英语词源

• vindicate 英文词源 vindicate vindicate: [16] Latin vindex meant ‘claimant, defender, avenger’. From it was derived vindicāre ‘claim, defend, revenge’, which gave English vindicate , as well as (via French) avenge [14], revenge [14], and vengeance [13]. Vindicāre in turn formed the basis of vindicta ‘vengeance’, from which English gets vindictive [17] and (via Italian) vendetta [19]. = aven
• vindaloo 英文词源 vindaloo "A very hot and spicy curry", Probably from Portuguese vin d'alho 'wine and garlic (sauce)', from vinho 'wine' + alho 'garlic'.MoreThe vindaloo is one of the hottest curries in the British Indian restaurant's repertoire, but in origin the word was not Indian and did not imply spiciness. It probably derives from Portuguese vin d'alho ‘wine and garlic sauce’. A recipe for v
• vinaigrette 英文词源 vinaigrette (n.) 1690s, a type of condiment, from French vinaigrette (14c.), diminutive of vinaigre "(aromatic) vinegar" (see vinegar ). Use in reference to a type of dressing for salads or cold vegetables is attested from 1877. From 1811 as "small box or bottle for carrying aromatic vinegar." 中文词源 vinaigrette ：色拉调味汁 来自法语vinaigre,芳香醋，词源同vinega
• vim 英文词源 vim (n.) 1843, usually said to be from Latin vim , accusative of vis "strength, force, power, vigor, energy," from PIE root *weie- "to go after, pursue with vigor or desire," with noun derivatives meaning "force, desire" (see venison ). But based on the early uses OED suggests the possibility that the word is of "a purely inventive or interjectional origin." 中文词源 vim ：精力
• villus 英文词源 villus (n.) "long, slender hair," 1704, plural villi , from modern use of Latin villus "tuft of hair, shaggy hair, wool, fleece" (see velvet ). 中文词源 villus ：绒毛（在小肠内壁等） 来自拉丁语villus,毛发，绒毛，羊毛，词源同wool。用做解剖学术语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： villus 词源， villus 含义。
• villein 英文词源 villein (n.) early 14c., vileyn , spelling variant of villain in its reference to a feudal class of half-free peasants. It tends to keep the literal, historical sense of the word and let the pejorative meanings go with villain ; Century Dictionary writes that "the forms villain , villein , etc., are historically one, and the attempt to differentiate them in meaning is idle," but Fowle
• village 英文词源 village (n.) late 14c., "inhabited place larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town," from Old French vilage "houses and other buildings in a group" (usually smaller than a town), from Latin villaticum "farmstead" (with outbuildings), noun use of neuter singular of villaticus "having to do with a farmstead or villa," from villa "country house" (see villa ). As an adjective from 1580
• villa 英文词源 villa villa: [17] Latin vīlla denoted a ‘country house’. It was a condensation of an earlier * wīcslā , which in turn was derived from * wīcus ‘group of houses, camp, village, etc’ (source of the - wick , - wich of English place-names). And * wīcus was descended from Indo-European * weik -, * wik -, * woik -, which also produced Greek oíkos ‘house’ (source of English
• vilify 英文词源 vilify (v.) mid-15c., "to lower in worth or value," from Late Latin vilificare "to make cheap or base; to esteem of little value," from Latin vilis "cheap, base" (see vile ) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious ). Meaning "to slander, speak evil of" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Vilified , vilifying . 中文词源 vilify ：中伤 来自vile,邪恶的，-fy,使，即中伤，使
• vile 英文词源 vile vile: [13] The ancestral meaning of vile is ‘of low status, quality, or price, cheap, common’; its use as a general epithet of ‘horribleness’ is a secondary development. It comes via Old French vil from Latin vīlis , a word of uncertain origin. The same source has given English revile [14] and vilify [15]. = revile , vilify vile (adj.) late 13c., "morally repugnant; mora
• Viking 英文词源 viking viking: [19] There are two competing theories as to the origin of the word viking . If its ancestry is genuinely Scandinavian (and Old Norse víkingr is first recorded in the 10th century), then it was presumably based on Old Norse vík ‘inlet’, and it would denote etymologically ‘person who lives by the fjords’ – a logical enough notion. However, earlier traces of th
