petunia的意思

petunia

英式音标[pə'tunɪə]
美式英标[pɪ'tjuːnɪə]

基本解释

n. 矮牵牛花

中文词源

petunia 矮牵牛花

来自法语petun,烟草植物，来自葡萄牙语petum,最终来自南美土著语pety.-ia,花属，类。后用于指矮牵牛花，一种烟草植物。

英文词源

petunia: petunia: see tobacco
petunia (n.): 1825, from Modern Latin Petunia (1789), from French petun (16c.), an obsolete word for "tobacco plant," from Portuguese petum, evidently from Guarani (Paraguay) pety. The petunia has a botanical affinity to the tobacco plant. See tobacco.

实用例句

1. Aunt Petunia looked as though she'd just swallowed a lemon.: 帕特尼亚看起来像刚刚咽下了一个柠檬.

2. Petunia: So he can't really be charged with burglary.: 佩图尼亚: 然则不能控告他入屋盗窃.

3. Petunia Dersley : Cook breakfast. And try not to burn anything.: 佩妮·德思礼: 快去煮早餐, 不准烧焦东西.

4. Petunia Dersley : Up . Get up. Now!: 佩妮·德思礼: 起床! 起床了! 快呀!

5. He exchanged dark looks with his wife, Petunia.: 他和妻子意味深长地对望一眼.

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