词汇 | hard wood |
词源 | hard wood. In days past, woods that decayed relatively quickly, such as beech, birch, and maple, were called hard wood in Maine, while they were called light wood in other places. Oak, generally considered a hard wood today, wasn’t so regard- ed at the time. |
随便看 |
英语词源词典收录了13259条英语词源词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史,是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。