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Compost French Latin Sense Kɔmpɔst N.混合肥料 英 N

单词 compost
音标 ['kɔmpɔst]
解释 n.混合肥料
红宝书 【英】 n. 混合肥料(mixture of decayed organic matter)
字源 compost (n.)
late 14c., compote, from Old French composte "mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" (13c.), also "condiment," from Vulgar Latin *composita, noun use of fem. of Latin compositus, past participle of componere "to put together" (see composite). The fertilizer sense is attested in English from 1580s, and the French word in this sense is a 19th century borrowing from English.
compost (v.)
"make into compost," 1829, from compost (n.). Related: Composted; composting.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】composite 一种混合的东西;com + post 柱→一起用杆子来搅(做)肥料

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