papyrus
papyrus 英 [pəˈpaɪrəs] 美 [pəˈpaɪrəs]
n. 纸莎草；纸莎草纸
名词复数:papyri
- The word "paper" comes from papyrus, which is "the paper plant, or paper made from it." When the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans wanted to jot something down, they used papyrus.
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- n. 纸莎草；纸莎草纸
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1. Stationary cave walls gave way to rock and clay tablets, which in turn were supplanted by papyrus and animal-skin documents, including scrolls.
牢固的洞穴让位给了可移动和重组的石碑，后者又逐渐为纸莎草和动物皮毛，包括卷轴。
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2. When CD-ROM was introduced, twenty years ago, it was hailed as the “new papyrus, ” capable of storing vast amounts of information in a richly hyperlinked format.
二十年前，当CD-ROM刚刚问世的时候，它曾被人们追捧，称为“新时代的纸莎草纸”，当时它能用一种丰富的超链接模式储藏大量的信息。
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3. Once dried, this becomes become see-through and similar in appearance to papyrus. However, it can be treated, dyed and moulded to produce different textures and effects.
一旦遇见干燥情况，这种薄膜就变成透明的像纸莎草纸的样子。它能够被处理、染色并制成不同的手感和功能。
- papyrus (n.) late 14c., from Latin papyrus "the paper plant, paper made from it," from Greek papyros "any plant of the paper plant genus," said to be of Egyptian origin. Proper plural is papyri.
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