"durians" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 榴槤

Definition

榴槤是一種大型熱帶水果，外皮帶刺，氣味強烈，在東南亞非常有名。果肉柔軟、香甜，但氣味很重，不是每個人都喜歡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「榴槤」是可數名詞，可以說「一個榴槤」、「許多榴槤」，通常指在市場看到的整顆水果。由於氣味濃烈，東南亞許多公共場所（如酒店、交通工具）常禁帶榴槤。

Examples

There are many durians in the market today.

今天市場上有很多**榴槤**。

Durians have a very strong smell.

**榴槤**有很強的氣味。

Some people love to eat durians.

有些人喜歡喫**榴槤**。

It's hard to ignore the smell when someone opens durians nearby.

有人在附近打開**榴槤**時，很難忽略那股氣味。

Hotels in Singapore usually don't allow guests to bring durians inside because of the smell.

新加坡的酒店通常不允許客人帶**榴槤**進去，因為氣味太重。

Local sellers sometimes cut up durians for you to taste at the stall.

當地小販有時會切開**榴槤**讓你在攤位上品嚐。