英语词源

• once 英文词源 once once: [12] Once originated as the genitive form of one (the genitive case was widely used in Old and Middle English for making adverbs out of nouns – other examples include always , needs , nowadays , and towards ). To begin with, this was clearly indicated by its spelling – ones – but from about the start of the 16th century - es was gradually replaced by - ce (reflecting
• onanism 英文词源 onanism (n.) "masturbation," also "coitus interruptus," 1727, from Onan , son of Judah (Gen. xxxviii:9), who spilled his seed on the ground rather than impregnate his dead brother's wife: "And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother." The mora
• on 英文词源 on on: [OE] On is an ancient Germanic preposition, with relatives in German ( an ), Dutch ( aan ), and Swedish ( å ), and also connections outside Germanic (such as Greek aná ‘on’ and Russian na ‘on’) on (prep.) Old English on , unstressed variant of an "in, on, into," from Proto-Germanic *ana "on" (cognates: Dutch aan , German an , Gothic ana "on, upon"), from PIE root *an-
• omphaloskepsis 英文词源 omphaloskepsis (n.) 1925, from omphalo- + Greek -skepsis , from skeptesthai "to reflect, look, view" (see scope (n.1)). Also omphaloscopy (1931), and used in the sense of "navel-gazer" were omphalopsychic (1892), omphalopsychite (1882). 中文词源 omphaloskepsis ：意守肚脐，沉思 omphalos-,肚脐，-skep,看，词源同scope,telescope.即注视自己的肚脐，为古代一种修
• omphalos 英文词源 omphalos also omphalus , "sacred stone," 1850, from Greek omphalos , literally "navel," later also "hub" (as the central point), from PIE *ombh-alo- , from root *nobh- / *ombh- "navel" (see navel ). The name of the rounded stone in the shrine at Delphi, regarded by the ancients as the center of the world. Related: Omphalic . 中文词源 omphalos ：肚脐，中心，圣石 来自希腊
• omnivore 英文词源 omnivore (n.) 1890, formed from omni- on model of carnivore (see omnivorous ). 中文词源 omnivore ：杂食动物 omni-,全，总，-vor,吃，词源同herbivore.即什么都吃的动物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： omnivore 词源， omnivore 含义。
• omniscient 英文词源 omniscient (adj.) c. 1600, from Modern Latin omniscientem (nominative omnisciens ), back-formation from Medieval Latin omniscientia (see omniscience ). Related: Omnisciently . 中文词源 omniscient ：全知全能的 omni-,全，总，-sci,知道，知晓，词源同science.引申词义全能的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： omniscient 词源， omniscien
• omnipresent 英文词源 omnipresent (adj.) c. 1600, from Medieval Latin omnipraesentem (nominative omnipraesens ); see omnipresence . Related: Omnipresently . 中文词源 omnipresent ：无处不在的 omni-,全，总，present,出现。引申词义无处不在的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： omnipresent 词源， omnipresent 含义。
• omnifarious 英文词源 omnifarious (adj.) 1650s, from Late Latin omnifarius "of all sorts," from Latin omnifariam "on all places or parts," from omnis "all" (see omni -) + -fariam "parts" (compare multifarious ). Related: Omnifariously ; omnifariousness . 中文词源 omnifarious ：多方面的 omni-,全，总，-far,方面，词源同multifarious. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： omn
• omnidirectional 英文词源 omnidirectional (adj.) 1927, from omni- + directional (see direction ). 中文词源 omnidirectional ：全方向的 omni-,全，总，direction,方向。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： omnidirectional 词源， omnidirectional 含义。
• omnibus 英文词源 omnibus (n.) 1829, "four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers," from French (voiture) omnibus "(carriage) for all, common (conveyance)," from Latin omnibus "for all," dative plural of omnis "all" (see omni -). Introduced by Jacques Lafitte in Paris in 1819 or '20, in London from 1829. In reference to legislation, the word is recorded from 1842. Meaning "man or boy who assi
• ominous 英文词源 ominous (adj.) 1580s, from Latin ominosus "full of foreboding," from omen (genitive ominis ) "foreboding" (see omen ). Related: Ominousness . 中文词源 ominous ：不祥的 来自omen,预兆，预示，-ous,形容词后缀。即有预兆的，在早期也可指吉兆，现仅用来指凶兆，不祥的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ominous 词源， omin
• omicron 英文词源 omicron 15th letter of the Greek alphabet, literally "small 'o,' " from Greek (s)mikros "small," from PIE *smik-. Because the vowel was "short" in ancient Greek. Compare Omega . 中文词源 omicron ：希腊字母表的第十五个字母 来自希腊字母omicron,即small o,词源同microbe.比较omega. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： omicron 词源， omicron 含
