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• offspring 英文词源 offspring (n.) Old English ofspring "children or young collectively, descendants," literally "those who spring off (someone,)" from off + springan "to spring" (see spring (v.)). The figurative sense is first recorded c. 1600. 中文词源 offspring ：子孙，后代；幼崽，幼苗 词根词缀： off离开 + spring出生 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： offsp
• offset 英文词源 offset (n.) 1550s, "act of setting off" (on a journey, etc.), from off + set (adj.). Meaning "something 'set off' against something else, a counterbalance" is from 1769; the verb in this sense is from 1792. As a type of printing, in which the inked impression is first made on a rubber roller then transferred to paper, it is recorded from 1906. 中文词源 offset ：分支，补偿；偏
• offering 英文词源 offering (n.) late Old English offrung "the presenting of something to a deity; a thing so presented," verbal noun from offrian (see offer (v.)). Of presentations to a person from mid-15c.; to the public from 1834. 中文词源 offering ：提供，奉献物，献礼，祭品 词根词缀： of-对面 + -fer-携带 + -ing名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• offer 英文词源 offer offer: [OE] Latin offerre was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob - ‘to’ and ferre ‘bring, carry’ (a distant relative of English bear ), and it meant ‘present, offer’. It was borrowed into Old English from Christian Latin texts as offrian , in the specific sense ‘offer up a sacrifice’; the more general spread of modern meanings was introduced via Old French
• offensive 英文词源 offensive (adj.) "attacking" (1540s), "insulting" (1570s), both from Middle French offensif (16c.) and directly from Medieval Latin offensivus , from Latin offens- , past participle stem of offendere "offend" (see offend ). Related: Offensively ; offensiveness . offensive (n.) "condition of attacking, aggressive action," 1720, from offensive (adj.). 中文词源 offensive ：冒犯的，
• offend 英文词源 offend offend: [14] Latin offendere meant ‘strike against’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob - ‘against’ and - fendere ‘hit’ (source also of English defend ). Its literal sense survived into English (‘The navy is a great defence and surety of this realm in time of war, as well to offend as defend’ proclaimed an act of parliament of Henry VIII’s time),
• offence 英文词源 offence (n.) see offense . 中文词源 offence ：冒犯，触怒；犯罪，犯规，过错；攻击 词根词缀： of-对面 + -fenc-打击 + -e 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： offence 词源， offence 含义。 offence ：犯罪，冒犯 来自offense的美式拼写。
• odoriferous 英文词源 odoriferous (adj.) early 15c., "that has a scent," with -ous + Latin odorifer "spreading odor, fragrant," literally "bearing odor," from odor (see odor ) + ferre "to bear, carry" (see infer ). Usually in a positive sense. 中文词源 odoriferous ：有香气的；散发气味的(有时指臭气)；(道德上)臭的，引起反感的 词根词缀： odor气味 + -i- + -fer-携带,拿取
• occurrence 英文词源 occurrence (n.) 1530s, from Middle French occurrence "unexpected happening" or directly from Medieval Latin occurrentia , from Latin occurentem (nominative occurens ), present participle of occurrere (see occur ). 中文词源 occurrence ：出现，发生；事件，事故；发生的事情 词根词缀： oc-来临 + -curr-流,跑 + -ence名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• occur 英文词源 occur occur: [16] Etymologically, occur means ‘run towards’. It was borrowed from Latin occurrere , a compound verb formed from the prefix ob - ‘towards’ and currere ‘run’ (source of English course , current , etc). This had the sense ‘run to meet’, hence simply ‘meet’, which survived into English: ‘The whole multitude might freely move … with very little occur
• occupy 英文词源 occupy occupy: [14] Occupy comes via Anglo-Norman * occupier from Latin occupāre ‘seize’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ob - and capere ‘take’ (source of English capture , chase , etc). In the 16th and 17th centuries it was used in English for ‘have sex (with)’ (‘as king Edwin occupied Alfgifa his concubine’, John Bale, English Votaries 1546), and f
