英语词源

• pander 英文词源 pander pander: [16] Pandaro was a character in Boccaccio’s Filostrato . He was the cousin of Cressida, and acted as go-between in her affair with Troilus. Chaucer took him over in his Troilus and Criseyde as Pandarus , changing him from cousin to uncle but retaining his role. His name came to be used as a generic term for an ‘arranger of sexual liaisons’ (‘If ever you prove fa
• palladium 英文词源 palladium (n.1) "safeguard," c. 1600, originally (late 14c.) "sacred image of Pallas Athene," from Latin palladium , from Greek Palladion , noun use of neuter of Palladios "of Pallas." It stood in the citadel of Troy and the safety of the city was believed to depend on it. palladium (n.2) metallic element, coined 1803 by discoverer William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), from Pallas , nam
• predicament 英文词源 predicament predicament: [14] Predicament was originally a technical term in logic, denoting a ‘category of attributes which may be asserted of a thing’. It broadened out in the 16th century to ‘situation’, but it does not seem to have been until the 18th century that the specific modern sense ‘awkward situation’ became established. The word comes from late Latin praedicā
• protestant 英文词源 Protestant (n., adj.) 1539, from German or French protestant , from Latin protestantem (nominative protestans ), present participle of protestari (see protest (n.)). Originally used of German princes and free cities who declared their dissent from ("protested") the decision of the Diet of Speyer (1529), which reversed the liberal terms allowed Lutherans in 1526. When forced to make th
• pervert 英文词源 pervert pervert: see verse pervert (v.) c. 1300 (transitive), "to turn someone aside from a right religious belief to a false or erroneous one," from Old French pervertir "pervert, undo, destroy" (12c.) and directly from Latin pervertere "overthrow, overturn," figuratively "to corrupt, subvert, abuse," literally "turn the wrong way, turn about," from per- "away" (see per ) + vertere "
• phobia 英文词源 phobia (n.) "irrational fear, horror, aversion," 1786, perhaps on model of similar use in French, abstracted from compounds in -phobia , from Greek -phobia , from phobos "fear, panic fear, terror, outward show of fear; object of fear or terror," originally "flight" (still the only sense in Homer), but it became the common word for "fear" via the notion of "panic, fright" (compare phob
• panacea 英文词源 panacea (n.) "universal remedy," 1540s, from Latin panacea , a herb (variously identified) that would heal all illnesses, from Greek panakeia "cure-all," from panakes "all-healing," from pan- "all" (see pan- ) + akos "cure," from iasthai "to heal" (see -iatric ). Earlier in English as panace (1510s). 中文词源 panacea （灵丹妙药）：希腊神话中的医药女神帕那刻亚 希
• person 英文词源 person person: [13] Latin persōna originally denoted a ‘mask, particularly one worn by an actor’ (it may have been borrowed from Etruscan phersu ‘mask’). It gradually evolved through ‘character played by an actor’ (a meaning preserved in English persona [20], a term introduced by Jungian psychology) to ‘individual human being’. It entered English via Old French person
• paragraph 英文词源 paragraph (n.) late 15c., from Middle French paragraphe "division of text" (13c., Old French paragrafe ), from Medieval Latin paragraphus "sign for start of a new section of discourse" (the sign looked something like a stylized letter -P- ), from Greek paragraphos "short stroke in the margin marking a break in sense," also "a passage so marked," literally "anything written beside," fr
