单词 | ivory |
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音标 | ['aivəri] |
解释 | n.象牙,长牙 |
红宝书 | 【英】 n. 象牙,长牙(the tusks of elephants, walruses, etc) |
字源 | ivory (n.) mid-13c. (late 12c. as a surname), Anglo-French ivorie, from Old North French ivurie (12c.), from Latin eboreus "of ivory," from ebur (genitive eboris) "ivory," probably via Phoenician from an African source (compare Egyptian ab "elephant," Coptic ebu "ivory"). Replaced Old English elpendban, literally "elephant bone." Applied in slang to articles made from it, such as dice (1830) and piano keys (1854). As a color, especially in reference to human skin, it is attested from 1580s. Ivories as slang for "teeth" dates from 1782. Related: Ivoried. |
不择手段背单词 | n. 象牙, 长牙(特点: 坚硬、光滑、淡黄色到黄白色); 钢琴键; 骰子 【记】I的最后一个单词是象牙. |
趣味全助记 | 【记】ivy是象牙塔学校;I + victory, 或ivy: 我胜利了,申请到了常青藤学校了,是最白的象牙(塔大学)呀 【相关】ivy,I 打出V的手势,意思是胜利了,成功进入了常青藤高校,如哈佛,耶鲁之类的 |
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