英语词源

• pacesetter 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random provide provide: [15] The -vide of provide goes back to Latin vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision ), which is a long way from the English verb’s main present-day meaning, ‘supply’. Its Latin ancestor prōvidēre , formed with the prefix prō - ‘before’, meant ‘foresee’ – a sense which survived into Englis
• pacemaker 英文词源 pacemaker (n.) also pace-maker , 1884, originally a rider or boat that sets the pace for others in training. Meaning "the node of the heart which determines the beat rate" is from 1910; sense of "man-made device for stimulating and regulating heartbeat" is from 1951. From pace (n.) + maker . 中文词源 pacemaker ：领跑者 pace,步伐，maker,制定者。 该词的英语词源请访
• pace 英文词源 pace pace: [13] Latin passus ‘step’, the source of English pace (and also ultimately of English pass ), denoted etymologically a ‘stretch of the leg’. It was based on passus , the past participle of the verb pandere ‘stretch’ (source also of English expand and spawn ). English acquired it via Old French pas , and at first used it not just for ‘step’ and ‘rate of move
• putrefaction 英文词源 putrefaction (n.) c. 1400, from Old French putrefaction (14c.), from Latin putrefactionem (nominative putrefactio ), noun of action from past participle stem of putrefacere "to make rotten," from putrere "to be rotten" (see putrid ) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious ). 中文词源 putrefaction ：腐烂；腐烂物 词根词缀： -putre-腐烂 + -fact-做,作 + -ion 该词的英语
• put 英文词源 put put: [12] Put is one of the commonest of English verbs, but its origins are uncertain. It goes back to an Old English * putian , never actually recorded but inferred from the verbal noun putung ‘instigation’, but where that came from is not known. It was presumably related to Old English potian ‘push, thrust’, whose Middle English descendant pote formed the basis of modern
• pursuit 英文词源 pursuit (n.) late 14c., "persecution," also "action of pursuit," from Anglo-French purseute , from Old French porsuite "a search, pursuit" (14c., Modern French poursuite ), from porsivre (see pursue ). Sense of "one's profession, recreation, etc." first recorded 1520s. As a type of track cycling race from 1938. 中文词源 pursuit ：追赶；追求；职业，工作 词根词缀：
• pursue 英文词源 pursue pursue: [13] Pursue is first cousin to prosecute . Both go back ultimately to Latin prōsequī ‘follow up, pursue’. This led fairly directly to English prosecute , but it also seems to have had a Vulgar Latin descendant * prōsequere , which passed into English via Old French porsivre and Anglo-Norman pursuer as pursue . = prosecute , sue , suit pursue (v.) late 13c., "to f
• purpose 英文词源 purpose purpose: [13] Purpose , propose [14], and propound [16] are ultimately the same word. All go back to Latin prōpōnere ‘put forward, declare’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forward’ and pōnere ‘place’ (source of English pose , position , etc). Its past participle prōpositus was the source of two distinct Old French verbs: the minimally altered pr
• purport 英文词源 purport (n.) early 15c., from Anglo-French purport (late 13c.), Old French porport "contents, tenor," back-formation from purporter "to contain, convey, carry," from pur- (from Latin pro- "forth;" see pur- ) + Old French porter "to carry," from Latin portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). purport (v.) early 15c., "indicate, express, set forth," from the noun in English and from Anglo-Fr
• purchase 英文词源 purchase purchase: [13] To purchase something is etymologically to ‘hunt it down’. It comes from Old French pourchacier ‘pursue’, hence ‘try to obtain’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix pour - and chacier ‘pursue’ (source of English chase ). It arrived in English meaning ‘obtain’. This sense had virtually died out by the end of the 17th century, but