• prosody 英文词源 prosody prosody: [15] Despite the passing similarity, prosody has no etymological connection with prose . In fact, its closest English relative is ode . It comes via Latin prosōdia from Greek prosōidíā , which originally meant ‘song with an instrumental accompaniment’. This was a compound formed from prós ‘in addition to’ and ōidé ‘song’ (source of English ode [16]
• police 英文词源 police police: [16] Etymologically, the police are in charge of the administration of a ‘city’. In fact, police is essentially the same word as policy ‘plan of action’. Both go back to Latin polītīa ‘civil administration’, a descendant of Greek pólis ‘city’. In medieval Latin a variant polītia emerged, which became French police . English took it over, and at first
• parliament 英文词源 parliament parliament: [13] The French verb parler ‘talk’ has made a small but significant contribution to English. Amongst its legacies are parlance [16], parley [16], parlour [13] (etymologically a ‘room set aside for conversation’), and parliament itself. This came from the Old French derivative parlement , which originally meant ‘talk, consultation, conference’, but so
• peasant 英文词源 peasant (n.) early 15c., from Anglo-French paisant (mid-14c.), Old French paisent "local inhabitant" (12c., Modern French paysan ), earlier paisenc , from pais "country, region" + Frankish suffix -enc "-ing." Pais is from Late Latin pagensis "(inhabitant) of the district," from Latin pagus "country or rural district" (see pagan ). As a style of garment in fashion (such as peasant blou
• paper 英文词源 paper paper: [14] Paper gets its name from the papyrus, a sort of rush from which in ancient times paper was made. The Greek word for this (presumably borrowed from some Oriental language) was pápūros , and its Latin in descendant papyrus passed into English via Old French papier and Anglo-Norman papir . (English papyrus [14] itself was an independent borrowing direct from Latin.) =
• pen 英文词源 pen pen: English has three words pen . The oldest, ‘enclosure’ [OE], is something of a mystery term. It has no known relatives in the other European languages, and even in English it is not unequivocally found in its current sense until the 14th century. Pent [16], as in ‘pent up’, originated in the past participle of the verb pen . The earliest writing implements known as ‘
• purgatory 英文词源 purgatory (n.) c. 1200, from Old French purgatore and directly from Medieval Latin purgatorium (St. Bernard, early 12c.), in Latin, "means of cleansing," noun use of neuter of purgatorius (adj.) "purging, cleansing," from purgat- , past participle stem of Latin purgare (see purge (v.)). Figurative use from late 14c. 中文词源 purgatory （炼狱）：净化有罪灵魂的场所 单词
• procrustean 英文词源 Procrustean (adj.) 1846 in figurative sense, "violently making conformable to standard," from Procrustes , mythical robber of Attica who seized travelers, tied them to his bed, and either stretched their limbs or lopped of their legs to make them fit it. The name is Greek Prokroustes "one who stretches," from prokrouein "to beat out, stretch out," from pro- "before" (see pro- ) + krou
• Pandora 英文词源 Pandora 1570s, in Greek mythology, the first mortal woman, made by Hephaestus and given as a bride to Epimetheus, from Greek pandora "all-gifted" (or perhaps "giver of all"), from pan "all" (see pan- ) + doron "gift," from PIE root *do- "to give" (see date (n.1)). Pandora's box (1570s) refers to her gift from Zeus, which was foolishly opened by Epimetheus, upon which all the contents
• prodict 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random head head: [OE] The word head can be traced back ultimately to Indo-European * kauput -, * kaupet -, which probably had connotations of ‘bowl’ (as in ‘skull’) as well as ‘head’, although which came first is not clear. From it was descended prehistoric Germanic * khaubutham , * khaubitham , which produced German haupt
