husk

husk

英 [hʌsk]
　　美 [hʌsk]

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

中文詞源：

husk 谷殼，豆莢

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

例句：

1. The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.
椰子的外殼很明顯非常堅固。

2. Inside this husk there is a baffled man aged thirty.
在這個臭皮囊裡仍然活著一位不可思議的三十歲的男子.

3. I had winnowed the husk away when he came in.
他進來時,我已把糠篩去瞭.

4. Brown bread contains the husk of wheat.
黑面包含有麩皮.

5. He's a mere husk of his former self.
(因為生病等原因)他隻剩下個軀殼.