英语词汇forsythia的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

forsythia. These handsome yellow-flowered shrubs, their bloom the first obvious sign of spring in many places, were named for William Forsyth (1737–1804), a Scottish gardener and horticulturist who became superintendent of the royal gar- dens at St. James and Kensington in London. Forsyth intro- duced many unusual ornamental plants to England and may have personally brought the forsythia from China. Also the in- ventor of a plaster that stimulates new growth in dying diseased trees, he received formal thanks from Parliament for this con- tribution. The Forsythia genus is especially valuable to garden- ers because it is easy to propagate, is virtually carefree, and does well in partial shade. Incidentally, most people in the U.S. pronounce the plant’s name for-sith-ia, though it should strictly be pronounced for-sigh-thia since Forsyth pronounced his name For-sigh-th.

词汇	forsythia
词源	forsythia. These handsome yellow-flowered shrubs, their bloom the first obvious sign of spring in many places, were named for William Forsyth (1737–1804), a Scottish gardener and horticulturist who became superintendent of the royal gar- dens at St. James and Kensington in London. Forsyth intro- duced many unusual ornamental plants to England and may have personally brought the forsythia from China. Also the in- ventor of a plaster that stimulates new growth in dying diseased trees, he received formal thanks from Parliament for this con- tribution. The Forsythia genus is especially valuable to garden- ers because it is easy to propagate, is virtually carefree, and does well in partial shade. Incidentally, most people in the U.S. pronounce the plant’s name for-sith-ia, though it should strictly be pronounced for-sigh-thia since Forsyth pronounced his name For-sigh-th.
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