• vigor 英文词源 vigor (n.) c. 1300, "physical strength, energy in an activity," from Anglo-French vigour , Old French vigor "force, strength" (Modern French vigueur ), from Latin vigorem (nominative vigor ) "liveliness, activity, force," from vigere "be lively, flourish, thrive," from PIE root *weg- (2) "be lively or active" (see wake (v.)). 中文词源 vigor ：精力 来自拉丁语vigere,活力，繁
• vigilante 英文词源 vigilante (n.) "member of a vigilance committee," 1856, American English, from Spanish vigilante , literally "watchman," from Latin vigilantem (nominative vigilans ) "watchful, anxious, careful," from vigil (see vigil ). Vigilant man in same sense is attested from 1824 in a Missouri context. Vigilance committees kept informal rough order on the U.S. frontier or in other places where o
• vigilant 英文词源 vigilant (adj.) late 15c., from Middle French vigilant or directly from Latin vigilantem (nominative vigilans ) "watchful, anxious, careful," present participle of vigilare "to watch, keep awake, not to sleep, be watchful," from vigil "watchful, awake" (see vigil ). Related: Vigilantly . 中文词源 vigilant ：警觉的 来自vigil,警醒，警觉，守夜。 该词的英语词源请访
• vigil 英文词源 vigil vigil: [13] Etymologically, to take part in a vigil , you have to be ‘alert’ and ‘awake’. The word comes via Old French vigile from Latin vigilia , which was derived from the adjective vigil ‘awake, alert’, so the notion underlying it is of staying awake to keep watch. Another derivative of the Latin adjective was vigilāre ‘keep watch’, which lies behind English
• viewpoint 英文词源 viewpoint (n.) 1856, of mental positions; 1858 in a physical sense, from view + point (n.). 中文词源 viewpoint ：看法 view,看，point,点。引申词义看法，观点。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： viewpoint 词源， viewpoint 含义。 viewpoint ：观点  词根词缀： view(-vid-)看见 + point(-punct-)刺,点 viewpoint ：看法 view,看，po
• viewership 英文词源 Nielsen in reference to popularity ratings of TV and radio programs, 1951, named for U.S. market researcher Arthur Clarke Nielsen (1897-1980), founder of A.C. Nielsen Co., which evaluates viewership based on samplings of receiving sets. 中文词源 viewership ：观众类型 viewer,观众，-ship,抽象名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： viewership 词
• viewdata 英文词源 videotex "An electronic information system such as teletext or viewdata", 1970s: from video + text. 中文词源 viewdata ：视传数据 view,看，视传，data,数据。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： viewdata 词源， viewdata 含义。 viewdata ：视传数据 view,看，视传，data,数据。
• view 英文词源 view view: [15] Etymologically, a view is simply something ‘seen’. The word was borrowed from Old French veue , a noun use of the feminine past participle of veoir ‘see’. This was descended from Latin vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision , visit , etc). = vision view (n.) early 15c., "formal inspection or survey" (of land); mid-15c., "visual perception," from Anglo-Fren
• vie 英文词源 vie vie: [15] Vie is ultimately the same word as invite . It is a shortened version of the now defunct envie ‘make a challenge’, which came via Old French envier from Latin invītāre (source of English invite ), a word of uncertain origin which meant ‘challenge’ as well as ‘invite’. = invite vie (v.) 1560s, "to bet, make a bet," (literally "make a vie , the noun attested
• video 英文词源 video video: see visit video (adj.) 1935, as visual equivalent of audio , from Latin video "I see," first person singular present indicative of videre "to see" (see vision ). As a noun, "that which is displayed on a (television) screen," 1937. Engineers, however, remember the sad fate of television's first debut and are not willing to allow "video transmission" (as television is now c
• vide 英文词源 vide "see," Latin imperative singular of videre "to see" (see vision ). 中文词源 vide ：参见 拉丁语，看，词源同visit,video. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vide 词源， vide 含义。
