ultramarine的词源

英文词源

ultramarine

ultramarine: [16] Ultramarine originally denoted a blue pigment made from the stone lapis lazuli. This was imported in the Middle Ages from Asia by sea, and so it was termed in medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus, literally ‘beyond the seas’. This was a compound adjective formed from the prefix ultrā- ‘beyond’ and marīnus ‘of the sea’ (source of English marine).
=> marine, mere, mermaid

ultramarine (n.)

1590s, "blue pigment made from lapis lazuli," from Medieval Latin ultramarinus, literally "beyond the sea," from ultra- "beyond" + marinus "of the sea" (see marine (adj.)). Said to be so called because the mineral was imported from Asia.

中文词源

ultramarine：群青色

ultra-, 超过的，极其的，marine,海的。即海那边的，用来指一种由来自亚洲的天青石中提炼的蓝颜料，后用来指这种颜色本身。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：ultramarine 词源，ultramarine 含义。

ultramarine：深兰色的；海外的，海那边的

词根词缀： ultra-极端,过度 + -mar-海 + -ine形容词词尾

ultramarine：群青色

ultra-,超过的，极其的，marine,海的。即海那边的，一种由来自亚洲的天青石中提炼的蓝颜 料，后用来指这种颜色本身。