"banyan" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 榕树

Definition

一种大型热带树木，以宽大的树冠和从枝条垂下的气生根而闻名，这些根能长成新的主干。榕树在印度和亚洲其他地方很有名。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'榕树'主要指这种热带树木，经常用于描述具有遮荫作用或象征意义的大树。不要与其他榕属植物混淆。

Examples

The banyan tree has big roots hanging from its branches.

**榕树**的树枝上挂着粗大的气根。

There is a banyan in the middle of the park.

公园中央有一棵**榕树**。

People often sit under the banyan to rest.

人们常在**榕树**下休息。

The old village banyan is said to be over 200 years old.

村里的那棵古**榕树**据说有两百多年了。

It feels cooler when you stand in the shade of a banyan on a hot day.

炎热的天气里站在**榕树**下会感觉凉爽。

Many stories and legends in India involve a banyan tree as a sacred place.

印度的许多故事和传说都把**榕树**当作神圣之地。