英语词源

• oxyacetylene 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random dandelion dandelion: [13] Dandelion means literally ‘lion’s tooth’. It was borrowed from French dent-de-lion , which itself was a translation of medieval Latin dēns leōnis . It was presumably so called from the toothlike points of its leaves (although some have speculated that the name comes from the long taproot). The p
• oxter 英文词源 oxter "A person’s armpit", Old English ōhsta , ōxta . 中文词源 oxter ：腋窝 来自古英语oxta,轴，腋窝，词源同axis,axle. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oxter 词源， oxter 含义。
• oxy- 英文词源 oxy- word-forming element meaning "sharp, pointed; acid," from Greek oxy- , comb. form of oxys "sharp, pungent" (see acrid ). Also used as a comb. form of oxygen . 中文词源 oxy- ：尖锐的，氧 来自希腊语oxys,刺鼻的，尖锐的，来自PIE*ak,刺，尖，词源同acrid,acumen.词义氧衍生自oxygen. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oxy- 词源，
• oxtail 英文词源 oxtail (n.) Old English oxan tægl ; see ox + tail (n.1). 中文词源 oxtail ：牛尾汤 ox,公牛，tail,尾巴。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oxtail 词源， oxtail 含义。
• Oxonian 英文词源 Oxonian (adj.) "pertaining to Oxford or to Oxford University," 1640s, from Medieval Latin oxonia , Latinized form of Middle English Oxforde (see Oxford ). Earlier as a noun (1540s). 中文词源 Oxonian ：牛津的，牛津大学的 来自拉丁语oxania,牛津，Oxford的拉丁语形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Oxonian 词源， Oxonian 含义。
• Oxon 英文词源 Oxon "Oxfordshire", From medieval Latin Oxoniensis , from Oxonia (see Oxonian ). 中文词源 Oxon ：牛津大学 缩写自Oxonian. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Oxon 词源， Oxon 含义。
• oxidize 英文词源 oxidize (v.) 1802 (implied in oxidizable ), from oxide + -ize . Related: Oxidized ; oxidizing ; oxidization . 中文词源 oxidize ：使氧化 来自oxide,氧化物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oxidize 词源， oxidize 含义。
• oxide 英文词源 oxide (n.) "compound of oxygen with another element," 1790, from French oxide (1787), coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier from ox(ygène) (see oxygen ) + (ac)ide "acid" (see acid ). 中文词源 oxide ：氧化物 来自oxygen和acide的合成词。并由该词衍生后缀-ide,化合物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oxide 词源， oxide 含义。
• oxidant 英文词源 oxidant (n.) 1859, from French oxidant (1806), from oxider (see oxidation ). 中文词源 oxidant ：氧化剂 来自oxide,氧化物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oxidant 词源， oxidant 含义。
• Oxford 英文词源 Oxford university town in England, Middle English Oxforde , from Old English Oxnaforda (10c.) literally "where the oxen ford." In reference to a type of shoe laced over the instep, it is attested from 1721 ( Oxford-cut shoes ). Related: Oxfordian ; Oxfordish ; Oxfordist ; Oxfordy . 中文词源 Oxford ：牛津 ox,牛，ford,渡口，津口。地名，字面意思即牛渡河的津口。
• Oxbridge 英文词源 Oxbridge 1849, a conflation of Oxford and Cambridge , used in reference to the characteristics common to the two universities. 中文词源 Oxbridge ：牛津剑桥大学 来自Oxford和Cambridge的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Oxbridge 词源， Oxbridge 含义。
• oxbow 英文词源 oxbow (n.) also ox-bow , mid-14c., "wooden collar for an ox," from ox + bow (n.1). Meaning "semicircular bend in a river" is from 1797, American English (New England); meaning "curved lake left after an oxbow meander has been cut off by a change in the river course" is from 1898. The reference is to similarity of shape. 中文词源 oxbow ：牛轭湖，河流曲湾 ox,牛，bow,弓，轭
• ox 英文词源 ox ox: [OE] Ox is an ancient word, traceable back to a prehistoric Indo-European * uksín -. This also produced Welsh ych ‘bull’, Irish oss ‘stag’, and Sanskrit ukshán ‘bull’, and it has been speculated that there may be some connection with Sanskrit uks - ‘emit semen’ and Greek hugrós ‘moist’, as if * uksín - denoted etymologically ‘male animal’. If this wa
• owt 英文词源 owt "Anything", Mid 19th century: variant of aught 1 . 中文词源 owt ：任何事物 俚语，来自aught变体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： owt 词源， owt 含义。
