sorghum

n. 高粱；[作物] 蜀黍；甜得发腻的东西

中文词源

sorghum 高粱，高粱米

来自现代拉丁语植物属性名 Sorghum,来自意大利语 sorgo,高粱，来自拉丁语 syricum,叙利亚，西亚国名。可能因这种植物产于叙利亚而得名。

sorghum (n.): "Indian millet," 1590s, from Modern Latin Sorghum, the genus name, from Italian sorgo "a tall cereal grass," probably from Medieval Latin surgum, suricum (12c.), perhaps a variant of Latin syricum "Syrian," as in Syricum (gramen) "(grass) of Syria," from Syria, a possible source of the plant or its grain in ancient times.

1. 莫言的著名小说：《Red Sorghum》：《红高粱》：《红高粱》是莫言最负盛名的小说，发表于1986年，是80年代中国文坛的里程碑之作。作品描写了抗日战争期间，“我”的祖先在高密东北乡轰轰烈烈、英勇悲壮的人生故事。

4. From the "Red Sorghum", Mo Yan almost never stops his exploration and innovation in the aspects of literary style.: 从《红高粱》开始，莫言几乎从未停止在文体方面的探索和创新。

5. Mo Yan’s novel Red Sorghum first came to wide attention on the big screen both at home and abroad in 1987.: 莫言的小说《红高粱》于1987被拍摄为同名电影作品并在国内外获得了广泛关注。