pomander
n. 香丸, 香盒
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释义与例句
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1.
A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a ball and carried by a person to impart a sweet smell or as a protection against infection.
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2.
A small case in which an aromatic ball was carried.
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3.
A perforated container filled with pot-pourri for placing in a drawer, wardrobe, room, etc., to provide a sweet smell.
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4.
An apple or orange studded with cloves used for the same purpose.
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词源
From Old French pome d'embre (literally “apple of ambergris”), from Medieval Latin pōmum dē ambra: pōmum (“fruit”) (possibly from *po-emo (“picked off”)); ambra (“amber; ambergris”) (probably from ambrosia (“food or unguent of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́μβροτος (ắmbrotos, “divine, immortal; belonging to the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós (“immortal”)).
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