vermilion
/vəˈmɪl.jən//vɚˈmɪl.jən/
- n.
- 朱红，朱砂，朱红色
- adj.
- 朱红的，鲜红色的
- vt.
- 涂以朱红色
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
vermilion
词源说明
From Middle English vermelioun, vermyloun, vermylon, vermilun, from Old French vermeillon (“vermilion”), from vermeil, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye. Displaced native Old English bōcrēad.