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ream n.令(纸张的计数单位) ream (n.1) measure of paper, mid-14c., from Old French reyme, from Spanish resma, from Arabic rizmah "bundle" (of paper), from rasama "collect into a bundle." The Moors brought manufacture of cotton paper to Spain.Early variant rym (late 15c.) suggests a Dutch influence (compare Dutch riem), probably borrowed from Spanish during the time of Hapsburg control of Holland. For ordinary writing paper, 20 quires of 24 sheets each, or 480 sheets; often 500 or more to allow for waste; slightly different numbers for drawing or printing paper.ream (v.) "to enlarge a hole," 1815, probably a southwest England dialectal survival from Middle English reme "to make room, open up," from Old English ryman "widen, extend, enlarge," from Proto-Germanic *rumijan (cognates: Old Saxon rumian, Old Norse ryma, Old Frisian rema, Old High German rumen "to make room, widen"), from *rumaz "spacious" (see room (n.)). Slang meaning "to cheat, swindle" first recorded 1914; anal sex sense is from 1942. To ream (someone) out "scold, reprimand" is recorded from 1950.ream (n.2) "cream" (obsolete), Old English ream, from Proto-Germanic *raumoz (cognates: Middle Dutch and Dutch room, German Rahm), of uncertain origin. 【记】r发音成l就是令；realm 领土，领域按纸张大小计数，一个王国有成亿张纸铺开那么大【相关】quire 一刀(纸数量), (装订时的)一折

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[ri:m] 【英】 n.令(纸张的张数单位 )(a quantity of paper; 480, 500, or 516 sheets)【考】 ream : paper / cord : wood(纸的单位是令/木的 单位是捆)【记】 和team(队)一起记【例】 The secretary put a ream of paper in the copier. n. 令(纸张的一种计数单位)【记】team由很多人组成; ream由很多纸组成【类】ream: paper = cord: wood = acre: land纸的单位是令 = 木的单位是考得 = 土地的单位是英亩

单词	ream
音标	[ri:m]
解释	n.令(纸张的计数单位)
红宝书	【英】 n.令(纸张的张数单位 )(a quantity of paper; 480, 500, or 516 sheets) 【考】 ream : paper / cord : wood(纸的单位是令/木的单位是捆) 【记】和team(队)一起记【例】 The secretary put a ream of paper in the copier.
字源	ream (n.1) measure of paper, mid-14c., from Old French reyme, from Spanish resma, from Arabic rizmah "bundle" (of paper), from rasama "collect into a bundle." The Moors brought manufacture of cotton paper to Spain. Early variant rym (late 15c.) suggests a Dutch influence (compare Dutch riem), probably borrowed from Spanish during the time of Hapsburg control of Holland. For ordinary writing paper, 20 quires of 24 sheets each, or 480 sheets; often 500 or more to allow for waste; slightly different numbers for drawing or printing paper. ream (v.) "to enlarge a hole," 1815, probably a southwest England dialectal survival from Middle English reme "to make room, open up," from Old English ryman "widen, extend, enlarge," from Proto-Germanic rumijan (cognates: Old Saxon rumian, Old Norse ryma, Old Frisian rema, Old High German rumen "to make room, widen"), from rumaz "spacious" (see room (n.)). Slang meaning "to cheat, swindle" first recorded 1914; anal sex sense is from 1942. To ream (someone) out "scold, reprimand" is recorded from 1950. ream (n.2) "cream" (obsolete), Old English ream, from Proto-Germanic *raumoz (cognates: Middle Dutch and Dutch room, German Rahm), of uncertain origin.
不择手段背单词	n. 令(纸张的一种计数单位) 【记】team由很多人组成; ream由很多纸组成【类】ream: paper = cord: wood = acre: land纸的单位是令 = 木的单位是考得 = 土地的单位是英亩
趣味全助记	【记】r发音成l就是令；realm 领土，领域按纸张大小计数，一个王国有成亿张纸铺开那么大【相关】quire 一刀(纸数量), (装订时的)一折

Ream Paper Dutch English Room Spanish Middle Make