"soft food for infants," late 14c., from Old French pape "watered gruel," from Latin pappa, a widespread word in children's language for "food" (Middle High German and Dutch pap, German Pappe, Spanish, Portuguese papa, Italian pappa), imitative of an infant's noise when hungry; possibly associated with pap (n.2). Meaning "over-simplified idea" first recorded 1540s.
pap (n.2)
"nipple of a woman's breast," c. 1200, first attested in Northern and Midlands writing, probably from a Scandinavian source (not recorded in Old Norse, but compare dialectal Swedish pappe), from PIE imitative root *pap- "to swell" (cognates: Latin papilla "nipple," papula "a swelling, pimple;" Lithuanian papas "nipple").
pap (n.3)
"older man," 1844, shortening of papa.
双语例句
1. Singapore has been dominated by the PAP since the 1960 s.
PAP从1960年代起统治新加坡至今.
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2. A Pap test looks for abnormal cervical cells that could become cancer.
Pap检测可以观察有可能转变为癌症的不正常的宫颈细胞.
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3. PAP is a kind of broadspectrum antivirus protein.
商陆抗病毒蛋白(PAP)是一种广谱的植物抗病毒蛋白.
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4. Pap tests have saved countless lives.
Pap检测已经拯救了无数人的生命.
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5. PAP increased, survival time is shorttcr and MDA content increased after L - NNA infusion.