英语词源

• parch 英文词源 parch (v.) late 14c., "to roast or dry" (peas, beans, corn, etc.), of uncertain origin. Klein and OED reject derivations from Old North French perchier (Old French percer ) "to pierce" and Latin persiccare "to dry thoroughly." Barnhart suggests possibly from Middle English perchen , variant of perishen "to perish" (see perish ). Klein "tentatively" suggests a back-formation from parch
• parcel 英文词源 parcel parcel: [14] Etymologically, parcel is the same word as particle . Both go back to Latin particula , a diminutive form of pars (source of English part ). Particle [14] was acquired direct from Latin, whereas parcel was routed via an unrecorded Vulgar Latin variant * particella and Old French parcelle . It originally meant ‘part’ in English (a sense which survives in fossili
• parboil 英文词源 parboil (v.) late 14c., "to boil partially;" mid-15c., "to boil thoroughly," from Old French parboillir "to boil thoroughly," from Medieval Latin perbullire "to boil thoroughly," from Latin per "through, thoroughly" + bullire "to boil" (see boil (v.)). Main modern meaning "boil partially" is by mistaken association of the prefix with part . Related: Parboiled ; parboiling . 中文词源
• paratrooper 英文词源 paratrooper (n.) 1941, from parachute + trooper . The collective noun paratroops is first recorded 1940. Earliest reference is to the German invaders who were expected to drop on England. 中文词源 paratrooper ：伞兵 来自parachute和trooper的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paratrooper 词源， paratrooper 含义。
• parataxis 英文词源 parataxis (n.) 1838, from Greek parataxis "a placing side by side, a placing in line of battle," from stem of paratassein "to place side by side," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + tassein "to arrange" (see tactics ). Related: Paratactic . 中文词源 parataxis ：意合连接，无连词并列 para-,在旁，在周围，-tax,放置，安排，词源同tactics,ataxia.用于语法格
• parastatal 英文词源 parastate (n.) also para-state , 1959, from para- (1) "beside" + state (n.). Related: Parastatal . 中文词源 parastatal ：准国有的，半国营的 para-,辅助，准，state,国家，州。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： parastatal 词源， parastatal 含义。
• parasitic 英文词源 parasitic (adj.) 1620s, from Latin parasiticus , from Greek parasitikos "of or pertaining to a parasite; the trade of a parasite," from parasitos (see parasite ). Biological sense is from 1731. Related: Parasitical , 1570s in reference to toadies; from 1640s in the biological sense. 中文词源 parasitic ：寄生的 来自parasite,寄生虫。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• parascending 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random return return: [14] The origins of return are in Vulgar Latin. There, Latin tornāre (source of English turn ), which originally meant ‘turn on a lathe’, was combined with the prefix re - ‘back’ to produce * retornāre ‘turn back’, which passed via Old French retorner into English as return . = turn 中文词源 para
• parasail 英文词源 parasail (n.) 1963, from first element of parachute + sail . As a verb from 1970. Related: Parasailing . 中文词源 parasail ：帆伞运动 来自parachute和sail的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： parasail 词源， parasail 含义。
• paraquat 英文词源 paraquat (n.) quick-acting herbicide, 1961, from para- (1) + first element in quaternary . So called in reference to its chemical configuration. 中文词源 paraquat ：百草枯，灭草剂 化学药品名，来自para-,辅助，准，此处指碳原子替代物，-quat,四，此处指原子四合价，词源同four,quaternary. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• parapsychology 英文词源 parapsychology (n.) 1924, from para- (1) "beside" + psychology . 中文词源 parapsychology ：心灵学，超心理学 para-,相反，psychology,心理学。即反心理学，引申词义超心理学，心灵学。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： parapsychology 词源， parapsychology 含义。
