释义 |
dross AHD[drŏs, drôs] D.J.[drɒs, drɔːs]K.K.[drɑs, drɔs]n.(名词)- A waste product or an impurity, especially an oxide, formed on the surface of molten metal.废料或混杂物,尤指在融化金属表面形成的氧化物
- Worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter:凡物:没有价值、平凡或锁碎的事物:"He was wide-awake and his mind worked clearly, purged of all dross"(Vladimir Nabokov)“他毫无睡意,脑子思维清楚,没有任何杂念”(弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫)
- Middle English dros 中古英语 dros
- from Old English drōs [dregs] 源自 古英语 drōs [残渣]
drossʹy adj.(形容词) |