papyrus
papyrus
意味(日本語)
(植)パピルス、パピルス紙
語源
- paper : Gk.papyros = paper(紙)
意味(英語)
- (noun) A tall, aquatic, Mediterranean sedge (Cyperus papyrus) having numerous drooping rays grouped in umbels. Also called Egyptian paper rush, paper plant.
- (noun) A material on which to write made from the pith or the stems of this sedge, used especially by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
- (noun) A document written on this material.
例文
- Specially characteristic of Egypt, though not altogether peculiar to it, were the papyrus and the lotus -- the _Cyperus papyrus_ and _Nymphæa lotus_ of botanists.
語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
paper
paper
紙 ◇Gk < L.papyros(=paper)
語源
- paper : Gk.papyros = paper(紙)
paperback
paperback
ペーパーバック
語源
- paper : Gk.papyros = paper(紙)
paperweight
paperweight
文鎮 ◇papyrus(=paper)
語源
- paper : Gk.papyros = paper(紙)
papery
papery
紙のような
語源
- paper : Gk.papyros = paper(紙)