cream: [14] Cream seems to have come from two distinct late Latin sources: crānum ‘cream’, which may be of Gaulish origin, and chrisma ‘ointment’ (from which English gets chrism [OE]). These two were probably blended together to produce Old French cresme or craime, immediate source of the English word. (Modern French crème was borrowed into English in the 19th century.) => chrism
cream (n.)
early 14c., creyme, from Old French cresme (13c., Modern French crème) "chrism, holy oil," blend of Late Latin chrisma "ointment" (from Greek khrisma "unguent;" see chrism) and Late Latin cramum "cream," which is perhaps from Gaulish. Replaced Old English ream. Re-borrowed 19c. from French as creme. Figurative sense of "most excellent element or part" is from 1580s. Cream-cheese is from 1580s.
cream (v.)
mid-15c., "to foam," from cream (n.). Meaning "to beat, thrash, wreck" is 1929, U.S. colloquial. Related: Creamed; creaming.
例文
1. She gave him an extra scoop of clotted cream .
彼女は彼に濃縮クリームを1杯追加した。
2.The Ball was attended by the cream of Hollywood society.
ハリウッドの大物映画スターたちがその舞踏会に出席した。
3.Garnish the plate with whipped cream rosettes and fresh fruits.
バラの花の形をしたホイップクリームと新鮮な果物をトッピングして皿を飾る。
4.This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms.
これは、融資業務が急増したときに小さな銀行が大きな利益を得ることができることを意味します。
5.He has been accused of skimming the cream off the economy.