c. 1300, from Old English mapultreow "maple tree," also mapolder, mapuldre, related to Old Norse m?purr, Old Saxon mapulder, Middle Low German mapeldorn, from Proto-Germanic *maplo-. There also was a Proto-Germanic *matlo- (cognates: Old High German mazzaltra, German maszholder), but the connection and origins are mysterious. Formerly with adjectival form mapelin (early 15c.; Old English mapuldern). Maple syrup attested from 1824, American English. The maple leaf is mentioned as the emblem of Canada from 1850.
雙語例句
1. Early settlers built frames of spruce, maple and pine.
早期的定居者用云杉木、楓木和松木建造屋架。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It's made of maple.
它是槭木做的。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Maple syrup is made from sap extracted from the sugar maple tree.
槭糖漿是用糖槭樹中提取的樹液制成的。
來自《權威詞典》
4. Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.