kiwi

• n. 獼猴桃；幾維（一種新西蘭產的無翼鳥）；新西蘭人

來自新西蘭毛利語kiwi,可能來自擬聲詞，模仿這種鳥的叫聲，俚語義新西蘭人。

kiwi (n.)

type of flightless bird, 1835, from Maori kiwi, said to be of imitative origin. As slang for "a New Zealander," it is attested from 1918. The kiwi fruit (Actinia chinesis), was so called in U.S. from c. 1966 when it was imported there, but it is known in New Zealand as Chinese gooseberry (1925).

1. Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack.

獼猴桃正是健康的小點心。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Kiwi fruit can be eaten by cutting off the tops and scooping out the insides with a teaspoon.

可以把獼猴桃的頂部切掉，用茶匙把裏麵的果肉挖出來吃。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Masture kiwi fruit was chosen as raw material to prepare kiwi nectar.

以成熟獼猴桃為主要原料,製成獼猴桃果茶.

來自互聯網

4. I'll tell you this, the 8 Kiwi are absolute adventure nuts.

我要對你說的是:新西蘭人對冒險運動如癡如醉.

來自互聯網

5. New Zealanders proudly display their kiwi , a native flightless bird.

紐西蘭人則驕傲地展示他們的鷸鴕, 一種不會飛的鳥.

來自互聯網