• protean 英文词源 Protean (adj.) 1590s, from Greek Proteus , sea god (son of Oceanus and Tethys) who could change his form; his name is literally "first," from protos "first" (see proto- ). 中文词源 protean （千变万化的）：变幻无定的海神普罗透斯 普罗透斯Proteus是希腊神话中的一个早期海神，荷马史诗中所说的“海中老人”之一。他有预测未来的神通
• panic 英文词源 panic panic: [17] Panic is etymologically ‘terror caused by the god Pan’. The ancient Greeks believed that he lurked in lonely spots, and would frighten people by suddenly appearing, or making noises. He was evidently invoked to account for alarming but harmless natural phenomena, and so the element of ‘irrationality’ in the English word was present from the beginning. English
• plutocrat 英文词源 plutocrat (n.) "person who rules by his wealth," 1838, back-formation from plutocracy . Related: Plutocratic (1843); plutocratical (1833). 中文词源 plutocrat （富豪）：掌管地下宝藏的冥王普鲁托 在罗马神话中，朱庇特Jupiter、尼普顿Neptune和普鲁托Pluto三兄弟相当于希腊神话中的宙斯Zeus、波塞冬Poseidon和哈迪斯Hades。这三兄弟率领
• possible 英文词源 possible possible: [14] Latin posse ‘be able’ (source of English posse ) produced the derived adjective possibilis ‘that can be done’, which came into English via Old French possible . (Its antonym impossible reached English at roughly the same time.) = posse , potent possible (adj.) mid-14c., from Old French possible and directly from Latin possibilis "that can be done," from
• Omaha 英文词源 Omaha Siouan Indians of northeastern Nebraska, 1804, perhaps from Omaha umaha , perhaps literally "upstream (people), against the flow." 中文词源 Omaha ：奥马哈 内布拉斯加的最大城市，在该州东部。得名于曾经生活在当地的原住民部落——奥马哈部。奥马哈部的后裔至今仍生活在内布拉斯加东部和爱荷华西部的保留区里。还有
• Oregon 英文词源 Oregon 1765 as the name of a large river in the west of North America, probably the modern Columbia; of uncertain and disputed origin. It seems to be of Algonquian origin. From 1848 as the name of a U.S. territory (admitted as a state 1859). 中文词源 Oregon ：俄勒冈州 来自舒朔奈语的Origanum一词，指的是一种当地特产的药用植物。后来根据读音改写成
• Oklahoma 英文词源 Oklahoma from Choctaw, literally "red people," from okla "nation, people" + homma "red." Coined by Choctaw scholar Allen Wright, later principal chief of the Choctaw Nation, and first used in the Choctaw-Chickasaw treaty of April 28, 1866. Organized as a U.S. territory 1889; admitted as a state 1907. Related: Oklahoman . 中文词源 Oklahoma ：俄克拉荷马州 Oklahoma，又译奥克
• Ohio 英文词源 Ohio originally used of the river, from Seneca (Iroquoian) ohi:yo' , proper name from ohi:yo:h , literally "good river." The Seneca also used this of the Allegheny, which they considered the headwaters of the Ohio. Related: Ohian (1819); Ohioan (1818). 中文词源 Ohio ：俄亥俄州 来自易诺奎语中的Oheo一词，意思为“雄伟壮观的”。该词原本是用于形容俄亥
• Ozark Plateau 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random possible possible: [14] Latin posse ‘be able’ (source of English posse ) produced the derived adjective possibilis ‘that can be done’, which came into English via Old French possible . (Its antonym impossible reached English at roughly the same time.) = posse , potent 中文词源 Ozark Plateau ：奥扎克高地 美国中
• oxytetracycline 英文词源 Terramycin "Trademark for oxytetracycline", 1950s: from Latin terra 'earth' + -mycin. 中文词源 oxytetracycline ：土霉素，氧四环素，地霉素 词根词缀： -oxy-氧 + tetra-四 + -cycl-圆 + -ine化学名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oxytetracycline 词源， oxytetracycline 含义。
• oxysalt 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random injury injury: [14] Etymologically, an injury is something ‘unjust’. It comes via Anglo-Norman injurie from Latin injūria , a noun use of injūrius ‘unjust’, which was a compound adjective based on jūs ‘right’ (source of English just ). Its original meaning in English was ‘wrongful action’, and it was only grad
