單詞
decant
英 [d?'k?nt]
美[d?'k?nt]
基本信息
- vt. 移入其他容器；輕輕倒出
- n. (Decant)人名；(法)德康
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?decants;過去式:?decanted;過去分詞:?decanted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?decanting;
中文詞源
decant 倒入
de-, 向下。-cant, 彎，傾斜，詞源同cantilever. 即向下傾斜，倒入。
英文詞源
- decant
- decant: [17] The word decant depends on a metaphorical connection perceived in the ancient world between the ‘corner of someone’s eye’ (Greek kānthos) and the ‘lip of a jug’. On the basis of this, Latin acquired the word canthus ‘lip of a jug’. From this was formed in medieval Latin the verb dēcanthāre ‘pour out’, a word originally used by alchemists to denote the careful pouring off of a liquid from its sediment. English probably acquired the verb direct from Latin.
- decant (v.)
- 1630s, "pour off the clear liquid from a solution by gently tipping the vessel," originally an alchemical term, from French décanter, perhaps from Medieval Latin decanthare "to pour from the edge of a vessel," from de- + Medieval Latin canthus "corner, lip of a jug," from Latin cantus, canthus "iron rim around a carriage wheel." Related: Decanted; decanting.
雙語例句
- 1. She always used to decant the milk into a jug.
- 她過去總是把牛奶倒入一個壺中。
來自辭典例句
- 2. May I decant it now to allow it to breathe?
- 我可否慢慢倒,好讓香味散發(fā)出來?
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- 3. You centrifuge the solution, decant the supernatant, and discard the pellet.
- 你然后對溶液離心, 慢慢倒出上清,棄沉淀.對上清液你加更多的硫酸銨.
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