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单词 papyrus
释义
papyruspa‧py‧rus /pəˈpaɪrəs/ noun (plural papyruses or papyri /-raɪ/) Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpapyrus
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin, Greek papyros
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He remembered the floggings which, when he was a student, had followed the botching of a papyrus.
  • It was hurriedly written on a scrap of papyrus which had been used and scraped clean several times before.
  • Speech became eternal, thanks to certain marks on stone and clay and papyrus.
  • The contents of the papyrus are a commentary on the mythical poetry of Orpheus.
  • Thus, we see a two-fold dimension within the view of the papyrus.
  • Waterfowl and stylized papyrus flowers recur, as do simplified outlines of chariots.
  • We could see the moon over the papyrus swamps.
word sets
WORD SETS
amplitude, nounAV, beam, verbcall letters, nouncall sign, nounconsole, nouncopier, nouncopyright, nouncoverage, nouncryptography, nouncuneiform, adjectivecypher, noundigital, adjectivedigitize, verbdirectional, adjectivedisinformation, noundisquisition, noundisseminate, verbdocument, verbedit, verbeditor, nounelectronic mail, nounemail, nounfax, nounfax, verbfibre optics, nounfrequency, nounindex, nouninformation science, nouninformation technology, nounintercom, nounloudhailer, nounloudspeaker, nounmedia, nounmedia studies, nounmedium, nounmicrofilm, nounmonitor, nounmultimedia, adjectivenetwork, nounnetwork, verbnews conference, nounnewsreel, nounnonverbal, adjectiveopinion-makers, nounoptical fibre, nounover, adverboverhead, nounoverhead projector, nounPA, nounpage, verbpager, nounpalimpsest, nounpapyrus, nounpenmanship, nounradio beacon, nounradio-cassette player, nounradiogram, nounrecord, nounreissue, verbreportage, nounscramble, verbsemaphore, nounsmoke signal, nounsound wave, nounsurfing, nounTannoy, nountelecommunications, nountransceiver, nountransponder, nounvideo conferencing, nounVideotex, nounvoice print, nounwalkie-talkie, noun
1[uncountable] a plant like grass that grows in water2[countable, uncountable] a type of paper made from papyrus and used in ancient Egypt, or a piece of this paper
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