英语词汇“parchment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

parchment

/ˈpɑːtʃm(ə)nt

noun [mass noun]

1A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, usually a sheep or goat, and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times: he borrowed a quill and a piece of parchment his skin stretched like old parchment over his cheeks [as modifier]: parchment rolls...

To complete his birdman outfit, the monk must have stretched parchment or thin cloth over the frame, which, we are told, he attached to both his arms and his feet.
She was older, even by elf standards, and had grey hair and skin like old parchment.
Vellum, traditionally made from calf skin as opposed to parchment which is made from goat or sheep skin, is very expensive.

1.1 [count noun] A manuscript written on parchment: a large collection of ancient parchments...

The yellow parchments were written in five dominating languages, but these days of war brought few literate people.
The youngsters settled for the night, far too tired to read parchments or write letters.
Cluttered with long-forgotten books, parchments, and manuscripts - most many years old - she had just now managed to clear a space.

1.2 (also parchment paper) A type of stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment and used for lampshades, as a writing surface, and in baking: line a 2 lb loaf tin with baking parchment...

Put the heads of garlic, cut side up, on baking sheet with parchment paper and bake until cloves are tender and light golden brown, about 35 minutes.
Line a second baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, and keep it close at hand.
Prepare a cookie sheet lined with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper.

1.3 [count noun] informal A diploma or other formal document: she taught for two years till she got her parchment

Origin

Middle English: from Old French parchemin, from a blend of late Latin pergamina 'writing material from Pergamum' and Parthica pellis 'Parthian skin' (a kind of scarlet leather).

This comes from Old French parchemin, a blend of late Latin pergamina ‘writing material from Pergamum’ and Parthica pellis ‘Parthian skin’ (a kind of scarlet leather). The use of treated animal skin as a writing material, when papyrus was the usual material (see paper), was traditionally said to have been invented by King Eumenes II of Pergamum (r.197–158 bc).

单词	parchment
释义	parchment /ˈpɑːtʃm(ə)nt / noun [mass noun] 1A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, usually a sheep or goat, and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times: he borrowed a quill and a piece of parchment his skin stretched like old parchment over his cheeks [as modifier]: parchment rolls... To complete his birdman outfit, the monk must have stretched parchment or thin cloth over the frame, which, we are told, he attached to both his arms and his feet. She was older, even by elf standards, and had grey hair and skin like old parchment. Vellum, traditionally made from calf skin as opposed to parchment which is made from goat or sheep skin, is very expensive. 1.1 [count noun] A manuscript written on parchment: a large collection of ancient parchments... The yellow parchments were written in five dominating languages, but these days of war brought few literate people. The youngsters settled for the night, far too tired to read parchments or write letters. Cluttered with long-forgotten books, parchments, and manuscripts - most many years old - she had just now managed to clear a space. 1.2 (also parchment paper) A type of stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment and used for lampshades, as a writing surface, and in baking: line a 2 lb loaf tin with baking parchment... Put the heads of garlic, cut side up, on baking sheet with parchment paper and bake until cloves are tender and light golden brown, about 35 minutes. Line a second baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, and keep it close at hand. Prepare a cookie sheet lined with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper. 1.3 [count noun] informal A diploma or other formal document: she taught for two years till she got her parchment Origin Middle English: from Old French parchemin, from a blend of late Latin pergamina 'writing material from Pergamum' and Parthica pellis 'Parthian skin' (a kind of scarlet leather). This comes from Old French parchemin, a blend of late Latin pergamina ‘writing material from Pergamum’ and Parthica pellis ‘Parthian skin’ (a kind of scarlet leather). The use of treated animal skin as a writing material, when papyrus was the usual material (see paper), was traditionally said to have been invented by King Eumenes II of Pergamum (r.197–158 bc).
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