| 单词 | vernal |
| 释义 | vernal (once / 4534 pages) 1adj 2adj If you enjoy the vernal lushness of the landscape, that’s a kind of fancy way to say you like the way nature looks in the springtime. The word vernal entered English in the sixteenth century, tracing all the way back to the Latin word ver, meaning spring. Use the adjective vernal to describe something that occurs in springtime or is related to springtime. You might be familiar with the vernal equinox, which indicates the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The word vernal can also be used more broadly to describe something youthful or fresh — springlike. WORD FAMILYvernal: vernally USAGE EXAMPLESFor us Iranians, the big festival of the year is Noruz, Iranian new year on the vernal equinox around 21 March. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. New York Times(Aug 28, 2016) “The artisan movement has changed not only retail shops but museums in general,” Vernal says. Washington Post(Sep 20, 2016) 1 adj suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh 2Syn young, youthful immature, young (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth adj of or characteristic of or occurring in spring the vernal equinox Syn|Ant early-blooming, early-flowering, late-spring-blooming, spring-blooming, spring-flowering of plants that bloom during the spring summery belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer autumnalof or characteristic of or occurring in autumn wintery, wintrycharacteristic of or occurring in winter aestival, estival(rare) of or occurring in summer summer-blooming, summer-floweringof plants that bloom during the summer autumn-blooming, autumn-flowering, fall-blooming, fall-flowering, late-blooming, late-floweringof plants that bloom during the autumn late-ripeningof plants that ripen in the fall brumal, hibernal, hiemalcharacteristic of or relating to winter winter-blooming, winter-floweringof plants that bloom during the winter |
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