"grist" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 磨粉用的穀物
• 有用素材

Definition

「Grist」指要被磨成麵粉的穀物，也可泛指可用於特定目的的材料，尤其是作為思考或討論的素材。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

古用指穀物，現多用於比喻： 'grist for the mill' 代表有用的資訊或素材。常見於思考或討論場合。日常對話較少單獨使用，多見於固定說法。

Examples

The farmer brought grist to the mill to make flour.

農夫把**grist**帶到磨坊去做麵粉。

This news is more grist for the debate.

這個消息又為辯論增添了**grist**。

We need more grist to write a good article.

我們需要更多**grist**來寫好文章。

Every rumor was just more grist for the gossip mill.

每個謠言都成了八卦工廠的**grist**。

Writers see every experience as grist for their creative mills.

作家把每個經歷都當作創作的**grist**。

If something goes wrong, it’s just more grist for tomorrow’s meeting.

如果出狀況，明天會議又有更多**grist**了。