• paraplegia 英文词源 paraplegia (n.) "paralysis of the lower half of the body," 1650s, Latinized form of (Ionic) Greek paraplegie "paralysis of one side of the body," from paraplessein "strike at the side," paraplessesthai "be stricken on one side," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + plessein "to strike" (see plague (n.)). 中文词源 paraplegia ：截瘫 para-,在旁，在周围，-pleg,击，打，词
• paraphrase 英文词源 paraphrase (n.) 1540s, from Middle French paraphrase (1520s), from Latin paraphrasis "a paraphrase," from Greek paraphrasis "a free rendering," from paraphrazein "to tell in other words," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + phrazein "to tell" (see phrase (n.)). paraphrase (v.) c. 1600, from paraphrase (n.) or from French paraphraser . Related: Paraphrased ; paraphrasing . 中文词源
• paraphernalia 英文词源 paraphernalia paraphernalia: [17] In former times, when a woman married her property was divided into two categories: her dowry, which became the property of her husband, and the rest. The legal term for the latter was paraphernalia , which came via medieval Latin from late Latin parapherna , a borrowing from Greek parápherna . And the Greek word in turn was a compound formed from pa
• parapet 英文词源 parapet (n.) 1580s, from Middle French parapet "breastwork" (16c.), or directly from Italian parapetto , from para- "defense" (see para- (2)) + petto "breast," from Latin pectus (see pectoral (adj.)). 中文词源 parapet ：胸墙，矮墙 来自法语parapet,胸墙，矮墙，来自意大利语parapetto,来自para-,保护，防御，petto,胸，词源同pectoral,pecs.拼写比较ben
• paranormal 英文词源 paranormal (adj.) 1905, from para- (1) + normal . Related: Paranormally . 中文词源 paranormal ：超自然的，反常的，超常的 para-,相反，normal,正常的。即反常的，难以理解的，引申词义超常的，超自然的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paranormal 词源， paranormal 含义。
• paranoid 英文词源 paranoid (adj.) 1901, irregularly formed from paranoia + -oid . As a noun, "a paranoid person," attested from 1922. 中文词源 paranoid ：患妄想症的 来自paranoia,妄想症，-oid,类，像，词源同android,ovoid. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paranoid 词源， paranoid 含义。
• paranoia 英文词源 paranoia (n.) "mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions," 1848 (earlier paranoea 1811), from Greek paranoia "mental derangement, madness," from paranoos "mentally ill, insane," from para- "beside, beyond" (see para- (1)) + noos "mind." FOR several years frequent descriptions have been given in the foreign journals, especially German and Italian, of the forms of insanity
• paramour 英文词源 paramour (n.) c. 1300, noun use of adverbial phrase par amour (c. 1300) "passionately, with strong love or desire," from Anglo-French and Old French par amour , from accusative of amor "love," from amare "to love" (see Amy ). Originally a term for Christ (by women) or the Virgin Mary (by men), it came to mean "darling, sweetheart" (mid-14c.) and "mistress, concubine, clandestine lover
• paramount 英文词源 paramount paramount: see mountain paramount (adj.) 1530s, from Anglo-French paramont , Old French paramont "above" (in place, order, degree), mid-14c., from Old French par "by," from Latin per "through, for, by" (see per (prep.)) + amont "up," from a mont "upward" (see amount (v.)). The whole from Latin per ad montem , literally "to the hill." 中文词源 paramount ：至高无上的，
• paramilitary 英文词源 paramilitary (adj.) 1935, from para- (1) + military . 中文词源 paramilitary ：准军事的 para-,辅助，准，military,军事的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paramilitary 词源， paramilitary 含义。
• paramedic 英文词源 paramedic (n.) "medical technician," 1970, back-formation from paramedical . The meaning "medical corpsman who parachutes" is 1951 from para(chute) + medic . 中文词源 paramedic ：辅助医疗的 para-,辅助，准，-med,医疗，词源同medical,medicine. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paramedic 词源， paramedic 含义。
• paralytic 英文词源 paralytic c. 1300 (adj.), late 14c. (n.), from Old French paralitique "paralyzed, unmoving," from Latin paralyticus , from Greek paralytikos , from paralysis (see paralysis ). 中文词源 paralytic ：瘫痪的 来自paralyse,瘫痪。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paralytic 词源， paralytic 含义。
