• n. 谷類，谷物；谷類食品；谷類植物
• adj. 谷類的；谷類制成的

來自羅馬谷物女神Ceres, 進(jìn)一下來自PIE*ker, 生長，創(chuàng)造，詞源同create, grass, grain.

cereal

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.

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(quán)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.

葡萄種植兼釀酒者說他們一直都為谷物和大豆種植者的利益所綁架。

來自柯林斯例句