bran: [13] English borrowed bran from Old French bran, but its ultimate source is unclear. Modern French bran means ‘excrement’, and if this had always been a part of the word’s makeup it might have been possible to suggest a Celtic origin, perhaps a Gaulish *brenno- (Welsh braen and Irish brean both mean ‘manure’), but English bran appears never to have meant anything but ‘cereal husks’. It may ultimately be connected with burn. => burn
bran (n.)
c. 1300, "the husk of wheat, barley, etc., separated from the flour after grinding," from Old French bren "bran, scurf, scales, feces" (12c., Modern French bran), perhaps connected with Gaulish *brenno- "manure," or with burn (v.). The word also was used 16c. in English for "dandruff flakes."
双语例句
1. Fresh fruits and vegetables are important and so is bran.
新鲜的水果和蔬菜很重要，麦麸也是。
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2. Oat bran became the darling of health freaks last year.
燕麦麸在去年成为保健狂人的最爱。
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3. Using a pestle and mortar, pulverise the bran to a coarse powder.
用杵和臼，将麸皮磨成粗粉。
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4. Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.
很多人食用燕麦麸后胆固醇水平下降了。
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5. Lincoln Six Echo, choices are fruit, oatmeal and any type of bran.
