serpentine
英 ['s??p(?)nta?n]
美['s?p?ntin]
- adj. 蜿蜒的；阴险的；弯弯曲曲的
- vt. 使迂回曲折地行进
- vi. 像蛇般行进
- n. [矿物] 蛇纹石
GRE畅通词汇
中文词源
serpentine 蜿蜒的
来自 serpent,蛇，-ine,形容词后缀。引申词义蛇一样的，蜿蜒的。
英文词源
- serpentine (n.)
- c. 1400, "plant reputed to contain antivenom," from Old French serpentin name of a precious stone, noun use of adjective meaning "of a snake, snake-like; sly, deceptive," from Late Latin serpentius "of a serpent," from Latin serpentem (nominative serpens) "snake" (see serpent). As the name of a greenish igneous rock consisting mainly of hydrous magnesium silicate, attested from early 15c.
- serpentine (adj.)
- "twisting, winding," 1610s; see serpent + -ine (1). An earlier adjective meaning "having the evil qualities of a serpent" is recorded from late 14c., from the French source of serpentine (n.). The winding lake of that name in Hyde Park, London, was constructed in 1730.
双语例句
- 1. the serpentine course of the river
- 蜿蜒曲折的河道
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Serpentine often contains some asbestos , and should be used with caution .
- 因为蛇纹石往往包含了一些石棉，收集时应谨慎。
来自辞典例句
- 3. One part of the Serpentine is kept for swimmers.
- 蜿蜒河的一段划为游泳区.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Tremolite laths and serpentine minerals are present in places.
- 有的地方出现透闪石板条及蛇纹石.
来自辞典例句
- 5. In the northeast a silvergreen serpentine aurora pulsed and quivered gently.
- 银绿色,长蛇似的极光,在东北方很文静地翕张、颤动.
来自辞典例句