paper
英 ['pe?p?]
美['pep?]
- n. 紙；論文；文件；報(bào)紙
- adj. 紙做的
- vt. 用紙糊；用紙包裝
- vi. 貼糊墻紙；發(fā)交通違章傳票
- n. (Paper)人名；(俄)帕佩爾
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?papers;第三人稱單數(shù):?papers;過去式:?papered;過去分詞:?papered;現(xiàn)在分詞:?papering;
中文詞源
paper 紙，報(bào)紙，試卷
來自拉丁語papyrus,紙莎草，紙莎草制的紙，詞源同papyrus.最終來自埃及語。引申諸相關(guān)詞義。
英文詞源
- paper
- paper: [14] Paper gets its name from the papyrus, a sort of rush from which in ancient times paper was made. The Greek word for this (presumably borrowed from some Oriental language) was pápūros, and its Latin in descendant papyrus passed into English via Old French papier and Anglo-Norman papir. (English papyrus [14] itself was an independent borrowing direct from Latin.)
=> papyrus, taper - paper (n.)
- mid-14c., from Anglo-French paper, Old French papier "paper, document," from Latin papyrus "paper, paper made of papyrus stalks" (see papyrus).
Meaning "paper money" attested from 1722. As shortened form of newspaper, first attested 1640s. In plural, "collection of papers to establish one's identity, credentials, etc.," it is attested from 1680s. Paper chase is British slang from 1932. - paper (v.)
- 1590s, "to write down on paper," from paper (n.). Meaning "to decorate a room with paper hangings" is from 1774. Related: Papered; papering. Verbal phrase paper over in the figurative sense is from 1955, from the notion of hiding plaster cracks with wallaper.
- paper (adj.)
- 1590s, from paper (n.). Figurative of something flimsy or unsubstantial from 1716. Paper tiger (1952) translates Chinese tsuh lao fu, popularized by Mao Zedong. Paper doll attested from 1849; paper plate from 1723.
雙語例句
- 1. He wiped away the blood with a paper napkin.
- 他用紙巾將血跡擦去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Under the newspaper, atop a sheet of paper, lay an envelope.
- 在報(bào)紙下面的一張紙上放著一個信封。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Stein rolled up the paper bag with the money inside.
- 斯坦把裝了錢的紙袋卷了起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Randall would just now be getting the Sunday paper.
- 蘭德爾這個時(shí)候應(yīng)該正在拿周日的報(bào)紙。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. There's always tons of scrap paper in Dad's office.
- 爸爸的辦公室里總有大量的廢紙。
來自柯林斯例句