morsel

中文来自 ECDICT

n.: 一口，少量，小片

演变路径（由近及远）

英语
继承自 ←中古英语 morsel
源自 ←古法语 morsel
源自 ←中世纪拉丁语 morsellum “a bit, a little piece”
源自 ←拉丁语 morsum “a bit”

原始词根

原始印欧语 *(s)merd-

词源说明

From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, perfect passive participle of mordeo (“to bite”). Compare French morceau, whence the English doublet morceau.

释义（英文）

名词 Noun

A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
A mouthful of food.
A very small amount.

动词 Verb

(transitive) To divide into small pieces.
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To feed with small pieces of food.

词族

派生词（3）

morselization morselize Adam's morsel