trefoils
/ˈtref.ɔɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtriː ˌfɔɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtrē-ˌfȯi(-ə)l How to pronounce trefoil (audio) ˈtre- How to pronounce trefoil (audio)/ (ame, mw)
trefoils — 名詞
1. a small wild plant whose leaves are split into three rounded parts and whose flo
三葉草
葉子分成三片的小型野生植物
a small wild plant whose leaves are split into three rounded parts and whose flowers are small and grow in tight bunches, appearing in shades that include purple, white, yellow, or red, often found growing in grassy fields and along roadsides
Quinn noticed trefoils growing wild beside the old stone wall behind the farm.
Quinn 注意到農舍後面那堵舊石牆旁邊長著野生三葉草。
often found in wild / grassy areas
Small yellow trefoils covered the grassy field after the spring rains arrived.
春雨過後，草地上開滿了小小的黃色三葉草。
trefoils + colour + location
Salma pressed a dried trefoil into her notebook during the nature walk.
Salma 在自然觀察健行時，把一朵壓乾的三葉草夾進筆記本裡。
The children learned to identify trefoils by their three-parted leaves and tiny purple flowers.
孩子們學會了藉由三片一組的葉子和細小的紫色花朵來辨認三葉草。
- clover
larger, more commonly cultivated relative with rounder flower heads; often confused with trefoil in everyday speech
文法句型
trefoil + verb (singular)
trefoils + verb (plural)
用法筆記
Trefoils differ from clover (also called shamrock) in being smaller and typically not cultivated; in casual use the two names are sometimes swapped.
常見錯誤
2. a decorative pattern or shape formed by three curved lines that meet and overlap
三弧飾
三條弧線組成的圓形裝飾圖案
a decorative pattern or shape formed by three curved lines that meet and overlap to create a circular design with three loops, used especially in stone carvings, church windows, and metalwork
The old church window had a beautiful trefoil carved into the stone frame.
那座古老教堂的窗戶上，刻有一個漂亮的三弧飾石雕。
trefoil + church / stone carving
Stefan traced the trefoil pattern in the cathedral floor with his finger.
Stefan 用手指沿著大教堂地板上的三弧飾圖案描繪。
The iron gate at the entrance was decorated with trefoils and other medieval designs.
入口處的鐵門上裝飾著三弧飾和其他中世紀風格的圖案。
Vinícius studied the trefoil design on the ancient manuscript border.
Vinícius 仔細研究古手稿邊框上的三弧飾設計。
- trefoil arch
a specific architectural element, not a generic synonym for the shape
- three-lobed design
more descriptive and less technical; describes the same form in plainer language
文法句型
trefoil + noun (e.g. trefoil window)
carved + trefoil
用法筆記
This architectural sense is used mainly for Gothic and Romanesque ornament; the trefoil is a common motif in ecclesiastical stonework and stained glass.