Vaseline

来自德语，vas-,水，词源同water,-el,油，词源同oil,-ine,化学名词后缀。因从石油提炼而得名。

vaseline

vaseline: [19] The term vaseline was coined around 1872 as a trade name for a sort of petroleum jelly newly brought out by the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company. The first syllable, vas-, comes from an anglicized spelling of German wasser ‘water’; the second represents the el- of Greek élation ‘oil’; and the third is the scientific-sounding suffix -ine.
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Vaseline (n.)

1872, trademark for an ointment made from petroleum and marketed by Chesebrough Manufacturing Co., coined from German Wasser "water" + Greek elaion "oil" + scientific-sounded ending -ine. Robert A. Chesebrough was of the opinion that petroleum was a product of the underground decomposition of water.

The name is of mixed origin, being derived from Wasser, water, and elaion [Greek in the original], oil (water-oil), and indicates the belief of the discoverer that petroleum, the mother of Vaseline, is produced by the agency of heat and pressure from the carbon of certain rocks, and the hydrogen of water. ["The Monthly Review of Dental Surgery," February 1877]

1. Smear Vaseline on to your baby's skin to prevent soreness.

给孩子皮肤上抹些凡士林以防止肿痛。

2. The production present status and technical development of domestic vaseline are analyzed.

分析了国内凡士林生产现状和技术发展.

3. Do not use Vaseline or other petroleum - based products on EPDM seats.

在三元乙丙橡胶(EPDM)阀座上不要使用凡士林或其它石油基产品.

4. The chemistry plant produces such chemicals as gasoline, kerosene, vaseline and paraffin.

这家化学工厂生产象汽油 、 煤油 、 凡士林和石蜡等那样的化工产品.

5. I'd like some Vaseline.

我要一些凡士林.