Papyrus
[ pə'paɪrəs ]
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n. 纸莎草;纸莎草纸;
📝 例句
bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant.
芦苇；荸荠；羊胡子草；纸草；伞草。
The Egyptians wrote on papyrus.
埃及人书写用薄草纸。
The word paper, in fact, is derived from the word papyrus.
实际上，纸这个词（paper）就是由纸莎草"papyrus"引伸而来。
papyrus column
纸草花式柱
papyrus archives
纸草档案
🌱 联想助记
看成 paper 纸 + grass 草
📖 牛津释义
papyrus
n
1 [U] tall reed-like water-plant with thick fibrous stems used by the Ancient Egyptians to make paper 纸莎草（古埃及人用以制纸的）.
2 [U] this paper 纸莎草纸.
3 [C] (pl papyri ) manuscript written on this paper （纸莎草纸上的）文献, 手稿.
🔁 扩展释义
*[pә'paiәrәs]n. 纸草, 草制成之纸
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We are four in all.
我们家共有四口人。
Because of the type of purchase, we can only ship by road.
由于商品的性质，我方只能使用公路运输。
However, it was his turn to be surprised,
没料到这回该轮到他自己吃惊了。