petal 英 [ˈpetl]   美 [ˈpɛtl]

petal

petal  英 [ˈpetl] 美 [ˈpɛtl]

n. 花瓣 

名词复数:petals 

Look at the markings on the petals. 你看一下花瓣上的斑纹。
There are some drifting petals in that river. 在那条河里有许多漂流的花瓣。

  • A petal is a part of a flower. Most flowers have a ring of brightly colored petals surrounding the center part of the blossom.
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  • n. 花瓣
  • 1. Look at the markings on the petals.

    你看一下花瓣上的斑纹。

  • 2. There are some drifting petals in that river.

    在那条河里有许多漂流的花瓣。

  • petal (n.) 1726 (earlier petala, 1704), from Modern Latin petalum "petal" (17c.), from Greek petalon "a leaf; leaf of metal, thin plate," noun use of neuter of adj. petalos "outspread, broad, flat," from PIE root *pete- "to spread." Related: Petaline.
petal / ˈpetl ; NAmE ˈpetl / noun a delicate coloured part of a flower. The head of a flower is usually made up of several petalsaround a central part. 花瓣 petal petals petal / ˈpetl ; NAmE ˈpetl /
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