1825, from Modern Latin Petunia (1789), from French petun (16c.), an obsolete word for "tobacco plant," from Portuguese petum, evidently from Guarani (Paraguay) pety. The petunia has a botanical affinity to the tobacco plant. See tobacco.
雙語例句
1. Aunt Petunia looked as though she'd just swallowed a lemon.
帕特尼亞看起來像剛剛咽下了一個檸檬.
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2. Petunia: So he can't really be charged with burglary.
佩圖尼亞: 然則不能控告他入屋盜竊.
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3. Petunia Dersley : Cook breakfast. And try not to burn anything.
佩妮·德思禮: 快去煮早餐, 不準(zhǔn)燒焦東西.
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4. Petunia Dersley : Up . Get up. Now!
佩妮·德思禮: 起床! 起床了! 快呀!
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5. He exchanged dark looks with his wife, Petunia.