"logwood" in Chinese (Traditional)

蘇木

Definition

一種原產於美洲的熱帶樹木，其木材常被用來製作天然紅色或紫色的染料。這個詞也指由這種樹獲得的染料。

多用於歷史、植物學或染織領域。在合成染料出現前，'蘇木'染料非常珍貴。不是日常用語。

Logwood is used to make natural dye for fabrics.

**蘇木**用於為織物製作天然染料。

The logwood tree grows in Central America.

**蘇木**樹生長在中美洲。

In the past, people traded logwood for its valuable dye.

過去，人們為了珍貴的染料交易**蘇木**。

The purple color in some old textiles came from logwood.

一些古老紡織品上的紫色來自**蘇木**。

Did you know that logwood was once more valuable than gold in Europe?

你知道**蘇木**曾在歐洲比黃金還值錢嗎？

Modern factories rarely use logwood anymore because of synthetic dyes.

由於有了合成染料，現代工廠很少再用**蘇木**。