英语词汇thyme的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	thyme
词源	thyme. We pronounce the th in thyme (time) as a t because it passed into English from the French with that pronunciation at an early date. Thyme ultimately comes from the Greek thuo, “perfume,” in reference to the herb’s sweet smell.
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