英语词源

• zealous 英文词源 zealous (adj.) 1520s, from Medieval Latin zelosus "full of zeal" (source of Italian zeloso , Spanish celoso ), from zelus (see zeal ). Related: Zealously , zealousness . 中文词源 zealous ：热衷的，热情的，热心的 词源同jealous，参见jealous. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zealous 词源， zealous 含义。
• zebra crossing 英文词源 Belisha beacon "(In the UK) an orange ball containing a flashing light, mounted on a striped post on the pavement at each end of a zebra crossing", 1930s: named after Leslie Hore- Belisha (1893–1957), British politician, Minister of Transport when the beacons were introduced. 中文词源 zebra crossing ：斑马线 参见pelican crossing. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• zen 英文词源 Zen (n.) school of Mahayana Buddhism, 1727, from Japanese, from Chinese ch'an , ultimately from Sanskrit dhyana "thought, meditation," from PIE root *dheie- "to see, look" (cognates: Greek sema "sign, mark, token"). As an adjective from 1881. 中文词源 Zen ：禅 由日语传入英语，来自汉语禅，最终来自梵语dhyana,思考，沉思，来自PIE*dheie,看，思考，词源
• zinnia 英文词源 zinnia (n.) genus of herbs of the aster family, 1767, from Modern Latin (Linnæus, 1763), named for German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1729-1759) + abstract noun ending -ia . 中文词源 zinnia ：百日草，百日菊 这是一种一年生草本花卉，属菊科，原产墨西哥，在我国各地园林及居民庭院广泛栽培，汉语称作“百日草”或“百日菊”，
• zip code 英文词源 zip code "A postal code consisting of five or nine digits", 1960s: Zip , acronym from zone improvement plan . 中文词源 zip code ：邮政编码 1963年美国邮政部为了便于邮件的分拣和投递采用了邮政编码制，称zip code。zip系Zone Improvement Plan（区域改进方案）的首字母缩略词，因和英语原有的zip（子弹的尖啸声）一词同形同音，
• zzz 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random werewolf werewolf: [OE] Etymologically, a werewolf is probably a ‘man-wolf’. Its first element, were -, is generally assumed to be the same word as the long obsolete Old English noun wer ‘man’ (a relative of Latin vir ‘man’, from which English gets virile ). = virile , world 中文词源 zzz ：打呼噜 字母Z在英国
• zero hour 英文词源 zero hour "The time at which a planned operation, typically a military one, is set to begin", First World War: from zero + hour . 中文词源 zero hour ：进攻时间；决定性时刻；关键时刻 原为军事用语，直译作“零时”，用以指采取军事行动或发起进攻的时刻，以后词义逐渐扩大，也用于其他场合，喻指“开始行动的时刻”、“
• Zelos 英文词源 jealous jealous: [13] Etymologically, jealousy and zeal are two sides of the same coin. Both come ultimately from Greek zelos . This passed into post-classical Latin as zēlus , which later produced the adjective zēlōsus . Old French took this over as gelos or jelous and passed it on to English. The Greek word denoted ‘jealousy’ as well as ‘fervour, enthusiasm’, and it is th
• zipper 英文词源 zipper (n.) 1925, probably an agent noun from zip (v.1). The trademark taken out on the name that year applied to a boot with zippers, not to the "lightning fastener" itself, which was so called by 1927. 中文词源 zipper ：拉链 “拉链”在英语中通称zipper，在美国英语中尤为常用。从构词上来看，zipper系zip加后缀-er而成（按词缀法规则，辅音字
• Z 英文词源 Z not a native letter in Old English; in Anglo-French words it represents the "ts" sound (as in Anglo-French fiz , from Latin filius , modern Fitz ); from late 13c. it began to be used for the voiced "s" sound and had fully taken that role by 1400. For letter name, see zed . Thou whoreson Zed, thou vnnecessary Letter. ["King Lear," II.ii.69] Series of z s to represent a buzzing sound
• zymurgy 英文词源 zymurgy (n.) branch of chemistry which deals with wine-making and brewing, 1868, from Greek zymo- , comb. form of zyme "a leaven" (from PIE root *yeue- ; see juice ) + -ourgia "a working," from ergon "work" (see organ ). The last word in many standard English dictionaries (and this one); but Century Dictionary ends with Zyxomma ("A genus of Indian dragon-flies") and in the OED [2nd ed
