3325英語網 單詞
etiolate的意思
etiolate
英 ['i?t???le?t]
- vt. 使…變青白；使…變蒼白
- vi. 變蒼白
英文詞源
- etiolate (v.)
- "turn (a plant) white by growing it in darkness," 1791, from French étiolé, past participle of étioler "to blanch" (17c.), perhaps literally "to become like straw," from Norman dialect étule "a stalk," Old French esteule "straw, field of stubble," from Latin stipula "straw" (see stipule). Related: Etiolated.