• occupation 英文词源 occupation (n.) early 14c., "fact of holding or possessing;" mid-14c., "a being employed in something," also "a particular action," from Old French occupacion "pursuit, work, employment; occupancy, occupation" (12c.), from Latin occupationem (nominative occupatio ) "a taking possession; business, employment," noun of action from past participle stem of occupare (see occupy ). Meaning
• occupant 英文词源 occupant (n.) 1590s, "one who takes possession of something having no owner," from Middle French occupant (15c.) or directly from Latin occupantem (nominative occupans ), present participle of occupare "to take possession of" (see occupy ). Earlier noun form was ocupier (early 14c.). 中文词源 occupant ：占有者 词根词缀： oc-加强意义 + -cup-拿 + -ant人 该词的英语词
• occasional 英文词源 occasional (adj.) late 14c., "occurring now and then," from occasion (n.) + -al (1). Meaning "casual" is 1560s. Meaning "happening on or pertaining to a particular occasion" is from 1630s. Of furniture, etc., from 1749. 中文词源 occasional ：偶然的，非经常的，特殊场合的；不时的，临时的 词根词缀： oc-加强意义 + -cas- 降临,发生 + -ion 名词词尾
• occasion 英文词源 occasion occasion: [14] Like English befall , occasion depends on a metaphorical connection between ‘falling’ and ‘happening’. Its ultimate source is the Latin verb occidere ‘go down’, a compound formed from the prefix ob - ‘down’ and cadere ‘fall’ (source of English cadence , case ‘circumstance’, decadent , etc). The figurative notion of a ‘falling together
• obviously 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
• obvious 英文词源 obvious (adj.) 1580s, "frequently met with," from Latin obvius "that is in the way, presenting itself readily, open, exposed, commonplace," from obviam (adv.) "in the way," from ob "against" (see ob- ) + viam , accusative of via "way" (see via ). Meaning "plain to see, evident" is first recorded 1630s. Related: Obviously ; obviousness . 中文词源 obvious ：明显的，显而易见的
• obviate 英文词源 obviate (v.) 1590s, "to meet and do away with," from Late Latin obviatus , past participle of obviare "act contrary to, go against," from Latin obvius "that is in the way, that moves against" (see obvious ). Related: Obviated ; obviating . 中文词源 obviate ：消除；排除(障碍、危险等)；预防，避免 词根词缀： ob-相反;离开 + -vi-路 + -ate动词词尾 该词的
• obtain 英文词源 obtain obtain: [15] Obtain is one of the large family of English words ( attain , contain , continue , tenor , etc) that come ultimately from Latin tenēre ‘hold’. In this case its source, by way of Old French obtenir , was Latin obtinēre , a compound formed with the intensive prefix ob -, which denoted both ‘get possession of’ and ‘prevail, be established’. = attain , co
• obstruction 英文词源 obstruction (n.) 1530s, from Latin obstructionem (nominative obstructio ) "an obstruction, barrier, a building up," noun of action from past participle stem of obstruere "build up, block, block up, build against, stop, bar, hinder," from ob "against" (see ob- ) + struere "to pile, build" (see structure (n.)). 中文词源 obstruction ：堵塞，妨碍，障碍物 词根词缀： ob-相
• obstruct 英文词源 obstruct obstruct: see structure obstruct (v.) 1610s, a back-formation from obstruction or else from Latin obstructus , past participle of obstruere "to block, to stop up" (see obstruction ). Related: Obstructed ; obstructing . 中文词源 obstruct ：阻塞，阻挡，妨碍 词根词缀： ob-相反对面 + -struct-建设,结构 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• obstacle 英文词源 obstacle (n.) mid-14c., from Old French obstacle , ostacle "opposition, obstruction, hindrance" (13c.) or directly from Latin obstaculum "a hindrance, obstacle," with instrumental suffix *-tlom + obstare "stand before, stand opposite to, block, hinder, thwart," from ob "against" (see ob- ) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet ). The lover thinks more often of r
