bran: [13] English borrowed bran from Old French bran, but its ultimate source is unclear. Modern French bran means ‘excrement’, and if this had always been a part of the word’s makeup it might have been possible to suggest a Celtic origin, perhaps a Gaulish *brenno- (Welsh braen and Irish brean both mean ‘manure’), but English bran appears never to have meant anything but ‘cereal husks’. It may ultimately be connected with burn. => burn
bran (n.)
c. 1300, "the husk of wheat, barley, etc., separated from the flour after grinding," from Old French bren "bran, scurf, scales, feces" (12c., Modern French bran), perhaps connected with Gaulish *brenno- "manure," or with burn (v.). The word also was used 16c. in English for "dandruff flakes."
雙語例句
1. Fresh fruits and vegetables are important and so is bran.
新鮮的水果和蔬菜很重要，麥麩也是。
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2. Oat bran became the darling of health freaks last year.
燕麥麩在去年成為保健狂人的最愛。
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3. Using a pestle and mortar, pulverise the bran to a coarse powder.
用杵和臼，將麩皮磨成粗粉。
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4. Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.
很多人食用燕麥麩後膽固醇水平下降了。
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5. Lincoln Six Echo, choices are fruit, oatmeal and any type of bran.