• n. [無化] 朱砂；朱紅色
• adj. 朱紅色的
• vt. 涂以朱紅色

來自拉丁語vermiculus,小蟲，特指紅色的胭脂蟲，用于制做紫紅色染料，引申詞義鮮紅的。同時，用于指朱砂或丹砂。

vermilion

vermilion: [13] Etymologically, vermilion is ‘worm’-coloured. The word comes from Old French vermeillon, a derivative of vermeil ‘vermilion’. This in turn came from Latin vermiculus ‘little worm’, a diminutive form of vermis ‘worm’ (source of English vermicelli, vermin, etc and related to English worm). The link between ‘worms’ and ‘red’ is that in the post-classical period, Latin vermiculus was used for the ‘kermes’, a sort of scale insect from which red dye was obtained.
=> vermin

vermilion (n.)

late 13c., "cinnabar, red dye," from Anglo-French and Old French vermeillon "red lead, cinnabar, (cosmetic) rouge" (12c.), from vermeil (see vermeil). As an adjective, from 1580s.

1. The furniture on it is glossy vermilion.

上面的家具色彩鮮紅，富有光澤。

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2. Vermilion inkpad is very popular inkpad. It is the best inkpad.

朱砂印泥是非常流行的印泥. 并且在印泥當中是最好的.

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3. Iroquois county is surrounded by Kankakee, Ford, Vermilion counties.

文章是由坎卡基, 福特, 弗米利恩縣包圍.

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4. I always think that vermilion and black are classic colors of lacquer.

我向以為漆的經典色彩是朱與黑.

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5. The spectacular vermilion orange span of the Golden Gate Bridge.

這是橙紅色金門大橋橫跨海上的壯觀場面.

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