• obligor 英文词源 obligor (n.) "person who binds himself to another by contract," 1540s, agent noun in Latin form from oblige . 中文词源 obligor ：义务人；债务人，负债人  词根词缀： ob-加强意义 + -lig-捆,约束 + -or动作发出者 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： obligor 词源， obligor 含义。
• obligee 英文词源 obligee (n.) "person to whom another is bound by contract," 1570s, from oblige + -ee . 中文词源 obligee ：权利人；债权人，债主  词根词缀： ob-加强意义 + -lig-捆,约束 + -ee动作接受者 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： obligee 词源， obligee 含义。
• oblige 英文词源 oblige oblige: [13] To oblige someone is etymologically to ‘bind them to’ something with a promise. The word comes via Old French obliger from Latin obligāre , a compound verb formed from the prefix ob - ‘to’ and ligāre ‘tie’ (source of English liable , ligament , etc). By classical times its original literal sense had been extended figuratively to ‘make liable, put un
• obligatory 英文词源 obligatory (adj.) c. 1400, from Old French obligatoire "creating an obligation, obligatory," and directly from Late Latin obligatorius "binding," from obligat- , past participle stem of obligare (see oblige ). 中文词源 obligatory ：义务的；强制性的   词根词缀： ob-加强意义 + -lig-捆,约束 + -atory形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• obligation 英文词源 obligation (n.) c. 1300, from Old French obligacion "obligation, duty, responsibility" (early 13c.) and directly from Latin obligationem (nominative obligatio ) "an engaging or pledging," literally "a binding" (but rarely used in this sense), noun of action from past participle stem of obligare (see oblige ). The notion is of binding with promises or by law or duty. 中文词源 oblig
• obligate 英文词源 obligate (v.) 1540s, "to bind, connect;" 1660s, "to put under moral obligation," back-formation from obligation , or else from Latin obligatus , past participle of obligare (see oblige ). Oblige , with which it has been confused since late 17c., means "to do one a favor." Related: Obligated ; obligating . 中文词源 obligate ：使负(法律上或道义上的)义务；强迫   词根
• objectivity 英文词源 objectivity (n.) 1803, from Medieval Latin objectivus , from Latin objectus (see object (n.)) + -ity . 中文词源 objectivity ：客观性 词根词缀： ob-对面,相反 + -ject-投,射 + -ivity 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： objectivity 词源， objectivity 含义。
• objective 英文词源 objective (adj.) 1610s, originally in the philosophical sense of "considered in relation to its object" (opposite of subjective ), formed on pattern of Medieval Latin objectivus , from objectum "object" (see object (n.)) + -ive . Meaning "impersonal, unbiased" is first found 1855, influenced by German objektiv . Related: Objectively . objective (n.) 1738, "something objective to the m
• objection 英文词源 objection (n.) late 14c., from Old French objeccion "reply, retort" (12c.) and directly from Late Latin obiectionem (nominative obiectio ), "a throwing or putting before," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin obicere "to oppose" (see object (n.)). 中文词源 objection ：反对 词根词缀： ob-对面,相反 + -ject-投,射 + -ion 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• object 英文词源 object object: Object the noun [14] and object the verb [15] have diverged considerably over the centuries, but they come from the same ultimate source: Latin obicere . This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob - ‘towards’ and jacere ‘throw’ (source of English ejaculate , inject , subject , etc), and hence originally meant literally ‘throw towards’, but by classic
• obey 英文词源 obey obey: [13] ‘To hear is to obey’ carries more than a germ of etymological truth. For obey comes via Old French obeir from Latin ōbēdīre , which meant literally ‘listen to’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob - ‘to’ and audīre ‘hear’ (source of English audible ). By classical times the metaphorical sense ‘obey’ had virtually taken over from the
• obedience 英文词源 obedience (n.) c. 1200, "submission to a higher power or authority," from Old French obedience "obedience, submission" (12c.) and directly from Latin oboedientia "obedience," noun of quality from oboedientem (nominative oboediens ); see obedient . In reference to dog training from 1930. 中文词源 obedience ：服从，顺从，听话 词根词缀： ob-来,临近 + ed(-aud-)听 + -
