graphite的词源

英文词源

graphite (n.)

"black lead," 1796, from German Graphit, coined 1789 by German mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750-1817) from Greek graphein "write" (see -graphy) + mineral suffix -ite. So called because it was used in making pencils. Related: Graphitic.

中文词源

graphite：石墨

来自graph, 文字，图像。后指用于书写的石墨。

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graphite：石墨

词根-graph-指“写”，如：autograph（亲笔签名）、biography（传记）、telegraph（电报）、geography（地理；“记录大地”）等；后缀-ite有“矿石”的含义，再如granite（花岗石）、bauxite（铝土矿）、magnetite（磁铁矿）、ammonite（菊石）等。