制的 n.乌木;黑檀树 |
| 英语例句 | (1) A queen sat at her window and embroidered on an ebony frame. (2) West India ebony is one of the best materials to make furniture. (3) Ebony is a hard black wood. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 有一位皇后坐在窗边在黑檀木的框上刺绣。 (2) 西印度乌木是一种最好的家具原材料。 (3) 黑檀树是一种黑色而坚硬的树木。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Ebony is a very dark black color, or a south Asian tropical tree with hard, dark-colored heartwood. Black piano keys and black chess pieces are often made with ebony. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Used as a noun or adjective, ebony derives from Greek word ebenos, meaning "ebony" and was first used in the 17th century to describe a very dark black color. Cabinetry made out of ebony was very fashionable during the Victorian era because it was imported and considered exotic, but today, because it is considered a threatened species, its uses are limited to small objects, such as animal carvings or parts of musical instruments. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]乌木;黑檀 Ebony is a very hard, heavy, dark-coloured wood. [oft N n]
2 [ADJ 形容词]乌黑的;黝黑的 Something that is ebony is a very deep black colour. [LITERARY 文]
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