英语词源

• other-worldly 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random blue blue: [13] Colour terms are notoriously slippery things, and blue is a prime example. Its ultimate ancestor, Indo-European * bhlēwos , seems originally to have meant ‘yellow’ (it is the source of Latin flāvus ‘yellow’, from which English gets flavine ‘yellow dye’ [19]). But it later evolved via ‘white’ (Gr
• otherwise 英文词源 otherwise (adv.) contracted from Old English phrase on oðre wisan "in the other manner" (see other + wise (n.)), which in Middle English became oþre wise , and mid-14c. oþerwise . As an adjective from c. 1400. 中文词源 otherwise ：否则，其它 缩写自古英语on othre wisan,以其它方式，来自wisan,方式，举止，即wise的古名词义。 该词的英语词源请访
• otherness 英文词源 otherness (n.) 1580s, from other + -ness . 中文词源 otherness ：其它，相异 来自other,其它的，-ness,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： otherness 词源， otherness 含义。
• other 英文词源 other other: [OE] Other is one of a widespread family of Germanic words expressing ‘alternative’, represented today also by German and Dutch ander . The prehistoric ancestor of all three was * antheraz , which came ultimately from an Indo- European * ánteros . This, a comparative formation based on * an -, may have been related to Latin alter ‘other’ (source of English alter
• otalgia 英文词源 otalgia (n.) 1650s, from Greek otalgia "earache," from ous , aus (genitive otos ) "ear" (see ear (n.1)) + algos "pain" (see -algia ). 中文词源 otalgia ：耳痛 来自希腊语ous的所有格形式otos,耳朵，来自PIE*ous,耳朵，词源同ear,auricle.-algia,痛。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： otalgia 词源， otalgia 含义。
• ostrich 英文词源 ostrich ostrich: [13] Greek strouthós seems originally to have meant ‘sparrow’. Mégas strouthós ‘great sparrow’ – the understatement of the ancient world – was used for ‘ostrich’, and the ‘ostrich’ was also called strouthokámelos , because of its long camel-like neck. Eventually strouthós came to be used on its own for ‘ostrich’. From it was derived strout
• ostracism 英文词源 ostracism ostracism: [16] In ancient Greece, when it was proposed that a particular person should be sent into exile for a period, because he was becoming a danger to the state, a democratic vote was taken on the matter. The method of registering one’s vote was to inscribe the name of the prospective banishee on a piece of broken pottery. The pieces were counted, and if enough votes
• ostler 英文词源 ostler ostler: see hotel ostler (n.) late 14c., phonetic spelling of hostler . 中文词源 ostler ：客栈马夫 缩写自hostler,词源同host,hotel. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ostler 词源， ostler 含义。
• osteoporosis 英文词源 osteoporosis (n.) 1846, from osteo- + stem of Greek poros "passage, pore, voyage" (see pore (n.)) + -osis . Related: Osteoporotic . 中文词源 osteoporosis ：骨质疏松症 osteo-,骨的，-por,孔，洞，词源同port,porous.引申词义骨质疏松症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： osteoporosis 词源， osteoporosis 含义。
• osteopathy 英文词源 osteopathy (n.) 1857, "disease of the bones," from Greek osteon "bone" (see osseous ) + -pathy , from Greek -patheia , comb. form of pathos "suffering, disease, feeling" (see pathos ). As a system of treating ailments by the manipulation of bones, it dates from 1889. 中文词源 osteopathy ：骨疗学，正骨术 来自osteopath,骨疗。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• osteopath 英文词源 osteopath (n.) 1897, back-formation from osteopathy . 中文词源 osteopath ：骨疗，骨疗医师 osteo-,骨的，-path,病痛，治疗，词源同pathology,patient. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： osteopath 词源， osteopath 含义。
• osteoarthritis 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random forsake forsake: see sake 中文词源 osteoarthritis ：骨关节炎 osteo-,骨的，arthritis,关节炎，词源同art,articulate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： osteoarthritis 词源， osteoarthritis 含义。
