• n. 花冠；圈狀物
• vt. 環繞（等于wreathe）
• vi. 盤旋（等于wreathe）

來自PIE*wer,彎，轉，編織，詞源同wring,versus。引申義編成的花環，花冠。詞義演變比較crown，coronal.

wreath

wreath: see wrist

wreath (n.)

Old English wriea "fillet, bandage, band" (literally "that which is wound around"), from Proto-Germanic *writh- (cognates: Old Norse riea, Danish vride, Old High German ridan "to turn, twist," Old Saxon, Old Frisian wreth "angry," Dutch wreed "rough, harsh, cruel," Old High German reid "twisted," Old Norse reiea "angry"), from PIE *wreit- "to turn, bend" (cognates: Old English wriea "band," wriean "to twist, torture," wrat "angry"), from root *wer- (3) "to turn, bend" (see versus). Meaning "ring or garland of flowers or vines" is first recorded 1560s.

1. The Queen laid a wreath at the war memorial.

女王向陣亡將士紀念碑獻了花圈。

來自《權威詞典》

2. A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets.

在響亮的號角聲中花圈被獻在紀念碑前.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. He was wearing a Roman kilt and laurel wreath.

他身穿羅馬人的褶疊短裙,頭戴桂冠.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The Queen laid a poppy wreath at the war memorial.

女王向陣亡將士紀念碑獻了罌粟花圈.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Those children have been twisting the wreath off again.

那些孩子又把花冠扭了下來.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》