• punitive 英文词源 punitive (adj.) 1620s, "inflicting or involving punishment," from French punitif (16c.) or directly from Medieval Latin punitivus , from Latin punitus , past participle of punire "to punish, correct, chastise" (see punish ). 中文词源 punitive ：刑罚的，惩罚性的 词根词缀： pun(-pen-)惩罚 + -itive形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• punishment 英文词源 punishment (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-French punisement (late 13c.), Old French punissement , from punir (see punish ). Meaning "rough handling" is from 1811. 中文词源 punishment ：惩罚，处罚，惩处 词根词缀： pun(-pen-)惩罚 + -ish动词词尾 + -ment名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： punishment 词源， punishment 含义。
• punish 英文词源 punish punish: [14] Latin pūnīre ‘punish’ was derived from the noun poena ‘penalty, punishment’ (source of English pain ). It passed into Old French as punir , whose stem puniss - gave English punish . A derivative of pūnīre was pūnitīvus ‘inflicting punishment’, which has given English punitive [17]. = pain punish (v.) c. 1300, from Old French puniss- , extended pre
• puncture 英文词源 puncture (n.) late 14c., from Late Latin punctura "a pricking," from Latin punctus , past participle of pungere "to prick, pierce" (see pungent ). puncture (v.) 1690s, from puncture (n.). Related: Punctured ; puncturing . 中文词源 puncture ：穿孔，刺穿 词根词缀： -punct-刺,点 + -ure名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： puncture 词源，
• punctuality 英文词源 punctuality (n.) "exactness," 1610s; see punctual + -ity . Meaning "promptness" is from 1777. 中文词源 punctuality ：准时 词根词缀： -punct-刺,点 + -ual形容词词尾 + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： punctuality 词源， punctuality 含义。
• punctual 英文词源 punctual (adj.) c. 1400, from Medieval Latin punctualis , from Latin punctus "a pricking" (see point (n.)). Originally "having a sharp point; of the nature of a point;" meaning "prompt" first recorded 1670s, from notion of "insisting on fine points." Related: Punctually . 中文词源 punctual ：严守时刻的，准时的   词根词缀： -punct-刺,点 + -ual形容词词尾 该词
• punch 英文词源 punch punch: English has three distinct words punch , not counting the capitalized character in the Punch and Judy show, but two of them are probably ultimately related. Punch ‘hit’ [14] originated as a variant of Middle English pounce ‘pierce, prod’. This came from Old French poinsonner ‘prick, stamp’, a derivative of the noun poinson ‘pointed tool’ (source of the now
• pump 英文词源 pump pump: [15] The precise origins of pump have never been established. It is now widespread throughout the European languages, by dint of assiduous borrowing (French pompe , for instance), but its epicentre appears to have been northwestern Europe, with Middle Low German pumpe or Middle Dutch pompe . It started out, no doubt, as a vocal imitation of the sound of pumping. pump (n.1)
• pulse 英文词源 pulse pulse: English has two separate words pulse . The older, ‘seeds of beans, lentils, etc’ [13], comes via Old French pols from Latin puls ‘thick gruel (often made from beans and the like)’. This was a relative of Latin pollen ‘flour’ (source of English pollen ) and Latin pulvis ‘powder’ (source of English powder and pulverize ). Its plural pultes has given English
• publish 英文词源 publish publish: [14] To publish something is etymologically to make it ‘public’. The word comes from publiss -, the stem of Old French publier , which was descended from Latin pūblicāre ‘make public’, a derivative of pūblicus ‘public’. The earliest record of its use in English for ‘bring out a book’ comes from the early 16th century. = public publish (v.) mid-14c.,
• publicize 英文词源 publicize (n.) 1902; see public (adj.) + -ize . Related: Publicized ; publicizing . 中文词源 publicize ：宣扬，公布   词根词缀： -publ-人民,公众 + -ic形容词词尾 + -ize动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： publicize 词源， publicize 含义。 publicize ：宣传，传播 来自public,公众的，公开的，-ize,使。
• publicity 英文词源 publicity (n.) 1791, "condition of being public," from French publicité (1690s), from Medieval Latin publicitatem (nominative publicitas ), from Latin publicus (see public (adj.)). Sense of "a making (something) known, an exposure to the public" is from 1826, shading by c. 1900 into "advertising, business of promotion." Publicity stunt first recorded 1908. 中文词源 publicity ：宣