• oxypathor 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fire fire: [OE] Appropriately enough for one of the mainsprings of human civilization, the word fire is widespread amongst Indo-European languages (although it is only one of two competing ‘fire’ strands, the other being represented in English by ignite ). Among its relatives are Greek pur (whence English pyre , pyrotechnic
• oxyacid 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hansom hansom: [19] The hansom cab, the taxi of the second half of the 19th century, was the brainchild of James Aloysius Hansom (1803– 82), an architect, whose other main claim to fame is that he designed Birmingham town hall. In 1834 he took out a patent for a Safety Cab, which included many features incorporated into the ha
• ovulation 英文词源 ovulation (n.) 1848, from Modern Latin ovulum (see ovule ) + -ation . 中文词源 ovulation ：排卵，产卵作用 词根词缀： -ov-卵,蛋 + -ule名词词尾(e略) + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ovulation 词源， ovulation 含义。
• ovular 英文词源 ovular (adj.) 1855, from ovule + -ar . 中文词源 ovular ：胚珠的，卵子的 词根词缀： -ov-卵,蛋 + -ular形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ovular 词源， ovular 含义。
• oviposit 英文词源 oviposit "(Especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs", Early 19th century: from ovi- 'egg' + Latin posit- 'placed' (from the verb ponere ). 中文词源 oviposit ：产卵；下仔 词根词缀： -ov-卵,蛋 + -i- + -posit-放置 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oviposit 词源， oviposit 含义。
• oviform 英文词源 oviform (adj.) "egg-shaped," 1680s, from ovi- , comb. form of Latin ovus "egg" (see ovum ) + forma (see form (n.)). 中文词源 oviform ：卵形的 词根词缀： -ov-卵,蛋 + -i- + -form-形 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oviform 词源， oviform 含义。
• ovicidal 英文词源 ovicidal (1) "That kills sheep; of or relating to the killing of sheep", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in James Stephen. From ovi- + -cidal , after ovicide . ovicidal (2) "Of, relating to, or effective in the killing or destroying of eggs or ova, especially those of insects, mites, or other pests or parasites", Mid 19th cent. From ovi- + -cidal . Compare later ovicide . 中文词源
• ovate 英文词源 ovate (n.) 1723, from assumed Latin plural Ovates , from Greek Ouateis "soothsayers, prophets," mentioned by Strabo as a third order in the Gaulish hierarchy, from Proto-Celtic *vateis , plural of *vatis , cognate with Latin vatis , Old Irish faith , Welsh ofydd . The modern word, and the artificial senses attached to it, are from the 18c. Celtic revival and the word appears first in
• ovaritis 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bore bore: Bore ‘make a hole’ [OE] and bore ‘be tiresome’ [18] are almost certainly two distinct words. The former comes ultimately from an Indo-European base * bhor -, * bhr -, which produced Latin forāre ‘bore’ (whence English foramen ‘small anatomical opening’), Greek phárynx , and prehistoric Germanic * borō
• ovariectomy 英文词源 oophorectomy "Surgical removal of one or both ovaries; ovariectomy", Late 19th century: from modern Latin oophoron 'ovary' (from Greek ōophoros 'egg-bearing') + -ectomy. 中文词源 ovariectomy ：卵巢切除术 词根词缀： -ovar-卵巢 + -i- + ec-出,向外 + -tom-切,割 + -y名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ovariectomy 词源， ovariectomy 含
• ovarian 英文词源 ovarian (adj.) "pertaining to an ovary or the ovaries," 1810, see ovary + -ian . 中文词源 ovarian ：卵巢的；子房的 词根词缀： -ovar-卵巢 + -ian形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ovarian 词源， ovarian 含义。
• oratorial 英文词源 moratorium (n.) 1875, originally a legal term for "authorization to a debtor to postpone payment," from neuter of Late Latin moratorius "tending to delay," from Latin morari "to delay," from mora "pause, delay," from PIE *mere- "to hinder, delay." The word didn't come out of italics until 1914. General sense of "a postponement, deliberate temporary suspension" is first recorded 1932.
