bleeding heartとは

意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

bleeding heart (複数形 bleeding hearts)

1. Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including:
   1. Lamprocapnos spectabilis (formerly Dicentra spectabilis), a popular garden plant with arching sprays of pendent red and white (または pure white) flowers.
   2. Dicentra, a genus native to eastern Asia and North America, some species with colors and shape similar to Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
   3. Ehrendorferia, a genus native to California, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape.
   4. Dactylicapnos, a genus native to Himalayas and mountainous areas of South China, Burma and Vietnam, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape.
2. Flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae, in the genus Clerodendrum.
3. The bleeding heart tree, Homalanthus populifolius, an Australian rainforest plant.
4. A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance.

同意語

• (Lamprocapnos spectabilis): Dutchman's breeches, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath
• (Ehrendorferia): eardrop
• (Clerodendrum): glorybower, bagflower
• (Homalanthus populifolius): Queensland poplar

関連する語

• bleeding-heart

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈbliːdɪŋˌhɑːt/

名詞

bleeding-heart (複数形 bleeding-hearts)

1. Any of several species of bird in the genus Gallicolumba of the pigeon family, native to the Philippines, characterised by a red patch on the plumage of the breast.
2. A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged or exploited.

派生語

• Luzon bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba luzonica
• Mindanao bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba crinigera
• Mindoro bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba platenae
• Negros bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba keayi
• Sulu bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba menagei

形容詞

bleeding-heart (comparative more bleeding-heart, superlative most bleeding-heart)

1. Overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged or exploited.

参考

• bleeding heart