edelweiss

/eyd-l-vahys, -wahys/US // ˈeɪd lˌvaɪs, -ˌwaɪs //UK // (ˈeɪdəlˌvaɪs) //

埃德尔韦斯,艾德威斯,埃德尔韦瑟斯,埃德尔韦瑟

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a small composite plant, Leontopodium alpinum, having white woolly leaves and flowers, growing in the high altitudes of the Alps.
- : a liqueur made in Italy, flavored with the extracts of alpine flowers.

"One night I was blown up here in a great snow storm and I've been here ever since," said Edelweiss.
"I would be glad to look," said Edelweiss, for he was a very polite little flower and had very pretty manners.
High on the side of a rocky crag, Franz spied a sprig of edelweiss and was tempted to climb up and pluck it.
Oh, yes; you shall go, if you like, and one of you shall get me a flower of the edelweiss from some inaccessible crag.
The edelweiss is a flower which grows upon dizzy heights, blooming under the snow.