• osteo- 英文词源 osteo- before vowels oste- , word-forming element meaning "bone, bones," from Greek osteon "bone" (see osseous ). 中文词源 osteo- ：骨的 来自拉丁语osteon,来自PIE*ost,骨头，词源同osseous. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： osteo- 词源， osteo- 含义。
• ostentatious 英文词源 ostentatious (adj.) 1701, from ostentation + -ous . Earlier in a similar sense were ostentative (c. 1600); ostentive (1590s). Related: Ostentatiously ; ostentatiousness (1650s). 中文词源 ostentatious ：炫耀的，卖弄的 来自ostentation,炫耀，卖弄。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ostentatious 词源， ostentatious 含义。
• ostentation 英文词源 ostentation (n.) mid-15c., from Old French ostentacion (mid-14c.) and directly from Latin ostentationem (nominative ostentatio ) "showing, exhibition, vain display," noun of action from past participle stem of ostentare "to display," frequentative of ostendere "to show" (see ostensible ). 中文词源 ostentation ：炫耀，卖弄 os-,向前，朝向，-tent,伸出，延展，词源同
• ostensible 英文词源 ostensible ostensible: [18] Ostensible means literally ‘that can be shown’. It comes via French from medieval Latin ostensibilis , a derivative of the Latin verb ostendere ‘show’ (itself a compound formed from the prefix ob - ‘in front of’ and tendere ‘stretch’, source of English extend , tend , tense etc). Its original meaning ‘showable’ survived into English (‘
• os- 英文词源 os- frequent form of ob- before -c- and -t- in words from Latin. 中文词源 os- ：向前，朝向，相对，对着的，在上，表强调 来自ob-在字母t开头词根前的拼写异化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： os- 词源， os- 含义。
• ossify 英文词源 ossify (v.) 1713, "to turn into bone," a back-formation from ossification , or else modeled on French ossifier (18c.) and formed from Latin os (genitive ossis ) "bone" (see osseous ) + -fy . Figurative sense is from 1858. Related: Ossified ; ossifying . 中文词源 ossify ：使骨化，僵化 oss-,骨头，-fy,使。即使骨化，引申词义僵化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• osseous 英文词源 osseous (adj.) "bony," early 15c., from Medieval Latin ossous , from Latin osseus "bony, of bone," from os (genitive ossis ) "bone," from PIE *ost- "bone" (cognates: Sanskrit asthi , Hittite hashtai-, Greek osteon "bone," Greek ostrakon "oyster shell," Avestan ascu- "shinbone," Welsh asgwrn , Armenian oskr , Albanian asht "bone"). The word was later reformed in English (1680s), perhap
• osprey 英文词源 osprey osprey: [15] Etymologically, the osprey is simply a ‘bird of prey’. Its name comes from ospreit , the Old French descendant of Vulgar Latin * avispreda , which in turn was a conflation of Latin avis praedae ‘bird of prey’ ( avis is the source of English augur , auspice , aviary , and aviation , and praeda is the ancestor of English prey ). The specific association with
• osmosis 英文词源 osmosis (n.) 1867, Latinized from osmose (1854), shortened from endosmosis (1830s), from endosmose "inward passage of a fluid through a porous septum" (1829), from French endo- "inward" + Greek osmos "a thrusting, a pushing," from stem of othein "to push, to thrust," from PIE *wedhe- "to push, strike" (cognates: Sanskrit vadhati "pushes, strikes, destroys," Avestan vadaya- "to repulse
• osmium 英文词源 osmium (n.) metallic element, 1803, coined in Modern Latin by its discoverer, English chemist Smithson Tennant (1761-1815) from Greek osme "smell, scent, odor" good or bad (cognate with Latin odor ; see odor ). So called for the strong smell of its oxide. 中文词源 osmium ：锇 来自希腊语osme,闻，嗅，强烈的气味，词源同odor.因这种金属元素散发出的强烈气
• osier 英文词源 osier (n.) species of willow used in basket-work, c. 1300, from Old French osier "willow twig" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin osera "willow," ausaria "willow bed," of unknown origin, perhaps from Gaulish. Old English had the word as oser , from Medieval Latin. 中文词源 osier ：柳树，蒿柳 来自拉丁语osera,垂柳，柳树。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• osculate 英文词源 osculate osculate: see oral osculate (v.) "to kiss," 1650s, from Latin osculatus , past participle of osculari "to kiss," from osculum "a kiss; pretty mouth, sweet mouth," literally "little mouth," diminutive of os "mouth" (see oral ). Related: Osculated ; osculating . 中文词源 osculate ：接吻 来自拉丁语os,嘴，词源同oral,-cul,小词后缀。字面意思即小嘴，引申
