boa

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈbəʊ.ə/|/bɔː/    美 /ˈboʊ.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.
  2. A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.
    — Do not take up your boa as if it were the rope with which you meant to hang yourself; nor wrap your shawl round you as if it were your shroud.

词形变化

boas plural boæ obsolete,plural

词汇关系

衍生词
banana boa boaed emerald tree boa feather boa javelin sand boa northern eyelash boa rainbow boa rosy boa rubber boa sand boa tree boa water boa
相关词
Boa

词源

From Middle English boa, from Latin boa (“large snake”), a species of serpent mentioned in Pliny's Naturalis Historia (Natural History). The scarf was named attributively, for its resemblance to the snake when worn.
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