• vicuna 英文词源 vicuna (n.) Peruvian ruminant, c. 1600, from Spanish vicuña , from Quechua (Peru) wikuna , the native name of the animal. 中文词源 vicuna ：骆马（产于南美洲的骆驼科动物） 来自南美土著语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vicuna 词源， vicuna 含义。
• victual 英文词源 victual (n.) c. 1300; see victuals . victual (v.) mid-14c., "to stock or supply (a ship, garrison, etc.) with provisions to last for some time," from Anglo-French or Old French vitaillier (12c.), from vitaille (see victuals ). Related: Victualed ; victualing ; Victualer ; victualler . 中文词源 victual ：食物，饮料 来自拉丁语vivere,生命，存活，-ct,过去分词后缀，
• Victoria 英文词源 Victoria fem. proper name, Latin, literally "victory in war," also the name of the Roman goddess of victory (see victory ). The Victoria cross is a decoration founded 1856 by Queen Victoria of Great Britain and awarded for acts of conspicuous bravery in battle. 中文词源 Victoria ：胜利女神 来自拉丁语Victoria，古罗马胜利女神，词源同victory,对应希腊胜利女神
• victor 英文词源 victor (n.) mid-14c., from Anglo-French, Old French victor "conqueror," and directly from Latin victorem (nominative victor ) "a conqueror," agent noun from past participle stem of vincere "to conquer, overcome, defeat," from PIE root *weik- (5) "to fight, conquer" (cognates: Lithuanian apveikiu "to subdue, overcome," Old Church Slavonic veku "strength, power, age," Old Norse vigr "ab
• victimize 英文词源 victimize (v.) 1830, from victim + -ize . Related: Victimized ; victimizing . 中文词源 victimize ：使受害 来自victim,受害者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： victimize 词源， victimize 含义。 victimize ：使受害，使成为牺牲品 词根词缀： -vict-征服,战胜 + im + -ize动词词尾
• victim 英文词源 victim victim: [15] Victim originally denoted a ‘person or animal killed as a sacrifice’; the more general notion of ‘someone who suffers from or is killed by something’ is a secondary development. The word was borrowed from Latin victima , which may be related to German weihen ‘consecrate’. victim (n.) late 15c., "living creature killed and offered as a sacrifice to a dei
• vicissitude 英文词源 vicissitude vicissitude: see vicar vicissitude (n.) "a passing from one state to another," whether regular or not, 1560s, from Middle French vicissitude (14c.), from Latin vicissitudinem (nominative vicissitudo ) "change, interchange, alternation," from vicissim (adv.) "changeably, on the other hand, by turns, in turn," from vicis "a turn, change" (see vicarious ). Related: Vicissitud
• vicious 英文词源 vicious (adj.) late 14c., "unwholesome, impure, of the nature of vice, wicked, corrupting, pernicious, harmful;" of a text, "erroneous, corrupt," from Anglo-French vicious , Old French vicios "wicked, cunning, underhand; defective, illegal" (Modern French vicieux ), from Latin vitiosus (Medieval Latin vicious ) "faulty, full of faults, defective, corrupt; wicked, depraved," from vitiu
• vicinity 英文词源 vicinity vicinity: [16] Latin vīcus meant ‘group of houses, village’ (it is related to the - wich or - wick of English place-names, which originally meant ‘hamlet, town’). From it was derived vīcīnus ‘neighbouring’, which in turn produced vīcīnitās ‘neighbourhood’, source of English vicinity . vicinity (n.) 1550s, "nearness in place," from Middle French vicinité
• viceroy 英文词源 viceroy (n.) person ruling as representative of a sovereign, 1520s, from Middle French vice-roy , from Old French vice- "deputy" (see vice- ) + roi "king," from Latin regem (nominative rex ); see rex . The species of American butterfly so called from 1881. 中文词源 viceroy ：总督 vice,代理，roy-,皇室，国王，词源同royal,即代理国王管理海外殖民地的官员，总
• vice-president 英文词源 vice-president (n.) also vice president , 1570s, "one who acts as a deputy for a president," from vice- + president . Made into an official rank and given a different meaning ( vice = "next in rank to") in the U.S. Constitution (1787). There seems to be no doubt of my election as V[ice] Pres[iden]t. It will have at least one advantage, that of permitting me to devote more of my time t
• vice versa 英文词源 vice versa "the order being changed," c. 1600, Latin, from vice , ablative of vicis "a change, alternation, alternate order" (see vicarious ) + versa , feminine ablative singular of versus , past participle of vertere "to turn, turn about" (see versus ). "The phrase has the complete force of a proposition, being as much as to say that upon a transposition of antecedents the consequent