• paralyse 英文词源 paralyse (v.) alternative (chiefly British) spelling of paralyze . For ending, see -ize . Related: Paralysed ; paralysing . 中文词源 paralyse ：使瘫痪 para-,在旁，在周围，-lys,松，松开，词源同analyse,lose.比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paralyse 词源， paralyse 含义。
• parallelogram 英文词源 parallelogram (n.) 1560s, from Middle French parallélogramme (1550s) and directly from Late Latin parallelogrammum , from Greek parallelogrammon noun use of neuter adjective meaning "bounded by parallel lines," from parallelos (see parallel ) + stem of graphein "to write" (see -graphy ). 中文词源 parallelogram ：平行四边形 来自parallel,平行的，并列的，-gram,写，图
• parallelism 英文词源 parallelism (n.) c. 1600, from Greek parallelismos , from parallelizein (see parallel ). 中文词源 parallelism ：相似性 来自parallel,平行的，并列的，-ism,主义，思想，观点。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： parallelism 词源， parallelism 含义。
• parallel imports 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random horrible horrible: [14] The Latin verb horrēre was used for hair standing on end or bristling. A common cause of this phenomenon is of course fear, and so in due course horrēre came to mean ‘tremble, shake, be filled with fear and revulsion’. The latter sense has been carried through into English in the derivatives horribl
• parallax 英文词源 parallax (n.) 1570s, from Middle French parallaxe (mid-16c.), from Greek parallaxis "change, alteration, inclination of two lines meeting at an angle," from parallassein "to alter, make things alternate," from para- (see para- (1)) + allassein "to change," from allos "other" (see alias (adv.)). Related: Parallactic . 中文词源 parallax ：视差 来自希腊语parallaxis,改变，变
• paralinguistic 英文词源 paralinguistics "The branch of linguistics which studies non-phonemic aspects of speech, such as tone of voice, tempo, etc.; non-phonemic characteristics of communication; paralanguage", 1950s; earliest use found in Archibald Anderson Hill (b. 1902). From para- + linguistic: see quot. 1958. 中文词源 paralinguistic ：辅助语言的 para-,辅助，准，linguistic,语言的。 该词
• paralegal 英文词源 paralegal (n.) 1972, from para- (1) + legal assistant . 中文词源 paralegal ：律师助理 para-,辅助，准，-leg,法律，律师，词源同legal. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paralegal 词源， paralegal 含义。
• parakeet 英文词源 parakeet parakeet: [16] Parakeet is an anglicization of Old French paraquet . Like the roughly contemporary parrot , this seems to have begun life as a diminutive form of the name Pierre ‘Peter’ (several species of bird, such as the magpie and robin , have been given human names). parakeet (n.) 1620s, from Spanish perquito ; earlier English form parroket (1580s) is from Middle Fre
• paraglide 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ratafia ratafia: see toffee 中文词源 paraglide ：跳滑翔伞 来自parachute和glide的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paraglide 词源， paraglide 含义。
• paraffin 英文词源 paraffin paraffin: [19] The term paraffin was coined in German around 1830 by the chemist Reichenbach. It was formed from Latin parum ‘little’ and affinis ‘related’ (source of English affinity ), an allusion to the fact that paraffin is not closely related chemically to any other substance. The word is first recorded in English in 1838. = affinity , fine paraffin (n.) 1838, fr
• paradise 英文词源 paradise paradise: [12] Paradise comes from an ancient Persian word meaning ‘enclosed place’. In Avestan, the Indo-European language in which the Zoroastrian religious texts were written, pairidaēza was a compound formed from pairi ‘around’ (a relative of Greek péri , from which English gets the prefix peri -) and diz ‘make, form’ (which comes from the same Indo- Europea
