1560s, "heliotrope," from sun (n.) + flower (n.). In reference to the Helianthus (introduced to Europe 1510 from America by the Spaniards) it is attested from 1590s, so called from the appearance of the heads.
雙語例句
1. Sunflower margarine has the same fat content as butter.
向日葵所製人造黃油的脂肪含量與黃油脂肪含量相同。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He was spitting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor.
他把瓜子皮吐在地板上.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The sunflower turns towards the sun.
向日葵向著太陽.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. A bee sits on a sunflower in the garden.
一隻蜜蜂棲息在花園中的一棵葵花上.
來自辭典例句
5. The sunflower blushed to own the nameless flower as her kin.