late 14c., from Old English *stercan (Mercian), *stiercan (West Saxon) "make rigid," found in stercedferhe "fixed, hard, resolute" (related to stearc "stiff"), from Proto-Germanic *starkijan "to make hard" (cognates: German St?rke "strength, starch," Swedish st?rka "to starch"), from PIE root *ster- (1) "strong, firm, stiff, rigid" (see stark). Related: Starched; starching.
starch (n.)
"pasty substance used to stiffen cloth," mid-15c., back-formation from starch (v.). Figurative sense of "stiffness of manner" is recorded from 1705.
例文
1. There 's too much starch in your diet.
あなたの日常の食事にはデンプンの含有量が高すぎます。
2.Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.
コーンスターチは煮込み料理で増粘剤として使用されている。
3. Starch ?binding domains(SBD)are present in lots of amylases,e.
多くのアミラーゼに澱粉結合領域( starch ?bindingdomain,SBD)があります。
4.She reorganised her eating so that she was taking more fruit and vegetables and less starch ,salt,and fat.
彼女は自分の食事を再調整して、果物、野菜をたくさん食べて、デンプン、塩、脂肪を少なくします。
5.It 's important to rinse the rice to remove the starch .