mold

英 [m??ld] 美[mold]

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第三人稱單數:?molds;過去式:?molded;過去分詞:?molded;現在分詞:?molding;

mold 模具，鑄模

來自model的法語拼寫形式，即模子，模型，引申詞義模具，鑄模。字母l,d置換。

mold 霉菌，發霉

來自古古諾斯語mygla,發霉，來自PIE*meug,濕的，黏的，詞源mucus,muggy.由濕的引申詞義發霉，發霉。-d,過去分詞后綴，字母g脫落，比較vagina,vanilla.

mold 用泥土覆蓋

來自古英語molde,泥土，散土，來自PIE*mele,磨，詞源同meal,mill.由磨引申詞義碎土，散土，腐葉土。

mold (n.1): also mould, "hollow shape," c. 1200, originally "fashion, form; nature, native constitution, character," metathesized from Old French modle "model, plan, copy; way, manner" (12c., Modern French moule), from Latin modulum (nominative modulus) "measure, model," diminutive of modus "manner" (see mode (1)). From c. 1300 as "pattern or model by which something is shaped or made." To break the mold "render impossible the creation of another" is from 1560s.
mold (n.2): also mould, "furry fungus," early 15c., probably from moulde, past participle of moulen "to grow moldy" (early 13c.), related to Old Norse mygla "grow moldy," possibly from Proto-Germanic *(s)muk- indicating "wetness, slipperiness," from PIE *meug- (see mucus). Or it might have evolved from (or been influenced by) Old English molde "loose earth" (see mold (n.3)).
mold (n.3): also mould, "loose earth," Old English molde "earth, sand, dust, soil; land, country, world," from Proto-Germanic *mulda (cognates: Old Frisian molde "earth, soil," Old Norse mold "earth," Middle Dutch moude, Dutch moude, Old High German molta "dust, earth," Gothic mulda "dust"), from PIE root *mele- "to rub, grind" (see meal (n.2)). Specifically, since late (Christian) Old English, "the earth of the grave."
mold (v.): also mould, mid-14c., "to mix, blend;" late 14c. "to knead, shape," from mold (n.1). Figurative sense (of character, etc.) is from c. 1600. Related: Molded; molding.

2. The sweatful practice sessions mold mighty football teams.: 一連串汗流浹背的訓練磨練出實力強大的足球隊.

3. The plastic was poured into the mold and left to set until it was firm.: 塑料被注入模子后,便放在一邊讓它慢慢凝結硬化.

4. I have watched the potters mold, fire and paint their bowls, plates and vases with sacred designs.: 我見過制陶工人捏塑、燒制碗碟花瓶，并在上面涂繪各種宗教圖案。

5. Too often we try to mold our children into something they do not wish to be.: 我們常常試圖把孩子塑造成他們自己不想成為的樣子。