• omelette 英文词源 omelette omelette: [17] The omelette seems to have been named for its thinness, like a sheet of metal. The word was borrowed from French omelette , the modern descendant of Old French amelette . This meant literally ‘thin sheet of metal’, and was an alteration, by metathesis (the reversal of sounds) of alumette . This in turn was a variant of alumelle , which arose through the mis
• omega 英文词源 omega c. 1400, from Medieval Greek omega , from classical Greek o mega "big 'o' " (in contrast to o micron "little 'o' "); so called because the vowel was long in ancient Greek. From mega (see mega- ). The final letter of the Greek alphabet, hence used figuratively for "the last, final" of anything (as in Rev. i:8), 中文词源 omega ：希腊字母表的最后一个字母 来自希腊
• ombudsman 英文词源 ombudsman ombudsman: [20] The word ombudsman , denoting an ‘investigator of public complaints’, was introduced into English from Swedish, and was first used as a quasi-official term in the 1960s: New Zealand was the first Englishspeaking country to introduce such a post, in 1962, and Britain followed four years later. The Swedish word is a descendant of Old Norse umbothsmathr , li
• Olympian 英文词源 Olympian (adj.) "of or belonging to Olympus ," c. 1600; see Olympic + -ian . The noun meaning "a great god of ancient Greece" is attested from 1843, from Late Latin Olympianus , from Greek Olympios "pertaining to Olympus;" sense of "one who competes in the (modern) Olympic Games" is from 1976. 中文词源 Olympian ：神的，超凡的 来自希腊语Olympos,奥林匹斯山，古希腊
• Olympiad 英文词源 Olympiad (n.) late 14c., "period of four years" (between Olympic games), from Old French olimpiade "period of four years," from Latin Olympiadem , from Greek olympiados , genitive of Olympias (see Olympic ). Used by ancient Greeks as a unit in computing time. Revived in modern usage with revival of the games, 1896. 中文词源 Olympiad ：奥林匹克运动会 来自希腊语Olympos,奥
• ology 英文词源 apology apology: [16] The original meaning of apology was ‘formal self-justification’, often used as the title of a piece of writing rebutting criticism (as in the Apology of Sir Thomas More , knight 1533). This is indicative of the word’s origins in Greek apologíā , a derivative of the verb apologeisthai ‘speak in one’s defence’, formed from the prefix apo - ‘away, of
• ollie 英文词源 ollie "(In skateboarding and snowboarding) a jump performed without the aid of a take-off ramp, executed by pressing the foot down on the tail of the board to rebound the deck off the ground", 1970s: from the name of the US skateboarder Alan ‘Ollie’ Gelfand, who invented the jump in 1976. 中文词源 ollie ：滑板运动豚跳（一脚猛踩滑板后部的带板起跳） 来自该
• oligopoly 英文词源 oligopoly (n.) 1887, from Medieval Latin oligopolium , from Greek oligos "little, small," in plural, "the few" (see oligo- ) + polein "to sell" (see monopoly ). 中文词源 oligopoly ：寡头垄断 oligo-,寡，少，-poly,卖，词源同monopoly. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oligopoly 词源， oligopoly 含义。
• oligarchy 英文词源 oligarchy (n.) 1570s, from Middle French oligarchie (14c.), from Greek oligarkhia "government by the few," from stem of oligos "few, small, little" (see oligo- ) + arkhein "to rule" (see archon ). 中文词源 oligarchy ：寡头政治 oligo-,寡，少，-archy,统治，治理，词源同anarchy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oligarchy 词源， oligarchy 含义
• oligarch 英文词源 oligarch (n.) c. 1600, from Middle French olygarche , oligarque , from Greek oligarkhes , related to oligarkhia (see oligarchy ). 中文词源 oligarch ：寡头统治 oligo-,寡，少，-arch,统治，治理，词源同anarchy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oligarch 词源， oligarch 含义。
• oligo- 英文词源 oligo- before vowels olig- , word-forming element meaning "few, the few," from comb. form of Greek oligos "few, scanty, small, little," in plural, "the few;" of uncertain origin. 中文词源 oligo- ：寡，少 来自希腊语oligos,寡的，少的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oligo- 词源， oligo- 含义。
• olfactory 英文词源 olfactory olfactory: [17] Olfactory means etymologically ‘making smell’. It was borrowed from Latin * olfactōrius , a derivative of the verb olfacere ‘smell’. This in turn was a blend of olēre ‘smell’ (source of English redolent and related to odour ) and facere ‘make’ (source of English fact , faction , etc). = odour , redolent olfactory (adj.) 1650s, from Latin olf
