bain-marie: [19] In its origins, the bain-marie was far from today’s innocuous domestic utensil for heating food over boiling water. It takes its name from Mary, or Miriam, the sister of Moses, who according to medieval legend was an adept alchemist – so much so that she had a piece of alchemical equipment named after her, ‘Mary’s furnace’ (medieval Greek kaminos Marias). This was mistranslated into medieval Latin as balneum Mariae ‘Mary’s bath’, from which it passed into French as bain-marie.
English originally borrowed the word in the 15th century, in semi-anglicized form, as balneo of Mary. At this time it still retained its original alchemical meaning, but by the early 19th century, when English adopted the French term, it had developed its present-day use.
bain-marie (n.)
1822, from French bain-marie, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae, literally "bath of Mary." According to French sources, perhaps so called for the gentleness of its heating. Middle English had balne of mary (late 15c.). French bain is from baigner "to bathe," from Latin balneare.
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1. GOME The board principally approved the placement to Bain Capital.
国美:国美董事会已原则性通过贝恩资本包销配股.
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2. Bain Capital took part in $ 85 bn worth of deals.
贝恩资本(BainCapital)参与的交易总额为850亿美元.
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3. Bain Capital , another private equity investor, had also pursued the deal.
另一家私人股本投资者贝恩资本(BainCapital)也曾跟踪这笔交易.
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4. Unifying these arrangements could take years and test Bain's claim to be a long - term partner.
统一这些安排可能需要多年,这也将考验贝恩自称是一家 长期 合作伙伴的说法.
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5. Bain Capital order to vacate , and Gome announced last week a number of executive personnel changes.