• oscilloscope 英文词源 oscilloscope (n.) "instrument for visually recording an electrical wave," 1915, a hybrid formed from Latin oscillare "to swing" (see oscillation ) + -scope . 中文词源 oscilloscope ：示波器 来自oscillate,摇摆，波动，-scope,看，镜，词源同telescope. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oscilloscope 词源， oscilloscope 含义。
• oscillator 英文词源 oscillator (n.) agent noun in Latin form from oscillate ; 1835 of persons, 1889 in reference to electric currents. 中文词源 oscillator ：振荡器 来自oscillate,摇摆，波动。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oscillator 词源， oscillator 含义。
• oscillation 英文词源 oscillation (n.) 1650s, from French oscillation , from Latin oscillationem (nominative oscillatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of oscillare "to swing," supposed to be from oscillum "little face," literally "little mouth," a mask of open-mouthed Bacchus hung up in vineyards as a charm (the sense evolution would be via the notion of "swing in the breeze"); from PIE *os- "
• oscillate 英文词源 oscillate oscillate: [18] Latin ōs originally meant ‘mouth’ (it was the source of English oral ), but it was also used for ‘face’. Its diminutive form ōscillum ‘little face’ was applied to a mask depicting the god Bacchus that was hung up as a charm in vineyards, to be swung to and fro by the breeze. In due course its meaning broadened out to ‘swing’ generally, and a
• Oscar 英文词源 Oscar Oscar: [20] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood has been awarding these golden statuettes annually since 1928, but at first they were not called Oscars. That name is said to have come about in 1931, when Margaret Herrick, a former secretary of the Academy, reputedly remarked that the Art Deco figurine reminded her of her ‘Uncle Oscar’ (Oscar Pierce,
• oryx 英文词源 oryx (n.) late 14c., from Latin oryx , from Greek oryx (genitive orygos ) "North African antelope with pointed horns, the digging animal," literally "pick-axe." Used in Greek and Latin bibles to render Hebrew tho , which early English Bibles misidentified as everything from a small hibernating animal to a wild bull. 中文词源 oryx ：大羚羊 来自希腊语oryx,北非大羚羊，原
• Orwellian 英文词源 Orwellian (adj.) 1950 (first attested in Mary McCarthy), from English author George Orwell (pseudonym of Eric Blair, 1903-1950), especially in reference to his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four." Ironically, it has come to be used in reference to the totalitarian systems he satirized. It is as if George Orwell had conceived the nightmare instead of analyzed it, helped to create it instead o
• orthopaedics 英文词源 orthopaedics (n.) chiefly British English spelling of orthopedics ; for spelling, see pedo- . Related: Orthopaedic . 中文词源 orthopaedics ：整形外科 ortho-,正确的，-paed,小孩，词源同pedagogue.原义为正确教育小孩的方法或修正的小孩行为，后用于指整形外科，因孩童时手术效果较佳。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• orthography 英文词源 orthography (n.) "correct or proper spelling," mid-15c., ortographie , from Middle French orthographie (Old French ortografie , 13c.), from Latin orthographia , from Greek orthographia "correct writing," from orthos "correct" (see ortho- ) + root of graphein "to write" (see -graphy ). Related: Orthographer . 中文词源 orthography ：文字正确拼写法 ortho-,正确的，-graphy,写
• orthodoxy 英文词源 orthodoxy (n.) 1620s, from French orthodoxie and directly from Late Latin orthodoxia , from late Greek orthodoxia "right opinion," noun of quality from orthodoxos (see orthodox ). 中文词源 orthodoxy ：正统观念 来自orthodox,正统的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： orthodoxy 词源， orthodoxy 含义。
