| 释义 |
ginger/ˈdʒindʒə/ n., adj. & v.●n. 1a a hot spicy root usu. powdered for use in cooking, or preserved in syrup, or candied 姜，姜制调味品，如姜粉，蜜饯姜 b the plant, Zingiber officinale, of SE Asia, having this root 姜属植物(产于东南亚，具根部组织) 2 a light reddish-yellow colour 姜黄色 3 spirit, mettle 活力，精神，劲头 4 stimulation 刺激 ●adj. of a ginger colour 姜黄色的 ●v. tr. 1 flavour with ginger 使有姜味 2 (foll. by 后跟 up) rouse or enliven 使有活力，使活跃，鼓舞 □ gingery adj.[Middle English from Old English gingiber and Old French gingi(m)bre, both from medieval Latin gingiber, ultimately from Sanskrit šṛṅgaveram from šṛṅgam ‘horn’ + -vera ‘body’, with reference to the antler-shape of the root] |