• publicise 英文词源 publicise (v.) chiefly British English spelling of publicize . For suffix, see -ize . Related: Publicised ; publicising . 中文词源 publicise ：宣扬，公布 词根词缀： -publ-人民,公众 + -ic形容词词尾 + -ise动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： publicise 词源， publicise 含义。
• publication 英文词源 publication (n.) late 14c., "the act of making publicly known," from Old French publicacion (14c.) and directly from Latin publicationem (nominative publicatio ) "a making public," noun of action from past participle stem of publicare "make public," from publicus (see public (adj.)). Meaning "the issuing of a written or printed work" is first recorded 1570s; as the word for the thing
• public 英文词源 public public: [15] Public means etymologically ‘of the people’. It comes via Old French public from Latin pūblicus , an alteration (apparently inspired by pūber ‘adult’, source of English puberty ) of poplicus ‘of the people’, which was derived from populus ‘people’ (source of English people , popular , etc). Publicity [19] was borrowed from the French derivative pu
• pub 英文词源 pub (n.) 1859, slang shortening of public house (see public (adj.)), which originally meant "any building open to the public" (1570s), then "inn that provides food and is licensed to sell ale, wine, and spirits" (1660s), and finally "tavern" (1768). Pub crawl first attested 1910 in British slang. 中文词源 pub ：酒吧，酒馆 public house的缩写。 该词的英语词源请访问
• psychologist 英文词源 psychologist (n.) 1727; see psychology + -ist . 中文词源 psychologist ：心理学家 词根词缀： -psych-心灵 + -o- + -logist…学家 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psychologist 词源， psychologist 含义。
• psychological 英文词源 psychological (adj.) 1680s; see psychology + -ical . Related: Psychologically . Psychological warfare recorded from 1940. Psychological moment was in vogue from 1871, from French moment psychologique "moment of immediate expectation of something about to happen." The original German phrase, misinterpreted by the French imported together with its false sense into English, meant the psy
• psychoanalyst 英文词源 psychoanalyst (n.) also psycho-analyst , 1910; see psycho- + analyst . 中文词源 psychoanalyst ：心理分析学者 词根词缀： -psych-心灵 + -o- + analyst分析家 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psychoanalyst 词源， psychoanalyst 含义。
• psychoanalysis 英文词源 psychoanalysis (n.) 1906, from Psychoanalyse , coined 1896 in French by Freud from Latinized form of Greek psykhe- "mental" (see psyche ) + German Analyse , from Greek analysis (see analysis ). Freud earlier used psychische analyse (1894). 中文词源 psychoanalysis ：心理分析 词根词缀： -psych-心灵 + -o- + analysis分析,分解 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• psychic 英文词源 psychic (adj.) 1872, "of or pertaining to the human soul" (earlier psychical , 1640s), from Greek psykhikos "of the soul, spirit, or mind" (opposed to somatikos ), also (New Testament) "concerned with the life only, animal, natural," from psykhe "soul, mind, life" (see psyche ). Meaning "characterized by psychic gifts" first recorded 1871. psychic (n.) "a medium;" 1870; see psychic (a
• psyche 英文词源 psyche psyche: [17] Like Latin animus (source of English animal ), Greek psūkhé started out meaning ‘breath’ and developed semantically to ‘soul, spirit’. English adopted it via Latin psychē in the mid-17th century, but it did not really begin to come into its own until the middle of the 19th century, when the development of the sciences of the mind saw it pressed into serv
• provoking 英文词源 provoking (adj.) 1520s, "that incites or instigates," present participle adjective from provoke . Meaning "irritating, frustrating" is attested from 1640s. Related: Provokingly . 中文词源 provoking ：惹人恼火的，气人的 词根词缀： pro-前,公开 + -vok-叫喊 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： provoking 词源， provoking 含义。
• provoke 英文词源 provoke provoke: see vocation provoke (v.) late 14c., from Old French provoker , provochier (12c., Modern French provoquer ) and directly from Latin provocare "call forth, challenge," from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). Related: Provoked ; provoking . 中文词源 provoke ：激怒，挑拨，煽动 词根词缀： pro-前,公开 + -vok-叫喊 + -e动词词
