brimstone

brimstone
[ˈbrɪmst(ə)n, -stəʊn]
noun
  1. [mass noun](archaic)sulphur
    (古)硫磺
    ■(figurative)fiery or passionate feeling
    (喻)炽烈的感情
  2. a bright yellow butterfly or moth
    黄粉蝶,黄蛾
    ■(亦作 brimstone butterfly)a European butterfly of the white family, the male of which is yellow and the female greenish-white (Gonepteryx rhamni, family Pieridae)(亦作 brimstone moth)a small yellow European moth (Opisthograptis luteolata, family Geometridae)
    欧洲的鼠李粉蝶,雄性为黄色,雌性呈绿白色(拉丁名Gonepteryx rhamni,粉蝶科)欧洲黄尺蛾(拉丁名Opisthograptis luteolata,尺蛾科)
语源
  1. late Old English brynstan, probably from bryne 'burning' + stan 'stone'
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