英语词源

• nurture 英文词源 nurture (n.) c. 1300, "breeding, upbringing," from Old French norture , nourreture "food, nourishment; education, training," from Late Latin nutritia (see nursery ). nurture (v.) "to feed or nourish," early 15c., from nurture (n.). Related: Nurtured ; nurturing . 中文词源 nurture ：养育，培育 来自nurse,护理，养育。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• nursing home 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random piazza piazza: see place 中文词源 nursing home ：私立养老院 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nursing home 词源， nursing home 含义。
• nursing 英文词源 nursing (n.) 1530s, verbal noun from nurse (v.). Meaning "profession of one who nurses the sick" is from 1860. 中文词源 nursing ：养育，养护 来自nurse,护理，看护。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nursing 词源， nursing 含义。
• nursery slope 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random committee committee: [15] Committee was formed from the verb commit by adding the suffix - ee . Following the pattern of all such formations, it originally meant ‘person to whom something is committed’; it was not until the 17th century that the sense ‘body of people delegated to perform a particular function’ developed.
• nursery school 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cut cut: [13] There is no direct evidence that Old English had the word cut – the Old English terms were sceran ‘shear’, ceorfan ‘carve’, and hēawan ‘hew’ – but many etymologists have speculated that a pre-Conquest * cyttan did exist. Forms such as Norwegian kutte ‘cut’, Swedish kåta ‘whittle’, and Icel
• nursery rhyme 英文词源 black sheep (n.) by 1822 in figurative sense of "member of some group guilty of offensive conduct and unlike the other members," supposedly because a real black sheep had wool that could not be dyed and was thus worth less. But one black sheep in a flock was considered good luck by shepherds in Sussex, Somerset, Kent, Derbyshire. Baa Baa Black Sheep nursery rhyme's first known publica
• nurseryman 英文词源 acinaciform "Curved like a scimitar; (of a leaf) curved and rounded towards the point", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in James Lee (1715–1795), nurseryman. From scientific Latin acinaciformis from classical Latin acīnacēs kind of Persian sword + -formis ; compare -iform. 中文词源 nurseryman ：苗圃工人，园丁 nursery,苗圃，man,人，工人。 该词的英语词源请
• nursery 英文词源 nursery (n.) c. 1400, "breeding, nursing," from Old French norture , norreture "food, nourishment; education, training," from Late Latin nutritia "a nursing, suckling," from Latin nutrire "to nourish, suckle" (see nourish ). Meaning "place or room for infants and young children and their nurse" is from c. 1300. As a type of school, 1580s. Horticultural sense is from 1560s. Nursery rhy
• nurse 英文词源 nurse nurse: [13] The ultimate source of nurse was Latin nūtrīre (which also gave English nourish [13], nutriment [16], and nutrition [16]). This originally meant ‘suckle’ (it is related to Sanskrit snauti ‘drips, trickles’), but was later generalized to ‘feed, nourish’ and ‘look after’. Both ‘suckle’ and ‘look after’ are preserved in nurse , which comes via
• nuptials 英文词源 nuptials (n.) "marriage, wedding," 1550s, plural of nuptial . 中文词源 nuptials ：婚礼 来自nuptial,婚礼，形容词作名词，-s,复数后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nuptials 词源， nuptials 含义。
• nuptial 英文词源 nuptial nuptial: see nubile nuptial (adj.) late 15c., from Middle French nuptial , or directly from Latin nuptialis "pertaining to marriage," from nuptiae "wedding," from nupta , fem. past participle of nubere "to marry, wed, take as a husband," related to Greek nymphe "bride," from PIE *sneubh- "to marry, wed" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic snubiti "to love, woo," Czech snoubiti "to
• nunnery 英文词源 nunnery (n.) late 13c., "nunhood," from nun + -ery . Meaning "convent of nuns" is from c. 1300. Meaning "house of ill fame" is attested by 1590s. 中文词源 nunnery ：修女院 来自nun,修女，-ery,地点后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nunnery 词源， nunnery 含义。
