anise

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈæn.ɪs/    美 /ˈæn.ɪs/|/æˈnis/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent. countable,uncountable
    — A concoction consisting of saffron, orange blossoms, dried dates, anise, wild carrots, and egg yolk, boiled in clear water into which honey and the blood of two freshly killed doves have been poured, is recommended by Arabs as a sexual inducement.
  2. Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare. US,countable,uncountable
    — […] of the butcherbirds which were perched on the electric wires skirting the road must be nesting birds, and that in the absence of trees or brush they must be nesting in some of the weeds along the highway, mostly anise (Foeniculum vulgare).

词形变化

anises plural

词汇关系

近义词
anix
衍生词
aniseed anise hyssop aniselike aniseroot anise seed anisette anisey anisic anisole Chinese anise Florida anise star anise star of anise sweet anise wild anise
相关词
five-spice powder mastika ouzo raki

词源

Etymology tree
Egyptian jnstbor.
Ancient Greek ἄνῑσον (ánīson)bor.
Latin anīsumder.
Old French anisbor.
Middle English anys
English anise
From Middle English anys, borrowed from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison), from Egyptian jnst.
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