英:[ˈfəʊliɪdʒ]
美:[ˈfoʊliɪdʒ]
英:[ˈfəʊliɪdʒ]
美:[ˈfoʊliɪdʒ]
fo·li·age
fo li ihj
foliaged (adj.)
noun
a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
The doorframe was decorated with beautifully carved foliage.
the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants
trees with colorful autumn foliage
a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
A wreath of foliage adorned her front door.
foliage plant观叶植物
15世纪中期, ffoylage,“叶子或树枝的图案装饰”。与中古法语 feuillage 相似,源自古法语 feuille “叶子,树叶”(源自 PIE 词根 *bhel-(3)“茂盛,开花”)。17世纪受拉丁语 folium 或其派生词在英语中的影响而改变了形式。
Middle French fuellage, from foille leaf — more at foil >entry 2
The first known use of foliage was in 1598
foliagenoun
the mass of leaves of a plant
1 A long, high bamboo bridge spanned it, and dense, prickly foliage grew up the high, steep banks on either side.
2 Then Jeanne returned to the forest and the greyhound—no time to show the dog to her parents now—and knelt down in the thick foliage, pushing ragwort away from her bare arms.
3 It also had thick foliage for hiding in case someone came in to get me.
4 Sprawled on his belly, a cut on one hand, dirt in his mouth, he heard something rustling through the foliage behind him, and a strange sound that was either laughter or running water.
5 Pollution has stripped the trees of their foliage.
污染剥光了这些树的叶子。
6 Here the doves soared up to a tree through whose foliage came a bright yellow gleam.
7 The foliage has hidden the wheel from sight, so I scale a tree with rubbery limbs to get a better view.
8 The trees were big, and the foliage was thick but it was not gloomy.
9 Fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering.
蕨类植物的叶子和斑驳的木头用于细木家具制作和镶木的过程中.
10 The streets in San Jose smelled like Maryam flowers, and as we walked the mile to the market, she pointed out other plants and foliage that she thought were beautiful.
11 A little clock ornamented with gilt bronze rocaille foliage supporting the mechanism with its enameled dial.
一个小钟饰以树叶金铜洛可可支持其漆包线拨号机制.
12 The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake.
大树树叶的荫蔽使这个湖的景色变得模糊了.
13 This was not the rain he and Josiah had prayed for, this was not the green foliage they sought out in sandy canyons as a sign of a spring.
14 I stare into the foliage trying to will myself to rest, but the burns forbid it.
15 Few lights burned; but from a half-dozen chimneys slow, almost phosphorescent pinon smoke emerged, dissipating in a flat way over the town, seeping into bushy cottonwood foliage.
16 There was a grandeur about the day, about the colossal, barely stirring beeches and oaks, and the light that dropped like jewels through the fresh foliage to make pools among last years dead leaves.
17 Cilia did not answer, but she reached up through the foliage of the tree and picked a little green apple.
18 The trees were so thick above them that the down pour barely penetrated, but the foliage dripped and was cold on their shoulders.
19 “We need to remove some of the native species. The Collective believes an airborne herbicide can kill foliage, without risking physical contact with dangerous flora.”
20 Then I saw them—two burning, yellow eyes—staring at me from the shadowy foliage of the tree.