papyrus
英 [p?'pa?r?s]
美[p?'pa?r?s]
- n. 紙莎草；紙莎草紙
暢通詞匯GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?papyri;
中文詞源
papyrus 紙莎草，古文獻(xiàn)
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)papyrus,紙莎草，紙莎草制的紙。最終來(lái)自埃及語(yǔ)。
英文詞源
- papyrus (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin papyrus "the paper plant, paper made from it," from Greek papyros "any plant of the paper plant genus," said to be of Egyptian origin. Proper plural is papyri.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Woollen cloth and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus.
- 羊毛料和木材送到埃及以換取亞麻布或紙莎草紙.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. The Egyptians wrote on papyrus.
- 埃及人書寫用薄草紙.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. Since papyrus dries up and crumble, very few documents of ancient Egypt have survived.
- 因草片會(huì)干裂成粉末所以古埃及的文件很少保存下來(lái).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. In those days , paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant.
- 當(dāng)時(shí)的紙是由紙莎草植物的剝離物制成的.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. The papyrus plant was also the symbol of Lower Egypt.
- 紙草也是下埃及的象征物.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)