paste: [14] Greek pástē denoted a sort of ‘porridge made from barley’ (it was a derivative of the verb pássein ‘sprinkle’). Late Latin borrowed it as pasta, by which time it had come to mean ‘dough’. From this were descended Italian pasta (acquired by English in the late 19th century) and Old French paste, source of English paste. This at first meant ‘pastry, dough’, a sense now largely taken over by the related pastry.
The meaning ‘glue’ did not emerge until the 16th century, ‘soft mixture’ until as recently as the 17th century. Other related forms in English include pastel [17], which comes via French from the Italian diminutive pastello; pastiche [19], which comes, again via French, from Italian pasticcio ‘pie’, hence ‘hotchpotch’; and pasty [13], paté [18], and patty [18], all of which go back to medieval Latin *pastāta. => pasta, pastel, pastiche, pasty, paté, patty
paste (n.)
c. 1300 (mid-12c. as a surname), "dough," from Old French paste "dough, pastry" (13c., Modern French pâte), from Late Latin pasta "dough, pastry cake, paste" (see pasta). Meaning "glue mixture" is first attested mid-15c.
paste (v.2)
"hit hard," 1846, probably an alteration of baste "beat" (see lambaste). Related: Pasted; pasting.
paste (v.1)
"to stick with paste," 1560s; see paste (n.). Related: Pasted; pasting.
雙語例句
1. Make deep slashes in the meat and push in the spice paste.
在肉上切出深深的口子，再把辣醬塞進切口中。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Using a whisk, mix the yolks and sugar to a smooth paste.
用打蛋器將蛋黃和糖打成均勻的糊狀。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Blend a little milk with the custard powder to form a paste.
往蛋奶沙司粉裏加入一點兒牛奶，攪成糊糊。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Combine the flour with 3 tablespoons water to make a paste.
往麵粉裏加3大勺水揉成麵團。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Blend the cornflour to a smooth paste with a little cold water.