c. 1300, from Old English mapultreow "maple tree," also mapolder, mapuldre, related to Old Norse möpurr, Old Saxon mapulder, Middle Low German mapeldorn, from Proto-Germanic *maplo-. There also was a Proto-Germanic *matlo- (cognates: Old High German mazzaltra, German maszholder), but the connection and origins are mysterious. Formerly with adjectival form mapelin (early 15c.; Old English mapuldern). Maple syrup attested from 1824, American English. The maple leaf is mentioned as the emblem of Canada from 1850.
中文解释
1. 加拿大被称为枫树之国。maple is ample.2. 谐音“媒婆” => 媒婆站在枫树下为一对男女牵线，促成姻缘。
实用例句
1. Early settlers built frames of spruce, maple and pine.
早期的定居者用云杉木、枫木和松木建造屋架。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It's made of maple.
它是槭木做的。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Maple syrup is made from sap extracted from the sugar maple tree.
槭糖浆是用糖槭树中提取的树液制成的。
来自《权威词典》
4. Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.
