musk
musk — 名詞
1. An oily substance with a powerful, lasting smell, taken from a scent gland in a
麝香
雄麝鹿產生的濃郁香料，用於香水定香
An oily substance with a powerful, lasting smell, taken from a scent gland in a kind of male deer. Long valued in perfumery because it anchors lighter fragrances and helps them stay on the skin. Almost all musk sold today is produced synthetically.
Dimitri added a single drop of musk oil to the citrus blend, and the whole perfume suddenly felt deeper.
Dimitri 在柑橘調香水裡加了一滴麝香油，整瓶香氣立刻變得更深沉。
musk oil + added to [perfume blend]
Ingrid stirred a bead of synthetic musk into the jasmine formula at her workbench on Rue Cambon.
Ingrid 在康朋街的工作檯前，將一粒合成麝香攪進茉莉配方裡。
synthetic musk + stirred into [formula]
The chemist at the Grasse factory replaced the deer musk in her soap formula with a synthetic liquid.
Grasse 工廠的化學師用合成液體取代了她肥皂配方中的鹿麝香。
Rodrigo opened the small jar and the smell of raw musk filled the room.
Rodrigo 打開小罐子，生麝香的氣味充滿了整個房間。
Zara's favourite soap is made with white musk, which leaves a soft, clean smell on her skin all day.
Zara 最愛的那款肥皂添加了白麝香，洗完後皮膚一整天都帶著柔軟乾淨的香氣。
文法句型
musk + of + animal
synthetic/natural + musk
用法筆記
Now mostly produced synthetically; natural musk from the musk deer gland is rare and tightly regulated under conservation laws.
常見錯誤
2. A warm, heavy, sweet smell with a slightly wild, animal undertone — whether it c
麝香氣味
類似麝香的濃郁甜香；泛指相似的動物氣味
A warm, heavy, sweet smell with a slightly wild, animal undertone — whether it comes from actual musk glands or from anything that carries a similar scent.
The heavy musk rising from the deer pen was so strong that the keeper covered his nose.
鹿欄裡升起的濃烈麝香氣味重得讓管理員捂住了鼻子。
heavy musk + rising from [place]
Noor caught the faint musk of her father's cologne on the collar of his winter coat.
Noor 在父親冬衣的領口上聞到了他古龍水的淡淡麝香氣味。
faint musk of [cologne on clothing]
Kwame knelt by the tree trunk and traced the heavy musk the buck had rubbed into the bark.
Kwame 跪在樹幹旁，用手指循著雄鹿蹭在樹皮上的濃烈麝香氣味。
Lucas's cologne had a warm musk that stayed on his scarf for days.
Lucas 的古龍水帶著溫暖的麝香氣味，留在圍巾上好幾天。
The old leather armchair gave off a warm musk that reminded Hana of her childhood home.
那張舊皮扶手椅散發出溫暖的麝香氣味，讓 Hana 想起童年時的家。
- musky scent
a lighter, everyday way to name the same smell
- animalic note
used in perfumery to describe a rich, warm scent that resembles musk
文法句型
musk + of + source
faint/heavy/warm + musk
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (PERFUME INGREDIENT): this sense names the smell itself, not the physical substance that produces it.