kiwi
英 ['ki?wi?; -w?]
美['kiwi]
- n. 獼猴桃；幾維（一種新西蘭產(chǎn)的無(wú)翼鳥(niǎo)）；新西蘭人
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?kiwis;
中文詞源
kiwi 幾維鳥(niǎo)，新西蘭人
來(lái)自新西蘭毛利語(yǔ)kiwi,可能來(lái)自擬聲詞，模仿這種鳥(niǎo)的叫聲，俚語(yǔ)義新西蘭人。
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack.
- 獼猴桃正是健康的小點(diǎn)心。
來(lái)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，用茶匙把里面的果肉挖出來(lái)吃。
來(lái)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,制成獼猴桃果茶.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. I'll tell you this, the 8 Kiwi are absolute adventure nuts.
- 我要對(duì)你說(shuō)的是:新西蘭人對(duì)冒險(xiǎn)運(yùn)動(dòng)如癡如醉.
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- 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(huì)飛的鳥(niǎo).
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