英语词源

• obedient 英文词源 obedient (adj.) c. 1200, from Old French obedient "obedient" (11c.), from Latin oboedientem (nominative oboediens ), present participle of oboedire "to obey" (see obey ). Related: Obediently . 中文词源 obedient ：顺从的 来自拉丁语obedire,听从，顺从，来自ob-,向前，-ed,听，词源同audit,audience,obey. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： obed
• obbligato 英文词源 obbligato (adj.) musical instruction, 1724, from Italian obbligato , literally "obligated," from Latin obligatus , past participle of obligare "to bind" (see oblige ). In reference to a necessary accompaniment by a single instrument. 中文词源 obbligato ：必需声部，助奏 音乐术语，来自意大利语obbligato,来自拉丁语obligare,绑定，词源同oblige. 该词的英语
• oatmeal 英文词源 oatmeal (n.) late 14c., from oat + Middle English mele (see meal (n.2)). 中文词源 oatmeal ：燕麦粉 oat,燕麦，meal,粉。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oatmeal 词源， oatmeal 含义。
• oath 英文词源 oath (n.) Old English að "oath, judicial swearing, solemn appeal to deity in witness of truth or a promise," from Proto-Germanic *aithaz (cognates: Old Norse eiðr , Swedish ed , Old Saxon, Old Frisian eth , Middle Dutch eet , Dutch eed , German eid , Gothic aiþs "oath"), from PIE *oi-to- "an oath" (cognates: Old Irish oeth "oath"). Common to Celtic and Germanic, possibly a loan-wor
• oater 英文词源 oater (n.) Western film, "horse opera," 1946, from oat , as the typical food of horses. 中文词源 oater ：美国西部影片 来自oat,燕麦。比喻用法，美国西部片中马的主要食物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oater 词源， oater 含义。
• oat 英文词源 oat (n.) Old English ate (plural atan ) "grain of the oat plant, wild oats," of uncertain origin, possibly from Old Norse eitill "nodule," denoting a single grain, of unknown origin. The English word has cognates in Frisian and some Dutch dialects. Famously defined by Johnson as, "A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people." The usual G
• oast house 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random penance penance: see pain 中文词源 oast house ：啤酒花烘干室 来自中古英语ost,炉子，来自拉丁语aedes,炉子，词源同ash,ether,edifice.后用于指啤酒花烘干室。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oast house 词源， oast house 含义。
• oasis 英文词源 oasis oasis: [17] The ultimate origins of the word oasis no doubt lie in North Africa, and although no positive link has been established, it is likely to be related in some way to Coptic ouahe . This means literally ‘dwelling area’ (it is derived from the verb ouih ‘dwell’), but since isolated fertile spots in the desert are natural centres of habitation, it is used also for ‘
• oarlock 英文词源 oarlock (n.) mid-14c., from oar + lock (n.1). 中文词源 oarlock ：桨架 oar,桨，lock,锁住。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oarlock 词源， oarlock 含义。
• oar 英文词源 oar oar: [OE] Oar is a general northern Germanic term, traceable back to an ancestral * airō , source also of Swedish år , Danish aare , and, by borrowing, Finnish airo . It is not clear where it comes from, although it may ultimately be related to Latin rēmus ‘oar’ (as in trirēmis , source of English trireme [17]). = trireme oar (n.) Old English ar "oar," from Proto-Germanic
• oakum 英文词源 oakum (n.) "loose fiber obtained from taking apart old hemp ropes," early 15c., from Old English acumba "tow, oakum, flax fibers separated by combing," literally "what is combed out," from Proto-Germanic *us-kambon (source of Old High German achambi ); first element cognate with Old English a- "away, out, off;" second element from stem of cemban "to comb," from camb "a comb;" from PIE
• oak 英文词源 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 term for a sort of oak tree, and Latin aesculus ‘oak sac
