stone

Compared meaning: the hard seed inside a fruit (noun).

比较义项：果核（某些水果内的硬核）（名词）。

• stone 本词

  British English word for the hard seed inside a fruit such as a cherry or plum; sounds natural to British speakers but old-fashioned or foreign to Americans in this sense.

  英式英语中表示水果（如樱桃、李子）内部硬核的说法；对英国人来说很自然，但对美国人来说在这个意思上显得过时或不地道。

  Grandma always warned us to watch for the stone when eating plums.

  奶奶总是提醒我们吃李子时要小心果核。

• pit

  American English word for the same hard seed, as in a peach or cherry pit; the everyday term in the US, rarely used this way in Britain.

  美式英语中表示同样果核的说法，如桃核、樱桃核；是美国的日常用词，在英国很少这样使用。

  Be careful not to crack a tooth on the pit when you eat a cherry.

  吃樱桃时要小心，别把牙齿磕在果核上。

Stone and pit both mean the hard seed inside a fruit like a cherry. Stone is British English, natural to British speakers but old-fashioned to Americans. Pit is American English, the everyday US term, rarely used in Britain. Not compared: stone meaning rock.

这两个词在“果核”这个意思上是近义词，区别主要在于所属英语变体：stone 是英式英语说法，pit 是美式英语说法，日常交流中两地读者各自更习惯自己的说法。这里不比较 stone 的其他意思，例如“石头”“英制重量单位（英石）”或“宝石”。