Marmalade is a kind of jam, but not just any jam. It is made from citrus fruit — oranges most of all, also lemons or grapefruit — and you can usually see bits of the peel in it.

Marmaladermarmalade(橘子醬) is a kind of jam是一種果醬, but not just any jam但不是隨便哪種果醬。It is made from citrus fruit它是用柑橘類水果做的 — oranges most of all最主要是橘子, also lemons or grapefruit有時候也用檸檬或葡萄柚 — and you can usually see bits of the peel in it而且裡面通常看得到果皮碎片。

British people eat it at breakfast, spread on toast. It often tastes more bitter than strawberry jam, and that bitter taste is part of the idea, though actually some supermarket jars are quite sweet.

British people英國人 eat it at breakfast會在早餐吃它, spread on toast抹在吐司上。It often tastes more bitter than strawberry jam它通常比草莓果醬更苦, and that bitter taste is part of the idea而那種苦味正是它的特色之一, though actually some supermarket jars are quite sweet不過其實有些超市賣的罐裝其實滿甜的。

A story you may hear is that the name comes from French “Marie est malade” (“Mary is ill”), about Mary, Queen of Scots being given the stuff when she was sick. That is a folk tale, not the real history: the word comes from Portuguese marmelada, a jam made from quince, and further back from Greek words for honey and apple.

A story you may hear你可能聽過一個說法 is that the name comes from French 'Marie est malade' ('Mary is ill')說這個字來自法文'Marie est malade'（瑪麗生病了）, about Mary, Queen of Scots being given the stuff when she was sick講的是蘇格蘭女王瑪麗生病時被拿來吃這個東西。That is a folk tale, not the real history這其實是個民間傳說，不是真正的歷史: the word comes from Portuguese marmelada這個字其實來自葡萄牙文的marmelada, a jam made from quince一種用榲桲做的果醬, and further back from Greek words for honey and apple再往前追溯則來自希臘文裡「蜂蜜」和「蘋果」這兩個字。

English also has a rare verb “to marmalade,” but the food is the sense you will meet.

English also has a rare verb 'to marmalade'英文裡也有個罕見的動詞'to marmalade', but the food is the sense you will meet但你會遇到的意思是這種食物本身。