• oaf 英文词源 oaf oaf: see elf oaf (n.) 1620s, auf , oph (modern form from 1630s), "a changeling; a foolish child left by the fairies" [Johnson], from a Scandinavian source such as Norwegian alfr "silly person," in Old Norse "elf" (see elf ). Hence, "a misbegotten, deformed idiot." Until recently, some dictionaries still gave the plural as oaves . 中文词源 oaf ：呆子，畸形儿 来自古诺斯
• obdurate 英文词源 obdurate (adj.) mid-15c., "stubborn; hardened," from Latin obduratus "hardened," past participle of obdurare "be hard, hold out, persist, endure," from ob "against" (see ob- ) + durare "harden, render hard," from durus "hard" (see endure ). Related: Obdurately . 中文词源 obdurate ：执拗的，顽固不化的 来自拉丁语obduratus "hardened"，是obdurare "be hard, persist, en
• Oceanus 英文词源 ocean ocean: [13] In Greek mythology, ōkeanós was a great river or sea that completely encircled the world. This was personified as Ōkeanós , a Titan who was god of this outer sea. The name passed into English via Latin ōceanus and Old French occean , and to begin with was used only for this mythical sea, or for the whole body of water surrounding the Eurasian landmass, with whic
• Olympus 英文词源 Olympus high mountain in Thessaly, abode of the gods, from Greek Olympos , of unknown origin. The name was given to several mountains, each seemingly the highest in its district. 中文词源 Olympus （奥林巴斯山）：希腊神话中的神山奥林巴斯 在希腊神话中，第三代神王宙斯及其兄弟姐妹居住在希腊的最高山峰奥林巴斯山（Olympus）上，所以
• obese 英文词源 obese obese: see eat obese (adj.) 1650s, back-formation from obesity and in part from Latin obesus "fat, stout, plump," past participle of obedere "that has eaten itself fat" (see obesity ). According to OED, "Rare before 19th c." Related: Obeseness . Latin obesus was translated in Old English as oferfæt "overfat." 中文词源 obese ：肥胖的 ; obese 肥胖的 源于拉丁语动词
• orchard 英文词源 orchard orchard: [OE] Etymologically, an orchard is probably simply a ‘plant-yard’. It appears to have been coined in the prehistoric Germanic period from * worti -, the ancestor of the now archaic English noun wort ‘plant, vegetable, herb’ (which is distantly related to root ), and * gardaz , * gardon , forerunner of English yard and garden . Originally, as its derivation sug
• opportune 英文词源 opportune (adj.) c. 1400, from Old French opportun and directly from Latin opportunus "fit, convenient, suitable, favorable," from the phrase ob portum veniens "coming toward a port," in reference to the wind, from ob "to, toward" (see ob- ) + portus "harbor" (see port (n.1)). Related: Opportunely . 中文词源 opportune ：合时宜的 古罗马人每年8月1 7日举行活动向港湾
• orientation 英文词源 orientation (n.) 1839, originally "arrangement of a building, etc., to face east or any other specified direction," noun of action from orient (v.). Sense of "action of determining one's bearings" is from 1868. Meaning "introduction to a situation" is from 1942. 中文词源 orientation ：方向，朝向 该词曼然系由orient（东方）派生而来，其词义本来应为“东向”
• overt 英文词源 overt (adj.) early 14c., "open to view," from Old French overt (Modern French ouvert ), past participle of ovrir "to open," from Latin aperire "to open, uncover," from PIE compound *ap-wer-yo- from *ap- "off, away" (see abo- ) + base *wer- (5) "to cover" (see weir ). Compare Latin operire "to cover," from the same root with PIE prefix *op- "over;" and Lithuanian atveriu "open," uzveri
• office 英文词源 office office: [13] Office comes from a Latin source that originally meant ‘do work’. This was officium , a reduced form of an earlier * opificium , which was compounded from opus ‘work’ (source of English opera , operate , etc) and - ficium , a derivative of facere ‘do’ (source of English fact , faction , etc). That original literal sense has now disappeared from English
