serpentine
serpentine 英 ['sɜːp(ə)ntaɪn] 美 ['sɝpəntin]
adj. 蜿蜒的；阴险的；弯弯曲曲的 vt. 使迂回曲折地行进 vi. 像蛇般行进
名词复数:serpentines
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- adj. 蜿蜒的；阴险的；弯弯曲曲的
- vt. 使迂回曲折地行进
- vi. 像蛇般行进
- n. [矿物] 蛇纹石
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1. This is a serpentine road going through the Urals.
这是一条蜿蜒的路穿过乌拉尔山。
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2. For example, the marble hierarchy includes multiple peer-level types of marble, such as travertine, serpentine, and onyx.
例如，大理石层次结构包括多种对等级别的大理石类型，例如石灰华、蛇纹石和缟玛瑙。
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3. Like those of China, Japan’s dragons are usually serpentine creatures with clawed feet and lack the wings of their European counterparts.
像中国的龙一样，日本的龙通常是蜿蜒的动物，拥有可以爬行的腿，而没有欧洲龙的翅膀。
- serpentine (adj.) "twisting, winding," 1610s; see serpent + -ine (1). An earlier adjective meaning "having the evil qualities of a serpent" is recorded from late 14c., from the French source of serpentine (n.). The winding lake of that name in Hyde Park, London, was constructed in 1730.
- serpentine (n.) c. 1400, "plant reputed to contain antivenom," from Old French serpentin name of a precious stone, noun use of adjective meaning "of a snake, snake-like; sly, deceptive," from Late Latin serpentius "of a serpent," from Latin serpentem (nominative serpens) "snake" (see serpent). As the name of a greenish igneous rock consisting mainly of hydrous magnesium silicate, attested from early 15c.
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