cereal: [19] Cereal is a comparatively modern introduction of the Latin adjective cereālis ‘of grain’, which was derived from the name of Cerēs, the Roman goddess of agriculture (identified with Greek Demeter). It has, needless to say, no connection with serial (see SERIES).
cereal (n.)
1832, "grass yielding edible grain," originally an adjective (1818) "having to do with edible grain," from French céréale (16c., "of Ceres;" 18c. in grain sense), from Latin Cerealis "of grain," originally "of Ceres," from Ceres, Italic goddess of agriculture, from PIE *ker-es-, from root *ker- (3) "to grow" (see crescent). The application to breakfast food cereal made from grain is American English, 1899.
雙語例句
1. Fibre is found in cereal foods, beans, fruit and vegetables.
谷類食品、豆類、水果和蔬菜中含有纖維素。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They ate a large bowlful of cereal.
他們吃了一大碗麥片粥。
來自柯林斯例句
3. a bowl of cereal
一碗麥片粥
來自《權威詞典》
4. I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.
我每天早餐吃熱麥片粥.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Wine growers say they've been held hostage to the interests of the cereal and soybean farmers.