单词 | exotism |
释义 | exotism in British English (ˈɛɡzəˌtɪzəm) noun a variant form of exoticism exotic in British English (ɪɡˈzɒtɪk) adjective 1. originating in a foreign country, esp one in the tropics; not native an exotic plant 2. having a strange or bizarre allure, beauty, or quality 3. New Zealand (of trees, esp pine trees) native to the northern hemisphere but cultivated in New Zealand an exotic forest 4. of or relating to striptease noun 5. an exotic person or thing Derived forms exotically (exˈotically) adverb exoticism (exˈotiˌcism) noun exoticness (exˈoticness) noun Word origin C16: from Latin exōticus, from Greek exōtikos foreign, from exō outside |
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