passion fruit

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit. countable,uncountable
  2. The edible fruit of the passionflower, Passiflora edulis; a round fruit with a purple or yellow skin which is native to Brazil. countable,uncountable
    — He brought four passion fruits from the market.
  3. The flesh of the edible fruit. uncountable
    — A slice of passion fruit was added to the dessert for visual interest.
  4. A passionate person; a lover. colloquial,countable,uncountable
    — “Ah my little passion fruit,” José cooed, “I knew it. You are feeling the love too!”

词形变化

passion fruit plural passion fruits plural passionfruit alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ph₁tós
Proto-Italic *patosder.?
Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.?
Latin patior
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin passiōbor.
Old English passion
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Latin passiōbor.
Old French passionbor.
Middle English passioun
English passion
Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-
Proto-Italic *frūgjōr
Latin fruor
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin frūctus
Old French fruitbor.
Middle English fruyt
English fruit
English passion fruit
From passion + fruit.
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