mineral: [15] A mineral is etymologically something obtained by ‘mining’. The word comes from medieval Latin minerāle, a derivative of the adjective minerālis. This in turn was derived from minera ‘ore’, a latinization of Old French miniere. And miniere itself came from Vulgar Latin *mināria, a derivative of *mina – source of English mine. => mine
late 14c., "substance obtained by mining," from Medieval Latin minerale "something mined," noun use of neuter of mineralis "pertaining to mines," from minera "mine." Meaning "material substance that is neither animal nor vegetable" is first recorded c. 1600. Modern scientific sense is from 1813.
early 15c., "neither animal nor vegetable," from Old French mineral and directly from Medieval Latin mineralis (see mineral (n.)). Mineral water (early 15c.) originally was water found in nature with some mineral substance dissolved in it.
双语例句
1. The mineral is weakly magnetic.
这种矿物带有轻微的磁性。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The rock is rich in mineral salts.
该岩石中富含矿盐。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The body is made of mineral-reinforced thermo-plastic.
主体材料是矿物增强热塑性塑料。
来自柯林斯例句
4. A glass of mineral water, please.
请给我来杯矿泉水。
来自《权威词典》
5. The high quality mineral water has passed the state - level test.
