vanilla

英[və'nɪlə]美[və'nɪlə]
  • n. 香草

    • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    来自拉丁语vagina，剑鞘，字母g脱落，-illa，小词后缀。因这种植物豆荚形如剑鞘而得名。vanilla是兰科热带植物，汉语名叫“香子兰”，俗称“香草”。西式点心几乎必备的香草精就是取自香子兰。vanilla一词来自西班牙语vaina'sheath'（鞘）的指小词vainilla'little sheath'（小鞘），而西班牙语vaina则源自拉丁语vāgīna'sheath'（鞘）。顺便提一下，英语人体解剖学用语vagina（阴道）就是直接借自拉丁语的这个词的。它开初只是作为戏称用于此义，因其亦属鞘状物。=来自拉丁语vagina，剑鞘，字母g脱落，-illa，小词后缀。因这种植物豆荚形如剑鞘而得名。
      noun(名词)
      1. （用于给食物调味的）香子兰精，香草精
      adjective(形容词)
      1. （产品或服务）普通的；基本的

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. （用于给食物调味的）香子兰精，香草精

      vanilla essence/extract

      香子兰精

      vanilla ice cream/yogurt

      香草冰激凌／酸奶

      a vanilla milkshake

      香草奶昔

      Add two teaspoons of vanilla and stir.

      加两茶匙香草精并搅拌一下。

      a vanilla pod (= seed container)

      香子兰荚

    adjective(形容词)
    1. （产品或服务）普通的；基本的

      I just want a vanilla bank account with low charges.

      我只是需要一个普通的低收费的银行帐号。

    小知识

    Vanilla is the flavor for food — such as ice cream — that contains extract from the vanilla plant. This word also describes things that are boring or plain.

    If something is called vanilla — such as coffee or a milkshake — it's usually flavored with vanilla extract or the seeds from a vanilla pod. Vanilla is the most common flavor of ice cream. This word has another, slightly insulting, meaning: a vanilla movie is plain and kind of boring. A vanilla song is on the blah side. Maybe it's because vanilla food tends to be white and plain that we use this word for other things that are bland.

    实用短语

    1. vanilla sky

      魂离情外天,香草的天空,香草天空

    2. creamy vanilla

      奶油香草,乳油香草

    3. vanilla powder

      香草粉,香子兰粉,喷鼻草粉,香草精

    4. vanilla ice cream

      香草冰淇淋,香草雪糕,香草,芸喱哪雪糕

    5. vanilla cappuccino

      香草卡布奇诺,香草星冰乐,喷鼻草卡布奇诺

    6. vanilla bonds

      纯债券

    7. vanilla essence

      香草精,香草香精,云呢拿香油

    8. vanilla somai

      台湾香荚兰,台湾梵尼兰

    9. french vanilla coffee

      法国香草咖啡,法国喷鼻草咖啡,法式香草咖啡,国香草咖啡

    常用短语

    1. vanilla ice cream

      香草冰淇淋

    2. vanilla bean

      香草豆荚

    3. vanilla extract

      香草精，香草萃

    4. plain vanilla

      单纯功能

    单词用法

    词组短语
    vanilla ice cream香草冰淇淋；vanilla bean香草豆荚