lather: [OE] Indo-European *lou- denoted ‘wash’ (from it English gets laundry, lavatory, lotion, etc). Addition of the suffix *-tro- produced *loutrom, which passed via Germanic *lauthram into English as lather. In Old English this is only recorded as meaning ‘washing soda’, and the modern sense ‘soap bubbles’ does not emerge until the late 16th century. => ablution, laundry, lavatory, lotion
lather (n.)
Old English lautr "foam, washing soda," from Proto-Germanic *lauthran (cognates: Old Norse lauer "washing soap, foam"), from PIE *loutro- (cognates: Gaulish lautron, Old Irish loathar "bathing tub," Greek louein "to bathe," Latin lavere "to wash"), which is from root *leu(e)- "to wash" + instrumentative suffix *-tro-. The modern noun might be a 16c. redevelopment from the verb. Meaning "violent perspiration" (especially of horses) is from 1650s. Meaning "state of agitation" (such as induces sweating) is from 1839.
lather (v.)
Old English latran, from Proto-Germanic *lauthrjan (source also of Old Norse leyera "to clean, wash;" see lather (n.)). Related: Lathered; lathering.
雙語例句
1. He wiped off the remains of the lather with a towel.
他用毛巾抹去余下的皂沫。
來自柯林斯例句
2. For super-soft skin, lather on a light body lotion before you bathe.
皮膚極柔嫩者，可在沐浴前涂上溫和的護膚露。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Lather your hair as normal.
像平常那樣在頭發上抹上洗發液。
來自柯林斯例句
4. "I'm not going to get into a lather over this defeat," said the manager.
“我不會因為這次失敗而不快，”經理說道。
來自柯林斯例句
5. You have spent the past six months working yourself up into a lather over situations which are really none of your business.