记忆方法
“Mary·Jane(玛丽·简是“marijuana”(大麻)的婉 称，因为“marijuana”读音似“Mary·Jane”(玛丽·简)。
中文词源
marijuana 大麻
来自墨西哥西班牙语marihuana,后受西班牙人名Maria Juana(Mary Jane)影响拼写俗化。
英语词源
- marijuana (n.)
- 1918, altered by influence of Spanish proper name Maria Juana "Mary Jane" from mariguan (1894), from Mexican Spanish marihuana, of uncertain origin.
Marijuana ... makes you sensitive. Courtesy has a great deal to do with being sensitive. Unfortunately marijuana makes you the kind of sensitive where you insist on everyone listening to the drum solo in Iron Butterfly's 'In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida' fifty or sixty times. [P.J. O'Rourke, "Modern Manners," 1983]
权威例句
- 1. He has been blacklisted since being convicted of possessing marijuana in 1969.
- 他自从1969年因持有大麻而被定罪后就被列入了黑名单。
- 2. Most states have outlawed the use of marijuana.
- 大多数州都宣布使用大麻为非法行为.
- 3. Marijuana is a common form of the drug.
- 大麻是麻醉品中普通的一种.
- 4. In this section we will describe common myths about cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana.
- 在这一节，我们将说明有关烟、酒和大麻的常见谬论。
- 5. In many cases, use of marijuana can lead to very unpleasant effects.
- 在许多情况下, 吸大麻会导致不良的后果.