grist的词源

英文词源

grist

grist: see grind

grist (n.)

Old English grist "action of grinding; grain to be ground," perhaps related to grindan "to grind" (see grind (v.)), though OED calls this connection "difficult." Meaning "wheat which is to be ground" is early 15c., as is the figurative extension from this sense.

中文词源

grist：碎麦

词源同grit, grind. 指磨的碎麦。常用于短语all grist to sb’s mill, 对某人有用之物。

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