texture

英['tekstʃə] 美['tɛkstʃɚ]

反义词

复数: textures;

texture 纹理，质地

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。

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。

4. This cheese has an open, crumbly texture with a strong flavour.: 这种奶酪多孔松脆，风味浓郁。