• provocative 英文词源 provocative (adj.) mid-15c., "eliciting," from Middle French provocatif (15c.) and directly from Late Latin provocativus "calling forth," from provocat- , past participle stem of Latin provocare (see provoke ). Specifically of sexual desire from 1620s. Related: Provocatively ; provocativeness . The earliest appearance of the word in English is as a noun meaning "an aphrodisiac" (early
• provocation 英文词源 provocation (n.) c. 1400, from Old French provocacion (12c.) and directly from Latin provocationem (nominative provocatio ) "a calling forth, a summoning, a challenge," noun of action from past participle stem of provocare "to call out" (see provoke ). 中文词源 provocation ：激怒，刺激，挑衅，挑拨 词根词缀： pro-前,公开 + -voc-声音,叫喊 + -ation名词词尾
• provisionary 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random drama drama: [17] Etymologically, drama is simply ‘that which is done’ (in that respect it closely resembles act , which has the neutral, general meaning ‘do something’, as well as the more specific ‘perform on stage’). It comes via late Latin drāma from Greek drama , originally ‘deed, action’, and hence ‘play’
• provision 英文词源 provision (n.) late 14c., "a providing beforehand, action of arranging in advance" (originally in reference to ecclesiastical appointments made before the position was vacant), from Old French provision "precaution, care" (early 14c.), from Latin provisionem (nominative provisio ) "a foreseeing, foresight, preparation, prevention," noun of action from past participle stem of providere
• providential 英文词源 providential (adj.) 1610s, "pertaining to foresifght" (implied in providentially ); 1640s as "pertaining to divine providence," from Latin providentia (see providence ) + -al (1). Meaning "by divine interposition" is recorded from 1719. 中文词源 providential ：幸运的 词根词缀： pro-前 + -vid-看见 + -ent形容词词尾 + -ial形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• provident 英文词源 provident (adj.) c. 1400, from Latin providentem (nominative providens ) "foreseeing, prudent," present participle of providere "to foresee" (see provide ). 中文词源 provident ：目光远大的；精明远虑的，节俭的  词根词缀： pro-前 + -vid-看见 + -ent形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： provident 词源， provident 含义。 p
• provide 英文词源 provide provide: [15] The -vide of provide goes back to Latin vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision ), which is a long way from the English verb’s main present-day meaning, ‘supply’. Its Latin ancestor prōvidēre , formed with the prefix prō - ‘before’, meant ‘foresee’ – a sense which survived into English: ‘evident and sufficient signs, whereby may be provid
• proverb 英文词源 proverb proverb: [14] Latin prōverbium meant literally ‘set of words put forth’ – that is, ‘commonly uttered’. It was a compound formed from the prefix prō - ‘forth’ and verbum ‘word’ (source of English verb , verbal , etc). English acquired it via Old French proverbe . = adverb , verb , verbal , word proverb (n.) c. 1300, in boke of Prouerbyys , the Old Testament
• prove 英文词源 prove prove: [12] The ultimate source of prove was Latin probus ‘good’. This went back (like the related Sanskrit prabhu - ‘eminent, mighty’) to a prehistoric Indo-European compound * probhwo - ‘being in front’, hence ‘excelling’ (* pro meant ‘in front’, and * bhwo - was the ancestor of English be ). From it was derived the verb probāre ‘test, approve, prove’,
• protractile 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random radar radar: see radio 中文词源 protractile ：伸出的，突出的；能伸长的；可伸展的 词根词缀： pro-前 + -tract-拉 + -ile形容词词尾 → 往前拉 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： protractile 词源， protractile 含义。
• protract 英文词源 protract (v.) 1530s, a back-formation from protraction and in part from Latin protractus , past participle of protrahere "to draw forth, prolong." Etymologically identical with portray , which was altered in French. Related: Protracted ; protracting . 中文词源 protract ：延长 词根词缀： pro-前 + -tract-拉 → 往前拉 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• prototype 英文词源 prototype (n.) c. 1600, from French prototype (16c.) and directly from Medieval Latin prototypus "original, primitive," from Greek prototypon "a first or primitive form," noun use of neuter singular of prototypos "original, primitive," from protos "first" (see proto- ) + typos "impression, mold, pattern" (see type (n.)). In English from 1590s as prototypon . 中文词源 prototype ：原
