peony
pronunciation
UK [ˈpiːəni]
US [ˈpiːəni]
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- n.
- 牡丹，芍药
Word Origin
peony 牡丹，芍药
来自拉丁语peonia,牡丹，芍药，来自希腊语Paian,古希腊神话中的医术之神，词源同paean.传说死后主神Zeus将其化作牡丹花，或因牡丹的医疗功效而得名。
Example
- 1. Is there a blue peony out there somewhere ?
- 世界上有没有蓝色牡丹呢？
- 2. I 'd like to apply for a peony credit card.is that all right ?
- 我想申请一张牡丹信用卡，可以吗？
- 3. The pink flower one is " peony " from my own collection .
- 粉色的是我自己系列中的“芍药”。
- 4. I want to have a peony card from your b ank , but I don 't know what kind of card is best for me .
- 我想在贵行办一张牡丹卡，但我不知道哪一种卡方便。
- 5. It was very true that she did not mean to spoil the peony ; but it was almost as bad to ruin it by being careless .
- 千真万确，她不是故意毁掉那株牡丹的；但是，因为粗心而毁掉它也很糟糕。
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