Why count corn by "ears"

今天在VOA的英語教學影片中看到的，many ears of corn-on-the-cob

由corn-on-the-cob可以知道是玉米串，但為什麼單位是用ears？

讓我們看下去...

E ar" comes from the ancient word “ahs," which meant “<a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are-they-called-ears-of-corn/#" class="word" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffb2; color: #555555; text-decoration: none; line-height: inherit; position: relative; border-top: 1px solid #e5e68a; padding: 0.0625rem 0.125rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e68a !important; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;"> husk of corn." In English, sometimes the ear also is referred to as a “<a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are-they-called-ears-of-corn/#" class="word" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffb2; color: #555555; text-decoration: none; line-height: inherit; position: relative; border-top: 1px solid #e5e68a; padding: 0.0625rem 0.125rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e68a !important; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;"> cob " or a “pole."

The ear is the spiked part of the corn plant that contains kernels, the delicious yellow tidbits we love to <a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are-they-called-ears-of-corn/#" class="word" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffb2; color: #555555; text-decoration: none; line-height: inherit; position: relative; border-top: 1px solid #e5e68a; padding: 0.0625rem 0.125rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e68a !important; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;"> nibble on in the summertime. Each ear of corn is wrapped in a<a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are-they-called-ears-of-corn/#" class="word" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffb2; color: #555555; text-decoration: none; line-height: inherit; position: relative; border-top: 1px solid #e5e68a; padding: 0.0625rem 0.125rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e68a !important; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;"> husk — a green, leafy layer that we peel back before feasting on this summer treat.

Don't feel foolish if you thought an ear of corn had something to do with your ears — you're not alone!

來源： http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are-they-called-ears-of-corn/

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