国家地理:香氛熏陶的历史(2)

Unlike modern perfumes, which have alcohol as a carrier -- because it's inexpensive, neutral, and easily diffused¹

阿塔尔不像现代香水是以酒精作为载体，因为酒精便宜、中性而且容易扩散香气，

attars traditionally use sandalwood oil, making them unctuous² and highly absorptive.

传统上阿塔尔是使用檀香油，因此具有油性，而且皮肤很容易吸收。

The scent³ of a droplet⁴ lingers pleasantly on the skin, sometimes for days.

在皮肤上滴一滴阿塔尔，迷人的香气可以维持很久，有时甚至能维持好几天。

Equally enchanting⁵ to men and women, attars strike intense floral, woodsy, musky, smoky, or grassy⁶ notes.

阿塔尔有各种调性，包括浓郁的花香、木质、麝香、烟熏或草本，无论男女都爱使用。

Attars for cold seasons can be warming with sense of cloves⁷, cardamom, saffron.

在寒冷的季节，可以使用丁香、豆蔻和番红花等散发温暖香气的阿塔尔。

In warmer seasons, attars can bring cooling fragrances⁸ of jasmine, vetiver and marigold.

在较温暖的季节，则可以使用茉莉、岩兰草和万寿菊等带来凉爽香气的阿塔尔。

Kannauj produces these, as well as the enigmatic mitti attar,

卡瑙杰还生产神秘的“米蒂”阿塔尔，

which evokes⁹ the scent of earth after a rainfall thanks to baked alluvial¹⁰ clay in the distillation¹¹.

它带有雨后泥土的芬芳，那是因为蒸馏过程中使用了窑烧冲积土。

Shamama, another coveted¹² invention, is a distilled¹³ blend of 40 or more flowers, herbs, and resins¹⁴ that takes days to make and months to age.

另一款令人向往的作品“沙玛玛”，则是由四十多种花卉、药草和树脂蒸馏混合，费时数天制作以及数月熟成。

Some perfume houses in Europe use these attars -- rose, vetiver, jasmine, and others -- as a layer, a compelling chord in the composition of modern perfumery.

一些欧洲的香水公司在制作现代香水时，会使用玫瑰、岩兰草、茉莉等香气的阿塔尔，作为令人着迷的基底。

1 diffused   

散布的，普及的，扩散的

参考例句：

• A drop of milk diffused in the water. 一滴牛奶在水中扩散开来。
• Gases and liquids diffused. 气体和液体慢慢混合了。

2 unctuous   

adj.油腔滑调的，大胆的

参考例句：

• He speaks in unctuous tones.他说话油腔滑调。
• He made an unctuous assurance.他做了个虚请假意的承诺。

3 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

4 droplet   

n.小滴，飞沫

参考例句：

• The rate of droplet growth under different conditions can be evaluated.可以计算在不同条件下的云滴增长率。
• The test results showed that increasing droplet size was associated with better stability.试验结果表明，增加液滴尺寸将使稳定性提高。

5 enchanting   

a.讨人喜欢的

参考例句：

• His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑，活脱儿象他父亲。
• Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方，我又向往又害怕。

6 grassy   

adj.盖满草的；长满草的

参考例句：

• They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
• Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。

7 cloves   

n.丁香（热带树木的干花，形似小钉子，用作调味品，尤用作甜食的香料）( clove的名词复数 )；蒜瓣(a garlic ~|a ~of garlic)

参考例句：

• My country is rich in cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper, and precious stones. 我国盛产肉桂、丁香、生姜、胡椒和宝石。 来自辞典例句
• Ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and cloves are common spices. 姜、肉豆蔻、肉桂、胡椒、丁香都是常用的香料。 来自辞典例句

8 fragrances   

n.芳香，香味( fragrance的名词复数 )；香水

参考例句：

• The bath oil comes in various fragrances. 这种沐浴油有不同的香味。
• This toilet soap lathers so nicely and has several fragrances. 这种香皂起泡很多，并且有好几种香味。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 evokes   

产生，引起，唤起( evoke的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• Each type evokes antibodies which protect against the homologous. 每一种类型都能产生抗同种病毒的抗体。

10 alluvial   

adj.冲积的；淤积的

参考例句：

• Alluvial soils usually grow the best crops.淤积土壤通常能长出最好的庄稼。
• A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.三角洲河口常见的三角形沉淀淤积地带。

11 distillation   

n.蒸馏，蒸馏法

参考例句：

• The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century.通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
• The oil is distilled from the berries of this small tree.油是从这种小树的浆果中提炼出来的。

12 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 distilled   

adj.由蒸馏得来的v.蒸馏( distil的过去式和过去分词 )；从…提取精华

参考例句：

• The televised interview was distilled from 16 hours of film. 那次电视采访是从16个小时的影片中选出的精华。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Gasoline is distilled from crude oil. 汽油是从原油中提炼出来的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 resins   

n.树脂，松香( resin的名词复数 )；合成树脂v.树脂，松香( resin的第三人称单数 )；合成树脂

参考例句：

• The resins were used to turn out millions of helmet liners. 用这类树脂生产了成百万只钢盔内衬。 来自辞典例句
• Cheapness is one of the main attractions of polyester resins. 廉价是聚酯树脂受到欢迎的主要原因之一。 来自辞典例句