marijuana

n. 大麻；大麻毒品

中文词源

marijuana 大麻

来自墨西哥西班牙语marihuana,后受西班牙人名Maria Juana(Mary Jane)影响拼写俗化。

marijuana (n.): 1918, altered by influence of Spanish proper name Maria Juana "Mary Jane" from mariguan (1894), from Mexican Spanish marihuana, of uncertain origin.
Marijuana ... makes you sensitive. Courtesy has a great deal to do with being sensitive. Unfortunately marijuana makes you the kind of sensitive where you insist on everyone listening to the drum solo in Iron Butterfly's 'In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida' fifty or sixty times. [P.J. O'Rourke, "Modern Manners," 1983]

“Mary·Jane(玛丽·简是“marijuana”(大麻)的婉称，因为“marijuana”读音似“Mary·Jane”(玛丽·简)。

1. He has been blacklisted since being convicted of possessing marijuana in 1969.: 他自从1969年因持有大麻而被定罪后就被列入了黑名单。

4. In this section we will describe common myths about cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana.: 在这一节，我们将说明有关烟、酒和大麻的常见谬论。

5. In many cases, use of marijuana can lead to very unpleasant effects.: 在许多情况下, 吸大麻会导致不良的后果.