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• prohibitive 英文词源 prohibitive (adj.) c. 1600, "having the quality of prohibiting," from prohibit + -ive , or else from French prohibitif (16c.), from Late Latin prohibit- , past participle stem of prohibere . Of prices, rates, etc., "so high as to prevent use," it is from 1886. Related: Prohibitively . 中文词源 prohibitive ：禁止的，抑制的 词根词缀： pro-前 + -hibit-持,握 + -ive形容
• prohibition 英文词源 prohibition (n.) late 14c., "act of prohibiting, a forbidding by authority," from Anglo-French and Old French prohibition (early 13c.), from Latin prohibitionem (nominative prohibitio ) "a hindering, forbidding; legal prohibition," noun of action from past participle stem of prohibere "hold back, restrain, hinder, prevent," from pro- "away, forth" (see pro- ) + habere "to hold" (see h
• prohibit 英文词源 prohibit (v.) early 15c., from Latin prohibitus , past participle of prohibere "to hold back, restrain" (see prohibition ). Related: Prohibited ; prohibiting . 中文词源 prohibit ：禁止，不准，阻止 词根词缀： pro-前 + -hibit-持,握 → 预先把持住 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prohibit 词源， prohibit 含义。 prohibit ：禁止 来自
• progressive 英文词源 progressive (adj.) c. 1600, "characterized by advancement" (in action, character, etc.), from progress (n.) + -ive , or else from French progressif , from past participle stem of Latin progredi . Of taxation, from 1889; of jazz, from 1947. Meaning "characterized by striving for change and innovation, avant-garde, liberal" is from 1908. In the socio-political sense "favoring reform; ra
• progress 英文词源 progress progress: [15] Progress is one of a large family of English words (including also grade , gradual , transgress , etc) that go back to Latin gradus ‘step’. From it was derived the verb gradī ‘go, step’, which in combination with the prefix prō - ‘forward’ produced prōgredī ‘go forward’. English gets progress from its past participle prōgressus . = grade ,
• programmer 英文词源 programmer (n.) 1890, "event planner," agent noun from program (v.). Meaning "person who programs computers" is attested from 1948. 中文词源 programmer ：程序编制员 词根词缀： pro-前 + -gram-写,画(m双写) + -er 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： programmer 词源， programmer 含义。
• profusion 英文词源 profusion (n.) 1540s, from Middle French profusion (16c.) and directly from Late Latin profusionem (nominative profusio ) "a pouring out," noun of action from past participle stem of profundere (see profuse ). 中文词源 profusion ：大量，丰富，充沛 词根词缀： pro-前 + -fus-熔,注 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： profusion 词源
• profuse 英文词源 profuse (adj.) early 15c., "lavish, extravagant," from Latin profusus "spread out, lavish, extravagant," literally "poured forth," noun use of past participle of profundere "pour forth," from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + fundere "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Meaning "bountiful" is from c. 1600. Related: Profusely ; profuseness . 中文词源 profuse ：充足的；挥霍的，浪费的 词
• profundity 英文词源 profundity (n.) early 15c., "bottom of the sea," from Old French profundite (Modern French profondité ) and directly from Late Latin profunditatem (nominative profunditas ) "depth, intensity, immensity," from profundus "deep, vast" (see profound ). Meaning "depth of intellect" in English is from c. 1500. 中文词源 profundity ：深，深奥 来源于拉丁语中由pro-(前)和fund
• profound 英文词源 profound (adj.) c. 1300, "characterized by intellectual depth," from Old French profund (12c., Modern French profond ), from Latin profundus "deep, bottomless, vast," also "obscure; profound; immoderate," from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + fundus "bottom" (see fund (n.)). The literal and figurative senses both were in Latin, but English, having already deep , employed this word primarily
• profile 英文词源 profile profile: [17] The - file of profile is etymologically a ‘thread’. The word comes from early modern Italian profilo , a derivative of profilare ‘draw in outline’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix pro - ‘forward’ and filare , which used to mean ‘draw a line’; and this in turn went back to Latin filāre ‘spin’, a derivative of filum ‘thread’
