ginger: [OE] Few foodstuffs can have been as exhaustively etymologized as ginger – Professor Alan Ross, for instance, begetter of the U/non-U distinction, wrote an entire 74-page monograph on the history of the word in 1952. And deservedly so, for its ancestry is extraordinarily complex. Its ultimate source was Sanskrit śrngavēram, a compound formed from śrngam ‘horn’ and vẽra- ‘body’; the term was applied to ‘ginger’ because of the shape of its edible root.
This passed via Prakrit singabēra and Greek ziggíberis into Latin as zinziberi. In postclassical times the Latin form developed to gingiber or gingiver, which Old English borrowed as gingifer. English reborrowed the word in the 13th century from Old French gingivre, which combined with the descendant of the Old English form to produce Middle English gingivere – whence modern English ginger.
Its verbal use, as in ‘ginger up’, appears to come from the practice of putting a piece of ginger into a lazy horse’s anus to make it buck its ideas up.
ginger (n.)
mid-14c., from Old English gingifer, gingiber, from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi, from Greek zingiberis, from Prakrit (Middle Indic) singabera, from Sanskrit srngaveram, from srngam "horn" + vera- "body," so called from the shape of its root. But this may be Sanskrit folk etymology, and the word may be from an ancient Dravidian word that also produced the Malayalam name for the spice, inchi-ver, from inchi "root."
The word apparently was readopted in Middle English from Old French gingibre (12c., Modern French gingembre). In reference to coloring, by 1785 of fighting cocks, 1885 of persons (gingery with reference to hair is from 1852). Meaning "spirit, spunk, temper" is from 1843, American English (see gin (v.1)). Ginger-ale is recorded by 1822, the term adopted by manufacturers to distinguish their product from ginger beer (1809), which was sometimes fermented. Ginger-snap as a type of hard cookie flavored with ginger is from 1855, American English.
ginger 英文释义
1. perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
2. dried ground gingerroot
3. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery
4. liveliness and energy;
"this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
ginger 双语例句
1. Grate a tablespoonful of fresh ginger into a pan.
磨碎一汤匙鲜姜，放入平底锅。
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2. I set up a ginger group on the environment.
我建立了一个积极从事环保的组织。
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3. His hair is dark grey with flecks of ginger.
他深灰色的头发夹杂着几缕姜黄色。
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4. Root ginger has been used medicinally for centuries.
几百年来姜根一直作为药用。
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5. I live mostly on coffee and ginger ale.
我主要喝咖啡和姜汁汽水。
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ginger 实用场景例句
a ginger cat
姜黄色的猫
牛津词典
(British English)ginger biscuits
姜味饼干
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ginger hair
姜黄色的头发
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a teaspoon of ground ginger
一茶匙姜粉
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She was a mature lady with dyed ginger hair.
她是一位头发染成姜黄色的成熟女性。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Purpose : To observe the clinical effect of the cutaneous needle and moxibustion with ginger on neurodermatitis.
目的: 观察皮肤针叩刺加隔姜灸对神经性皮炎的治疗效果.
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Or edible some pungent foods, like ginger, pepper, Chinese prickly ash, pepper and so on.
或者食用一些辛辣的食品, 如生姜, 胡椒, 花椒, 辣椒等.
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Bing water to boil and add salt, sugar, spring onions and ginger.
将开水倒入油中,同时加盐 、 糖 、 葱和姜.
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Ginger, wine amount, water amount.
姜汁 、 酒适量, 水适量.
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Our restaurant, need the meat chicken, rice flour, river powder, ginger.
我们餐馆, 需要肉鸡, 米粉, 河粉, 生姜.
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There is no ginger in him.
他毫无生气[活力].
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The mechanism of anti oxidative activity of Ginger essential oil was also discussed.
在实验基础上,还对姜油的抗氧化机理进行了探讨.
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Put some ginger into it.
鼓起干劲,加把劲.
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So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.
还有生姜, 它可以降低炎症及疼痛的发生.
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Slice garlic, spring onion, leek and ginger.
将蒜头 、 青? 、 青蒜、姜肉切粗丝.
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Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.
生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的.
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Ginger ale with lots of ice for me, thank you.
姜汁,多加些冰块, 谢谢.
辞典例句
My younger daughter, Ginger , who was about eight old, was unusually quiet.
而我八岁左右的小女儿 金泽尔 却异乎寻常地安静.
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Add chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, salt and water to bring to a boil.
最后加入辣椒粉 、 姜蒜蓉酱 、 盐和水煮滚.
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My back is really ginger.
我的身体状况就是这样的.
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I'd like some ginger ale, please.
我想喝点姜汁汽水.
口语例句
Her fiance & 1 & sported a neat ginger moustache.
她的 未婚夫 留着触目的姜黃色小胡子,修剪得很整齐.
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This will ginger him up.
这会使他振作起来.
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a teaspoon of ground ginger
一茶匙姜粉
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common spices such as ginger and cinnamon
姜和肉桂等常见香料
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Grate a tablespoonful of fresh ginger into a pan.
磨碎一汤匙鲜姜，放入平底锅。
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Root ginger has been used medicinally for centuries.
几百年来姜根一直作为药用。
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I live mostly on coffee and ginger ale.
我主要喝咖啡和姜汁汽水。
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The plump ginger kitten had settled comfortably in her arms and was purring enthusiastically.
