ivory
英 [ˈaɪ.vər.i]
美 [ˈaɪ.vɚ.i]
- n. 象牙；乳白色；长牙
- adj. 乳白色的；象牙制的
- n. (Ivory)人名；(英)艾沃里
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中文词源
ivory 象牙
来自拉丁语ebur,象牙。
英语词源
- ivory
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ivory: [13] As is hardly surprising, ivory goes back ultimately to an African word which meant both ‘ivory’ and ‘elephant’. A likely candidate as this source is Egyptian āb, which may well lie behind Latin ebur ‘ivory’. This passed into English via Old French ivurie. The expression ivory tower ‘place where reality is evaded’ is a translation of French tour d’ivoire. This was originally used in 1837 by the French critic Sainte-Beuve with reference to the poet Alfred de Vigny, whom he accused of excessive aloofness from the practicalities of the world. The English version is first recorded in 1911.
- ivory (n.)
- mid-13c. (late 12c. as a surname), Anglo-French ivorie, from Old North French ivurie (12c.), from Latin eboreus "of ivory," from ebur (genitive eboris) "ivory," probably via Phoenician from an African source (compare Egyptian ab "elephant," Coptic ebu "ivory"). Replaced Old English elpendban, literally "elephant bone." Applied in slang to articles made from it, such as dice (1830) and piano keys (1854). As a color, especially in reference to human skin, it is attested from 1580s. Ivories as slang for "teeth" dates from 1782. Related: Ivoried.
权威例句
- 1. He showed him how to blow into the ivory mouthpiece.
- 他给他演示如何吹奏象牙吹口乐器。
- 2. The Ivory Coast became the world's leading cocoa producer.
- 象牙海岸成为世界上可可粉的主要产地。
- 3. The rebels have opened the road from Monrovia to the Ivory Coast.
- 叛乱分子已经开放了从蒙罗维亚到象牙海岸的道路。
- 4. a ban on the ivory trade
- 象牙贸易禁令
- 5. academics living in ivory towers
- 生活在象牙塔中的学者
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