coconut
英 ['kəʊkənʌt]
美 ['kokənʌt]
中文詞源
coconut 椰子來自葡萄牙語。coco, 猙獰的，nut，堅果。因該熱帶水果剝掉外層皮後，從底部看去如同猙獰的臉而得名。
英文詞源
- coconut
- coconut: [17] Despite its tropical origins, the coconut has a European name. The base of the coconut’s shell, with its three small holes, apparently reminded early Spanish and Portuguese explorers of a human face, so they called it coco; this was the Portuguese word for a grinning or grimacing face, as of a scarecrow. English adopted it in the 16th century, and it formed the basis of the compound coconut, first recorded in 1613. (Before then the fruit of the coconut palm had been known as the Indian nut.)
- coconut (n.)
- 1610s, from coco + nut. Meaning "the head" is slang from 1834.
雙語例句
- 1. Coconut milk has little nutritive value.
- 椰子汁沒什麽營養價值。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Coconut Rice Balls is a Creole dish.
- 椰絲粉團是一道克裏奧爾菜。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia.
- 椰子樹原產於馬來西亞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries.
- 椰子是多種咖喱菜的基本成分。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. He was eating a slice of coconut.
- 他正在吃一片椰肉.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》