sorrel

英 [ˈsɒr.əl]      美 [ˈsɔːr.əl]
  • n. 栗色;栗色毛的动物(等于sorel);酢浆草属
  • adj. 栗色的;红褐色的
  • n. (Sorrel)人名;(西、法)索雷尔
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sorrel 酸模,酸叶草

词源同 sour,酸的,酸性,-el,小词后缀。因这种植物叶片呈酸性而得名。

sorrel
sorrel: see sour
sorrel (adj.)
"reddish brown," especially of horses, mid-14c., from Old French sorel, from sor "yellowish-brown," probably from Frankish *saur "dry," or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *sauza- (cognates: Middle Dutch soor "dry," Old High German soren "to become dry," Old English sear "withered, barren;" see sere). Perhaps a diminutive form in French.
sorrel (n.)
small perennial plant, late 14c., from Old French surele (12c., Modern French surelle), from sur "sour," from Frankish *sur or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *sura- "sour" (cognates: Old High German, Old English sur "sour;" see sour (adj.)). So called for the taste of its leaves.
1. Here he had rooted up the moss and wood sorrel.
在这里,他连根拔起了苔藓和酢浆草.
2. Upon a biological level, Sorrel assists with cellular communication.
在一个生物性水平上, 酢浆草协助了细胞通讯.
3. The sorrel easily won the race.
那匹栗色马轻易地赢了那场赛马.

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