英语词源

• voluntary 英文词源 voluntary (adj.) late 14c., from Latin voluntarius "willing, of one's free will," from voluntas "will," from the ancient accusative singular present participle of velle "to wish" (see will (v.)). Originally of feelings, later also of actions (mid-15c.). Related: Voluntarily . 中文词源 voluntary ：志愿的 来自PIE*wel,希望，意愿，词源同will，volition。引申义意愿的
• volumize 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fugue fugue: see refuge 中文词源 volumize ：使丰盈 来自volume,体积，容积。即使充满，丰盈。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： volumize 词源， volumize 含义。 volumize ：使丰盈 来自 volume,体积，容积。即使充满，丰盈。
• voluble 英文词源 voluble (adj.) early 15c., "liable to constant change," from Middle French voluble , from Latin volubilis "that turns around, rolling, flowing," figuratively (of speech) "fluent, rapid," from volvere "to turn around, roll" (see volvox ). Meaning "fluent, talkative" first recorded 1580s. Related: Volubly . 中文词源 voluble ：滔滔不绝的 来自拉丁语volvere,旋转，来自PI
• volte-face 英文词源 volte-face a reversal of opinion, 1819, French (17c.), from Italian volta faccia , literally "turn face," from volta , imper. of voltare "to turn" (from Vulgar Latin *volvita , from Latin volvere "to roll;" see volvox ) + faccia (see face ). 中文词源 volte-face ：大转变 volte,转，旋转，词源同volume,face,脸。引申词义大转变。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• voltage 英文词源 voltage (n.) "electromotive force reckoned in volts," 1882, from volt + -age . 中文词源 voltage ：电压，伏特数 来自volt,电伏。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： voltage 词源， voltage 含义。
• volt 英文词源 volt (n.) unit of electromotive force, 1873, back-formation from voltaic . 中文词源 volt ：伏，电伏 来自其发现者18世纪意大利物理学家Alessandro Volta. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： volt 词源， volt 含义。 volt ：伏，电伏 来自其发现者 18 世纪意大利物理学家 Alessandro Volta.
• volleyball 英文词源 volleyball (n.) 1896, from volley (n.) in the sporting sense + ball (n.1). So called because the ball must be returned before it hits the ground. 中文词源 volleyball ：排球 volley,投掷，发射，ball,球。该词用来命名排球。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： volleyball 词源， volleyball 含义。 volleyball ：排球 volley,投掷，发射，
• volley 英文词源 volley volley: [16] A volley is etymologically a ‘flight’ of something, such as missiles. The word comes via Old French volee from Vulgar Latin * volāta ‘flight’, which was a noun use of the feminine past participle of Latin volāre ‘fly’ (source also of English volatile [17]). The origins of this are not certain, although it may be distantly related to Sanskrit garutmant
• volition 英文词源 volition volition: [17] Volition comes via French volition from medieval Latin volitiō , a noun derived from Latin volō ‘I will’. Together with English will , this went back ultimately to Indo-European * wel -, * wol - ‘be pleasing’, which also produced English volunteer and voluptuous . = voluntary , volunteer , voluptuous , will volition (n.) 1610s, from French volition (1
• vole 英文词源 vole vole: [19] A vole is etymologically a ‘fieldmouse’. The word is short for an earlier volemouse , which is assumed to have been borrowed from an unrecorded Norwegian compound * vollmus . The first element of this, voll ‘field’, was descended from Old Norse völlr ‘field’, which in turn went back to prehistoric Germanic * walthus (source also of English weald [OE] and w
• volcanic 英文词源 volcanic (adj.) 1774, from French volcanique , from Italian vulcanico , from vulcano (see volcano ). Figurative sense of "prone to explosive activity" is attested from 1854. 中文词源 volcanic ：火山的 来自volcano,火山。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： volcanic 词源， volcanic 含义。
• vol-au-vent 英文词源 vol-au-vent "A small round case of puff pastry filled with a savoury mixture, typically of meat or fish in a richly flavoured sauce", French, literally 'flight in the wind'. 中文词源 vol-au-vent ：酥皮馅饼 来自法语，来自vol,飞，词源同volatile,vent,风，词源同wind。字面意思即风中飞，用来形容这种馅饼的酥脆。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• volatile 英文词源 volatile volatile: see volley volatile (adj.) 1590s "fine or light," also "evaporating rapidly" (c. 1600), from Middle French volatile , from Latin volatilis "fleeting, transitory; swift, rapid; flying, winged," from past participle stem of volare "to fly" (see volant ). Sense of "readily changing, flighty, fickle" is first recorded 1640s. Volatiles in Middle English meant "birds, but
