trefoil的词源

英文词源

trefoil (n.)

late 14c., type of clover, from Anglo-French trifoil (13c.), Old French trefueil "clover, clover-leaf," from Latin trifolium "three-leaved plant," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + folium "leaf" (see folio). As a type of ornamental figure in medieval architecture, early 15c.

中文词源

trefoil：三叶植物，三叶形装饰图案

tre-,三，-foil,叶子，词源同 foil,foliage.引申诸相关词义。

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