Tyrian

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Tyrian词义

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adj. 提尔的；提尔人的；提尔文化的；古提尔紫的n. 提尔人；提尔紫


Tyrian英文词源

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Tyrian (adj.)
1510s, from Latin Tyrius "of Tyre," (Latin Tyrus), island-city in the Levant, from Greek Tyros, from Hebrew/Phoenician tzor, literally "rock, rocky place." Especially in reference to Tyrian purple, a dye chemically similar to indigo, made there in ancient times from certain mollusks (Murex brandaris).