1610s, from Latin cuticula, diminutive of cutis "skin," from PIE *ku-ti-, from root *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (cognates: Lithuanian kiautas "husk," Old English hyd "skin, hide;" see hide (n.1)). Specialized sense of "skin at the base of the nail" is from 1907. Related: Cuticular.
实用例句
1. The reform has hardly made a scratch upon the cuticle of affairs.
改革几乎还没有触到事物的表皮.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The old cuticle is digested by molting fluid.
旧表皮被蜕皮液消化.来自辞典例句
3. The'shell " is composed of three structures: the membranes, the mineralized part and the cuticle.
蛋壳 由3种结构组成: 膜, 矿物质化部分和壳胶膜.来自辞典例句
4. The outer tangential wall of both surfaces had cuticle.
上下表皮外切向壁上均有角质膜.来自互联网
5. The oil painting under his brush then becomes a layer of cuticle.