• Olestra 英文词源 olestra "A synthetic compound used as a calorie-free substitute for fat in various foods because of its ability to pass through the body without being absorbed. It is a polyester derived from sucrose", 1980s: from (p)ol(y)est(e)r + the suffix -a . 中文词源 Olestra ：食物油脂替代品 商标名，缩写自polyester. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Olestr
• oleander 英文词源 oleander (n.) "rose bay," a poisonous evergreen Mediterranean shrub, c. 1400, from Medieval Latin oleander , probably (by influence of Latin olea "olive tree") from Late Latin lorandrum , from Latin rhododendron (see rhododendron ), itself altered by influence of Latin laurea "laurel," on resemblance of leaves. This round-about etymology is supported by the French word for it, laurier
• oleaginous 英文词源 oleaginous (adj.) 1630s, from French oléagineux (14c.), from Latin oleaginus "of the olive," from olea "olive," alteration of oliva (see olive ) by influence of oleum "oil." 中文词源 oleaginous ：涂油的 来自拉丁语oleaginus,橄榄油的，来自olea,橄榄，词源同olive,oil.引申词义涂油的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oleaginous 词源，
• ole 英文词源 ole 1922, from Spanish olé "bravo!" 中文词源 ole ：老的 来自old的非正式拼写形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ole 词源， ole 含义。
• Old Nick 英文词源 Old Nick "An informal name for the Devil", Mid 17th century: probably from a pet form of the given name Nicholas . 中文词源 Old Nick ：魔鬼，撒旦 魔鬼的非正式称呼，Nick为Nicholas的昵称。该词于1640年见于书面记载，词源不详。一种说法是来自16世纪初意大利佛罗伦萨《君主论》的作者Niccolo Machiavelli,因这种书讲述的世俗政
• old lady 英文词源 old (adj.) Old English ald (Anglian), eald (West Saxon) "aged, antique, primeval; elder, experienced," from Proto-Germanic *althaz "grown up, adult" (cognates: Old Frisian ald , Gothic alþeis , Dutch oud , German alt ), originally a past participle stem of a verb meaning "grow, nourish" (compare Gothic alan "to grow up," Old Norse ala "to nourish"), from PIE root *al- (3) "to grow, n
• oldie 英文词源 oldie (n.) "an old person," 1874; "an old tune or film," 1940, from old + -ie . Related: Oldies , which is attested by 1961 as a radio format. 中文词源 oldie ：老人 昵称。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oldie 词源， oldie 含义。
• old flame 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random balloon balloon: see ball 中文词源 old flame ：旧情人 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： old flame 词源， old flame 含义。
• Old English 英文词源 a a: [OE] The indefinite article in English is ultimately identical with the word one (as is the case, even more obviously, in other European languages – French un , German ein , and so on). The ancestor of both a(n) and one was ān , with a long vowel, but in the Old English period it was chiefly used for the numeral; where we would use a(n) , the Anglo-Saxons tended not to use an
• olde 英文词源 olde pseudo-archaic mock-antique variant of old , 1927. 中文词源 olde ：老的 来自old的仿古拼写形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： olde 词源， olde 含义。
• okra 英文词源 okra (n.) 1670s, from a West African language (compare Akan nkruma "okra"). 中文词源 okra ：秋葵 来自西非某当地语言。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： okra 词源， okra 含义。
• okey-doke 英文词源 OK 1839, only survivor of a slang fad in Boston and New York c. 1838-9 for abbreviations of common phrases with deliberate, jocular misspellings (such as K.G. for "no go," as if spelled "know go;" N.C. for "'nuff ced;" K.Y. for "know yuse"). In the case of O.K. , the abbreviation is of "oll korrect." Probably further popularized by use as an election slogan by the O.K. Club , New York
• oke 英文词源 oke slang clipping of OK , attested from 1929. 中文词源 oke ：小伙子 来自南非荷兰语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oke 词源， oke 含义。
• okapi 英文词源 okapi (n.) short-necked giraffe of central Africa, 1900, from the animal's name in Mbuba (Congo). Reported by English explorer Sir Harry Johnston (1858-1927). 中文词源 okapi ：㺢㹢狓，俄卡皮鹿 栖于非洲的长颈鹿科动物。来自非洲某当地语言。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： okapi 词源， okapi 含义。
• OK 英文词源 OK OK: [19] Few English expressions have had so many weird and wonderful explanations offered for their origin as OK . There is still some doubt about it, but the theory now most widely accepted is that the letters stand for oll korrect , a facetious early 19th-century American phonetic spelling of all correct ; and that this was reinforced by the fact that they were also coincidental
