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mandarins

UK //ˈmændərɪnz//US //ˈmændərɪnz//

词源

源自葡萄牙语 'mandarim'(官员),经马来语传入欧洲语言。水果义项因曾作为贡品献给中国官员而得名。

noun

❶ 指柑橘类水果,通常指小型的、皮薄易剥的甜橙,常见于冬季水果市场。

“She peeled a mandarin and shared the segments with her friends.”

(她剥了一个橘子,和朋友分着吃。)

“Mandarin oranges are often eaten during Chinese New Year as a symbol of good luck.”

(春节期间人们常吃橘子,象征好运。)

❶ 指中国清朝时期的官员,后引申为官僚或权威人士,常用于历史或文化语境。

“The mandarins of the Qing Dynasty wore distinctive official robes.”

(清朝官员穿着独特的官服。)

“Modern bureaucrats are sometimes sarcastically called mandarins.”

(现代官僚有时被戏称为官老爷。)

同义词:tangerine, clementine, official, bureaucrat

常见短语

mandarin collar — 指中式立领,常见于传统服装设计,领子直立不翻折。

“Her cheongsam featured a delicate mandarin collar.”

(她的旗袍有一个精致的立领。)

mandarin duck — 鸳鸯,一种色彩鲜艳的水鸟,在中国文化中象征夫妻恩爱。

“The pond was graced by a pair of mandarin ducks.”

(池塘里有一对优雅的鸳鸯。)