pabulum

n. 食物, 营养, 精神食粮 [医] 食品, 滋养品

发音

UK /ˈpabjʊləm/
其它
UK /ˈpabjələm/
US /ˈpæbjʊləm/
US /ˈpæbjələm/

词形变化

pabula 复数 pabula pabulums pabulums 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Food or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Material that feeds a fire.

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  3. 3.

    Food for thought.

    可数 比喻 不可数
  4. 4.

    Bland intellectual fare; an undemanding diet of words.

    可数 比喻 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

edible comestible eatable victual victuals

上位词 3

food nutrient food for thought

下位词 1

tuck

词源

Borrowed from Latin pābulum (“food, nourishment; fodder or pasture for animals; nourishment for the mind, food for thought”), from pā(scō) (“to nourish”) + -bulum (suffix denoting an instrument), or directly from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-dʰlom (*peh₂- (“to protect, shepherd”) + *-dʰlom, variant of *-trom (suffix denoting a tool or instrument)).

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