• proficient 英文词源 proficient proficient: see profit proficient (adj.) 1580s, back-formation from proficiency or else from Old French proficient (15c.), from Latin proficientem (nominative proficiens ), present participle of proficere "to make progress, go forward, effect, accomplish, be useful" (see proficiency ). Related: Proficiently . 中文词源 proficient ：熟练的，精通的 词根词缀：
• proficiency 英文词源 proficiency (n.) 1540s, probably from -cy + Latin proficientem (nominative proficiens ), present participle of proficere "accomplish, make progress; be useful, do good; have success, profit," from pro- "forward" (see pro- ) + root of facere "to make, do" (see factitious ). 中文词源 proficiency ：熟练，精通 词根词缀： pro-前 + -fic-做,作 + -i- + -ency名词词尾 该词
• professor 英文词源 professor (n.) late 14c., "one who teaches a branch of knowledge," from Old French professeur (14c.) and directly from Latin professor "person who professes to be an expert in some art or science; teacher of highest rank," agent noun from profiteri "lay claim to, declare openly" (see profess ). As a title prefixed to a name, it dates from 1706. Short form prof is recorded from 1838. P
• professional 英文词源 professional (adj.) early 15c., of religious orders; 1747 of careers (especially of the skilled or learned trades from c. 1793); see profession . In sports, opposed to amateur , from 1846. Related: Professionally . professional (n.) "one who does it for a living," 1798, from professional (adj.). 中文词源 professional ：职业的，专业的，专门的 -fe-说 → -fess-表白 词根
• profession 英文词源 profession (n.) c. 1200, "vows taken upon entering a religious order," from Old French profession (12c.), from Latin professionem (nominative professio ) "public declaration," from past participle stem of profiteri "declare openly" (see profess ). Meaning "any solemn declaration" is from mid-14c. Meaning "occupation one professes to be skilled in" is from early 15c.; meaning "body of
• profess 英文词源 profess profess: [14] Profess comes from prōfessus , the past participle of Latin prōfitērī ‘declare publicly’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forth, in public’ and fatērī ‘acknowledge, confess’ (a relative of English fable , fame , and fate and source also of confess ). A professor [14] is etymologically someone who ‘makes a public claim’
• productivity 英文词源 productivity (n.) 1809, "quality of being productive," from productive + -ity . An earlier word for this was productiveness (1727). Economic sense of "rate of output per unit" is from 1899. 中文词源 productivity ：生产率，生产力    词根词缀： pro-前 + -duct-引导 + -ive形容词词尾(e略) + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• productive 英文词源 productive (adj.) 1610s, from French productif (16c.) and directly from Medieval Latin productivus "fit for production," from Latin product- , past participle stem of producere (see produce (v.)). Related: Productively ; productiveness . 中文词源 productive ：生产(性)的，多产的，繁殖的；富有成效的    词根词缀： pro-前 + -duct-引导 + -ive形容词词尾
• production 英文词源 production (n.) c. 1400, "a coming into being," from Old French production "production, exhibition" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin productionem (nominative productio ), from past participle stem of Latin producere "bring forth" (see produce (v.)). Meaning "that which is produced" is mid-15c. Colloquial sense of "fuss, commotion" is from 1941, transferred from meaning "theatri
• product 英文词源 product (n.) early 15c., "mathematical quantity obtained by multiplication," from Medieval Latin productum , in classical Latin "something produced," noun use of neuter past participle of producere "bring forth" (see produce (v.)). General sense of "anything produced" is attested in English from 1570s. 中文词源 product ：产品，产物；乘积   词根词缀： pro-前 + -duc
• producer 英文词源 producer (n.) 1510s, "one who produces;" agent noun from produce (v.). Of entertainments, from 1891; in political economy, opposed to consumer , from 1784 (Adam Smith). 中文词源 producer ：生产者，制片人  词根词缀： pro-前 + -duc-引导 + -er名词词尾,人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： producer 词源， producer 含义。
• produce 英文词源 produce produce: [15] To produce something is etymologically to ‘lead it forward’, a meaning still discernible beneath the veil of metaphor that clothes the modern English word’s range of meanings. It comes from Latin prōdūcere , a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forward’ and dūcere ‘lead’ (source of English duct , duke , educate , introduce , etc). = duc
