currant

n. 葡萄干 [建] 红醋药

发音

UK /ˈkʌɹənt/
US /ˈkʌɹənt/
US /ˈkɝənt/

词形变化

currants 复数 currants

别名

coran curran

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.

  2. 2.

    The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.

    醋栗

  3. 3.

    A shrub bearing such fruit.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

bush berry raisin shrub

下位词 4

gooseberry blackcurrant red currant white currant

相关短语

currant bun currant buns currant tomato currant tomatoes Currant Bun black currant 红醋栗; 黑加仑 red currant n. 红酸栗 white currant [植物]红茶藨子 Zante currant cherry currant Missouri currant sticky currant golden currant wax currant

词源

Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth.

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