Phrase
royal poinciana
noun
凤凰木
a tropical tree (Delonix regia) with feathery leaves and showy red-orange flowers, native to Madagascar and widely planted in warm regions; also called flamboyant or flame tree.
- 1.
A tropical tree, Delonix regia, grown for its bright red flower clusters; native to Madagascar but grown in many other tropical regions; the flamboyant.
凤凰木,一种热带树木,以其鲜红的花簇而闻名；原产于马达加斯加,但在许多热带地区种植；即凤凰木
凤凰木,一种热带树木,以其鲜红的花簇而闻名；原产于马达加斯加,但在许多热带地区种植；即凤凰木；凤凰木(Delonix regia)[亦称作flamboyant flame tree]
In use
The royal poinciana in the park blooms with bright red flowers every summer.
We sat under the royal poinciana to enjoy the shade.
Many tropical cities plant royal poincianas along the streets.
the/a royal poinciana + verb
通常使用定冠词'the'或不定冠词'a'。
The royal poinciana blooms in June.
凤凰木在六月开花。
plant/grow + a royal poinciana
We planted a royal poinciana in our backyard.
我们在后院种了一棵凤凰木。
under the shade of a royal poinciana
描述位置时常用。
Connections
Confusing words
- flamboyant
- 凤凰木；华丽的 · flamboyant既指凤凰木这种树，又是形容词表示‘华丽的’，容易混淆词性，在句子中可能被误用作形容词修饰名词，而实际是树名
- flame tree
- 凤凰木 · flame tree是royal poinciana的通俗别名，意思相同但非正式，容易在正式写作中被误用
Word family
- royal poincianas
- plural
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.