• prodigal 英文词源 prodigal (adj.) mid-15c., a back-formation from prodigality , or else from Middle French prodigal and directly from Late Latin prodigalis , from Latin prodigus "wasteful," from prodigere "drive away, waste," from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + agere "to drive" (see act (v.)). First reference is to prodigial son , from Vulgate Latin filius prodigus (Luke xv:11-32). As a noun, "prodigal per
• procreative 英文词源 genus (n.) (plural genera ), 1550s as a term of logic, "kind or class of things" (biological sense dates from c. 1600), from Latin genus (genitive generis ) "race, stock, kind; family, birth, descent, origin," from PIE root *gene- "to produce, give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to family and tribal groups. Cognates in this highly productive word group include Sanskrit jana
• procreate 英文词源 procreate (v.) 1530s, a back formation from procreation or else from Latin procreatus , past participle of procreare "to beget, bring forth" (see procreation ). Related: Procreated ; procreating . 中文词源 procreate ：繁殖；生产 词根词缀： pro-前 + -cre-生长 + -ate 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： procreate 词源， procreate 含义。 procreat
• proclamation 英文词源 proclamation (n.) late 14c., "act of making public," also "that which is proclaimed;" from Old French proclamacion (14c., Modern French proclamation ) and directly from Latin proclamationem (nominative proclamatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of proclamare (see proclaim ). 中文词源 proclamation ：宣言，公告，声明书 词根词缀： pro-前 + -clam-叫喊 +
• proclaim 英文词源 proclaim (v.) late 14c., proclamen , from Latin proclamare "cry or call out," from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + clamare "to cry out" (see claim (v.)). Spelling altered by influence of claim . Related: Proclaimed ; proclaiming ; proclaimer . 中文词源 proclaim ：宣布，声明，显示，显露 词根词缀： pro-前 + -claim-叫喊 → 站在前面叫喊 →宣布 该词的英语词
• procession 英文词源 procession (n.) late Old English, "act of marching or proceeding," from Old French procession "procession" (religious or secular), 11c., and directly from Late Latin processionem (nominative processio ) "religious procession," in classical Latin "a marching onward, a going forward, advance," noun of action from past participle stem of procedere (see proceed ). 中文词源 procession ：
• process 英文词源 process process: [14] Latin prōcēdere meant ‘go forward’: it was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forward’ and cēdere ‘go’ (source of English cede , concede , etc), and has given English proceed [14] and procedure [17]. Its past participle prōcessus was used as a noun meaning ‘advance, progress, lapse of time’. This passed via Old French proces into E
• proceeding 英文词源 proceeding (n.) 1510s, "action of going forward," verbal noun from proceed (v.). From 1550s as "what is done, conduct." Proceedings "records of the doings of a society" is attested by 1824. 中文词源 proceeding ：行动，进行；( 词根词缀： pro-前 + -ceed-行走 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proceeding 词源， proceeding 含义。 proceed
• proceed 英文词源 proceed (v.) late 14c., "to go on," also "to emanate from, result from," from Old French proceder (13c., Modern French procéder ) and directly from Latin procedere (past participle processus ) "go before, go forward, advance, make progress; come forward," from pro- "forward" (see pro- ) + cedere "to go" (see cede ). Related: Proceeded ; proceeding . 中文词源 proceed ：进行，继
• procedure 英文词源 procedure (n.) 1610s, "fact or manner of proceeding," from French procédure "manner of proceeding" (c. 1200), from Old French proceder "to proceed" (see proceed ). Meaning "method of conducting business in Parliament" is from 1839. 中文词源 procedure ：流程，程序，手续，步骤   词根词缀： pro-前 + -ced-行走 + -ure名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• problematical 英文词源 boy boy: [13] The etymology of boy has long been problematical, but the now most generally accepted view is that it is probably a reduced form of an unrecorded Anglo-Norman * abuie or * embuie ‘fettered’, from the Old French verb embuier ‘fetter’. This came from Vulgar Latin * imboiāre , a compound verb based on Latin boiae ‘leather collar, fetter’, which was adapted from