• orthdontist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cadet cadet: [17] Etymologically, a cadet is a ‘little head’. Its original meaning in English was ‘younger son or brother’, and it came from French cadet , an alteration of a Gascon dialect term capdet ‘chief’. This in turn derived from Vulgar Latin * capitellus ‘little head’, a diminutive form of Latin caput ‘
• orthodontics 英文词源 orthodontics (n.) 1909, from Modern Latin orthodontia + -ics . 中文词源 orthodontics ：牙齿矫正 ortho-,正确的，-odont,牙齿，词源同tooth. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： orthodontics 词源， orthodontics 含义。
• ortho- 英文词源 ortho- before vowels orth- , word-forming element meaning "straight, upright, rectangular, regular; true, correct, proper," now mostly in scientific and technical compounds, from Greek ortho- , stem of orthos "straight, true, correct, regular," from PIE *eredh- "high" (cognates: Sanskrit urdhvah "high, lofty, steep," Latin arduus "high, steep," Old Irish ard "high"). 中文词源 orth
• ort 英文词源 ort (n.) "remains of food left from a meal," mid-15c., probably cognate with early Dutch ooraete , Low German ort , from or- , privative prefix, + etan "to eat" (see eat (v.)). Perhaps from an unrecorded Old English word. 中文词源 ort ：剩菜，残羹 来自古英语*oraet,即eat-out,吃剩物，来自or-,离开，词源同ordeal,out,-aet,吃，词源同eat. 该词的英语词源请
• orphanage 英文词源 orphanage (n.) 1570s, "condition of being an orphan," from orphan (n.) + -age . Meaning "home for orphans" is from 1865 (earlier was orphan house , 1711). 中文词源 orphanage ：孤儿院 来自orphan,孤儿，-age,集合名词后缀。引申词义孤儿院。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： orphanage 词源， orphanage 含义。
• orphan 英文词源 orphan (v.) 1814, from orphan (n.). Related: Orphaned ; orphaning . orphan (n.) c. 1300, from Late Latin orphanus "parentless child" (source of Old French orfeno , Italian orfano ), from Greek orphanos "orphaned, without parents, fatherless," literally "deprived," from orphos "bereft," from PIE *orbho- "bereft of father," also "deprived of free status," from root *orbh- "to change all
• orotund 英文词源 orotund (adj.) 1792, from Latin ore rotundo "in well-rounded phrases," literally "with round mouth" (see ore rotundo ). The odd thing about the word is that its only currency, at least in its non-technical sense, is among those who should most abhor it, the people of sufficient education to realize its bad formation; it is at once a monstrosity in its form a pedantry in its use. [Fowl
• orographic 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random leisure leisure: [14] The etymological idea underlying leisure is that of ‘having permission’, and hence of ‘having the freedom to do as one likes’. The word came via Anglo-Norman leisour from Old French leisir . This was a noun use of a verb that meant ‘be permitted’, and came from Latin licēre ‘be permitted’ (
• orogeny 英文词源 orogeny (n.) "mountain forming," 1890, from French orogénie ; see oro- + -geny . Related: Orogenic . 中文词源 orogeny ：造山运动 来自希腊语oros,山，词源同oread,orient.-gen,产生，造，词源同gene,generate.即造山运动。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： orogeny 词源， orogeny 含义。
• ornithology 英文词源 ornithology (n.) 1670s, from Modern Latin ornithologia (1590s); see ornitho- + -logy . 中文词源 ornithology ：鸟类学 来自希腊语ornis的所有格ornithos,鸟，-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ornithology 词源， ornithology 含义。
• ornithologist 英文词源 ornithologist (n.) 1670s, from ornithology + -ist . 中文词源 ornithologist ：鸟类学家 来自ornithology,鸟类学，-ist,人。即研究鸟的人，鸟类学家。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ornithologist 词源， ornithologist 含义。
• ornery 英文词源 ornery (adj.) 1816, American English dialectal contraction of ordinary (adj.). "Commonplace," hence "of poor quality, coarse, ugly." By c. 1860 the sense had evolved to "mean, cantankerous." Related: Orneriness . 中文词源 ornery ：脾气暴躁的，闹别扭的 来自ordinary方言缩写，词义由普通的引申为劣质的，粗糙的，后用于形容人脾气坏的，闹别扭
