sachet: [19] A sachet is etymologically a ‘little sack’. The word was borrowed from French sachet, a diminutive form of sac ‘bag’, which came from the same Latin source that produced English sack. Sac itself was acquired by English as a biological term in the 18th century. => sack
sachet (n.)
"small perfumed bag," 1838, from French sachet (12c.), diminutive of sac (see sac). A reborrowing of a word that had been used 15c. in the sense "small bag, wallet."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. There was a sachet of shampoo in the bathroom.
浴室里有一袋洗發(fā)液.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. When she sighed she exhaled a heavy perfume of sachet powder.
她嘆息的時(shí)候,呼出濃重的香粉的香氣.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. I caught a faint odour of violet sachet.
我聞到一股紫羅蘭香粉的淡淡的清香味兒.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. The air was heavy with the smell of stale grease paint, ointments, sachet.