• problematic 英文词源 problematic (adj.) c. 1600, "doubtful, questionable," from French problematique (15c.), from Late Latin problematicus , from Greek problematikos "pertaining to a problem," from problematos , genitive of problema (see problem ). Specific sense in logic, differentiating what is possible from what is necessarily true, is from 1610s. Related: Problematical (1560s); problematically . 中文词
• problem 英文词源 problem problem: [14] A problem is etymologically something ‘thrown forward’. The word comes via Old French probleme and Latin problēma from Greek próblēma , a derivative of probállein ‘throw forward’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix pro - ‘forward’ and bállein ‘throw’ (source of English ballistic , emblem , parable , etc). Things that are ‘throw
• probably 英文词源 probably (adv.) mid-15c., "plausibly," from probable + -ly (2). As a general purpose qualifier, 1610s. 中文词源 probably ：大概，或许，很可能地   词根词缀： -prob-证实,批准 + -able形容词词尾(e略) + -ly副词词尾(l略) 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： probably 词源， probably 含义。
• probable 英文词源 probable probable: [14] Latin probāre meant ‘test, approve, prove’ (it is the source of English probate [15], probation [15], probe [16], and prove ). From it was derived the adjective probābilis ‘provable’, hence ‘likely’. It passed into English via Old French probable . = probate , probation , probe , prove , reprobate probable (adj.) late 14c., from Old French probabl
• probability 英文词源 probability (n.) mid-15c., "quality of being probable," from Old French probabilite (14c.) and directly from Latin probabilitatem (nominative probabilitas ) "credibility, probability," from probabilis (see probable ). Meaning "something likely to be true" is from 1570s; mathematical sense is from 1718. 中文词源 probability ：概率；可能性，或然率 词根词缀： -prob-证实
• prize 英文词源 prize prize: English has four words prize . The one meaning ‘reward’ [16] is essentially the same word as price . This was originally pris , mirroring its immediate Old French ancestor pris . It became prise , to indicate the length of its vowel i , and in the 16th century this differentiated into price for ‘amount to pay’ and prize for ‘reward’. (Modern French prix has gi
• privilege 英文词源 privilege (n.) mid-12c. "grant, commission" (recorded earlier in Old English, but as a Latin word), from Old French privilege "right, priority, privilege" (12c.) and directly from Latin privilegium "law applying to one person, bill of law in favor of or against an individual," later "privilege," from privus "individual" (see private (adj.)) + lex (genitive legis ) "law" (see legal (ad
• private 英文词源 private private: [14] Latin prīvus meant ‘single, individual’. From it was derived the verb prīvāre , source of English deprive [14] and privation [14]. This originally meant ‘make solitary, isolate’, and although it later moved on metaphorically to ‘bereave, deprive’, its earliest sense was preserved in the adjective formed from its past participle prīvātus . This de
• privacy 英文词源 privacy (n.) 1590s, "a private matter, a secret;" c. 1600 as "seclusion," from private (adj.) + -cy . Meaning "state of freedom from intrusion" is from 1814. Earlier was privatie (late 14c. as "secret, mystery;" c. 1400 as "a secret, secret deed; solitude, privacy"), from Old French privauté . 中文词源 privacy ：隐私，私事，隐居 词根词缀： -priv-私人,私下 + -acy名
• prisoner 英文词源 prisoner (n.) "person in prison, captive person," late 14c. (earlier "a jailer," mid-13c., but this did not survive Middle English), from Old French prisonier "captive, hostage" (12c., Modern French prisonnier ), from prisoun (see prison (n.)). Captives taken in war have been called prisoners since mid-14c.; phrase prisoner of war dates from 1670s (see also POW ). Prisoner's dilemma a
• prison 英文词源 prison prison: [12] Like comprehend , prehensile , etc, prison goes back ultimately to Latin praehendere ‘seize’. From this was derived the noun praehensiō ‘seizure’, later contracted to prēnsiō , which passed into Old French as prisun . By now it had come to be used specifically for ‘imprisonment’, and from this it moved on in due course to the concrete ‘place of imp
