egg white

短语

n. 蛋白

发音

US

词形变化

egg whites 复数 egg whites

别名

eggwhite

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The clear part of an egg surrounding the yolk, which turns white when cooked or beaten.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

white albumen ovalbumin

上位词 2

ingredient fixings

整体词 2

eggs egg

词源

Probably a remodelled form of Middle English whit of an egge (“white of an egg”). Compare Old Norse eggja-hvíta (“egg-white”) (whence Icelandic eggjahvíta, Swedish äggvita, Danish æggehvide), Saterland Frisian Oaiwiet (“egg-white”), West Frisian aaiwyt (“egg-white”), Dutch eiwit (“egg-white”), German Low German Witt vun't Ei (“white of an egg”) beside Eiwitt (“egg-white”), German Eiweiß (“egg-white”).

来源：wiktionary