释义 |
wreath/ri:θ/n. (pl. wreaths /ri:ðz, ri:θs/) 1 flowers or leaves fastened in a ring esp. as an ornament for a person's head or a building or for laying on a grave etc. as a mark of honour or respect 花冠,花环;花圈 2a a similar ring of soft twisted material such as silk (柔软材料如丝绸制的)环状物 b Heraldry a representation of this below a crest 【纹章学】纹章上的饰环 3 a carved representation of a wreath 雕花环 4 (foll. by 后跟 of) a curl or ring of smoke or cloud (烟、云的)圈,环 5 a light drifting mass of snow etc. 飘动的雪团等 [Old English writha from weak grade of wrīthan WRITHE] |