gooseberry
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 醋栗，醋栗酒
构词拆分
词源说明
From goose + berry. It is possible that the first element was originally something related to the gros- of French groseille and/or the kruis- of Dutch kruisbes but has been altered by folk etymology.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
- Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
- Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
- (dated, British slang) A chaperone.
- (chiefly UK) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
- (dated, British slang) A fool.
- (dated, British