also sulphur, c. 1300, from Anglo-French sulfere, Old French soufre "sulfur, fire and brimstone, hellfire" (13c.), later also sulphur, from Late Latin sulfur, from Latin sulphur, probably from a root meaning "to burn." Ousted native brimstone and cognate Old English swefl, German schwefel, Swedish swafel, Dutch zwavel. The spelling with -ph- is standard in Britain, but its suggestion of a Greek origin is misleading.
双语例句
1. Burning sulfur from the wreck has forced evacuations from the area.
残骸上燃烧着的硫黄迫使人们撤出该地区。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Sulfur emissions from steel mills become acid rain.
炼钢厂排放出的硫形成了酸雨。
来自辞典例句
3. Gunpowder is composed of sulfur, carbon, and potassium nitrate.
火药是由硫 、 碳和硝酸钾组成.
来自辞典例句
4. The sulfur dyes are noted for their toxic properties.
硫化染料因其有毒而受到注意.
来自辞典例句
5. With a decrease in the mole ratio, volatilization of sulfur decreased rapidly.
