bitumen
英['b?tj?m?n]
美[b?'tum?n]
- n. 瀝青
助記提示
1. perhaps from Gaulish *bitu- (compare Scottish Gaelic bith 'resin, gum') or Celtic *betu- "birch, birch resin" (compare Gaulish betulla "birch," used by Pliny for the tree supposedly the source of bitumen) + -umen from Latin ferumen 'cement, glue'.
2. -umen from Latin ferumen 'cement, glue' => cerumen, albumen.
中文詞源
bitumen 瀝青
來自拉丁詞。bit, 樺樹。-men, 名詞后綴。原指樺樹流出的松脂，后指瀝青。
英文詞源
- bitumen
- bitumen: see cud
- bitumen (n.)
- mid-15c., from Latin bitumen "asphalt," probably, via Oscan or Umbrian, from Celtic *betu- "birch, birch resin" (compare Gaulish betulla "birch," used by Pliny for the tree supposedly the source of bitumen).
雙語例句
- 1. a kilometre and a half of bitumen
- 一公里半的柏油路面
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Bitumen paper can be burnt to gain energy.
- 瀝青紙可以焚燒以獲得能量。
來自辭典例句
- 3. In fact, a speciality crude is suitable only for bitumen production.
- 事實上, 這種特性的原油只適宜于生產瀝青.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Tyres and Tubes, Fertilizer, Bitumen, Fuel Oil, Oil and Lubricants.
- 采購產品輪胎和管, 肥料, 柏油, 燃料油, 油和潤滑物.
來自互聯網
- 5. And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.
- 他們就拿磚當石頭, 又拿瀝青當灰泥.
來自互聯網