• ornate 英文词源 ornate (adj.) early 15c., from Latin ornatus "fitted out, furnished, supplied; adorned, decorated, embellished," past participle of ornare "adorn, fit out," from stem of ordo "order" (see order (n.)). Earliest reference is to literary style. Related: Ornately ; ornateness . 中文词源 ornate ：富丽的，堂皇的 来自拉丁语ornare,装饰，来自ordnare,安排，布置，词源
• ornamentation 英文词源 ornamentation (n.) 1839, noun of action from ornament (v.). 中文词源 ornamentation ：装饰，点缀 来自ornament,装饰品。引申词义装饰，点缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ornamentation 词源， ornamentation 含义。
• ornament 英文词源 ornament ornament: [14] Ornament comes from Latin ōrnāmentum , a derivative of the verb ōrnāre ‘equip, get ready’, hence ‘decorate’. This also forms the basis of English adorn [14] and suborn [16] (etymologically ‘equip secretly’). = adorn , suborn ornament (n.) early 13c., "an accessory," from Old French ornement "ornament, decoration," and directly from Latin ornamen
• ormolu 英文词源 ormolu ormolu: see mill ormolu (n.) "alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, resembling gold," 1765, from French or moulu , literally "ground gold," from or "gold" (from Latin aurum , from PIE *aus- (2) "gold;" see aureate ) + moulu "ground up," past participle of moudre "to grind," from Latin molere "to grind" (see mallet ). 中文词源 ormolu ：仿金铜，铜锡合金 来自法语or moul
• oriole 英文词源 oriole (n.) 1776, from French oriol "golden oriole," Old Provençal auriol , from Medieval Latin oryolus , from Latin aureolus "golden," from PIE *aus- (2) "gold" (see aureate ). Originally in reference to the golden oriole ( Oriolus galbula ), a bird of black and yellow plumage that summers in Europe (but is uncommon in England). Applied from 1791 to the unrelated but similarly color
• originate 英文词源 originate (v.) 1650s, probably a back-formation of origination . In earliest reference it meant "to trace the origin of;" meaning "to bring into existence" is from 1650s; intransitive sense of "to come into existence" is from 1775. Related: Originated ; originating . 中文词源 originate ：起源，发源 来自origin,起源，发源。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• originality 英文词源 originality (n.) 1742, from original (adj.) + -ity . Probably after French originalité (1690s). 中文词源 originality ：原创性 来自original,原创的，-ity,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： originality 词源， originality 含义。
• original 英文词源 original (adj.) early 14c., "first in time, earliest," from Old French original "first" (13c.) and directly from Latin originalis , from originem (nominative origo ) "beginning, source, birth," from oriri "to rise" (see orchestra ). The first reference is in original sin "innate depravity of man's nature," supposed to be inherited from Adam in consequence of the Fall. Related: Origina
• origin 英文词源 origin origin: [14] Etymologically, origin denotes literally an ‘arising’. The word was borrowed from Latin orīgō ‘source’, a derivative of the verb orīrī ‘rise’. This also produced English abort [16] (etymologically ‘be born badly’) and orient . = abort , orient origin (n.) c. 1400, "ancestry, race," from Old French origine "origin, race," and directly from Latin
• origami 英文词源 origami (n.) 1956, from Japanese origami, from ori "fold" + kami "paper." 中文词源 origami ：日本折纸艺术 来自日语，ori,折，kami,纸。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： origami 词源， origami 含义。
• orifice 英文词源 orifice orifice: see oral orifice (n.) early 15c., from Middle French orifice "the opening of a wound" (14c.) and directly from Latin orificium "an opening," literally "mouth-making," from os (genitive oris ) "mouth" (see oral ) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious ). Related: Orificial . 中文词源 orifice ：孔，穴，腔 来自拉丁语orificium,开口，来自ori-,嘴，词源
• orienteering 英文词源 orienteering in reference to a competitive sport, 1948, from orient (v.). 中文词源 orienteering ：定向越野 来自orientate,朝向，定位。引申词义定向越野。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： orienteering 词源， orienteering 含义。