• nuncio 英文词源 nuncio (n.) papal envoy, 1520s, from older Italian nuncio (now nunzio ), from Latin nuntius "messenger," from PIE root *neu- "to shout" (cognates: Greek neuo "to nod, beckon," Old Irish noid "make known"). 中文词源 nuncio ：罗马教廷大使 来自拉丁语nuntius,使者，来自PIE*neu,呼叫，通知，点头默许，词源同announce,enunciate.后用于指罗马教延大使。
• nun 英文词源 nun nun: [OE] In medieval Latin, nunnus and nunna were titles of respect accorded respectively to old men and old women in general. In due course they came to be applied specifically to ‘monks’ and ‘nuns’. The masculine form has since disappeared, but the feminine nonna was borrowed into Old English as nunne . This was subsequently reinforced in the 13th century by Old French
• numpty 英文词源 numpty "A stupid or ineffectual person", 1980s: from obsolete numps 'a stupid person', of unknown origin. 中文词源 numpty ：笨蛋 苏格兰俚语词，可能来自numb,麻木的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： numpty 词源， numpty 含义。
• numismatist 英文词源 numismatist (n.) "student of coins and coinage," 1799, from French numismatiste , from Latin numismat- , stem of numisma "current coin" (see numismatic ). 中文词源 numismatist ：钱币学家 词源同numismatics,钱币学。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： numismatist 词源， numismatist 含义。
• numismatics 英文词源 numismatics (n.) "study of coins," 1829, from numismatic . Also see -ics . 中文词源 numismatics ：钱币学 来自拉丁语numisma,钱币，货币，来自希腊语numos,习惯，惯例，法则，来自PIE*nem,分开，分配，词源同number,nimble.词义由分配的法则到法定批准流通的钱币到钱币。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： numismat
• numinous 英文词源 numinous (adj.) "divine, spiritual," 1640s, from Latin numen (genitive numinis ) "divine will," properly "divine approval expressed by nodding the head," from nuere "to nod," from PIE *neu- "to nod" (cognates: Greek neuein "to nod") + -ous . 中文词源 numinous ：神圣的 来自拉丁语numen,神性，神的意志。引申词义神圣的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• numen 英文词源 numen (n.) "divine spirit, presiding divinity," 1620s, from Latin numen "divine will, divinity," literally "a nod," from nuere "to nod" (assent); see numinous . 中文词源 numen ：神灵，守护神 来自拉丁语numen,神性，神的意志，来自nuere,点头，来自PIE*neu,呼叫，通知，点头默许，词源同announce,nuncio,innuendo.引申词义神的点头以示同意，神
• numerous 英文词源 numerous (adj.) early 15c., from Latin numerosus "numerous," from numerus "a number" (see number (n.)). Related: Numerosity . 中文词源 numerous ：大量的 来自拉丁语numerus,数字，数量。比较numberless. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： numerous 词源， numerous 含义。 numerous ：众多的；许多的，大批的  词根词缀： -numer-数
• numerology 英文词源 numerology (n.) 1911, "study of the occult meaning of numbers," a hybrid from Latin numerus "a number" (see number (n.)) + Greek -logia (see -logy ). A correct formation would be arithmology , from Greek arithmos "number." Related: Numerological ; numerologist . 中文词源 numerology ：数字占卜学 numer-,数字，-logy,学说。一门研究数字神秘意义的学说。 该词的
• numerator 英文词源 numerator (n.) 1540s, from Late Latin numerator "counter, numberer," agent noun from numerat- , past participle stem of numerare "to count, number," from numerus "a number" (see number (n.)). 中文词源 numerator ：分子 numer-,数字，-ator,名词后缀。用于指分子，比较denominator. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： numerator 词源， numerator 含义
• numeral 英文词源 numeral (n.) 1520s, "word expressing a number," from Middle French numéral (late 15c.), from Late Latin numeralis "of or belonging to a number," from Latin numerus "a number" (see number (n.)). Meaning "figure standing for a number" is from 1680s. As an adjective, "expressing number," from 1520s. 中文词源 numeral ：数字的 numer-,数字，-al,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词
• numeracy 英文词源 numeracy (n.) 1957, from numerate (adj.), from Latin numeratus "counted out," from numerus "a number" (see number (n.)) on model of literacy , etc. 中文词源 numeracy ：识数能力 numer-,数字，-acy,名词后缀。引申词义识数能力，比较literacy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： numeracy 词源， numeracy 含义。
• numbskull 英文词源 numbskull (n.) 1717, numskull , from num , old spelling of numb (adj.) + skull . Numskulled (adj.) is attested from 1706. 中文词源 numbskull ：笨蛋 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： numbskull 词源， numbskull 含义。
