late 14c., from Old French cinnamone (13c.), from Latin cinnamum, cinnamomum "cinnamon" (also used as a term of endearment), from Greek kinnamomon, from a Phoenician word akin to Hebrew qinnamon. Stripped from the bark of a tree in the avocado family. Ceylon cinnamon, the true cinnamon, is used in Britain, but American cinnamon is almost always from the related cassia tree of Southeast Asia and is stronger and sweeter.
实用例句
1. Mix the cinnamon with the rest of the sugar.
把桂皮和剩下的糖混合在一起。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Cinnamon is an excellent flavour enhancer.
肉桂是种绝佳的提味调料。
来自柯林斯例句
3. common spices such as ginger and cinnamon
姜和肉桂等常见香料
来自《权威词典》
4. Yes, it is possible that we forgot to buy cinnamon.
