also liquorice, c. 1200, from Anglo-French lycoryc, Old French licorece (also recolice), from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Latin glychyrrhiza, from Greek glykyrrhiza, literally "sweet root," from glykys "sweet" (see gluco-) + rhiza "root" (see radish); form influenced in Latin by liquere "become fluid," because of the method of extracting the sweet stuff from the root. French réglisse, Italian regolizia are the same word, with metathesis of -l- and -r-.
双语例句
1. Hagen switched bottles and poured them both a portion of the fiery, licorice - tasting alcohol.
黑根拿过酒瓶,给他俩各倒一杯火红的 、 有点甘草味的茴香酒.
来自教父部分
2. Huangling there, Radix, Zhimu , 13 kinds of licorice, and other wild herbs.