• paradigm 英文词源 paradigm paradigm: see teach paradigm (n.) late 15c., from Late Latin paradigma "pattern, example," especially in grammar, from Greek paradeigma "pattern, model; precedent, example," from paradeiknynai "exhibit, represent," literally "show side by side," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + deiknynai "to show" (cognate with Latin dicere "to show;" see diction ). Related: Paradigmatic
• parade ground 英文词源 maidan "(In South Asia) an open space in or near a town, used as a parade ground or for events such as public meetings", From Urdu and Persian maidān , from Arabic maydān . 中文词源 parade ground ：阅兵场 parade,阅兵，ground,场地。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： parade ground 词源， parade ground 含义。
• parade 英文词源 parade (n.) 1650s, "a show of bravado," also "an assembly of troops for inspections," from French parade "display, show, military parade," from Middle French parade (15c.), or from Italian parate "a warding or defending, a garish setting forth," or Spanish parada "a staying or stopping," all from Vulgar Latin *parata , from Latin parere "arrange, prepare, adorn" (see pare ), which dev
• paraclinical 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random beam beam: [OE] In Old English times the word bēam (like modern German baum ) meant ‘tree’ – a signification preserved in tree-names such as hornbeam and whitebeam . But already before the year 1000 the extended meanings we are familiar with today – ‘piece of timber’ and ‘ray of light’ – had started to develop
• parachutist 英文词源 free-fall (n.) also freefall , 1919, originally of parachutists and in rocketry, from free (adj.) + fall (v.). Related: Free-falling (1962). rip (v.) "tear apart," c. 1400, probably of North Sea Germanic origin (compare Flemish rippen "strip off roughly," Frisian rippe "to tear, rip") or else from a Scandinavian source (compare Swedish reppa , Danish rippe "to tear, rip"). In either c
• paracetamol 英文词源 paracetamol "A synthetic compound used as a drug to relieve and reduce fever, usually taken in tablet form", 1950s: from par(a-)acet(yl)am(inophen)ol . 中文词源 paracetamol ：对乙酰氨基酚，扑息热痛 化学药品名，缩写自para-acetyl aminophenol,来自para-,辅助，准，acet-,乙酸，-yl,基，amino-,氨，phen-,酚，ol-,醇。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• parabolic 英文词源 parabolic (adj.) mid-15c., from Late Latin parabolicus , from late Greek parabolikos "figurative," from parabole (see parable ). Related: Parabolical . 中文词源 parabolic ：比喻的，寓言的，抛物线的 来自parable,parabola,-ic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： parabolic 词源， parabolic 含义。
• parabola 英文词源 parabola (n.) 1570s, from Modern Latin parabola , from Greek parabole "parabola, comparison, analogy; application" (see parable ), so called by Apollonius of Perga c. 210 B.C.E. because it is produced by "application" of a given area to a given straight line. It had a different sense in Pythagorean geometry. Related: Parabolic . 中文词源 parabola ：抛物线 来自希腊语parabo
• parable 英文词源 parable parable: [14] The etymological idea underlying parable is of ‘drawing analogies’. It comes via Old French parabole and Latin parabola from Greek parabolé , a derivative of parabállein . This was a compound verb formed from pará ‘beside’ and bállein ‘throw’ (source of English ballistic [18]). It meant ‘put beside’, hence ‘compare’. Its derived noun parab
• papyrus 英文词源 papyrus (n.) late 14c., from Latin papyrus "the paper plant, paper made from it," from Greek papyros "any plant of the paper plant genus," said to be of Egyptian origin. Proper plural is papyri . 中文词源 papyrus ：纸莎草，古文献 来自拉丁语papyrus,纸莎草，纸莎草制的纸。最终来自埃及语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： papyrus 词
• Pap smear 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random Tory Tory: [17] The term tory originally denoted an Irish guerrilla, one of a group of Irishmen who in the 1640s were thrown off their property by the British and took to a life of harrying and plundering the British occupiers (it is an anglicization of Irish * tóraighe ‘pursuer’, which was derived from tóir ‘pursue’).
