bergamot

bergamot — 名詞

1. a small citrus fruit grown mainly in southern Italy, with a yellow-green skin an

1.名詞
釋義

佛手柑

義大利南部產的小型黃綠色柑橘果實

a small citrus fruit grown mainly in southern Italy, with a yellow-green skin and a sour taste, used for its sweet smell rather than for eating; also the Mediterranean tree on which this fruit grows.

例句

Farmers in Calabria harvest bergamot by hand each winter to protect the fragile peel.

卡拉布里亞的農夫每年冬天都用手採收佛手柑，以保護脆弱的果皮。

geographical context: Calabria, Italy as the main growing region

Sofia held up a bergamot at the market, mistaking it for a small green lemon.

Sofia 在市場上拿起一顆佛手柑，誤以為是小顆的綠檸檬。

named subject, comparative recognition in a scene

同義詞
  • bergamot orange

    fuller name often used to make clear it refers to the fruit, not the herb

文法句型

a bergamot

bergamot trees

用法筆記

Often appears as a modifier in compound noun phrases (bergamot tree, bergamot peel, bergamot orange). When used alone, it usually refers to the fruit itself rather than the tree.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a whole bergamot like an orange.
✅I sliced a bergamot to flavour my tea.
💡bergamots are too sour to eat as a regular fruit; they are used for peel, oil, and flavouring.

2. a sweet, slightly bitter scented oil that is pressed out of bergamot rind, widel

2.名詞
釋義

佛手柑精油

從佛手柑果皮萃取的清香精油

a sweet, slightly bitter scented oil that is pressed out of bergamot rind, widely used to flavour Earl Grey tea and to add fragrance to perfumes, soaps, and candles.

例句

Earl Grey tea gets its bright, lemony aroma from bergamot sprayed onto the black tea leaves.

伯爵紅茶那股鮮明的檸檬香氣，來自噴灑在紅茶葉上的佛手柑精油。

famous use case: Earl Grey tea flavouring

Noa dripped five drops of bergamot into her warm bath after a long day at the hospital.

Noa 在醫院忙了一整天後，往溫熱的浴缸裡滴了五滴佛手柑精油。

named subject, aromatherapy collocation: drops of bergamot

同義詞

文法句型

a drop of bergamot

scented with bergamot

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable. Frequently appears in lists of scent notes alongside other oils, and in product descriptions for tea, cosmetics, and aromatherapy.

常見錯誤

❌She bought three bergamots for her diffuser.
✅She bought a bottle of bergamot for her diffuser.
💡when talking about the oil, use 'a bottle / a drop / some bergamot', not a count.

3. a North American garden plant in the mint family (genus Monarda) with red, pink,

3.名詞
釋義

美國薄荷

美洲原生唇形科香草，又稱蜂香薄荷

a North American garden plant in the mint family (genus Monarda) with red, pink, or purple flowers, whose leaves carry a faint citrus smell and are sometimes used in tea; commonly called wild bergamot or bee balm.

例句

Bees and butterflies crowded around the bright pink bergamot in Aunt Marta's garden.

Marta 阿姨花園裡的鮮粉色美國薄荷旁，擠滿了蜜蜂和蝴蝶。

named subject, pollinator collocation

Hikers in Vermont often spot wild bergamot blooming along sunny forest edges in July.

佛蒙特州的健行者經常在七月看到野生美國薄荷盛開在向陽的森林邊緣。

common compound: wild bergamot, geographical range

同義詞
  • bee balm

    the most common everyday name for this herb in American English

  • wild bergamot

    specifically the wild, lavender-flowered species

  • Monarda

    the scientific genus name, used in gardening and botany books

文法句型

wild bergamot

a clump of bergamot

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 and sense 2: those refer to the Mediterranean citrus fruit and its oil, while this sense refers to a completely different North American flowering herb. The form 'wild bergamot' or 'bee balm' is often used to avoid confusion.

常見錯誤

❌I bought bergamot at the garden centre to make Earl Grey tea.
✅I bought bergamot at the garden centre for the bees.
💡the herb sold as a plant is unrelated to the citrus oil used in Earl Grey.