• zygote 英文词源 zygote (n.) 1880, coined 1878 by German cytologist Eduard Strasburger (1844-1912), the widespread attribution to William Bateson being apparently erroneous; from Greek zygotos "yoked," from zygon "yoke" (see jugular ). 中文词源 zygote ：合子，受精卵 来自PIE*yeug,连接，词源同join,yoke,conjugate。用以指合子，受精卵。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• zydeco 英文词源 zydeco (n.) 1949, perhaps from Creole French pronunciation of French les haricots "the beans," part of the title of a popular dance tune ( "les haricots sont pas salés" ). 中文词源 zydeco ：柴迪科舞曲 词源不详，可能来自法语les haricots的方言发音，豆子，用以指这种舞曲的民间性和通俗性。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• zwieback 英文词源 zwieback (n.) 1894, from German Zweiback "biscuit," literally "twice-baked," from zwei "two, twice" + backen "to bake;" loan-translation of Italian biscotto (see biscuit ). 中文词源 zwieback ：烤干面包片 来自biscuit对应的德语拼写形式。参见biscuit. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zwieback 词源， zwieback 含义。 zwieback ：烤干面包
• Zuni 英文词源 Zuni (n.) native people and language of New Mexico, 1834, from Spanish, from a local native word. 中文词源 Zuni ：祖尼人（美洲土著） 新墨西哥种族名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Zuni 词源， Zuni 含义。
• Zulu 英文词源 Zulu (n.) one of a Bantu people of South Africa, 1824, a native name. As radio code word for -z- from 1960. 中文词源 Zulu ：南非祖鲁人 南非种族名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Zulu 词源， Zulu 含义。
• zucchini 英文词源 zucchini (n.) 1915 in English cookery books, 1910 in travel books about Italy as an Italian word (defined as "an odd kind of little squash, very tender and palatable"), from Italian, plural of zucchino , diminutive of zucca "gourd, squash," perhaps from Late Latin cucutia , which is of unknown origin. 中文词源 zucchini ：小胡瓜 来自意大利语zucca,葫芦，词源可能同c
• zoster 英文词源 zoster (n.) kind of seaweed, c. 1600, Latin, from Greek zoster "girdle," originally "warrior's belt," from zonnynai (see zone (n.)). Meaning "shingles" is from 1706; in the literal sense, "a belt or girdle, especially for men," from 1824. 中文词源 zoster ：带状疹子 来自希腊语zoster,带子，腰带，词源同zone。后用做皮肤病指带状疹子。比较shingles. 该词
• Zoroastrianism 英文词源 Zoroastrianism (n.) 1854, from Zoroastrian + -ism . 中文词源 Zoroastrianism ：波斯拜火教 来自古波斯语Zarathushtra,该教创始人，宗教导师，字面意思可能是管理骆驼的人，来自*zarant,老的，管理，ushtra,骆驼。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Zoroastrianism 词源， Zoroastrianism 含义。 Zoroastrianism ：波斯拜火
• zorbing 英文词源 zorbing "A sport in which one is secured inside a large transparent ball which is then rolled along the ground or down hills", 1990s: invented word from zorb (the name of the ball used in this activity) + -ing 1 . 中文词源 zorbing ：滚人球运动（人在大型透明塑料球中沿地面或山坡翻滚） 来自zorb,一种大型透明塑料球，杜撰词。 该词的英语词源
• zoot suit 英文词源 zoot suit (n.) 1942, American English slang, the first element probably a nonsense reduplication of suit (compare reet pleat , drape shape from the same jargon). 中文词源 zoot suit ：佐特套装 一种非裔美国音乐家推崇的服饰，zoot可能简单的来自suit的韵律重复。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zoot suit 词源， zoot suit 含义。
• zoom 英文词源 zoom (v.) 1886, of echoic origin. Gained popularity c. 1917 as aviators began to use it. As a noun from 1917. The photographer's zoom lens is from 1936, from the specific aviation sense of zoom as "to quickly move closer." 中文词源 zoom ：快速移动 拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zoom 词源， zoom 含义。
• zoology 英文词源 zoology (n.) "science of animals," 1660s, from Modern Latin zoologia , from Greek zoion "animal" (see zoo- ) + -logia "study" (see -logy ). 中文词源 zoology ：动物学 zoo-,动物，来自PIE*gweie,存活，生命，词源biology,quick,vital，-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zoology 词源， zoology 含义。 zoology ：动物学 zoo-,动物
• zoolatry 英文词源 zoolatry (n.) "worship of animals or an animal," 1817, from zoo- + -latry . Related: Zoolater ; zoolatrous . 中文词源 zoolatry ：动物崇拜 zoo-,动物，-latry,崇拜，词源同idolatry. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zoolatry 词源， zoolatry 含义。 zoolatry ：动物崇拜 zoo-,动物，-latry,崇拜，词源同 idolatry.
