sesame
/ˈsesəmɪ/noun
mass noun
1- a tall annual herbaceous plant of tropical and subtropical areas of the Old World, cultivated for its oil-rich seeds芝麻, 胡麻。
1.1
- Sesamum indicum, family Pedaliaceae.拉丁名Sesamum indicum, 胡麻科。
1.2
sesame seed
the edible seeds of this plant, which are used whole or have the oil extracted芝麻籽。
短语
open sesame
- a free or unrestricted means of admission or access法宝:
academic success is not an automatic open sesame to the job market.
学业上的成功并非自由进入就业市场的法宝。
[ORIGIN: from the magic formula in the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (seeA LI ABA).]B
词源
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē; compare with Arabic simsim.