• vicarious 英文词源 vicarious (adj.) 1630s, "taking the place of another," from Latin vicarius "that supplies a place; substituted, delegated," from vicis "a change, exchange, interchange; succession, alternation, substitution," from PIE root *weik- (4) "to bend, wind" (cognates: Sanskrit visti "changing, changeable;" Old English wician "to give way, yield," wice "wych elm;" Old Norse vikja "to bend, tur
• vice 英文词源 vice vice: Including the prefix vice -, English has three distinct words vice . The oldest, ‘wickedness’ [13], comes via Old French vice from Latin vitium ‘defect, offence’, which also gave English vicious [14], vitiate [16], and vituperate [16]. Vice ‘tool for holding’ [14] was acquired via Old French viz from Latin vītis . This came to denote ‘vine’ (in which sense
• vicar 英文词源 vicar vicar: [13] A vicar is etymologically a ‘substitute’ for or ‘representative’ of someone else: thus the pope is the vicar of God on Earth, and the vicar of a parish was originally someone who stood in for the parson or rector. The word comes via Old French vicaire from Latin vicārius ‘substitute, deputy’. This was a noun use of the adjective vicārius ‘substituting’
• vibrate 英文词源 vibrate vibrate: [17] Vibrate comes from Latin vibrāre ‘move quickly to and fro, shake’. This went back ultimately to a prehistoric Indo-European base * wib -, * weib - ‘move quickly to and fro’, which also produced English weave ‘move to and fro’ (as in ‘weave through the traffic’), whip , and wipe . = weave , whip , wipe vibrate (v.) 1610s (intransitive) "move to an
• vibraphone 英文词源 vibraphone (n.) 1926, a hybrid from vibrato + -phone . 中文词源 vibraphone ：颤音琴 vibra-,颤动，词源同vibrate,phone,声音。用做颤音琴。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vibraphone 词源， vibraphone 含义。 vibraphone ：颤音琴 vibra-,颤动，词源同 vibrate,phone,声音。用做颤音琴。
• vibrant 英文词源 vibrant (adj.) 1550s, "agitated;" 1610s, "vibrating" (especially "vibrating so as to produce sound," of a string, etc.), from Latin vibrantem (nominative vibrans ) "swaying," present participle of vibrare "move to and fro" (see vibrate ). Meaning "vigorous, full of life" is first recorded 1860. Related: Vibrantly ; vibrancy . 中文词源 vibrant ：生机勃勃的 来自vibrate,颤动，
• vibes 英文词源 vibe (n.) 1940, short for vibraphone ; attested from 1967 as an abbreviated form of vibration in the 1960s slang sense of "instinctive feeling." Related: Vibes . 中文词源 vibes ：氛围 缩写自vibration,颤动，引申义本能的感觉，氛围。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vibes 词源， vibes 含义。 vibes ：氛围 缩写自 vibration,颤动，引
• viaticum 英文词源 viaticum (n.) 1560s, from Latin viaticum "travelling money; provision for a journey," noun use of neuter of adjective viaticus , from via "way" (see via ). In Late Latin also "money to pay the expenses of one studying abroad," and in Church Latin, "the eucharist given to a dying person." 中文词源 viaticum ：路费，旅费，临终的圣餐 来自via,路，-t,过去分词后缀。即
• vial 英文词源 vial (n.) late 14c., vyol , an irregular variant of fyole (see phial ). 中文词源 vial ：小玻璃瓶 来自phial拼写变体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vial 词源， vial 含义。 vial ：小玻璃瓶 来自 phial 拼写变体。
• Viagra 英文词源 Viagra (n.) 1998, proprietary name of drug manufactured by Pfizer company. 中文词源 Viagra ：伟哥 药品名，通常认为来自virile 和virility. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Viagra 词源， Viagra 含义。 Viagra ：万艾可，伟哥 Viagra 据称源自梵语 vyāghra（老虎），它们发音几乎一模一样。但也有人将 V 或 Vi 与单词
• viaduct 英文词源 viaduct (n.) 1816, from Latin via "road" (see via ) + -duct as in aqueduct . French viaduc is a 19c. English loan-word. An extensive bridge consisting, strictly of a series of arches of masonry, erected for the purpose of conducting a road or a railway a valley or a district of low level, or over existing channels of communication, where an embankment would be impracticable or inexped