• voile 英文词源 voile (n.) thin material used for women's dresses, 1889, from French voile "veil" (see veil (n.)). 中文词源 voile ：巴里纱 来自法语voila,看，来自拉丁语videre,看，词源同video,visit。因这种纱的半透明而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： voile 词源， voile 含义。 voile ：巴里纱 来自法语 voila,看，来自拉丁语
• void deck 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random arthritis arthritis: [16] Greek árthron meant ‘joint’ (it is used in various technical terms in biology, such as arthropod ‘creature, such as an insect, with jointed limbs’). It came from the Indo-European root * ar - ‘put things together, join, fit’, which also produced Latin artus ‘limb’ (source of English art
• void 英文词源 void void: see avoid void (adj.) c. 1300, "unoccupied, vacant," from Anglo-French and Old French voide , viude "empty, vast, wide, hollow, waste, uncultivated, fallow," as a noun, "opening, hole; loss," from Latin vocivos "unoccupied, vacant," related to vacuus "empty" (see vacuum (n.)). Meaning "lacking or wanting" (something) is recorded from early 15c. Meaning "legally invalid, wit
• voice 英文词源 voice voice: [13] Voice comes via Old French vois from Latin vōx ‘voice’, whose other contributions to English include vocal [14], vociferous [17], and vowel . Its ultimate source is the Indo-European base * wek - ‘speak, say’, which also produced Latin vocāre ‘call’, ancestor of English vocabulary , vocation , etc. = vocal , vocation , vociferous , vowel voice (n.) late
• vogue 英文词源 vogue vogue: [16] The etymological notion underlying the word vogue is of being borne along on the ‘waves’ of fashion. Its immediate source was French vogue . This was originally used for ‘rowing’, but was subsequently extended metaphorically via ‘smooth easy course’ and ‘successful course’ to ‘fashionable course’. French vogue itself, though, was of Germanic origi
• vodka 英文词源 vodka vodka: [19] Vodka denotes etymologically ‘little water’. The word was borrowed at the beginning of the 19th century from Russian vodka , which is a diminutive form of voda ‘water’. And voda came from the same Indo-European source (* wedōr , * wodōr ) as produced English water . The euphemistic application of the term water to distilled spirits is also responsible for e
• vociferous 英文词源 vociferous (adj.) 1610s, from Latin vociferari "to shout, yell, cry out," from vox (genitive vocis ) "voice" (see voice (n.)) + stem of ferre "to carry" (see infer ). Related: Vociferously ; vociferousness . 中文词源 vociferous ：大声疾呼的 voc-,声音，呼唤，词源同voice,-fer,带来，词源同bring. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vociferous 词源
• vocative 英文词源 vocative (adj.) early 15c., "showing the person or thing spoken to," from Middle French vocatif , from Latin vocativus (casus) "(case of) calling," from vocatus , past participle of vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). The Latin is a translation of Greek kletike ptosis , from kletikos "related to calling," from kletos "called." As a noun from 1520s. 中文词源 vocative ：呼格的 来自
• vocation 英文词源 vocation vocation: [15] A vocation is etymologically a ‘calling’. The word comes via Old French vocation from Latin vocātiō . This was derived from the verb vocāre ‘call’, which came from the same base as vōx ‘voice’ (source of English vocal , voice , etc). Also from vocāre come convoke [16], evoke [17], invoke [15], provoke [15], revoke [16], vocabulary [16], vocativ
• vocalist 英文词源 vocalist (n.) 1610s, "speaker" (obsolete); 1817, "singer," as opposed to "instrumental performer;" from vocal + -ist . 中文词源 vocalist ：歌唱家 来自voc-,声音，词源同voice。引申词义歌唱家。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vocalist 词源， vocalist 含义。 vocalist ：歌唱家 来自 voc-,声音，词源同 voice.引申词义歌唱家
