morsel

• n. 一口；（食物）少量
• n. (Morsel)人名；(法)莫塞尔

词态变化

中文词源

来自拉丁语mordere,咬，词源同mordant,remorse.即咬下的一小口，引申词义少量，小块食物。

英文词源

morsel

morsel: [13] Etymologically, a morsel is a piece ‘bitten’ off. The word comes from Old French morsel, a diminutive of mors ‘bite’. This in turn goes back to Latin morsus, a derivative of the same base as the verb mordēre ‘bite’. Other English words from the same source include mordant [15] and remorse.
=> mordant, remorse

morsel (n.)

late 13c., "a bite, mouthful; small piece, fragment," from Old French morsel (Modern French morceau) "small bite, portion, helping," diminutive of mors "a bite," from Latin morsus "biting, a bite," neuter past participle of mordere "to bite" (see mordant).

双语例句

1. a tasty morsel of food

一点可口的食物

来自《权威词典》

2. He ate every savoury morsel of a delectable stew at the dinner.

晚餐时他吃遍每一道味美可口的炖食.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.

他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.

从早上起病人一直没有进食.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. The poor morsel of food only whetted desire.

那块小的可怜的喜糕反而激起了他们的食欲.

来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险