• viable 英文词源 viable viable: see vital viable (adj.) 1828, from French viable "capable of life" (1530s), from vie "life" (from Latin vita "life;" see vital ) + -able . Originally of newborn infants; generalized sense is first recorded 1848. Related: Viably . 中文词源 viable ：可存活的，可实施的 来自拉丁语vita,生命，存活，字母t脱落，词源同vital,vitamin. 该词的英语
• via 英文词源 via via: see voyage via (adv.) 1779, from Latin via "by way of," ablative form of via "way, road, path, highway, channel, course," from PIE *wegh- "to go, convey" (see weigh ). 中文词源 via ：经由 来自拉丁语via,路，经由，来自PIE*wegh,走，经过，词源同way,vehicle. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： via 词源， via 含义。 via ：经，通
• vexillology 英文词源 vexillology (n.) "study of flags," 1959, from Latin vexillum "flag, military ensign, banner" (from velum "a sail, curtain, veil; see veil (n.)) + -ology . 中文词源 vexillology ：旗帜学 来自拉丁语velum,帆，帘幕，词源同veil,-illo,小词后缀。引申义旗帜。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vexillology 词源， vexillology 含义。 vexil
• vexation 英文词源 vexation (n.) c. 1400, from Old French vexacion "abuse, harassment; insult, affront," or directly from Latin vexationem (nominative vexatio ) "annoyance, harassing; distress, trouble," noun of action from past participle stem of vexare "to harass, trouble" (see vex ). 中文词源 vexation ：烦恼 来自vex,烦恼。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vexation 词源
• vex 英文词源 vex vex: see vehicle vex (v.) early 15c., from Old French vexer "vex, harass" (14c.), from Latin vexare "to shake, jolt, toss violently;" figuratively "attack, harass, trouble, annoy," from vexus , collateral form of vectus , past participle of vehere "to draw, carry" (see vehicle ). Related: Vexed ; vexing . 中文词源 vex ：烦恼 来自拉丁语vexo,摇晃，搅拌，来自PIE*g
• veterinary 英文词源 veterinary (adj.) 1791, from Latin veterinarius "of or pertaining to beasts of burden," from veterinus (see veterinarian ). 中文词源 veterinary ：兽医的 来自拉丁语veterinum，驮畜，驮兽，词源同veal,wether.引申义兽医。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： veterinary 词源， veterinary 含义。 veterinary ：兽医的 来自拉丁语 vete
• veteran 英文词源 veteran veteran: [16] Veteran comes via French vétéran from Latin veterānus ‘old’. This was a derivative of vetus ‘old’, which is the ancestor of French vieux , Italian vecchio , and Spanish viejo . It went back ultimately to Indo-European * wetus - (source also of Latvian vecs ‘old’). This may be related to Greek étos ‘year’, in which case ‘old’ could derive f
• vetch 英文词源 vetch (n.) climbing herb, late 14c., from Old North French veche , variant of Old French vece , from Latin vicia , which perhaps is related to vincire "to bind" (compare second element of periwinkle (n.1)). Dutch wikke , German Wicke are loan-words from Latin vicia . 中文词源 vetch ：巢菜，野豌豆 来自拉丁语vicia,缠绕，来自PIE*wei,弯，转，词源同wind,wine，插
• vet 英文词源 vet vet: [19] Vet is short for veterinary surgeon . As a verb, it was originally used (in the 1890s) for ‘examine an animal medically’, but before the end of the 19th century this had broadened out to ‘investigate, screen’. Veterinary [18] itself came from Latin veterīnārius , a derivative of veterīnus ‘of cattle and similar domestic animals’. vet (n.1) 1862, shortened
• vestry 英文词源 vestry vestry: see vest vestry (n.) mid-15c., probably from Anglo-French *vesterie , from Old French vestiaire "room for vestments, dressing room" (12c.), from Latin vestarium "wardrobe," noun use of neuter of vestiarius (adj.) "of clothes," from vestis "garment" (see vest (v.)). Often also a meeting room for the transaction of parish business, and retained in non-liturgical churches
• vestment 英文词源 vestment vestment: see vest vestment (n.) c. 1300, from Old French vestment (12c., Modern French vêtement ), from Latin vestimentum "clothing, clothes," from vestire "to clothe" (see wear (v.)). Related: Vestments ; vestmental . 中文词源 vestment ：礼仪服装，法衣，圣衣 来自vest,衣服，-ment,名词后缀。特别指与各种仪式相关的服装。 该词的英语词源
• vestige 英文词源 vestige vestige: [17] Vestige comes via French vestige from Latin vestīgium ‘footprint, trace’, a word of uncertain origin. From it was derived vestīgāre ‘track, trace’, which has given English investigate . = investigate vestige (n.) c. 1600, from French vestige "a mark, trace, sign" (16c.), from Latin vestigium "footprint, trace," of unknown origin. 中文词源 vestige ：
