cranberry

n. 蔓越橘

中文词源

cranberry 小红莓

来自crane和berry的组合词。因这种植物的花蔓远观如同站立的白鹤而得名。

cranberry (n.): 1640s, American English adaptation of Low German kraanbere, from kraan "crane" (see crane (n.)) + Middle Low German bere "berry" (see berry). Perhaps so called from a resemblance between the plants' stamens and the beaks of cranes.
Upon the Rocks and in the Moss, grew a Shrub whose fruit was very sweet, full of red juice like Currans, perhaps 'tis the same with the New England Cranberry, or Bear-Berry, (call'd so from the Bears devouring it very greedily;) with which we make Tarts. ["An Account of Several Late Voyages & Discoveries," London, 1694]
German and Dutch settlers in the New World apparently recognized the similarity between the European berries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) and the larger North American variety (V. macrocarpum) and transferred the name. In England, they were marshwort or fenberries, but the North American berries, and the name, were brought over late 17c. The native Algonquian name for the plant is represented by West Abenaki popokwa.

1. So many things are unsafe these days—milk, cranberry sauce, what have you.: 现如今很多食品都不安全——牛奶、蓝莓酱等等。

4. What industry trends are likely to affect cranberry processing and how?: 何种产业趋势较易影响蔓越莓之生产过程,并指出其如何影响?

5. Of course, sweetie. We'll need them for cranberry dish.: 当然, 宝贝儿. 吃越橘子我们要用它们.