egg white

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The clear part of an egg surrounding the yolk, which turns white when cooked or beaten. countable,uncountable

词形变化

egg whites plural eggwhite alternative egg-white alternative

词源

Probably a remodelled form of Middle English whit of an egge (“white of an egg”). Compare Old Norse eggja-hvíta (“egg-white”) (whence Icelandic eggjahvíta, Swedish äggvita, Danish æggehvide), Saterland Frisian Oaiwiet (“egg-white”), West Frisian aaiwyt (“egg-white”), Dutch eiwit (“egg-white”), German Low German Witt vun't Ei (“white of the egg”) beside Eiwitt (“egg-white”), German Eiweiß (“egg-white”).
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