• priority 英文词源 priority (n.) late 14c., "state of being earlier," from Old French priorite (14c.), from Medieval Latin prioritatem (nominative prioritas ) "fact or condition of being prior," from Latin prior (see prior (adj.)). From c. 1400 as "precedence in right or rank." Wyclif (early 15c.) renders prioritas into (Middle) English as furtherhead . 中文词源 priority ：先，前，优先，优先
• prior 英文词源 prior prior: Prior the ecclesiastical rank [11] and prior ‘previous’ [18] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to Latin prior ‘former, superior’, a comparative formation based on the Old Latin preposition pri ‘before’. This came in postclassical times to be used as a noun meaning ‘superior officer, administrator’, and it was taken over as such into the terminolog
• print 英文词源 print print: [13] Latin premere meant ‘press’ (its past participial stem press - underlies English press ). It passed into Old French as preindre , whose past participle formed the basis of a noun preinte ‘impression, impressed mark’ – source of English print . The verb first used for the activity of ‘printing books’ was the derived imprint [14] (‘Because this said boo
• principal 英文词源 principal (adj.) c. 1300, "main, principal, chief, dominant, most important;" also "great, large," from Old French principal "main, most important," of persons, "princely, high-ranking" (11c.), from Latin principalis "first in importance; original, primitive," from princeps "first man, chief, leader" (see prince ). principal (n.) c. 1300, "ruler, governor;" also "main part;" from prin
• primitive 英文词源 primitive (adj.) late 14c., "of an original cause; of a thing from which something is derived; not secondary" (a sense now associated with primary ), from Old French primitif "very first, original" (14c.) and directly from Latin primitivus "first or earliest of its kind," from primitus "at first," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)). Meaning "of or belonging to the first age" is fr
• prime 英文词源 prime prime: [OE] Latin prīmus ‘first’ came from an earlier * prīsmo -, which went back ultimately to Indo-European * pro ‘before, in front’ (ancestor also of English first ). English first acquired it direct from Latin in the Anglo-Saxon period as an ecclesiastical term for the earliest of the canonical hours, and this is the source of the modern English noun uses of the wo
• primary 英文词源 primary (adj.) early 15c., "of the first order," from Latin primarius "of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)). Meaning "first in order" is from 1802. Primary color is first recorded 1610s (at first the seven of the spectrum, later the three from which others can be made); primary school is 1802, from French école primaire . The Paris j
• primarily 英文词源 argue argue: [14] English acquired argue and its various meanings via rather complex paths, but its ultimate origin is straightforward: the Latin verb arguere derived from a prehistoric Indo- European base * arg - ‘be white, bright, or clear’ (source also of Latin argentum ‘silver’, and thus of French argent ‘money’); it therefore meant primarily ‘make clear’, but this
• priceless 英文词源 priceless (adj.) "having a value beyond price," 1590s, from price (n.) + -less . Colloquial sense of "delightful" attested from 1907. Related: Pricelessly ; pricelessness . 中文词源 priceless ：无价的，珍贵的    词根词缀： pric(-prec-)价格,价值 + -e + -less形容词词尾,否定 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： priceless 词源， priceles
• price 英文词源 price price: [13] The Latin word for ‘price’ was pretium (it was probably derived ultimately from the Indo-European preposition * preti ‘back’, and so etymologically denoted ‘recompense’). Its descendants have spread through most modern western European languages, including French prix , Italian prezzo , Spanish precio , German preis , and Dutch prijs . The last two were b
• previously 英文词源 brown brown: [OE] In Old English, brown meant, rather vaguely, ‘dark’; it does not seem to have become a definite colour word until the 13th century. It comes from West and North Germanic * brūnaz , which probably goes back ultimately to the same Indo-European source (* bheros ) as bear , etymologically the ‘brown [that is, dark] animal’. An additional meaning of brown in Old
