Jasmine is a plant with small, sweet-smelling white or yellow flowers. Many kinds climb a wall, a fence, or a frame; though actually not every jasmine climbs — some are bushes, and the yellow kind that flowers in winter can look quite bare except for the blooms.

Jasmine jasmine(茉莉) is a plant with small, sweet-smelling white or yellow flowers是一種植物，開著白色或黃色、氣味香甜的小花。Many kinds很多品種 climb a wall, a fence, or a frame會爬上牆、籬笆、或棚架；though actually不過事實上 not every jasmine climbs不是每一種茉莉都會爬藤——some are bushes有些是灌木，and而 the yellow kind that flowers in winter那種冬天開花的黃色品種 can look quite bare except for the blooms除了花朵之外看起來相當光禿。

People grow it for the scent. The smell also goes into tea, oil, and perfume, so you may know the flower by your nose before you know the English name.

People人們 grow it種它 for the scent是為了它的香氣。The smell這股香味 also goes into tea, oil, and perfume也用在茶、精油、和香水裡，so而 you may know the flower by your nose before you know the English name你可能靠鼻子就認得這種花，比認得它的英文名字還早。

In English it is an ordinary plant word, not slang, not fancy.

In English在英文裡 it它 is an ordinary plant word是一個普通的植物詞，not slang不是俚語，not fancy也不是什麼特別花俏的字。

Jasmine is also a girl’s name taken from the flower, and you will see jasmine rice on menus — rice named for a similar sweet smell, not because the plant is cooked with it. Garden shops sometimes sell “star jasmine” that is not true jasmine; people still call it that because it climbs and smells sweet.

Jasmine jasmine is also a girl's name taken from the flower也是取自這種花的女生名字，and而 you will see jasmine rice on menus你會在菜單上看到jasmine rice(茉莉香米)——rice named for a similar sweet smell這種米是因為有類似的香甜氣味而得名，not because the plant is cooked with it不是因為煮的時候放了這種植物。Garden shops花店 sometimes sell “star jasmine” that is not true jasmine有時候會賣「star jasmine」，但那其實不是真正的茉莉；people still call it that人們還是這樣稱呼它 because it climbs and smells sweet因為它會攀爬，而且聞起來香甜。

The core picture for this word is the real jasmine plant: small pale flowers, a strong sweet smell, often growing up something.

The core picture for this word這個詞的核心畫面 is the real jasmine plant就是真正的茉莉這種植物：small pale flowers小小的淡色花朵、a strong sweet smell濃烈的香甜氣味、often growing up something常常沿著某個東西往上生長。