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

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(pəpaɪrəs)

Word forms: plural papyri

1. uncountable noun

Papyrus is a tall water plant that grows in Africa.

2. uncountable noun

Papyrus is a type of paper made from papyrus stems that was used in ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece.

3. countable noun

A papyrus is an ancient document that is written on papyrus.

papyrus in British English

(pəˈpaɪrəs)

nounWord forms: plural -ri (-raɪ) or -ruses

a tall aquatic cyperaceous plant, Cyperus papyrus, of S Europe and N and central Africa with small green-stalked flowers arranged like umbrella spokes around the stem top

a kind of paper made from the stem pith of this plant, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans

an ancient document written on this paper

Word origin

C14: via Latin from Greek papūros reed used in making paper

papyrus in American English

(pəˈpaɪrəs)

nounWord forms: plural paˈpyˌri (pəˈpaɪˌraɪ) or paˈpyruses

a tall water plant (Cyperus papyrus) of the sedge family, abundant in the Nile region of Egypt and widely cultivated as an ornamental

a writing material made from this plant by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, by soaking,pressing, and drying thin slices of its pith laid crosswise

any ancient document or manuscript on papyrus

Word origin

ME papirus < L papyrus < Gr papyros, prob. < Coptic paparo < ? Egypt pʾ-n-pr-ʿʾ, that of the pharaoh

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Peering through, Dalziel saw a small pool of steaming water with a naked man sitting in it, reading a papyrus scroll.Everywhere you looked in the great entrance hall there were intimate little nooks and salons filled with swaying papyrus plants.Tireus Senior Archivist and Scribe Nia felt dizzy, and she carefully put the papyrus back into the drawer.

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释义	Trends of papyrus View usage for: papyrus (pəpaɪrəs) Word forms: plural papyri 1. uncountable noun Papyrus is a tall water plant that grows in Africa. 2. uncountable noun Papyrus is a type of paper made from papyrus stems that was used in ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece. 3. countable noun A papyrus is an ancient document that is written on papyrus. papyrus in British English (pəˈpaɪrəs) nounWord forms: plural -ri (-raɪ) or -ruses 1. a tall aquatic cyperaceous plant, Cyperus papyrus, of S Europe and N and central Africa with small green-stalked flowers arranged like umbrella spokes around the stem top 2. a kind of paper made from the stem pith of this plant, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans 3. an ancient document written on this paper Word origin C14: via Latin from Greek papūros reed used in making paper papyrus in American English (pəˈpaɪrəs) nounWord forms: plural paˈpyˌri (pəˈpaɪˌraɪ) or paˈpyruses 1. a tall water plant (Cyperus papyrus) of the sedge family, abundant in the Nile region of Egypt and widely cultivated as an ornamental 2. a writing material made from this plant by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, by soaking,pressing, and drying thin slices of its pith laid crosswise 3. any ancient document or manuscript on papyrus Word origin ME papirus < L papyrus < Gr papyros, prob. < Coptic paparo < ? Egypt pʾ-n-pr-ʿʾ, that of the pharaoh Image of papyrus © Kostyantyn Ivanyshen, shutterstock Examples of 'papyrus' in a sentence papyrus Peering through, Dalziel saw a small pool of steaming water with a naked man sitting in it, reading a papyrus scroll. Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001) Everywhere you looked in the great entrance hall there were intimate little nooks and salons filled with swaying papyrus plants. Pacter, Trudi YELLOW BIRD (2001) Tireus Senior Archivist and Scribe Nia felt dizzy, and she carefully put the papyrus back into the drawer. Kara Dalkey WATER BOOK ONE: ASCENSION (2001)
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