cinnamon roll

短语

肉桂卷;玉桂卷

发音

AU

词形变化

cinnamon rolls 复数 cinnamon rolls

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar.

    肉桂卷

    玉桂卷

    烹饪
  2. 2.

    A person perceived as good, gentle and kind, often a fictional character who undergoes emotional suffering.

    俚语

    2016, Alexandra Petri, ComPost • Opinion (satire), The Washington Post Obama: Merrick Garland is a beautiful cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure

词汇关系

名词

词源

cinnamon + roll. In reference to the character, derives from a headline in The Onion satirical newspaper, "Beautiful Cinnamon Roll Too Good for This World, Too Pure" (23 January 2014) https://web.archive.org/web/20200306125704/https://local.theonion.com/beautiful-cinnamon-roll-too-good-for-this-world-too-pu-1819576048/amp.

来源:wiktionary