tissue

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈtɪs.juː/|/ˈtɪʃ.ju/    /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric. countable,uncountable
    — Madame Legarde, the "glass of fashion and the nurse of form," (alias the most fashionable of milliners,) has comfortably assured me, "that my figure has great merit, and only requires cultivation:" this is to be done by tissues, brocades, and laces, which are now scattered round me in charming confusion.
  2. A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures. countable,uncountable
    — A Robe of Tiſſue, ſtiff with golden Wire; / An upper Veſt, once Hellen’s rich Attire; [...]
  3. A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief. countable,uncountable
  4. Absorbent paper as material. countable,uncountable
  5. A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to perform a specific job. countable,uncountable
    — What they lack is outermost brain tissue that, at least in humans, prompts awareness and interpretation.
  6. Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series. countable,uncountable
    — a tissue of forgeries, or of lies
  7. The scratch sheet or racing form. countable,slang,uncountable
    — Pricing the first show is a matter of the bookmaker's individual judgment, relying upon advice from all quarters, particularly the tissue; but very soon in the betting exchanges it becomes clear that the sole criterion for the fixing of a horse's price is demand.
  8. A cigarette paper. Tasmania,countable,informal,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To form tissue of; to interweave. transitive
    — The Chariot was couered with Cloth of Gold tiſſued vpon blew.
  2. To have the contents of an injection or intravenous drip leak into the tissue as a result of a ruptured or punctured vein. informal

词形变化

tissues plural tissues present,singular,third-person tissuing participle,present tissued participle,past tissued past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu (“woven”), past participle of tistre (“to weave”), from Latin texō (“to weave”).
词源 2
From Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu (“woven”), past participle of tistre (“to weave”), from Latin texō (“to weave”).
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