mimosas
mimosas — 名詞
- mimosassingular
- mimosasesplural
1. a cold drink that blends orange juice with champagne or another sparkling wine,
香檳柳橙調酒
以香檳與柳橙汁調製的雞尾酒
a cold drink that blends orange juice with champagne or another sparkling wine, commonly served at brunch, weddings, or parties
Olivia ordered a mimosa to go with her eggs Benedict at the café.
Olivia 在咖啡館點了一杯香檳柳橙調酒，搭配班尼迪克蛋。
countable: a mimosa = one glass
For New Year's brunch, Jin prepared a large pitcher of mimosas for the whole family.
為了新年早午餐，Jin 調了一大壺香檳柳橙調酒給全家人喝。
collocation: pitcher of mimosas
The café serves mimosas with fresh orange juice and Italian sparkling wine for Sunday brunch.
這家咖啡館週日早午餐供應以新鮮柳橙汁和義大利氣泡酒調成的香檳柳橙調酒。
Tara always asks for extra orange juice in her mimosa because she does not like it too strong.
Tara 總是在她的香檳柳橙調酒裡多要一份柳橙汁，因為她不喜歡酒味太重。
- champagne cocktail
a broader category; mimosas are one specific type of champagne cocktail
- Buck's Fizz
a British version with more orange juice than champagne; otherwise similar to a mimosa
常見錯誤
2. a tree or bush that grows in warm parts of the world, with small yellow or pink
金合歡
開黃色絨球花的熱帶觀賞樹木
a tree or bush that grows in warm parts of the world, with small yellow or pink flowers that look like fluffy balls, and leaves that sometimes fold up when touched
Diya planted a mimosa by her garden gate in Bali; its fluffy yellow flowers bloom each December.
Diya 在峇里島的花園門口種了一棵金合歡，每年十二月開滿毛茸茸的黃色花朵。
collocation: fluffy yellow flowers + bloom in December
The mimosa tree in Pedro's backyard blooms every March with bright yellow flowers.
Pedro 家後院的金合歡樹每年三月開滿亮黃色的花。
collocation: mimosa tree + blooms + yellow flowers
Zola bought a bunch of mimosa branches at the flower market for her mother's birthday.
Zola 在花市買了一把金合歡枝條，準備送給媽媽當生日禮物。
Each spring the park's mimosa blooms yellow; kids love watching its leaves fold when touched.
社區公園的金合歡每年春天開出黃色花朵，孩子們很喜歡看它的葉子一碰就合起來。
- acacia
Acacia dealbata is commonly called mimosa in floristry, but true acacias are a different genus
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, 'mimosa' can refer either to trees of the genus Mimosa (which includes the sensitive plant) or to Acacia dealbata, a popular yellow-flowered tree often sold by florists.