• vocabulary 英文词源 vocabulary (n.) 1530s, "list of words with explanations," from Medieval Latin vocabularium "a list of words," from Latin vocabulum "word, name, noun," from vocare "to name, call" (see voice (n.)). Meaning "range of words in the language of a person or group" is first attested 1753. 中文词源 vocabulary ：词汇表 来自voc-,声音，词源同voice,引申词义词语，词汇表。词
• vizier 英文词源 vizier (n.) also vizir , 1560s, from Turkish vezir "counsellor," from Arabic wazir "viceroy," literally "one who bears (the burden of office)," literally "porter, carrier," from wazara "he carried." But Klein says Arabic wazir is from Avestan viçira "arbitrator, judge." He also says it replaced Arabic katib , literally "writer," in the sense "secretary of state." 中文词源 vizier ：
• viz. 英文词源 viz. 1530s, abbreviation of videlicet "that is to say, to wit, namely" (mid-15c.), from Latin videlicet , contraction of videre licet "it is permissible to see," from videre "to see" (see vision ) + licet "it is allowed," third person singular present indicative of licere "be allowed" (see licence ). The -z- is not a letter, but originally a twirl, representing the usual Medieval Lati
• vixen 英文词源 vixen vixen: [15] The only Old English word on record for a ‘female fox’ is fyxe . Fixene first appears in the late Middle English period. It was formed using the suffix - en , denoting ‘female’. This was once quite common – Old English had biren ‘female bear’, for instance, and gyden ‘goddess’ – but it now survives only in vixen . (Its German counterpart, - in , i
• vivisection 英文词源 vivisection (n.) "dissection of a living animal," 1694, from Latin vivus "alive" (see vivid ) + ending from dissection ). Related: Vivisectionist . 中文词源 vivisection ：活体解剖 viv-,生命，词源同vital,vivid,-sect,解剖，词源同insect,section. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vivisection 词源， vivisection 含义。 vivisection ：活体解剖
• viviparous 英文词源 viviparous viviparous: see parent viviparous (adj.) 1640s, from Late Latin viviparus "bringing forth alive," from Latin vivus "alive, living" (see vivid ) + parere "bring forth, bear" (see pare ). See viper . 中文词源 viviparous ：胎生的 viv-,生命，词源同vital,vivid,-par,生育，词源同parent。用于指胎生。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• vivid 英文词源 vivid vivid: [17] Vivid was acquired from Latin vīvidus ‘full of life, lively’. This was derived from vīvere ‘live’, which in turn went back to the Indo- European base * gwei -, source also of English biology , quick , and zoo . To the same immediate word-family belong convivial [17], revive [15], survive [15], victuals , viper , vital , vitamin , vivacious [17], and vivisec
• vive la difference 英文词源 vive la difference "An expression of approval of difference, especially that between the sexes", From French vive la différence , literally 'long live the difference'. 中文词源 vive la difference ：（尤用以赞同男女有别）差别万岁 来自法语，幽默用法，即different life. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vive la difference 词源， vive
• viva voce 英文词源 viva voce also viva-voce , "by word of mouth," 1580s, Latin, literally "living-voice," ablative of viva vox . 中文词源 viva voce ：口试 来自拉丁语vivid voice,鲜明的声音，用于指口试。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： viva voce 词源， viva voce 含义。
• vivarium 英文词源 vivarium (n.) c. 1600, "game park," from Latin vivarium "enclosure for live game, park, warren, preserve, fish pond," noun use of neuter singular of vivarius "pertaining to living creatures," from vivus "alive, living" (see vivid ). Meaning "glass bowl for studying living creatures" is from 1853. 中文词源 vivarium ：生态缸（用于饲养动物作科研用途等） viv-,生命，
• vivacious 英文词源 vivacious vivacious: see victuals vivacious (adj.) 1640s, from Latin vivax (genitive vivacis ) "lively, vigorous" (see vivacity ) + -ous . Related: Vivaciously . 中文词源 vivacious ：活泼的 viv-,生命，活力，词源同vital,vivid. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vivacious 词源， vivacious 含义。 vivacious ：活泼的 viv-,生命，活力，词源
• vituperation 英文词源 vituperation (n.) mid-15c., but rare before early 19c., from Latin vituperationem (nominative vituperatio ) "blame, a blaming, censuring," from past participle stem of vituperare "disparage, find fault with," from vitiperos "having faults," from vitium "fault, defect" (see vice (n.1)) + parare "prepare, provide, procure" (see pare ). Vituperatio was stronger than either Latin reprehen