• oxygen 英文词源 oxygen oxygen: [18] Etymologically, oxygen means ‘acid-former’. The word was coined in French in the late 1780s as oxygène , based on Greek oxús ‘sharp, acid’ (a descendant of the same Indo- European base, * ak - ‘be pointed’, as produced English acid , acute , etc) and the Greek suffix genes , denoting ‘formation, creation’ (a descendant of the Indo-European base *
• oviparous 英文词源 oviparous (adj.) "producing eggs that are hatched outside the body of the female," 1640s, from Latin oviparus, from ovum "egg" (see egg (n.)) + stem of parere "to bring forth" (see pare ). 中文词源 oviparous ：卵生的 词根词缀： -ov-卵,蛋 + -i- + -par-生育 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oviparous 词源， oviparous 含义。
• overview 英文词源 overview (n.) "survey, summary," 1934, American English, from over- + view (n.). In 17c. it meant "inspection, supervision," but this became obsolete. 中文词源 overview ：概述，概观  词根词缀： over-在…上 + view(-vid-)看见 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overview 词源， overview 含义。 overview ：概览，概述 over-,在上，view,看
• overthrow 英文词源 overthrow (v.) early 14c., "to knock down," from over- + throw (v.). Figurative sense of "to cast down from power, defeat" is attested from late 14c. Related: Overthrown ; overthrowing . Earlier in same senses was overwerpen "to overturn (something), overthrow; destroy," from Old English oferweorpan (see warp (v.)). overthrow (n.) 1510s, "act of overthrowing," from over- + throw (n.).
• overtake 英文词源 overtake (v.) "to come up to, to catch in pursuit," early 13c., from over- + take (v.). According to OED, originally "the running down and catching of a fugitive or beast of chase"; it finds the sense of over- in this word "not so clear." Related: Overtaken ; overtaking . Old English had oferniman "to take away, carry off, seize, ravish." 中文词源 overtake ：追上，赶过，超过
• overstrain 英文词源 outre (adj.) "exaggerated, extravagant, eccentric," 1722, from French outré "exaggerated, excessive, extreme," past participle of outrer "to carry to excess, overdo, overstrain, exaggerate," from outre "beyond" (see outrage ). 中文词源 overstrain ：过度紧张 词根词缀： over-过分 + -strain-束缚 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overstrain 词源，
• overseas 英文词源 overseas (adj.) 1580s, from over + sea . Popularized during World War I as a British euphemism for "colonial." 中文词源 overseas ：外国的，海外的  词根词缀： over-在…上 + sea海 + -s 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overseas 词源， overseas 含义。 overseas ：海外的 over-,在上，超过，sea,海。引申词义海外的。
• overrate 英文词源 overrate (v.) 1610s, from over- + rate (v.). Related: Overrated ; overrating . 中文词源 overrate ：过高估计   词根词缀： over-过分,在…上 + -rat-思考,计算 + -e 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overrate 词源， overrate 含义。 overrate ：高估 over-,超过，过度，rate,估计。
• overpopulation 英文词源 cull (v.) early 14c., "choose, select, pick; collect and gather the best things from a number or quantity," especially with reference to literary selections, from Old French cuiler "collect, gather, pluck, select" (12c., Modern French cueillir ), from Latin colligere "gather together, collect," originally "choose, select" (see collect ). Meaning "select livestock according to quality"
• overlook 英文词源 overlook (v.) mid-14c., "to examine, scrutinize, inspect," from over- + look (v.). Another Middle English sense was "to peer over the top of." These two literal senses have given rise to the two main modern meanings. Meaning "to look over or beyond and thus not see," via notion of "to choose to not notice" is first recorded 1520s. Seemingly contradictory sense of "to watch over offici
• overload 英文词源 overload (v.) 1550s, "to place too great a burden on," from over- + load (v.). Intransitive sense from 1961. Related: Overloaded ; overloading . The noun is attested from 1640s; of electrical current, from 1904. Middle English had overlade (v.) in this sense. 中文词源 overload ：超载 词根词缀： over-过分 + load加载 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• overlap 英文词源 overlap overlap: see lap overlap (v.) "to partially extend over," 1726, over- + lap (v.). Related: Overlapped ; overlapping . overlap (n.) 1813, from overlap (v.). 中文词源 overlap ：重叠 词根词缀： over-在…上 + lap大腿,膝部 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overlap 词源， overlap 含义。 overlap ：重叠 over-,在上，lap,折叠。引申词
