1540s, from French carobe, ultimately from Arabic kharrub "locust bean pod" (also in Persian as khirnub), perhaps from Assyrian kharubu or Aramaic kharubha "carob tree, carob," related to Hebrew harubh.
实用例句
1. If you do yearn for chocolate, try a carob bar instead.
你要是非常想吃巧克力，那就嚼根角豆条解馋吧。来自柯林斯例句
2. In my experience a straight substitution of carob for chocolate doesn'twork.
根据我的经验，用角豆制品直接代替巧克力行不通。来自柯林斯例句
3. AQUARIUS: Skips chocolates altogether -- they prefer a box of carob and raisins health bars.