• vestibule 英文词源 vestibule (n.) 1620s, "a porch," later "antechamber, lobby" (1730), from French vestible , from Latin vestibulum "forecourt, entrance," of unknown origin. In reference to the ear part from 1728. 中文词源 vestibule ：前厅 来自vest,衣服，-bule,工具格后缀，词源同vertebra.即挂衣服的地方，前厅。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vestibul
• vested interest 英文词源 post-modern (adj.) also post-modern , post modern , by 1919, in frequent use from 1949, from post- + modern . But it has been only during the later decades of the modern era -- during that time interval that might fairly be called the post-modern era -- that this mechanistic conception of things has begun seriously to affect the current system of knowledge and belief; and it has not h
• vest 英文词源 vest vest: [17] Vest was originally used fairly generally for a ‘robe’ or ‘gown’. Its earliest specific application was to a ‘sleeveless jacket worn under an outer coat’. It was Charles II of England who introduced the fashion, and the first reference to vest in this sense is in Samuel Pepy’s diary for 8 October 1666: ‘The King hath yesterday, in Council, declared his
• vessel 英文词源 vessel vessel: [13] Latin vascellum meant ‘small dish or utensil’. It was a diminutive form of vas ‘dish, vessel’ (source of English vase ). It passed into English via Old French vaissel and Anglo- Norman vessel , on the way acquiring the additional meaning ‘ship’. = vase vessel (n.) c. 1300, "container," from Old French vessel "container, receptacle, barrel; ship" (12c.,
• vespers 英文词源 vespers vespers: [17] Latin vesper meant ‘evening’, and like Greek hésperos it went back ultimately to Indo-European * wespero -. This was formed from a base * we - which denoted ‘down’ and also produced English west , so etymologically vesper signified ‘time when the sun goes down’. (Russian vecher ‘evening’ comes from another version of the same base.) English vespe
• vesicle 英文词源 vesicle (n.) "small, bladder-like structure," early 15c., from Middle French vesicule , from Latin vesicula "little blister," diminutive of vesica "bladder, blister" (see ventral ). 中文词源 vesicle ：泡囊 来自拉丁语 vesica,鼓起，胆囊，词源同ventral. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vesicle 词源， vesicle 含义。 vesicle ：泡囊 来自拉
• very 英文词源 very very: [13] Latin vērus meant ‘true’ (it came ultimately from Indo-European * wēros , source also of German wahr ‘true’, and it has also given English verdict , verify [14], verisimilitude [17], and veritable [15]). From it was derived Vulgar Latin * vērāius , which passed into English via Old French verai . Very was originally exclusively an adjective, meaning ‘true’
• verve 英文词源 verve verve: see verb verve (n.) 1690s, "special talent in writing, enthusiasm in what pertains to art and literature," from French verve "enthusiasm" (especially pertaining to the arts), in Old French "caprice, odd humor, proverb, saying; messenger's report" (12c.), probably from Gallo-Roman *verva , from Latin verba "(whimsical) words," plural of verbum "word" (see verb ). Meaning "
• vertigo 英文词源 vertigo (n.) early 15c., from Latin vertigo "dizziness, sensation of whirling," originally "a whirling or spinning movement," from vertere "to turn" (see versus ). 中文词源 vertigo ：眩晕 来自拉丁语vertigo,旋转，眩晕，来自vert-,转，词源同convert,versus,-ig,做，驱使，词源同agent. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vertigo 词源， v
• vertiginous 英文词源 vertiginous (adj.) c. 1600, "of the nature of vertigo," from French vertigineux , from Latin vertiginosus "suffering from dizziness," from vertigo (see vertigo ). From 1620s as "dizzy;" 1640s as "liable to cause dizziness." Related: Vertiginously . 中文词源 vertiginous ：引起眩晕的 来自vertigo,眩晕。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vertiginous 词源
• vertical 英文词源 vertical vertical: [16] Latin vertex originally meant ‘whirl’ (it was derived from vertere ‘turn’, source also of English verse , version , etc, and was itself borrowed into English in the 16th century). It came to be applied metaphorically to the ‘spiral of hair on top of the head’, and was then extended further to ‘highest point’. From it was derived late Latin verti
