词源 |
isinglass n.purest commercial form of gelatin, 1520s, apparently a perversion of Dutch huysenblas, literally "sturgeon bladder," from huysen "sturgeon" + blas "bladder," from Proto-Germanic *bles-, extended form of PIE root *bhle- "to blow." So called because the substance was obtained from the air-bladders of certain freshwater fishes. updated on May 05, 2017 |