papyrus是什么意思？

papyrus

英[pəˈpaɪrəs] 美[pəˈpaɪrəs]

• n. 纸莎草，纸莎草纸；

复数：papyri;

例句

• Since papyrus dries up and crumble, very few documents of ancient Egypt have survived. 因草片会干裂成粉末所以古埃及的文件很少保存下来.
• The Egyptians wrote on papyrus. 埃及人书写用薄草纸.
• Woollen cloth and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus. 羊毛料和木材送到埃及以换取亚麻布或纸莎草纸.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  （非洲的）纸莎草
  Papyrus is a tall water plant that grows in Africa.
• N-UNCOUNT
  （古代埃及、罗马和希腊用的）纸莎草纸
  Papyrus is a type of paper made from papyrus stems that was used in ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
• N-COUNT
  （写在纸莎草纸上的）古代文献
  A papyrus is an ancient document that is written on papyrus.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  纸莎草纸
  Woollen cloth and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus. 羊毛料和木材送到埃及以换取亚麻布或纸莎草纸。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
  2. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
  3. a document written on papyrus