单词 | argentine |
释义 | argentine argentine1 /ahr"jeuhn tin, -tuyn'/, adj. 1. pertaining to or resembling silver. n. 2. a silvery substance, esp. one obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls. [1400-50; late ME ( < AF) < L argentinus silvery. See ARGENT, -INE1] argentine2 /ahr"jeuhn tin, -tuyn'/, n. any of various silvery marine fishes, esp. those of the genus Argentina. [1530-40; < NL Argentina genus name, L, fem. of argentinus silvery. See ARGENTINE1] |
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