
形容词,意为"有纹理的;有脉络的",通常用来描述表面带有可见纹路或脉络的物体,如叶片、大理石、皮肤等。
/vend/
The marble countertop was beautifully veined with grey and gold.
这块大理石台面上布满了漂亮的灰色和金色纹理。
She studied the intricately veined wings of the dragonfly under the microscope, marveling at the delicate network of lines that gave the fragile membrane its strength.
她在显微镜下仔细观察蜻蜓翅膀上错综复杂的脉络,惊叹于这些精细的纹路赋予了脆薄翅膜的力量。
veined 源自名词 vein(脉、纹理),加上形容词后缀 -ed,表示"带有……的"。vein 来自古法语 veine,再追溯至拉丁语 vena,原意为"血管"。后来词义扩展,用于描述叶脉、矿脉、大理石纹理等一切类似血管的线状结构。