palo

palo — 名詞

1. a long, thin piece of wood used as a pole or stick — often appearing in English

1.名詞
釋義

木棍；木棒

西班牙文借詞，指長條木棍或棒子

a long, thin piece of wood used as a pole or stick — often appearing in English in Spanish-derived names for trees and woods, such as palo santo or palo verde.

例句

Marta lit a small piece of palo santo to clear the smell from the kitchen.

Marta 點燃一小塊 palo santo（聖木）來消除廚房裡的味道。

compound: palo santo (a fragrant wood)

Green palo verde trees lined the desert path and bloomed bright yellow in spring.

綠色的 palo verde 樹排列在沙漠小徑兩旁，春天開出鮮黃色的花。

compound: palo verde (a desert tree)

常見搭配
  • palo santo
  • palo verde
  • a long palo
  • a wooden palo
同義詞
  • stick

    the everyday English word; far more common in general use

  • pole

    for a longer, straighter piece, often vertical

  • staff

    a long stick carried for walking or as a symbol of authority

文法句型

a palo of [wood/material]

用法筆記

Borrowed from Spanish and rare in everyday English; most common as part of fixed compounds (palo santo, palo verde, palo dulce). When used alone, it appears mainly in writing about Latin American or Spanish-speaking settings.

常見錯誤

I bought a palo at the supermarket for cooking.
I bought a wooden spoon at the supermarket for cooking.
'palo' is not used in English for ordinary household sticks; pick a plain English word.
Palo Santo smells nice.
Palo santo smells nice.
only the first word is normally capitalised when the term is not at the start of a sentence.

同根字

  • palo santo
    名詞
  • palo verde
    名詞

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • palo santo
  • palo verde
  • palo dulce

常用片語

  • burn palo santo
  • a long palo
  • lean on a palo

介系詞搭配

  • a palo of [material]