• optimization 英文词源 optimization (n.) 1857, noun of action from optimize . 中文词源 optimization ：最佳化，最优化 词根词缀： -optim-最好 + -ization名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： optimization 词源， optimization 含义。
• omniparity 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random shave shave: see scab 中文词源 omniparity ：一切平等 词根词缀： omni-所有的,公共的 + -par-相等 + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： omniparity 词源， omniparity 含义。
• oxyopia 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random load load: [OE] Load originally meant ‘way, course’ and ‘conveyance, carriage’. It goes back to prehistoric Germanic * laithō , which also lies behind English lead ‘conduct’. Not until the 13th century did it begin to move over to its current sense ‘burden’, under the direct influence of lade [OE] (a verb of Ger
• orthoptic 英文词源 orthoptics "The study or treatment of irregularities of the eyes, especially those of the eye muscles that prevent normal binocular vision", Late 19th century: from ortho- 'correct' + Greek optikos (see optic ). 中文词源 orthoptic ：[医]矫正视轴的；矫正斜眼的 词根词缀： orth-正确,直 + -opt-视,光 + -ic形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• optometer 英文词源 optometer "An instrument for testing the refractive power of the eye", Mid 18th century: from Greek optos 'seen' + -meter. 中文词源 optometer ：视力计 词根词缀： -opt-视,光 + -o- + -meter-仪表 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： optometer 词源， optometer 含义。
• opticist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random condition condition: [14] Latin condīcere originally meant literally ‘talk together’ – it was a compound verb formed from the prefix com - ‘together’ and dicere ‘talk’ (whose base dic - forms the basis of a wide range of English words from abdicate to vindicate , including diction and dictionary ). Gradually the i
• optant 英文词源 optant "A person who chooses or has chosen", Early 20th century: via German and Danish from Latin optant- 'choosing', from the verb optare . 中文词源 optant ：选择者，抉择者 词根词缀： -opt-选择 + -ant名词词尾,人或物 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： optant 词源， optant 含义。
• opinionist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random immure immure: see mural 中文词源 opinionist ：持有特定见解的人；发表自己意见的人；异教信仰者 词根词缀： opin(-opt-)选择 + -ion名词词尾 + -ist名词词尾,人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： opinionist 词源， opinionist 含义。
• operose 英文词源 operose (adj.) "involving much labor," 1670s, from Latin operosus "taking great pains, laborious, active, industrious," from opus (genitive operis ) "work" (see opus ). Related: Operosity . 中文词源 operose ：(古)费力的，困难的，辛勤的 词根词缀： -oper-工作→劳动 + -ose形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： operose 词源， o
• operatize 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fulminate fulminate: [15] Etymologically, fulminate means ‘strike with lightning’. It comes from Latin fulmināre , a derivative of fulmen ‘lightning’. In medieval Latin its literal meaning gave way to the metaphorical ‘pronounce an ecclesiastical censure on’, and this provided the semantic basis for its English deri
• operatic 英文词源 operatic (adj.) 1749, from opera on model of dramatic . 中文词源 operatic ：歌剧(式)的；歌剧体的 词根词缀： -oper-工作→表演→歌剧 + -atic形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： operatic 词源， operatic 含义。
• operability 英文词源 interoperable (adj.) 1969, from inter- + operable . Related: Interoperability . operable (adj.) 1640s, "practicable," from operate + -able , or else from Late Latin operabilis . Surgical sense, "capable of treatment by operation," recorded by 1904. Related: Operability . 中文词源 operability ：运转或操作性能；可操作性 词根词缀： -oper-工作→操作→手术 + -
• onymous 英文词源 onymous (adj.) 1775, coined to provide an opposite to anonymous . Related: Onymously . 中文词源 onymous ：有名字的；署名的 词根词缀： -onym-名 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： onymous 词源， onymous 含义。
