ebony

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɛb.ən.i/    美 /ˈɛb.ən.i/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros. uncountable,usually
  2. A tree that yields such wood. countable,usually
    — “You live up the road past the ebony tree, right?” he asked, looking past me.
  3. A deep, dark black colour. countable,uncountable,usually
    — Near-synonyms: onyx, raven
  4. Dark skin colour. uncountable,usually
    — At dawn the hunters were off. There were fifty sleek, black warriors, and in their midst, lithe and active as a young forest god, strode Tarzan of the Apes, his brown skin contrasting oddly with the ebony of his companions. Except for color he was one of them.
  5. A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument (as opposed to ivory). countable,usually
    — Ebony and ivory / Live together in perfect harmony / Side by side on my piano keyboard / Oh lord, why don't we?
形容词 adj.
  1. Made of ebony wood.
  2. A deep, dark black colour.
    — Near-synonyms: onyx, raven
  3. Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.
    — He called the ebony mistress of the establishment to him, and speaking to her kindly and winningly, as any dutiful husband should, told her to make the change, which she did.

词形变化

ebonies plural more ebony comparative most ebony superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
Ceylon ebony ebonify ebonist ebonize ebony boghaunter ebony bug ebonylike green ebony India ebony Jamaican ebony macassar ebony mun ebony Samoan ebony Texas ebony West Indian ebony ebony spleenwort
相关词
ebon Ebonics ebonise ebonite calamander cocuswood tendu

词源

词源 1
From earlier heben, hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3
词源 2
From earlier heben, hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3
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