thistle
參見:Thistle
英語
编辑詞源
编辑源自中古英語 thistel,源自古英語 þistel,源自原始日耳曼語 *þistilaz。*þīh- 源自 *teyg-,原始印歐語 *(s)teyg- (“扎,刺”)的變體;與英語 stick來自同一原始印歐語詞根。與低地蘇格蘭語 thrissel、德語 Distel、荷蘭語 distel、冰島語 þistill等同源。
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编辑名詞
编辑thistle (複數 thistles)
- 薊(Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, Onopordum)
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:Genesis 3:18:
- Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field [...].
- 薊花勳章,或擁有薊花勳章的人
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 324:
- Here's a passage which will please you: ‘It is said that when rich he twice refused the thistle.’
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 324:
派生詞
编辑參考資料
编辑- “thistle”,The Century Dictionary […],New York, N.Y.:The Century Co.,1911,OCLC 867766587
- “thistle”,Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913年,OCLC 800618302