• overhead 英文词源 overhead 1530s, "above one's head" (adv.), from over- + head . The adjective is attested from 1874. As a noun, short for overhead costs , etc., it is attested from 1914. 中文词源 overhead ：在头顶上的；高架的 词根词缀： over-在…上 + head头部 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overhead 词源， overhead 含义。
• overhaul 英文词源 overhaul (v.) 1620s, from over- + haul (v.); originally nautical, "pull rigging apart for examination," which was done by slackening the rope by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which it is pulled in hoisting. Replaced overhale in sense of "overtake" (1793). Related: Overhauled ; overhauling . overhaul (n.) 1826, from overhaul (v.). 中文词源 overhaul ：大修，仔细检
• overflow 英文词源 overflow (v.) Old English oferfleow "to flow across, flood, inundate," also "to flow over (a brim or bank);" see over- + flow (v.). Related: Overflowed ; overflowing . overflow (n.) 1580s, "act of overflowing," from overflow (v.). 中文词源 overflow ：(使)外溢，(使)溢出 词根词缀： over-在…上 + flow流 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overflow 词
• overestimate 英文词源 manners (n.) "external behavior (especially polite behavior) in social intercourse," late 14c., plural of manner . Under bad manners, as under graver faults, lies very commonly an overestimate of our special individuality, as distinguished from our generic humanity. [Oliver W. Holmes, "The Professor at the Breakfast Table," 1858] Earlier it meant "moral character" (early 13c.). 中文词
• overdue 英文词源 overdue (adj.) "past the due date," 1845 of bills, 1890 of library books, 1970 of menstrual periods, from over- + due (adj.). 中文词源 overdue ：迟到的；未付的；过期的 词根词缀： over-过分 + due应…的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overdue 词源， overdue 含义。 overdue ：过期的，逾期的 over-,超过，due,到期的。
• overdraw 英文词源 overdraw (v.) late 14c., "to draw across;" 1734 in the banking sense, from over- + draw (v.). Related: Overdrawn ; overdrawing . 中文词源 overdraw ：透支 词根词缀： over-过分 + draw拉,抽 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overdraw 词源， overdraw 含义。 overdraw ：透支 over-,超过，过度，draw,拉，取钱，词源同withdraw.引申词义
• overdraft 英文词源 overdraft (n.) 1878, in the banking sense, from over- + draft (n.). 中文词源 overdraft ：透支 词根词缀： over-过分 + draft( = draw拉,抽) 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： overdraft 词源， overdraft 含义。 overdraft ：透支，透支额 over-,超过，过度，draft,汇票，汇钱。引申词义透支，透支额。
• overcome 英文词源 overcome (v.) Old English ofercuman "to reach, overtake," also "to conquer, prevail over," from ofer (see over ) + cuman "to come" (see come (v.)). A common Germanic compound (Middle Dutch overkomen , Old High German ubarqueman , German überkommen ). In reference to mental or chemical force, "to overwhelm, render helpless," it is in late Old English. Meaning "to surmount" (a difficul
• overcast 英文词源 overcast (adj.) c. 1300, of weather, past participle adjective from verb overcast (early 13c.), "to overthrow," also "to cover, to overspread" as with a garment, usually of weather, from over- + cast (v.). 中文词源 overcast ：遮蔽物(指云，雾等)；沮丧，忧郁 词根词缀： over-过分,在…上 + cast 投,扔 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ove
• outwards 英文词源 baluster baluster: [17] Etymologically, baluster and banister are the same word. Both come ultimately from Greek balāustion ‘pomegranate flower’, which reached English via Latin balaustium , Italian balaustro , and French balustre . The reason for the application of the term to the uprights supporting a staircase handrail is that the lower part of a pomegranate flower has a doubl
