lubricant
英 ['luːbrɪk(ə)nt]
美 ['lubrɪkənt]
中文詞源
lubricant 潤滑油來自lubricate,潤滑，上油。
英文詞源
- lubricant (n.)
- 1828, probably from lubricant (adj.), or from Latin lubricantem.
- lubricant (adj.)
- "reducing friction," 1809, from Latin lubricantem (nominative lubricans), present participle of lubricare "to make slippery or smooth," from lubricus "slippery; easily moved, sliding, gliding;" figuratively "uncertain, hazardous, dangerous; seductive," from PIE *sleubh- "to slip, slide" (see sleeve).
雙語例句
- 1. Its nozzle was smeared with some kind of lubricant.
- 它的噴嘴抹了某種潤滑油。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I think humor is a great lubricant for life.
- 我認為幽默是人生的上好潤滑劑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Most mechanical devices require oil as a lubricant.
- 絕大多數機械裝置都需要用油作為潤滑劑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. You put lubricant on a wheel to make it turn more easily.
- 把潤滑劑塗在輪子上使它轉起來更零活一些。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Also the oxide itself is a moderately effective lubricant.
- 它的氧化物也是中等效能的潤滑劑.
來自辭典例句