cowslip: [OE] Old English cūslyppe literally meant ‘cow dung’ (a variant cūsloppe, which survived dialectally into the 20th century as cowslop, suggests that its second element is related to slop and sloppy). The name presumably came from the plant’s growing in pastures where cows commonly graze, and perhaps even from some perceived symbiosis with cow-pats.
cowslip (n.)
Old English cu-slyppe, apparently from cu "cow" (see cow (n.)) + slyppe "slop, slobber, dung" (see slop (n.1)).
双语例句
1. She cooked pease - pudding, and baked the bread and made cowslip wine and cherry - brandy.
她会做豌豆布丁, 烤面包,用黄花九轮草做樱桃白兰地.
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2. Does cowslip grow in tropic countries?
西洋樱草生长于热带国家 吗 ?
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3. In a cowslip's bell I lie ( Shakespeare )
我躺在野樱草的钟形花冠中 ( 莎士比亚 )
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4. The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose.
金黄色的九轮花和淡红的樱草花.
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英英释意
1. early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
2. swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
