| 释义 |
cur·rant
\ˈkər.ənt, ˈkə.rə-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English rayson of Coraunte, a variety of small raisin principally grown in Greece, literally, raisin of Corinth, from Anglo-French raisin de Corauntz, from Corauntz Corinth, Greece, from Latin Corinthus, from Greek Korinthos
1. : a small seedless raisin grown chiefly in the Levant and used extensively in cookery and confectionery
2. : the acid edible fruit of several plants of the genus Ribes used chiefly for jams and jellies — see black currant, red currant, white currant
3. : a plant of the genus Ribes that bears currants
4. or currant red : goya |