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wormwood/ˈwɜ:mwʊd/n. 1 any woody shrub of the genus Artemisia, with a bitter aromatic taste, used in the preparation of vermouth and absinthe and in medicine 蛔蒿，苦艾(一种木本植物，用以制苦艾酒或入药) 2 bitter mortification or a source of this 极大的耻辱，痛苦；造成这种感觉的根源 [Middle English, alteration of obsolete wormod (from Old English wormōd, wermōd), influenced by worm, wood: cf. VERMOUTH] |