mastic
/ˈmæstɪk/
- n.
- 乳香脂，乳香，胶合铺料
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
mastic
词源说明
From Middle English mastik, from Old French mastic, from Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē), from μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “to chew”) (note the chewing gum sense). Related to masticate. The broad sense for cements came via extension from predecessor cements made with the tree's resin. Doublet of mastika.
释义
名词noun
- 1An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
- 2A hard, brittle, aromatic and transparent resin produced by this tree and used to make varnishes and chewing gum, and as a flavouring.
- 3An alcoholic liquor flavoured with this resin.