disa
disa — 名詞
1. a group of tropical African orchids that grow in soil rather than on trees, with
迪薩屬
原產於熱帶非洲的地生蘭花屬
a group of tropical African orchids that grow in soil rather than on trees, with thick underground roots and broad dark leaves
Owen spent two years studying Disa orchid pollination in the South African wild.
Owen 花了兩年時間在南非野外研究迪薩蘭的授粉過程。
Disa orchid — genus name used attributively
Lindiwe photographed a crimson Disa orchid blooming on the slopes of Table Mountain after the first spring rains.
Lindiwe 在桌山山坡上拍攝到了一株深紅色的迪薩蘭，那時正值春天第一場雨過後。
Disjunctive use of 'Disa' as attributive modifier
Sophia's dissertation compared the root systems of Disa species with those of European orchids.
Sophia 的論文比較了迪薩屬物種與歐洲蘭花的根系差異。
The botanical garden keeps a greenhouse just for plants in the Disa group.
植物園有一間溫室專門栽種迪薩屬的植物。
用法筆記
When referring to the genus, Disa is always capitalised and often written in italics in scientific contexts.
2. any single orchid that belongs to the Disa genus, known for its hood-shaped bloo
迪薩蘭
迪薩屬的任何一種蘭花
any single orchid that belongs to the Disa genus, known for its hood-shaped blooms and tall flower stalks
Tara received a potted disa and set it on her sunny kitchen windowsill.
Tara 收到一盆迪薩蘭，把它放在陽光充足的廚房窗臺上。
a disa — countable noun for one plant
The disa in Marco's greenhouse had finally opened its first hooded flower of the season.
Marco 溫室裡的那株迪薩蘭終於在這個季節開出了第一朵兜狀的花。
One disa can bear ten blooms on a tall stalk in moist soil.
土壤濕潤時，一株迪薩蘭能在高高的花莖上開出十朵花。
Hoa found a wild disa beside a stream while hiking in the Drakensberg mountains.
Hoa 在德拉肯斯堡山脈健行時，發現溪流旁長著一株野生迪薩蘭。
Cut disa stems from Eri's florist stay fresh in a vase for two weeks.
Eri 花店的迪薩蘭切花插在花瓶裡可以保鮮兩週。
用法筆記
In everyday use, 'disa' is not capitalised when referring to an individual plant (unlike the genus name in sense 1).