veal: [14] The Latin word for ‘calf’ was vitulus (it appears originally to have denoted ‘yearling’, for it is probably related to Greek étos ‘year’). Its diminutive form vitellus passed into English via Anglo-Norman veel, in the sense ‘calf-meat’. Its Old French cousin, veel, formed the basis of a derivative velin ‘calfskin for writing on’, which English adopted and adapted into vellum [15]. => vellum
veal (n.)
late 14c., "calf meat as food," from Anglo-French vel, Old French veel "a calf" (12c., Modern French veau), earlier vedel, from Latin vitellus "a little calf," diminutive of vitulus "calf," perhaps originally "yearling," if related, as some think, to Sanskrit vatsah "calf," literally "yearling;" Gothic witrus, Old English weeer (see wether; also see veteran).
雙語例句
1. I had veal cutlets for supper.
我晚飯吃炸牛肉排.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Sollozzo reassured him . " Try the veal, it's the finest in New York . "
索洛佐 再一次向他保證這里的飯菜很好.
來自教父部分
3. Marinate the veal in white wine for two hours.
把小牛肉用白葡萄酒浸泡兩小時.
來自辭典例句
4. Veal is too delicate for a spicy sauce.
小牛肉清淡可口不宜多加調料.
來自辭典例句
5. Captain McCluskey was eating the plate of veal and spaghetti that had arrived.