lemon
/ˈlemən/noun
1
- a pale yellow oval citrus fruit with thick skin and fragrant, acidic juice柠檬。
1.1
- mass noun a drink made from or flavoured with lemon juice柠檬水, 柠檬味饮料：
a port and lemon
红葡萄酒和柠檬汁
as modifier lemon tea.柠檬茶。
2
- （亦作 lemon tree）the evergreen citrus tree which produces this fruit, widely cultivated in warm climates柠檬树。
2.1
- Citrus limon, family Rutaceae.拉丁名Citrus limon,芸香科。
3
- mass noun a pale yellow colour柠檬色：
as modifier lemon yellow柠檬黄
a lemon T-shirt.
柠檬黄T恤衫。
4
- informal a person or thing regarded as unsatisfactory, disappointing, or feeble〈非正式〉蹩脚的人（或物）; 软弱无用的人。
派生词
lemony
adjective词源
Middle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with LIME2.