• orientate 英文词源 orientate (v.) 1849, back-formation from orientation . Related: Orientated ; orientating . 中文词源 orientate ：定位，朝向 来自orient,朝向，定位。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： orientate 词源， orientate 含义。
• orientalist 英文词源 ghoul (n.) 1786, goul , in the English translation of William Beckford's Orientalist novel "Vathek" (which was written in French), from Arabic ghul , an evil spirit that robs graves and feeds on corpses, from ghala "he seized." Indochina 1886, from Indo-, comb. form of Greek Indos "India" + China . Name proposed early 19c. by Scottish poet and orientalist John Leyden, who lived and wo
• Orient 英文词源 orient orient: English has two separate words orient , but they come ultimately from the same source: Latin orīrī ‘rise’ (from which English also gets abort and origin ). Its present participle, oriēns ‘rising’, was used for the direction of the ‘rising sun’, and hence for the ‘east’, and passed into English via Old French as the adjective and noun orient [14]. The
• oriel 英文词源 oriel (n.) "large recessed window," mid-14c., from Old French oriol "hall, vestibule; oriel," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Medieval Latin oriolum "porch, gallery" (mid-13c.), perhaps from Vulgar Latin *auraeolum , dissimilated from aulaeolum , a diminutive of Latin aulaeum "curtain." Despite much research, the sense evolution remains obscure. 中文词源 oriel ：凸窗 来自古法
• orgiastic 英文词源 orgiastic (adj.) 1690s, from Greek orgiastikos "fit for orgies, exciting," from orgiastes "one who celebrates orgies," from orgiazein "to celebrate orgies," from orgia (see orgy ). 中文词源 orgiastic ：纵欲的，狂欢的 来自orgy,狂欢，纵欲。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： orgiastic 词源， orgiastic 含义。
• orgasmic 英文词源 orgasmic (adj.) 1935, from orgasm (n.). + -ic . 中文词源 orgasmic ：性高潮的 来自orgasm,性高潮。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： orgasmic 词源， orgasmic 含义。
• orgasm 英文词源 orgasm (n.) 1680s, "sexual climax," from French orgasme or Modern Latin orgasmus , from Greek orgasmos "excitement, swelling," from organ "be in heat, become ripe for," literally "to swell, be excited," related to orge "impulse, excitement, anger," from PIE root *wrog- "to burgeon, swell with strength" (cognates: Sanskrit urja "a nourishment, sap, vigor," Old Irish ferc , ferg "anger"
• organza 英文词源 organza (n.) 1820, from French organsin (1660s), from Italian organzino , of unknown origin; perhaps from the same source as organdy . 中文词源 organza ：透明硬纱 来自意大利语organzino,可能来自Organzi,乌兹别克斯坦城市Urgench在中世纪时的拼写形式，著名的棉织品中心。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： organza 词源， or
• organophosphate 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random carnal carnal: [15] Carnal means literally ‘of the flesh’; it comes from late Latin carnālis , a derivative of Latin carō ‘flesh, meat’. Other English words from the same source are carnivorous ‘meateating’ [17]; carnage [16], which came via French carnage and Italian carnaggio from medieval Latin carnāticum ‘sl
• organogram 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ritual ritual: [16] Ritual was borrowed from Latin rītuālis , a derivative of rītus ‘religious or other ceremony or practice’ (from which, via Old French rite , English gets rite [14]). It may have been related to Sanskrit rīti - ‘going, way, custom’. = rite 中文词源 organogram ：组织机构图 organ-,组织，
• organize 英文词源 organize (v.) early 15c., "construct, establish," from Middle French organiser and directly from Medieval Latin organizare , from Latin organum "instrument, organ" (see organ ). Related: Organized ; organizing . 中文词源 organize ：组织，安排 来自organ,运行，器官，组织机构，-ize,使。即使有组织运行，引申词义组织，安排。 该词的英语词源请访
