Word · Frequency #44894
heliotrope
向日花；向日葵
a plant whose flowers turn to face and follow the sun; in older use, a marigold or sunflower
- 1.
A plant with flowers which turn to face and follow the sun, such as (archaic) marigolds and sunflowers.
花朵随太阳转动并朝向太阳的植物,如(旧时)金盏花和向日葵。
- 2.
The fragrance of Heliotropium arborescens flowers, or a scent resembling this fragrance.
香水草属植物(Heliotropium arborescens)花朵的芳香,或类似这种芳香的香味。
- 3.
A light purple or violet colour like that of Heliotropium arborescens flowers.
浅紫色或紫罗兰色,类似香水草属植物花朵的颜色。
- 4.
An instrument that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight for purposes such as signalling, or (surveying) triangulation (where the reflected light is detected by another surveyor positioned some distance away).
利用镜子反射阳光进行信号传递或三角测量的仪器。
- 5.
Synonym of bloodstone (“a green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite”).
血石(一种带红色斑点的绿玉髓)的同义词。
天芥菜花香；香水草花香；浅紫色；淡紫色；回照器；日光反射信号器；血石髓；血滴石；花朵随太阳转动并朝向太阳的植物,如(旧时)金盏花和向日葵。
In use
She wore a pendant made of heliotrope.
The jeweler displayed several polished heliotropes in the showcase.
The deep green color of heliotrope is often flecked with red.
a heliotrope
heliotrope作为可数名词指一块鸡血石。
He found a heliotrope in the cave.
他在洞穴里发现了一块鸡血石。
the heliotrope
定冠词表示泛指类别。
The heliotrope is a type of chalcedony.
鸡血石是一种玉髓。
heliotropes
复数形式。
These heliotropes are from Brazil.
这些鸡血石来自巴西。
Connections
Confusing words
- bloodstone
- 血石 · 血石是鸡血石的另一种名称，但heliotrope特指带红点的绿玉髓，而bloodstone可能泛指带血红色的石头。
- chalcedony
- 玉髓 · 玉髓是包含鸡血石的广义类别，而heliotrope是玉髓的一种特定变种，带有红色斑点。
Word family
- heliotropic
- 向日的 · adj
- heliotropism
- 向日性 · n
- heliotropy
- 向日性 · n
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.