| 释义 |
lem·on
I. \ˈlemən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English lymon, from Middle French limon, from Medieval Latin limon-, limo, from Arabic laymūn
1.
a.
(1) : an acid fruit that is botanically a syncarpous polycarpellary many-seeded pale yellow berry of oblong form usually with a nipple at the apex and a yellow rind that contains the fragrant lemon oil and is often candied or preserved — compare lime VI
(2) : the stout thorny tree (Citrus limon) that bears this fruit — see citron
b. : any of numerous trees and shrubs of families other than Rutaceae having fruit similar to the lemon — used with a qualifying word
2.
a. : lemon yellow
b. : chlor
3. : something (as a float for a ring buoy) shaped like a lemon
4. : something or someone that proves to be unsatisfactory or undesirable : dud, failure
< it is quite possible that one manufacturer … may find that he has created an all-around lemon — Atlantic Bulletin >
< being stuck with a lemon on the dance floor — William Irish >
 [lemon 1: branch with fruit and flowers]
II. adjective
1. : containing lemon : having the flavor or scent of lemon
< lemon tea >
< lemon bitters >
< sipping a lemon drink >
2. : of the color lemon yellow (sense 1)
< the winter afternoons glowed with a hazy lemon light — Carson McCullers > |