• numbing 英文词源 narcotic narcotic: [14] Greek nárkē meant ‘numbness’. From it was derived the verb narkoun ‘make numb’, which in turn formed the basis of the adjective narkōtikós ‘numbing’, which passed into English via medieval Latin narcōticus and Old French narcotique . benumb (v.) late 15c., from be- + numb . Originally of mental states; of the physical body from 1520s. Related:
• number two 英文词源 deuce deuce: [15] The underlying meaning of deuce emerges most clearly in its application to playing cards and dice: the number two. It comes from Old French deus ‘two’, which goes back to duōs , the accusative case of Latin duo ‘two’ (English two comes ultimately from the same source). Its use in tennis comes from the French phrase à deux , literally ‘at two’, which sig
• Number Ten 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ubiquitous ubiquitous: [19] Latin ubīque meant ‘everywhere’ (it was formed from ubī ‘where’ and a generalizing particle - que ). From it was derived the modern Latin noun ubīquitās ‘quality of being everywhere’. This was adopted into English as ubiquity [16], which later formed the basis of ubiquitous . 中文词源
• numberless 英文词源 bias (n.) 1520s, from French biais "slant, slope, oblique," also figuratively, "expedient, means" (13c., originally in Old French a past participle adjective, "sideways, askance, against the grain"), which is of unknown origin, probably from Old Provençal biais , with cognates in Old Catalan and Sardinian; possibly from Vulgar Latin *(e)bigassius , from Greek epikarsios "athwart, cro
• number crunching 英文词源 number-crunch "To process (large amounts of numerical data)", 1970s; earliest use found in Wireless World . From number + crunch , after number crunching . 中文词源 number crunching ：密集数字运算 number,数字，crunching,嘎吱声，比喻义数字运算。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： number crunching 词源， number crunching 含义。
• number 英文词源 number number: [13] The etymological notion underlying the word number is probably ‘distribution’. Its ultimate source, Latin numerus , may have been related to Greek némein ‘deal out, distribute’ (source of English nemesis and related to nomad ). Numerus passed into Old French as nombre (subsequently borrowed by German as nummer ), and English acquired it via Anglo-Norman nu
• numb 英文词源 numb (adj.) c. 1400, nome , "deprived of motion or feeling," literally "taken, seized," from past participle of nimen "to take, seize," from Old English niman "to take, catch, grasp" (see nimble ). The extraneous -b (to conform to comb , limb , etc.) appeared 17c. The notion is of being "taken" with palsy, shock, and especially cold. Figurative use from 1560s. numb (v.) 1550s, from nu
• nullity 英文词源 nullity (n.) 1560s, from French nullité (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin nullitalis , from Latin nullus "not any" (see null ). 中文词源 nullity ：法律上无效，不存在 来自拉丁语nullus,无，没有，词源同no,-ity,名词后缀。用于法律术语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nullity 词源， nullity 含义。
• nullify 英文词源 nullify (v.) 1590s, from Late Latin nullificare "to esteem lightly, despise," literally "to make nothing," from Latin nullus "not any" (see null ) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious ). Related: Nullified ; nullifying . 中文词源 nullify ：使废除，使无效 来自拉丁语nullus,无，没有，词源同no,-fy,使。引申词义使废除，使无效。 该词的英语词源
• nuke 英文词源 nuke (n.) short for nuclear weapon , 1959, U.S. military slang (see nuclear ). The verb is attested from 1962; the slang sense of "to cook in a microwave oven" is from 1987. Related: Nuked ; nuking . 中文词源 nuke ：核武器 俚语，缩写自nuclear weapon. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nuke 词源， nuke 含义。
• nuisance 英文词源 nuisance nuisance: [15] Nuisance has become much less serious over the centuries. When English originally acquired it, it meant ‘harm, injury’ (‘Helpe me to weye ageyn the feend … keepe vs from his nusance’, Thomas Hoccleve, Mother of God 1410), reflecting its origins in Latin nocēre ‘injure’ (source also of English innocent and innocuous ). But gradually it softened to
• nugget 英文词源 nugget (n.) 1852, "lump of gold," probably from southwestern England dialectal nug "lump," of unknown origin [OED]. Another theory is that it is from a misdivision of an ingot . Transferred sense is from 1859. 中文词源 nugget ：金属块，小圆块 来自英语方言nug,块，可能来自lug,大块，木头块，-et,小词后缀。后用来指金属块，金块。 该词的英语词
