Sandalwood is a pleasant-smelling wood from a tree that grows in southern Asia, and also the sweet, thick oil taken from that wood. People carve it, burn it for the smell in temples, and put the oil in perfume and soap. In Taiwan you already know the smell from 拜拜: it is 檀香.

Sandalwood Sandalwood檀香is a pleasant-smelling wood from a tree that grows in southern Asia是一種味道宜人的木材，來自一種生長在南亞的樹, and also the sweet, thick oil taken from that wood也指從這種木材提煉出來的濃郁香甜精油。People人們carve it會雕刻它, burn it for the smell in temples在寺廟裡焚燒它取香氣, and put the oil in perfume and soap也會把它的精油加進香水和肥皂裡。In Taiwan在台灣, you already know the smell from 拜拜你已經從拜拜認識這個味道了: it is 檀香就是檀香。

The English name is simply sandal plus wood. That first half is an old name for this wood, which travelled from Sanskrit through Persian, Arabic, Greek, and Latin before it met English wood. It has nothing to do with the sandal you wear on your foot — that is a different word that only looks the same.

The English name英文名字is simply sandal plus wood就只是sandal加上wood。That first half前面那半個字sandalis an old name for this wood是這種木材的一個古老名稱, which travelled from Sanskrit through Persian, Arabic, Greek, and Latin它從梵文經過波斯文、阿拉伯文、希臘文和拉丁文before it met English wood才遇上英文的wood。It它has nothing to do with the sandal you wear on your foot跟你腳上穿的sandal涼鞋一點關係都沒有— that is a different word that only looks the same那是一個看起來一樣、其實不同的字。

Though actually, some film writing also uses Sandalwood, with a capital S, as a nickname for one of India's film worlds, the way people say Bollywood; that nickname came from this wood as a local product. The home meaning in a learner dictionary is still the wood and the oil.

Though actually不過其實, some film writing also uses Sandalwood, with a capital S有些影劇報導也會用大寫S的Sandalwood, as a nickname for one of India's film worlds當作印度某個電影圈的暱稱, the way people say Bollywood就像大家說Bollywood寶萊塢一樣; that nickname came from this wood as a local product這個暱稱是因為這種木材是當地的特產。The home meaning in a learner dictionary在學習者字典裡，最主要的意思is still the wood and the oil仍然是這種木材和精油。