1650s, from Latin corium "skin, hide, leather," related to cortex "bark," scortum "skin, hide," from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (cognates: Sanskrit krtih "hide;" Old Church Slavonic scora "skin," Russian skora "hide," kora "bark;" Welsh corwg "boat made with leather skins;" Old English sceran "to cut, shear;" see shear (v.)). Related: Coriaceous.
双语例句
1. A second - degree burn involves all of the epidermis and much of the corium.
二度烧伤伤及全部表皮和大部分真皮.
来自辞典例句
2. Adjustable lens allow us to see the pigment in the corium and the skin aging problem.