• zoo 英文词源 zoo zoo: [19] Greek zóion meant ‘animal’ (it came from the Indo-European base * gwei -, which also lies behind English biology , quick , and vital ). From it was formed modern Latin zōologia ‘study of animals’, which English adapted as zoology [17]. Zoological was derived from this in the 19th century, and when the Zoological Society of London opened their exhibition of live
• zonk 英文词源 zonk (v.) 1950, "to hit hard;" 1968, "to put into a stupor;" slang term, of echoic origin. 中文词源 zonk ：使筋疲力尽，使疲惫不堪 拟声词，击打的声音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zonk 词源， zonk 含义。
• zone 英文词源 zone (n.) late 14c., from Latin zona "geographical belt, celestial zone," from Greek zone "a belt, the girdle worn by women at the hips," related to zonnynai "to gird," from PIE root *yos- "to gird" (cognates: Avestan yasta- "girt," Lithuanian juosiu "to gird," Old Church Slavonic po-jasu "girdle"). The 10c. Anglo-Saxon treatise on astronomy translates Latin quinque zonas as fyf gyrdl
• zombie 英文词源 zombie zombie: [19] Zombie was originally the name of a snake-god in the voodoo cult of West Africa, and later of the Caribbean, and it comes from a West African language (it is related to Kongo nzambi ‘god’ and zumbi ‘fetish’). It was later applied to a reanimated corpse in the voodoo cult, and a ghoulish sense of humour transferred the English word in the 1930s to a ‘catat
• zither 英文词源 zither zither: see guitar zither (n.) stringed musical instrument, 1850, from German Zither , from Old High German zitara , from Latin cithara , from Greek kithara (see guitar ). 中文词源 zither ：齐特琴 来自拉丁语cithara,词源同guitar. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zither 词源， zither 含义。 zither ：齐特琴 来自拉丁语 cithara,词源
• zit 英文词源 zit (n.) "acne pimple," 1966, originally U.S. teenager slang, of unknown origin. 中文词源 zit ：丘疹 校园俚语，词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zit 词源， zit 含义。
• zirconium 英文词源 zirconium (n.) metallic chemical element, 1808, coined by German chemist and mineralogist Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817) in 1789; so called because it was found in zircon . 中文词源 zirconium ：锆 来自zircon,锆石，因这种金属元素发现于锆石而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zirconium 词源， zirconium 含义。 zirconium ：锆
• zircon 英文词源 zircon (n.) 1794, circon , also jargon , new name given in chemistry to jacinth , from French zircone and German Zirkon (compare French jargon , Italian giargone ), from Arabic zarqun "cinnabar, bright red," from Persian zargun "gold-colored," from Avestan zari- "gold-colored," from zar "gold." 中文词源 zircon ：锆石 来自阿拉伯语zarqun,朱砂，鲜红色。 该词的英语词
• zippy 英文词源 zippy (adj.) 1904, from zip (n.) "energy, force" (1900, from zip (v.1)) + -y (2). 中文词源 zippy ：快速的 来自zip,快速。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zippy 词源， zippy 含义。
