crab apple的词源

英文词源

crab apple

"A small sour apple", Late Middle English: crab perhaps an alteration (influenced by crab¹ or crabbed) of Scots and northern English scrab, in the same sense, probably of Scandinavian origin.

中文词源

crab apple：酸苹果

词源不详。可能是来自crab, 引申义差。

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