• vitro 英文词源 in vitro Latin; "in a test tube, culture dish, etc.;" literally "in glass" (see vitreous ). vitro- word-forming element meaning "glass," from comb. form of Latin vitrum "glass" (see vitreous ). 中文词源 vitro ：玻璃试管 来自拉丁语vitrum,玻璃，词源同water,水，即玻璃的，玻璃质的，用于指玻璃试管。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• vitriolic 英文词源 vitriolic (adj.) 1660s, from French vitriolique (16c.) or from vitriol + -ic . Figurative sense "biting, caustic, very severe" is by 1841. 中文词源 vitriolic ：尖酸的 来自vitriol,尖刻，尖酸。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vitriolic 词源， vitriolic 含义。 vitriolic ：尖酸的 来自 vitriol,尖刻，尖酸。
• vitriol 英文词源 vitriol (n.) late 14c., "sulphate of iron," from Old French vitriol (13c.), from Medieval Latin vitriolum "vitriol," noun use of neuter of vitriolus , variant of Late Latin vitreolus "of glass," from Latin vitreus "of glass, glassy," from vitrum "glass" (see vitreous ). So called from its glassy appearance in certain states. Meaning "bitter or caustic feelings" first attested 1769, in
• vitrify 英文词源 vitrify (v.) 1590s, from Middle French vitrifier (16c.), from Latin vitrum "glass" (see vitreous ) + -ficare , from facere "to make, do" (see factitious ). Related: Vitrified ; vitrification . 中文词源 vitrify ：玻璃化 来自拉丁语vitrum,玻璃，词源同water,水，-fy,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vitrify 词源， vitrify 含义。 vitrif
• vitreous 英文词源 vitreous vitreous: [17] Latin vitrum meant ‘glass’ (it may be the same word as vitrum ‘woad, plant producing blue dye’, the link being the bluishgreen colour of glass, and it might even be distantly related to English woad itself). From it was derived vitreus ‘clear, transparent’, which gave English vitreous . The sulphates of various metals have a glassy appearance, and s
• viticulture 英文词源 viticulture (n.) "cultivation of grapes," 1867, from French viticulture , from Latin vitis "vine" (see vise ) + culture (see culture (n.)). Related: Viticultural (1855). 中文词源 viticulture ：葡萄栽培术 vit-,葡萄，来自PIE*wei,弯，转，缠绕，词源同vine,wind,culture,栽培，文化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： viticulture 词源， v
• vitiate 英文词源 vitiate (v.) 1530s, from Latin vitiatus , past participle of vitiare "to make faulty, injure, spoil, corrupt," from vitium "fault, defect, blemish, crime, vice" (see vice (n.1)). Related: Vitiated ; vitiating . 中文词源 vitiate ：伤害，削弱，损坏 来自拉丁语vitium,错误，缺陷，污点，词源同vice,vicious。即中伤，找茬，伤害等。 该词的英语词源请
• vitamin 英文词源 vitamin vitamin: [20] Vitamins were originally vitamines : the Polish-born biochemist Casimir Funk who introduced them to the world in 1920 believed that they were amino acids and so formed the name from Latin vita ‘life’ and amine . It was soon discovered that Funk’s belief was mistaken, and alternative names were suggested, but in 1920 it was successfully proposed (by J.C. Dru
• vital 英文词源 vital vital: [14] Vital comes via Old French vital from Latin vītālis . This was a derivative of vīta ‘life’. And vīta went back ultimately to Latin vīvus ‘living’, source of English vivacious , vivid , etc. Viable [19] is also descended from vīta , and etymologically means ‘capable of life’. = viable , vitamin , vivid vital (adj.) late 14c., "of or manifesting life,
• visual 英文词源 visual visual: see visit visual (adj.) early 15c., "pertaining to the faculty of sight;" also "coming from the eye or sight" (as a beam of light was thought to do), from Late Latin visualis "of sight," from Latin visus "a sight, a looking; power of sight; things seen, appearance," from visus , past participle of videre "to see" (see vision ). Meaning "perceptible by sight" is from lat
• vista 英文词源 vista vista: see visit vista (n.) 1650s, "a view or prospect," from Italian vista "sight, view," noun use of fem. past participle of vedere "see," from Latin videre "to see" (see vision ). 中文词源 vista ：景观，远景，展望 来自拉丁语videre,看，-st,过去分词后缀。引申词义景观，远景，展望等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• visor 英文词源 visor visor: [14] A visor is etymologically something that covers the ‘face’. The word was borrowed from Anglo-Norman viser , a derivative of Old French vis ‘face’. This in turn was descended from Latin vīsus ‘sight, appearance’ (a noun use of the past participle of vidēre ‘see’, source of English vision , visit , etc), which in post-classical times was used for ‘f