• ob- 英文词源 ob- prefix meaning "toward, against, across, down," also used as an intensive, from Latin ob "toward, to, over against, in the way of, by reason of, about, before, in front of," from PIE root *epi , also *opi "near, against" (see epi- ). 中文词源 ob- ：朝向，相对，在上，在下？ 来自PIE *epi, *opi, 靠近，相对，周围，并引申出在上，在下两个不同的词
• out- 英文词源 out-bid (v.) 1580s, from out (adv.) + bid (v.). Related: Out-bidding ; out-bidden . out-building (n.) "a detached or subordinate building," 1620s, from out + building (n.). out-take (n.) "rejected part of a film," 1960, from out + take (n.) in the movie sense. out-thrust (adj.) 1820, from out (adv.) + thrust (v.). about-turn "(Chiefly in military contexts) a turn made so as to face th
• olig- 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 olig- ：寡，少 来自希腊语oligos,少的，小的。见oligarch,oligopoly. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： olig- 词源， olig- 含义。
• omni- 英文词源 omni- word-forming element meaning "all," from Latin omni- , combining form of omnis "all, every, the whole, of every kind," of unknown origin, perhaps literally "abundant," from *op-ni- , from PIE root *op- (1) "to work, produce in abundance" (see opus ). 中文词源 omni- ：全 来自拉丁语。见omnibus(bus的原型），omniscience. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• over- 英文词源 over- word-forming element meaning "above; highest; across; too much; above normal; outer," from Old English ofer (see over ). Over and its Germanic relations were widely used as prefixes, and sometimes could be used with negative force. This is rare in Modern English, but compare Gothic ufarmunnon "to forget," ufar-swaran "to swear falsely;" Old English ofercræft "fraud." 中文词源
• opportunity 英文词源 opportunity opportunity: [14] Opportunity has its origins in a Latin nautical term denoting ‘favourable winds’. This was opportūnus , a compound adjective formed from the prefix ob - ‘to’ and portus ‘harbour’ (source of English port ). It was used originally for winds, ‘blowing towards the harbour’, and since it is good when such advantageous winds arrive, it develope
• ordeal 英文词源 ordeal ordeal: [OE] The ‘meting out of judgement’ is the etymological notion immediately underlying ordeal , but at a more primitive level still than that it denotes simply ‘distribution, giving out shares’. It comes ultimately from prehistoric Germanic * uzdailjan ‘share out’, a compound verb formed from * uz - ‘out’ and * dailjan , ancestor of English deal . The noun
• orchestra 英文词源 orchestra orchestra: [17] In ancient Greece, the term orkhéstrā denoted a ‘semicircular space at the front of a theatre stage, in which the chorus danced’ (it was a derivative of the verb orkheisthai ‘dance’). English originally took it over (via Latin orchēstra ) in this historical sense, but in the early 18th century orchestra began to be used for the ‘part of a theatre
• October 英文词源 October October: [OE] The Romans calculated the beginning of their year from March, and so the eighth month was called octōber or octōbris mēnsis , literally ‘eighth month’ (terms derived from Latin octō ‘eight’). Other English words derived from Latin octō or its close Greek relative októ include octagon [17], octane [19], octave [14], octet [19], and octopus [18] (from
• 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
• orchid 英文词源 orchid orchid: [19] Greek órkhis meant ‘testicle’ (a sense preserved in English orchitis ‘inflammation of the testicles’ [18]). The tuberous roots of the orchid supposedly resemble testicles (hence the old dialect name ballock’s-grass for various sorts of wild orchid), and so the plant was named órkhis . The Latin form orchis was taken by botanists of the 16th and 17th cen
• onion 英文词源 onion onion: [14] The usual Old English word for ‘onion’ was cīpe (a borrowing from Latin cēpa , source also of English chives and chipolata ), but it also had ynne . This came from Latin ūniō , a word of uncertain origin but possibly identical with ūniō (a derivative of ūnus ‘one’) which denoted a ‘single large pearl’ (according to Julius Moderatus Columella, ūniō
