释义 |
cochineal/ˈkɒtʃini:l/n. 1 a scarlet dye used esp. for colouring food 胭脂红(尤用于食品染色) 2 the dried bodies of the female of the Mexican insect, Dactylopius coccus, yielding this (制取胭脂红染料的)雌性胭脂虫干骸 [French cochenille or Spanish cochinilla from Latin coccinus ‘scarlet’, from Greek kokkos ‘berry’] |