• visitation 英文词源 visitation (n.) c. 1300, "a visit by an ecclesiastical representative to examine the condition of a parish, abbey, etc.," from Anglo-French visitacioun , Old French visitacion and directly from Latin visitationem (nominative visitatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of visitare (see visit (v.)). The supernatural sense of "a sight, apparition, a coming of God to a mortal" i
• visit 英文词源 visit visit: [13] Visit is one of a large family of English words that go back to Latin vidēre ‘see’. This in turn was descended from the Indo-European base * woid -, * weid -, * wid -, which also produced English wise and wit . Other members of the family include envy , revise [16], survey , video [20], view , visa , visage , visible [14], vision [13], visor , vista [17], and vi
• vision 英文词源 vision (n.) c. 1300, "something seen in the imagination or in the supernatural," from Anglo-French visioun , Old French vision "presence, sight; view, look, appearance; dream, supernatural sight" (12c.), from Latin visionem (nominative visio ) "act of seeing, sight, thing seen," noun of action from past participle stem of videre "to see." This is from the productive PIE root *weid- "t
• visible 英文词源 visible (adj.) mid-14c., from Old French visable , visible "perceptible" (12c.) and directly from Latin visibilis "that may be seen," from visus , past participle of videre "to see" (see vision ). An Old English word for this was eagsyne . Related: Visibly . 中文词源 visible ：可见的 来自vis-,看，看见，词源同visit,evident. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• vise 英文词源 vise (n.) early 14c., "a winch, crane," from Anglo-French vice , Old French vis , viz "screw," from Latin vitis "vine, tendril of a vine," literally "that which winds," from root of viere "to bind, twist" (see withy ). Also in Middle English, "device like a screw or winch for bending a crossbow or catapult; spiral staircase; the screw of a press; twisted tie for fastening a hood under
• viscous 英文词源 viscous (adj.) late 14c., from Anglo-French viscous and directly from Late Latin viscosus "sticky," from Latin viscum "anything sticky, birdlime made from mistletoe, mistletoe," probably from PIE root *weis- "to melt away, flow" (used of foul or malodorous fluids); see virus . 中文词源 viscous ：黏稠的 来自viscid,粘稠的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• viscose 英文词源 viscose "A viscous orange-brown solution obtained by treating cellulose with sodium hydroxide and carbon disulphide, used as the basis of manufacturing rayon fibre and transparent cellulose film", Late 19th century: from late Latin viscosus , from Latin viscus 'birdlime'. 中文词源 viscose ：黏质 来自viscid,粘稠的，-ose，化学名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• viscid 英文词源 viscid (adj.) "sticky," 1630s, from French viscide or directly from Late Latin viscidus "sticky, clammy," from Latin viscum "mistletoe, birdlime" (see viscous ). Related: Viscidity (1610s); viscidly . 中文词源 viscid ：黏稠的 来自PIE*weis,融化，流出，恶臭液体，词源同virus,weasel。词义通用化，指粘稠状的物质。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• visceral 英文词源 visceral (adj.) 1570s, "affecting inward feelings," from Middle French viscéral and directly from Medieval Latin visceralis "internal," from Latin viscera , plural of viscus "internal organ, inner parts of the body," of unknown origin. The bowels were regarded as the seat of emotion. The figurative sense vanished after 1640 and the literal sense is first recorded in 1794. The figurat
• viscera 英文词源 viscera (n.) "inner organs of the body," 1650s, from Latin viscera , plural of viscus "internal organ," of unknown origin. 中文词源 viscera ：脏腑 来自拉丁语viscus,内脏，脏器，词源同eviscerate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： viscera 词源， viscera 含义。 viscera ：脏腑 来自拉丁语 viscus,内脏，脏器，词源同 eviscerate.