• ointment 英文词源 ointment (n.) late 13c., from Old French oignement "ointment, salve, unguent," from Vulgar Latin *unguimentum , from Latin unguentum (see unguent ). The first -t- emerged in Old French from oint , past participle of verb oindre "to anoint." 中文词源 ointment ：油膏，软膏 来自古法语oignement,油膏，来自拉丁语unguentum,油膏，来自PIE*ongw,涂抹，抹油，词源
• oink 英文词源 oink (v.) "to make a noise like a pig," 1965, of imitative origin. 中文词源 oink ：猪哼哼 拟声词，模仿猪哼哼的声音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oink 词源， oink 含义。
• oily 英文词源 oily (adj.) 1520s, from oil (n.) + -y (2). Figurative meaning "smooth, unctuous" is from 1590s. Related: Oiliness . 中文词源 oily ：含油的 来自oil,油。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oily 词源， oily 含义。
• oiled 英文词源 hard-boiled (adj.) also hardboiled , 1723 in reference to eggs, "cooked so long as to be solid," from hard (adj.) + boiled . In transferred sense "severe, tough," from 1886. spoiled (adj.) "over-indulged," 1640s, past participle adjective from spoil (v.). unspoiled (adj.) c. 1500, "not plundered," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of spoil (v.). Meaning "not deteriorated" is attest
• oik 英文词源 oik "An uncouth or obnoxious person", 1930s: of unknown origin. 中文词源 oik ：蠢货，大老粗 词源不详，可能来自拟声词，模仿大老粗说话的哼哼声。比较oink. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oik 词源， oik 含义。
• ohmmeter 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random strident strident: [17] Strident was adopted from the present participle of Latin strīdēre ‘make a harsh noise, creak’. This also produced English stridulate [19], which denotes the sound made by grasshoppers. = stridulate 中文词源 ohmmeter ：电阻表 ohm,欧姆，-meter,计量仪器。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• ohm 英文词源 ohm (n.) unit of electrical resistance, 1867, in recognition of German physicist Georg S. Ohm (1789-1854), who determined the law of the flow of electricity. Originally proposed as ohma (1861) as a unit of voltage. Related: ohmage ; ohmic ; ohmeter . 中文词源 ohm ：欧姆 电阻单位。来自其发明者19世纪德国物理学家Georg Ohm. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• ogress 英文词源 progress progress: [15] Progress is one of a large family of English words (including also grade , gradual , transgress , etc) that go back to Latin gradus ‘step’. From it was derived the verb gradī ‘go, step’, which in combination with the prefix prō - ‘forward’ produced prōgredī ‘go forward’. English gets progress from its past participle prōgressus . = grade ,
• ogle 英文词源 ogle (v.) 1680s, probably from Low German oeglen , frequentative of oegen "look at," from oege "eye," from Proto-Germanic *augon- , from PIE *okw- "to see" (see eye (n.)). Related to Dutch ogen "to look at," from oog "eye." Related: Ogled ; ogling . The noun meaning "an amorous glance" is attested from 1711; earlier it meant "an eye" (1700). 中文词源 ogle ：色迷迷的看 来自
• ogham 英文词源 ogham (n.) also ogam , ancient Irish form of writing, 1620s, from Irish ogham , from Old Irish ogam , said to be from name of its inventor, Ogma Mac Eladan. But this appears to be from Celt. *Ogmios , perhaps from PIE *og-mo- "furrow, track," thus metaphorically "incised line." This could be the source of the name of the writing style, which looks like a series of cuts or incised line
• often 英文词源 often often: [14] Oft was the Old English word for ‘often’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic adverb of unknown origin, which also produced German oft , Swedish ofta , and Danish ofte . In early Middle English it was extended to ofte . This developed a form often before vowels and h , which by the 16th century had begun to oust oft(e) . often (adv.) c. 1300, extended form of oft
• oft 英文词源 oft (adv.) Old English oft "often, frequently," from Proto-Germanic *ufta- "frequently" (cognates: Old Frisian ofta , Danish ofte , Old High German ofto , German oft , Old Norse opt , Gothic ufta "often"), of unknown origin. Archaic except in compounds (such as oft-told ), and replaced by its derivative often . 中文词源 oft ：经常 来自often的古英语。 该词的英语词源请
• offside 英文词源 offside also off-side , 1867, in various sporting senses, originally in English football; from off + side (n.). 中文词源 offside ：越位的 off,离开，side,边。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： offside 词源， offside 含义。
• offshoring 英文词源 offshoring (n.) in the economic sense, as a form of outsourcing, attested by 1988, from offshore . 中文词源 offshoring ：离岸外包业务 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： offshoring 词源， offshoring 含义。
