英単語

foliageの意味・使い方・発音

foliage

英 ['fəʊlɪɪdʒ] 美 ['folɪɪdʒ]
  • n. 植物;葉(一般用語)

英語の語源


foliage
foliage: see foil
foliage (n.)
mid-15c., "representation of leaves or branches" (as an ornamental design), from Middle French feuillage, from Old French feuille "leaf, foliage" (see foil (n.)). The form has altered 17c. by influence of Latin folium or its derivatives in English.

例文


1. Dig it up once the foliage has died down.
葉が落ちたら掘り出してください。

2.The fall foliage glowed red and yellow in the morning sunlight.
木の葉は秋の朝日に赤黄色の光を放つ。

3.The foliage was soft and feathery.
葉は羽のように軽く柔らかい。

4.The path was completely covered by the dense foliage .
小道は木の葉で厚く覆われている。

5.Most trees lose their foliage in winter.
ほとんどの木は冬に落葉する。

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