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dentifrice的意思

dentifrice

英 ['dentfrs] 美 ['dnt,frs]
  • n. 牙膏;牙粉

dentifrice

英文词源


dentifrice (n.)
early 15c., from Middle French dentifrice (15c.), from Latin dentifricium "powder for rubbing the teeth," from dens (genitive dentis) "tooth" (see tooth) + fricare "to rub" (see friction).