• vertex 英文词源 vertex (n.) 1560s, "the point opposite the base in geometry," from Latin vertex "highest point," literally "the turning point," originally "whirling column, whirlpool," from vertere "to turn" (see versus ). Meaning "highest point of anything" is first attested 1640s. 中文词源 vertex ：顶点 来自拉丁语vertex,顶点，最高点，来自vert-,转，词源同convert,versus,-ax,最
• vertebrate 英文词源 vertebrate (n.) "a vertebrate animal," 1826, from Latin vertebratus (Pliny), from vertebra "joint or articulation of the body, joint of the spine" (see vertebra ). As an adjective also from 1826. 中文词源 vertebrate ：脊椎动物 来自vertebra,脊椎。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vertebrate 词源， vertebrate 含义。
• vertebra 英文词源 vertebra vertebra: [17] A vertebra is etymologically a bony pivot, a bone on which other bones ‘turn’. The word’s Latin source, vertebra , was derived from the verb vertere ‘turn’ (source also of English verse , version , etc). = verse vertebra (n.) "bone of the spine," early 15c., from Latin vertebra "joint or articulation of the body, joint of the spine" (plural vertebræ
• versus 英文词源 versus (prep.) mid-15c., in legal case names, denoting action of one party against another, from Latin versus "turned toward or against," from past participle of vertere (frequentative versare ) "to turn, turn back, be turned, convert, transform, translate, be changed," from PIE *wert- "to turn, wind," from root *wer- (3) "to turn, bend" (cognates: Old English -weard "toward," origina
• verso 英文词源 verso (n.) "reverse, back, or other side of some object," especially a printed page or book, 1839, from Latin verso (folio) , ablative singular neuter of versus , past participle of vertere "to turn" (see versus ). 中文词源 verso ：左页 来自拉丁语versus,转，翻转，词源versus,toward。即翻过去的，左页。比较recto. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• version 英文词源 version (n.) 1580s, "a translation," from Middle French version , from Medieval Latin versionem (nominative versio ) "a turning, a translation," from past participle stem of Latin vertere "to turn, change, alter, translate" (see versus ). Also with a Middle English sense of "destruction;" the meaning "particular form of a description" is first attested 1788. 中文词源 version ：版本
• versification 英文词源 versification (n.) c. 1600, from Latin versificationem (nominative versificatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of versificare (see versify ). 中文词源 versification ：诗律，作诗 来自verse,诗行，韵文，即使成诗律，作诗。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： versification 词源， versification 含义。 versification ：诗律，作
• versed 英文词源 versed (adj.) "practiced, conversant, acquainted," c. 1600, from past participle of obsolete verse "to turn over" (a book, subject, etc.) in study or investigation, from Middle French verser "to turn, revolve" as in meditation (12c.), from Latin versare "be employed, busy oneself," literally "to turn to, turn often; think over" (see versus ). 中文词源 versed ：精通的 来自拉丁
• verse 英文词源 verse verse: [OE] Verse is one of a large family of English words that come ultimately from the Latin verb vertere or its past participial stem vers -. Others include versatile [17], version [16], versus [15], vertebra , vertical , and vertigo , as well as prefixed forms such as controversy [14], conversation , convert , diverse , invert [16], pervert [14], and reverse [14]. Latin ver
• versatile 英文词源 versatile (adj.) c. 1600, "inconstant," from Latin versatilis "turning, revolving, moving, capable of turning with ease to varied subjects or tasks," from past participle stem of versare "keep turning, be engaged in something, turn over in the mind," frequentative of vertere "to turn" (see versus ). Meaning "able to do many things well" is from 1762 in English. 中文词源 versatile ：
• verruca 英文词源 verruca (n.) 1560s, from Latin verruca "a wart," also "a fault, failing" (see vary ). Related: Verrucose . 中文词源 verruca ：疣 来自拉丁语verruca,疣子，词源同wart. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： verruca 词源， verruca 含义。 verruca ：疣 来自拉丁语 verruca,疣子，词源同 wart.