• overnight 英文词源 overnight (adv.) early 14c., from over- + night (n.). Originally "on the preceding evening;" sense of "during the night" is attested from 1530s. Meaning "in the course of a single night, hence seemingly instantaneously" is attested from 1939. 中文词源 overnight ：一夜间，一下子，突然 词根词缀： over-越过 + night夜晚 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• overcoat 英文词源 overcoat (n.) "large coat worn over ordinary clothing," 1802, from over- + coat (n.). 中文词源 overcoat ：外衣，大衣  词根词缀： over-在上 + coat 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overcoat 词源， overcoat 含义。
• originally 英文词源 aboriginally "From the very beginning; from the origin of a people or culture; in the earliest times or conditions known to history", Late 17th cent.; earliest use found in John Williams (c1633–1709), bishop of Chichester. From aboriginal + -ly. 中文词源 originally ：最初，原先 词根词缀： -orig-升起,开始 + -in名词词尾 + -al形容词词尾 + -ly副词词尾 该词
• oriental 英文词源 oriental (adj.) late 14c., from Old French oriental "eastern, from the east" (12c.) and directly from Latin orientalis "of the east," from orientem (see Orient (n.)). Originally in reference to the sky, geographical sense is attested from late 15c.; oriental carpet first recorded 1868 (in C.Latin Eastlake). Oriental (n.) "native or inhabitant of the east," 1701, from oriental (adj.). 中
• organise 英文词源 organiser (n.) chiefly British English spelling of organizer (q.v.); for spelling, see -ize . 中文词源 organise ：拆分: organ器官 + -ise动词词尾  词根词缀： organ器官 + -ise动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： organise 词源， organise 含义。
• organisation 英文词源 organisation (n.) chiefly British English spelling of organization . For spelling, see -ize . Related: Organisational . 中文词源 organisation ：拆分: organ器官 + -ise动词词尾 + -ation名词词尾  词根词缀： organ器官 + -ise动词词尾 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： organisation 词源， organisation 含义。
• orderly 英文词源 orderly (adv.) late 15c., "in due order," from order + -ly (2). orderly (adj.) "arranged in order," 1570s, from order (n.) + -ly (1). orderly (n.) "military attendant who carries orders," 1781, short for orderly corporal , etc. Extended 1809 to an attendant at a hospital (originally a military hospital) charged with keeping things in order and clean. See orderly (adj.). 中文词源 o
• optically 英文词源 optical (adj.) 1560s, from optic + -al (1). Of abstract art, from 1964. Related: Optically . racemization "Conversion of an optically active substance into a racemic (and so optically inactive) form", Late 19th cent. From racem- + -ization. Compare French racémisation . 中文词源 optically ：眼睛地，视力地   词根词缀： -opt-视,光 + -ical形容词词尾 + -ly副词词
• operational 英文词源 operational (adj.) 1922, "pertaining to operation," from operation + -al (1). Meaning "in a state of functionality" is from 1944. 中文词源 operational ：运转的，操作的  词根词缀： -oper-工作 + -ation名词词尾 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： operational 词源， operational 含义。
• opening 英文词源 opening (n.) Old English openung "act of opening" (a door, mouth, etc.), "disclosure, manifestation," verbal noun from present participle of open (v.). Meaning "vacant space, hole, aperture, doorway" is attested from c. 1200. Meaning "act of opening (a place, to the public)" is from late 14c. Sense of "action of beginning (something)" is from 1712; meaning "first performance of a play
• occupier 英文词源 occupier (n.) late 14c., agent noun from occupy . 中文词源 occupier ：占有者，占领者   词根词缀： oc-加强意义 + -cup-拿 + -i- + -er名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： occupier 词源， occupier 含义。
• occupational 英文词源 occupational (adj.) 1850, from occupation + -al (1). Occupational therapy is attested by 1918; occupational risk by 1951. Related: Occupationally . 中文词源 occupational ：职业的，职业造成的  词根词缀： oc-加强意义 + -cup-拿 + -ation名词词尾 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： occupational 词源， occupational 含义
