mid-15c., "representation of leaves or branches" (as an ornamental design), from Middle French feuillage, from Old French feuille "leaf, foliage" (see foil (n.)). The form has altered 17c. by influence of Latin folium or its derivatives in English.
雙語例句
1. Dig it up once the foliage has died down.
葉子掉光后就把它挖出來。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The fall foliage glowed red and yellow in the morning sunlight.
樹葉在秋日的晨曦中泛出紅黃色的光。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The foliage was soft and feathery.
葉子如羽毛般輕軟柔和。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The path was completely covered by the dense foliage.