sable

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur. countable
  2. Any other marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana). countable
  3. A pelt of fur of a sable or of one of another species of martens; a coat made from this fur. countable,uncountable
    — "Ye must avenge my sister's son's death; I will sables and martins bestow."
  4. An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable, the kolinsky sable-hair brush. countable
  5. A black colour on a coat of arms. uncountable
  6. A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables. countable,uncountable
  7. Black garments, especially worn in mourning. countable,in-plural,uncountable
    — I ſee its Sables wove by Deſtiny.
  8. The sablefish. countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Sable-coloured, black.
    — When I behold the violet past prime, And sable curls all silver'd o'er with white
  2. In blazon, of the colour black.
  3. Made of sable fur.
  4. Dark, somber.
    — She turned and waved a hand to him, she cried a word, but he didn't hear it, it was a lost word. A sable wraith she was in the parkland, fading away into the dolorous crypt of winter.
  5. Dark-skinned; Black. archaic,literary
    — Some of the sable females, who formerly stood aloof, now began to relax and appear less coy; but my heart was still fixed on London, where I hoped to be ere long.

词形变化

sables plural sa. alternative s. alternative sabler comparative sablest superlative sa. alternative s. alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
American sable red sable Russian sable sable antelope sabled sablefish sable iron sable mouse sableness sably Siberian sable
相关词
zibeline

词源

词源 1
Attested since 1275, from Middle English sable, from Old French sable and martre sable (“sable marten”), in reference to the animal or its fur; from Medieval Latin sabelum, from Middle Low German sabel (compare Middle Dutch sabel, Middle High German zobel, whence German Zobel); ultimately from a Slavic word (compare Russian со́боль (sóbolʹ), Polish soból, Czech sobol). Compare also Middle Persian smwl (*samōr).
词源 2
Attested since 1275, from Middle English sable, from Old French sable and martre sable (“sable marten”), in reference to the animal or its fur; from Medieval Latin sabelum, from Middle Low German sabel (compare Middle Dutch sabel, Middle High German zobel, whence German Zobel); ultimately from a Slavic word (compare Russian со́боль (sóbolʹ), Polish soból, Czech sobol). Compare also Middle Persian smwl (*samōr).
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