linoleum
/lɪˈnəʊli.əm//lɪˈnoʊli.əm/
- n.
- 油地毡，漆布
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
词源链
- 拉丁语Latin约前 75–公元 3 世纪
派生
- 英语English
linoleum
词源说明
From Latin līnum (“flax”) + oleum (“oil”). Coined by English manufacturer and inventor Frederick Walton c. 1864 and used as a trade name but never registered as a trademark. It was the first product whose name was ruled to be genericized.
释义
名词noun
- 1An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.