early 14c., hathir, from Old English *hæddre, Scottish or northern England dialect name for Calluna vulgaris, probably altered by heath, but real connection to that word is unlikely [Liberman, OED]. Perhaps originally Celtic. As a fem. proper name little used in U.S. before 1935, but a top-15 name for girls born there 1971-1989.
双语例句
1. Heather went to the kitchen to get drinks for us.
希瑟去厨房给我们拿饮料。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.
从前的那条路已经消失在杂草和欧石南丛中。
来自柯林斯例句
3. A bird skimmed low over the heather.
一只鸟儿低掠过石南花.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. It's a hard thing to skulk and starve in the heather.
