buri
buri — 名詞
1. a tall fan palm that grows in South and Southeast Asia, with very large leaves t
貝葉棕
東南亞一種葉片寬大的扇形棕櫚樹
a tall fan palm that grows in South and Southeast Asia, with very large leaves that people use to make hats, mats, and baskets.
Tall buri palms lined the village road, their wide leaves shading the market.
高大的貝葉棕沿著村裡的道路排列，寬大的葉子為市場遮蔭。
plural buri palms naming a group of the trees
Putri's grandmother dried buri leaves on the roof before weaving them into mats.
Putri 的奶奶把貝葉棕的葉子曬在屋頂上，再編織成草蓆。
collocation: buri leaves used for weaving
The storm tore several huge buri palms from the riverbank overnight.
那場暴風雨一夜之間把河岸邊好幾棵高大的貝葉棕連根拔起。
Farmers near the coast plant buri to harvest its leaves each dry season.
沿海的農民種植貝葉棕，好在每個旱季採收它的葉子。
Cyrus photographed a single buri palm standing against the bright evening sky.
Cyrus 拍下一棵貝葉棕獨自映襯著明亮傍晚天空的畫面。
- talipot palm
standard English name for this kind of fan palm
- gebang palm
name used for the same tree in parts of Southeast Asia
用法筆記
Often used before another noun (buri palm, buri leaves, buri fan) to name the tree or the parts taken from it.
2. a fine, pale straw made from the young leaf stalks of this fan palm, woven mainl
貝葉棕纖維
取自貝葉棕嫩葉、用來編草帽的纖維
a fine, pale straw made from the young leaf stalks of this fan palm, woven mainly into lightweight hats.
Emily bought a pale buri hat at the market in Manila.
Emily 在馬尼拉的市場買了一頂淺色的貝葉棕草帽。
collocation: buri hat (hat made from the straw)
The weavers split the buri into thin strands before braiding each summer hat.
編織工把貝葉棕纖維剝成細細的條狀，再編成夏天的草帽。
buri as uncountable material: split the buri
Adisa admired how light and smooth the finely woven buri felt.
Adisa 讚嘆那細密編織的貝葉棕纖維既輕又光滑。
Buri is prized by hatmakers for its pale colour and silky shine.
貝葉棕纖維因為色澤淺、帶有絲一般的光澤，深受製帽師喜愛。
Caleb wove strips of buri into a wide hat for the festival.
Caleb 把貝葉棕纖維的細條編成一頂節慶用的寬邊帽。
- buntal
more technical name for this palm-leaf hat straw
- buri straw
everyday descriptive term for the same woven fibre
用法筆記
Uncountable: it names the straw material, so you weave with buri or buy a buri hat rather than counting separate 'buris'.