wreath
/riːθ/noun
(pl.wreaths /riːðz/)
1
- an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave花环, 花冠; 花圈。
1.1
- a carved representation of such a wreath雕花环。
1.2
- a similar ring made of or resembling soft, twisted material环, 圈; 环状物; 圈状物：
a gold wreath.
金环。
1.3
- Heraldry a representation of such a ring below a crest (especially where it joins a helmet)【纹章】饰环。
1.4
- a curl or ring of smoke or cloud（烟、云等的）环, 圈：
wreaths of mist swirled up into the cold air.
雾圈袅袅升起, 渗进冷空气中。
2
- archaic, chiefly Scottish a snowdrift〈古, 主苏格兰〉雪堆; 吹雪。
词源
Old English writha, related to WRITHE.