Old English alewe "fragrant resin of an East Indian tree," a Biblical usage, from Latin aloe, from Greek aloe, translating Hebrew ahalim (plural, perhaps ultimately from a Dravidian language).
The Greek word probably was chosen for resemblance of sound to the Hebrew, because the Greek and Latin words referred originally to a genus of plants with spiky flowers and bitter juice, used as a purgative drug, a sense which appeared in English late 14c. The word was then misapplied to the American agave plant in 1680s. The "true aloe" consequently is called aloe vera.
雙語例句
1. Aloe may have an analgesic effect on inflammation and minor skin irritations.
蘆薈可能對發(fā)炎以及輕微的皮膚炎癥具有鎮(zhèn)痛作用。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Aloe Vera is used in moisturisers to give them a wonderfully silky texture.
蘆薈用于潤膚霜中，使之具有美妙的絲般潤滑感。
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3. Dry jujubes , e jiao dry lemon tea drink any aloe vera benefits?
阿膠棗干蘆薈干檸檬泡茶喝有沒有好處?
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4. Includes Aloe Vera to help soothe sore and cracked nipples.
富含蘆薈以幫助防止和減輕疼痛或裂開的**.
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5. Plus, naturally derived Aloe and Chamomile extracts calm and soothe skin.