• n. 皮；外殼；無價值之物
• vt. 削皮；以粗啞的嗓音說
• vi. 嗓音變得嘶啞

來自PIE*skeu,隱藏，覆蓋，詞源同hide,hose.引申詞義保護，谷殼，豆莢等。

husk

husk: [14] Etymologically, a husk is probably a ‘little house’. It seems to have been adapted from Middle Dutch hūskijn, a diminutive form of hūs ‘house’ – the notion being, of course, that it ‘houses’ seeds or fruits. The derivative husky was coined in the 16th century; its use for ‘hoarse’ comes from the idea of having dry husks in the throat (the husky dog [19] is an entirely different word, probably an alteration of Eskimo).
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husk (n.)

late 14c., huske "dry, outer skin of certain fruits and seeds," of unknown origin, perhaps from Middle Dutch huuskyn "little house, core of fruit, case," diminutive of huus "house," or from an equivalent formation in English (see house). As a verb, attested from 1560s. Related: Husked; husking.

1. The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.

椰子的外殼很明顯非常堅固。

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2. Inside this husk there is a baffled man aged thirty.

在這個臭皮囊里仍然活著一位不可思議的三十歲的男子.

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3. I had winnowed the husk away when he came in.

他進來時,我已把糠篩去了.

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4. Brown bread contains the husk of wheat.

黑面包含有麩皮.

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5. He's a mere husk of his former self.

(因為生病等原因)他只剩下個軀殼.

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