type of citrus fruit, c. 1400, lymon, from Old French limon "citrus fruit" (12c.), via Provençal or Italian from Arabic laimun, from Persian limu(n), generic terms for citrus fruits (compare lime (n.2)); cognate with Sanskrit nimbu "the lime." Slang meaning "a Quaalude" is 1960s, from Lemmon, name of a pharmaceutical company that once manufactured the drug.
lemon (n.2)
"worthless thing," 1909, American English slang; from lemon (n.1), perhaps via criminal slang sense of "a person who is a loser, a simpleton," which is perhaps from the notion of someone a sharper can "suck the juice out of." A pool hall hustle was called a lemon game (1908); while to hand someone a lemon was British slang (1906) for "to pass off a sub-standard article as a good one." Or it simply may be a metaphor for something which leaves a bad taste in one's mouth.
双语例句
1. Lemon and lime juice were both temporarily out of stock.
柠檬汁和酸橙汁暂时都缺货。
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2. There were two lemon trees and I paused to enjoy their perfume.
那里有两棵柠檬树，我不禁驻足品味柠檬的芬芳。
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3. Lemon juice can help to prevent economy-class syndrome by improving blood circulation.
柠檬汁能够改善血液循环，有助于预防经济舱综合征。
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4. Try using lemon juice to remove tobacco stains from your fingers.
试试用柠檬汁去除手指上的烟渍。
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5. Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice.
