灰尘在英语中通常被称作 "dust"。它的来源可能源自古英语中的 "dust" 或 "dus" 这两个词，都有 "灰尘"、"沙子" 或 "粉末" 的意思。例句：

I need to clean the dust from the shelves.

The air was thick with dust from the construction site.

She wiped the dust from the table with a damp cloth.