• previous 英文词源 previous (adj.) 1620s, from Latin praevius "going before," from prae "before" (see pre- ) + via "road" (see via ). Related: Previously . 中文词源 previous ：先前的，以前的；过早的，过急的 词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -vi-路 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： previous 词源， previous 含义。 previous ：先前的 pre-
• preview 英文词源 preview (v.) c. 1600, "to see beforehand," from pre- + view (v.). Meaning "to show (a film, etc.) before its public opening" is from 1928. Related: Previewed ; previewing . preview (n.) "a foretaste," 1880, from preview (v.); specifically "a showing of a book, film, etc. before public release" from 1920. 中文词源 preview ：(电影、戏剧等的)预映，预演；(电影等的)预告
• preventive 英文词源 preventive (adj.) 1630s, from Latin praevent- , past participle stem of praevenire (see prevent ), + -ive . As a noun, from 1630s; in medical use from 1670s. 中文词源 preventive ：预防的，防止的 词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -vent-来 + -ive形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preventive 词源， preventive 含义。
• prevention 英文词源 prevention (n.) mid-15c., "action of stopping an event or practice," from Middle French prévention and directly from Late Latin praeventionem (nominative praeventio ) "action of anticipating," noun of action from past participle stem of praevenire (see prevent ). 中文词源 prevention ：阻碍，阻止，防止 词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -vent-来 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语
• prevent 英文词源 prevent prevent: [15] If you prevent someone, you ‘come before’ them (and indeed that literal meaning of the verb survived for some time: Thomas Cromwell wrote in 1538 ‘I have sent it unto him after the departure of the said Muriell, to the intent he might prevent the ambassadors post and you have leisure to consult and advise upon the same’; and as late as 1766 we find in Fra
• prevalent 英文词源 prevalent (adj.) early 15c., "having great power or force," from Latin praevalentem (nominative praevalens ) "of superior strength; mighty," present participle of praevalere "to be more able" (see prevail ). Meaning "extensively existing, in general use" is from 1650s. 中文词源 prevalent ：普遍的，流行的  词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -val-价值 + -ent形容词词尾 →
• prevalence 英文词源 prevalence (n.) 1590s, "fact of having mastery," from Middle French prévalence (15c.), from Late Latin praevalentia , from praevalens , present participle of praevalere (see prevalent ). Meaning "condition of being widespread or general" is from 1713. 中文词源 prevalence ：普遍，盛行 词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -val-价值 + -ence名词词尾 → 有优先价值的 该词的
• prevailing 英文词源 prevailing (adj.) 1590s, "vigorous;" 1680s, "widely accepted," present participle adjective from prevail (v.). 中文词源 prevailing ：占优势的，主要的，流行的 词根词缀： pre-前,先 + vail(-val-)价值 + -ing → 有优先价值 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prevailing 词源， prevailing 含义。 prevailing ：普遍的，流行的 来自
• prevail 英文词源 prevail (v.) c. 1400, "be successful; be efficacious," from Old French prevaleir (Modern French prévaloir ) and directly from Latin praevalere "be stronger, have greater power," from prae "before" (see pre- ) + valere "have power, be strong" (see valiant ). Spelling in English perhaps influenced by avail . Related: Prevailed ; prevailing . 中文词源 prevail ：流行，盛行，获胜
• pretext 英文词源 pretext pretext: see text pretext (n.) 1510s, from French prétexte , from Latin praetextum "a pretext, outward display," noun use of neuter past participle of praetexere "to disguise, cover," literally "weave in front" (for sense, compare pull the wool over (someone's) eyes ); from prae- "in front" (see pre- ) + texere "to weave," from PIE root *teks- "to weave, to make" (see texture
• pretend 英文词源 pretend pretend: [14] To pretend something is etymologically to ‘hold it out’ – as an excuse, or as something it is not. The word comes from Latin praetendere , a compound verb formed from the prefix prae - ‘before’ and tendere ‘stretch’ (source of English tend , tense , etc). = extend , tend , tense pretend (v.) late 14c., "to profess, assert, maintain" (a claim, etc.),
