iris
iris — 名詞
1. a garden flower with tall, upright stems and colourful petals that appear in sha
鳶尾花
一種園藝花卉，花朵色彩繽紛
a garden flower with tall, upright stems and colourful petals that appear in shades such as white, blue, and purple.
Mira planted a row of tall purple irises along the edge of her garden.
Mira 沿著花園邊緣種了一排高大的紫色鳶尾花。
collocation: planted + irises
The yellow irises in the park bloomed early this year after the heavy spring rain.
公園裡的黃色鳶尾花在今年春天的大雨過後提早綻放了。
collocation: irises bloom
Minho chose a bouquet of white irises for his grandmother's birthday party.
Minho 為祖母的生日派對挑了一束白色鳶尾花。
Liang dug small holes in the damp soil and placed the iris bulbs carefully inside.
Liang 在潮濕的泥土中挖了小洞，小心地把鳶尾花球莖放進去。
Blue irises grew beside the old stone wall where Esteban liked to sit and read.
藍色鳶尾花在 Esteban 喜歡坐著看書的那道老石牆旁邊生長茂盛。
- flag
a term used for wild irises, especially those growing in wet or marshy ground
- fleur-de-lis
a stylised, three-petal design based on the iris flower, used in art and heraldry rather than for the living plant
2. the coloured ring of muscle inside the eye that makes the pupil larger or smalle
虹膜
眼睛內圍繞瞳孔的有色肌肉組織
the coloured ring of muscle inside the eye that makes the pupil larger or smaller to control how much light enters.
The doctor examined the colour of Ishaan's iris with a small light.
醫生用小燈檢查了 Ishaan 虹膜的顏色。
collocation: colour of the iris
When the room grew darker, Ari's iris expanded to let more light reach the pupil.
房間變暗時，Ari 的虹膜會放大，讓更多光線到達瞳孔。
iris expands / contracts to control light
Green irises are much rarer around the world than brown or blue ones.
在世界各地，綠色虹膜比棕色或藍色虹膜稀有得多。
Kemi spotted a brown mark near the edge of her iris at a routine check.
Kemi 在例行檢查中看到虹膜邊緣有一個棕色斑點。
Ife's eye doctor said her iris was healthy and the muscles were working properly.
Ife 的眼科醫生說她的虹膜很健康，肌肉運作正常。
用法筆記
In everyday English, people usually talk about 'eye colour' rather than 'iris colour' (e.g. 'She has blue eyes' instead of 'She has blue irises'). The word 'iris' is more common in medical or scientific contexts.