durian 是东南亚热带水果“榴莲”的英文名称,其词源可追溯至马来语“duri”(意为“刺”)和名词后缀“-an”,因果实外壳布满尖刺而得名。音标存在英式和美式两种常见发音:英式为 /ˈdʊəriən/,美式为 /ˈdʊriən/。作为名词,它既指榴莲果实,也可表示榴莲树(学名 Durio zibethinus),这种锦葵科乔木原产于马来西亚群岛,果实因浓烈气味和独特口感被称为“水果之王”。
表示水果或树木
指果实:The durian's husk makes up more than half of its structure.(榴莲外壳占其结构的一半以上)
指树木:Durian trees produce edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind.(榴莲树结有带硬刺外壳的椭圆形可食用果实)
常见搭配
食品相关:durian cream(榴莲奶油)、durian ice cream(榴莲冰淇淋)
专有名词:Typhoon Durian(台风榴莲,气象命名)、DURIAN TUNGGAL(马来西亚地名“榴莲洞葛”)
描述性短语:pungent durian(气味刺鼻的榴莲)、freshly dropped durian(新鲜掉落的榴莲)
Durians have a pungent smell, but durian lovers say it is the king of fruits.(榴莲气味刺鼻,但爱好者称其为“水果之王”)
Freshly dropped durian, the flavor is so good, even the bees come to the durian.(新鲜采收的榴莲味道极佳,连蜜蜂都被吸引而来)
He grew two rare durians, which were sold at a store in Tasikmalaya.(他种植了两种罕见榴莲,在塔西马拉亚的一家商店出售)
The first thing you get is that durian creaminess.(首先感受到的是榴莲的奶油质地)
I'm so happy, I could eat an entire durian.(我太开心了,甚至能吃下一整个榴莲)
Shallots, chilli and some funky durian going in.(放入洋葱、辣椒和味道浓郁的榴莲)
The odor-free durian will please Thai consumers.(无臭榴莲将满足泰国消费者的需求)
Everyone else had an involuntary reaction to the durian's stench.(其他人都对榴莲的臭味产生了本能反应)
Durian seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts.(榴莲籽经烘烤后可像坚果一样食用)
I found durian rinds and cores on the forest floor—orangutans' favorite food.(我在森林地面发现了榴莲壳和果核——红毛猩猩的最爱)
榴莲的独特之处在于其“闻似地狱,食如天堂”的强烈反差,这种矛盾特质使其成为美食文化中极具争议却又无法忽视的存在。你是否愿意克服它的气味挑战,尝试这份“热带之王”的滋