mold

• vt. 塑造；使發黴；用模子製作
• vi. 發黴
• n. 黴菌；模子
• n. (Mold)人名；(英)莫爾德

來自model的法語拚寫形式，即模子，模型，引申詞義模具，鑄模。字母l,d置換。

來自古古諾斯語mygla,發黴，來自PIE*meug,濕的，黏的，詞源mucus,muggy.由濕的引申詞義發黴，發黴。-d,過去分詞後綴，字母g脫落，比較vagina,vanilla.

來自古英語molde,泥土，散土，來自PIE*mele,磨，詞源同meal,mill.由磨引申詞義碎土，散土，腐葉土。

mold (n.1)

also mould, "hollow shape," c. 1200, originally "fashion, form; nature, native constitution, character," metathesized from Old French modle "model, plan, copy; way, manner" (12c., Modern French moule), from Latin modulum (nominative modulus) "measure, model," diminutive of modus "manner" (see mode (1)). From c. 1300 as "pattern or model by which something is shaped or made." To break the mold "render impossible the creation of another" is from 1560s.

mold (n.2)

also mould, "furry fungus," early 15c., probably from moulde, past participle of moulen "to grow moldy" (early 13c.), related to Old Norse mygla "grow moldy," possibly from Proto-Germanic *(s)muk- indicating "wetness, slipperiness," from PIE *meug- (see mucus). Or it might have evolved from (or been influenced by) Old English molde "loose earth" (see mold (n.3)).

mold (n.3)

also mould, "loose earth," Old English molde "earth, sand, dust, soil; land, country, world," from Proto-Germanic *mulda (cognates: Old Frisian molde "earth, soil," Old Norse mold "earth," Middle Dutch moude, Dutch moude, Old High German molta "dust, earth," Gothic mulda "dust"), from PIE root *mele- "to rub, grind" (see meal (n.2)). Specifically, since late (Christian) Old English, "the earth of the grave."

mold (v.)

also mould, mid-14c., "to mix, blend;" late 14c. "to knead, shape," from mold (n.1). Figurative sense (of character, etc.) is from c. 1600. Related: Molded; molding.

1. Try to compact the sand into the mold.

設法把這沙土堆積到模子裏.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The sweatful practice sessions mold mighty football teams.

一連串汗流浹背的訓練磨練出實力強大的足球隊.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

3. The plastic was poured into the mold and left to set until it was firm.

塑料被注入模子後,便放在一邊讓它慢慢凝結硬化.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. I have watched the potters mold, fire and paint their bowls, plates and vases with sacred designs.

我見過製陶工人捏塑、燒製碗碟花瓶，並在上麵塗繪各種宗教圖案。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Too often we try to mold our children into something they do not wish to be.

我們常常試圖把孩子塑造成他們自己不想成為的樣子。

來自辭典例句