a hyacinth
可数名词,表示一株风信子。
A hyacinth grows from a bulb.
风信子从球茎长出。
风信子
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
风信子
any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
A hyacinth grows from a bulb.
风信子从球茎长出。
风信子属的任何鳞茎植物,原产地中海和南非。
Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.
一种锆石变种,颜色有棕色、橙色、红褐色和黄色;即风信子石。
A variety of zircon, ranging in color from brown, orange, reddish-brown and yellow; a jacinth.
The hyacinth in the garden has started to bloom.
花园里的风信子已经开始开花了。
She planted some hyacinths in pots along the windowsill.
她在窗台上的花盆里种了一些风信子。
I can smell the sweet scent of the hyacinth from the other side of the room.
我能从房间的另一头闻到风信子的香甜气味。
可数名词,表示一株风信子。
A hyacinth grows from a bulb.
风信子从球茎长出。
复数形式为 hyacinths。
Hyacinths bloom in early spring.
风信子在早春开花。
hyacinth 可作定语修饰名词,如 bulb。
Hyacinth bulbs should be planted in autumn.
风信子球茎应在秋天种植。
此处 hyacinth 指红锆石,一种宝石,而非植物。
The pendant was set with a hyacinth.
这条吊坠镶有一颗红锆石。
Not this
I bought hyacinth for my mother.
Use this
I bought a hyacinth for my mother.
hyacinth 是可数名词,单数形式不能单独使用,必须加冠词 a 或 an;中文没有冠词概念,所以容易漏掉。
Not this
There are three hyacinth in the vase.
Use this
There are three hyacinths in the vase.
可数名词 hyacinth 表示多个时要用复数 hyacinths;中文名词没有复数变化,所以容易忘记加 -s。
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葡萄风信子
Grape hyacinths are often planted in garden borders.
葡萄风信子常种在花园边缘。
风信子种球
Plant hyacinth bulbs in autumn for spring flowers.
秋天种下风信子种球,春天就能开花。
野生风信子
Wild hyacinths grow in shady woodland areas.
野生风信子生长在阴凉的林地里。
一束风信子
She received a bouquet of hyacinths for her birthday.
她生日时收到了一束风信子。
风信子石(红锆石)
The brooch has a small hyacinth stone in the center.
这枚胸针中央镶着一颗小小的风信子石。
然而当我们回来,晚了,从风信子花园,
From T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land (1922); the hyacinth garden is a symbol of lost romantic love and failed communication.
出自 T.S. 艾略特的长诗《荒原》(1922);风信子花园象征着逝去的爱情和失落的交流。
我是海辛斯·巴克特。它读作“布凯”!
Hyacinth Bucket, the snobbish protagonist of the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995), insists her surname is pronounced like 'bouquet' to sound refined.
出自英国情景喜剧《Keeping Up Appearances》中的人物 Hyacinth Bucket,她坚持自己的姓氏应读作“布凯”(像“花束” bouquet),以显得高雅。
Use hyacinth naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
读作“嗨呀辛思”:春风里风信子花像铃铛一样“嗨呀”向你招手;同名红锆石也带红晕。
语域:neutral 常见场景:园艺、宝石学 该词用于植物和宝石两个义项时均属中性;植物义常见于日常及园艺语境,宝石义多见于宝石学或矿物学描述。
jacinth、absinth、synth 与 hyacinth 的结尾音均为 /sɪnθ/,但它们重音位置不同,所以不是严格押韵。plinth 和 labyrinth 以 /ɪnθ/ 结尾,拼写中的 -inth 与 hyacinth 相同,但读音少了 /s/。注意 amaranth 拼写看似相近,实际读音为 /ˈæmərænθ/,结尾是 /ænθ/,与 hyacinth 不同。
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