gardenia
gardenia 英 [gɑ:ˈdi:niə] 美 [gɑrˈdiniə]
n. 栀子花；栀子属
名词复数:gardenias
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- n. 栀子花；栀子属
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1. Last May she went to her prom in a silky gown, her long dark hair worn up with a gardenia.
去年五月的舞会上，她穿着丝制的礼服，长长黑黑的头发用一只栀子花挽成发髻。
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2. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia--lovely, strong and perfect--with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery.
实际上，妈妈想让她的孩子觉得自己象栀子花一样的可爱、顽强和完美，带点儿魔力，或许还有点儿神秘吧。
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3. Someone even told me that I was wrong since there cannot be such a large gardenia in the world.
更有人说我一定看错了，世界上那里会有那么大的栀子花。
- gardenia (n.) shrub genus, 1757, Modern Latin, named for Scottish-born American naturalist Dr. Alexander Garden (1730-1791), Vice President of the Royal Society, + abstract noun ending -ia.
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