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单词 opsony
释义

opsonyn.

Forms:

α. 1600s opsonies (plural).

β. 1800s opsonia (plural).

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin opsōnium; Greek ὀψώνιον.
Etymology: < classical Latin opsōnium, obsōnium provisions for a meal, victuals, or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ὀψώνιον provisions, usually wages, pay (for the purchase of ὄψον ) < ὄψον cooked food, relish, rich fare, delicacies, of unknown origin + ὠνιος for sale (see oniomania n.).The plural form opsonia is after Latin opsonia (plural) or Greek ὀψώνια (plural).
Obsolete. rare.
Any food eaten along with bread.In quot. 1881: spec. vegetables.
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the world > food and drink > food > additive > relish > [noun] > relish taken with bread
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1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Xx2 Grateful to eat, and much celebrated in opsonies [L. in obsoniis celebrati].
1881 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 257/1 The opsonia were very limited—onions and watercresses.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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