papyri

papyri

美 [pəˈpaɪrəs] 　英 [pə'paɪrəs]

• n.【植】纸莎草；(古埃及人等用纸莎草造的)莎草纸
• 网络蒲草纸抄本；纸草文献；纸莎草文书

词形变化

复数：papyri  复数：papyruses  

英汉解释

n.	1. 【植】纸莎草,大伞莎草 2. (古埃及人等用纸莎草造的)莎草纸 3. (莎草纸的)古写本[文稿]

英英解释

n.	1. a type of paper made from plants that was used in ancient Egypt; a document written on papyrus

例句

Many of the papyri had not been read for over a thousand years.

很多的纸莎草纸一千多年来都没有被解读。

The significance of these papyri finds can scarcely be over-exaggerated.

发现这些蒲草纸的重要性怎么夸张都难说过分。

In 1898 scholars unearthed papyri that contained fragments of her poems.

1898年学者们出土了一批含有诗人诗作残片的纸草。

We passed stalls bursting with scarves and slippers, papyri and shisha pipes.

我们走过了摆满头巾，拖鞋，薄草纸和水烟筒的小摊。