• occidentalist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random evict evict: [15] Ultimately, evict and evince [17] are the same word, although they have diverged considerably over the centuries. Both come from Latin ēvincere , a compound verb formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and vincere (source of English victory ). This originally meant ‘defeat, conquer’, but a whole range of sec
• occidentalism 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random grain grain: [13] Grain comes via Old French from Latin grānum ‘seed’. Its prehistoric Indo- European ancestor was * grnóm , literally ‘worndown particle’, which also produced English corn , and it has given English a remarkably wide range of related forms: not just obvious derivatives like granary [16], granule [17],
• occidental 英文词源 occidental (adj.) c. 1400, from Old French occidental (14c.) and directly from Latin occidentalis "western," from occidentem (see occident ). As a capitalized noun meaning "a Western person" (opposed to Oriental ) from 1857. 中文词源 occidental ：西洋的，西方人的，欧美国家的；西天的  词根词缀： oc-加强意义 + -cid-落下,降临,发生 + -ent名词词尾
• occident 英文词源 Occident (n.) late 14c., "western part" (of the heavens or earth), from Old French occident (12c.) or directly from Latin occidentem (nominative occidens ) "western sky, sunset, part of the sky in which the sun sets," noun use of adjective meaning "setting," from present participle of occidere "fall down, go down" (see occasion (n.)). 中文词源 occident ：西方，西洋，欧美 词
• occasionality 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random waste waste: [12] The etymological notions underlying waste are ‘emptiness’ and ‘desolation’. Its main modern sense, ‘squander’, is a comparatively recent development, first recorded in English in the 14th century. Its ultimate source is Latin vāstus ‘empty’, which has also given English devastate and vast . Fro
• observer 英文词源 observer (n.) 1550s, "one who keeps a rule, custom, etc.," agent noun from observe . Meaning "one who watches and takes notice" is from 1580s; this is the sense of the word in many newspaper names. 中文词源 observer ：观察者，观察员   词根词缀： ob-在...上面 + -serv-守护 + -er名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： observer 词源，
• observant 英文词源 observant (adj.) 1590s, from observe + -ant , or else from French observant , past participle of observer (see observance ). In reference to Judaism, from 1902. As a noun from late 15c. Related: Observantly ; observantness . 中文词源 observant ：善于观察的，严格遵守的  词根词缀： ob-对面 + -serv-服务 + -ant形容词词尾 → 在面前服务 该词的英语词源
• obit 英文词源 obit (n.) late 14c., "death," from Middle French obit or directly from Latin obitus "death," noun use of past participle of obire "to die," literally "to go toward" (see obituary ). In modern usage (since 1874) it is usually a clipped form of obituary, though it had the same meaning of "published death notice" 15c.-17c. The scholarly abbreviation ob. with date is from Latin obiit "(he
• Oedipus 英文词源 Oedipus son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes, Greek, literally "swollen-foot," from oidan "to swell" (from PIE *oid- ; see edema ) + pous (genitive podos ) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). Oedipus complex (1910) coined by Freud. In Latin, figurative references to Oedipus generally referred to solving riddles. Oedipus effect (1957) is Karl Pop
• op. cit. 英文词源 op. cit. abbreviation of Latin opus citatum , literally "the work quoted." 中文词源 op. cit. ：同上 缩写自拉丁语opus citatum,已引用，来自opus,作品，citatum,引用，词源同cite. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： op. cit. 词源， op. cit. 含义。
• Ops 英文词源 chopstick chopstick: [17] A chopstick is literally a ‘quick stick’. The element chop occurs more recognizably in chop-chop ‘quickly’; it is a Pidgin English modification of Cantonese Chinese gap ‘urgent’. ‘Quick stick’ is a rather free translation of the Chinese term for ‘chopsticks’, Cantonese kuàizi , literally ‘fast ones, nimble ones’. = chop-chop autopsy (