• paprika 英文词源 paprika (n.) 1896, from German Paprika , from Hungarian paprika , a diminutive from Serbo-Croatian papar "pepper," from Latin piper or Modern Greek piperi (see pepper (n.)). A condiment made from a New World plant, introduced into Eastern Europe by the Turks; known in Hungary by 1569. 中文词源 paprika ：红辣椒 来自匈牙利语paprika,来自拉丁语piper,辣椒，词源同pe
• papoose 英文词源 papoose (n.) 1630s, from Narragansett papoos "child," or a similar New England Algonquian word; said to mean literally "very young." 中文词源 papoose ：婴儿袋 来自北美印第安土著语言papoos,婴儿，小孩。后用于指背婴儿的袋子或兜。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： papoose 词源， papoose 含义。
• papist 英文词源 papist (n.) 1530s, "adherent of the pope," from Middle French papiste , from papa "pope," from Church Latin papa (see pope ). 中文词源 papist ：教皇党人（某些新教教徒对天主教徒的蔑称） 来自papa,教皇。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： papist 词源， papist 含义。
• papillon 英文词源 papillon (n.) 1907, as a breed of dog, from French papillon , literally "butterfly," from Latin papilionem (nominative papilio ) "butterfly," perhaps from a reduplicated form of PIE root *pal- "to touch, feel, shake." The Latin word is cognate with Old English fifealde "butterfly," Old Saxon fifoldara , Old Norse fifrildi , Old High German vivaltra , German Falter . The dog so called
• papilloma 英文词源 papilloma (n.) 1866, a modern Latin hybrid from papilla + -oma . 中文词源 papilloma ：乳头状瘤 来自papilla,乳头，-oma,肿块，瘤，词源同melanoma,carcinoma. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： papilloma 词源， papilloma 含义。
• papilla 英文词源 papilla (n.) plural papillae , 1690s, "nipple," from Latin papilla "nipple," diminutive of papula "swelling" (see pap (n.2)). Meaning "nipple-like protuberance" attested from 1713. 中文词源 papilla ：乳头 来自拉丁语papilla,小乳头，来自pap,乳头，-illa,小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： papilla 词源， papilla 含义。
• papier mache 英文词源 papier mâché "A malleable mixture of paper and glue, or paper, flour, and water, that becomes hard when dry, used to make boxes, trays, or ornaments", French, literally 'chewed paper'. 中文词源 papier mache ：制型纸 来自古法语，papier,纸，词源同paper,mache,咀嚼，词源同masticate.即咀嚼过的纸，纸浆，制型纸。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• paperwork 英文词源 paperwork (n.) 1580s, "things made of paper," from paper (n.) + work (n.). Meaning "work done on paper" is from 1889. 中文词源 paperwork ：文书工作 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paperwork 词源， paperwork 含义。
• paper trail 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hypocrite hypocrite: [13] Etymologically, a hypocrite is someone who is ‘playing a part’, merely pretending. The word comes via Old French ypocrite and late Latin hypocrita from Greek hupokritēs ‘actor, hypocrite’. This was a derivative of hupokrínein , a compound verb formed from the prefix hupo - ‘under’ and krí
• paper tiger 英文词源 paper (adj.) 1590s, from paper (n.). Figurative of something flimsy or unsubstantial from 1716. Paper tiger (1952) translates Chinese tsuh lao fu , popularized by Mao Zedong. Paper doll attested from 1849; paper plate from 1723. 中文词源 paper tiger ：纸老虎 来自毛泽东名言“一切反动派都是纸老虎”。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pape
• paper-pusher 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random porridge porridge: [16] Porridge is a 16th-century alteration of pottage [13]. This originally denoted a stew of vegetables and sometimes meat, boiled to submission, but it gradually came to be applied to a gruel, of varying consistency, made of cereals, pulses, etc, and it was the sort made from oatmeal that eventually took ove
• paperback 英文词源 paperback (n.) 1899, from paper (n.) + back (n.). Adjective paper-backed attested from 1888. 中文词源 paperback ：平装书 paper,纸，back,封面。比较hardback. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： paperback 词源， paperback 含义。
