Mayonnaise is a thick, pale sauce. The usual homemade kind is raw egg yolk beaten slowly with oil until it turns creamy; a little lemon juice or vinegar and salt go in too.

Mayonnaise美乃滋 is a thick, pale sauce是一種濃稠、淡色的醬。The usual homemade kind一般自製的做法 is raw egg yolk beaten slowly with oil until it turns creamy是把生蛋黃和油慢慢打到變得滑順濃稠 a little lemon juice or vinegar and salt go in too再加一點檸檬汁或醋和鹽。

People put it on sandwiches, mix it through potato salad or coleslaw, and use it as a dip. Jars from the shop are the everyday version — they keep longer and often use pasteurised egg.

People put it on sandwiches人們會把它抹在三明治上 mix it through potato salad or coleslaw拌進馬鈴薯沙拉或涼拌高麗菜裡 and use it as a dip或當沾醬用。Jars from the shop店裡買的罐裝美乃滋 are the everyday version是日常最常見的版本 they keep longer保存得比較久 and often use pasteurised egg而且通常用的是殺菌過的蛋。

Though actually, not every white sandwich sauce is mayonnaise: some places sell a sweeter, pourable salad cream, and garlic-heavy aioli is a cousin, not the same thing.

Though actually不過其實 not every white sandwich sauce is mayonnaise不是每一種白色的三明治醬都是美乃滋 some places sell a sweeter, pourable salad cream有些地方賣的是比較甜、可以倒的 salad cream and garlic-heavy aioli is a cousin, not the same thing而重蒜味的 aioli是它的表親，不是同一樣東西。

The word is borrowed as-is from French mayonnaise.

The word is borrowed as-is from French mayonnaise這個字是直接從法文 mayonnaise借來的。

Scholars do not all agree where the French name came from. It may be named after Maó (Mahón) on the island of Minorca, from a sauce brought back to France — Spanish has mahonesa. Other suggestions include the French city of Bayonne (as if it were bayonnaise), the Duke of Mayenne, the French verb manier (“to handle”), or Old French moyeu (“egg yolk”). None of these is certain, so it is fair to say: we took the word from French, and the place-name story is only a maybe.

Scholars do not all agree where the French name came from學者對這個法文名字的來源看法不一。It may be named after Maó, Mahón, on the island of Minorca有一說是來自米諾卡島上的馬翁，Maó / Mahón from a sauce brought back to France這道醬據說是從那裡被帶回法國的 — Spanish has mahonesa西班牙文就叫 mahonesa。Other suggestions include其他說法還包括 the French city of Bayonne, as if it were bayonnaise法國城市巴約訥，好像原本是 bayonnaise the Duke of Mayenne梅耶納公爵 the French verb manier, to handle法文動詞 manier，處理 or Old French moyeu, egg yolk或古法文 moyeu，蛋黃。None of these is certain這些說法都沒有定論 so it is fair to say所以公道地說：we took the word from French我們是從法文借了這個字 and the place-name story is only a maybe而地名的故事只是一種可能。

In careful English the full word feels a bit long and formal; in speech people often switch to mayo.

In careful English在講究一點的英文裡 the full word feels a bit long and formal完整的字聽起來有點長、有點正式 in speech people often switch to mayo口語裡人們常常簡稱 mayo。