shampoo: [18] Hindi chāmpō means ‘press!’ It is an imperative form of chāmpnā ‘press’, or more specifically ‘knead the muscles’. The English in India took the word up in the 18th century as a verb meaning ‘massage’, but by the middle of the 19th century we find it being used in the accepted modern sense, ‘wash the hair’. The linking factor was presumably the vigorous massaging action typically applied to the scalp when shampooing the hair.
shampoo (v.)
1762, "to massage," from Anglo-Indian shampoo, from Hindi champo, imperative of champna "to press, knead the muscles," perhaps from Sanskrit capayati "pounds, kneads." Meaning "wash the hair" first recorded 1860; extended 1954 to carpets, upholstery, etc. Related: Shampooed; shampooing.
shampoo (n.)
"soap for shampooing," 1866, from shampoo (v.).
双语例句
1. The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess.
不合适的洗发水会使卷发纠结成乱糟糟的一团。
来自柯林斯例句
2. This shampoo smells fruity and leaves the hair beautifully silky.
这款洗发水是果香型的,洗后头发如丝般顺滑。
来自柯林斯例句
3. As with all oily hair treatments, shampoo needs to be applied first.