lavender
lavender
noun
[mass noun]
noun
[mass noun]
- a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers. Lavender has been widely used in perfumery and medicine since ancient times
薰衣草 - Genus Lavandula, family Labiatae
薰衣草属，唇形科
■the flowers and stalks of such a shrub dried and used to give a pleasant smell to clothes and bed linen
干薰衣草
■(亦作lavender oil)a scented oil distilled from lavender flowers
薰衣草香油精
■used in names of similar plants, e.g. cotton lavender, sea lavender
［用于类似植物名称，如cotton lavender, sea lavenda.］
■(informal)used in reference to effeminacy or homosexuality
(非正式)女人气；同性恋
Rick is so hard-boiled that any touch of lavender is wiped away.
里克硬如铁石，不见丝毫柔弱。
■(dated)used in reference to refinement or gentility
(旧)文雅，有教养
[as modifier]she had a certain lavender charm.
她有某种文雅的魅力。 - a pale blue colour with a trace of mauve
淡紫色
- [with obj.]perfume with lavender
用薰衣草熏香
- Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French lavendre, based on medieval Latin lavandula
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