brillo pad

短语

肥皂钢丝绒

词形变化

brillo pads 复数 brillo pads

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A scouring pad used for cleaning dishes, made from steel wool containing soap.

    肥皂钢丝绒

  2. 2.

    The hair on the scalp of a black person.

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  3. 3.

    A black person.

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词源

From a trademark, probably related to brilliant. The company has claimed that the name derives from a Latin word for bright, but there is no such fitting word in attested Latin; the ancestor of such verbs as Italian brillare (“to shine”) would be a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *b(e)rillāre.

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