myrrh

英[mɜː] 美[mɝ]
  • n. 没药(热带树脂,可作香料、药材);[植] 没药树

中文词源


myrrh 没药(芳香液状树脂,用于制香水等)

来自希腊语murrha,来自闪族语系三字母根m-r-r,苦的,词源同myrtle.一种能分泌芳香树脂的灌木,因其树脂味道偏苦而得名。这种树脂在西方常被视为神药。参照百度百科。

英文词源


myrrh (n.)
Old English myrre, from Latin myrrha (also source of Dutch mirre, German Myrrhe, French myrrhe, Italian, Spanish mirra), from Greek myrrha, from a Semitic source (compare Akkadian murru, Hebrew mor, Arabic murr "myrrh"), from a root meaning "was bitter."

双语例句


1. Other people burned myrrh as an incense during cremations.
其他人在火葬的时候燃烧没药作为熏香之用.

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2. Myrrh was used to prepare the body of Jesus for his tomb.
没药是为耶稣的身体进入坟墓而设的.

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3. During biblical times myrrh was used in expensive perfumes.
在圣经期间,没药也用作昂贵的香水.

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4. Zheng's fleet stopped here to trade porcelain for frankincense , myrrh, aloe.
郑和的船队曾经停靠在此,以瓷器交换乳香 、 没药与芦荟.

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5. His lips be like liliaceous, and drip myrrh juice.
他的嘴唇像百合花, 且滴下没药汁.

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