olive: [13] The word olive probably originated in a pre-Indo-European language of the Mediterranean area. Greek took it over as elaíā, and passed it on to English via Latin olīva and Old French olive. The olive’s chief economic role is as a source of oil (indeed the very word oil comes from a Greek derivative of elaíā), and before the word olive arrived in English, it was called eleberge, literally ‘oil-berry’. => oil
olive (n.)
c. 1200, "olive tree," from Old French olive "olive, olive tree" (13c.) or directly from Latin oliva "olive, olive tree," from Greek elaia "olive tree, olive," probably from the same Aegean language (perhaps Cretan) as Armenian ewi "oil." Applied to the fruit or berry of the tree in English from late 14c. As a color from 17c. Olive branch as a token of peace is from early 13c.
双语例句
1. He had a strong Greek nose and olive-black eyes.
他有一个高挺的希腊式鼻子和一双墨橄榄绿色的眼睛。
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2. Soon we left the coolness of the olive groves.
很快我们就离开了凉爽的橄榄树林。
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3. I found the scene in which Percy proposed to Olive tremendously poignant.
我觉得珀西向奥利芙求婚的一幕太让人心酸了。
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4. Automation revolutionized the olive industry in the early 1970s.
自动化技术在20世纪70年代早期给橄榄油产业带来了一场革命。
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5. Combine the beans, chopped mint and olive oil in a large bowl.