cream: [14] Cream seems to have come from two distinct late Latin sources: crānum ‘cream’, which may be of Gaulish origin, and chrisma ‘ointment’ (from which English gets chrism [OE]). These two were probably blended together to produce Old French cresme or craime, immediate source of the English word. (Modern French crème was borrowed into English in the 19th century.) => chrism
cream (n.)
early 14c., creyme, from Old French cresme (13c., Modern French crème) "chrism, holy oil," blend of Late Latin chrisma "ointment" (from Greek khrisma "unguent;" see chrism) and Late Latin cramum "cream," which is perhaps from Gaulish. Replaced Old English ream. Re-borrowed 19c. from French as creme. Figurative sense of "most excellent element or part" is from 1580s. Cream-cheese is from 1580s.
cream (v.)
mid-15c., "to foam," from cream (n.). Meaning "to beat, thrash, wreck" is 1929, U.S. colloquial. Related: Creamed; creaming.
雙語例句
1. She gave him an extra scoop of clotted cream.
她多給他加了一勺濃縮奶油。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The Ball was attended by the cream of Hollywood society.
好萊塢的大牌影星們出席了那個舞會。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Garnish the plate with whipped cream rosettes and fresh fruits.
用玫瑰花形的摜奶油和新鮮的水果作配菜點綴盤子。
來自柯林斯例句
4. This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms.
這意味著在貸款業(yè)務(wù)劇增時小銀行能夠獲得大筆利潤。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He has been accused of skimming the cream off the economy.