talc

n. 滑石, 云母 vt. 用滑石粉擦, 用滑石粉处理

发音

其它 /tælk/

词形变化

talcs 复数 talcs talced talcing talcs 三单 talcing 现在分词 talced 过去式 talced 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Medieval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    A microscope slide made of a plate of mica, generally in use from the start of modern microscopy until the early nineteenth century, after which glass slides became the standard medium.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  3. 3.

    A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.

    滑石

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Talcum powder.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To apply talc to.

    及物

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词源

From Middle French talc, from Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian تلک (talk), from Middle Persian [Term?] (“medicament”).

来源:wiktionary