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aubergine/ˈəʊbəʒi:n/ n. & adj. esp. Brit. [尤英]●n. 1 a tropical plant, Solanum melongena, having erect or spreading branches bearing white or purple egg-shaped fruit also called 亦称作 EGGPLANT 茄子2 this fruit eaten as a vegetable (作为蔬菜食用的)茄子 3 the dark purple colour of this fruit 茄子色，深紫色 ●adj. of the colour of the aubergine; dark purple 茄子色的；深紫色的 [French via Catalan alberginia, Arabic al-bɑˉḍinjɑˉn, and Persian bɑˉdingɑˉn from Sanskrit vɑˉtiṃgaṇa] |