词族 · petunia
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中文词源
petunia 矮牵牛花
来自法语petun,烟草植物，来自葡萄牙语petum,最终来自南美土著语pety.-ia,花属，类。后用于指矮牵牛花，一种烟草植物。
英语词源
- petunia
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petunia: see tobacco
- petunia (n.)
- 1825, from Modern Latin Petunia (1789), from French petun (16c.), an obsolete word for "tobacco plant," from Portuguese petum, evidently from Guarani (Paraguay) pety. The petunia has a botanical affinity to the tobacco plant. See tobacco.
权威例句
- 1. Aunt Petunia looked as though she'd just swallowed a lemon.
- 帕特尼亚看起来像刚刚咽下了一个柠檬.
- 2. Petunia: So he can't really be charged with burglary.
- 佩图尼亚: 然则不能控告他入屋盗窃.
- 3. Petunia Dersley : Cook breakfast. And try not to burn anything.
- 佩妮·德思礼: 快去煮早餐, 不准烧焦东西.
- 4. Petunia Dersley : Up . Get up. Now!
- 佩妮·德思礼: 起床! 起床了! 快呀!
- 5. He exchanged dark looks with his wife, Petunia.
- 他和妻子意味深长地对望一眼.