单词 | cinnabar |
释义 | cinnabar/ˈsɪnəbɑː /noun 1 [mass noun] A bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulphide, sometimes used as a pigment.Allergy to tattoo pigment is rare, but reaction to cinnabar, the red pigment, is the most common....
1.1The bright red colour of cinnabar: [as modifier]: the blood coagulated in cinnabar threads...
2 (also cinnabar moth) A day-flying moth with black and red wings, whose black and yellow caterpillars feed on groundsel and ragwort.
OriginMiddle English: from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of oriental origin. |
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