• own goal 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random scud scud: see scuttle 中文词源 own goal ：乌龙球 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： own goal 词源， own goal 含义。
• ownership 英文词源 ownership (n.) 1580s, from owner + -ship . Ownership society (2003) was popularized by U.S. president George W. Bush. 中文词源 ownership ：所有权 owner,所有者，-ship,抽象名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ownership 词源， ownership 含义。
• owner 英文词源 owner (n.) mid-14c., agent noun from own (v.). 中文词源 owner ：物主，主人 来自own,拥有，所有。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： owner 词源， owner 含义。
• own 英文词源 own own: [OE] The adjective own originated as the past participle of * aigan , the prehistoric Germanic ancestor of English owe . Its original form was * aiganaz , which has produced German and Dutch eigen and Swedish and Danish egen as well as English own . The verb own is a derivative of the adjective. = owe own (adj.) Old English agen "one's own," literally "possessed by," from Pro
• owlet 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random therapy therapy: [19] Greek théraps denoted an ‘attendant’. From it was derived the verb therapeúein ‘attend, administer treatment to’, which itself produced two further derivatives: therapeíā ‘treatment’, which gave English therapy , and therapeutés ‘person who administers treatment’, source of the adjectiv
• owl 英文词源 owl owl: [OE] Owl has several relatives in the other modern Germanic languages (German eule , Dutch uil , Swedish uggla ), which point back to a prehistoric source * uwwalōn , * uwwilōn . Like most owl-names, such as Latin ulula and the possibly related German uhu , this no doubt originated as an imitation of the owl’s call. owl (n.) Old English ule "owl," from Proto-Germanic *uww
• owing 英文词源 bellowing (n.) late 14c., from present participle of bellow (v.). As an adjective, recorded from 1610s. following (n.) late 14c., "action of following, an act of following," verbal noun from follow (v.). Meaning "a body of disciples or retainers" is from mid-15c.; Old English used folgoð in this sense. growing (adj.) Old English, present participle adjective from grow (v.). Growing s
• owe 英文词源 owe owe: [OE] Owe goes back to a prehistoric Indo- European base * oik -, * ik - denoting ‘possession’. Its Germanic descendant * aig - produced a range of ‘possession’-verbs, none of which now survives except Swedish äga , Danish eie , and English owe . In the Old English period this meant ‘possess’, but that sense was gradually taken over by the related own , and owe de
• ovum 英文词源 ovum (n.) (plural ova ), 1706, from Latin ovum "egg," cognate with Greek oon , Old Norse egg , Old English æg , all perhaps from PIE root *awi- (see egg (n.)). 中文词源 ovum ：卵子 来自拉丁语ovum,卵，词源同egg. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ovum 词源， ovum 含义。
• ovule 英文词源 ovule (n.) 1821, from French ovule and directly from Modern Latin ovulum , literally "small egg," diminutive of Latin ovum "egg" (see ovum ). 中文词源 ovule ：胚珠 ovi-,卵，-ule,小词后缀。即小卵，胚珠。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ovule 词源， ovule 含义。
• ovulate 英文词源 ovulate ovulate: see ovary ovulate (v.) 1888, back-formation from ovulation . Related: Ovulated ; ovulating . 中文词源 ovulate ：排卵 ovul-,卵，-ate,使。即使产生卵，排卵。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ovulate 词源， ovulate 含义。
• ovoviviparous 英文词源 ovoviviparous (adj.) 1801, from comb. form of ovum + viviparous . 中文词源 ovoviviparous ：卵胎生的 ovi-,卵，-viv,活的，词源同vivid,-par,生，词源同parent. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ovoviviparous 词源， ovoviviparous 含义。
• ovoid 英文词源 ovoid (adj.) "egg-shaped," 1828, from Modern Latin ovoides , a hybrid from Latin ovum (see ovum ) + Greek -oeides "like" (see -oid ). Related: Ovoidal . 中文词源 ovoid ：卵形的 ovi-,卵，-oid,类，词源同android.即类卵的，卵形的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ovoid 词源， ovoid 含义。
