| 单词 | apple of sodom |
| 释义 | > as lemmasapple of Sodom apple of Sodom n. (a) a fruit (now usually identified with that of the mudar, Calotropis procera (family Asclepiadaceae)) which, according to legend, appears tempting but dissolves into smoke and ashes when grasped; (also figurative) something which does not live up to expectations; now rare; (b) the tomato-like fruits of any of various poisonous plants of the genus Solanum, esp. S. linnaeanum (formerly S. sodomeum).Cf. Sodom apple n., Dead Sea apple n. at Dead Sea n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > mythical plant or fruit tree of mercyc1375 Sodom apple1605 apple of Sodom1635 Sodom fruit1737 Yggdrasil1770 Dead Sea fruit1817 Dead Sea apple1869 triffid1951 tree-people1954 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [noun] > that which disappoints apple of Sodom1635 disappointment1843 suck-in1856 anticlimax1858 sell1890 lemon1909 damp squib1963 1635 E. Rainbow Labour 6 Those apples of Sodom which dye betwixt the hand and the mouth. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 84 As for the Apples of Sodom..I neither saw, nor heard of any. 1756 J. Hill Brit. Herbal 328/2 It is called apples of Sodom from the place. The fruit has a tempting aspect; but, when chewed, the taste is very disagreeable. 1855 Harper's Mag. July 154/1 The French Minister of Marine invited Jones to complete the arrangement, and with a joyful heart he hastened thither, but to grasp another apple of Sodom. 1905 D. H. Anderson Primer of Irrigation xxi. 233 They are like apples of Sodom, or like the book St. John ate—sweet in his mouth and bitter in his stomach. 1960 V. Williams Walk Egypt 55 Apple of Sodom threw up prickly leaves and hung orange fruit everywhere. 2005 Countryman (W. Austral.) (Nexis) 4 Aug. 12 The Apple of Sodom (Solanum linnaeanum),..is also causing problems as a weed in New Zealand. < as lemmas |
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