• outward 英文词源 outward (adj.) Old English utweard "toward the outside, external" (of an enclosure, surface, etc.), earlier utanweard , from ute , utan "outside" (from ut ; see out ) + -weard (see -ward ). Of persons, in reference to the external appearance (usually opposed to inner feelings), it is attested from c. 1500. Also as an adverb in Old English ( utaword ). Outward-bound "directed on a cour
• outstanding 英文词源 outstanding (adj.) 1610s, "projecting, prominent, detached," present participle adjective from outstand (v.) "endure successfully, hold out against," from out (adv.) + stand (v.). Figurative sense of "conspicuous, striking" is first recorded 1830. Meaning "unpaid, unsettled" is from 1797. Related: Outstandingly . 中文词源 outstanding ：突出的，显著的  词根词缀： out-外
• outskirts 英文词源 outskirts "The outer parts of a town or city", Late 16th century: from out + skirt. 中文词源 outskirts ：郊区，郊外  词根词缀： out-外 + skirt裙子 + -s 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： outskirts 词源， outskirts 含义。 outskirts ：市郊 out-,向外，skirt,裙摆，边缘。比喻用法。
• outside 英文词源 outside (n.) c. 1500, "outer side," from out + side (n.). The adjective is attested from 1630s; the preposition from 1826; the adverb from 1813. Phrase outside of "with exception of" is from 1859. 中文词源 outside ：外部，外部的，在外面 词根词缀： out-外 + side侧面,边 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： outside 词源， outside 含义。 out
• outset 英文词源 outset (n.) "act of setting out on a journey, business, etc." 1759, from out + set (v.). The earlier word for this was outsetting (1670s). 中文词源 outset ：开始，开端 词根词缀： out-外 + set安置 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： outset 词源， outset 含义。 outset ：开端 out-,向外，set,建立，开始。
• outrage 英文词源 outrage outrage: [13] Outrage has no etymological connection with either out or rage . It comes via Old French outrage from Vulgar Latin * ultrāticum ‘excess’, a noun derived from the Latin preposition ultrā ‘beyond’. This of course has given English the prefix ultra -, and it is also the source of French outré ‘eccentric’, borrowed by English in the 18th century. = out
• output 英文词源 output (n.) 1839, from out + put (v.). Till c. 1880, a technical term in the iron and coal trade [OED]. The verb is attested from mid-14c., originally "to expel;" meaning "to produce" is from 1858. 中文词源 output ：输出  词根词缀： out-外 + put放 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： output 词源， output 含义。 output ：输出，产量 out-,向外
• outlook 英文词源 outlook (n.) "mental view or survey," 1742, from out (adv.) + look (v.). The meaning "prospect for the future" is attested from 1851. Earliest sense was "a look-out" (1660s). The literal sense of "vigilant watch, act or practice of looking out" (1815) is rare; look-out being used instead for this. 中文词源 outlook ：见解，观点；展望，前景；景色，风光 词根词缀：
• outline 英文词源 outline (n.) 1660s, "lines by which a figure is delineated," from out + line (v.). Meaning "rough draft in words" is from 1759. outline (v.) 1790, "to draw in outline," from outline (n.). Meaning "to describe in general terms" is from 1855. Related: Outlined ; outlining . 中文词源 outline ：外形，轮廓，略图；梗概，大纲 词根词缀： out-外 + line线 → 外部线条
• outlet 英文词源 outlet (n.) mid-13c., "a river mouth," from out + let (v.). Electrical wiring sense is attested from 1892. Meaning "a retail store" is attested from 1933. Figurative sense "means of relief or discharge" is from 1620s. 中文词源 outlet ：出口，出路；发泄方法 词根词缀： out-外 + let(let out 让出来) 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： outlet 词源
• outlaw 英文词源 outlaw (n.) Old English utlaga "one put outside the law" (and thereby deprived of its benefits and protections), from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse utlagi (n.) "outlaw," from utlagr (adj.) "outlawed, banished," from ut "out" (see out (adv.)) + *lagu , plural of lag "law" (see law ). [G]if he man to deaðe gefylle, beo he þonne utlah ["Laws of Edward Guthrum," c.924] Meaning
