1540s, from Latin lotus, from Greek lotos, name used for several plants before it came to mean Egyptian white lotus (a sense attested in English from 1580s); perhaps from a Semitic source (compare Hebrew lot "myrrh"). The yogic sense is attested from 1848. Lotus-eaters (1812) are from Greek lotophagoi, mentioned in "Odyssey," book IX.
雙語例句
1. Lotus grows in Africa and Asia.
荷花產(chǎn)于非洲和亞洲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. After the rain the lotus flowers looked fuller.
雨后荷花顯得更加潤澤了.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. The lotus leaves are unfolding.
荷葉舒展著.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. Integrates with Lotus and MS Exchange servers.
集成了Lotus和MSExchange服務(wù)器.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. For all its beauty the lotus needs its green leaves to set it off.