| 词汇 | diaper |
| 词源 | diaper. Baby’s diaper has no relation to the town of Ypres in France, as has been suggested. The word probably comes from the French diapre, “a white cloth variegated with flowers,” which, in turn, derives from the Greek dia, “through,” and as- pros, “white” or “white in places.” First used to mean such a cloth in 1350, diaper wasn’t used for a baby’s “clout” or napkin until the 19th century. In fact, in Britain the term has never been applied in this way. |
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