prickly herbaceous plant, Old English þistel, from Proto-Germanic *thistilaz (cognates: Old Saxon thistil, Old High German distil, German Distel, Old Norse þistell, Danish tidsel), of uncertain origin; perhaps from an extended form of PIE root *steig- "to prick, stick, pierce." Emblematic of Scotland since 15c.
中文解释
1. 苏格兰国花是蓟花。2. 电影：《勇敢的心》的插曲：A Gift of a Thistle (from Braveheart)。3. 英国酒店：Thistle Hotels.4. 奶蓟草，奶蓟草（Milk Thistle）又称乳剂草，一年或两年生菊科植物，花盛开时非常漂亮且朝气蓬勃，奶蓟传说是圣母玛利亚喂乳时，不小心将乳汁滴到这植物的叶上，于是叶脉流出乳汁，所以又称为Marian Thistle。5. 《勇敢的心》截取的电影片段，这段背景音乐的名字原声大碟上称为“紫色的苏格兰蓟（A Gift of a Thistle）
实用例句
1. She sifted thistles through her thistle - sifter.
她用蓟筛筛蓟.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Bees moved , humming thoughtfully , from scarlet poppy to purple thistle.
蜜蜂在鲜红的罂粟花和艳紫的蓟草花之间飞舞嗡嗡低吟.
来自辞典例句
3. Alice ran round the thistle again.
阿丽思又绕着那棵蓟跑.
来自辞典例句
4. Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils.
在沙丘或干旱白垩土壤中生长的欧亚蓟.
来自互联网
5. Ming Hyobuyou shi lang, thistle Liaoning Governor Germany have troops there forever.
