lubricant的词源

英文词源

lubricant (n.)

1828, probably from lubricant (adj.), or from Latin lubricantem.

lubricant (adj.)

"reducing friction," 1809, from Latin lubricantem (nominative lubricans), present participle of lubricare "to make slippery or smooth," from lubricus "slippery; easily moved, sliding, gliding;" figuratively "uncertain, hazardous, dangerous; seductive," from PIE *sleubh- "to slip, slide" (see sleeve).

中文词源

lubricant：润滑油

来自lubricate,润滑，上油。

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