early 15c., probably from Middle French sisame and directly from Latin sesamum (nominative sesama), from Greek sesamon (Doric sasamon) "seed or fruit of the sesame plant," a very early borrowing via Phoenician from Late Babylonian *shawash-shammu (compare Assyrian shamash-shammu "sesame," literally "oil-seed"). First as a magic password in 1785 translation of Galland's "Mille et une nuits," where it opens the door of the thieves' den in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." Phrase open sesame current since about 1826.
实用例句
1. I've put some sesame crackers in the oven to bake.
我已经把几片芝麻脆饼放进烤箱里烤了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Academic success is not always an open sesame to a well-paid job.
在校成绩好并非总是获得高薪职位的敲门砖。
来自《权威词典》
3. A sesame stalk puts forth blossoms notch by notch, higher and higher.
芝麻开花节节高.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. It is a Christmas message from the head of Sesame, an independent financial adviser.
它是独立财务顾问公司Sesame负责人写的圣诞贺词.
来自互联网
5. Old Cheng picked a sesame seed from between his teeth.
