单词 | aubergine |
释义 | auberginen. a. The fruit of the Eggplant, Solanum esculentum, resembling a goose's egg in size and shape, and usually of purple colour; also called brinjal. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fruits as vegetables > [noun] > aubergine love apple1578 brinjal1611 brown jolly1756 melongene1793 aubergine1796 egg-fruit1811 garden egg1811 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > aubergine mad-apple1578 rage apple1578 raging apple1578 raging love apple1578 verangene1587 brinjal1611 brown jolly1756 melinzane1775 melongena1785 melongene1793 aubergine1796 vegetable egg1797 egg-fruit1811 Jew's apple1838 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam I. xii. 307 The aubergines are a species of fruit which grows in the shape of a cucumber. 1811 Monthly Mag. 32 258 The tomato, the aubergine, and several other culinary plants. 1883 St. James's Gaz. 20 Dec. 5/2 I wonder also that the aubergine did not remind him of another kitchen fruit. b. A purple colour resembling that of the fruit. Also attributive and as adj. aubergine purple, a shade of purple found in Oriental porcelain. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [noun] > other purples amarant1690 plum colour1714 mulberry colour1776 plum1873 Babylonian1882 heliotrope1882 mulberry1882 helio1894 aubergine1895 orchid1923 1895 Windsor Mag. 1 109/1 An aubergine silk lining. 1898 Daily News 29 Sept. 3/4 Cashmere in a tone of Burgundy that is sometimes called aubergine, from the deep reddish mauve of the vegetable. 1903 Daily Chron. 31 Oct. 8/4 Aubergine..is a tint with some claret and a touch of violet in it. 1906 S. W. Bushell Chinese Art II. 23 The deep purple, or aubergine (ch'ieh tzú), of the Chun-chou wares. 1909 Daily Chron. 29 Jan. 4/5 Aubergine coloured cloth. 1927 Daily Tel. 5 Apr. 13/3 Examples of the Ming dynasty..vases, jardinières, bowls,..an aubergine fish-bowl. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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