tare

tare1
[tɛː]
noun
  1. a vetch, especially the common vetch
    野豌豆
  2. (tares)(in biblical use) an injurious weed resembling corn when young (Matt. 13:24–30)
    (《圣经》中的)稗子(《马太福音》13:24—30)
语源
  1. Middle English: of unknown origin

tare2
[tɛː]
noun
  1. an allowance made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of goods
    皮重,包装重量
    ■the weight of a motor vehicle, railway carriage, or aircraft without its fuel or load
    车身自重,空重
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French, literally deficiency, tare', from medieval Latin tara, based on Arabic ṭara ḥa 'reject, deduct'
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