mastic

n. 乳香脂, 乳香, 胶合铺料 [化] 乳香; 玛┩脂; (抹墙用)厚浆涂料

发音

其它 /ˈmæstɪk/

词形变化

mastics 复数 mastics

别名

mastich mastiche mastick

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.

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  2. 2.

    A hard, brittle, aromatic and transparent resin produced by this tree and used to make varnishes and chewing gum, and as a flavouring.

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    1834, James Augustus St. John, Egypt and Mohammed Ali, or Travels in the Valley of the Nile, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, Volume I, Chapter 132, pp. 322-323, […] in many harems, the women are in the habit of burning mastic on a small chaffing-dish, and holding the mouth of the jars over the smoke; by which means they communicate to them a scent which perfumes the water for eight or ten days, at the expiration of which the operation must be repeated.

  3. 3.

    An alcoholic liquor flavoured with this resin.

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  4. 4.

    Any of various cements, usually flexible and waterproof, used as an adhesive, sealant, caulk, or filler.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

lentisk

上位词 4

bush cement filler shrub

相关短语

false mastic

词源

From Middle English mastik, from Old French mastic, from Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē), from μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “to chew”) (note the chewing gum sense). Related to masticate. The broad sense for cements came via extension from predecessor cements made with the tree's resin. Doublet of mastika.

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