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

ebony

/ˈɛb(ə)ni

noun

1 [mass noun] Heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree.During Victorian times, the use of more exotic timbers like mahogany and ebony became popular, meaning trees were exported from Africa, Asia and the Americas....

Its paleness escapes looking bland thanks to contrasting inlays of ebony, walnut and amboyna, a wood distinguished by bird's eye curls.
Recorders are made from hardwoods such as maple, rosewood, or ebony as well as the plastic versions.

1.1 [mass noun] A very dark brown or black colour: [as modifier]: his ebony hair...

Strangely though, the child has ebony black hair… darker than his mother's.
Donna was probably the third most beautiful with her ebony black hair and dark, mysterious eyes.
Even though all that could be seen of him was his light brown cloak, black scarf and icy ebony hair, the people staring at him had their shoulders tensed in hostility.

Synonyms

black, jet-black, pitch-black, coal-black, ink-black, black as night, black as pitch, sable, inky, sooty, raven, dark

literary ebon

2A tree of tropical and warm-temperate regions which produces ebony.

Genera Diospyros and Euclea, family Ebenaceae: numerous species, in particular D. ebenum.

Many of the islands are mountainous and heavily forested with teak, ebony, and sandalwood.

2.1Used in names of trees of other families which produce timber similar to ebony, e.g. Jamaican (or American) ebony.

Origin

Late Middle English: from earlier ebon (via Old French and Latin from Greek ebenos 'ebony tree'), perhaps on the pattern of ivory.

单词	ebony
释义	ebony /ˈɛb(ə)ni / noun 1 [mass noun] Heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree.During Victorian times, the use of more exotic timbers like mahogany and ebony became popular, meaning trees were exported from Africa, Asia and the Americas.... Its paleness escapes looking bland thanks to contrasting inlays of ebony, walnut and amboyna, a wood distinguished by bird's eye curls. Recorders are made from hardwoods such as maple, rosewood, or ebony as well as the plastic versions. 1.1 [mass noun] A very dark brown or black colour: [as modifier]: his ebony hair... Strangely though, the child has ebony black hair… darker than his mother's. Donna was probably the third most beautiful with her ebony black hair and dark, mysterious eyes. Even though all that could be seen of him was his light brown cloak, black scarf and icy ebony hair, the people staring at him had their shoulders tensed in hostility. Synonyms black, jet-black, pitch-black, coal-black, ink-black, black as night, black as pitch, sable, inky, sooty, raven, dark literary ebon 2A tree of tropical and warm-temperate regions which produces ebony. Genera Diospyros and Euclea, family Ebenaceae: numerous species, in particular D. ebenum. Many of the islands are mountainous and heavily forested with teak, ebony, and sandalwood. 2.1Used in names of trees of other families which produce timber similar to ebony, e.g. Jamaican (or American) ebony. Origin Late Middle English: from earlier ebon (via Old French and Latin from Greek ebenos 'ebony tree'), perhaps on the pattern of ivory.
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