• organization 英文词源 organization (n.) mid-15c., "act of organizing," from Middle French organisation and directly from Medieval Latin organizationem (nominative organizatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of organizare , from Latin organum "instrument, organ" (see organ ). Meaning "system, establishment" is from 1873. Organization man is from title of 1956 book by American sociologist William
• organist 英文词源 organist (n.) 1590s, from organ + -ist , or from or influenced by Middle French organiste , from Medieval Latin organista "one who plays an organ," from Latin organum (see organ ). 中文词源 organist ：风琴手 来自organ,管风琴，-ist,人。即吹管风琴的人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： organist 词源， organist 含义。
• organism 英文词源 organism (n.) 1660s, "organic structure, organization," from organize + -ism . Sense of "living animal or plant" first recorded 1842. Related: Organismic . 中文词源 organism ：生物，有机体 来自organ,运行，器官，组织机构，-ism,主义，思想，机制。即有组织运行的机制，后引申词义生物，有机体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• organic 英文词源 organic (adj.) 1510s, "serving as an organ or instrument," from Latin organicus , from Greek organikos "of or pertaining to an organ, serving as instruments or engines," from organon "instrument" (see organ ). Sense of "from organized living beings" is first recorded 1778 (earlier this sense was in organical , mid-15c.). Meaning "free from pesticides and fertilizers" first attested 19
• organdie 英文词源 organdie "A fine translucent cotton muslin that is usually stiffened and is used for women’s clothing", Early 19th century: from French organdi , of unknown origin. 中文词源 organdie ：蝉翼纱 来自法语organdie,可能改写自organza. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： organdie 词源， organdie 含义。
• organ 英文词源 organ organ: [13] Greek órganon meant ‘tool, implement, instrument’. It was a descendant of the Indo-European base * worg - (source also of English work ). Latin took the word over as organum , and in the post-classical period applied it to ‘musical instruments’. At first it was a very general term, but gradually it narrowed down to ‘wind instrument’, and in ecclesiastica
• oregano 英文词源 oregano (n.) 1771, from Spanish or American Spanish oregano , from Latin origanus , origanum , from Greek oreiganon , from oros "mountain" (see oread ) + ganos "brightness, ornament." The older form of the word in English was the Latin-derived origanum (mid-13c.), also origan (early 15c.). In Europe, the dried leaves of wild marjoram; in America, a different, and more pungent, shrub. 中
• oread 英文词源 oread (n.) 1580s, from Latin Oreas (genitive Oreadis ), from Greek Oreias "mountain nymph," from oros "mountain," perhaps from PIE root *ergh- "to mount" (see orchestra ). 中文词源 oread ：山精，山岳仙子 来自拉丁语Oreas,山精，山岳仙子，来自希腊语oros,山，来自PIE*ergh,升起，上升，词源同origin,orient,orogeny. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• ore 英文词源 ore ore: see era ore (n.) 12c., a merger of Old English ora "ore, unworked metal" (related to eorþe "earth," see earth ; and cognate with Low German ur "iron-containing ore," Dutch oer , Old Norse aurr "gravel"); and Old English ar "brass, copper, bronze," from Proto-Germanic *ajiz- (cognates: Old Norse eir "brass, copper," German ehern "brazen," Gothic aiz "bronze"), from PIE root *
• ordure 英文词源 ordure (n.) late 14c., from Old French ordure "filth, uncleanliness" (12c.), from ord , ort "filthy, dirty, foul," from Latin horridus "dreadful" (see horrid ). 中文词源 ordure ：粪 来自古法语ord,粪，污秽物，来自拉丁语horridus,恐怖的，可怕的，词源同horrid. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ordure 词源， ordure 含义。
• ordnance 英文词源 ordnance (n.) "cannon, artillery," 1540s, a clipped form of ordinance (q.v.) which was attested from late 14c. in the sense of "military materials, provisions of war;" a sense now obsolete but which led to those of "engines for discharging missiles" (early 15c.) and "branch of the military concerned with stores and materials" (late 15c.). The shorter word was established in these dist
