evergreen tree of temperate Europe and Asia, Old English iw, eow "yew," from Proto-Germanic *iwo- (cognates: Middle Dutch iwe, Dutch ijf, Old High German iwa, German Eibe, Old Norse yr), from PIE *ei-wo- (cognates: Old Irish eo, Welsh ywen "yew"), perhaps a suffixed form of root *ei- (2) "reddish, motley, yellow."
OED says French if, Spanish iva, Medieval Latin ivus are from Germanic (and says Dutch ijf is from French); others posit a Gaulish ivos as the source of these. Lithuanian jeva likewise is said to be from Germanic. The tree symbolizes both death and immortality, being poisonous as well as long-lived. Reference to its wood as well-suited to making bows dates from c. 1400.
雙語例句
1. The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle.
紫杉樹葉會令牛中毒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. All parts of the yew tree are poisonous, including the berries.
紫杉的各個部分都有毒，包括漿果。
來自辭典例句
3. The occurrence of Mr Lee Kuan Yew is something of an oddity.
李光耀的出現是個異數.
來自互聯網
4. Spot leaf yew podocarpus face of blade has white spot.
斑葉羅漢松,葉面有白色斑點.
來自互聯網
5. Lee Kuan - yew contemplates retiring with a hand on the helm.