释义 |
rough·age \-fij, -fēj\ noun (-s) Etymology: rough (I) + -age 1. : coarse bulky food for domestic animals that is relatively high in fiber and low in digestible nutrients (as bran, hay, silage) : coarse fodder — opposed to concentrate; compare fodder 2 2. a. : food for humans with a considerable proportion of indigestible material that by its bulk stimulates the intestines to peristalsis b. : the indigestible material taken in by humans as bulk; especially : cellulose |