bran

英 [br?n] 美[br?n]

暢通詞匯低頻詞

bran 麥麩

詞源不詳。可能來自burn, 因麥麩過去常作為引火物。

bran: bran: [13] English borrowed bran from Old French bran, but its ultimate source is unclear. Modern French bran means ‘excrement’, and if this had always been a part of the word’s makeup it might have been possible to suggest a Celtic origin, perhaps a Gaulish *brenno- (Welsh braen and Irish brean both mean ‘manure’), but English bran appears never to have meant anything but ‘cereal husks’. It may ultimately be connected with burn.
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bran (n.): c. 1300, "the husk of wheat, barley, etc., separated from the flour after grinding," from Old French bren "bran, scurf, scales, feces" (12c., Modern French bran), perhaps connected with Gaulish *brenno- "manure," or with burn (v.). The word also was used 16c. in English for "dandruff flakes."

1. Fresh fruits and vegetables are important and so is bran.: 新鮮的水果和蔬菜很重要，麥麩也是。

2. Oat bran became the darling of health freaks last year.: 燕麥麩在去年成為保健狂人的最愛。

3. Using a pestle and mortar, pulverise the bran to a coarse powder.: 用杵和臼，將麩皮磨成粗粉。

4. Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.: 很多人食用燕麥麩后膽固醇水平下降了。

5. Lincoln Six Echo, choices are fruit, oatmeal and any type of bran.: 林肯伊科六號, 水果、麥片和麥麩可供選擇.