• papaya 英文词源 papaya (n.) 1590s for fruit, 1610s for tree, from Spanish, probably from Arawakan (West Indies) papaya . 中文词源 papaya ：木瓜 来自西印度群岛某土著语言。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： papaya 词源， papaya 含义。
• papal 英文词源 papal papal: see pope papal (adj.) late 14c., from Old French papal (late 14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin papalis "pertaining to the pope," from papa (see pope ). 中文词源 papal ：教皇的 来自papa,教皇。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： papal 词源， papal 含义。
• papacy 英文词源 papacy papacy: see pope papacy (n.) late 14c., from Medieval Latin papatia "papal office," from Late Latin papa "pope" (see pope ). Old English had papdom in this sense. 中文词源 papacy ：教皇权力 来自papa,教皇。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： papacy 词源， papacy 含义。
• papa 英文词源 papa papa: see pope papa (n.) "father," 1680s, from French papa , from Latin papa , originally a child's word, similar to Greek pappa (vocative) "o father," pappas "father," pappos "grandfather." The native word is daddy ; first use of papa was in courtly speech, as a continental affectation, not used by common folk until late 18c. 中文词源 papa ：爸爸，教皇 来自拉丁语p
• pap 英文词源 pap (n.1) "soft food for infants," late 14c., from Old French pape "watered gruel," from Latin pappa , a widespread word in children's language for "food" (Middle High German and Dutch pap , German Pappe , Spanish, Portuguese papa , Italian pappa ), imitative of an infant's noise when hungry; possibly associated with pap (n.2). Meaning "over-simplified idea" first recorded 1540s. pap
• pantyhose 英文词源 pantyhose (n.) 1963; see panties + hose (n.). 中文词源 pantyhose ：女式紧身裤 panty,女内裤，来自pants的小词，hose,长筒袜。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pantyhose 词源， pantyhose 含义。
• pantry 英文词源 pantry pantry: [13] A pantry is etymologically a ‘bread’ room. The word comes from Old French paneterie ‘cupboard for keeping bread’, a derivative of panetier ‘servant in charge of bread’. This was adopted from medieval Latin pānetārius , an alteration of late Latin pānārius ‘bread-seller’, which in turn was a derivative of Latin pānis ‘bread’ (source also of
• pantomime 英文词源 pantomime pantomime: [17] In ancient Rome, a pantomīmus was a ‘mime artist’, a sort of Marcel Marceau performer who acted scenes, incidents, etc without words. The term was adopted from Greek pantómōmos ‘complete imitator’, a compound formed from panto - ‘all’ and mōmos ‘imitator, actor’ (source of English mime ). English originally took the word over in this histo
• pantograph 英文词源 pantograph "An instrument for copying a plan or drawing on a different scale by a system of hinged and jointed rods", Early 18th century: from panto- 'all, universal' + Greek -graphos 'writing'. 中文词源 pantograph ：比例绘图仪 panto-,全部，所有，-graph,写。引申词义比例绘图仪。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pantograph 词源， pant
• panto- 英文词源 panto- "All; universal", From Greek pas , pant- 'all'. 中文词源 panto- ：全部，所有 来自pan-的所有格形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： panto- 词源， panto- 含义。
• pantile 英文词源 pantile "A roof tile curved to form an S-shaped section, fitted to overlap its neighbour", Mid 17th century: from pan 1 + tile, probably suggested by Dutch dakpan , literally 'roof pan'. 中文词源 pantile ：筒瓦 pan,盘子，tile,瓦。即像盘子一样的瓦。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pantile 词源， pantile 含义。
• panties 英文词源 panties (n.) 1845, "drawers for men" (derogatory), diminutive of pants ; meaning "underpants for women or children" first recorded 1908. Panty raid first attested 1952. 中文词源 panties ：女内裤 来自panty,内裤，pants的小词形式。后该词用于指女内裤。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： panties 词源， panties 含义。