• ovine 英文词源 ovine (adj.) "pertaining to or of the nature of sheep," 1828, from Latin ovinus , from ovis "sheep," from PIE Related: *owi- "sheep" (see ewe ). 中文词源 ovine ：羊的 来自拉丁语avis,羊，来自PIE*owi,羊，词源同ewe. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ovine 词源， ovine 含义。
• oviduct 英文词源 oviduct (n.) 1757, from Modern Latin oviductus , from ovi ductus "channel of an egg;" see egg (n.) + duke (n.). 中文词源 oviduct ：输卵管 ovi-,卵，duct,管道。引申词义输卵管。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oviduct 词源， oviduct 含义。
• ov- 英文词源 cow (n.) Old English cu "cow," from Proto-Germanic *kwon (cognates: Old Frisian ku , Middle Dutch coe , Dutch koe , Old High German kuo , German Kuh , Old Norse kyr , Danish, Swedish ko ), earlier *kwom , from PIE *gwou- "cow, ox, bull" (cognates Sanskrit gaus , Greek bous , Latin bov- , Old Irish bo , Latvian guovs , Armenian gaus "cow," Slovak hovado "ox"), perhaps ultimately imitat
• overzealous 英文词源 overzealous (adj.) also over-zealous , 1630s, from over- + zealous . Related: Overzealously ; overzealousness . 中文词源 overzealous ：过于热情 over-,超过，过度，zealous,热情的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overzealous 词源， overzealous 含义。
• overwrought 英文词源 overwrought (adj.) "worked up to too high a pitch," 1825, literally "over-worked," from over- + wrought . Earlier it meant "exhausted by work" (1660s) as a literal past participle of overwork . 中文词源 overwrought ：过度紧张 over-,超过，过度，wrought,工作，work的古过去分词。即工作过度，引申词义过度劳累，过度紧张。 该词的英语词源请访
• overwrite 英文词源 overwrite (v.) 1690s, "to write over other writing," from over- + write (v.). Of computers, it is attested from 1959. Meaning "to write too elaborately or ornately" is from 1923. Related: Overwriting ; overwritten . 中文词源 overwrite ：写在上面，覆盖 over-,在上，write,写。即写在上面，覆盖原先的字。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： o
• overwork 英文词源 overwork (v.) "to cause to work too hard," 1520s, from over- + work (v.). Old English oferwyrcan meant "to work all over," i.e. "to decorate the whole surface of." Related: Overworked ; overworking . overwork (n.) "work beyond a person's strength," 1819; see overwork (v.). Old English oferweorc meant "a superstructure, sarcophagus, tomb." 中文词源 overwork ：过度劳累 over-,超过
• overwinter 英文词源 overwinter (v.) Old English oferwintran ; see over- + winter (v.). Related: Overwintered ; overwintering . 中文词源 overwinter ：过冬 over-,在上，超过，winter,冬天，过冬。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overwinter 词源， overwinter 含义。
• overwhelming 英文词源 gamble gamble: [18] Although its ancestry has never been established beyond all doubt, it seems overwhelmingly likely that gamble is essentially the same word as game (in which the sense ‘gamble’ is preserved in such contexts as gaming tables and betting and gaming ). The Middle English form of game was gamen , and it is thought that this may have produced a variant form gamel (re
• overwhelm 英文词源 overwhelm (v.) early 14c., "to turn upside down, to overthrow," from over- + Middle English whelmen "to turn upside down" (see whelm ). Meaning "to submerge completely" is mid-15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and overset, by a big wave. Figurative sense of "to bring to ruin" is attested from 1520s. Related: Overwhelmed ; overwhelming ; overwhelmingly . 中
• overweight 英文词源 overweight (adj.) "in excess of proper or ordinary weight," 1630s, from over- + weight (n.). Of persons, as a noun, "obesity" from 1917. 中文词源 overweight ：过重 over-,超过，过度，weight,重量。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overweight 词源， overweight 含义。
• overweening 英文词源 overweening overweening: see wish overweening (adj.) mid-14c., from present participle of verb overwenen "be conceited, presume, be presumptuous, be over-confident," from Old English oferwenian "to be proud, become insolent or presumptuous;" see over- + ween . 中文词源 overweening ：过于自负的 over-,超过，过度，ween,认为，追寻，想象，词源同win.比喻用法。
• overturn 英文词源 overturn (v.) early 13c., of a wheel, "to rotate, roll over," from over- + turn (v.). Attested from c. 1300 in general transitive sense "to throw over violently;" figurative meaning "to ruin, destroy" is from late 14c. Of judicial decisions, "to reverse," it is attested from 1826. Related: Overturned ; overturning . 中文词源 overturn ：推翻，倾覆 over-,超过，过度，turn
