nectar
/ˈnɛk.tə//ˈnɛk.tər/
- n.
- 神酒，甜美饮料，甘露
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
nectar
词源说明
From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”).
释义
名词noun
- 1(chiefly mythology) The drink of the gods. [from 16th c.]
- 2by extensionAny delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice. [from 16th c.]
- 3(botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating