naphtha

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Naturally occurring liquid petroleum. countable,dated,uncountable
  2. Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic liquid hydrocarbon mixtures distilled from petroleum or coal tar, especially as used in solvents or petrol. countable,uncountable
    — The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.

词形变化

naphthas plural

词源

Etymology tree
Akkadian napṭumbor.?
Old Persian *naftahbor.
Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor.
Latin naphthabor.
English naphtha
From Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha, “naphtha”), from Old Persian *naftah, probably borrowed or assimilated from Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (napṭu, “naphtha”) . The Greek mediation is reflected in the spelling – ‘ph’ and ‘th’ (from ‘φ’ and ‘θ’).
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