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Petroleum N 石油 Latin Oleum Oil Pi'trəuliəm N.石油

单词 petroleum
音标 [pi'trəuliəm]
解释 n.石油
红宝书 【英】 n. 石油 (a mineral oil)
【考】 refinery : petroleum / mill : grain(炼油厂加工石油/磨 房加工谷物)
字源 petroleum (n.)
early 15c. "petroleum, rock oil" (mid-14c. in Anglo-French), from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra "rock" (see petrous) + oleum "oil" (see oil (n.)).
不择手段背单词 n. 石油
【记】petr石头, oleum油-石油
【参】linoleum(n 油布); petrology(n 岩石学)
【类】refinery: petroleum = mill: grain炼油厂加工石油 = 磨房加工谷物
趣味全助记 【记】petr 石 + oleum oil 油
【相关】linoleum 油布, 油毯

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