Formica

英美[f?r'ma?k?]

Formica 福米加（商標(biāo)，用于貼面板等的抗熱硬塑料）

商標(biāo)名，來(lái)自for mica, 即替換云母，因云母是一種相比更昂貴的保溫和絕緣材料。

Formica (1): proprietary name (1922) of a product manufactured originally by Formica Insulation Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. (founded 1913). According to the company, the material (originally marketed as an industrial insulator) was so called because it could be used for mica, i.e., in place of mica, a more expensive natural insulator. Primarily used in consumer goods since c. 1945.
Formica (2): ant genus, 1843, from Latin formica "an ant," dissimilated from PIE *morwi- "ant" (cognates: Sanskrit vamrah "ant," Greek myrmex, Old Church Slavonic mraviji, Old Irish moirb, Old Norse maurr, Welsh myrion; and compare second element in pismire).

1. They sat at a Formica table cluttered with dirty tea cups.: 他們坐在鋪有福米加塑料貼面的餐桌前，桌上凌亂地堆著用過(guò)的茶杯。

2. It took post - war prosperity, suburban living and Formica to finish off the kitchen's coming of age.: 戰(zhàn)后繁榮、郊區(qū)生活和富美家產(chǎn)物(Formica)毀失了廚房巔峰期的到來(lái).

3. To determine the main nutritional ingredients of Formica rufa L. in Xinjiang.: 對(duì)新疆可食用棕色林蟻主要營(yíng)養(yǎng)成分進(jìn)行測(cè)定.

4. Mr Formica presided over his first set of annual results in February.: 福米加2月份主持發(fā)布了他任內(nèi)的第一份年報(bào).

5. But in spite of a difficult financial environment Formica sees more opportunities than challenges ahead.: 雖然金融環(huán)境不利,福米加仍認(rèn)為未來(lái)機(jī)遇大于挑戰(zhàn).