• Zippo 英文词源 Zippo (n.) proprietary name of a brand of cigarette lighter, patented 1934 by Zippo Manufacturing Co., Bradford, Pa. 中文词源 Zippo ：芝宝牌打火机 品牌名，以生产打火机著名，来自其创始人George G Blaisdell在1932年为公司命名的时候，觉得Zippo很符合打火机的意味，因而命名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Zippo
• Ziploc bag 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random rat rat: [OE] Rat is a general western European term, with relatives in French rat , Italian ratto , Spanish rata , German ratte , Dutch rat , Swedish råatta , and Danish rotte . These all come from Vulgar Latin * rattus , whose origin is unknown. 中文词源 Ziploc bag ：自封袋 商标名，即zipper-lock bag. 该词的英语
• zip 英文词源 zip (v.1) "move rapidly," 1852, of echoic origin. Meaning "close with a zipper" is from 1932. Related: Zipped ; zipping . ZIP (adj.) 1963, in U.S. postal ZIP code, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan , no doubt chosen with conscious echo of zip (v.1). zip (n.2) "zero," 1900, student slang for a grade of zero on a test, etc.; of unknown origin; compare zilch . zip (v.2) "to close or f
• Zionism 英文词源 Zionism (n.) "movement for forming (later supporting) a Jewish national state in Palestine," 1896, from German Zionismus (from Zion + Latin-derived suffix -ismus ; see -ism ); first recorded 1886 in "Selbstemancipation," by "Matthias Acher" (pseudonym of Nathan Birnbaum (1864-1937)). 中文词源 Zionism ：锡安主义，犹太复国主义 Zion,锡安，-ism,主义，即犹太人要求
• Zion 英文词源 Zion late Old English Sion , from Greek Seon , from Hebrew Tsiyon , name of a Canaanite hill fortress in Jerusalem captured by David and called in the Bible "City of David." It became the center of Jewish life and worship. 中文词源 Zion ：锡安，犹太人的精神家园 来自希伯来语Tsiyon，耶路撒冷的一个迦南要塞，犹太人的精神家园，在圣经中为”C
• zinger 英文词源 zinger (n.) "cruel quip," 1970, from zing + -er (1). Earlier it was baseball slang for "fastball" (by 1957). 中文词源 zinger ：妙语 来自zing,呼啸，比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zinger 词源， zinger 含义。 zinger ：妙语 来自 zing,呼啸，比喻用法。
• zing 英文词源 zing (n.) 1911, "high pitched sound," of echoic origin. Slang meaning "energy, zest" is attested from 1918. Verb is from 1920; meaning "to deliver a stinging witticism or retort" is by 1975. 中文词源 zing ：呼啸疾行 拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zing 词源， zing 含义。
• zinc 英文词源 zinc (n.) 1650s, zinke , from German Zink , perhaps related to Zinke "prong, point;" said to have been used first by Paracelsus (c. 1526) on analogy of the form of its crystals after smelting. Zinke is from Old High German zint "a point, jag," from Proto-Germanic *teng- "tine" (cognates: Old Norse tindr "point, top, summit," Old English tind "prong, spike"), from PIE *denk- "to bite."
