c. 1400, "vegetables;" 1690s, "freshly cut branches used for decoration," from green (n.). Meaning "ecology political party" first recorded 1978, from German die Grünen (West Germany), an outgrowth of Grüne Aktion Zukunft "Green Campaign for the Future," a mainly anti-nuclear power movement, and/or grüne Listen "green lists" (of environmental candidates). Green (adj.) in the sense of "environmental" is attested in English from 1971; Greenpeace, the international conservation and environmental protection group, is from 1971.
雙語例句
1. Overcooked greens are my most vivid recollection of school dinners.
在我對學校午餐的回憶中，印象最深刻的就是蔬菜總是炒過頭。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It was a disappointing result for the Greens who polled three percent.
這個結果讓綠黨感到失望，他們只獲得了3%的選票。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Eat your greens.
把青菜吃掉。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Greens and browns are typical of Ribera's palette.
綠色和棕色是里貝拉的主色調。
來自《權威詞典》
5. The greens are full of fibres that you can't chew.