indigo英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A purplish-blue color. countable,uncountable
A greenish dark blue color; the color of indigo dye. countable,uncountable

— The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo, over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity.
A blue-colored dye obtained from certain plants (indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye. countable,uncountable
An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (false indigo), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush). countable,uncountable

— A Southern planter has been sowing indigo and cotton together. Perhaps he contemplates raising blue cotton; and should he water the plants with nitric acid, he would probably raise gun cotton—if any.

形容词 adj.

having a deep purplish-blue colour

词形变化

indigos plural indigoes plural more indigo comparative most indigo superlative

词汇关系

衍生词

Birdsville indigo Chinese indigo Eastern indigo snake false blue indigo false indigo green indigo Guatemalan indigo hendigo indigoberry indigobird indigo bird indigo blue indigo brown indigo bunting indigo carmine Indigo child indigo copper indigoferous indigogen indigoid indigo red indigo snake indigo white indin indium indogen indole Japanese indigo Natal indigo wild indigo yellow false indigo

词源

词源 1

16th century (as indico, modern spelling from the 17th century), Spanish índigo, Portuguese endego (modern índigo), or Dutch (via Portuguese) indigo, all from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía). Doublet of Indic.

词源 2

16th century (as indico, modern spelling from the 17th century), Spanish índigo, Portuguese endego (modern índigo), or Dutch (via Portuguese) indigo, all from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía). Doublet of Indic.