• outing 英文词源 outing (n.) late 14c., "action of going out;" mid-15c., "act of putting out;" verbal noun from out (v.). Meaning "airing, excursion, pleasure trip" is from 1821. 中文词源 outing ：短途旅行，远足 词根词缀： (动词)out(外,出) + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： outing 词源， outing 含义。 outing ：远足 来自out,向外，出门，-i
• outgoing 英文词源 outgoing (adj.) 1630s, "that goes out," from out (adv.) + going . Meaning "sociable, friendly," attested from 1950, on same notion as in extrovert . Middle English had a noun outgoing "a departure," mid-14c., from a verb outgo "to go forth," and Old English had utgangende "outgoing" (literal). Related: Outgoingness . 中文词源 outgoing ：开朗的，友好热情的 词根词缀：
• outflow 英文词源 outflow (n.) 1869, from out (adv.) + flow (n.). 中文词源 outflow ：外流，流出物；流出量；(化学反应)进行，爆发 词根词缀： out-外 + flow流 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： outflow 词源， outflow 含义。
• outermost 英文词源 outermost (adj.) 1580s, from outer + -most . 中文词源 outermost ：最外层的，远离中心的 词根词缀： outer外面的 + -most最…的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： outermost 词源， outermost 含义。
• outer 英文词源 outer (adj.) late 14c., comparative of out (on analogy of inner ), replacing by 18c. forms descended from Old English uttera (comp. of Old English ut "out") which developed into utter and was no longer felt as connected with out . Outer space first attested 1901 in writings of H.G. Wells. 中文词源 outer ：外部的，外面的，外层的 out的比较级 该词的英语词源请访
• outcome 英文词源 outcome (n.) 1788, "that which results from something," originally Scottish, from out + come (v.). Popularized in English by Carlyle (c. 1830s). Used in Middle English in sense of "act or fact of coming out" (c. 1200). Old English had utancumen (n.) "stranger, foreigner." 中文词源 outcome ：结果，成果 词根词缀： out外 + come来 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• outcast 英文词源 outcast (n.) mid-14c., "a person cast out or rejected," originally past participle of Middle English outcasten , from out + casten "to cast" (see cast (v.)). The adjective is attested from late 14c. In an Indian context, outcaste "one who has been expelled from his caste" is from 1876; see caste . 中文词源 outcast ：流浪者；受排斥的人 词根词缀： out-外 + cast投 该词
• outbreak 英文词源 outbreak (n.) "eruption" (of disease, hostilities, etc.), c. 1600, from out + break (v.). Outbreak was a verb in Middle English (c. 1300). 中文词源 outbreak ：爆发 词根词缀： out向外 + break破 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： outbreak 词源， outbreak 含义。 outbreak ：爆发 out-,向外，break,破裂。
• out 英文词源 out out: [OE] Out is a widespread Germanic adverb (German aus , Dutch uit , Swedish ut , and Danish ud are its first cousins) which also has a relative on the far side of the Indo-European language area, Sanskrit ud - ‘out’. Its former comparative form still survives in utter ‘complete’, and utmost and the verb utter are also closely related. = utmost , utter out (adv.) Old En
• orthodox 英文词源 orthodox orthodox: [16] Greek orthós meant ‘straight, correct’ (it enters into numerous English compounds, including orthography ‘correct spelling’ [15] and orthopaedic [19]). Greek dóxa meant ‘opinion’; it was derived from the verb dokein ‘think’. Put them together and you got orthódoxos ‘having the right opinion’, which passed into English via ecclesiastical L
• oratory 英文词源 oratory (n.1) "formal public speaking, the art of eloquence," 1580s, from Latin (ars) oratoria "oratorical (art)," fem. of oratorius "of speaking or pleading, pertaining to an orator," from orare "to speak, pray, plead" (see orator ). oratory (n.2) "small chapel," c. 1300, from Old French oratorie and directly from Late Latin oratorium "place of prayer" (especially the Oratory of St.
