| 单词 | aubergine |
| 释义 | aubergine|ˈəʊbə(d)ʒiːn|
[Fr., dim. of auberge, variant of alberge ‘a kind of peach’ (Littré), ad. Sp. alberchigo, alverchiga, ‘an apricocke’ (Minsheu 1623).]
a. The fruit of the Egg-plant, Solanum esculentum, resembling a goose's egg in size and shape, and usually of purple colour; also called brinjal.
1794Stedman Surinam (1813) I. xii. 320 The aubergines are a species of fruit which grows in the shape of a cucumber. 1811Monthly Mag. XXXII. 258 The tomato, the aubergine, and several other culinary plants. 1883St. James's Gaz. 20 Dec. 5/2, I wonder also that the aubergine did not remind him of another kitchen fruit.
b. A purple colour resembling that of the fruit. Also attrib. and as adj.
aubergine purple, a shade of purple found in Oriental porcelain.
1895Windsor Mag. I. 109/1 An aubergine silk lining. 1898Daily News 29 Sept. 3/4 Cashmere in a tone of Burgundy that is sometimes called aubergine, from the deep reddish mauve of the vegetable. 1903Daily Chron. 31 Oct. 8/4 Aubergine..is a tint with some claret and a touch of violet in it. 1906S. W. Bushell Chinese Art II. 23 The deep purple, or aubergine (ch'ieh tzú), of the Chun-chou wares. 1909Daily Chron. 29 Jan. 4/5 Aubergine coloured cloth. 1927Daily Tel. 5 Apr. 13/3 Examples of the Ming dynasty..vases, jardinières, bowls,..an aubergine fish-bowl. |
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