"buttercups" in Chinese (Traditional)
毛茛
Definition
毛茛是一種小巧鮮黃的野花,常見於田野和草地。以閃亮的花瓣著名,通常在春季和初夏開花。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「毛茛」指的是此類小黃野花,多用於自然描述、童年回憶等情境。不要和「蒲公英」(也是黃色的花,但是不同品種)混淆。
Examples
The field was full of buttercups.
田野裡長滿了**毛茛**。
The children picked buttercups for their teacher.
孩子們為老師摘了**毛茛**。
Buttercups have shiny yellow petals.
**毛茛**有亮黃色的花瓣。
When I was little, we used to hold buttercups under our chins to see if we liked butter.
小時候我們常把**毛茛**放在下巴下,看自己是不是喜歡奶油。
After the rain, the buttercups looked even brighter in the sunshine.
雨後,陽光下的**毛茛**顯得更加鮮亮。
You can spot buttercups in many old paintings of the countryside.
你能在許多鄉村的舊畫中看到**毛茛**。