dandruff英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis uncountable,usually

— Dandruff is on my collar again.

动词 v.

To fall or cover with white flakes, like dandruff.

— The toaster is broken and salt is dandruffing my wool sweater.

词形变化

dandruffs plural dandriff alternative,archaic dandruffs present,singular,third-person dandruffing participle,present dandruffed participle,past dandruffed past dandriff alternative,archaic

词源

词源 1

The word is first attested in 1545; the first element is obscure, but compare dander. The second element derives from a Northumbrian or East Anglian Middle English hurf (“scab”), from Old Norse hrufa. Compare Dutch roof, Luxembourgish Roff. Related with Proto-Germanic *hreubaz, *hreufaz (“rough, scabby”), source of Old English hrēofla (“leprosy, leper”). More at reef (etymology 3).

词源 2

The word is first attested in 1545; the first element is obscure, but compare dander. The second element derives from a Northumbrian or East Anglian Middle English hurf (“scab”), from Old Norse hrufa. Compare Dutch roof, Luxembourgish Roff. Related with Proto-Germanic *hreubaz, *hreufaz (“rough, scabby”), source of Old English hrēofla (“leprosy, leper”). More at reef (etymology 3).