1828, probably from lubricant (adj.), or from Latin lubricantem.
lubricant (adj.)
"reducing friction," 1809, from Latin lubricantem (nominative lubricans), present participle of lubricare "to make slippery or smooth," from lubricus "slippery; easily moved, sliding, gliding;" figuratively "uncertain, hazardous, dangerous; seductive," from PIE *sleubh- "to slip, slide" (see sleeve).
雙語例句
1. Its nozzle was smeared with some kind of lubricant.
它的噴嘴抹了某種潤滑油。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I think humor is a great lubricant for life.
我認為幽默是人生的上好潤滑劑。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Most mechanical devices require oil as a lubricant.
絕大多數機械裝置都需要用油作為潤滑劑。
來自柯林斯例句
4. You put lubricant on a wheel to make it turn more easily.
把潤滑劑涂在輪子上使它轉起來更零活一些。
來自辭典例句
5. Also the oxide itself is a moderately effective lubricant.