
hawthorn(名词):山楂树/山楂属植物(常见为带刺灌木或小乔木),春季开白花,秋季结红色小果;其果、叶、花有时用于食用或草药用途。(也常指其果实“山楂”。)
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The path was lined with hawthorn trees.
小路两旁种着山楂树。
In the novel, the hawthorn hedge becomes a quiet boundary between the village and the wild fields beyond.
在小说里,山楂树篱成了一道安静的界线,把村庄与更远处的荒野田地分开。
hawthorn 来自古英语:haw(“篱笆、围栏/树篱”之意,后也与“果实”相关)+ thorn(“刺、荆棘”)。合起来就是“带刺、常用作树篱的植物”,这也符合山楂常被种成带刺篱笆、用来围地的传统用途。