• Zimmer frame 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bribe bribe: [14] The origin of bribe is obscure, and its semantic history is particularly involved. The word first turns up in Old French, as a noun meaning ‘piece of bread, especially one given to a beggar’. From this, the progression of senses seems to have been to a more general ‘alms’; then to the ‘practice of liv
• zillion 英文词源 zillion (n.) 1942, arbitrary coinage with no definite numerical value; first recorded in "Billboard." 中文词源 zillion ：大量 根据million,billion等词杜撰出来的一个词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zillion 词源， zillion 含义。 zillion ：大量 根据 million,billion 等词杜撰出来的一个词。
• zilch 英文词源 zilch (n.) "nothing," 1957; "insignificant person," 1933, from use of Zilch as a generic comical-sounding surname for an insignificant person (especially Joe Zilch ). There was a Mr. Zilch (1931), comic character in the magazine "Ballyhoo," and the use perhaps originated c. 1922 in U.S. college or theater slang. Probably a nonsense syllable, suggestive of the end of the alphabet, but
• zigzag 英文词源 zigzag "A line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns", Early 18th century: from French, from German Zickzack , symbolic of alternation of direction, first applied to fortifications. 中文词源 zigzag ：Z字形 来自法语，词源不确定，可能根据字母Z杜撰出来的一个韵律重复词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zigzag 词源
• ziggurat 英文词源 ziggurat (n.) also zikkurat , 1858, from Assyrian ziqquratu "height, pinnacle," from zaqaru "to be high." 中文词源 ziggurat ：塔庙 来自叙利亚语，顶点，尖塔。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ziggurat 词源， ziggurat 含义。
• Zeus 英文词源 Zeus supreme god of the ancient Greeks and master of the others, 1706, from Greek, from PIE *dewos- "god" (cognates: Latin deus "god," Old Persian daiva- "demon, evil god," Old Church Slavonic deivai , Sanskrit deva- ), from root *dyeu- "to gleam, to shine;" also the root of words for "sky" and "day" (see diurnal ). The god-sense is originally "shining," but "whether as originally sun
• zeugma 英文词源 zeugma (n.) 1580s, "a single word (usually a verb or adjective) made to refer to two or more nouns in a sentence" (but properly applying to only one of them), from Greek zeugma , "a zeugma; that which is used for joining; boat bridge," literally "a yoking," from zeugnynai "to yoke" (see jugular ). 中文词源 zeugma ：轭式搭配 来自希腊语zeugma,连接，轭，来自PIE*yeug,连
• zeta 英文词源 zeta (n.) sixth letter of the Greek alphabet; see zed . 中文词源 zeta ：希腊字母表的第六个字母Z 来自希伯来语zayin,武器，因字母Z在古希伯来语形似如钩子的武器而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zeta 词源， zeta 含义。
• zero 英文词源 zero zero: [17] In common with many other English mathematical terms, zero comes ultimately from Arabic. Its distant ancestor is Arabic sifr , a noun use of an adjective meaning ‘empty’, which also produced English cipher . It passed into English via Old Spanish zero and French zéro . = cipher zero (n.) "figure which stands for naught in the Arabic notation," also "the absence of
• Zeppelin 英文词源 zeppelin (n.) 1900, from German Zeppelin , short for Zeppelinschiff "Zeppelin ship," after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), German general who perfected its design. Compare blimp . Related: Zeppelinous . 中文词源 Zeppelin ：齐柏林飞艇 缩写自德语Zeppelinshiff,即Zeppelin ship,以其设计者19世纪德国将军Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin命名。 该词的英语词
• zenith 英文词源 zenith zenith: [14] Arabic samt arrās means literally ‘path over the head’. Samt ‘path, road’ made its way via Old Spanish zenit and Old French cenit into English as zenith , bringing with it the metaphorical application to the ‘point in the sky directly overhead’. The plural of samt , sumūt , is the ultimate source of English azimuth [14]. = azimuth zenith (n.) "point o
• Zen 英文词源 Zen (n.) school of Mahayana Buddhism, 1727, from Japanese, from Chinese ch'an , ultimately from Sanskrit dhyana "thought, meditation," from PIE root *dheie- "to see, look" (cognates: Greek sema "sign, mark, token"). As an adjective from 1881. 中文词源 Zen ：禅 由日语传入英语，来自汉语禅，最终来自梵语dhyana,思考，沉思，来自PIE*dheie,看，思考，词源
