lotus

英 ['ləʊtəs] 美 ['lotəs]
  • n. 莲花(汽车品牌)

中文词源


lotus 莲花,忘忧果

来自拉丁语lotus,无明确词义,代指传说中的多种奇花异果,后词义固定为莲花。忘忧果义来自短语lotus-eaters,最早见于荷马史诗《奥德赛》,类似于中国红枣,吃了能使人忘记过去和忧愁。

英文词源


lotus (n.)
1540s, from Latin lotus, from Greek lotos, name used for several plants before it came to mean Egyptian white lotus (a sense attested in English from 1580s); perhaps from a Semitic source (compare Hebrew lot "myrrh"). The yogic sense is attested from 1848. Lotus-eaters (1812) are from Greek lotophagoi, mentioned in "Odyssey," book IX.

双语例句


1. Lotus grows in Africa and Asia.
荷花产于非洲和亚洲.

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2. After the rain the lotus flowers looked fuller.
雨后荷花显得更加润泽了.

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3. The lotus leaves are unfolding.
荷叶舒展着.

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4. Integrates with Lotus and MS Exchange servers.
集成了Lotus和MSExchange服务器.

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5. For all its beauty the lotus needs its green leaves to set it off.
荷花虽好,也要绿叶扶持.

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