英语词汇“indigo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in·di·go

(ĭndĭ-gō′)

n. pl. in·di·gos or in·di·goes

a. Any of various shrubs or herbs of the genus Indigofera in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves and usually red or purple flowers in axillary racemes.

b. A dark blue crystalline compound, C₁₆H₁₀N₂O₂, that is obtained from these plants or produced synthetically and is widely used as a textile dye. Also called indigotin.

2. Any of several related plants, especially those of the genera Amorpha and Baptisia.

3. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between blue and violet, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 450 nanometers; a dark blue to grayish purple blue.

[Spanish índigo and Dutch indigo (from Portuguese endego), both from Latin indicum, from Greek Indikon (pharmakon), Indian (dye), neuter of Indikos, of India, from India, India, from Indos, the Indus River, from Old Persian Hinduš, Sind; see HINDI.]

indi·go′ adj.

单词	indigo
释义	in·di·go (ĭndĭ-gō′) n. pl. in·di·gos or in·di·goes 1. a. Any of various shrubs or herbs of the genus Indigofera in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves and usually red or purple flowers in axillary racemes. b. A dark blue crystalline compound, C₁₆H₁₀N₂O₂, that is obtained from these plants or produced synthetically and is widely used as a textile dye. Also called indigotin. 2. Any of several related plants, especially those of the genera Amorpha and Baptisia. 3. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between blue and violet, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 450 nanometers; a dark blue to grayish purple blue. [Spanish índigo and Dutch indigo (from Portuguese endego), both from Latin indicum, from Greek Indikon (pharmakon), Indian (dye), neuter of Indikos, of India, from India, India, from Indos, the Indus River, from Old Persian Hinduš, Sind; see HINDI.] indi·go′ adj.
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