mould: English has three words mould. By some way the oldest is ‘earth, soil’ [OE], which comes ultimately from the Indo-European base *mel-, *mol-, *ml- ‘grind’ (source also of English meal ‘flour’, mill, etc). Moulder [16] may be derived from it. Mould ‘form’ [13] is assumed to come from Old French modle ‘form, shape, pattern’.
This was descended from Latin modulus ‘small measure’ (source of English module), a diminutive form of modus ‘measure’ (source of English mode, model, etc). Mould ‘fungus’ [15] appears to have originated as an adjective, meaning ‘mouldy’. This in turn was an adjectival use of the past participle of a now obsolete verb moul ‘go mouldy’, which was borrowed from an assumed Old Norse *mugla. => meal, mill, molar, moulder; mode, model, mood
mould
chiefly British English spelling of mold in various senses. Related: Moulded; moulding.
雙語例句
1. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause.
如果潮濕發霉的建筑令你生病了，霉菌很可能是病因。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Using 2 spoons, mould the cheese mixture into small balls or ovals.
用兩把小匙將奶酪混合物塑成圓球或橢圓球形狀。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Spoon the mixture carefully into the mould.
用勺小心地把混合物舀起，倒入模具內。
來自柯林斯例句
4. A clay mould is used for casting bronze statues.
用黏土模具來澆鑄青銅塑像。
來自《權威詞典》
5. He will mould a child into an excellent basketball player.