• nugatory 英文词源 nugatory (adj.) "trifling, of no value," c. 1600, from Latin nugatorius "worthless, trifling, futile," from nugator "jester, trifler, braggart," from nugatus , past participle of nugari "to trifle, jest, play the fool," from nugæ "jokes, jests, trifles," of unknown origin. 中文词源 nugatory ：无价值的 来自拉丁语nugae,琐事，小玩笑，词源同拉丁语nugor,开玩笑，
• nuffin 英文词源 snuff (v.2) "draw in through the nose," 1520s, from Dutch or Flemish snuffen "to sniff, snuff," related to Dutch snuiven "to sniff," from Proto-Germanic *snuf- (cognates: Middle High German snupfe , German Schnupfen "head-cold"), imitative of the sound of drawing air through the nose (see snout ). Related: Snuffed ; snuffing . 中文词源 nuffin ：零，没有 来自nothing的俚语拼
• nudist 英文词源 nudist 1929, adjective and noun, from French nudiste or formed in English from nude (adj.) + -ist ; also see nudism . 中文词源 nudist ：裸体主义者 来自nude,裸体的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nudist 词源， nudist 含义。
• nudism 英文词源 nudism (n.) 1929, from French nudisme (see nude + -ism ). Nudist "one who practices nudism" appeared at the same time. Made in Germany, imported to France, is the cult of Nudism, a mulligan stew of vegetarianism, physical culture and pagan worship. ["Time," July 1, 1929] 中文词源 nudism ：裸体主义 来自nude,裸体的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• nudge 英文词源 nudge (v.) "to push slightly with the elbow," 1670s, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Norwegian nugge, nyggje "to jostle, rub;" Icelandic nugga "to rub, massage"). Related: Nudged ; nudging . nudge (n.1) "complainer, nagger," 1960s, from Yiddish, from Slavic words meaning "fret, ache," realted to the root of nudnik (q.v.). nudge (n.2) "a slight push," 1836, from nudge (v.). 中文词源
• nude 英文词源 nude nude: see naked nude (adj.) 1530s, a legal term, "unsupported, not formally attested," from Latin nudus "naked, bare, unclothed, stripped" (see naked ). General sense of "mere, plain, simple" attested from 1550s. In reference to the human body, meaning "unclothed," it is an artistic euphemism for naked , dating from 1610s (implied in nudity ) but not in common use in this sense u
• nucleus 英文词源 nucleus nucleus: see nut nucleus (n.) 1704, "kernel of a nut," 1708, "head of a comet," from Latin nucleus "kernel," from nucula "little nut," diminutive of nux (genitive nucis ) "nut," from PIE *kneu- "nut" (cognates: Middle Irish cnu , Welsh cneuen , Middle Breton knoen "nut," Old Norse hnot , Old English hnutu "nut"). General sense of "central part or thing, about which others clus
• nuclear family 英文词源 nuclear (adj.) 1846, "of or like the nucleus of a cell," from nucleus + -ar , probably by influence of French nucléaire . Use in atomic physics is from 1914; of weapons, from 1945. Hence nuclear physics (1933), nuclear energy (1941), nuclear war (1954). Nuclear winter coined by Richard Turco, but first attested in article by Carl Sagan in "Parade" magazine, Oct. 30, 1983. General sen
• nuclear 英文词源 nuclear nuclear: see nut nuclear (adj.) 1846, "of or like the nucleus of a cell," from nucleus + -ar , probably by influence of French nucléaire . Use in atomic physics is from 1914; of weapons, from 1945. Hence nuclear physics (1933), nuclear energy (1941), nuclear war (1954). Nuclear winter coined by Richard Turco, but first attested in article by Carl Sagan in "Parade" magazine, O
• nubuck 英文词源 nubuck "Cowhide leather that has been rubbed on the outer side of the hide to give it a feel like that of suede", Early 20th century: origin obscure, perhaps a respelling of new + buck 1 . 中文词源 nubuck ：正绒面革 可能来自new,新的，buck,山羊，山羊皮。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nubuck 词源， nubuck 含义。
• nubile 英文词源 nubile nubile: [17] In modern English, nubile is generally used as a facetious synonym for ‘sexy, attractive’, but etymologically it means ‘suitable for marriage’. It comes from Latin nūbilis , a derivative of nūbere ‘take a husband’. This has also given English nuptial [15] and connubial [17], and is related to nymph . = connubial , nuptial , nymph nubile (adj.) 1640s,
