floss
英 [fl?s]
美 [fl?s]
- n. 牙線；絲棉；亂絲
- vt. 用牙線潔牙
- vi. 用牙線清潔
- n. (Floss)人名；(英、德)弗洛斯
助記提示
1. flocc- => floss.
2. fleece => floss.
中文詞源
floss 牙線，絲線，棉花糖來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)floccus, 羊毛，絨線，詞源同flock, fleece.用來(lái)指棉花糖，牙線等。
英文詞源
- floss (n.)
- "rough silk," 1759, of uncertain origin, perhaps from French floche "tuft of wool" (16c.), from Old French floc "tuft, lock," from Latin floccus "tuft of wool" (see flock (n.2)). Or from a dialectal survival of an unrecorded Old English or Old Norse word from the root of fleece (n.). Compare the surname Flossmonger, attested 1314, which might represent a direct borrowing from Scandinavian or Low German. In "The Mill on the Floss" the word is the proper name of a fictitious river in the English Midlands. Meaning "fine silk thread" is from 1871, short for floss silk (1759). Dental floss is from 1872; the verb floss in reference to use of it is from 1909. Related: Flossed; flossing.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Brush your teeth after each meal and floss daily.
- 餐后要刷牙，而且每天要使用牙線清潔牙縫。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Draw the floss backwards and forwards between the teeth.
- 將牙線在齒間來(lái)回拉動(dòng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. I know it's a good idea to use dental floss.
- 我知道用潔牙線是一個(gè)好主意。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Craft Resources also sells yarn and embroidery floss.
- 工藝人員服務(wù)公司也售賣(mài)紗線和繡花絲線。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. His black hair fine as floss silk , hung in glossy curls about his round dimpled face.
- 他圓圓的臉蛋上有一對(duì)酒窩,頭上覆蓋著一圈圈光滑,鬈曲 、 細(xì)如絹絲的黑發(fā).
來(lái)自辭典例句