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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

精油

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīngyóu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Essential oil/əˈsɛn.ʃəl ɔɪl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"精油常用于芳香疗法。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.

    "Lavender essential oil is often used in aromatherapy for its calming effects."
  2. 2

    An oil extracted from a plant that retains the characteristic fragrance of the plant.

    "Tea tree essential oil is known for its antiseptic properties."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'essential' (from Latin 'essentialis', pertaining to the inherent nature of a plant) and 'oil' (from Old French 'oile', via Latin 'oleum'). The term originated in alchemy, where 'quinta essentia' or the 'fifth element' represented the most concentrated and pure spirit of a plant extracted through distillation.

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