瑞典植物学家林奈因捷克传教士George Joseph Kamel对研究该花作出的贡献而其其名命名。
英文词源
camellia
camellia: [18] The camellia, a shrub of oriental origin, was named in the mid-18th century by the Swedish taxonomist Linnaeus after the Moravian Jesuit missionary and botanist Joseph Kamel (in modern Latin, Camellus) (1661– 1706), who described the flora on the Philippine island of Luzon. The spelling of its name, with a double l, encourages a short ‘e’ pronunciation, but in practice most people say ‘cameelia’.
camellia (n.)
1753, named by Linnæus from Latinized form of Georg Joseph Kamel (1661-1706), Moravian-born Jesuit who described the flora of the island of Luzon, + abstract noun ending -ia.
实用例句
1. She was at the table by the window, examining the camellia.
她在窗前的桌子旁审视着山茶花.
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2. The camellia blossoms are a more fiery scarlet.
山茶红似火.
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3. " This was the camellia season.
想看 茶花,正是好时候.
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4. Most families here grow camellia.
要是在大理,差不多家家产户都养茶花.
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5. Is it concern of space? I have never seen a big camellia.
