semisweet

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Partially sweet or sweetened, but having a distinct bitter component. not-comparable
    — semisweet chocolate
  2. Containing some residual sugars that complement the acidity and other flavor components but which do not dominate. not-comparable

词形变化

semi-sweet alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Latin sēmi-bor.
English semi-
Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus
Proto-Germanic *swōtuz
Proto-Germanic *-jaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ī
Proto-West Germanic *swōtī
Old English swēte
Middle English swete
English sweet
English semisweet
From semi- + sweet.
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