[mass noun]a sweet, sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers 蜂蜜 ■a yellowish-brown or golden colour 黄褐色,金黄色,蜜色 [as modifier]her honey skin. 她金黄色的皮肤。 ■any sweet substance similar to bees' honey 类似蜂蜜的甘甜物质
(informal)an excellent example of something (非正式)极好的一个例子 it's one honey of an adaptation. 这是一个绝妙的改编本。 ■(chiefly N. Amer.)darling; sweetheart (usually as a form of address) (主北美)[通常用于称呼]亲爱的;宝贝 hi, honey!. 嗨,宝贝!。
语源
Old English hunig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honig and German Honig