词族 · woody
词形变化
英语词源
- woody (adj.)
- late 14c., "overgrown with trees and shrubs," from wood (n.) + -y (2). Of plants, "having a stem of wood," from 1570s. Related: Woodiness. Old English had wudulic. As a name for a kind of station wagon with wood panels, by 1961, U.S. surfer slang (real wood exterior panels were rare after 1951 and the last use of real wood was in the 1953 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon). Slang meaning "erection" attested by 1990 (for hardness).
权威例句
- 1. Trim any tough or woody stalks from the asparagus.
- 剪掉芦笋上粗硬或老掉的梗子。
- 2. This oil has a lovely woody fragrance.
- 这种精油散发着怡人的木香。
- 3. She dedicated her first album to Woody Allen.
- 她把自己的第一张专辑献给了伍迪·艾伦。
- 4. Care must be taken when trimming around woody plants like shrubs and trees.
- 修剪灌木和乔木这样的木本植物时必须小心。
- 5. The roots of woody plants grow deep.
- 木本植物的根茎长得很深.