• zeitgeist 英文词源 zeitgeist (n.) 1848, from German Zeitgeist (Herder, 1769), "spirit of the age," literally "time-spirit," from Zeit "time" (see tide (n.)) + Geist "spirit" (see ghost (n.)). Carlyle has it as a German word in "Sartor Resartus" (1840) and translates it as "Time-Spirit." 中文词源 zeitgeist ：时代精神 来自德语Zeitgeist，来自Zeit,时间，时代，词源同tide,Geist,精神，
• zebu 英文词源 zebu (n.) Asiatic ox, 1774, from French zebu , ultimately of Tibetan origin. First shown in Europe at the Paris fair of 1752. 中文词源 zebu ：瘤牛 来自藏语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zebu 词源， zebu 含义。
• zebra 英文词源 zebra (n.) c. 1600, from Italian zebra , perhaps via Portuguese, earlier applied to a now-extinct wild ass, of uncertain origin, said to be Congolese [OED], or Amharic [Klein], but perhaps ultimately from Latin equiferus "wild horse," from equus "horse" (see equine ) + ferus (see fierce ). Related: Zebrine ; zebroid . 中文词源 zebra ：斑马 可能来自非洲刚果土著语。或来
• zealotry 英文词源 zealotry (n.) "excessive or undue zeal, fanaticism," 1650s, from zealot + -ry . 中文词源 zealotry ：狂热行为 来自zeal,狂热。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zealotry 词源， zealotry 含义。
• zapper 英文词源 zapper (n.) electrical pest-killer, 1970, from zap . 中文词源 zapper ：摇控器，灭杀器 来自zap,快速移动，杀死，引申词义遥控器，杀虫器。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： zapper 词源， zapper 含义。 zapper ：摇控器，杀虫器 来自 zap,快速移动，杀死，引申词义遥控器，杀虫器。
• zap 英文词源 zap 1929 as a sound, 1942 as a verb; a comic strip word (especially from "Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century"), of imitative origin. Meaning "erase electronically" is 1982. Related: Zapped ; zapping . 中文词源 zap ：快速移动，杀死 来自儿童连环画根据快速移动的声音创造出来的一个词，引申词义杀死。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• zany 英文词源 zany zany: [16] Zany originated as the name of a character in the old Italian commedia dell’arte, who tried, rather feebly, to mimic the antics of the clown. It came from Italian Zanni , a Venetian and Lombardic variant of Gianni , the pet form of Giovanni (the Italian equivalent of English John ). Its meaning was broadened out to ‘buffoon’ in the 17th century, but it does not s
• zest 英文词源 zest (n.) 1670s, from French zeste "piece of orange or lemon peel used as a flavoring," of unknown origin. Sense of "thing that adds flavor" is 1709; that of "keen enjoyment" first attested 1791. 中文词源 zest （风味）：用来增加饮料口味的水果皮 在古代，法国人喝饮料时，喜欢在饮料中添加一些新鲜的柠檬皮或柑橘皮，用来增加饮料的口
• zephyr 英文词源 zephyr (n.) mid-14c., from Old English Zefferus , from Latin Zephyrus (source also of French zéphire , Spanish zefiro , Italian zeffiro ), from Greek Zephyros "the west wind" (sometimes personified as a god), probably related to zophos "the west, the dark region, darkness, gloom." Extended sense of "mild breeze" is c. 1600. Related: Zephyrean . 中文词源 zephyr （和风）：希腊
• zeal 英文词源 zeal zeal: [14] Zeal is closely related to jealousy . It comes via late Latin zēlus from Greek zélos ‘fervour, jealousy’. The medieval Latin derivative zēlōsus has left English a double legacy: zealous [16] and (via Old French) jealous . = jealous zeal (n.) "passionate ardor in pursuit of an objective or course of action," late 14c., from Old French zel (Modern French zèle )
• zodiac 英文词源 zodiac zodiac: [14] The zodiac is etymologically a circle of ‘little animals’. Greek zóidion originally denoted a ‘carved figure of an animal’ (it was a diminutive of zóion ‘animal’, a relative of English zoo ). From it was derived the adjective zōidiakós , which was used in the expression zōidiakós kúklos ‘circle of carved figures’, denoting the twelve figures
• yeah 英文词源 yeah American English, colloquial, by 1863, from drawling pronunciation of yes . 中文词源 yeah ：是 yeah 和 yes 虽为同义词，但仅在口语中使用。 yeah 可能源自德语、荷兰语的 ja 'yes' ，与 yea 有亲缘关系。参见yes. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： yeah 词源， yeah 含义。
• yoyo 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random martial martial: [14] Latin mārtiālis denoted ‘of Mars, the god of war’ (his name goes back to an early Latin Māvors ). In its journey via Old French to English it acquired the meaning ‘of war’. The application of the name Mars to the red planet dates back to Roman times, as does the adjective Martian [14] (from Latin