• vis-a-vis 英文词源 vis-a-vis (prep.) 1755, from French prepositional use of the adj. vis-à-vis "face to face," from Old French vis "face" (see visage ). 中文词源 vis-a-vis ：面对面的，关于 vis-,看，面容，词源同visit,evident。即面对面的。比较hand-to-hand,tete-a-tete. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vis-a-vis 词源， vis-a-vis 含义。 vis-a-vis ：面
• visage 英文词源 visage (n.) c. 1300, from Anglo-French and Old French visage "face, coutenance; portrait," from vis "face, appearance," from Latin visus "a look, vision," from past participle stem of videre "to see" (see vision ). Visagiste "make-up artist" is recorded from 1958, from French. 中文词源 visage ：面容 来自vis-,看，面容，词源同visit,evident. 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• visa 英文词源 visa visa: [19] A visa is etymologically something ‘seen’. The word comes via French visa from Latin vīsa , literally ‘things seen’, a noun use of the neuter plural form of the past participle of vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision , visit , etc). The notion underlying the word is that a visa is a note or other mark made on a passport to signify that it has been offic
• virus 英文词源 virus (n.) late 14c., "venomous substance," from Latin virus "poison, sap of plants, slimy liquid, a potent juice," probably from PIE root *weis- "to melt away, to flow," used of foul or malodorous fluids, with specialization in some languages to "poisonous fluid" (cognates: Sanskrit visam "poison," visah "poisonous;" Avestan vish- "poison;" Latin viscum "sticky substance, birdlime;"
• virulent 英文词源 virulent (adj.) c. 1400, in reference to wounds, ulcers, etc., "full of corrupt or poisonous matter," from Latin virulentus "poisonous," from virus "poison" (see virus ). Figurative sense of "violent, spiteful" is attested from c. 1600. Related: Virulently . 中文词源 virulent ：剧毒的，致命的 来自virus,毒液，病毒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• virtuous circle 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random steed steed: see stud 中文词源 virtuous circle ：良性循环 virtuous,良性的，美好的，circle,圈，循环。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： virtuous circle 词源， virtuous circle 含义。
• virtuoso 英文词源 virtuoso (n.) 1610s, "scholar, connoisseur," from Italian virtuoso (plural virtuosi ), noun use of adjective meaning "skilled, learned, of exceptional worth," from Late Latin virtuosus (see virtuous ). Meaning "person with great skill, one who is a master of the mechanical part of a fine art" (as in music) is first attested 1743. 中文词源 virtuoso ：技艺超群的人 来自virtu
• virtuosity 英文词源 virtuosity (n.) late 15c., "manly qualities," from Medieval Latin virtuositas , from Late Latin virtuosus (see virtuous ). As "skill or abilities of a virtuoso," 1670s, from virtuoso + -ity . 中文词源 virtuosity ：高超技艺 来自virtue,男人的品行，坚毅，果敢，勇气等，词义抽象化为高超技艺。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： virtu
• virtual 英文词源 virtual (adj.) late 14c., "influencing by physical virtues or capabilities, effective with respect to inherent natural qualities," from Medieval Latin virtualis , from Latin virtus "excellence, potency, efficacy," literally "manliness, manhood" (see virtue ). The meaning "being something in essence or effect, though not actually or in fact" is from mid-15c., probably via sense of "cap
• virology 英文词源 virology (n.) 1935, from comb. form of virus + -ology . Related: Virological . 中文词源 virology ：病毒学 viro-,病毒，-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： virology 词源， virology 含义。 virology ：病毒学 viro-,病毒，-logy,学说。
• virile 英文词源 virile (adj.) late 15c., "characteristic of a man; marked by manly force," from Middle French viril (14c.) and directly from Latin virilis "of a man, manly, worthy of a man," from vir "a man, a hero," from PIE *wi-ro- "man, freeman" (cognates: Sanskrit virah , Avestan vira- , Lithuanian vyras , Old Irish fer , Welsh gwr , Gothic wair , Old English wer "man"). Virile member for "penis"