• O 英文词源 o interjection of fear, surprise, admiration, etc.; see oh . O blood type, 1926, originally "zero," denoting absence of A and B agglutinogens. 中文词源 O ：英语字母表的第十五个字母 来自希腊字母omicron,来自希伯来字母Ayin,眼睛，泉源。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： O 词源， O 含义。
• Ozzie 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random skiff skiff: see ship 中文词源 Ozzie ：澳洲人 来自Australian口语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Ozzie 词源， Ozzie 含义。
• ozone-friendly 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random annoy annoy: [13] Annoy comes ultimately from the Latin phrase in odiō , literally ‘in hatred’, hence ‘odious’ ( odiō was the ablative sense of odium , from which English got odious [14] and odium [17]). The phrase was turned into a verb in later Latin – inodiāre ‘make loathsome’ – which transferred to Old Fre
• ozone 英文词源 ozone ozone: see odour ozone (n.) 1840, from German Ozon , coined in 1840 by German chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799-1868) from Greek ozon , neuter present participle of ozein "to smell" (see odor ). So called for its pungent odor. 中文词源 ozone ：臭氧 来自希腊语ozein,闻，嗅，散发气味，来自PIE*od,词源同odor,olfactory.-one,化学名词后缀。字母
• Oz 英文词源 oz oz: see ounce Oz mythical land in L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) and sequels; according to an anecdote written by Baum in 1903, inspired by a three-drawer desktop cabinet letter file, the last drawer labeled O-Z . As Australian slang for "Australia," attested by 1983. 中文词源 Oz ：澳大利亚 来自Australia的口语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• oy vey 英文词源 oy vey "Indicating dismay or grief (used mainly by Yiddish-speakers)", Late 19th century: Yiddish, literally 'oh woe'. 中文词源 oy vey ：天啦 犹太人用感叹词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oy vey 词源， oy vey 含义。
• oystercatcher 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random gannet gannet: [OE] The gannet used to be known dialectally as the solan goose ( solan was a compound formed in the 15th century from Old Norse súla ‘gannet’ and önd ‘duck’), and in fact the name gannet too reveals a perceived similarity between the gannet and the goose. For it comes ultimately from a prehistoric Germa
• oyster 英文词源 oyster oyster: [14] The Greek word for ‘oyster’ was óstreon – etymologically an allusion to its shell. It came from a prehistoric Indo-European base * ost - denoting ‘bone’, which also produced Greek ostéon ‘bone’ (source of the English prefix osteo -), ostakós ‘crustacean’, and óstrakon ‘shell, piece of broken pottery’ (source of English ostracism ). Óstreo
• oyez 英文词源 oyez (interj.) early 15c., from Anglo-French oyez "hear ye!" (late 13c., Old French oiez ), a cry uttered (usually thrice) to call attention, from Latin subjunctive audiatis , plural imperative of audire "to hear" (Anglo-French oier ; see audience ). 中文词源 oyez ：肃静 法庭官员用语。来自盎格鲁法语oyez,听到了，请安静，肃静，来自拉丁语audire,听，听
• oxymoron 英文词源 oxymoron (n.) 1650s, from Greek oxymoron , noun use of neuter of oxymoros (adj.) "pointedly foolish," from oxys "sharp" (see acrid ) + moros "stupid" (see moron ). Rhetorical figure by which contradictory terms are conjoined so as to give point to the statement or expression; the word itself is an illustration of the thing. Now often used loosely to mean "contradiction in terms." Rela
• oxygenator 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random lubricate lubricate: see slip 中文词源 oxygenator ：氧合器，人工肺 来自oxygenate,输氧。即输氧机器，引申词义氧合器，人工肺。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oxygenator 词源， oxygenator 含义。
• oxygenate 英文词源 oxygenate "Supply, treat, charge, or enrich with oxygen", Late 18th century: from French oxygéner 'supply with oxygen' + -ate 3 . 中文词源 oxygenate ：输氧 来自oxygen,氧，-ate,使。引申词义输氧。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oxygenate 词源， oxygenate 含义。