(often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves;
"`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'"
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Verb
hammer into thin flat foils;
"foliate metal"
decorate with leaves
coat or back with metal foil;
"foliate glass"
number the pages of a book or manuscript
grow leaves;
"the tree foliated in Spring"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
Its foliate meander in white and rose combines a vigorous sinuosity with a pronounced rhythmic irregularity giving a lively vitality to the pattern.白色叶状波纹和玫瑰花结合达到了显著的波状起伏效果,其具有鲜明节奏感的不规则性给该图案增添了栩栩如生的活力。