• Proto-Indo-European 英文词源 kettle (n.) Old English cetil (Mercian), from Proto-Germanic *katilaz (compare Old Saxon ketel , Old Frisian zetel , Middle Dutch ketel , Old High German kezzil , German Kessel ), probably from Latin catillus "deep pan or dish for cooking," diminutive of catinus "bowl, dish, pot." One of the few Latin loan-words in Proto-Germanic, along with *punda- "measure of weight or money" (see p
• protest 英文词源 protest protest: [14] The noun protest comes from early modern French protest , a derivative of the verb protester , which goes back to Latin prōtestārī ‘make a public declaration’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘out, in public’ and testārī ‘declare, bear witness’ (source of or related to English attest , contest , detest , testament , testify
• protect 英文词源 protect protect: [16] The - tect element of protect goes back to the past participle of Latin tegere ‘cover’ (source of English integument [17] and toga [16] and related to thatch ). Combination with the prefix prō - ‘in front’ produced prōtegere ‘cover in front, protect’. Another English product of the past participle tectus is detect [15]. = detect , integument , thatc
• prosperous 英文词源 prosperous (adj.) early 15c., "tending to bring success," from prosper + -ous , or else from obsolete Middle French prospereus (15c.), from prosperer . The sense of "flourishing" is first recorded late 15c. 中文词源 prosperous ：成功的，繁荣的，兴旺的 词根词缀： pro-前 + -sper-希望 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pro
• prosperity 英文词源 prosperity (n.) c. 1200, from Old French prosprete (12c., Modern French prospérité ) and directly from Latin prosperitatem (nominative prosperitas ) "good fortune," from prosperus (see prosper ). 中文词源 prosperity ：幸运，顺利；兴旺，繁荣  词根词缀： pro-前 + -sper-希望 + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prosperity 词源
• prosper 英文词源 prosper (v.) mid-14c., from Old French prosperer (14c.) and directly from Latin prosperare "cause to succeed, render happy," from prosperus "favorable, fortunate, prosperous," perhaps literally "agreeable to one's wishes," traditionally regarded as from Old Latin pro spere "according to expectation, according to one's hope," from pro "for" + ablative of spes "hope," from PIE root *spe
• prospective 英文词源 prospective (adj.) 1580s, from obsolete French prospectif and directly from Medieval Latin prospectivus "affording a prospect; pertaining to a prospect," from Latin prospect- , past participle stem of prospicere (see prospect (n.)). In 17c. also as a noun, "spy glass, telescope." Related: Prospectively . 中文词源 prospective ：预期的，未来的，可能的 词根词缀： pro
• prospect 英文词源 prospect (n.) early 15c., "act of looking into the distance," from Latin prospectus "distant view, look out; sight, faculty of sight," noun use of past participle of prospicere "look out on, look forward," from pro- "forward" (see pro- ) + specere "look at" (see scope (n.1)). Meaning "extensive view of the landscape" is from 1530s; transferred sense of "mental view or survey" is from
• prosecution 英文词源 prosecution (n.) 1560s, "action of pursuing," from Middle French prosecution (late 13c.) and directly from Late Latin prosecutionem (nominative prosecutio ) "a following," noun of action from past participle stem of prosequi (see prosecute ). Meaning "legal action" is from 1630s. 中文词源 prosecution ：起诉，检举，告发；执行，贯彻  词根词缀： pro-前 + -secut-跟
• prosecute 英文词源 prosecute prosecute: [15] If you prosecute someone, etymologically you ‘pursue’ them. The word comes from prōsecūt -, the past participial stem of prōsequī ‘pursue’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forward’ and sequī ‘follow’ (source of English sequal , sequence , etc). The word’s legal application emerged in the late 16th century. = pursue , sequ
• propulsion 英文词源 propulsion (n.) 1610s, "expulsion," noun of action formed from propuls- , past participle stem of Latin propellere "to propel" (see propel ). Meaning "act of driving forward, propulsive force" first attested 1799. 中文词源 propulsion ：推进；推进力 词根词缀： pro-前 + -puls-推动 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： propulsion 词源
