1814, from grape + fruit. Said to have been so called for its taste, or perhaps because it grows in clusters. Perhaps a marketing name; it was known by various names (pomelo, shaddock) before the current one emerged. The fruit itself was known since 1693 (in Hans Sloane's catalogue of Jamaican plants); presumably it originated in Jamaica from chance hybrids between other cultivated citrus. An ornamental plant chiefly at first, not much eaten until late 19c.
双语例句
1. An orange resembles a grapefruit.
橘子和葡萄柚很相似.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Citric acid can be extracted from the juice of oranges, lemons, limes or grapefruit.
柠檬酸可以从橙汁、柠檬汁、酸橙汁或者柚子汁中提取。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Cut the grapefruit in two.
把柚子剖成两半.
来自辞典例句
4. I'd like some grapefruit, watermelons and peaches.
我想买些柚子 、 西瓜和桃子.
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5. The kid who stacks the free - range grapefruit in your health food store is not a nutritionist.
