moist
英 [m??st]
美[m??st]
- adj. 潮濕的；多雨的；含淚的
- n. 潮濕
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詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?moister;最高級:?moistest;名詞:?moistness;
中文詞源
moist 微濕的，濕潤的
來自拉丁語musteus,新鮮的，帶水滴的，來自PIE*meus,水氣，潮氣，詞源同mist,must,moss.
英文詞源
- moist
- moist: [14] Latin mūcidus meant ‘mouldy’ and ‘snivelling’ (it was a derivative of mūcus, source of English mucus). In Vulgar Latin it became altered to *muscidus, which is thought to have branched out in meaning to ‘wet’, and passed in this sense into Old French as moiste – whence English moist. From the 15th to the 17th centuries the derived adjective moisty ‘damp’ existed (it was revived in the 19th century). Musty [16] is thought to have originated as an alteration of it, perhaps under the influence of must ‘grape juice’.
=> mucus, musty - moist (adj.)
- late 14c., "moist, wet; well-irrigated," from Old French moiste "damp, wet, soaked" (13c., Modern French moite), from Vulgar Latin *muscidus "moldy," also "wet," from Latin mucidus "slimy, moldy, musty," from mucus "slime" (see mucus). Alternative etymology [Diez] is from Latin musteus "fresh, green, new," literally "like new wine," from musteum "new wine" (see must (n.1)). If this wasn't the source, it influenced the form of the other word in Old French. Related: Moistly; moistness.
雙語例句
- 1. The outside air was heavy and moist and sultry.
- 外面的空氣沉滯、潮濕而悶熱。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Leave a vent open to let some moist air escape.
- 打開一個通風口，讓潮氣逸出一些。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish.
- 保持土壤濕潤，那樣幼苗就能茁壯成長。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Wipe off any excess make-up with a clean, moist cotton flannel.
- 用干凈的濕絨布擦去多余的化妝品。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. a rich moist cake
- 松軟味濃的蛋糕
來自《權(quán)威詞典》