• viridian 英文词源 viridian (adj.) 1882, from the paint color name (1862), from Latin virid- , stem of viridis "green, blooming, vigorous" (see verdure ) + -ian . 中文词源 viridian ：铬绿的 来自拉丁语viridis,绿色的，词源同verdure,verdant. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： viridian 词源， viridian 含义。 viridian ：铬绿的 来自拉丁语 viridis,绿色的，
• Virgo 英文词源 Virgo zodiacal constellation, c. 1000, from Latin constellation name Virgo "the virgin" (see virgin ). Meaning "person born under the sign of Virgo" is attested from 1917. 中文词源 Virgo ：室女座 来自拉丁语virgo,少女，未结婚的姑娘. 室女座在日本被称为乙女座，拉丁语“Virgo”、汉语“室女”、日语“乙女”都有处女的含义，因此也存
• virgin 英文词源 virgin virgin: [13] Virgin comes via Old French virgine from Latin virgō , a word of uncertain origin. The virginals [16], a form of small harpsichord, were so called because they were intended for playing by girls or young women. virgin (n.) c. 1200, "unmarried or chaste woman noted for religious piety and having a position of reverence in the Church," from Anglo-French and Old Fren
• viral 英文词源 viral (adj.) "of the nature of, or caused by, a virus," 1944, see virus + -al (1). Sense of "become suddenly widely popular through Internet sharing" is attested by 1999, originally in reference to marketing and based on the similarity of the effect to the spread of a computer virus. Related: Virally . 中文词源 viral ：病毒的 来自virus,病毒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• virago 英文词源 virago virago: see virtue virago (n.) late 14c., "man-like or heroic woman, woman of extraordinary stature, strength and courage," from Latin virago "female warrior, heroine, amazon," from vir "man" (see virile ). Ælfric (c. 1000), following Vulgate, used it in Gen. ii:23 as the name Adam gave to Eve (KJV = woman ): Beo hire nama Uirago, þæt is, fæmne, forðan ðe heo is of hire w
• viper 英文词源 viper viper: [16] A viper is etymologically a creature that ‘gives birth to live young’. The word comes via Old French vipere from Latin vīpera ‘snake’. This was a contraction of an earlier * vīvipera , a compound noun formed from vīvus ‘alive’ (source of English vivacious , vivid , etc) and parere ‘give birth’ (source of English parent , parturition , etc) – in f
• violoncello 英文词源 violoncello (n.) 1724, from Italian violoncello , diminutive of violone "bass viol," from viola (see viola ) + augmentative suffix -one (see -oon ). Related: Violoncellist . 中文词源 violoncello ：大提琴 来自意大利语，viola,中提琴，-on,大词后缀，-cello,小词后缀，常见于其缩写词cello. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： violoncello 词
• violist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random give give: [OE] Give is part of a widespread Germanic family of verbs, including also German geben , Dutch geven , Swedish giva , and Danish give , not to mention Gothic giban . They all come from a prehistoric Germanic * geban , a verb of uncertain ancestry (it has been suggested that it was related to Latin habēre ‘have’,
• violin 英文词源 violin violin: [16] Violin has been traced back to Vulgar Latin * vītula ‘stringed instrument’, which was based ultimately on the name of Vītula , a Roman goddess of joy and victory (and has also, via a prehistoric Germanic borrowing, given English fiddle ). The Vulgar Latin term passed via Provençal viola and Old French viole into English as viol [15], which survives as the na
• violet 英文词源 violet violet: [14] Violet was borrowed from Old French violete , a diminutive form of viole ‘violet’. This in turn went back to Latin viola ‘violet’, itself acquired by English in the 15th century. The word probably originated in a pre-Indo- European Mediterranean language, which also produced Greek íon ‘violet’ (source of English iodine ). Its primary application is as
• violent 英文词源 violent (adj.) mid-14c., from Old French violent or directly from Latin violentus , related to violare (see violation ). In Middle English the word also was applied in reference to heat, sunlight, smoke, etc., with the sense "having some quality so strongly as to produce a powerful effect." Related: Violently . 中文词源 violent ：暴力的 来自violence,暴力。 该词的英语词
