parcel

pack, package, packet, parcel, bunch, bundle

名词 parcel:

1. a wrapped container
   同义词：package
2. the allotment of some amount by dividing something
   同义词：portion, share
3. an extended area of land
   同义词：tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land
4. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
   同义词：package, bundle, packet

动词 parcel:

1. divide into parts
2. cover with strips of canvas
3. make into a wrapped container

1. He snipped the string and untied the parcel.
   他剪断绳子，解开包裹。
2. He tied the parcel with twine.
   他用细绳来捆扎包裹。
3. She sent me the present by parcel post.
   她用邮包把礼物寄给了我。
4. He parceled up the books.
   他把书打成了包。

par.cel

n.（名词）
Something wrapped up or packaged; a package.
小包，包裹：包或捆起来的东西；包裹
A plot of land, usually a division of a larger area.
（土地的）一片，一块：通常是一大片地一部分的一块土块
A quantity of merchandise offered for sale.
一批，一宗：待售的一批商品
A group or company; a pack:
一群，一批：一群或一个团伙；一类：
例句：
.this youthful parcel of noble bachelors.(Shakespeare)
.这一群年轻的贵族学士.(莎士比亚)

v.tr.（及物动词）
par.celed 也作 par.celled par.cel.ing par.cel.ling par.cels par.cels
To divide into parts and distribute:
分，分配：分割成几个部分：
例句：
parceled out the land to their three children.
把这块地分给他们的三个孩子

To make into a parcel; package.
包，包裹：做成一个包裹样；包裹
Nautical To wind protective strips of canvas around (rope).
【航海】 用油布盖或缠裹：在（绳索）上包上保护性的油布条

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French [portion]
源自 古法语 [一部分，一份]
from Vulgar Latin *particella
源自 俗拉丁语 *particella
diminutive of Latin particula
拉丁语 particula的小后缀
diminutive of pars part- [part] * see per…- 2
pars的小后缀 part- [部分] *参见 per…- 2