straw
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 稻草，麦管，吸管，一文不值的东西，草帽
- adj.
- 稻草的，稻草色的，琐碎的，无价值的
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English straugh, strauȝ, straw, strawe, strea, streuw, from Old English strēaw, strēow, from Proto-West Germanic *strau, from Proto-Germanic *strawą (“that which is strewn, straw”), from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (“to spread, strew”), from *sterh₃- (“to extend, spread”), from *ster- (“barren, infertile”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
- (uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.
- (countable) A drinking straw.
- (uncommon) A pale, yellowish