Word of the Day：May 14, 2022
verdant
嫩绿的；碧绿的；青翠的
adjective /VER-dunt/ [?v?rd(?)nt]
What It Means
Verdant means "green in tint or color," "green with growing plants," or "unripe in experience or judgment."
Verdant 的意思是“颜色上的绿色”、“植物生长的绿”或“经验上不成熟”。
VERDANT in Context
"Vermont is famous for its verdant summer landscapes and postcard-worthy fall colors. But it's the Green Mountain State's winter landscape that truly sparks my photographic eye." — Caleb Kenna, The New York Times, 26 Mar. 2022
“佛蒙特州以其青翠的夏景和如画般的秋色而闻名。但真正激发我拍摄灵感的是冬季的“绿山之州”。”
Did You Know?
English speakers have been using verdant as a ripe synonym of green since at least the 16th century, and as a descriptive term for inexperienced or na?ve people since the 19th century. (By contrast, the more experienced green has colored our language since well before the 12th century, and was first applied to inexperienced people in the 16th century.) Verdant comes from the Old French word for "green," vert, which itself is from Latin virēre, meaning "to show green growth" or "to be green." Today, vert is used in English as a word for green forest vegetation and the heraldic color green. A related word is virescent, meaning "beginning to be green."
在16 世纪讲英语的人就一直使用 verdant 作为绿色同义词，而 19 世纪的它一直用于描述缺乏经验的、天真的人。 （By contrast, the more experienced green has colored our language since well before the 12th century, and was first applied to inexperienced people in the 16th century。） Verdant 来自古法语表“绿色”的 vert，它来自拉丁文 virēre，意思是“to show green growth「表现绿色的成长」”或“「to be green」变得绿色”。 今天，vert 在英语中用作绿色植被和绿色纹章的词。 一个有关联的词是 virescent，意思是“beginning to be green「开始变绿」”。
Quiz
Fill in the blanks for a noun referring to the greenness of growing vegetation: v _ _ du _ e.
填空完成单词，表示植物生长的绿色的名词：v _ _ du _ e。
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