mothball的词源

英文词源

mothball (n.)

also moth-ball, moth ball, "naphthalene ball stored among fabrics to keep off moths," 1891, from moth + ball (n.1).

mothball (v.)

1902 in a literal sense (to store away with mothballs), from mothball (n.); figurative sense from 1901.

中文词源

mothball：樟脑丸

比喻用法。

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