palate的词源

英文词源

palate (n.)

late 14c., "roof of the mouth," from Old French palat and directly from Latin palatum "roof of the mouth," perhaps of Etruscan origin [Klein]. Popularly considered the seat of taste, hence transferred meaning "sense of taste" (late 14c.), which also was in classical Latin. Related: Palatal; palatalize.

中文词源

palate：腭

来自拉丁语palatum,腭，上嘴唇。

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