• orgy 英文词源 orgy orgy: [16] Orgy comes ultimately from Greek órgia (like English organ , a descendant of the Indo-European base * worg - ‘work’), which denoted ‘religious revels involving dancing, singing, getting drunk, and having sex’. It was a plural noun, and passed into English via Latin orgia and French orgies as orgies . This was very much a historical term, denoting the goings-on
• oracular 英文词源 oracular (adj.) 1670s, from Latin oraculum (see oracle ) + -ar . 中文词源 oracular （玄妙深奥的）：古希腊模拟两可的神谕 古希腊人有求神谕（Oracle）的习俗。神谕是一种占卜形式，经过某个中介者，传达神明的意旨，对未来做出预言，回答询问。 大名鼎鼎的IT公司甲骨文公司的英文名就是“Oracle”。中文之所
• omen 英文词源 omen omen: [16] Omen was a direct borrowing from Latin ōmen , whose derivative ōminōsus also gave English ominous [16]. From the same source comes abominable . = abominable , ominous omen (n.) 1580s, from Latin omen "foreboding," from Old Latin osmen , of unknown origin; perhaps connected with the root of audire "to hear" [OED] or from PIE *o- "to believe, hold as true" (cognates:
• Orpheus 英文词源 Morpheus name for the god of dreams in Ovid, son of Sleep, literally "the maker of shapes," from Greek morphe "form, shape, figure," especially "a fine figure, a beautiful form; beauty, fashion, outward appearance," perhaps from PIE *merph- , a possible Greek root meaning "form." Related: Morphean . Morpho was an epithet of Aphrodite, literally "shapely." 中文词源 Orpheus （杰出的
• opulence 英文词源 opulence (n.) c. 1510, from Middle French opulence (16c.), from Latin opulentia , from opulentus "wealthy," dissimilated from *op-en-ent- , related to ops "wealth, power, resources," opus "work, labor, exertion," from PIE root *op- (1) "to work, produce in abundance" (see opus ). 中文词源 opulence （富裕）：罗马神话中的丰饶女神俄普斯 俄普斯（Ops）是罗马神话
• ogre 英文词源 ogre (n.) "man-eating giant," 1713, hogre (in a translation of a French version of the Arabian Nights), from French ogre , first used in Perrault's "Contes," 1697, and perhaps formed by him from Italian orco "demon, monster," from Latin Orcus "Hades," perhaps via an Italian dialect. In English, more literary than colloquial. The conjecture that it is from Byzantine Ogur "Hungarian" or
• odyssey 英文词源 odyssey (n.) c. 1600, "Odyssey," from Latin Odyssea , from Greek Odysseia , name of the Homeric epic poem of ancient Greece, relating the ten-year wanderings of Odysseus , king of Ithaca, after the Trojan War. Figurative sense of "long, adventurous journey" is first recorded 1889. 中文词源 odyssey （漫长的历险旅程）：荷马史诗《奥德赛》 在希腊神话中，经过特
• Orion 英文词源 Orion bright constellation, late 14c., from Greek Oarion , name of a giant in Greek mythology, loved by Aurora, slain by Artemis, of unknown origin, though some speculate on Akkadian Uru-anna "the Light of Heaven." Another Greek name for the constellation was Kandaon , a title of Ares, god of war, and the star pattern is represented in many cultures as a giant (such as Old Irish Caoma
• opera 英文词源 opera (n.) "a drama sung" [Klein], 1640s, from Italian opera , literally "a work, labor, composition," from Latin opera "work, effort" (Latin plural regarded as feminine singular), secondary (abstract) noun from operari "to work," from opus (genitive operis ) "a work" (see opus ). Defined in "Elson's Music Dictionary" as, "a form of musical composition evolved shortly before 1600, by
• ostracize 英文词源 ostracize (v.) 1640s, from Greek ostrakizein "to banish," literally "to banish by voting with potshards" (see ostracism ). Figurative sense of "to exclude from society" is attested from 1640s. Related: Ostracization ; ostracized ; ostracizing . 中文词源 ostracize （放逐）：古希腊雅典的“陶片放逐法” 公元前5世纪，古希腊雅典人民推翻僭主的独裁统治
• 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