• yesman 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random novice novice: see novel 中文词源 yesman ：唯唯诺诺的人 像hot dog（热狗）一样，据信这也是美国著名漫画家多甘（T.D.Dorgan,1877-1929）创造的一个词。yesman 首次见于他1913年画的一幅名为 "Give the First Edition the Once Over" 的漫画。上面画着一位报纸编辑和他的几位助
• Y 英文词源 Y a late-developing letter in English. Called ipsilon in German, upsilon in Greek, the English name is of obscure origin. The sound at the beginning of yard , yes , yield , etc. is from Old English words with initial g- as in got and y- as in yet , which were considered the same sound and often transcribed as Ȝ , known as yogh . The system was altered by French scribes, who brought o
• yurt 英文词源 yurt (n.) "house or hut of the natives of north and central Asia," 1784, ultimately from Russian yurta , from a Turkic language and originally meaning "home, dwelling." 中文词源 yurt ：蒙古包 来自土耳其语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： yurt 词源， yurt 含义。
• yuppify 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random print print: [13] Latin premere meant ‘press’ (its past participial stem press - underlies English press ). It passed into Old French as preindre , whose past participle formed the basis of a noun preinte ‘impression, impressed mark’ – source of English print . The verb first used for the activity of ‘printing books’
• yuppie 英文词源 yuppie yuppie: [20] Yuppie is an acronym, formed in the USA from the initial letters of ‘young urban professional’. It came on the scene in 1984, and at first competed with yumpie (formed from ‘young upwardly mobile people’). It was yuppie which won out, and indeed has thrived to such an extent as to produce a whole range of (more or less ephemeral) clones such as buppie ‘bl
• yummy 英文词源 yummy "delicious," 1899, from baby talk. Yum-yum as an exclamation of pleasure is recorded from 1878. 中文词源 yummy ：好吃的 儿语拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： yummy 词源， yummy 含义。
• Yuletide 英文词源 yuletide (n.) late 15c., from yule + tide . 中文词源 Yuletide ：圣诞节期间 Yule,圣诞节，tide,到来，期间。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Yuletide 词源， Yuletide 含义。 Yuletide ：圣诞节期间 Yule,圣诞节，tide,到来，期间。 yummy 好吃的
• Yule 英文词源 Yule Yule: [OE] Old English gēol , the ancestor of modern English Yule , was originally the name of a pre-Christian mid-winter festival, but it later came to be applied to ‘Christmas’. It was related to Old Norse jól ‘mid-winter festival’ (possible source of English jolly ), but where it ultimately came from is not known. It has been speculated that it may be descended from
• yuck 英文词源 yuck (1) exclamation of disgust, 1966, origin perhaps echoic (compare Newfoundland slang yuck "to vomit," 1963; U.S. slang yuck "despised person," 1943; provincial English yuck "the itch, mange, scabies"). Variant yech is by 1969. yuck (2) "laugh," 1938, yock , probably imitative. 中文词源 yuck ：恶心 模仿呕吐的声音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• yucca 英文词源 yucca (n.) Central and South American name for the cassava plant, 1550s, from Spanish yuca , juca (late 15c.), probably from Taino, native language of Haiti. 中文词源 yucca ：剑兰 来自加勒比海地语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： yucca 词源， yucca 含义。
• yuan 英文词源 yuan (n.) Chinese unit of currency introduced 1914, from Chinese yuan "round, round object, circle." 中文词源 yuan ：元 来自汉语元。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： yuan 词源， yuan 含义。
• yttrium 英文词源 yttrium metallic rare-earth element, 1866, coined in Modern Latin by Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander (1797-1858) from Ytterby , name of a town in Sweden where mineral containing it was found. 中文词源 yttrium ：钇 因发现自瑞典Ytterby镇而得名，该地字面意思为outer village(by). 1794年在瑞典小镇伊特比的黑石中发现了化学元素“钇”，决定用
• ytterbium 英文词源 ytterbium (n.) metallic rare-earth element, 1879, coined in Modern Latin by Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander (1797-1858) from Ytterby , name of a town in Sweden where mineral containing it was found. 中文词源 ytterbium ：镱 因发现自瑞典Ytterby镇而得名，该地字面意思为outer village(by). 1794年在瑞典小镇伊特比的黑石中发现了化学元素“钇”，
