gladiolus

/ˌɡlæd.iˈəʊ.ləs/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡlˌædiˈoləs] /ˌɡlæd.iˈoʊ.ləs/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡlˌædiˈoləs] /ˌgla-dē-ˈō-ləs/ (ame, mw)

gladiolus — 名詞

  • gladiolussingular
  • gladiolusesplural

1. a flowering plant often grown in gardens, with blade-like leaves and large bloom

1.名詞C1
釋義

劍蘭

花梗高、會開大花的觀賞植物

a flowering plant often grown in gardens, with blade-like leaves and large blooms rising up one tall stem

例句

Paloma cut a pink gladiolus stem for the hotel lobby vase.

Paloma 剪下一枝粉紅色的劍蘭花梗，放進飯店大廳的花瓶裡。

cut a gladiolus stem for display

At the market, Linh chose a white gladiolus for her parents' dinner table.

在市場裡，Linh 挑了一枝白色劍蘭，放在父母的餐桌上。

buy a white gladiolus

同義詞
  • flower

    a much broader everyday word that can mean the bloom or many other plants

  • iris

    a related flower in the same family, but not this tall spike-flowering plant

  • lily

    another showy garden flower with a different flower shape and stem pattern

文法句型

a pink gladiolus

cut a gladiolus stem

grow gladiolus in a garden bed

用法筆記

Usually countable when you mean one plant or one cut stem. Everyday descriptions often mention the flower's color, height, or use in bouquets and garden displays.

2. the scientific group of related flowers called Gladiolus, belonging to the iris

2.名詞C2
釋義

唐菖蒲屬

鳶尾科中的一個植物屬

the scientific group of related flowers called Gladiolus, belonging to the iris family

例句

The biology poster placed Gladiolus in the iris family beside Iris.

那張生物海報把唐菖蒲屬和鳶尾屬一起放在鳶尾科裡。

classification: Gladiolus in the iris family

In class, Chidi learned that Gladiolus includes many wild African species.

課堂上，Chidi 學到唐菖蒲屬包含許多野生的非洲物種。

Gladiolus includes many species

同義詞
  • genus

    the standard scientific term for this classification level

  • plant group

    a simpler explanatory phrase rather than the technical label

文法句型

the genus Gladiolus

Gladiolus includes many species

place Gladiolus in the iris family

用法筆記

Used mainly in botany, science classes, and plant labels. Distinguish from sense 1, which means one flowering plant grown in a garden or used as a cut flower.