moist
英 [mɒɪst]
美[mɔɪst]
- adj. 潮湿的；多雨的；含泪的
- n. 潮湿
词态变化
比较级: moister;最高级: moistest;名词: moistness;
中文词源
moist 微湿的，湿润的
来自拉丁语musteus,新鲜的，带水滴的，来自PIE*meus,水气，潮气，词源同mist,must,moss.
英英释意
- 1. slightly wet;
- "clothes damp with perspiration"
- "a moist breeze"
- "eyes moist with tears"
英文词源
- moist
- moist: [14] Latin mūcidus meant ‘mouldy’ and ‘snivelling’ (it was a derivative of mūcus, source of English mucus). In Vulgar Latin it became altered to *muscidus, which is thought to have branched out in meaning to ‘wet’, and passed in this sense into Old French as moiste – whence English moist. From the 15th to the 17th centuries the derived adjective moisty ‘damp’ existed (it was revived in the 19th century). Musty [16] is thought to have originated as an alteration of it, perhaps under the influence of must ‘grape juice’.
=> mucus, musty - moist (adj.)
- late 14c., "moist, wet; well-irrigated," from Old French moiste "damp, wet, soaked" (13c., Modern French moite), from Vulgar Latin *muscidus "moldy," also "wet," from Latin mucidus "slimy, moldy, musty," from mucus "slime" (see mucus). Alternative etymology [Diez] is from Latin musteus "fresh, green, new," literally "like new wine," from musteum "new wine" (see must (n.1)). If this wasn't the source, it influenced the form of the other word in Old French. Related: Moistly; moistness.
同义词辨析
humid, damp, moist, wet
这些形容词均有"潮湿的"之意。
humid： 正式用词，特指空气与天气的潮湿，相对湿度大。
damp： 指吸进或覆盖着一点水份，常表示潮湿得使人不舒服。
moist： 指微湿，侧重不干，但并非湿得使人不快。
wet： 普通用词，指各种潮湿的状态。
考试真题
- Bacteria are carried by various 'media', which can include raw food, moist surfaces where bacteria have been left, our hands or skin and from coughing or sneezing (打喷嚏).
2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- Usually when we walk through the rain forest we hear a soft sound from all the moist leaves and organic debris on the forest floor," says ecologist Daniel Nepstad.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- Even though the nuts, which need to stay moist, can be somewhat delicate to transport, traders carried them hundreds of miles throughout the forests and grasslands.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
实用场景例句
- warm moist air
- 温暖潮湿的空气
牛津词典
- a rich moist cake
- 松软味浓的蛋糕
牛津词典
- Water the plants regularly to keep the soil moist.
- 定时浇灌植物以保持土壤湿润。
牛津词典
- Her eyes were moist (= with tears) .
- 她眼含泪水。
牛津词典
- Wipe off any excess make-up with a clean, moist cotton flannel...
- 用干净的湿绒布擦去多余的化妆品。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The soil is reasonably moist after the September rain.
- 9月的雨季过后，土壤已相当湿润。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Winds from the sea are usually moist.
- 海风通常是潮湿的.
《简明英汉词典》
- Moist soil absorb absorbs more heat than lose loose, dry soil covered with mulch or vegetation.
- 湿润的土壤吸收的热量比流失的要多, 干燥的土壤要用护根或植被覆盖.
期刊摘选
- The moist season has set in.
- 雨季已来临.
期刊摘选
- When growing roses, the soil should feel moist deep down.
- 种植玫瑰的时候, 土壤应该在深处感觉湿润.
期刊摘选
- The sculptures in the marble are moist and magnificent.
- 大理石上的雕刻清润而华丽.
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- His burning flesh had become soft and moist, and he sank into a quiet sleep.
- 他那焦灼的肌肤,变得柔润, 他安然睡著了.
期刊摘选
- The high temperature and moist is the environmental factor of pressure ulcers.
- 高温与潮湿是促成压疮发生的环境因素.
期刊摘选
- He looked at her forehead, which was moist from her brisk walk.
- 他看着她, 她的前额因为走得急已渗出了汗水.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Frogs produce slime to keep their skin moist.
- 青蛙分泌出黏液来使皮肤保持湿润.
《简明英汉词典》
- The moist incoming tide goes, to drift current, carries sinks carries floats, is doomed.
- 潮来潮去 、 随波逐流 、 载沉载浮 、 在劫难逃.
期刊摘选
- The pilot's eyes grew moist.
- 飞行员的双眼显得湿润起来.
辞典例句
- Ferns grow in shady and moist places.
- 羊齿类植物生长在阴暗潮湿的地方.
《简明英汉词典》
- Customer: Well, It'says on the menu here that it is delectable, moist and tasty.
- 顾客: 是这样, 这里的菜单上面说是美味多汁可口的.
期刊摘选
- Both crops grow best in sunshine and fertile marsh ed moist soil, but.
- 多数的作物适于阳光充足,土壤肥沃,潮湿的土地.
期刊摘选
- Humidity should be provided by stuffing the hidebox with moist leaves, hay, or peat.
- 准备个隐藏洞穴,周围布置干草,树叶, 书皮,再撒水, 这样就比较好了.
期刊摘选
- Othello . Give me your hand: this hand is moist, my lady.
- 奥瑟罗 把你的手给我.这手很潮润呢, 我的夫人.
期刊摘选
- Drink water to keep your mouth moist.
- 多喝水以保持口腔湿润.
期刊摘选
- Her skin felt moist and feverish.
- 她的皮肤摸上去又湿又热.
《简明英汉词典》
- The moist water of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.
- 土地中的水分全被蒸发光了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Strawberries grow best in a cool, moist climate.
- 草莓最适于在凉爽 、 潮湿的气候条件下生长.
《简明英汉词典》