veronica
/vɪˈrɒnɪkə/noun
1
- a herbaceous plant of north temperate regions, typically with upright stems bearing narrow pointed leaves and spikes of blue or purple flowers婆婆纳属植物。
1.1
- Genus Veronica, family Scrophulariaceae: many species, including the speedwells.婆婆纳属, 玄参科, 多种, 包括不同的婆婆纳。
2
- a cloth supposedly impressed with an image of Christ's face据称印有耶稣面像的汗巾。
- ORIGIN: see
V ERONICA, ST.
2.1
- a picture of Christ's face similar to this布印耶稣面像。
3
- the movement of a matador's cape away from a charging bull斗牛士舞动斗篷让过奔牛的动作。
- [ORIGIN: said to be by association of the attitude of the matador with the depiction of St Veronica holding out a cloth to Christ （see
V ERONICA, ST）.]
词源
early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin, from the given name Veronica.