| 单词 | marmite |
| 释义 | marmite /mahr"muyt, mahr meet"/, n. a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs. [1795-1805; < F, MF, appar. equiv. to mar(m)-, base of marmotter to mutter, murmur (see MARMOT) + mite expressive word for a cat; prob. orig. a jocular or nursery word, a deep, covered pot being thought of as secretive and hence catlike in comparison to an open pan; cf. OF marmite hypocritical] |
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