• oratorical 英文词源 oratorical (adj.) 1580s, from orator or oratory + -ical , or else from Latin oratorius (see oratory (n.1)). Related: Oratorical ; oratorically . 中文词源 oratorical ：演说的，雄辩的 词根词缀： -orat-口,说 + -or名词词尾,人 + -ical性状 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oratorical 词源， oratorical 含义。 oratorical ：演说的，演讲
• orator 英文词源 orator orator: [14] Orator is one of a small family of English words that go back to the Latin verb ōrāre ‘speak’. Others include oracle [14], oration [14] (whence, by back-formation, orate [16]), and oratory ‘public speaking’ [16]. And besides these, there is a special subset of words that depend on a later, extended sense of ōrāre , ‘pray’: adore [15] (etymologically
• oration 英文词源 oration (n.) late 14c., "prayer," from Late Latin orationem (nominative oratio ) "a speaking, speech, discourse; language, faculty of speech, mode of expressing; prayer," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin orare "to pray, plead, speak before an assembly" (see orator ). Meaning "formal speech, discourse" first recorded c. 1500. 中文词源 oration ：演说，演讲 词根
• orate 英文词源 orate (v.) c. 1600, "to pray, to plead," from Latin oratus , past participle of orare "speak, pray, plead, speak before a court or assembly" (see orator ). The meaning "make a formal speech" emerged c. 1860 in American English as a back-formation of oration . Related: Orated ; orating . 中文词源 orate ：演说，大言不惭的演说  词根词缀： -orat-口,说 + -e动词词尾
• oral 英文词源 oral oral: [17] Oral comes from Latin ōs ‘mouth’. This went back to a prehistoric Indo-European * ōs - or * ōus -, which also produced Sanskrit ās -, ‘mouth’ and Old Norse óss ‘mouth of a river’. Its other contributions to English include orifice [16] (etymologically ‘forming a mouth’), oscillate , osculate ‘kiss’ [17], and usher . = orifice , oscillate , oscu
• optional 英文词源 optional (adj.) 1765, from option + -al (1). 中文词源 optional ：可以任选的，非强制的 词根词缀： -opt-选择 + -ion名词词尾 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： optional 词源， optional 含义。
• option 英文词源 option option: see opinion option (n.) c. 1600, "action of choosing," from French option (Old French opcion ), from Latin optionem (nominative optio ) "choice, free choice, liberty to choose," from root of optare "to desire, choose," from PIE root *op- (2) "to choose, prefer." Meaning "thing that may be chosen" is attested from 1885. Commercial transaction sense first recorded 1755 (t
• optimum 英文词源 optimum (n.) 1879, from Latin optimum , neuter singular of optimus "best" (used as a superlative of bonus "good"), probably related to ops "power, resources" (in which case the evolution is from "richest" to "the most esteemed," thus from PIE root *op- "to work") or to ob "in front of," with superlative suffix *-tumos. Originally in biology, in reference to "conditions most favorable"
• optimistic 英文词源 optimistic (adj.) 1845, from optimist + -ic . Related: Optimistical (1809); optimistically . 中文词源 optimistic ：乐观的 来源于拉丁语形容词bon.us(好的)最高级形式时的词干-optim-。 词根词缀： -optim- + -ist名词词尾,人 + -ic形容词词尾 反义词：pessimistic (adj.) 悲观的,厌世的同源词：optimum, optimism, optimist 该词的英语词源请
• optimist 英文词源 optimist (n.) 1759, from French optimiste (1752); see optimism + -ist . 中文词源 optimist ：乐天派，乐观者 来源于拉丁语形容词bon.us(好的)最高级形式时的词干-optim-。 词根词缀： -optim- + -ist名词词尾,人 反义词：pessimist (n.) 悲观论者,悲观主义者同源词：optimum, optimism, optimistic 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• optimism 英文词源 optimism optimism: [18] Etymologically as well as semantically, optimism means hoping for ‘the best’. It was coined in French (as optimisme ) in 1737 as a term for the doctrine of the German philosopher Leibnitz (1646–1716) that the world is as good as it could possibly be. It was based on Latin optimum (source also of English optimum [19]), the neuter case of optimus ‘best’
• opt 英文词源 opt opt: see opinion opt (v.) 1877, from French opter "to choose" (16c.), from Latin optare "choose, desire" (see option ). To opt out is attested from 1922. Related: Opted ; opting . 中文词源 opt ：(for) 来源于拉丁语动词opto, optare, optavi, optatus(选择,希望) 即与词根-opt-(选择)同源 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： opt 词源， opt 含义