• propriety 英文词源 propriety propriety: see proper propriety (n.) mid-15c., "proper character, disposition," from Old French proprieté "individuality, peculiarity; property" (12c.), from Latin proprietatem (nominative proprietas ) "appropriateness," also "ownership" (see property ). Meaning "fitness, appropriateness" is attested from 1610s; sense of "conformity to good manners" is from 1782. 中文词源
• propound 英文词源 propound propound: see purpose propound (v.) late 16c. variant of Middle English proponen "to put forward" (late 14c.), from Latin proponere "put forth, set forth, lay out, display, expose to view," figuratively "set before the mind; resolve; intend, design," from pro- "before" (see pro- ) + ponere "to put" (see position (n.)). Perhaps influenced in form by compound , expound ; also c
• proposition 英文词源 proposition (n.) mid-14c., "a setting forth as a topic for discussion," from Old French proposicion "proposal, submission, (philosophical) proposition" (12c.), from Latin propositionem (nominative propositio ) "a setting forth, statement, a presentation, representation; fundamental assumption," noun of action from past participle stem of proponere (see propound ). Meaning "action of p
• propose 英文词源 propose propose: see purpose propose (v.) mid-14c., from Old French proposer "propose, advance, suggest" (12c.), from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + poser "put, place" (see pose (v.1)). Meaning "make an offer of marriage" is first recorded 1764. Related: Proposed ; proposing . See also propone , which coexisted with this word for a time. 中文词源 propose ：提出，提议，建议；提
• proposal 英文词源 proposal (n.) 1650s, from propose + -al (2); specific sense of "offer of marriage" is from 1749. 中文词源 proposal ：提议，建议；求婚      词根词缀： pro-前,公开 + -pos-放置 + -al 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proposal 词源， proposal 含义。 proposal ：提议，建议，求婚 来自propose,提出，建议，求婚，-al,名词
• proportional 英文词源 proportional (adj.) late 14c. (implied in proportionally ), from Late Latin proportionalis "pertaining to proportions," from proportio (see proportion ). Related: Proportionally . 中文词源 proportional ：比例的，成比例的 来源于拉丁语portio(部分,比率)。 词根词缀： pro-前 + -port-部,比率 + -ion名词词尾 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问
• proportion 英文词源 proportion (n.) late 14c., "due relation of one part to another," also "size, extent; compartative relation in size, degree, number, etc.," from Old French proporcion "measure, proportion" (13c.), from Latin proportionem (nominative proportio ) "comparative relation, analogy," from phrase pro portione "according to the relation" (of parts to each other), from pro "for" (see pro- ) + a
• proponent 英文词源 proponent proponent: see purpose proponent (n.) 1580s, "one who brings forth a proposition or argument," from Latin proponentem (nominative proponens ), present participle of proponere "put forward" (see propound ). In part also a native formation from propone . As an adjective from 1680s. 中文词源 proponent ：提议者；拥护者 词根词缀： pro-前,公开 + -pon-放置 + -
• propone 英文词源 propone (v.) "propose," late 14c., from Latin proponere "to put forth" (see propound ). Related: Proponed ; proponing ; proponement . 中文词源 propone ：提议，提出 词根词缀： pro-前,公开 + -pon-放置 + -e → 把观点放在公众面前 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： propone 词源， propone 含义。
• prophet 英文词源 prophet prophet: [12] A prophet is etymologically someone who ‘speaks for’ another. The word comes via Old French prophete and Latin prophēta from Greek prophétēs , a compound noun formed from the prefix pro - ‘for’ and - phētēs ‘speaker’ (a derivative of phánai ‘speak’, which goes back to the same Indo-European base, * bha - ‘speak’, as produced English fabl
