excrement

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces. countable,specifically,uncountable
    — The Roman poet Horace states that the excrement of the crocodile has aphrodisiac virtues.
  2. Something which grows out of the body; hair, nails, etc. obsolete
  3. Any waste matter excreted from the human or non-human animal body, or discharged by bodily organs. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand […]. He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same.

词形变化

excrements plural excrements plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin excrēmentum, from excernō (“to excrete”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin excrēmentum, from excrēscō (“to grow out”).
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