ebony
/ˈebənɪ/noun
1
- mass noun heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree乌木。
1.1
- mass noun a very dark brown or black colour乌黑色：
his smile flashed against the ebony of his skin
在乌黑发亮的肤色映衬下, 他的脸上闪过一丝微笑
as modifier his ebony hair.他那乌黑发亮的头发。
2
- a tree of tropical and warm-temperate regions which produces such timber乌木树。
2.1
- Genera Diospyros and Euclea, family Ebenaceae: numerous species, in particular D. ebenum.柿树属和欧克列柿属, 柿树科：众多种, 尤指乌木。
2.2
- used in names of trees of other families which produce similar timber, e.g. Jamaican (or American) ebony［用于产类似木材的其他科的树木名称中］…乌木树（如Jamaican或American ebony）。
词源
late Middle English: from earlier ebon （via Old French and Latin from Greek ebenos 'ebony tree'）, perhaps on the pattern of ivory.