cola

英 ['kəʊlə] 美 ['kolə]
  • n. 可乐;可乐树(其子含咖啡碱)
  • n. (Cola)人名;(塞)措拉;(西、意、罗)科拉

助记提示


1、可乐树(Cola)是原产于非洲西部的一种树,其名称是根据它的原产地名称拉丁化而来;由于很多饮料使用可乐果作为原料,因此cola又可表示可乐类饮料;cola还可以是可口可乐(Coca-Cola)和百事可乐(Pepsi-Cola)的缩略形式。
2、Coca-Cola: So called because original ingredients were derived from coca leaves and cola nuts. It contained minute amounts of cocaine until 1909.
3、Pepsi-Cola: probably from pepsin; early Pepsi ads tout it as a digestive aid.

中文词源


cola 可乐

来自西非某土著语言,其果实为Coca-Cola重要原材料。

英文词源


cola (n.)
1795, genus of trees native to west Africa and introduced in New World tropics, Latinized form of a West African name of the tree (compare Temne kola, Mandingo kolo). Meaning "carbonated soft drink" is 1920, short for Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola.

双语例句


1. There was a cola by the side of the house.
房子旁边有一棵可乐果树.

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2. Coca - Cola is very big in the West.
可口可乐 在西方很流行.

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3. Coca - cola is a soft drink.
可口可乐 是一种不含酒精的软性饮料.

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4. Cola is a soft drink.
可乐是一种不含酒精的软性饮料.

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5. The ingredients of Coca - Cola are a trade secret.
可口可乐 的配方是一个商业机密.

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