核心畫面

A picture worth holding: something soft with a hard coat over it. Inside is the part that is alive or good to eat, and around it sits a layer that is thicker, drier and tougher, keeping out the weather and the knocks. Rind is always that layer, never what is under it.

可以想成這樣一個畫面:軟的東西外面套了一件硬外衣。裡面是能吃的、活的部分,外面那層比較厚、比較乾、比較韌,擋著風、水更多收起可以想成這樣一個畫面:軟的東西外面套了一件硬外衣。裡面是能吃的、活的部分,外面那層比較厚、比較乾、比較韌,擋著風、水和碰撞。rind 指的一直是那件外衣,不是外衣底下的東西。

From the word’s history

Old English rind and rinde meant tree bark or crust, and German Rinde still means bark today. The word began as the coat on a tree and the same coat was later seen on fruit and cheese.

古英語的 rind/rinde 就是「樹皮、外殼」,今天的德文 Rinde 還是樹皮。這個字一開始講的是樹的外衣,後來同一件外衣被看在水果和乳酪上。

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From the picture

樹幹外面那層皮

同一件外衣,這次穿在樹上。從字源看,這其實是這個字最早穿的那一件。

noun · C1

The outer layer of a tree trunk or branch: the hard skin on the outside of the wood.

樹皮

Also in this word

noun · B1

The thick outer skin of some fruits, such as oranges, lemons, or watermelons, which you usually cut off or grate instead of eating with the fruit.

果皮(厚而硬的外皮)

noun · B1

The firm outer layer on some foods such as cheese or bacon, harder than the part inside and often cut away before or after cooking.

外皮(乳酪、培根等食物的)