• presumptuous 英文词源 presumptuous (adj.) mid-14c., from Old French presumtuex (12c.; Modern French présomptueux ) and directly from Late Latin praesumptuosus , variant of praesumptiosus , from past participle stem of Latin praesumere "anticipate," in Late Latin, "assume" (see presumption ). Related: Presumptuously ; presumptuousness . 中文词源 presumptuous ：专横的，肆无忌惮的 词根词缀：
• presumptive 英文词源 presumptive (adj.) "speculative," mid-15c., from French présomptif (15c.), from Medieval Latin presumptivus , from Late Latin praesumptivus , from Latin praesumpt- past participle stem of praesumere (see presume ). The heir presumptive (1620s) is "presumed" to be the heir if the heir apparent is unavailable. Related: Presumptively . 中文词源 presumptive ：假定的 词根词缀：
• presumption 英文词源 presumption (n.) mid-13c., "seizure and occupation without right," also "taking upon oneself more than is warranted," from Old French presumcion (12c., Modern French présomption ) and directly from Late Latin praesumptionem (nominative praesumptio ) "confidence, audacity," in classical Latin, "a taking for granted, anticipation," noun of action from past participle stem of praesumere
• presume 英文词源 presume (v.) late 14c., "to take upon oneself, to take liberty," also "to take for granted, presuppose," especially overconfidently, from Old French presumer (12c.) and directly from Latin praesumere "anticipate," in Late Latin, "assume" (see presumption ). Related: Presumed ; presumedly ; presuming . 中文词源 presume ：假定，假设，推测 词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -sum-拿
• presumable 英文词源 presumable (adj.) 1690s, from presume + -able . 中文词源 presumable ：可推定的 词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -sum-拿,买 + -able 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： presumable 词源， presumable 含义。
• pressure 英文词源 pressure (n.) late 14c., "suffering, anguish; act or fact of pressing on the mind or heart," from Old French presseure "oppression; torture; anguish; press" (for wine or cheeses), "instrument of torture" (12c.) and directly from Latin pressura "action of pressing," from pressus , past participle of premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Literal meaning "act or fact of pressing" in a ph
• press 英文词源 press press: English has two words press . The commoner, and older, ‘exert force, push’ [14], comes via Old French presser from Latin pressāre , a verb derived from the past participle of premere ‘press’ (source of English print ). The corresponding noun press (which actually arrived in English a century earlier in the now archaic sense ‘crowd’) originated as a derivative
• presidential 英文词源 presidential (adj.) c. 1600, "pertaining to a president," from Medieval Latin praesidentialis , from praesidentia "office of a president" (see presidency ). Related: Presidentially . 中文词源 presidential ：总统的，总裁的，会长的，校长的   词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -sid-坐 + -ent名词词尾 + -ial形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• president 英文词源 president president: [14] A president is etymologically simply someone who ‘presides’. The word comes via Old French president from Latin praesidēns , the present participle of praesidēre ‘superintend’ (it literally meant ‘sit in front of’ – it was formed from the prefix prae - ‘before’ and sedēre ‘sit’ – and it has given English preside [17]). Another Latin
• preside 英文词源 preside (v.) 1610s, from French présider "preside over, govern" (15c.), from Latin praesidere "stand guard; superintend," literally "sit in front of," from prae "before" (see pre- ) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary ). 中文词源 preside ：主持  词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -sid-坐 + -e 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preside 词源， preside 含义。
• preserve 英文词源 preserve preserve: [14] The -serve of preserve comes from Latin servāre ‘keep safe’ (no relation to servīre ‘serve’, but source also of English conserve , observe , and reserve ). Combination with prae - ‘before’ produced medieval Latin praeservāre ‘guard beforehand, take steps to ward off possible harm’, which reached English via Old French preserver . = conserve ,
• preservation 英文词源 preservation (n.) early 15c., preservacioun "protection from disease," from Old French preservacion (13c.), from Medieval Latin preservationem (nominative preservatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of preservare (see preserve (v.)). 中文词源 preservation ：储藏，保存    词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -serv-保持,留心 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源