• overture 英文词源 overture (n.) mid-13c., "opening, aperture;" early 15c. as "an introductory proposal," from Old French overture "opening; proposal" (Modern French ouverture ), from Latin apertura "opening," from aperire "to open, uncover" (see overt ). Orchestral sense first recorded in English 1660s. 中文词源 overture ：序奏 来自overt,打开的，-ure,名词后缀。用于音乐术语指序奏
• overtone 英文词源 overtone (n.) 1867, in literal sense, from over + tone (n.); a loan-translation of German Oberton , first used by German physicist Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821-1894) as a contraction of Overpartialton "upper partial tone." Figurative sense of "subtle implication" is from 1890, first attested in writings of William James. 中文词源 overtone ：言外之意 over-,超过
• overtime 英文词源 overtime (n.) "time above the regular hours of work," 1846, from over- + time (n.). Sporting sense first attested 1921, in an ice hockey context. 中文词源 overtime ：超时，加时，加时赛 over-,超过，time,时间。即超时，引申词义加时，加时赛。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overtime 词源， overtime 含义。
• overtax 英文词源 overtax (v.) 1640s, "to demand too much of," from over- + tax (v.). Related: Overtaxed ; overtaxing . 中文词源 overtax ：课税过重 over-,超过，过度，tax,税收，收税。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overtax 词源， overtax 含义。
• oversubscribed 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random braid braid: [OE] The ultimate source of braid was West and North Germanic * bregthan , whose underlying meaning was probably ‘make sudden jerky movements from side to side’. This was carried through into Old English bregdan , but had largely died out by the 16th century. However, ‘making swift side-to-side movements’ ha
• overstretch 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random surface surface: [17] Surface was coined in French on the model of Latin superficiēs ‘surface’ (source of English superficial ). It contains the same elements: sur - ‘above’ (a descendant of Latin super ) and face ‘face’. = face , superficial 中文词源 overstretch ：超负荷运转 over-,超过，过度，stretc
• overstate 英文词源 overstate (v.) 1630s, "assume too much grandeur;" see over- + state (n.1). Meaning "state too strongly" is attested from 1798, from state (v.). Related: Overstated , overstating . 中文词源 overstate ：夸大 over-,超过，过度，state,陈述，描述。即过度描述，夸大其辞。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overstate 词源， overstate 含义。
• overstaffed 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sally sally: [16] To sally is etymologically to ‘jump’. For the word comes ultimately from Latin salīre ‘jump’, source also of English assail , insult , salient , etc. It passed into Old French as salir , which later became saillir . From this was derived a noun saillie ‘jump’, hence ‘sudden breaking out from a de
• overspill 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random mail mail: English has two extant words mail . The one meaning ‘post’ [13] goes back via Old French to Old High German malha , which meant ‘bag, pouch’. That indeed was what the word originally denoted in English (and modern French malle is still used for a ‘bag’). It was not until the 17th century that a specific ap
• oversimplify 英文词源 oversimplify (v.) 1908, from over- + simplify . Related: Oversimplified ; oversimplifying . 中文词源 oversimplify ：过于简化 over-,超过，过度，simplify,简化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oversimplify 词源， oversimplify 含义。
• oversight 英文词源 oversight (n.) "supervision," early 14c., from over- + sight . Meaning "omission of notice, fact of passing over without seeing" attested from late 15c.; compare oversee . 中文词源 oversight ：疏忽，忽视，负责，照管 over-,在上，超过，过度，sight,看，看管。即在上面看，负责，照管。同时，也用于否定义，看过头，疏忽，忽视。比较
