trifid

英 ['traɪfɪd] 美['traɪfɪd]
  • adj. 三裂的

英英释意


1. divided into three lobes;
"trifid petals"

英文词源


trifid (adj.)
"divided into three lobes," 1620s, from Latin trifidus "cleft in three," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + -fid. This adjective probably inspired triffid, the name of the three-legged walking poisonous plants in John Wyndham's novel "The Day of the Triffids" (1951).

实用场景例句


The Trifid is a little dimmer than the Lagoon.
三叶星云比泻湖星云稍暗一些.

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Trifid got its name because in photographs it has three distinct lobes.
三叶星云是由于在照片中呈现出三片叶子形状而得名.

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