tissue: [14] Tissue is etymologically ‘woven’ cloth. The word was borrowed from Old French tissu ‘fine woven cloth’, which was a noun use of the past participle of tistre ‘weave’. This in turn was descended from Latin texere ‘weave’ (source of English text, texture, etc). The application of the word to ‘physiological substance’ dates from the early 19th century. The original notion of weaving is preserved metaphorically in expressions such as ‘tissue of lies’. => technical, text, texture, toilet
tissue (n.)
mid-14c., "band or belt of rich material," from Old French tissu "a ribbon, headband, belt of woven material" (c. 1200), noun use of tissu "woven, interlaced," past participle of tistre "to weave," from Latin texere "to weave, to make" (see texture (n.)). The biological sense is first recorded 1831, from French, introduced c. 1800 by French anatomist Marie-François-Xavier Bichal (1771-1802). Meaning "piece of absorbent paper used as a handkerchief" is from 1929. Tissue-paper is from 1777, supposedly so called because it was made to be placed between tissues to protect them.
双语例句
1. He shook his head and wiped his tears with a tissue.
他摇摇头，用纸巾擦掉眼泪。
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2. The woman lost about 1.8kg of fatty tissue during the week's fast.
那个女人在禁食一星期后减脂约1.8公斤。
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3. The tissue is examined microscopically to rule out or confirm cancer.
利用显微镜检查组织，以排除或确认癌变。
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4. The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated.
病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。
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5. She arrived weeping, dabbing her eyes with a tissue.
