| 单词 | ebony |
| 释义 | ebony (once / 2128 pages) nadj Ebony is a very dark black color, or a south Asian tropical tree with hard, dark-colored heartwood. Black piano keys and black chess pieces are often made with ebony. Used as a noun or adjective, ebony derives from Greek word ebenos, meaning "ebony" and was first used in the 17th century to describe a very dark black color. Cabinetry made out of ebony was very fashionable during the Victorian era because it was imported and considered exotic, but today, because it is considered a threatened species, its uses are limited to small objects, such as animal carvings or parts of musical instruments. WORD FAMILYebony: ebonies, ebonise+/ebonise: ebonised USAGE EXAMPLES“We recline on our own satin and ebony.” Time(Dec 20, 2016) Ditto “Ebony and Ivory,” his sappy duet with Paul McCartney about racial harmony. Slate(Dec 18, 2016) For the fifth consecutive year, Ebony magazine honored 100 black professionals, entertainers and civic leaders at its annual banquet. Los Angeles Times(Dec 02, 2016) 1n hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys Hyper wood the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees 2n tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork Syn|Hyper Diospyros ebenum, ebony tree tree a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms 3n a very dark black Syn|Hyper coal black, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black black, blackness, inkiness the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) 4adj of a very dark black Syn ebon achromatic, neutral having no hue |
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