| 单词 | turquoise |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['tə:kwɔiz] |
| 解释 | n.绿松石；a.碧绿的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.绿松石; adj. 碧绿的(a light greenish blue) 【考】 gem : turquoise / flower : violet(绿松石是一种宝石/ 紫罗兰是一种花) 【记】 turqu(=Turkish土耳 其的)+oise, 据说该石产自土耳其, 故名 【例】 a turquoise dress(一件碧绿的外 衣) |
| 字源 | turquoise (n.) greenish-blue precious stone, 1560s, from Middle French, replacing Middle English turkeis, turtogis (late 14c.), from Old French fem. adjective turqueise "Turkish," in pierre turqueise "Turkish stone," so called because it was first brought to Europe from Turkestan or some other Turkish dominion. Cognate with Spanish turquesa, Medieval Latin (lapis) turchesius, Middle Dutch turcoys, German türkis, Swedish turkos. As an adjective, 1570s. As a color name, attested from 1853. "Chemically it is a hydrated phosphate of aluminum and copper" [Flood]. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 绿松石(一种蓝绿色的铝铜矿石); adj 碧绿的 【记】turqu = Turkish土耳其的, oise: 原产自土耳其, 又叫土耳其玉. 【类】gem: turquoise = flower: violet绿松石是一种宝石 = 紫罗兰是一种花 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自土耳其，又称土耳其石；turtle aqua 水里的龟驮着个绿宝石，形近tortoise 乌龟，墨绿色的 |
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