lettuce

英 ['letɪs]美 ['lɛtɪs]
  • n. [园艺] 生菜；莴苣；（美）纸币
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助记提示

1、lact- => lett- + -uce.
2、因为莴笋、莴苣会分泌奶状的汁液。
3、形象联想：莴苣长得很直、很长就跟字母l一样。

中文词源

lettuce 莴苣，生菜

来自法语，来自拉丁语lactuca,乳汁，生菜，因其乳样的白汁而得名。拼写比较latte.

英文词源

lettuce
lettuce: [13] The lettuce was named for the milky white sap that exudes from its stalk when cut. The Latin for milk is lac (source of English lactation [17] and lactose [19]), and so the lettuce was christened lactūca. This passed into English via laituës, the plural of Old French laituë.
=> lactation, lactose
lettuce (n.)
late 13c., probably from Old French laitues, plural of laitue "lettuce," from Latin lactuca "lettuce," from lac (genitive lactis) "milk" (see lactation); so called for the milky juice of the plant.

双语例句

1. Wash the lettuce and pat it dry.
把莴苣洗一下拍干。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Wash and dry the lettuce.
将莴苣洗洗再晾干。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Lettuce was grown by the Ancient Romans.
古罗马人最先种植莴苣。
来自柯林斯例句
4. a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich
咸肉、生菜加番茄三明治
来自《权威词典》
5. Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.
先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。
来自《权威词典》