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1966年，助理經濟學教授喬治·阿克洛夫(George Akerlof)試圖在一篇名為《檸檬市場》(The Market for Lemons，譯者注：“檸檬”在美國有“次品”之意)的論文中闡釋個中原因。他的基本洞見很簡單：如果某人對某輛汽車擁有豐富駕駛經驗，卻急於把車賣給你，那你為什麼要那麼急於去買呢？
阿克洛夫向我們表明，這個洞見可以演繹出若干戲劇性結局。買家對於上當受騙懷有完全明智的警惕心理，原則上可能將整個舊車市場致於死地：一個理智的賣家不可能開出低到足以成交的價格。折扣越多，買家就會越發相信，這輛車是糟糕透頂的“檸檬”。
lemon
(lĕm'ən)n.
- A spiny, Asian evergreen tree (Citrus limon) widely cultivated for its yellow, egg-shaped fruit.
- The fruit of this tree, having a yellow aromatic rind and juicy, acid pulp.
- Lemon yellow.
- Informal. One that is unsatisfactory or defective: Their new car turned out to be a lemon.
- Lemon-yellow.
- Made from lemons.
- Tasting or smelling like lemons.
[Middle English limon, from Old French, from Old Italian limone, from Arabic laymūn, līmūn, from Persian līmūn.]
lemony lem'on·y adj.WORD HISTORY Although we know neither where the lemon was first grown nor when it first came to Europe, we know from its name that it came to us from the Middle East because we can trace its etymological path. One of the earliest occurrences of our word is found in a Middle English customs document of 1420–1421. The Middle English word limon goes back to Old French limon, showing that yet another delicacy passed into England through France. The Old French word probably came from Italian limone, another step on the route that leads back to the Arabic word laymūn or līmūn, which comes from the Persian word līmūn.“檸檬”
Definition: Lemon
Lemon
Noun
1. Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh.
2. A strong yellow color.
3. A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit.
4. A distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons.
5. (informal) an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory.
Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Date "lemon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)
lemon
━━ n., a. レモン ((樹・実)); ((形容詞的)) レモン色（の）, レモン（入り）の; 〔話〕 まぬけな人; 〔俗〕 欠陥品, きずもの, はずれ. lem・on・ade
━━ n. レモネード; レモン水.
lemon curd [cheese] レモンカード ((パンなどに塗る)).
lemon law 〔米〕 欠陥車（買主保護）法.
lemon sole 【魚】ヒラメの一種. lemon squash 〔英〕 レモンスカッシュ.
lemon squeezer レモン絞り器.
lem・on・y ━━ a. レモンのような（味［香り］がする）.
lemon
bitter lemon
lemon curd
lemon grass
lemon sole
Lemonade is a soft drink that is made with lemons. In the U.S. and Canada, lemonade refers to an uncarbonated mixture of lemon juice, sugar, and water. Pink Lemonade is a variant of traditional lemonade made by the addition of grenadine or other red juice, or by using pink lemons [1]. In the UK, Australia, Switzerland, and New Zealand, the term mainly refers to a clear, carbonated, sweet lemon-flavoured soft drink. In India it is commonly referred to as "Nimbu Paani" meaning "Lemon Water" or Shikanji and is sold by many street vendors, especially in North India.
History
Lemonade, in its uncarbonated form, is among the oldest of commercial soft drinks, dating at least back to the 17th century. In Paris in 1676, a business called the Compagnie de Limonadiers was formed and granted monopoly rights to sell lemonade, which their vendors dispensed in cups from tanks carried upon their backs. [2] The French term limonade has since come to mean "soft drink" in many languages.
hc問 rl :請解釋 語尾ade 檸檬是否從法國翻譯過來
rl答"如引文所示：Lemonade 源自法文 limonade.字尾-ade在法語中，多半屬由動作演變而來的抽象名詞，至於-ade構成水果飲料名詞，應該不只有檸檬，要再查閱字首字尾及字根方面的辭典。"
小讀者:"-ade suff.A sweetened beverage of: limeade.
[Middle English, from Old French, ultimately from Latin -ata feminine of -atus, -ate.
Excerpted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright ?1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V., further reproduction and distribution restricted in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved."
--hc按這字尾說明最簡單
Shorter OED 分三類 都是行動-李想法之表現或成果云云
譬如說 arcade 等等
大陸的陸編大字典更妙 分成五類
Noun
1. Sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice.
Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Date "lemonade" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references)
Food & Agriculture
Consisting of ordinary drinking water, flavoured with fruit juices or fruit essences, or compound extracts, often aerated with carbon dioxide gas. Source: European Union. (references)
Slang
Noun. Source: A drink made from lemon juice and sugar. Definition: A girl who is not obviously over or under the age of 18 ( the age of consent). If she appears to be under 18 to your friends she is indeed "lemonade," meaning she should be working at the neighborhood lemonade stand. Context: Used amongst friends to gather an opinion about a female . Social Source: Young adults from South Boston. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
德國風行
BIONADE.
The unique non-alcoholic refreshment drinkfor wellness and fitness.Produced through a completely organic processfrom natural ingredients of organic quality.BIONADE. A refreshing change.
Definition
juice (POWER) Show phoneticsnoun [U] US SLANG
power or influence:
My cousin Gianni's got all the juice (= influence) in this neighborhood.
juices Show phonetics
plural noun INFORMAL
energy:
This early in the morning it's hard to get the creative juices flowing (= to start thinking of good ideas).
juicy Show phonetics
adjective [before noun] INFORMAL
1 big, important, or of a high quality:
If sales continue like this, we should be showing a nice juicy profit at the end of the year.
2 describes information that is especially interesting because it is shocking or personal:
I've got some really juicy gossip for you.
- ちゃうけ 茶請け
- (a) teacake; refreshments.
refreshment room 食堂; （パーティーなどの）模疑店.
⇒refresh
- air refreshment
- 空気の清浄化
- enter the center of bustling city to get refreshment
- 軽い食事｛しょくじ｝を取るために活気｛かっき｝ある町の中心部｛ちゅうしんぶ｝に立ち入る
- enter the centre of bustling city to get refreshment
- enter the center of bustling city to get refreshmentより転送
軽い食事｛しょくじ｝を取るために活気｛かっき｝ある町の中心部｛ちゅうしんぶ｝に立ち入る - light refreshment
- 茶菓子｛ちゃがし｝
- provide refreshment for
- 〜にお茶菓子｛ちゃがし｝を用意｛ようい｝する
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