serpentine

英 ['sɜːp(ə)ntaɪn] 美 ['sɝpəntin]

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※ 提供单词"serpentine"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

serpentine 蜿蜒的

来自 serpent,蛇，-ine,形容词后缀。引申词义蛇一样的，蜿蜒的。

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.
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.

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2. Serpentine often contains some asbestos , and should be used with caution .: 因为蛇纹石往往包含了一些石棉，收集时应谨慎。

4. Tremolite laths and serpentine minerals are present in places.: 有的地方出现透闪石板条及蛇纹石.

5. In the northeast a silvergreen serpentine aurora pulsed and quivered gently.: 银绿色,长蛇似的极光,在东北方很文静地翕张、颤动.