sulphur

来自拉丁语 sulphur,硫，硫磺，可能来自 PIE*swelp,燃烧，扩大形式自 PIE*swel,照射，发光， 词源同 swelter,热昏，酷热。

sulphur

sulphur: [14] The origins of Latin sulphur are not known, although it may have links with German schwefel ‘sulphur’. It has spread throughout the Romance languages (French soufre, Italian solfo, and, with the addition of Arabic al ‘the’, Spanish azufre), and has been borrowed into Dutch as sulfer and into English (where it eventually replaced the native brimstone [12], etymologically ‘burning stone’) as sulphur.

sulphur (n.)

see sulfur. The form prefered in Britain; however, the spelling's suggestion of a Greek origin is misleading.

1. Sulphur-containing compounds are often prefixed by the term "thio"

含硫化合物的名称前通常有前缀thio。

2. Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment.

硫也可用来给器材消毒。

3. The pungent, choking smell of sulphur filled the air.

空气中弥漫着刺鼻呛人的硫磺气味.

4. The air reeks of sulphur.

空气中散发着硫黄味儿。

5. Sodium and sulphur are highly corrosive.

钠和硫磺腐蚀性很强。