plaster

plaster

英 ['plɑːstə]
　　美 ['plæstɚ]

n. 石膏；灰泥；膏藥
　　vt. 減輕；粘貼；塗以灰泥；敷以膏藥；使平服
　　n. (Plaster)人名；(英、德)普拉斯特

中文詞源：

plaster 灰泥，石膏

來自拉丁語plastrum,灰泥，石膏，來自希臘語plastos,形成的，鋪平的，來自plassein,形成，鋪開，來自PIE*pele,展開，放平，詞源同plan,plain.

例句：

1. One of the kids was peeling plaster off the wall.
其中一個孩子在剝墻上的灰泥。

2. The bullet slammed into the ceiling, spraying them with bits of plaster.
子彈砰地射進瞭天花板，掉落的石膏碎片落瞭他們一身。

3. Once the plaster was dry there was no room for correction.
一旦灰泥一幹，就沒有機會修改瞭。

4. The building was of greyish plaster and looked old.
這幢樓刷的是淺灰色的灰泥，看上去有些陳舊。

5. It had a high ceiling, ornamented with plaster fruits and flowers.
天花板很高，上面裝飾著石膏水果和花朵。