• overshoot 英文词源 overshoot (v.) mid-14c., "to shoot, run, or pass beyond (a point or limit)," over- + shoot (v.). Related: Overshot ; overshooting . 中文词源 overshoot ：超过，言过其实 over-,超过，过度，shoot,射，射击。即射得过远，引申词义言过其实。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overshoot 词源， overshoot 含义。
• overshoe 英文词源 overshoe (n.) 1829, from over- + shoe (n.). Related: Overshoes . 中文词源 overshoe ：套鞋 over-,在上，shoe,鞋子。即穿在上面的鞋子，用于指套鞋。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overshoe 词源， overshoe 含义。
• overshadow 英文词源 overshadow (v.) Old English ofersceadwian "to cast a shadow over, obscure;" see over + shadow (v.). It was used to render Latin obumbrare in New Testament, as were Middle High German überschatewen , Middle Dutch overschaduwen , Gothic ufarskadwjan . Figurative sense is from 1580s. Related: Overshadowed ; overshadowing . 中文词源 overshadow ：使蒙上阴影，使黯然失色 ove
• oversell 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random catechism catechism: [16] Etymologically, catechism is ‘teaching by the spoken word’. It is a derivative of catechize [15], which comes ultimately from the Greek verb katēkhein , a compound formed from the prefix katá - ‘thoroughly’ and the verb ēkhein ‘sound, resound’ (related to English echo ). Thus originally t
• overseer 英文词源 overseer (n.) late 14c., agent noun from oversee (v.). 中文词源 overseer ：监工 来自oversee,监督，监管。即监管者，监工。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overseer 词源， overseer 含义。
• oversee 英文词源 oversee (v.) Old English oferseon "to look down upon, keep watch over, survey, observe;" see over + see (v.). Meaning "to supervise" is attested from mid-15c. The verb lacks the double sense of similar overlook , but this emerges in the noun form oversight . Related: Oversaw ; overseen . 中文词源 oversee ：监督，监管 over-,在上，see,看。即在上面看的，引申词义监
• overrun 英文词源 overrun (v.) Old English oferyrnan ; see over- + run (v.). The noun meaning "excess expenditure over budget" is from 1956. Related: Overran ; overrunning . 中文词源 overrun ：超过 over-,在上，超过，run,跑。引申词义赶上，超过。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overrun 词源， overrun 含义。
• overrule 英文词源 overrule (v.) "rule against; set aside, as by a higher authority," 1590s, from over- + rule (v.). It was used earlier in a sense "to govern, control" (1570s). Related: Overruled ; overruling . 中文词源 overrule ：否决，推翻 over-,在上，超过，rule,统治，管理。即上层管理者，后用于指否决，推翻。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• overriding 英文词源 override (v.) Old English oferridan "to ride across," from ofer "over" (see over ) + ridan "to ride" (see ride (v.)). Originally literal, of cavalry, etc. Figurative meaning "to set aside arrogantly" is from 1827. The mechanical sense "to suspend automatic operation" is attested from 1946. As a noun in this sense from 1946. Related: Overrode ; overriding ; overridden . 中文词源 ov
• override 英文词源 override (v.) Old English oferridan "to ride across," from ofer "over" (see over ) + ridan "to ride" (see ride (v.)). Originally literal, of cavalry, etc. Figurative meaning "to set aside arrogantly" is from 1827. The mechanical sense "to suspend automatic operation" is attested from 1946. As a noun in this sense from 1946. Related: Overrode ; overriding ; overridden . 中文词源 ov
• overreach 英文词源 overreach (v.) c. 1300, "to reach above or beyond" (transitive), from over- + reach (v.). Meaning "to extend over something, to cover it" is from c. 1400. Sense of "to reach beyond one's strength" is from 1560s. As a noun from 1550s. Related: Overreached ; overreaching . 中文词源 overreach ：不自量力 over-,超过，过度，reach,伸展，延伸。即伸得过长，超过能力
• overqualified 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random best best: [OE] Best and better , the anomalous superlative and comparative of good , go back to a prehistoric Germanic base * bat -, which is related to the archaic English boot ‘remedy’ (as in to boot ) and meant generally ‘advantage, improvement’. Its comparative and superlative were * batizon and * batistaz , which c
