defoliate
defoliate
意味(日本語)
落葉する ◇de(=apart)、L.folia(=葉)
語源
- foli- : L.folium = leaf(葉)
意味(英語)
- (verb-transitive) To deprive (a plant, tree, or forest) of leaves.
- (verb-transitive) To cause the leaves of (a plant, tree, or forest) to fall off, especially by the use of chemicals.
- (verb-intransitive) To lose foliage.
例文
- Six months ago, Gary hired a goateed designer to "defoliate" the office, trucking out all the ficus trees and spanish moss to make room for curved sheets of fiberglass and, as he called it, "negative space."
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語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
exfoliate
exfoliate
(樹皮、うろこなどが)はげ落ちる
語源
- foli- : L.folium = leaf(葉)
foil
foil
薄片、(葉のイメージから) ◇L.folia(=葉)
語源
- foli- : L.folium = leaf(葉)
foliage
foliage
葉 ◇L.folia葉
語源
- foli- : L.folium = leaf(葉)
foliar
foliar
葉状の ◇folia+ar(形容詞語尾)+L.folia(=葉)
語源
- foli- : L.folium = leaf(葉)
foliate
foliate
葉のある、箔状にする、本などに丁付けする ◇L.folia(=葉)
語源
- foli- : L.folium = leaf(葉)
folio
folio
2つ折り判、フォリオ判 ◇L.folia(=葉)
語源
- foli- : L.folium = leaf(葉)
portfolio
portfolio
紙はさみ ◇port(=運ぶ)、L.folia(=葉)
語源
- foli- : L.folium = leaf(葉)