"logwood" in Chinese (Simplified)

苏木

Definition

一种原产于美洲的热带树木，其木材常被用来制作天然红色或紫色的染料。这个词也指由这种树获得的染料。

多用于历史、植物学或染织领域。在合成染料出现前，'苏木'染料非常宝贵。不是日常用语。

Logwood is used to make natural dye for fabrics.

**苏木**用于为织物制作天然染料。

The logwood tree grows in Central America.

**苏木**树生长在中美洲。

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

过去，人们为了它宝贵的染料交易**苏木**。

The purple color in some old textiles came from logwood.

一些古老纺织品上的紫色来自**苏木**。

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

你知道**苏木**曾在欧洲比黄金还值钱吗？

Modern factories rarely use logwood anymore because of synthetic dyes.

由于有了合成染料，现代工厂很少再用**苏木**。