| 释义 |
‖ kiri|ˈkɪərɪ|
[Jap.]
= paulownia.
1727J. G. Scheuchzer tr. Kæmpfer's Hist. Japan I. i. ix. 119 Kiri, is a very large but scarce Tree. 1822F. Shoberl tr. Titsingh's Illustr. Japan 255 Sometimes this cane is made of the wood of the kiri-tree. 1877Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan V. i. 9 The second of the Imperial badges is a representation of the leaf and flower of the kiri, or Paulownia Japonica. 1893A. M. Bacon Jap. Interior xiv. 237 The blossoms and leaves of the kiri-tree, (paulownia imperialis), which is the sign of the imperial family. 1928Blunden Jap. Garland 22 The broad-leaved kiri. 1972Nat. Geographic Sept. 374 Miss Hori still goes into the forests to select the best kiri, or Paulownia wood. |