texture

• n. 质地；纹理；结构；本质，实质

text-,纺织，编织，-ure,名词后缀。引申词义结构，后用于指纹理，质地等。

texture (n.)

early 15c., "network, structure," from Middle French texture and directly from Latin textura "web, texture, structure," from stem of texere "to weave," from PIE root *teks- "to weave, to fabricate, to make; make wicker or wattle framework" (cognates: Sanskrit taksati "he fashions, constructs," taksan "carpenter;" Avestan taša "ax, hatchet," thwaxš- "be busy;" Old Persian taxš- "be active;" Latin tela "web, net, warp of a fabric;" Greek tekton "carpenter," tekhne "art;" Old Church Slavonic tesla "ax, hatchet;" Lithuanian tasau "to carve;" Old Irish tal "cooper's ax;" Old High German dahs, German Dachs "badger," literally "builder;" Hittite taksh- "to join, unite, build"). Meaning "structural character" is recorded from 1650s. Related: Textural.

texture (v.)

1888 (implied in textured), "to give a texture to, to make not smooth or plain," from texture (n.).

1. Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size.

每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。

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2. This cheese has a crumbly texture with a strong flavour.

这种奶酪口感松脆，味道浓郁。

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3. Traditional cheesemaking skills give our brie its soft, supple, creamy texture.

用传统干酪制作技术制成的布里干酪柔软，不易裂开，而且口感细滑。

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4. This cheese has an open, crumbly texture with a strong flavour.

这种奶酪多孔松脆，风味浓郁。

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5. Her skin is pale, the texture of fine wax.

她肤色苍白，肤质细腻如蜡。

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