moist
英 [mɒɪst]
美 [mɔɪst]
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moist 微湿的，湿润的来自拉丁语musteus,新鲜的，带水滴的，来自PIE*meus,水气，潮气，词源同mist,must,moss.
- moist
- moist: [14] Latin mūcidus meant ‘mouldy’ and ‘snivelling’ (it was a derivative of mūcus, source of English mucus). In Vulgar Latin it became altered to *muscidus, which is thought to have branched out in meaning to ‘wet’, and passed in this sense into Old French as moiste – whence English moist. From the 15th to the 17th centuries the derived adjective moisty ‘damp’ existed (it was revived in the 19th century). Musty [16] is thought to have originated as an alteration of it, perhaps under the influence of must ‘grape juice’.
=> mucus, musty - moist (adj.)
- late 14c., "moist, wet; well-irrigated," from Old French moiste "damp, wet, soaked" (13c., Modern French moite), from Vulgar Latin *muscidus "moldy," also "wet," from Latin mucidus "slimy, moldy, musty," from mucus "slime" (see mucus). Alternative etymology [Diez] is from Latin musteus "fresh, green, new," literally "like new wine," from musteum "new wine" (see must (n.1)). If this wasn't the source, it influenced the form of the other word in Old French. Related: Moistly; moistness.
- 1. The outside air was heavy and moist and sultry.
- 外面的空气沉滞、潮湿而闷热。
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- 2. Leave a vent open to let some moist air escape.
- 打开一个通风口，让潮气逸出一些。
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- 3. Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish.
- 保持土壤湿润，那样幼苗就能茁壮成长。
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- 4. Wipe off any excess make-up with a clean, moist cotton flannel.
- 用干净的湿绒布擦去多余的化妆品。
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- 5. a rich moist cake
- 松软味浓的蛋糕
来自《权威词典》
