mad-apple

短语

茄子

词形变化

mad-apples 复数 mad-apples

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    eggplant; aubergine

    废旧

词汇关系

词源

Calque of Renaissance Latin malum insanum, itself calqued from Italian melanzana, reanalyzed as if mela insana, perhaps under the influence of beliefs that it could cause various diseases. See further etymology at melongene.

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