• offshore 英文词源 offshoring (n.) in the economic sense, as a form of outsourcing, attested by 1988, from offshore . bombora "A wave which forms over a submerged offshore reef or rock, sometimes breaking heavily and producing a dangerous stretch of broken water", 1930s: from an Aboriginal word, perhaps Dharuk bumbora . 中文词源 offshore ：海上的，离岸的 off,离开，shore,岸边。用于经济
• offshoot 英文词源 offshoot (n.) 1670s, in figurative sense, of family trees; 1801 in general sense of "a derivative;" 1814 in literal sense, in reference to plants. From off + shoot (n.). 中文词源 offshoot ：树枝分支，分支机构 off,离开，shoot,枝，嫩枝。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： offshoot 词源， offshoot 含义。
• off-screen 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random oak oak: [OE] Oak is an ancient Germanic tree-name, shared by German ( eiche ), Dutch ( eik ), Swedish ( ek ), and Danish ( eg ). These point back to a common Germanic ancestor * aiks . There is no conclusive evidence of any related forms outside Germanic, however, although similarities have been noted with Greek aigílops , a t
• off-ramp 英文词源 off-ramp (n.) 1954, from off (adv.) + ramp (n.). 中文词源 off-ramp ：高速公路等的出口驶道 off,离开，ramp,匝道，驶道。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： off-ramp 词源， off-ramp 含义。
• offprint 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random round round: [13] Round goes back ultimately to Latin rotundus ‘round’, source of English rotund . In Vulgar Latin this became * retundus , which passed into Old French as reont , later ront . Its stem form rond - gave English round . Derivatives to have reached English include prune ‘cut branches’, rondo [18], roundel [
• off-piste 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bite bite: [OE] The Old English verb bītan came from prehistoric Germanic * bītan , which also produced German beissen and Dutch bijten . The short-vowel version of the base, * bit -, was the source of bit , beetle , and probably bitter , and is also represented in various non-Germanic forms, such as Latin fidere ‘split’ (
• offload 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random add add: [14] Etymologically, add means simply ‘put to’. Its source is Latin addere , a compound verb formed from the prefix ad - ‘to’ and the stem - dere ‘put’ (which is related to English do ). Its original meaning in English was simply ‘join one thing to another’; its specific mathematical use did not develop
• offline 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fallow fallow: English has two words fallow , both of considerable antiquity. Fallow ‘uncultivated’ [OE] originally meant ‘ploughed land’. Its present-day adjectival meaning ‘ploughed but not sown’ or, more broadly, just ‘uncultivated’, developed in the 15th century. Fallow ‘pale yellowish-brown’ [OE] (now us
• off-limits 英文词源 off-limits (adj.) "forbidden," by 1881, U.S. military academies jargon, from off (adv.) + limit (n.). Earlier (1857) it was applied to cadets, etc., who were in violation of the limitations on their movement and behavior. 中文词源 off-limits ：禁止入内 off,离开，limit,界限。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： off-limits 词源， off-l
• off-license 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cow cow: English has two completely distinct words cow . The commoner, ‘female of cattle’ [OE], is a word of very ancient ancestry. It goes back via West and North Germanic * kōuz to a hypothetical Indo-European * gwōus , which was also the source of Latin bōs (from which English gets bovine , beef , and bugle , not to me
• offing 英文词源 offing (n.) in phrase in the offing , 1779, from nautical term offing "the more distant part of the sea as seen from the shore" (1620s), from off (q.v.) + noun suffix -ing (1). Originally the phrase meant "in the distant future;" modern sense of "impending" developed 1914. 中文词源 offing ：即将发生的 来自off,离开，-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• officious 英文词源 officious (adj.) 1560s, "zealous, eager to serve," from Latin officiosus "full of courtesy, dutiful, obliging," from officium "duty, service" (see office ). Sense of "meddlesome, doing more than is asked or required" had emerged by 1600 (in officiously ). An officious lie (1570s) is one told to do good to another person (from Latin mendocium officiosum or French mensonge officieux ).