• overprotective 英文词源 overprotective (adj.) also over-protective , 1930, from over- + protective . Related: Overprotectively ; overprotectiveness . 中文词源 overprotective ：过于纵容的 over-,超过，过度，protective,保护。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overprotective 词源， overprotective 含义。
• overproduce 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random smock smock: [OE] Smock originally denoted a woman’s undergarment, and etymologically it may be a garment one ‘creeps’ or ‘burrows’ into. For it may be related to Old English smūgan ‘creep’ and smygel ‘burrow’ and to Old Norse smjúga ‘creep into, put on a garment’. The underlying comparison seems to be be
• overprint 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random survive survive: see vivid 中文词源 overprint ：套图，加印 over-,在上，print,印制。用于指套图，加印。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overprint 词源， overprint 含义。
• overpowering 英文词源 overpower (v.) "to overcome with superior power," 1590s, from over- + power (v.). Related: Overpowered ; overpowering . 中文词源 overpowering ：强烈的，浓烈的 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overpowering 词源， overpowering 含义。
• overpower 英文词源 overpower (v.) "to overcome with superior power," 1590s, from over- + power (v.). Related: Overpowered ; overpowering . 中文词源 overpower ：征服，压倒 over-,在上，超过，power,能量，威力。引申词义征服，压倒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overpower 词源， overpower 含义。
• overplay 英文词源 overplay (v.) "to emphasize (something) too much," 1933, a metaphor from card games, in to overplay (one's) hand , "to spoil one's hand by bidding in excess of its value" (1926), from over- + play (v.). The word was used earlier in a theatrical sense. Related: Overplayed ; overplaying . 中文词源 overplay ：过于重视 over-,超过，过度，play,玩，扮演。比喻用法。 该
• overpass 英文词源 overpass (n.) "stretch of road that passes over another," 1929, American English, from over- + pass (v.). + Overpass has been a verb since late 13c. 中文词源 overpass ：立交桥 over-,在上，pass,通道。引申词义立交桥。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overpass 词源， overpass 含义。
• overmanned 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random booze booze: [13] This word seems to have been borrowed on two distinct and widely separate occasions from Middle Dutch būsen ‘drink much alcohol’ (which some have connected with Middle High German būs ‘swelling’). In the 13th century this gave Middle English bouse , which if it had continued to the present day would h
• overlord 英文词源 overlord (n.) c. 1200, from over- + lord (n.). Chosen 1943 as the Allied code-word for the D-Day invasion of northern France. 中文词源 overlord ：领主，庄主 over-,在上，lord,领主，大人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overlord 词源， overlord 含义。
• overleaf 英文词源 cloverleaf (n.) 1882, from clover + leaf (n.). Highway interchange sense attested by 1933. 中文词源 overleaf ：书页背面 over-,在上，超过，leaf,叶子，书页。引申词义背面。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overleaf 词源， overleaf 含义。
• overlay 英文词源 overlay (v.) "to cover the surface of (something)," c. 1300, in part from Old English oferlecgan "to place over," also "to overburden," and in part from over- + lay (v.). There also was an overlie in Middle English, but it merged into this word. Similar compounds are found in other Germanic languages, such as Gothic ufarlagjan . Related: Overlaid ; overlaying . overlay (n.) in the pri
• overkill 英文词源 overkill (n.) 1958, from over- + kill (v.). Originally in reference to nuclear arsenals; the general sense is from 1965. The verb is attested from 1946. 中文词源 overkill ：过火，过犹不及 over-,超过，过度，kill,杀，杀死。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overkill 词源， overkill 含义。
• overjoyed 英文词源 eureka eureka: [16] The Greek mathematician Archimedes (c. 287–212 BC) was commissioned by King Hiero II of Syracuse to find out whether the goldsmith who had made a new crown for him had fraudulently mixed some silver in with the gold. In order to do so, Archimedes needed to ascertain the metal’s specific gravity. But how to do this? According to Plutarch, he decided to take a ba
