词汇 | amethyst |
词根词缀 | 词源: violet quartz, late 13c., from O.Fr. ametiste (Mod.Fr. améthyste), from L. amethystus, from Gk. amethystos "amethyst," lit. "not intoxicating," from a- "not" + methyskein "make drunk," from methys "wine;" based on the stone's ancient reputation for preventing drunkenness. Spelling restored from M.E. ametist. |
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