morsel

英 ['mɔːs(ə)l] 美 ['mɔrsl]

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※ 提供单词"morsel"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。

morsel 少量，小块食物

来自拉丁语mordere,咬，词源同mordant,remorse.即咬下的一小口，引申词义少量，小块食物。

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).

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2. He ate every savoury morsel of a delectable stew at the dinner.: 晚餐时他吃遍每一道味美可口的炖食.

3. He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.: 他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃.

4. The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.: 从早上起病人一直没有进食.