| 词汇 | breast |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： O.E. breost, from P.Gmc. *breustam "breast" (cf. O.S. briost, O.N. brjost, Ger. brust, Goth. brusts), perhaps lit. "swelling" and from PIE base *bhreus-/*bhrus- "to swell, sprout" (cf. M.Ir. bruasach "having a broad, strong chest," O.Ir. bruinne "breast"). The spelling conforms to the Scot. and northern Eng. dial. pronunciation. Figurative sense of "seat of the emotions" was in O.E. 词根记忆： n. 胸膛,乳房On the eastern Easter feast, at least one beast's breasts were tested with yeast.在东部复活节宴会上,至少有一头牲畜的乳房被用酵母做了试验. |
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