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trefoil/ˈtrefɔil, ˈtri:fɔil/ n. & adj.●n. 1 any leguminous plant of the genus Trifolium, with leaves of three leaflets and flowers of various colours, esp. clover 车轴草,三叶草(叶子呈三片小叶状,花呈各种不同颜色) 2 any plant with similar leaves 三叶植物 3 a three-lobed ornamentation, esp. in tracery windows (尤指花格窗的)三叶形装饰 4 a thing arranged in or with three lobes 做成三叶形的东西 ●adj. of or concerning a three-lobed plant, window tracery, etc. 车轴草的,三叶草的;三叶植物的;三叶形的 □ trefoiled adj. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)[Middle English via Anglo-French trifoil from Latin trifolium (as TRI-, folium ‘leaf’)] |