• oracle 英文词源 oracle oracle: see orator oracle (n.) late 14c., "a message from a god, expressed by divine inspiration," from Old French oracle "temple, house of prayer; oracle" (12c.) and directly from Latin oraculum "divine announcement, oracle; place where oracles are given," from orare "pray, plead" (see orator ), with material instrumental suffix -culo- . In antiquity, "the agency or medium of
• Olympic 英文词源 Olympic (adj.) c. 1600, "of or in reference to Mount Olympos , also to Olympia (khora) , town or district in Elis in ancient Greece, where athletic contests in honor of Olympian Zeus were held 776 B.C.E. and every four years thereafter; from Greek Olympikos , from Olympos , of unknown origin. The modern Olympic Games are a revival, begun in 1896. Not the same place as Mount Olympus ,
• ocean 英文词源 ocean ocean: [13] In Greek mythology, ōkeanós was a great river or sea that completely encircled the world. This was personified as Ōkeanós , a Titan who was god of this outer sea. The name passed into English via Latin ōceanus and Old French occean , and to begin with was used only for this mythical sea, or for the whole body of water surrounding the Eurasian landmass, with whic
• neon light 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random continue continue: [14] Latin continēre in its transitive sense (with an object) meant ‘hold together, contain’, and led to English contain . However, it was also used intransitively in the sense ‘hang together’. From it was derived the adjective continuus ‘uninterrupted’ (source of English continuous [17]), which f
• Nigeria 英文词源 Nigeria African nation, named for river Niger , which runs through it, + -ia . Related: Nigerian . 中文词源 Nigeria （尼日利亚）：尼日尔河流经的国家 西非国家尼日利亚（Nigeria)位于尼日尔的南方，西非第一大河尼日尔河（Niger)流 经该国入海。和尼日尔一样，尼日利亚的英文名称Nigeria也来自尼日尔河的名字。 该词的
• Niger 英文词源 Niger African nation, named for the river Niger , mentioned by that name 1520s (Leo Africanus), probably an alteration (by influence of Latin niger "black") of a local Tuareg name, egereou n-igereouen , from egereou "big river, sea" + n-igereouen , plural of that word. Translated in Arabic as nahr al-anhur "river of rivers." 中文词源 Niger （尼日尔）：尼日尔河流经的国家
• Nepal 英文词源 Nepal from Sanskrit Nepala , said to be from nipat "to fly down" (from ni "down" + pat "to fly") + alaya "abode, house." If this is right, the reference would be to villages in mountain vales. Related: Nepalese . 中文词源 Nepal （尼泊尔）：高山上的村落 尼泊尔位于喜马拉雅山脉南麓，是个山地国家。尼泊尔的英文名Nepal来自梵语Nepala， 据说由
• Namibia 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random intend intend: [14] The Latin verb intendere (a compound formed from the prefix in - ‘towards’ and tendere ‘stretch’) had a variety of metaphorical meanings, some of which have come through into English. Principal among them was ‘form a plan or purpose’, an extension of an earlier ‘direct or ‘stretch’ one’s t
• New York 英文词源 New York former New Amsterdam (city), New Netherlands (colony), renamed after British acquisition in 1664 in honor of the Duke of York and Albany (1633-1701), the future James II, who had an interest in the territory. See York . Related: New Yorker . New York minute "very short time" attested by 1976. 中文词源 New York ：纽约州 1664年，约克公爵（Duke of York）从荷兰人
• New Mexico 英文词源 Alamo nickname of Franciscan Mission San Antonio de Valeroin (begun 1718, dissolved 1793) in San Antonio, Texas; American Spanish, literally "poplar" (in New Spain, also "cottonwood"), from alno "the black poplar," from Latin alnus "alder" (see alder ). Perhaps so called in reference to trees growing nearby (compare Alamogordo , New Mexico, literally "big poplar," and Spanish alameda
• New Jersey 英文词源 New Jersey named 1664 by one of the proprietors, Sir George Carteret, for his home, the Channel island of Jersey . Jersey girl attested from 1770. 中文词源 New Jersey ：新泽西州 Jersey是英吉利海峡里的一个岛屿的名称，空间上靠近法国，但却是英国的三处皇室直属地之一。17世纪来到此地的总督里，有一位来自泽西岛，因此把这里
