1540s, from Latin nutrimentum "nourishment; support," from nutrire "to nourish, suckle, feed," from PIE *nu-tri-, from root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow," hence "to suckle" (cognates: Sanskrit snauti "she drips, gives milk;" Greek nan "I flow"), extended form of root *sna- "to swim" (see natatorium).
权威例句
1. The matter of the body is continually changing by process of nutriment and wastage.
肉体的物质通过营养与消耗的过程不断变化着.
2. It is ridiculous to judge a foreign culture only by its nutriment.
仅仅根据唯一全国的饮食来评价该全国的文学是荒唐可笑的.
3. Physical and chemical index and the compose of nutriment were analyzed.
结果表明:饼皮料的最佳配比以面粉为100%计,豆渣粉15%,木糖醇糖浆80%,亚麻油25%.
4. Eskimos use refrigerators to hold nutriment from freezing.