fruitcake
翻譯
水果蛋糕, 瘋子, 古怪的人
例句
We had a slice of fruitcake with tea.
我們喝茶時吃了一片水果蛋糕。
He's a bit of a fruitcake, but he's harmless.
他有點古怪,但沒有惡意。
文法模式
a fruitcake [可數] 水果蛋糕 We had a slice of fruitcake with tea.
a fruitcake [可數,非正式] 古怪的人,瘋子 He's a bit of a fruitcake, but he's harmless.
近義詞
Synonyms (for person): eccentric, oddball, crank
詞源
一個複合詞:「fruit」(水果)+「cake」(蛋糕)。
記憶技巧
請記住它的字面意思和非正式的比喻意思,後者指古怪的人,源於短語「nutty as a fruitcake」(像水果蛋糕一樣古怪)。