• vernissage 英文词源 vernissage "A private view of paintings before public exhibition", French, literally 'varnishing', originally referring to the day prior to an exhibition when artists were allowed to retouch and varnish hung work. 中文词源 vernissage ：特邀来宾观摩 来自法语vernissage,上清漆的，词源同varnish，来自早期艺术家在进行公开展览前一天会对作品涂清漆
• vernal 英文词源 vernal (adj.) "pertaining to spring," 1530s, from Late Latin vernalis "of the spring," from vernus "of spring," from Latin ver "the spring, spring-time," from PIE *wesr- "the spring" (cognates: Old Norse var "spring," Greek ear , Armenian gar-un , Sanskrit vasantah , Persian bahar , Old Church Slavonic vesna "spring," Lithuanian vasara "summer"). 中文词源 vernal ：春季的 来自拉
• vernacular 英文词源 vernacular (adj.) c. 1600, "native to a country," from Latin vernaculus "domestic, native, indigenous; pertaining to home-born slaves," from verna "home-born slave, native," a word of Etruscan origin. Used in English in the sense of Latin vernacula vocabula , in reference to language. As a noun, "native speech or language of a place," from 1706. For human speech is after all a democra
• vermouth 英文词源 vermouth vermouth: [19] Vermouth gets its name from its being originally flavoured with wormwood, a bitter-tasting plant. The German term for the plant, and the drink, is wermut , a word of unknown origin, and this passed into English via French vermout . (The corresponding Old English name for the plant, incidentally, was wermōd , and this was later altered to wormwood from the use
• vermin 英文词源 vermin vermin: [13] Vermin comes via Old French vermin from Vulgar Latin * vermīnum ‘noxious animals’, a derivative of Latin vermis ‘worm’. This came ultimately from Indo-European * wrmi -, which also produced English worm , and among the other contributions it has made to English are vermicelli [17] (from an Italian diminutive meaning ‘little worms’), vermicular [17], ve
• vermilion 英文词源 vermilion vermilion: [13] Etymologically, vermilion is ‘worm’-coloured. The word comes from Old French vermeillon , a derivative of vermeil ‘vermilion’. This in turn came from Latin vermiculus ‘little worm’, a diminutive form of vermis ‘worm’ (source of English vermicelli , vermin , etc and related to English worm ). The link between ‘worms’ and ‘red’ is that i
• vermicelli 英文词源 vermicelli (n.) kind of pasta, 1660s, literally "little worms," from Italian vermicelli , plural of vermicello , diminutive of verme , accusative singular of Latin vermis "worm" (see worm (n.)). So called for resemblance. 中文词源 vermicelli ：意大利细面条 来自意大利语，来自verm-,虫，词源同worm,-cell,小词后缀，因这种面条形如小长虫而得名。同义
• verisimilitude 英文词源 verisimilitude (n.) "appearance of truth or reality, likelihood," c. 1600, from French verisimilitude (1540s), from Latin verisimilitudo "likeness to truth," from veri , genitive of verum , neuter of verus "true" (see very ) + similis "like, similar" (see similar ). Related: Verisimilar . 中文词源 verisimilitude ：逼真 ver-,真实的，非常的，词源同very,similar,相似的。
• verify 英文词源 verify verify: see very verify (v.) early 14c., from Old French verifier "substantiate, find out the truth about" (14c.), from Medieval Latin verificare "make true," from Latin verus "true" (see very ) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious ). 中文词源 verify ：核实 来自拉丁语verus,真实的，词源同very. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： verify
• verger 英文词源 verger (n.) "one who carries a verge as an officer of the church," c. 1400, probably from Anglo-French *verger , from verge (see verge (n.)). 中文词源 verger ：教堂司事 来自拉丁语virga,小杆，绿枝，引申词义权杖，执权杖者，教堂司事。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： verger 词源， verger 含义。 verger ：教堂司事 来自拉
• verge 英文词源 verge verge: English has two words verge . The noun [14], which now means ‘edge’, was originally used in English for ‘penis’ (it is to this day a technical term for the male reproductive organ of invertebrate animals). It comes via Old French verge from Latin virga ‘rod’ (source also of English virgule [19]), and the sense ‘edge’ emerged in the 15th century from the no