kiwi

英 ['kiːwiː; -wɪ]美 ['kiwi]
  • n. 猕猴桃；几维（一种新西兰产的无翼鸟）；新西兰人
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中文词源

kiwi 几维鸟，新西兰人

来自新西兰毛利语kiwi,可能来自拟声词，模仿这种鸟的叫声，俚语义新西兰人。

英文词源

kiwi (n.)
type of flightless bird, 1835, from Maori kiwi, said to be of imitative origin. As slang for "a New Zealander," it is attested from 1918. The kiwi fruit (Actinia chinesis), was so called in U.S. from c. 1966 when it was imported there, but it is known in New Zealand as Chinese gooseberry (1925).

双语例句

1. Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack.
猕猴桃正是健康的小点心。
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2. Kiwi fruit can be eaten by cutting off the tops and scooping out the insides with a teaspoon.
可以把猕猴桃的顶部切掉，用茶匙把里面的果肉挖出来吃。
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3. Masture kiwi fruit was chosen as raw material to prepare kiwi nectar.
以成熟猕猴桃为主要原料,制成猕猴桃果茶.
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4. I'll tell you this, the 8 Kiwi are absolute adventure nuts.
我要对你说的是:新西兰人对冒险运动如痴如醉.
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5. New Zealanders proudly display their kiwi , a native flightless bird.
纽西兰人则骄傲地展示他们的鹬鸵, 一种不会飞的鸟.
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