• officiate 英文词源 officiate (v.) 1630s, "to perform a duty," especially "to perform the duty of a priest," from Medieval Latin officiatum , from present participle of officiare "perform religious services," from Latin officium (see office ). Related: Officiated ; officiating . 中文词源 officiate ：履行职务，主持 来自office,办公室，办公地，-ate,使。引申词义履行职责，履行
• officialese 英文词源 officialese (n.) "language of officialdom," 1881, from official + -ese . 中文词源 officialese ：公文体，官话，套话 来自official,官方的，-ese,表相关，词源同Chinese.引申词义公文体，官话，套话等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： officialese 词源， officialese 含义。
• officialdom 英文词源 gobbledygook (n.) also gobbledegook , "the overinvolved, pompous talk of officialdom" [Klein], 1944, American English, first used by U.S. Rep. Maury Maverick, D.-Texas, (1895-1954), a grandson of the original maverick and chairman of U.S. Smaller War Plants Corporation during World War II, in a memo dated March 30, 1944, banning "gobbledygook language" and mock-threateaning, "anyone u
• official 英文词源 official (n.) early 14c., from Old French oficial "law officer; bishop's representative" (12c.) and directly from Late Latin officialis "attendant to a magistrate, public official," noun use of officialis (adj.) "of or belonging to duty, service, or office" (see official (adj.)). Meaning "person in charge of some public work or duty" first recorded 1550s. official (adj.) late 14c., "p
• officer 英文词源 officer (n.) early 14c., "one who holds an office" (originally a high office), from Old French oficier "officer, official" (early 14c.), from Medieval Latin officarius "an officer," from Latin officium "a service, a duty" (see office ). The military sense is first recorded 1560s. Applied to petty officials of justice from 16c.; U.S. use in reference to policemen is from 1880s. 中文词
• offhand 英文词源 extempore (adv.) 1550s, from Latin phrase ex tempore "offhand, in accordance with (the needs of) the moment," literally "out of time," from ex "out of" (see ex- ) + tempore , ablative of tempus (genitive temporis ) "time" (see temporal ). Of speaking, strictly "without preparation, without time to prepare," but now often with a sense merely of "without notes or a teleprompter." As an
• offertory 英文词源 offertory (n.) "the part of a Mass at which offerings are made," late 14c., from Medieval Latin offertorium "place where offerings are brought," from Vulgar Latin offertus , corresponding to Latin oblatus , past participle of offerre (see offer (v.)). Meaning "part of a religious service" is first recorded 1530s; sense of "collection of money" is from 1862. 中文词源 offertory ：祭
• offense 英文词源 offense (n.) late 14c., "hurt, harm, injury, pain," from Old French ofense "offense, insult, wrong" (13c.) and directly from Latin offensa "an offense, injury, affront, crime," literally "a striking against," noun use of fem. past participle of offendere (see offend ). Meaning "action of attacking" and "feeling of being hurt" are both first recorded c. 1400. Sense of "breach of the la
• of- 英文词源 of- assimilated form of ob- before -f- . 中文词源 of- ：向前，朝向，相对，对着的，在上，表强调 来自ob-在字母f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： of- 词源， of- 含义。
• off-duty 英文词源 off-duty (adj.) 1743, from off (adv.) + duty . 中文词源 off-duty ：歇班的 off,离开，duty,职责，上班。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： off-duty 词源， off-duty 含义。
• offcut 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random alligator alligator: [16] The Spanish, on encountering the alligator in America, called it el lagarto ‘the lizard’. At first English adopted simply the noun (‘In this river we killed a monstrous Lagarto or Crocodile’, Job Hortop, The trauailes of an Englishman 1568), but before the end of the 16th century the Spanish def
• off-Broadway 英文词源 off-Broadway (adj.) 1953, "experimental theater productions in New York City," from off (adv.) + Broadway . Even more experimental off-off-Broadway is attested from 1967. 中文词源 off-Broadway ：非百老汇的，有新异的 off,离开，Broadway,百老汇，主流音乐象征。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： off-Broadway 词源， off-Broadway 含义。
