lush
英 [lʌʃ]
美 [lʌʃ]
- adj. 豐富的，豪華的；蒼翠繁茂的
- vi. 喝酒
- n. 酒；酒鬼
- vt. 飲
- n. (Lush)人名；(英)勒什
助記提示
1. lush 與 lax 同源，可以說 lush 就是由 lax "loose" 變體衍生而來。
2. 由“蓬鬆”引申為“蒼翠的，茂盛的”，又進而引申為“豐富的，豪華的，繁榮的”等含義。
3. 該詞的“酒鬼”含義應該是由 lush 的“多汁的；味美的”含義引申而來。在俚語中由最初的“美酒、烈酒”引申為“酒鬼”。
4. short for lushious or luxury.
5. 諧音“拉稀”------酒喝多了就會“拉稀”。
中文詞源
lush 茂盛的詞源不確定，可能來自拉丁語laxus,鬆軟的，放鬆的，詞源同lax.後形容植物枝葉嫩的，茂盛的。
英文詞源
- lush (adj.)
- mid-15c., "lax, flaccid, soft, tender," from Old French lasche "soft, succulent," from laschier "loosen," from Late Latin laxicare "become shaky," related to Latin laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Sense of "luxuriant in growth" is first attested c. 1600, in Shakespeare. Applied to colors since 1744. Related: Lushly; lushness.
- lush (n.)
- "drunkard," 1890, from earlier (1790) slang meaning "liquor" (especially in phrase lush ken "alehouse"); perhaps a humorous use of lush (adj.) or from Romany or Shelta (tinkers' jargon).
LUSHEY. Drunk. The rolling kiddeys had a spree, and got bloody lushey; the dashing lads went on a party of pleasure, and got very drunk. ["Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence," London, 1811]
雙語例句
- 1. You don't need green fingers to fill your home with lush leaves.
- 不是園藝大師也可以把自己的家裏裝點得綠意盎然。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The fabrics were lush.
- 布料奢華。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. St Vincent is a lush, volcanic island.
- 聖文森特島是座鬱鬱蔥蔥的火山島。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. the lush green countryside
- 鬱鬱蔥蔥的鄉村
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The hills are covered in lush green vegetation.
- 這片丘嶺草木茂盛，鬱鬱蔥蔥。
來自《權威詞典》