单词 | licorice |
释义 | licorice From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlicoricelic‧o‧rice /ˈlɪkərɪs, -rɪʃ/ noun [uncountable]x-refthe American spelling of liquoriceExamples from the Corpuslicorice• Tarragon: Another strongly aromatic herb, tarragon has a hint of licorice and a subtle tang.• It has a warm, spicy, sweet fragrance with an overtone of licorice and cloves.• A penny bought three jaw breakers or two sticks of licorice.• A canister of Red Vines licorice sticks, $ 5 at supermarkets.Origin licorice (1100-1200) Old French Late Latin liquiritia, from Latin glycyrrhiza, from Greek, from glykys “sweet” + rhiza “root” |
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