英[kɔːn]美[kɔːrn]
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英语单词corn在英国和美国的含义相差甚远,值得注意。在英国,corn泛指“谷物”。具体来说,在英格兰指的是“小麦”,在苏格兰和爱尔兰指的是“燕麦”。17世纪时,英国殖民者来到美洲大陆时,看到当地印第安人种的玉米,将其称为“india corn”。其实在英语中表示“玉米”的单词是maize,但由于当时在新英格兰地区玉米是唯一的粮食作物,因为殖民者习惯将其称为india corn,后来缩略为corn,而原本表示“玉米”的maize一词反而很少使用。=corn[k??n]n(美)玉米,(英)谷物,(皮肤)鸡眼vt.腌,使成颗粒词源同grain,谷物。
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o,谷粒的形状
r,草状
n.谷物,玉米
r,草状
n.谷物,玉米
noun(名词)
双解例句
noun(名词)
小知识
Corn is a plant that grows long ears of kernels on tall, grass-like stalks. Many large farms grow fields of corn each year, for human or animals to eat, or to make corn-based products.
Corn is an important crop in North America, since many animals raised for meat eat corn, not to mention the corn that people consume. In addition, products like high fructose corn syrup and ethanol fuel are made from corn. Many people also love to eat corn on the cob slathered with butter in the summer time. In many parts of the world, it's called maize instead of corn, which is an Old English word meaning “grain.”
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单词解说1
corn是不可数名词,在英式英语中,意思是“谷物;谷粒”,尤指“小麦”。在美式英语中,corn指“玉蜀黍,玉米”。
单词解说2
corn也可表示“平庸、伤感或陈腐的音乐、诗歌、戏剧等”。
近似单词
crown n.王冠;皇冠
同义词辨析
同根词
词根:corn
adj.corny谷类的;粗野的;陈腐的;乡下味的
corned腌制的
n.corner角落,拐角处;地区,偏僻处;困境,窘境
v.corned腌;使成颗粒(corn的过去时和过去分词)
vi.corner囤积;相交成角
vt.corner垄断;迫至一隅;使陷入绝境;把…难住