sesame

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n. 芝麻 [医] 芝麻, 脂麻, 胡麻

发音

UK /ˈsɛsəmi/
UK /ˈsɛzəmi/
US /ˈsɛsəmi/
/ˈsɛsəm/
/ˈsiːsəm/

词形变化

sesames 复数 sesames

别名

sesamé sesamë

教材释义与例句

名词

芝麻

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The seed of this plant.

    芝麻

    油麻

    脂麻

    胡麻

    可数 不可数

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词源

From late Middle English sisamie, from Latin sīsamum, sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššumā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, “oil”) and 𒌑 (šammum, “plant”). The modern pronunciation is perhaps influenced by (transliterations of) Greek σησάμη (sisámi). Doublet of sesamum.

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