• prophesy 英文词源 prophesy (v.) mid-14c., prophecein , prophesein , from Old French prophecier (13c.), from prophecie (see prophecy ). The noun and verb spellings were not fully differentiated until 18c. Related: Prophesied ; prophesying . 中文词源 prophesy ：预言，预报  词根词缀： pro-前 + phes(-fess-)说 + -y → 提前说出来 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• prophecy 英文词源 prophecy (n.) c. 1200, prophecie , prophesie , "function of a prophet," from Old French profecie (12c. Modern French prophétie ) and directly from Late Latin prophetia (source also of Spanish profecia , Italian profezia ), from Greek propheteia "gift of interpreting the will of the gods," from prophetes (see prophet ). Meaning "thing spoken or written by a prophet" is from c. 1300. 中
• property 英文词源 property property: [13] Property and propriety [15] are doublets – that is to say, they have the same ancestor, but have diverged over the centuries. In this case the ancestor was Latin prōprietās ‘ownership’, a derivative of prōprius (from which English gets proper ). It passed into Old French as propriete , which originally reached English via Anglo-Norman proprete as prope
• proper 英文词源 proper proper: [13] Proper originally meant ‘belonging to itself, particular to itself’ (a sense now defunct in English except in certain fossilized contexts, such as the astronomical term proper motion ). It comes via Old French propre from Latin prōprius ‘one’s own’, which may have been a lexicalization of the phrase prō prīvō , literally ‘for the individual’ ( prī
• propeller 英文词源 propeller (n.) 1780, "anything that propels," agent noun from propel . In mechanical sense, 1809, of ships; of flying machines (in a broad, theoretical sense) 1842, in the specific modern sense 1853. 中文词源 propeller ：推进器，螺旋桨 词根词缀： pro-前 + -pel-推动 + -er名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： propeller 词源， propelle
• propel 英文词源 propel propel: see pulse propel (v.) mid-15c., "to drive away, expel," from Latin propellere "push forward, drive forward, drive forth; move, impel," from pro- "forward" (see pro- ) + pellere "to push, drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Meaning "to drive onward, cause to move forward" is from 1650s. Related: Propelled ; propelling . 中文词源 propel ：推进，推动 词根词缀： pro-前
• proof 英文词源 proof proof: [13] Proof and prove are of course closely related. Both go back ultimately to Latin probāre ‘test, prove’. From this in post-classical times was derived the noun proba ‘proof’, which passed into English via Old French preve as pref . In the 14th and 15th centuries this gradually changed in the mainstream language to proof , due to the influence of the verb prove
• pronunciation 英文词源 pronunciation (n.) early 15c., "mode in which a word is pronounced," from Middle French prononciation and directly from Latin pronuntiationem (nominative pronuntiatio ) "act of speaking, utterance, delivery," also "proclamation, public declaration," noun of action from past participle stem of pronuntiare "announce" (see pronounce ). 中文词源 pronunciation ：发音，读法 词根词
• pronounced 英文词源 pronounced (adj.) "spoken," 1570s, past participle adjective from pronounce (v.). Sense of "emphatic" is a figurative meaning first attested c. 1730. 中文词源 pronounced ：讲出来的，显著的，断然的，明确的 词根词缀： pro-前,公开 + -nounc-通知 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pronounced 词源， pronounced 含义。
• pronounce 英文词源 pronounce pronounce: [14] Latin nuntius meant ‘messenger’. From it was derived the verb nuntiāre ‘announce’, which has formed the basis of English announce [15], annunciation [14], denounce [13], pronounce , and renounce [14]. Pronounce itself goes back to Latin prōnuntiāre ‘proclaim’, formed with the prefix prō - ‘forth, out, in public’. Its specific application t
• promulgate 英文词源 promulgate promulgate: [16] Promulgate owes its existence to an analogy drawn by the Romans between ‘milking’ and ‘bringing out into the light of day’. The Latin verb for ‘milk’ was mulgēre (source of English emulsion ). It was used metaphorically for ‘cause to emerge’, and combination with the prefix prō - ‘forth, out’ produced prōmulgāre ‘make known publicl
• prompt 英文词源 prompt prompt: [14] Latin prōmere meant ‘bring out, show’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forward, forth’ and emere ‘take’, source also of English assume [15], example , exempt , peremptory [16], redeem , and sample ). Its past participle was promptus , and this was used as an adjective in which the notion of ‘shown, manifest’ evolved via ‘rea
