cream: [14] Cream seems to have come from two distinct late Latin sources: crānum ‘cream’, which may be of Gaulish origin, and chrisma ‘ointment’ (from which English gets chrism [OE]). These two were probably blended together to produce Old French cresme or craime, immediate source of the English word. (Modern French crème was borrowed into English in the 19th century.) => chrism
cream (n.)
early 14c., creyme, from Old French cresme (13c., Modern French crème) "chrism, holy oil," blend of Late Latin chrisma "ointment" (from Greek khrisma "unguent;" see chrism) and Late Latin cramum "cream," which is perhaps from Gaulish. Replaced Old English ream. Re-borrowed 19c. from French as creme. Figurative sense of "most excellent element or part" is from 1580s. Cream-cheese is from 1580s.
cream (v.)
mid-15c., "to foam," from cream (n.). Meaning "to beat, thrash, wreck" is 1929, U.S. colloquial. Related: Creamed; creaming.
实用例句
1. She gave him an extra scoop of clotted cream.
她多给他加了一勺浓缩奶油。
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2. The Ball was attended by the cream of Hollywood society.
好莱坞的大牌影星们出席了那个舞会。
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3. Garnish the plate with whipped cream rosettes and fresh fruits.
用玫瑰花形的掼奶油和新鲜的水果作配菜点缀盘子。
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4. This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms.
这意味着在贷款业务剧增时小银行能够获得大笔利润。
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5. He has been accused of skimming the cream off the economy.
