pea: [17] Pea is the mirror-image of dice. Dice started off as the plural of die, but has become a singular form; the singular form of pea was originally pease, but it came to be regarded as plural, and so a new singular pea was created. The word was originally acquired in the Old English period from Latin pisa, which in turn got it from Greek píson. The old singular form survives in pease pudding. Relatives of the word include French pois, Italian pisello, and Welsh pysen.
pea (n.)
early or mid-17c., false singular from Middle English pease (plural pesen), which was both single and collective (as with wheat, corn) but the "s" sound was mistaken for the plural inflection. From Old English pise (West Saxon), piose (Mercian) "pea," from Late Latin pisa, variant of Latin pisum "pea," from Greek pison "the pea," perhaps of Thracian or Phrygian origin [Klein].
In Southern U.S. and the Caribbean, used of other legumes as well. Pea soup is first recorded 1711 (pease-soup); applied to London fogs since at least 1849. Pea-shooter attested from 1803.
雙語例句
1. He started tipping the pea pods into a pan.
他開始把豌豆莢倒進鍋中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Pea pods burst open when overripe.
豌豆過熟就會爆裂.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. My pea jacket has greened with wear.
我那件厚呢上衣已經穿得變成綠色了.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Polyurethane elastomers based on glycols ( PEA, PPG PTMG ) , diisocyanate ( TDI ) and chain extender ( E - 300 ) were prepared.
以多元醇 ( PEA, PPG,PTMG ),PDI, E300為原料,制備了 PU 彈性體.
來自互聯網
5. The function optimization and knapsack problem show the effectiveness of PEA.