• oppression 英文词源 oppression (n.) mid-14c., "cruel or unjust use of power or authority," from Old French opression (12c.), from Latin oppressionem (nominative oppressio ) "a pressing down; violence, oppression," noun of action from past participle stem of opprimere (see oppress ). Meaning "action of weighing on someone's mind or spirits" is from late 14c. 中文词源 oppression ：压迫，压制   词
• oppress 英文词源 oppress oppress: see press oppress (v.) mid-14c., from Old French opresser "oppress, afflict; torment, smother" (13c.), from Medieval Latin oppressare , frequentative of Latin opprimere "press against, press together, press down;" figuratively "crush, put down, subdue, prosecute relentlessly" (in Late Latin "to rape"), from ob "against" (see ob- ) + premere "to press, push" (see press
• opposition 英文词源 opposition (n.) late 14c., an astrological term for the situation of two heavenly bodies exactly across from one another in the heavens, from Old French oposicion (12c.) or directly from Latin oppositionem (nominative oppositio ) "act of opposing, a placing against," noun of action from past participle stem of opponere "set against" (see opponent ). Meaning "that which is opposite som
• opposite 英文词源 opposite (adj.) late 14c., "placed on the other side of (something)," from Old French oposite "opposite, contrary" (13c.), from Latin oppositus "standing against, opposed, opposite," past participle of opponere "set against" (see opponent ). Meaning "contrary in nature or character" is from 1570s. As a noun from late 14c. As a preposition from 1758. As an adverb from 1817. Related: Op
• oppose 英文词源 oppose oppose: [14] Oppose is in origin an Old French re-formation of Latin oppōnere , based on poser (source of English pose ). Oppōnere was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob - ‘against’ and pōnere ‘put’ (source also of English position , posture , etc). It originally meant literally ‘set against’, but developed various figurative senses, including ‘oppose in
• opponent 英文词源 opponent (n.) 1580s, from Latin opponentem (nominative opponens ), present participle of opponere "oppose, object to," literally "set against, set opposite," from ob "against" (see ob- ) + ponere "to put, set, place" (see position (n.)). 中文词源 opponent ：反对者 词根词缀： op-相对,反对 + -pon-放置 + -ent名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• operator 英文词源 operator (n.) 1590s, "one who performs mechanical or surgical operations," agent noun from operate (v.) or from Late Latin operator . Meaning "one who carries on business shrewdly" is from 1828. Specific sense of "one who works a telephone switchboard" (1884) grew out of earlier meaning "one who works a telegraph" (1847). 中文词源 operator ：操作员；接线员 词根词缀：
• operation 英文词源 operation (n.) late 14c., "action, performance, work," also "the performance of some science or art," from Old French operacion "operation, working, proceedings," from Latin operationem (nominative operatio ) "a working, operation," from past participle stem of operari "to work, labor" (in Late Latin "to have effect, be active, cause"), from opera "work, effort," related to opus (geni
• operate 英文词源 operate operate: [17] Operate belongs to a small family of English words that trace their history back to Latin opus ‘work’, which may be related to Sanskrit ápas ‘work’, Old English afol ‘power’, and Latin ops ‘wealth’ (source of English copious , copy , and opulent [17]). Its most direct English descendant is of course opus [18] itself, which was originally adopted
• operable 英文词源 operable (adj.) 1640s, "practicable," from operate + -able , or else from Late Latin operabilis . Surgical sense, "capable of treatment by operation," recorded by 1904. Related: Operability . 中文词源 operable ：可操作的；能做手术的 词根词缀： -oper-工作 + -able 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： operable 词源， operable 含义。 operable ：
