1520s, "containing or resembling sulfur, of the nature of brimstone," from Latin sulphurosus "full of sulfur," or a native formation from sulfur + -ous. Hence figurative use with suggestions of hellfire (c. 1600). Scientific chemistry sense is from 1790. The spelling with -ph- is standard in Britain. Earlier in the "brimstone-like" sense was sulphureose (early 15c.), and Old English had sweflen. Related: Sulfurously; sulphurously; sulfurousness.
权威例句
1. Corrosion resistance : except for corrosive salt area and sulfurous area.
防腐蚀: 盐蚀和硫化地区除外.
2. The sulfurous smell of Burning keratin is distinctive.
可从燃烧时的硫磺味识别出角蛋白.
3. The active cooking chemicals in the sulfite process are sulfur dioxide, sulfurous acid, and calcium bisulfite.
亚硫酸盐法制浆过程中活性化学物质是二氧化硫 、 硫酸以及酸性亚硫酸钙.
4. The content of dialdehyde starch was determined by spectrophotometry with the color agent alkaline fuchsin - sulfurous acid.