單詞
spermaceti
英 [,sp??m?'si?t?; -'set?]
美[,sp?m?'siti]
基本信息
- n. 鯨蠟；鯨腦油（等于cetaceum）
英文詞源
- spermaceti (n.)
- "waxy, fatty stuff in the head of certain whales," late 15c., from Medieval Latin sperma ceti "sperm of a whale" (it has when fresh something of the appearance of sperm), from Latin sperma "seed, semen" (see sperm) + ceti, genitive of cetus "whale, large sea animal" (see Cetacea). The substance in olden times was credited with medicinal properties, as well as being used for candle oil.
Use ... Sperma Cete ana with redd Wyne when ye wax old. [Sir George Ripley, "The Compound of Alchemy," 1471]
Scientists still are not sure exactly what it does. Sperm whale, short for spermaceti whale, is from 1830.
雙語例句
- 1. The toothed whale has a large square head with a cavity that contains the so - called spermaceti.
- 鋸齒鯨擁有很大的頭顱.在頭顱的腔里含有 所謂 的鯨腦油.
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- 2. Photo Gallery: Whales Sperm whales'heads are filled with a mysterious substance called spermaceti.
- 鯨魚圖片 美術館 .巨頭鯨(抹香鯨)的頭部充滿一種神秘的物質叫做鯨腦.
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