• opaque 英文词源 opaque (adj.) early 15c., opake , from Latin opacus "shaded, in the shade, shady, dark, darkened, obscure," of unknown origin. Spelling influenced after c. 1650 by French opaque (c. 1500), from the Latin. Figurative use from 1761. Related: Opaquely ; opaqueness . 中文词源 opaque ：不透明物  来源于拉丁语形容词opacus, opaca, opacum(不透明的)。 该词的英语词源
• ongoing 英文词源 ongoing (adj.) also on-going , 1877, from on + going (see go ). 中文词源 ongoing ：持续的，继续的 来自于动词go on(继续) 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ongoing 词源， ongoing 含义。
• one 英文词源 one one: [OE] One is the English member of an ancient and widespread family of ‘one’-words that goes back ultimately to Indo-European * oinos . This also produced Latin ūnus (ancestor of French un and Italian and Spanish uno and source of English ounce , union , unit , etc), Welsh un , Lithuanian víenas , Czech and Polish jeden , and Russian odin , all meaning ‘one’. Its Ger
• omnipotent 英文词源 omnipotent (adj.) early 14c., from Old French omnipotent "almighty, all-powerful" (11c.) or directly from Latin omnipotentem (nominative omnipotens ) "all-powerful, almighty," from omnis "all" (see omni -) + potens (genitive potentis ) "powerful" (see potent ). Strictly only of God or a deity; general sense of "having absolute power or authority" is attested from 1590s. 中文词源 o
• omnipotence 英文词源 omnipotence (n.) mid-15c., omnipotens , from Middle French omnipotence , from Late Latin omnipotentia "almighty power," from Latin omnipotentem "omnipotent" (see omnipotent ). Related: Omnipotency (late 15c.). 中文词源 omnipotence ：全能，万能 词根词缀： omni-所有的,公共的 + -pot- 能够 + -ence名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： om
• omit 英文词源 omit (v.) early 15c., from Latin omittere "let go, let fall," figuratively "lay aside, disregard," from assimilated form of ob (here perhaps intensive) + mittere "let go, send" (see mission ). Related: Omitted ; omitting . 中文词源 omit ：省略，删节；遗漏，疏忽 词根词缀： ob-(b略)离开 + -mit-送,派 → 放走 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• omission 英文词源 omission (n.) late 14c., from Latin omissionem (nominative omissio ) "an omitting," noun of action from past participle stem of omittere (see omit ). Related: Omissible . 中文词源 omission ：省略；遗漏，忽略 词根词缀： ob-(b略)离开 + -miss-送,派 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： omission 词源， omission 含义。 omissi
• olive 英文词源 olive olive: [13] The word olive probably originated in a pre-Indo-European language of the Mediterranean area. Greek took it over as elaíā , and passed it on to English via Latin olīva and Old French olive . The olive’s chief economic role is as a source of oil (indeed the very word oil comes from a Greek derivative of elaíā ), and before the word olive arrived in English, it
• oligarchical 英文词源 oligarchic (adj.) 1640s, from Greek oligarkhikos , from oligarkhos , related to oligarkhia (see oligarchy ). Related: Oligarchical . 中文词源 oligarchical ：寡头政治的   词根词缀： olig少,寡 + -arch-统治 + -ical形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： oligarchical 词源， oligarchical 含义。
• Old Latin 英文词源 beauty beauty: [13] Beauty came via Anglo-Norman beute and Old French bealte from Vulgar Latin * bellitas , a derivative of Latin bellus ‘beautiful’ (this developed from an earlier, unrecorded * dwenolos , a diminutive form of Old Latin * duenos , * duonos , which is related to Latin bonus ‘good’ – source of English bonus [18], bounty [13], and bounteous [14]). Other English
• old 英文词源 old old: [OE] Etymologically, old means ‘grown-up’. It comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * altha (source also of German alt and Dutch oud ) which was a past-participial adjective formed from the base of a verb meaning ‘grow, nourish’. (A precisely similar formation from the related Latin verb adolēscere ‘grow’ has given English adult , and Latin altus ‘high’ –
• oil 英文词源 oil oil: [12] Around the Mediterranean in ancient times the only sort of oil encountered was that produced by pressing olives, and so ‘oil’ was named after the olive. The Greek word for ‘olive’ was elaíā , and from it was derived elaíon ‘olive oil’. This passed into Latin as oleum , and reached English via Old French oile . By now it had begun to be applied to similar s