英语词汇“Adam、and、Eve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

Adam-and-Eve

释义

Adam-and-Eve
The Biblical names of the first man and woman.
1. dial. A name applied locally to various plants, roots, etc. (See E.D.D.)
1789B. Rush Let. 8 June in T. J. Pettigrew Mem. J. C. Lettsom (1817) II. 439 Some of the country people call it Adam-and-Eve.1808Monthly Mag. 1 Dec. 421/2 Adam and Eve, the male and female handed orchis.1959Times 30 Dec. 8/7 A woman will carry a piece of Adam-and-Eve root in a little bag round her neck. It's really Aplecteum hyemale, useful in bronchial troubles.
2. As v.: rhyming slang for ‘believe’.
1925Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 3 Could you Adam and Eve it.1956E. A. Thorne Baby & Battleship ii. 89 A baby! Would you Adam-and-Eve it!

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