poppy: [OE] The Latin word for ‘poppy’ was papāver. A post-classical descendant, *papāvum, was borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic as *papau. This was later altered to *papāg, which became Old English popæg, ancestor of modern English poppy. Italian papavero ‘poppy’ is a reminder of the Latin word.
poppy (n.)
late Old English popig, popæg, from West Germanic *papua-, probably from Vulgar Latin *papavum, from Latin papaver "poppy," perhaps a reduplicated form of imitative root *pap- "to swell." Associated with battlefields and war dead at least since Waterloo (1815). Poppy-seed is from early 15c.; in 17c. it also was a small unit of length (less than one-twelfth of an inch).
双语例句
1. She pinned the poppy to his raincoat.
她把罂粟花别在了他的雨衣上。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The Queen laid a poppy wreath at the war memorial.
女王向阵亡将士纪念碑献了罂粟花圈.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Bees moved , humming thoughtfully , from scarlet poppy to purple thistle.
蜜蜂在鲜红的罂粟花和艳紫的蓟草花之间飞舞嗡嗡低吟.
来自辞典例句
4. According to my database, the poppy has a powerful sleep - inducing effect.
据我的数据库显示, 罂粟具有显著的催眠作用.
来自电影对白
5. Poppy backward, in the top to an oval - shaped fruit - poppy fruit.