• nub 英文词源 nub (n.) "knob, lump, bump," 1590s, variant of dialectal knub , probably a variant of knob . Figurative meaning "point, gist" first recorded 1834. 中文词源 nub ：中心，要点 来自knob的方言变体，引申词义结，把手，中心。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nub 词源， nub 含义。
• nuance 英文词源 nuance (n.) 1781, from French nuance "slight difference, shade of color" (17c.), from nuer "to shade," from nue "cloud," from Gallo-Roman *nuba , from Latin nubes "a cloud, mist, vapor," from PIE *sneudh- "fog" (cognates: Avestan snaoda "clouds," Latin obnubere "to veil," Welsh nudd "fog," Greek nython , in Hesychius "dark, dusky"). According to Klein, a reference to "the different co
• nu 英文词源 nu "The thirteenth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν), transliterated as ‘n’", Greek. 中文词源 nu ：希腊字母表的第13个字母 来自希腊字母nu,字母n的原型。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nu 词源， nu 含义。
• nozzle 英文词源 nozzle nozzle: see nose nozzle (n.) mid-15c., noselle "socket on a candlestick," diminutive of nose (see nose (n.)). Meaning "small spout" first recorded 1680s. 中文词源 nozzle ：喷嘴 来自nose,鼻子，-le,小词后缀。引申词义喷嘴。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nozzle 词源， nozzle 含义。
• noxious 英文词源 noxious noxious: [17] Noxious was adapted from Latin noxius ‘harmful’, a derivative of noxa ‘damage, injury’. (An earlier borrowing was obnoxious [16], from Latin obnoxius , which contains the prefix ob - ‘to’.) Related to noxa were Latin nex ‘destruction, death, slaughter’ (source of English internecine and pernicious ) and nocēre ‘injure’ (source of English inno
• nowt 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random narwhal narwhal: [17] The narwhal, a small arctic whale with a long unicorn-like tusk, is whitish in colour, which evidently reminded Viking seafarers somewhat morbidly of a corpse, for they named it in Old Icelandic nāhvalr , literally ‘corpse whale’. In Danish and Norwegian this became narhval , and English took it over a
• now 英文词源 now now: [OE] Now is the English member of a widespread family of words denoting ‘present time’ that are traceable back to Indo-European * nu - or * nū - (a relative of the ancestor of new ). Others include Greek nun , Latin nunc , Sanskrit nū , Czech nyní , and, among the Germanic languages, German nun and Dutch, Swedish, and Danish nu . (French maintenant ‘now’, incidenta
• novocaine 英文词源 novocaine "Another term for procaine", Early 20th century: from Latin novus 'new' + -caine (from cocaine ). 中文词源 novocaine ：普鲁卡因（麻醉药） 药品名，来自nov-,新的，词源同new,-caine,缩写自cocaine. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： novocaine 词源， novocaine 含义。
• novitiate 英文词源 novitiate (n.) also noviciate , "state of being a novice," c. 1600, from Middle French noviciat or directly from Medieval Latin novitiatus , from Late Latin novitius "novice," from Latin adjective novicius (see novice ). 中文词源 novitiate ：初学期 来自novice,新手，-ate,动词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： novitiate 词源， novitiate 含义
• novice 英文词源 novice novice: see novel novice (n.) mid-14c., "probationer in a religious order," from Old French novice "beginner" (12c.), from Medieval Latin novicius , noun use of Latin novicius "newly imported, newly arrived, inexperienced" (of slaves), from novus "new" (see new ). Meaning "inexperienced person" is attested from early 15c. 中文词源 novice ：新手 来自拉丁语novus,新的，
• novelty 英文词源 novelty (n.) late 14c., "quality of being new," also "a new manner or fashion, an innovation; something new or unusual," from Old French noveleté "newness, innovation, change; news, new fashion" (Modern French nouveauté ), from novel "new" (see novel (adj.)). Meaning "newness" is attested from late 14c.; sense of "useless but amusing object" is attested from 1901 (as in novelty shop
• novella 英文词源 novella 1902; see novel (n.). 中文词源 novella ：中篇小说 来自意大利语，即novelette. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： novella 词源， novella 含义。
• novelist 英文词源 novelist (n.) "writer of novels," 1728, hybrid from novel (n.) + -ist . Influenced by Italian novellista . Earlier in English, it meant "an innovator" (1580s). 中文词源 novelist ：小说家 来自novel,小说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： novelist 词源， novelist 含义。 novelist ：小说家 词根词缀： -nov-新 + -el名词词尾 + -ist从事某
