"wormwood" in Chinese (Simplified)
苦艾
Definition
苦艾是一種苦味草本植物,用於藥用、苦艾酒等烈酒,有時也象徵苦澀或悲傷。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式、专业或文学语境。著名于草药和苦艾酒中。文学中可比喻深刻的苦涩或悲伤。不要与“虫”或“木头”混淆。
Examples
Wormwood is used to make absinthe.
**苦艾**被用来酿造苦艾酒。
Wormwood has a very bitter taste.
**苦艾**味道非常苦。
Some people use wormwood in traditional medicine.
有些人用**苦艾**作為傳統藥材。
The poet described his sorrow as drinking wormwood every day.
诗人把自己的悲伤比作天天饮**苦艾**。
If life gives you wormwood, make it into something useful!
如果生活給你**苦艾**,就把它變成有用的東西吧!
Absinthe is famous for its green color and wormwood flavor.
苦艾酒以其綠色和**苦艾**的味道聞名。