• overinflated 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random disaster disaster: [16] The word disaster has astrological connotations. It comes, perhaps via French désastre , from Italian disastro ; this was a backformation from disastrato , literally ‘ill-starred’, a compound adjective formed from the pejorative prefix dis - and astro ‘star’, a descendant of Latin astrum ‘star’
• overindulge 英文词源 overindulge (v.) also over-indulge , 1821, from over (adv.) + indulge . 中文词源 overindulge ：过于放纵 over-,超过，过度，indulge,放纵。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overindulge 词源， overindulge 含义。
• overhear 英文词源 overhear (v.) "to hear what one is not meant to hear," 1540s, from over- + hear . The notion is perhaps "to hear beyond the intended range of the voice." Old English oferhieran also meant "to not listen, to disregard, disobey" (compare overlook for negative force of over ; also Middle High German überhaeren , Middle Dutch overhoren in same sense). Related: Overheard ; overhearing . 中
• overheads 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random exterior exterior: see extra 中文词源 overheads ：经常性开支 over-,在上，head,头。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overheads 词源， overheads 含义。
• overhasty 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random 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 h
• overhang 英文词源 overhang (v.) 1590s, from over- + hang (v.). Related: Overhung ; overhanging . overhang (n.) "fact of overhanging," 1864, from overhang (v.). 中文词源 overhang ：悬挂，高悬 over-,在上，hang,悬挂。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overhang 词源， overhang 含义。
• overgrowth 英文词源 overgrowth (n.) c. 1600, from over- + growth . Also see overgrown . 中文词源 overgrowth ：疯长 over-,超过，过度，growth,生长。引申词义疯长。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overgrowth 词源， overgrowth 含义。
• overgrown 英文词源 overgrown (adj.) late 14c., "covered with growth," past participle adjective from overgrow "overspread with foliage" (Old English ofergrowan ); see over- + grown , and compare Old English verb ofergrowan "to overgrow." Meaning "having grown too large" is attested from late 15c. 中文词源 overgrown ：杂草疯长的 over-,超过，过度，grown,生长的。引申词义杂草疯长的
• overgraze 英文词源 overgrazed (adj.) of grassland, 1929, from over- + past participle of graze (v.). 中文词源 overgraze ：过度放牧 over-,超过，过度，graze,放牧，词源同grass. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overgraze 词源， overgraze 含义。
• overgenerous 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random custom custom: [12] Custom comes ultimately from Latin consuēscere , a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com - and suēscere ‘become accustomed’. This in turn was derived from suī , the genitive singular of the reflexive pronoun suus ‘oneself’; the notion underlying its formation was therefore ‘that whic
• overgeneralize 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sage sage: see safe 中文词源 overgeneralize ：过于笼统 over-,超过，过度，generalize,概括。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overgeneralize 词源， overgeneralize 含义。
• overfishing 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random post post: Including the prefix post -, English has four different words post . The oldest, ‘long upright piece of wood, metal, etc’ [OE], was borrowed from Latin postis . From it was derived the verb post ‘fix to a post’, which in turn produced poster [19], denoting a placard that can be ‘posted’ up. Post ‘mail’
• overfeed 英文词源 overfeed (v.) also over-feed , c. 1600, from over- + feed (v.). Related: overfed ; overfeeding . 中文词源 overfeed ：喂食过度 over-,超过，过度，feed,喂食。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overfeed 词源， overfeed 含义。
• overexpose 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random tortoise tortoise: see turtle 中文词源 overexpose ：曝光过度 over-,超过，过度，expose,揭露，曝光。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overexpose 词源， overexpose 含义。