hornbeam

英 ['hɔːnbiːm] 美 ['hɔrnbim]
  • n. 角树材;角树;鹅耳枥
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hornbeam 鹅耳枥

horn,角,像角一样硬,beam,古义,树。因这种树的坚硬的木材而得名。

hornbeam (n.)
1570s, from horn (n.) + beam (n.), preserving the original sense of the latter word; so called in reference to its hard wood.
1. She padded across the road and towards the bushes the hornbeam trees, and there she stopped.
她轻轻地穿过马路,朝着角树林后面的灌木丛走去.在那儿她停了下来.

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