| 单词 | chaff |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [tʃɑ:f] |
| 解释 | n.谷物的皮壳，米糠 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.谷物的皮壳，米糠( the husks separated in threshing or winnowing) 【考】 dross : metal / chaff : grain(金属的浮渣/谷物的 糠秕)chaff : wheat / shell : pecan(小麦有谷壳/山核桃 有外壳)winnow : chaff / filter : impurities(扬谷是为了去除谷壳 /过滤是为了去除杂质) |
| 字源 | chaff (n.) "husks," Old English ceaf "chaff," probably from Proto-Germanic *kaf- "to gnaw, chew" (cognates: Middle Dutch and Dutch kaf, German Kaff), from PIE root *gep(h)- "jaw, mouth" (see jowl (n.1)). Used figuratively for "worthless material" from late 14c. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 谷壳(包在麦粒和其他作物粒上的干壳, 在脱粒时被除去); 废物(琐屑或无价值的) 【记】chaf = chafe摩擦, f肤: 把谷物的皮肤摩擦掉就是－谷壳 【类】dross: metal = chaff: grain 金属的浮渣 = 谷物的米糠chaff: wheat = shell: pecan 小麦有谷壳 = 山核桃有外壳winnow: chaff = filter: impurities 扬谷是去除谷壳 = 过滤是去除杂质 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】来自动词chafe；音：擦肤，意为用手擦热皮肤；联想擦着擦着掉下来的都是谷壳等污物 【相关】此词结构是名词，chafe 以e结尾的是动词 |
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