offal: [14] Etymologically, offal is simply material that has ‘fallen off’. English borrowed the word from Middle Dutch afval, a compound formed from af ‘off’ and vallen ‘fall’ which denoted both the ‘extremities of animals cut off by the butcher, such as feet, tail, etc’ and ‘shavings, peelings, or general refuse’. English originally took it over in the latter sense, but by the 15th century offal was being used for ‘animals’ entrails’. => fall, off
offal (n.)
late 14c., "waste parts, refuse," from off + fall (v.); the notion being that which "falls off" the butcher's block; perhaps a translation of Middle Dutch afval.
雙語例句
1. He was still spewing forth in public such offal about Mary Lincoln.
他還在公眾場合散布關于瑪麗·林肯的這樣一些讕言.
來自辭典例句
2. The most nauseous offal fit for the gods ( John Fowles ).
最令神們惡心的祭品( 約翰·福爾斯 ).
來自互聯網
3. Strong flavor, Chuangsuan, especially cooked seafood, and various animal offal Shangcai longer.
味濃厚 、 嗜蔥蒜, 尤以烹制海鮮, 湯菜和各種動物內臟為長.
來自互聯網
4. The treatment of the offal concerns environment and energy two principal themes.