• yo-yo 英文词源 yo-yo (n.) 1915, apparently from a language of the Philippines. Registered as a trademark in Vancouver, Canada, in 1932, the year the first craze for them began (subsequent fads 1950s, 1970s, 1998). The toy itself is much older and was earlier known as bandalore (1802), a word of obscure origin, "but it was from American contact in the Philippines that the first commercial development
• yowl 英文词源 yowl (v.) c. 1200, yuhelen , probably of imitative origin. Related: Yowled ; yowling . The noun is recorded from mid-15c. 中文词源 yowl ：号叫 拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： yowl 词源， yowl 含义。
• You Tube 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hundred hundred: [OE] The main Old English word for ‘hundred’ was hund , whose history can be traced back via a prehistoric Germanic * khundam to Indo-European * kmtóm ; this was also the source of Latin centum , Greek hekatón , and Sanskrit çatám , all meaning ‘hundred’. The form hundred did not appear until the 10t
• youth 英文词源 youth (n.) Old English geoguð "youth; young people, junior warriors; young of cattle," related to geong "young," from Proto-Germanic *jugunthi- (cognates: Old Saxon juguth , Old Frisian jogethe , Middle Dutch joghet , Dutch jeugd , Old High German jugund , German Jugend , Gothic junda "youth"), from suffixed form of PIE root *yeu- "vital force, youthful vigor" (see young (adj.)) + Pr
• your 英文词源 your your: see you your Old English eower , possessive pronominal adjective, genitive of ge "ye" (see ye ), from Proto-Germanic base of you . Cognate with Old Saxon iuwar , Old Frisian iuwer , Old Norse yðvarr , Old High German iuwer , German euer , Gothic izwar "your." Used in titles of honor by mid-14c. 中文词源 your ：你的，你们的 来自you的所有格形式。 该词的英
• young 英文词源 young young: [OE] Young is part of a widespread family of words that go back to Indo-European * juwngkós ‘young’ (others include Welsh ieuanc , Irish ōg , and Sanskrit juvaçás ). And this in turn was derived from * juwen -, which produced Latin juvenis (source of English junior , juvenile , etc), Lithuanian jaunas , Russian junyj , Bulgarian jun , etc. The Indo-European adject
• you 英文词源 you you: [OE] You was originally the accusative and dative form of ye ‘you’, but it began to take over as the nominative form in the 15th century, and at the same time was in the process of ousting the singular thou to become the general secondperson pronoun. Its West Germanic ancestor * iwwiz , which also produced German euch and Dutch u , went back ultimately to Indo-European *
• yore 英文词源 yore (adv.) Old English geara "of yore, formerly, in former times," literally "of years," originally adverbial genitive plural of gear (see year ), and used without of . As a noun from mid-14c. 中文词源 yore ：很久以前 来自year的复数所有格形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： yore 词源， yore 含义。 yore ：很久以前 来自 year 的复
• yonks 英文词源 yonks "A very long time", 1960s: origin unknown; perhaps related to donkey's years (see donkey ).Moredonkey from late 18th century:Before the late 18th century a donkey was an ass. At first the word donkey was used only in slang and dialect, and its origin is lost. Early references indicate that it rhymed with monkey, and this has prompted some to suggest that it comes from the colour
• yonder 英文词源 yonder (adv.) "within sight but not near," c. 1300, from Old English geond "throughout, up to, as far as" (see yond ) + comparative suffix -er (2). Cognate with Middle Low German ginder , Middle Dutch gender , Dutch ginder , Gothic jaindre . Now replaced except in poetic usage by ungrammatical that . 中文词源 yonder ：那边的 来自PIE*i,那个，他，词源同item,identity,引申
• yomp 英文词源 yomp "(Of a soldier) march with heavy equipment over difficult terrain", 1980s: of unknown origin. The word came into prominence when used by the Royal Marines during the Falklands War of 1982. 中文词源 yomp ：武装越野行军 军事俚语，词源未知，可能来自武装越野的喘气声。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： yomp 词源， yomp 含义。