ointment
/ˈɔɪntmənt/noun
mass noun
- a smooth oily substance that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic油膏, 药膏。
词源
Middle English: alteration of Old French oignement, from a popular Latin form of Latin unguentum (see UNGUENT); influenced by obsolete oint 'anoint' (from Old French, past participle of oindre 'anoint').