• offbeat 英文词源 off-beat (adj.) also offbeat , "unusual," 1938, from off (adv.) + beat (n.). From earlier sense in reference to from music rhythm (1927). 中文词源 offbeat ：不落俗套的 off,离开，beat,击，打，韵律。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： offbeat 词源， offbeat 含义。
• offal 英文词源 offal offal: [14] Etymologically, offal is simply material that has ‘fallen off’. English borrowed the word from Middle Dutch afval , a compound formed from af ‘off’ and vallen ‘fall’ which denoted both the ‘extremities of animals cut off by the butcher, such as feet, tail, etc’ and ‘shavings, peelings, or general refuse’. English originally took it over in the lat
• off 英文词源 off off: [OE] Off originated simply as the adverbial use of of . The spelling off , denoting the extra emphasis given to the adverb, began to appear in the 15th century, but the orthographic distinction between off for the adverb, and for prepositional uses associated with it (‘removal, disengagement’), and of for the ordinary preposition did not become firmly established until af
• of 英文词源 of of: [OE] Of has an ancient ancestry, going back to the prehistoric Indo-European preposition of ‘removal’ or ‘origin’, * ap . Its Germanic descendant was * ab , source of modern German ab (now only an adverb, meaning ‘away’), Dutch af , Swedish av , and English of . Latin ab ‘from’ (as in English abduct , abject , etc) also came from Indo-European * ap . = off of (p
• oeuvre 英文词源 oeuvre oeuvre: hors d’oeuvre [18] In French, hors d’oeuvre means literally ‘outside the work’ – that is, ‘not part of the ordinary set of courses in a meal’. The earliest record of its use in English is in the general sense ‘out of the ordinary’ (‘The Frenzy of one who is given up for a Lunatick, is a Frenzy hors d’ oeuvre … something which is singular in its k
• Oedipus complex 英文词源 Oedipus complex "(In Freudian theory) the complex of emotions aroused in a young child, typically around the age of four, by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and wish to exclude the parent of the same sex. (The term was originally applied to boys, the equivalent in girls being called the Electra complex.)", Early 20th century: by association with Oedipus
• Oedipal 英文词源 Oedipal (adj.) 1939, "of or pertaining to desire felt for opposite-sex parent," from Oedipus complex (1910), coined by Freud from Sophocles' play "Oedipus Tyrannus," in which the title character, the Theban hero, answers the Sphinx's riddle and unknowingly kills his father and marries his own mother; from Greek Oedipus . The name was used figuratively in English from 1550s for "one wh
• oedema 英文词源 oedema "A condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body", Late Middle English: modern Latin, from Greek oidēma , from oidein 'to swell'. 中文词源 oedema ：水肿 来自希腊语oidos,肿胀，膨胀，来自PIE*oid,肿胀，膨胀，词源同Oedipus.引申词义水肿。-oma,肿块。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• odor 英文词源 odor (n.) c. 1300, from Anglo-French odour , from Old French odor "smell, perfume, fragrance" (12c., Modern French odeur ) and directly from Latin odor "a smell, a scent" (pleasant or disagreeable), from PIE *od- "to smell" (cognates: Latin olere "emit a smell, to smell of," with Sabine -l- for -d- ; Greek ozein "to smell;" Armenian hotim "I smell;" Lithuanian uodziu "to smell"). Good
• odorous 英文词源 odorous (adj.) "fragrant," early 15c., from Medieval Latin odorosus , from Latin odorus "having a smell," from odor (see odor ). 中文词源 odorous ：有气味的，有臭味的 来自odor,气味，臭味。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： odorous 词源， odorous 含义。
• odontology 英文词源 odontology odontology: see tooth 中文词源 odontology ：牙科学 来自希腊语odontos,牙齿，词源同teeth,-logy,学科。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： odontology 词源， odontology 含义。
• odometer 英文词源 odometer (n.) 1791, from French odomètre (1724), from Greek hodos "way" (see cede ) + -meter . First recorded in writings of Thomas Jefferson. 中文词源 odometer ：里程表 来自希腊语hodos,路，词源同cede,anode,method.-meter,计量仪器。即计路器，里程表。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： odometer 词源， odometer 含义。