• panther 英文词源 panther (n.) early 13c., from Old French pantere "panther" (12c.), from Latin panthera , from Greek panther "panther, leopard," probably of Oriental origin. Folk etymology derivation from Greek pan- "all" + ther "beast" led to many curious fables. 中文词源 panther ：黑豹 来自希腊语panther,豹，黑豹，词源不详。俗词源解读为pan-,全部，所有，-ther,野兽，词
• pantheon 英文词源 pantheon (n.) c. 1300, from Pantheon , name of a temple for all the gods built in Rome c. 25 B.C.E. by Agrippa (since 609 C.E. made into the Christian church of Santa Maria Rotonda), from Greek Pantheion (hieron) "(shrine) of all the gods," from pantheion , neuter of pantheios , from pan- "all" (see pan- ) + theios "of or for the gods," from theos "god" (see theo- ). Sense of any grou
• pantheism 英文词源 pantheism (n.) "belief that God and the universe are identical," from pantheist (n.), which was coined (1705) by Irish deist John Toland (1670-1722), from Greek pan- "all" (see pan- ) + theos "god" (see theo- ). Toland's word was borrowed into French, which from it formed panthéisme (1712) which returned to English as pantheism "the doctrine that all is god" in 1732 (no evidence that
• pantechnicon 英文词源 pantechnicon pantechnicon: [19] The original Pantechnicon was a huge complex of warehouses, wine vaults, and other storage facilities in Motcomb Street, in London’s Belgravia. Built in 1830 and supposed to be fireproof, it was almost totally destroyed by fire in 1874. It seems originally to have been intended to be a bazaar, and its name was coined from the prefix pan - ‘all’ an
• pantaloons 英文词源 pantaloons (n.) 1660s, "kind of tights" (originally a French fashion and execrated as such by late 17c. English writers), associated with Pantaloun (1580s), silly old man character in Italian comedy who wore tight trousers over his skinny legs, from Italian Pantalone , originally San Pantaleone , Christian martyr, a popular saint in Venice (Pantaleone in the comedies represents the Ve
• pant 英文词源 pant pant: [15] It is the shock that makes you ‘gasp’ that lies behind the word pant . It is closely related to English fancy , fantasy , and phantom . It comes from Anglo-Norman * panter , a condensed version of Old French pantaisier ‘gasp’. This in turn went back to Vulgar Latin phantasiāre ‘gasp in horror, as if at a nightmare or ghost’, a derivative of Latin phantasia
• pan pipes 英文词源 pan pipes "A musical instrument made from a row of short pipes of varying length fixed together and played by blowing across the top", Originally associated with the Greek rural god Pan. 中文词源 pan pipes ：牧神箫，排箫 Pan,牧神潘，pipe,管风琴。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pan pipes 词源， pan pipes 含义。
• panorama 英文词源 panorama panorama: [18] The word panorama was coined in the late 1780s by an Irish artist called Robert Barker for a method he had invented for painting a scene on the inside of a cylinder in such a way that its perspective would seem correct to someone viewing it from inside the cylinder. He put his invention into practice in 1793 when he opened his ‘Panorama’, a large building i
• panoply 英文词源 panoply panoply: [17] Panoply originally meant a ‘full suit of armour’; the modern sense ‘impressive array’ is a metaphorical extension that did not emerge until the 19th century. The word comes via French from Greek panoplíā , a compound formed from the prefix pan - ‘all’ and hópla ‘arms, weapons’. panoply (n.) 1570s, from Greek panoplia "complete suit of armor," f
• panini 英文词源 panini "A sandwich made with Italian bread, usually toasted", Italian panino , literally 'bread roll'. 中文词源 panini ：意式帕尼尼三明治 来自意大利语panino,面包，来自拉丁语panis,面包，词源同pannier,pantry,company.-ino,小词后缀，-i,复数后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： panini 词源， panini 含义。
