amethyst
amethyst
am.e.thyst AHD[²m“…-th¹st] DJ[6#m*G!st] KK[6#m*G!st]
n.(名词)
1.A purple or violet form of transparent quartz used as a gemstone.
    紫水晶:紫色或紫丁香色的透明石英,用作宝石
2.A purple variety of corundum used as a gemstone.
    紫蓝色宝石:一种紫色刚玉,用作宝石
3.Color A moderate purple to grayish reddish purple.
  【色彩】 紫色:从淡紫色到灰红紫色
ORIGIN
1.Middle Englishamatist
    中古英语amatist
2.from Old French
    源自 古法语
3.from Latinamethystus
    源自 拉丁语amethystus
4.from Greekamethustos
    源自 希腊语amethustos
5.a- [not] * see a-1
    a- [不] *参见a-1
6.*methustos [intoxicated] frommethuskein [to intoxicate] frommethuein [to be drunk (from the belief that it was a remedy for drunkenness)] frommethu [wine] * see medhu-
    *methustos [陶醉于] 源自methuskein [使…陶醉] 源自methuein [喝醉的(来自相信此石可治疗酒醉)] 源自methu [酒] *参见 medhu-
DERIVATIVES
▪am”ethys“tine AHD: [-th¹s“t¹n, -tºn”] (形容词)