单词 | bacon |
释义 | Word Frequency bacon(ˈbeɪkən) noun 1. meat from the back and sides of a pig, dried, salted, and usually smoked 2. bring home the bacon 3. save someone's bacon Word origin C12: from Old French bacon, from Old High German bahho; related to Old Saxon baco; see back1Word Frequency Bacon(ˈbeɪkən) noun 1. Francis, Baron Verulam, Viscount St Albans. 1561–1626, English philosopher, statesman, and essayist; described the inductive method of reasoning: his works include Essays (1625), The Advancement of Learning (1605), and Novum Organum (1620) 2. Francis. 1909–92, British painter, born in Dublin, noted for his distorted, richly coloured human figures, dogs, and carcasses 3. Roger. ?1214–92, English Franciscan monk, scholar, and scientist: stressed the importance of experiment, demonstrated that air is required for combustion, and first used lenses to correct vision. His Opus Majus (1266) is a compendium of all the sciences of his age |
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