morsel
英 ['m??s(?)l]
美['m?rsl]
- n. 一口；（食物）少量
- n. (Morsel)人名；(法)莫塞爾
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?morsels;
中文詞源
morsel 少量，小塊食物
來自拉丁語mordere,咬，詞源同mordant,remorse.即咬下的一小口，引申詞義少量，小塊食物。
英文詞源
- morsel
- morsel: [13] Etymologically, a morsel is a piece ‘bitten’ off. The word comes from Old French morsel, a diminutive of mors ‘bite’. This in turn goes back to Latin morsus, a derivative of the same base as the verb mordēre ‘bite’. Other English words from the same source include mordant [15] and remorse.
=> mordant, remorse - morsel (n.)
- late 13c., "a bite, mouthful; small piece, fragment," from Old French morsel (Modern French morceau) "small bite, portion, helping," diminutive of mors "a bite," from Latin morsus "biting, a bite," neuter past participle of mordere "to bite" (see mordant).
雙語例句
- 1. a tasty morsel of food
- 一點可口的食物
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. He ate every savoury morsel of a delectable stew at the dinner.
- 晚餐時他吃遍每一道味美可口的燉食.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.
- 他們拿來的東西他一口也不吃.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.
- 從早上起病人一直沒有進食.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The poor morsel of food only whetted desire.
- 那塊小的可憐的喜糕反而激起了他們的食欲.
來自英漢文學 - 湯姆歷險
