c. 1300, from Anglo-French odour, from Old French odor "smell, perfume, fragrance" (12c., Modern French odeur) and directly from Latin odor "a smell, a scent" (pleasant or disagreeable), from PIE *od- "to smell" (cognates: Latin olere "emit a smell, to smell of," with Sabine -l- for -d-; Greek ozein "to smell;" Armenian hotim "I smell;" Lithuanian uodziu "to smell").
Good or bad odor, in reference to repute, estimation, is from 1835. Odor of sanctity (1756) is from French odeur de sainteté (17c.) "sweet or balsamic scent said to be exhaled by the bodies of eminent saints at death or upon disinterment."
双语例句
1. He is in bad odor with his friends.
他在朋友中声誉不佳.
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2. The dump sent out an offensive odor.
垃圾堆散发出难闻的气味。
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3. The whole herb has a characteristic taste and odor.
整株药草有种独特的味道和气味。
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4. The flowers of the pink are pink, white and have a pleasant, sharp odor.
石竹花有粉红色 、 白色、具有一种浓郁的馥香.
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5. Other unpleasant changes may include odor production or alternations in tactile characteristics.