moist

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比較級(jí):?moister;最高級(jí):?moistest;名詞:?moistness;

moist 微濕的，濕潤(rùn)的

來自拉丁語musteus,新鮮的，帶水滴的，來自PIE*meus,水氣，潮氣，詞源同mist,must,moss.

moist: moist: [14] Latin mūcidus meant ‘mouldy’ and ‘snivelling’ (it was a derivative of mūcus, source of English mucus). In Vulgar Latin it became altered to *muscidus, which is thought to have branched out in meaning to ‘wet’, and passed in this sense into Old French as moiste – whence English moist. From the 15th to the 17th centuries the derived adjective moisty ‘damp’ existed (it was revived in the 19th century). Musty [16] is thought to have originated as an alteration of it, perhaps under the influence of must ‘grape juice’.
=> mucus, musty
moist (adj.): late 14c., "moist, wet; well-irrigated," from Old French moiste "damp, wet, soaked" (13c., Modern French moite), from Vulgar Latin *muscidus "moldy," also "wet," from Latin mucidus "slimy, moldy, musty," from mucus "slime" (see mucus). Alternative etymology [Diez] is from Latin musteus "fresh, green, new," literally "like new wine," from musteum "new wine" (see must (n.1)). If this wasn't the source, it influenced the form of the other word in Old French. Related: Moistly; moistness.

2. Leave a vent open to let some moist air escape.: 打開一個(gè)通風(fēng)口，讓潮氣逸出一些。

3. Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish.: 保持土壤濕潤(rùn)，那樣幼苗就能茁壯成長(zhǎng)。

4. Wipe off any excess make-up with a clean, moist cotton flannel.: 用干凈的濕絨布擦去多余的化妝品。