• ordination 英文词源 ordination ordination: see order ordination (n.) early 15c., "the act of conferring holy orders," from Old French ordinacion (12c.) or directly from Latin ordinationem (nominative ordinatio ) "a setting in order, ordinance," noun of action from past participle stem of ordinare "arrange" (see ordain ). 中文词源 ordination ：授予圣职 来自ordain,授予圣职，授予圣秩，-
• ordinate 英文词源 ordinate (adj.) late 14c., from Latin ordinatus , past participle of ordinare "arrange, set in order" (see ordain ). Related: Ordinately . ordinate (v.) 1560s, from Latin ordinatus , past participle of ordinare "arrange, set in order" (see ordain ). Related: Ordinated ; ordinating . 中文词源 ordinate ：纵座标 来自拉丁语ordinare,安排，布置，指定，词源同order.引申
• ordinary 英文词源 ordinary ordinary: [14] Latin ōrdinārius meant ‘following the usual course’; it was a derivative of ōrdō , source of English order . It was originally used in English as a noun, meaning ‘someone with jurisdiction in ecclesiastical cases’, and right up until the 19th century the noun ordinary was common, with an amazingly wide range of meanings (including ‘post, mail’, ‘
• ordinarily 英文词源 ginger ginger: [OE] Few foodstuffs can have been as exhaustively etymologized as ginger – Professor Alan Ross, for instance, begetter of the U/non-U distinction, wrote an entire 74-page monograph on the history of the word in 1952. And deservedly so, for its ancestry is extraordinarily complex. Its ultimate source was Sanskrit śrngavēram , a compound formed from śrngam ‘horn’
• ordinand 英文词源 ordinand "A person who is training to be ordained as a priest or minister", Mid 19th century: from Latin ordinandus , gerundive of ordinare 'put in order' (see ordain ). 中文词源 ordinand ：领受圣秩者 来自ordain,授予圣职，授予圣秩，-and,人。即领受圣秩者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ordinand 词源， ordinand 含义。
• ordinance 英文词源 ordinance (n.) c. 1300, "an authoritative direction, decree, or command" (narrower or more transitory than a law ), from Old French ordenance (Modern French ordonnance ) or directly from Medieval Latin ordinantia , from Latin ordinantem (nominative ordinans ), present participle of ordinare "put in order" (see ordain ). By early 14c. senses had emerged of "arrangement in ranks or rows
• ordinal 英文词源 ordinal (n.) early 14c., "book setting forth the order of services in the Church," from Late Latin adjective ordinalis (see ordinal (adj.)). ordinal (adj.) late 14c., "regular, ordinary," from Old French ordinel and directly from Late Latin ordinalis ""showing order, denoting an order of succession," from Latin ordo (genitive ordinis ) "row, series" (see order (n.)). Meaning "marking
• order 英文词源 order order: [13] Order comes via Old French ordre from Latin ōrdō . This originally denoted a ‘row, line, series, or other regular arrangement’, but it spawned a lot of other metaphorical meanings that have also come through into English, including ‘regularity’ and (from the general notion of a ‘rank’ or ‘class’) ‘ecclesiastical rank or office’ (preserved in Eng
• ordain 英文词源 ordain ordain: see order ordain (v.) late 13c., "to appoint or admit to the ministry of the Church," from stem of Old French ordener "place in order, arrange, prepare; consecrate, designate" (Modern French ordonner ) and directly from Latin ordinare "put in order, arrange, dispose, appoint," from ordo (genitive ordinis ) "order" (see order (n.)). The notion is "to confer holy orders u
• orchestrate 英文词源 orchestrate (v.) "to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra," 1855, back-formation from orchestration . The figurative sense is attested from 1883. Related: Orchestrated ; orchestrating . 中文词源 orchestrate ：编排管弦乐曲，安排 来自orchestra,管弦乐，-ate,使。即编排管弦乐曲，引申词义组织，安排。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文