cola是什么意思
- 英式英标[\'kolə]
- 美式音标[\'kəʊlə]
n. 可乐；可乐树（其子含咖啡碱）
n. (Cola)人名；(塞)措拉；(西、意、罗)科拉
中文词源
cola 可乐
来自西非某土著语言，其果实为Coca-Cola重要原材料。
英文词源
- cola (n.)
- 1795, genus of trees native to west Africa and introduced in New World tropics, Latinized form of a West African name of the tree (compare Temne kola, Mandingo kolo). Meaning "carbonated soft drink" is 1920, short for Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola.
中文解释
1、可乐树(Cola)是原产于非洲西部的一种树，其名称是根据它的原产地名称拉丁化而来；由于很多饮料使用可乐果作为原料，因此cola又可表示可乐类饮料；cola还可以是可口可乐(Coca-Cola)和百事可乐(Pepsi-Cola)的缩略形式。2、Coca-Cola: So called because original ingredients were derived from coca leaves and cola nuts. It contained minute amounts of cocaine until 1909.3、Pepsi-Cola: probably from pepsin; early Pepsi ads tout it as a digestive aid.实用例句
- 1. There was a cola by the side of the house.
- 房子旁边有一棵可乐果树.来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Coca - Cola is very big in the West.
- 可口可乐 在西方很流行.来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Coca - cola is a soft drink.
- 可口可乐 是一种不含酒精的软性饮料.来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Cola is a soft drink.
- 可乐是一种不含酒精的软性饮料.来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The ingredients of Coca - Cola are a trade secret.
- 可口可乐 的配方是一个商业机密.来自《简明英汉词典》
