maté

马黛茶

发音

UK /ˈmæteɪ/
其它
US /ˈmæteɪ/
UK /ˈmɑteɪ/
US /ˈmɑteɪ/

词形变化

matés 复数 matés

别名

mate matë

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.

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  2. 2.

    A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.

    马黛茶

    玛黛茶

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    We spent a month in Buenos Aires drinking nothing but maté and Fernet with soda.

  3. 3.

    A cup of this drink.

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  4. 4.

    The container used to prepare this drink, traditionally a small calabash.

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相关短语

yerba maté herva maté yerba mate [医] 巴拉圭茶

词源

Borrowed from Spanish mate, from Quechua mati. Here, as well as in the matë variant, the unetymologically accented e serves the purpose in English of marking that vowel as pronounced, as in latte, rather than silent as in mate.

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