c. 1300, "plant which bears the grapes from which wine is made," from Old French vigne "vine, vinyard" (12c.), from Latin vinea "vine, vineyard," from vinum "wine," from PIE *win-o- "wine," an Italic noun related to words for "wine" in Greek, Armenian, Hittite, and non-Indo-European Georgian and West Semitic (Hebrew yayin, Ethiopian wayn); probably ultimately from a lost Mediterranean language word *w(o)in- "wine." From late 14c. in reference to any plant with a long slender stem that trails or winds around. The European grape vine was imported to California via Mexico by priests in 1564.
双语例句
1. grapes on the vine
藤上的葡萄
来自《权威词典》
2. The vine has begun to grow away from the wall.
葡萄树已开始伸向墙外了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The vine twines round the tree.
这藤盘绕在树干上.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The grape vine climbed up along the wall.
葡萄藤沿墙攀缘而上.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. We reached a beautiful grotto , whose entrance was almost hiden by the vine.