• New Hampshire 英文词源 bogus 1838, "counterfeit money, spurious coin," American English, apparently from a slang word applied (according to some sources first in Ohio in 1827) to a counterfeiter's apparatus. One bogus or machine impressing dies on the coin, with a number of dies, engraving tools, bank bill paper, spurious coin, c. c. making in all a large wagon load, was taken into possession by the attorne
• Nevada 英文词源 Nevada U.S. state (organized as a territory 1861, admitted 1864), named for Sierra Nevada mountain range on its western boundary, literally "snowy mountains," from fem. of Spanish nevado "snowy" (see neve ). 中文词源 Nevada ：内华达州 出自于西班牙语的Sierra Nevada，即内华达雪山，是美国西部的一条重要的南北向山脉，形成于侏罗纪晚期的造山
• Nebraska 英文词源 Nebraska U.S. territory organized 1854, admitted as a state 1867, from a native Siouan name for the Platte River, either Omaha ni braska or Oto ni brathge , both literally "water flat." The modern river name is from French rivière platte , which means "flat river." Related: Nebraskan . Bug eaters , a term applied derisively to the inhabitants of Nebraska by travellers on account of t
• neuropathist 英文词源 neuropathist "Originally: †a physician who attributes the causation of disease to the activity of the nervous system ( obsolete ). Later: a specialist in diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Fox (1836–1879), physician and dermatologist. From neuropathy + -ist. 中文词源 neuropathist ：神经病学家，神经病专家 词根
• nutritive 英文词源 nutritive (adj.) late 14c., from Old French nutritif and directly from Medieval Latin nutritivus "nourishing," from past participle stem of Latin nutrire "to nourish" (see nourish ). 中文词源 nutritive ：营养的，滋养的 词根词缀： -nutr-营养 + -itive形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nutritive 词源， nutritive 含义。
• nutriology 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random clangor clangor: see laugh 中文词源 nutriology ：营养学 词根词缀： -nutr-营养 + -io- + -logy名词词尾,…学(科) 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nutriology 词源， nutriology 含义。
• numeroscope 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random may may: English has basically two words may , although one of them has now virtually split into two. The auxiliary verb may [OE] goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base * mogh -, * megh -, denoting ‘power, ability’, which also produced English machine , main , and might . Its Germanic descendant * magan lies behind G
• numeric 英文词源 alphanumeric (adj.) 1912, contracted from alphabet + numeric (see numerical ). numerical (adj.) 1620s, from Latin numerus "a number" (see number (n.)) + suffix -ical . Perhaps by influence of French numérique "of a number or numbers." Related: Numerically . 中文词源 numeric ：数字的，数值的 词根词缀： -numer-数 + -ic形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• numerate 英文词源 numerate (v.) 1721, "to count," from Latin numeratus "counted out," past participle of numerare "to count, to number," from numerus "a number" (see number ). Related: Numerated ; numerating . 中文词源 numerate ：数；计算；读数 词根词缀： -numer-数 + -ate动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： numerate 词源， numerate 含义。
• novobiocin 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random assuage assuage: see persuade 中文词源 novobiocin ：[药]新生霉素 词根词缀： -nov-新 + -o- + -bio-生命,生物 + c + -in名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： novobiocin 词源， novobiocin 含义。
• novation 英文词源 novation (n.) "replacement of an old obligation by a new one," 1530s, from Latin novationem (nominative novatio ) "a making new, renewal," noun of action from past participle stem of novare "make new," from novus "new" (see new ). 中文词源 novation ：更新，以新的代替 词根词缀： -nov-新 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： novat
• notification 英文词源 notification (n.) late 14c., from Old French notificacion (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin notificationem (nominative notificatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin notificare "to make known, notify" (see notify ). 中文词源 notification ：通知，通知单，通知书 词根词缀： -not-知道,认识;标记 + -i- + -fic-做,作 + -ation名词词尾 该词