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.
雙語例句
1. An orange resembles a grapefruit.
橘子和葡萄柚很相似.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Citric acid can be extracted from the juice of oranges, lemons, limes or grapefruit.
檸檬酸可以從橙汁、檸檬汁、酸橙汁或者柚子汁中提取。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Cut the grapefruit in two.
把柚子剖成兩半.
來自辭典例句
4. I'd like some grapefruit, watermelons and peaches.
我想買些柚子 、 西瓜和桃子.
來自無師自通 校園英語會話
5. The kid who stacks the free - range grapefruit in your health food store is not a nutritionist.