- n. 蚕丝；丝绸制品；绸衣；王室法律顾问的绸衣
- a. 丝的；丝状的
- v. 处于长须的阶段中
名复: silks
silk
KK:[sɪlk] DJ:[silk]
n.
- 蚕丝，丝；丝织物（品），绸布[U]
- 丝绸制品，绸衣[P]
- （骑师，拳击手等的）绸衣[P]
- 【英】王室法律顾问的绸衣[P]
- 【英】【口】王室法律顾问[C]
- 玉蜀黍的须[C]
- （宝石等的）绢丝光泽[U]
- 降落伞[the S]
a.
- 丝的；丝织的
- 丝状的，像丝的
vi.
- （玉米）处于长须的阶段中
辨析
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
n.
- a fine, strong, soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons.
- thread or fabric made from this fibre.
- (silks) garments made from silk, especially as worn by a jockey in the colours of a particular horse owner.
- Brit. informal a Queen's (or King's) Counsel. [so named because of the right accorded to wear a gown made of silk.]
- (silks) the silky styles of the female maize flower.
Phrase
- take silk
Brit. become a Queen's (or King's) Counsel.
Derivative
- silken adj.
Etymology
OE sioloc, seolec, from late L. sericum, neut. of L. sericus, based on Gk Sēres, the name given to the inhabitants of the Far Eastern countries from which silk first came overland to Europe.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
查看更多
