papyrus

papyrus

英 [pə'paɪrəs]
　　美 [pə'paɪrəs]

n. 紙莎草；紙莎草紙

中文詞源：

papyrus 紙莎草，古文獻

來自拉丁語papyrus,紙莎草，紙莎草制的紙。最終來自埃及語。

例句：

1. Woollen cloth and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus.
羊毛料和木材送到埃及以換取亞麻佈或紙莎草紙.

2. The Egyptians wrote on papyrus.
埃及人書寫用薄草紙.

3. Since papyrus dries up and crumble, very few documents of ancient Egypt have survived.
因草片會幹裂成粉末所以古埃及的文件很少保存下來.

4. In those days , paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant.
當時的紙是由紙莎草植物的剝離物制成的.

5. The papyrus plant was also the symbol of Lower Egypt.
紙草也是下埃及的象征物.