deodorant的词源

英文词源

deodorant (n.)

1848, originally of substances to quell the odor of manure, formed in English as if from de- + Latin odorem "smell" (see odor (n.)). In reference to a substance to be used on the human body, from 1860. An earlier version, a perfumed powder, was called empasm (1650s), from Greek *empasma "to sprinkle on."

中文词源

deodorant：除臭剂

de-, 向下，除去。odor, 气味。

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