• novelette 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random mum mum: see mummy , mumps 中文词源 novelette ：中篇小说 来自novel,小说（长篇小说），-elle,小词后缀。用于指中篇小说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： novelette 词源， novelette 含义。 novelette ：中篇(或短篇)小说 词根词缀： -nov-新 + -el名词词尾 + -e
• novel 英文词源 novel novel: English has acquired the word novel in several distinct instalments. First to arrive was the adjective, ‘new’ [15], which came via Old French from Latin novellus , a derivative of novus ‘new’ (to which English new is distantly related). (The Old French derived noun novelte had already reached English as novelty [14].) Next on the scene was a now obsolete noun nove
• nova 英文词源 nova (n.) 1877, from Latin nova , fem. singular adjective of novus "new" (see new ), used with stella "star" (a feminine noun in Latin) to describe a new star not previously known. Classical plural is novae . 中文词源 nova ：新星 来自拉丁语novus,新的，词源同new,-a,阴性格后缀。引申词义新星。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nova 词源
• nouvelle cuisine 英文词源 nouvelle cuisine style of cooking emphasizing freshness and presentation, 1975, French, literally "new cooking." 中文词源 nouvelle cuisine ：新式烹饪 来自法语，即new cuisine. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nouvelle cuisine 词源， nouvelle cuisine 含义。
• nouveau riche 英文词源 nouveau riche 1813, French, literally "new rich." Opposite noveau pauvre is attested from 1965. Ancient Greek had the same idea in neo-ploutos "newly become rich." 中文词源 nouveau riche ：暴发户 来自法语， 即new rich. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nouveau riche 词源， nouveau riche 含义。
• nous 英文词源 nous (n.) slang for "intelligence, common sense," 1706, from Greek nous , Attic form of noos "mind, intellect," which was taken in English in philosophy 1670s. 中文词源 nous ：智力，常识 来自希腊语nous,智力，常识，词源同metanoia,paranoia.可能进一步来自PIE*gno,去知道，去了解，词源同know,narrate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• nourishment 英文词源 nourishment (n.) early 15c., "food, sustenance," from Old French norissement "food, nourishment," from norrir (see nourish ). From c. 1300 as "fostering." 中文词源 nourishment ：营养品 来自nourish,滋养。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nourishment 词源， nourishment 含义。 nourishment ：滋补(品)，食物   词根词缀： nour(-nutr-)哺育
• nourish 英文词源 nourish nourish: see nurse nourish (v.) late 13c., "to bring up, nurture" (a child, a feeling, etc.), from Old French norriss- , stem of norrir "raise, bring up, nurture, foster; maintain, provide for" (12c., Modern French nourrir ), from Latin nutrire "to feed, nurse, foster, support, preserve," from *nutri (older form of nutrix "nurse"), literally "she who gives suck," from PIE *nu-
• noun 英文词源 noun noun: [14] Etymologically, a noun is simply a ‘name’. Latin nomen ‘name’ (a relative of English name ) was used by classical grammarians for a ‘noun’ – that is, a word that ‘names’ something – and English acquired it via Old French non and Anglo-Norman noun . noun (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-French noun "name, noun," from Old French nom , non (Modern French nom
• noughts and crosses 英文词源 tick-tack-toe (n.) children's three-in-a-row game with Xs and Os, so called by 1892, earlier tit-tat-toe (by 1852, in reminiscences of earlier years), also called noughts and crosses (1852). Probably from the sound of the pencil on the slate with which it originally was played by schoolboys. Also the name of a children's counting rhyme played on slate (also originally tit-tat-toe , by
• nought 英文词源 nought nought: see not nought (n.) Old English nowiht "nothing," variant of nawiht (see naught ). Meaning "zero, cipher" is from early 15c. Expression for nought "in vain" is late 13c. To come to nought is from 1590s. 中文词源 nought ：零，没有 来自naught的拼写变体，后naught被赋予感情色彩，调皮的，捣蛋的，nought用于指数字零。 该词的英语词源
• nougat 英文词源 nougat nougat: see nut nougat (n.) "sweetmeat of almonds and other nuts," 1827, from French nougat (18c.), from Provençal nougat "cake made with almonds," from Old Provençal nogat "nutcake," from noga , nuga "nut," from Vulgar Latin *nucatum (nominative *nuca ), from Latin nux (genitive nucis ) "nut," from PIE *kneu- "nut" (see nucleus ). 中文词源 nougat ：牛轧糖 来自法语
