offal

FREQ #44075

n. 碎屑, 残渣, 下水, 不能吃的部份, 垃圾, 被鄙弃的人 [化] 废料; 下角料

发音

UK /ˈɒf.əl/
/ˈɔ.fəl/
/ˈɑ.fəl/
/ˈɒ.fəl/

词形变化

offals 复数 offals

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.

    内脏

    下水

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  2. 2.

    A by-product of the grain milling process, which may include bran, husks, etc.

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    The whole of the corn offal is better food than wheat straw, but its blades and tops are so greatly superiour, that cattle prefer them to hay, and will fatten on them as well.

  3. 3.

    A dead body; carrion.

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  4. 4.

    That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

organs variety meat

词源

From Middle English offal, offall, offalle (“offal, refuse, scrap waste”), equivalent to off- + fall. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oufal (“offal”), West Frisian ôffal (“offal”), Dutch afval (“waste, refuse”), German Low German Offall (“offal”), German Abfall (“waste, refuse”), Danish affald (“waste, refuse”), Swedish avfall (“waste, refuse”), Old English offeallan (“to cut off”).

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