ebony

ebony
[ˈɛb(ə)ni]
noun
  1. [mass noun]heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree
    乌木
    ■[mass noun]a very dark brown or black colour
    乌黑色;深褐色
    his smile flashed against the ebony of his skin.
    微笑在他黝黑的脸上闪耀。
    [as modifier]his ebony hair.
    他乌黑的头发。
  2. a tree of tropical and warm-temperate regions which produces such timber
    乌木树
  3. Genera Diospyros and Euclea, family Ebenaceae: numerous species, in particular D. ebenum
    柿树属和欧克列柿属,柿树科:众多种,尤指乌木
    ■used in names of trees of other families which produce similar timber, e.g. Jamaican or American ebony
    [用于与乌木树不同科但所产木材相似的树的树名中,如Jamaican (或American)ebony]
语源
  1. late Middle English: from earlier ebon (via Old French and Latin from Greek ebenos 'ebony tree'), perhaps on the pattern of ivory
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