英语词汇zest的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	zest
词源	zest. In the 17th century the French called a piece of lemon or orange peel added to a drink to give it flavor a zest, a term that may have derived from the Latin scistus, “cut.” Zest passed into English and came to mean anything agreeable or piquant in flavor and, finally, hearty enjoyment or gusto.
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