| 词汇 | deciduous | 
| 词源 | deciduous; evergreen.  Trees that keep their leaves all year long are called evergreen, while those that lose their leaves in fall are called deciduous. Evergreen is of course self-explanatory, while deciduous derives from the Latin deciduus, “falling down.” | 
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