• promotion 英文词源 promotion promotion: see motor promotion (n.) c. 1400, "advancement in rank or position," from Old French promocion "election, promotion" (14c., Modern French promotion ) and directly from Latin promotionem (nominative promotio ) "a moving forward," noun of action from past participle stem of promovere (see promote ). Meaning "advertising, publicity" first recorded 1925. 中文词源
• promote 英文词源 promote (v.) late 14c., "to advance (someone) to a higher grade or office," from Old French promoter and directly from Latin promotus , past participle of promovere "move forward, advance; cause to advance, push onward; bring to light, reveal," from pro- "forward" (see pro- ) + movere "to move" (see move (v.)). General sense of "to further the growth or progress of (anything)" is from
• promissory 英文词源 promissory (adj.) mid-15c., from Medieval Latin promissorius , from Latin promissus , past participle of promittere (see promise (n.)). Promissory note recorded by 1670s. 中文词源 promissory ：约定的；约定支付的    词根词缀： pro-前 + -miss-送,派 + -ory形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： promissory 词源， promissory 含义。
• promising 英文词源 promising (adj.) "showing signs of future excellence," c. 1600, present participle adjective from promise (v.). Related: Promisingly . 中文词源 promising ：有希望的，有前途的   词根词缀： pro-前 + mis(-mit-)送,派 + -ing形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： promising 词源， promising 含义。 promising ：有希望的，有前途
• promise 英文词源 promise promise: [14] Latin prōmittere originally meant simply ‘send forth’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forward’ and mittere ‘send’, source of English mission , missile , transmit , etc). But it soon evolved metaphorically via ‘say in advance, foretell’ to ‘cause to expect’ and hence ‘promise’ – the sense adopted into English via i
• prolong 英文词源 prolong (v.) early 15c., back-formation from prolongation or else from Old French prolonguer , porloignier (13c.), from Late Latin prolongare "to prolong, extend," from Latin pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + longus "long" (adj.); see long (adj.). Related: Prolonged ; prolonging ; prolongable . 中文词源 prolong ：拉长，延长 词根词缀： pro-前 + long长的 → 向前拉,向前延
• prologue 英文词源 prologue (n.) early 14c., from Old French prologue (12c.) and directly from Latin prologus , from Greek prologos "preface to a play, speaker of a prologue," literally "a speech beforehand," from pro- "before" (see pro- ) + logos "discourse, speech," from legein "to speak" (see lecture (n.)). 中文词源 prologue ：序言，开场白  词根词缀： pro-前,公开 + -logu-说话 +
• projector 英文词源 projector (n.) 1590s, "one who forms a project," agent noun in Latin form from project (v.). In the optical, camera sense it is from 1884. 中文词源 projector ：投影机；幻灯片 词根词缀： pro-前 + -ject-投,射 + -or物 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： projector 词源， projector 含义。 projector ：放映机，投影仪 来自project,投掷，
• projection 英文词源 projection (n.) late 15c., in alchemy, "transmutation by casting a powder on molten metal; 1550s in the cartographical sense "drawing of a map or chart according to scale," from Middle French projection , from Latin proiectionem (nominative proiectio ), from past participle stem of proicere (see project (n.)). From 1590s as "action of projecting." 中文词源 projection ：投射；放
• projectile 英文词源 projectile (n.) 1660s, from Modern Latin projectilis , from Latin proiectus , past participle of proicere (see project (n.)). Projectile vomiting attested from 1985. 中文词源 projectile ：抛射物；导弹 词根词缀： pro-前 + -ject-投,射 + -ile 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： projectile 词源， projectile 含义。 projectile ：投射物，枪弹，
• project 英文词源 project (n.) c. 1400, "a plan, draft, scheme," from Latin proiectum "something thrown forth," noun use of neuter of proiectus , past participle of proicere "stretch out, throw forth," from pro- "forward" (see pro- ) + combining form of iacere (past participle iactus ) "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Meaning "scheme, proposal, mental plan" is from c. 1600. Meaning "group of low-rent apartme