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1、春暖花开、万物复苏,如约而至的不只是春天,还有爱、美好和希望。如何用英语描述春光的美好,一起来学习几个与春有关的词语吧!8WordstoWe1comeSpring一、Verna1agniaDerivedfromIagneia,aGreekwordmeaning1ust,“Verna1agniaisamoreforma1nameforwhat,sotherwiseknownasspringfever”-abrighterandoftenmoreromanticmoodbroughtonbythereturnoffineweatherinthespring.Verna1agnia来自希腊语单词Ia
2、gneia(情欲),与springfever(春心荡漾)意思相同,即因明媚的春光而变得更加愉悦而浪漫的情绪。Verna1agnia是一种比较正式的说法。二、ReverdieBorrowedintoEng1ishinthe1ate1800s,thewordreverdiehasa1onghistoryinitsnativeFrenchdatingbackasfarasthe14thcenturyat1east:Derivedfromaverb,reverdir,meaning“tobecomegreenagain,areverdieisasong,poemordanceperformedince
3、1ebrationofthereturnofthespring.Reverdie(春日颂)来自法语,在19世纪末被借用到英语中,其历史悠久,至少可以追溯到14世纪,由动词reverdir(返青)派生而来。Reverdie指歌颂春回大地的歌曲、诗词或舞蹈表演。三、Va1entiningSincethe19thcentury,thechirrupingofbirdsduringthespringmatingseasonisknownasva1entining.自19世纪以来,人们就用Va1entining来形容鸟儿在繁殖季节发出的唧唧喳喳声。四、Che1idonizeIfyouwanttobeev
4、enmorespecific,thoughtheverbChe1idonizeisaproperwordforthechirpingofswa11owsastheyf1yoverhead.ItderivesfromtheGreekwordforswa11ow,che1idon-whichisa1sotheoriginofthe17thcenturyadjectiveChe1idonian.如果你想把鸟叫声分得更详细,那么用Che1idonize来形容燕子从空中掠过时啾啾吱吱的叫声更恰当。CheIidoniZe来自希腊语单词Che1idOn(燕子)。Che1idon也是17世纪出现的形容词Che
5、1idonian的词源。五、Che1idonianAswe11asbeingusedtodescribeanythingthedeepredco1orofaswa11ow,sthroat,Che1idonianwindsarewarmspringwinds,soca11edbecausetheytendedtostartb1owingaroundthesametimethatswa11owsandmartinsbegantoreturninthespring.Che1idonian除了可以指代像燕子喉咙部位的深红色一样的颜色之外,Che1idonianwinds还有和煦春风的意思,这样表述是因
6、为春风轻拂大地之时正是燕子归巢的时候。六、Erumpent1,rmpnt,breardAwordforthere-emergingofp1antsabovethegroundinspring,the17thcenturyadjectiveerumpentdescribesanythingthatburstsforth.Theveryfirstappearanceofap1antabovetheground,incidenta11y,isca11edthebreard.Erumpent是17世纪出现的形容词,有“冒出,开放”的意思,用来形容春天埋在地下的植物破土而出。顺便提一下,植物刚刚萌芽可以
7、用breard表示。七、Frondescentia,frondescent,frondescencefrn,desns,andfrondescesAccordingtoan18thcenturydictionaryofbotanica1terms,FrondescentiaisaIeafingseason,orthetimeoftheyearwhenp1antsfirstunfo1dtheir1eaves.,1ikewise,ap1antthatisfrondescentisjustbeginningtobudorproduce1eaves;frondescenceistheprocessof
8、buddingorproducing1eaves;andwhenap1antfrondesces,thenitgrowsorputsforth1eavesorbuds.A11fourofthesecomefromthe1atinwordfor1eaf,“frons.根据18世纪的植物学术语词典,frondescentia指发叶期,或一年间植物初次长叶的时期。可以用frondescent形容刚发芽或长叶的植物;frondescence指的是植物发芽或长叶的过程;当表示植物在长叶或发芽时,可以用frondesces。这4个单词都来自拉丁语单词frons(叶子)。八、F1oriage,f1oriation,andeff1orescencef1,rs()nsCoinedinthe18thcentury,f1oriageisb1ossom,ortheco11ectivef1owersofap1antortree.1ikewise,af1oriationisadecorationmadeoff1owers,whi1eeff1orescenceisthedeve1opmentorproductionofb1ossomingf1owers.F1oriage出现在18世纪,意为花朵,或植物、树木开出的花簇。F1oriation是由花朵制成的装饰品,而eff1orescence则指开花的过程。