detergent

• n. 清潔劑；去垢劑

de-, 向下，強調。-terg, 轉，磨擦，詞源同turn, terse. 引申義洗滌，洗滌劑。

detergent

detergent: [17] A detergent is literally something that ‘wipes away’. The word comes from dētergent-, the present participial stem of Latin dētergēre, a compound verb formed from dē- ‘away’ and tergēre ‘wipe’ (its past participle produced English terse). English detergent originally meant simply ‘cleansing agent’ (used particularly in a medical or surgical context); the specific application to a cleanser made from synthetic chemical compounds (as opposed to soap, which is made from fats and lye) is a 20thcentury development.
=> terse

detergent (adj.)

1610s, from Latin detergentem (nominative detergens), present participle of detergere "to wipe away, cleanse," from de- "off, away" (see de-) + tergere "to rub, polish, wipe." Originally a medical term, application to "chemical cleansing product" is from 1938.

detergent (n.)

"detergent substance," 1670s, from detergent (adj.).

1. The active ingredient in some of the mouthwashes was simply detergent.

某些漱口劑中的有效成分隻不過是洗滌劑而已。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Wash in warm water with liquid detergent.

用洗衣液加溫水洗。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Grease marks can be removed with liquid detergent.

用洗滌液可除去油漬。

來自《權威詞典》

4. He recommended a new detergent to me.

他向我推薦一種新的洗滌劑.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Leona put some detergent into the dishwasher, shut the door and pressed the switch.

利昂娜將一些清潔劑放入洗碗機，關上門後按了開始鍵。

來自柯林斯例句