• present 英文词源 present present: [13] The Latin adjective praesēns ‘at hand, now here’ originated as the present participle of praeesse ‘be before one’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae - ‘in front’ and esse ‘be’. English acquired it via Old French present , the same route as was taken by its derivative praesentia on its way to English presence [14]. The use of the related
• presence 英文词源 presence (n.) mid-14c., "fact of being present," from Old French presence (12c., Modern French présence ), from Latin praesentia "a being present," from praesentem (see present (n.)). Meaning "carriage, demeanor, aspect" (especially if impressive) is from 1570s; that of "divine, spiritual, or incorporeal being felt as present" is from 1660s. Presence of mind (1660s) is a loan-transla
• prescription 英文词源 prescription (n.) late 14c., in law, "the right to something through long use," from Old French prescription (13c.) and directly from Latin praescriptionem (nominative praescriptio ) "a writing before, order, direction," noun of action from past participle stem of praescribere "write before, prefix in writing; ordain, determine in advance," from prae "before" (see pre- ) + scribere "t
• prescribe 英文词源 prescribe (v.) "to write down as a direction," mid-15c., from Latin praescribere "write beforehand" (see prescription ). Related: Prescribed ; prescribing . Medical sense is from 1580s, probably a back formation from prescription . 中文词源 prescribe ：开(药方，处方)，规定，指示 词根词缀： pre-前 + -scrib-写 + -e动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• prepotent 英文词源 prepotent "Greater than others in power or influence", Late Middle English: from Latin praepotent- 'having greater power', from prae 'before, ahead' + posse 'be able'. 中文词源 prepotent ：(权力、影响等方面)占优势的；受精(胎)优势的；遗传优势的 词根词缀： pre-先→优先 + -pot-能力→权力 + -ent形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• preposition 英文词源 preposition (n.) late 14c., from Latin praepositionem (nominative praepositio ) "a putting before, a prefixing," noun of action from past participle stem of praeponere "put before," from prae "before" (see pre- ) + ponere "put, set, place" (past participle positus ; see position (n.)). In grammatical use, a loan-translation of Greek prothesis , literally "a setting before." 中文词源
• preoccupy 英文词源 preoccupy (v.) 1560s, from pre- + occupy . Related: Preoccupied ; preoccupying . 中文词源 preoccupy ：使…全神贯注；使着迷 词根词缀： pre-前 + oc-加强意义 + -cup-拿 + -y 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preoccupy 词源， preoccupy 含义。 preoccupy ：预先占据，忧心，担心 pre-,在前，早于，预先，occupy,占据。引申
• preoccupied 英文词源 preoccupied (adj.) "absorbed in thought," 1823, past participle adjective from preoccupy (v.). Earlier it meant "occupied in advance." 中文词源 preoccupied ：全神贯注的 词根词缀： pre-前 + oc-加强意义 + -cup-拿 + -i- + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preoccupied 词源， preoccupied 含义。
• preoccupation 英文词源 preoccupation (n.) 1550s, "state of occupying beforehand," from Latin praeoccupationem (nominative praeoccupatio ) "a seizing beforehand, anticipation," noun of action from past participle stem of praeoccupare , from prae- "before" (see pre- ) + occupare "seize" (see occupy ). Meaning "mental absorption" is from 1854. Earlier its secondary sense was "bias, prejudice" (c. 1600). 中文词
• premier 英文词源 premier premier: see prime premier (adj.) mid-15c., "first in time;" late 15c. as "first in rank," from Middle French premier "first, chief," from Latin primarius "of the first rank, chief" (see primary (adj.)). premier (n.) 1711 in the political sense, a shortening of premier minister (1680s); see premier (adj.). In U.S. usage, premier formerly was applied occasionally to the Secreta
• premature 英文词源 premature (adj.) mid-15c., from Latin praematurus "early ripe" (as fruit), "too early, untimely," from prae "before" (see pre- ) + maturus "ripe, timely" (see mature (v.)). Related: Prematurely ; prematurity ; prematuration . Premature ejaculation is attested from 1848; Latin euphemism ejaculatio praecox dates to 1891 in English but was used earlier in German and appears to have been,