serpentine
英 ['s??p(?)nta?n]
美['s?p?ntin]
- adj. 蜿蜒的；陰險的；彎彎曲曲的
- vt. 使迂回曲折地行進
- vi. 像蛇般行進
- n. [礦物] 蛇紋石
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
serpentine 蜿蜒的
來自 serpent,蛇，-ine,形容詞后綴。引申詞義蛇一樣的，蜿蜒的。
英文詞源
- serpentine (n.)
- c. 1400, "plant reputed to contain antivenom," from Old French serpentin name of a precious stone, noun use of adjective meaning "of a snake, snake-like; sly, deceptive," from Late Latin serpentius "of a serpent," from Latin serpentem (nominative serpens) "snake" (see serpent). As the name of a greenish igneous rock consisting mainly of hydrous magnesium silicate, attested from early 15c.
- serpentine (adj.)
- "twisting, winding," 1610s; see serpent + -ine (1). An earlier adjective meaning "having the evil qualities of a serpent" is recorded from late 14c., from the French source of serpentine (n.). The winding lake of that name in Hyde Park, London, was constructed in 1730.
雙語例句
- 1. the serpentine course of the river
- 蜿蜒曲折的河道
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Serpentine often contains some asbestos , and should be used with caution .
- 因為蛇紋石往往包含了一些石棉，收集時應謹慎。
來自辭典例句
- 3. One part of the Serpentine is kept for swimmers.
- 蜿蜒河的一段劃為游泳區(qū).
來自辭典例句
- 4. Tremolite laths and serpentine minerals are present in places.
- 有的地方出現透閃石板條及蛇紋石.
來自辭典例句
- 5. In the northeast a silvergreen serpentine aurora pulsed and quivered gently.
- 銀綠色,長蛇似的極光,在東北方很文靜地翕張、顫動.
來自辭典例句