1540s, from Latin lotus, from Greek lotos, name used for several plants before it came to mean Egyptian white lotus (a sense attested in English from 1580s); perhaps from a Semitic source (compare Hebrew lot "myrrh"). The yogic sense is attested from 1848. Lotus-eaters (1812) are from Greek lotophagoi, mentioned in "Odyssey," book IX.
实用例句
1. Lotus grows in Africa and Asia.
荷花产于非洲和亚洲.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. After the rain the lotus flowers looked fuller.
雨后荷花显得更加润泽了.来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. The lotus leaves are unfolding.
荷叶舒展着.来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. Integrates with Lotus and MS Exchange servers.
集成了Lotus和MSExchange服务器.来自互联网
5. For all its beauty the lotus needs its green leaves to set it off.
