detergent

英 [dɪ'tɜːdʒ(ə)nt] 美 [dɪ'tɝdʒənt]

解释

※ 提供单词"detergent"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

detergent 洗涤剂

de-, 向下，强调。-terg, 转，磨擦，词源同turn, terse. 引申义洗涤，洗涤剂。

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.).

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1. The active ingredient in some of the mouthwashes was simply detergent.: 某些漱口剂中的有效成分只不过是洗涤剂而已。

5. Leona put some detergent into the dishwasher, shut the door and pressed the switch.: 利昂娜将一些清洁剂放入洗碗机，关上门后按了开始键。