• panicky 英文词源 panicky (adj.) 1869, from panic (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Panickiness . 中文词源 panicky ：恐慌的 来自panic,恐慌，惊慌，-y,形容词后缀。在字母c后接形容词后缀-y中间插入字母k. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： panicky 词源， panicky 含义。
• panhandle 英文词源 panhandle (n.) "something resembling the handle of a pan," 1851, from pan (n.) + handle (n.). Especially in reference to geography, originally American English, from 1856, in reference to Virginia (now West Virginia; Florida, Texas, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Alaska also have them). Meaning "an act of begging" is attested from 1849, perhaps from notion of arm stuck out like a panhandle, or
• pangolin 英文词源 pangolin (n.) 1774, "scaly toothless mammal of Java," from Malay peng-goling "roller," from its habit of curling into a ball; from peng- (denominative prefix) + goling "to roll." Later extended to related species in Asia and Africa. 中文词源 pangolin ：穿山甲 来自马来语peng-goling,卷筒，来自peng,指示前缀，goling,卷，成团。因穿山甲习惯卷成一团而得名
• Pangaea 英文词源 Pangaea "supercontinent of the late Paleozoic era," 1924, from Greek pan- "all" (see pan- ) + gaia "earth" (see gaia ). First attested in German, 1920, in Alfred Wegener's "Die Entstehung der Kontinente und Ozeane" (not found in 1914 first edition, according to OED). 中文词源 Pangaea ：泛大陆（原始大陆，由现在的所有大陆组成） 地理名词。来自pan-,全部，所
• pang 英文词源 pang (n.) 1520s, "sudden physical pain," of unknown origin, perhaps related to prong ( prongys of deth is recorded from mid-15c.). Reference to mental or emotional pain is from 1560s. Related: Pangs . 中文词源 pang ：一阵剧痛 可能改编自prong,叉子。引申词义剧痛。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pang 词源， pang 含义。
• paneling 英文词源 ceiling (n.) mid-14c., celynge , "act of paneling a room," noun formed (with -ing ) from Middle English verb ceil "put a cover or ceiling over," later "cover (walls) with wainscoting, panels, etc." (early 15c.); probably from Middle French celer "to conceal," also "cover with paneling" (12c.), from Latin celare (see cell ). Probably influenced by Latin caelum "heaven, sky" (see celest
• panegyric 英文词源 panegyric (n.) "eulogy, laudation," c. 1600, from French panégyrique (1510s), from Latin panegyricus "public eulogy," originally an adjective, "for a public festival," from Greek panegyrikos (logos) "(a speech) given in a public assembly," from panegyris "public assembly (especially in honor of a god)," from pan- "all" (see pan- ) + agyris "place of assembly," Aeolic form of agora (s
• pane 英文词源 pane (n.) mid-13c., "garment, part of a garment," later "side of a building, section of a wall," from Old French pan "section, piece, panel" (11c.), from Latin pannum (nominative pannus ) "piece of cloth, garment," possibly from PIE root *pan- "fabric" (cognates: Gothic fana "piece of cloth," Greek penos "web," Old English fanna "flag"). Sense of "window glass" first attested mid-15c.
• pandowdy 英文词源 pandowdy "A kind of spiced apple pudding baked in a deep dish", Mid 19th century: of unknown origin. 中文词源 pandowdy ：苹果布丁 词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pandowdy 词源， pandowdy 含义。
• pandit 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random draconian draconian: [18] Draconian ‘excessively harsh’ is a monument to the severe code of laws drawn up in 621 BC by the Athenian statesman Draco. Its purpose was to banish inequities in the system which were leading at the time to rumblings and threats of rebellion among the common people, and to an extent it succeeded, b
• pandemonium 英文词源 pandemonium pandemonium: [17] Pandemonium was coined by John Milton as the name for the capital of Hell in his poem Paradise lost 1667: ‘Meanwhile the winged heralds … throughout the host proclaim a solemn council forthwith to be held at Pandaemonium, the high capital of Satan and his peers’. He formed it from the prefix pan - ‘all’ and Greek daímōn ‘demon’ – hence ‘