nettle

nettle

英 ['net(ə)l]
　　美 ['nɛtl]

vt. 剌激；惹惱；用蕁麻刺
　　n. 蕁麻
　　adj. 蕁麻科的

中文詞源：

nettle 蕁麻

來自net,網。即織網的材料，用於指蕁麻。

例句：

1. The stinging nettle has a square stem and little hairs.
蕁麻長有四方莖和細小茸毛。

2. Nettle grows plentifully on any rich waste ground.
蕁麻在任何肥沃的荒地上都能茂盛地生長。

3. Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.
謊言似蕁麻,玩弄會刺手.

4. They are all heroes grasping the nettle.
他們都是迎著艱險上的英雄.

5. And that is what Mr Pollet and Dr Nettle have done.
這正是Pollet先生 和Nettle博士所要解決的.