• violence 英文词源 violence (n.) late 13c., "physical force used to inflict injury or damage," from Anglo-French and Old French violence (13c.), from Latin violentia "vehemence, impetuosity," from violentus "vehement, forcible," probably related to violare (see violation ). Weakened sense of "improper treatment" is attested from 1590s. 中文词源 violence ：暴力 来自拉丁语vis,力量，能量，强
• violate 英文词源 violate violate: [15] Latin violāre ‘treat with violence’ was derived from the noun vīs ‘force, energy’ (whose accusative form, vim , is probably the source of English vim [19]). Its past participle gave English violate , while its present participle is ultimately responsible for English violent [14]. = vim , violent violate (v.) early 15c., "to break" (an oath, etc.), from
• viola 英文词源 viola (n.) "tenor violin," 1797, from Italian viola , from Old Provençal viola , from Medieval Latin vitula "stringed instrument," perhaps from Vitula , Roman goddess of joy (see fiddle ), or from related Latin verb vitulari "to exult, be joyful." Viola da gamba "bass viol" (1724) is from Italian, literally "a viola for the leg" (i.e. to hold between the legs). Viola fem. proper name
• viol 英文词源 viol (n.) stringed musical instrument played with a bow, late 15c., viel , from Middle French viole , from Old French viol "stringed instrument like a fiddle," from Old Provençal viola (see viola ). 中文词源 viol ：维奥尔琴 来自viola,中提琴，用来指一种类似中提琴的乐器。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： viol 词源， viol 含义。 v
• vinyl 英文词源 vinyl (n.) in modern use, in reference to a plastic or synthetic resin, 1939, short for polyvinyl ; not in widespread use until late 1950s. Slang meaning "phonograph record" (1976) replaced wax (n.) in that sense. In chemistry, vinyl was used from 1851 as the name of a univalent radical derived from ethylene, from Latin vinum "wine" (see wine (n.)), because ethyl alcohol is the ordina
• vintner 英文词源 vintner (n.) "wine merchant," c. 1400 (late 12c. as a surname), alteration of Anglo-French vineter , Old French vinetier "wine-merchant; grape-harvester," from Medieval Latin vinetarius "a wine dealer," from Latin vinetum "vineyard," from vinum "wine" (see vine ). 中文词源 vintner ：葡萄酒制造商 词源同wine,葡萄酒。即葡萄酒制造商。参见wine. 该词的英语词源
• vintage 英文词源 vintage vintage: [15] The vintage is etymologically the ‘taking away of wine’. The word’s ultimate source is Latin vindēmia ‘grape gathering’, a compound noun formed from vīnum ‘wine’ (source of English wine ) and dēmere ‘take away, take off’ (which in turn was a compound verb based on emere ‘buy, take’). This passed into English via Old French vendange as ven
• vino 英文词源 vino (n.) "inferior wine," 1919, colloquial, from the Italian and Spanish word for "wine," from Latin vinum (see vine (n.)). 中文词源 vino ：果酒 来自西班牙语，词源同wine. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vino 词源， vino 含义。
• vinegar 英文词源 vinegar vinegar: [13] Etymologically, vinegar is ‘sour wine’. The term was borrowed from Old French vyn egre , whose elements went back respectively to Latin vīnum ‘wine’ (source of English wine ) and acer ‘sharp, pungent’ (source of English eager ). In modern French, vyn egre became vinaigre , and its diminutive form has given English vinaigrette [17]. This originally de
• vine 英文词源 vine vine: see wine vine (n.) c. 1300, "plant which bears the grapes from which wine is made," from Old French vigne "vine, vinyard" (12c.), from Latin vinea "vine, vineyard," from vinum "wine," from PIE *win-o- "wine," an Italic noun related to words for "wine" in Greek, Armenian, Hittite, and non-Indo-European Georgian and West Semitic (Hebrew yayin , Ethiopian wayn ); probably ulti
• vindictive 英文词源 vindictive (adj.) 1610s, "vengeful," from Latin vindicta "revenge" (see vindication ) + -ive ; or perhaps a shortening of vindicative based on the Latin word. From 1620s as "punitive, retributive," rather than personally vengeful or deliberately cruel. Related: Vindictively . 中文词源 vindictive ：报复性的 来自vindicate,提供证据，反驳指责，后引申词义指复仇，