massage是什么意思

massage
英 ['mæsɑːʒ; mə'sɑːʒ; -dʒ]美 [mə'sɑʒ]vt. **;揉n. **;揉助记提示
massage “摩、擦、挤” →**中文词源
massage **来自法语masser,揉,捏,来自PIE*mag,揉,捏,词源同make,mass.引申词义**。
英文词源
massage (v.)1874, from massage (n.). Related: Massaged; massaging.massage (n.)1874, from French massage "friction of kneading," from masser "to massage," possibly from Arabic massa "to touch, feel, handle;" if so, probably picked up in Egypt during the Napoleonic campaign there. Other possibility is that French got it in colonial India from Portuguese amassar "knead," a verb from Latin massa "mass, dough" (see mass (n.1)). Massage parlor first attested 1894, from the start a euphemism for "house of prostitution."双语例句
1. Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation. **可以使肌肉放松,缓解压力和促进血液循环。来自柯林斯例句
2. Their governments have no reason to "massage" the statistics. 他们的*府没有理由“窜改”这些数据。来自柯林斯例句
3. Alex asked me if I wanted a massage. 亚力克斯问我是否想做**。来自柯林斯例句
4. Massage is a wonderful antidote to stress. **是舒缓压力的一剂妙方。来自柯林斯例句
5. She was given artificial respiration and cardiac massage. 有人给她做了人工呼吸和心脏按压。来自柯林斯例句
