aubergine
n.茄子,(茄子般的)紫红色
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aubergine
/'əʊbəʒi:n; `obɚ,ʒin/ (also esp US egg-plant) n [C, U]
(a) large (almost egg-shaped) dark purple fruit, used as a vegetable 茄子(果实).
(b) plant producing this fruit 茄子(植物).
aubergine
n [U and C]BrE
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: aubergine 'eggplant' (18-21 centuries), from French, from Catalan alberginia, from Arabic al-badhinjan 'the eggplant', from Persian badingan]
a large dark purple vegetable
American Equivalent: eggplant