surface的意思

surface

英式音标['sɝfɪs]
美式英标['sɜːfɪs]

基本解释

n. 表面；表层；外观

adj. 表面的，肤浅的

vi. 浮出水面

vt. 使浮出水面；使成平面

n. (Surface)人名；(英)瑟菲斯

surface 表面，表层，水面

sur-,在上，face,脸，脸面，表面。

surface: surface: [17] Surface was coined in French on the model of Latin superficiēs ‘surface’ (source of English superficial). It contains the same elements: sur- ‘above’ (a descendant of Latin super) and face ‘face’.
=> face, superficial
surface (v.): "come to the surface," 1898, from surface (n.). Earlier it meant "bring to the surface" (1885), and "to give something a (polished) surface" (1778). Related: Surfaced; surfacing.
surface (n.): 1610s, from French surface "an outermost boundary, outside part" (16c.), from Old French sur- "above" (see sur-) + face (see face (n.)). Patterned on Latin superficies "surface, upper side, top" (see superficial). As an adjective from 1660s.

1. Rumours of financial scandals have come bubbling back to the surface.: 有关财务丑闻的谣言接连不断地冒出来。

2. Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character.: 在内心深处的某个角落里埋藏着一颗爱心。

3. As the egg whites cook, they coagulate and rise to the surface.: 蛋白一煮就会凝结，并且浮起来。

4. Rub the surface of the wood in preparation for the varnish.: 打磨木头的表面，为刷清漆做准备。

5. He staggered on the uneven surface of the car park.: 他摇摇晃晃地行走在停车场凹凸不平的地面上。