also sulphur, c. 1300, from Anglo-French sulfere, Old French soufre "sulfur, fire and brimstone, hellfire" (13c.), later also sulphur, from Late Latin sulfur, from Latin sulphur, probably from a root meaning "to burn." Ousted native brimstone and cognate Old English swefl, German schwefel, Swedish swafel, Dutch zwavel. The spelling with -ph- is standard in Britain, but its suggestion of a Greek origin is misleading.
雙語例句
1. Burning sulfur from the wreck has forced evacuations from the area.
殘骸上燃燒著的硫黃迫使人們撤出該地區。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Sulfur emissions from steel mills become acid rain.
煉鋼廠排放出的硫形成了酸雨。
來自辭典例句
3. Gunpowder is composed of sulfur, carbon, and potassium nitrate.
火藥是由硫 、 碳和硝酸鉀組成.
來自辭典例句
4. The sulfur dyes are noted for their toxic properties.
硫化染料因其有毒而受到注意.
來自辭典例句
5. With a decrease in the mole ratio, volatilization of sulfur decreased rapidly.