• notwithstanding 英文词源 notwithstanding (prep.) late 14c., notwiþstondynge , from not + present participle of the verb withstand . A loan-translation of Medieval Latin non obstante "being no hindrance," from ablative of obstans , present participle of obstare "stand opposite to" (see obstacle ). As an adverb and as a conjunction from early 15c. 中文词源 notwithstanding ：虽然，尽管 来自not withs
• notorious 英文词源 notorious notorious: [16] Notorious originally meant simply ‘well known’. It was borrowed from medieval Latin nōtōrius , which was a derivative of nōtus ‘known’, the past participle of Latin nōscere ‘know’ (source also of English notice , notion , etc). The English word very soon came to be used in association with derogatory nouns (as in ‘a notorious liar’), and b
• notoriety 英文词源 notoriety (n.) 1590s, from Middle French notoriété or directly from Medieval Latin notorietatem (nominative notorietas ), from notorius "well-known" (see notorious ). 中文词源 notoriety ：恶名 来自notorious,恶名昭著的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： notoriety 词源， notoriety 含义。 notoriety ：臭名昭著；声名狼藉的人物 词根词
• notion 英文词源 notion (n.) late 14c., from Latin notionem (nominative notio ) "concept, conception, idea, notice," noun of action from past participle stem of noscere "come to know" (see know ). Coined by Cicero as a loan-translation of Greek ennoia "act of thinking, notion, conception," or prolepsis "previous notion, previous conception." 中文词源 notion ：观念，概念 词源同notice,通知，
• notify 英文词源 notify (v.) late 14c., from Old French notefiier "make known, inform, apprise" (13c.), from Latin notificare "to make known, notify," from Latin notus "known" (see notice (n.)) + root of facere "make, do" (see factitious ). Related: Notified ; notifying . 中文词源 notify ：通报，通知 not-,知道，-fy,使。即使知道，通报，通知。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• noticeable 英文词源 noticeable (adj.) 1796, "worthy of notice," from notice (n.) + -able . Meaning "capable of being noticed" is from 1809. Related: Noticeably . 中文词源 noticeable ：值得注意的 来自notice,注意。 notifiable 依法须向官方汇报的 来自notify,通报，通知。引申词义依法需向官方汇报的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： noticeable 词
• notice 英文词源 notice notice: [15] One of the main Latin verbs for ‘know’ was nōscere (earlier gnōscere ), a distant relative of English know and, via the derived cognōscere , source of a wide range of English words, from cognizance to reconnaissance . From its past participle nōtus was formed the noun nōtitia , which denoted ‘knowledge, acquaintance’. English took this over via Old Fre
• nothingness 英文词源 nothingness (n.) "nonexistence," 1630s, from nothing + -ness . 中文词源 nothingness ：虚无 nothing,无，-ness,抽象名词后缀。引申词义虚无。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nothingness 词源， nothingness 含义。
• nothing 英文词源 nothing (n.) Old English naþing , naðinc , from nan "not one" (see none ) + þing "thing" (see thing ). Meaning "insignificant thing" is from c. 1600. As an adverb from c. 1200. As an adjective from 1961. 中文词源 nothing ：无，没有 即no thing. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nothing 词源， nothing 含义。
• noteworthy 英文词源 noteworthy (adj.) 1550s, from note (v.) + worthy . Related: Noteworthiness . 中文词源 noteworthy ：值得注意的 note,注意，留意，worthy,有价值的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： noteworthy 词源， noteworthy 含义。
• notelet 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random exist exist: [17] The ‘existential’ use of exist is a secondary development; to begin with it had the more concrete meaning ‘stand out, so as to be perceptible’. It comes from Latin existere , a compound verb formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and sistere ‘be placed, stand firm or still’ (a distant relative of Eng
• noted 英文词源 noted (adj.) c. 1300, "observed," past participle adjective from note (v.). Meaning "observed for some special quality" is from 1590s. Related: Notedness . 中文词源 noted ：著名的 来自note,注意，留意。引申词义值得注意的，著名的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： noted 词源， noted 含义。 noted ：著名的  词根词缀： -no
• note 英文词源 note note: [13] Latin nota had a remarkably wide range of meanings. Its original sense was ‘sign, mark’, but already in classical times it had broadened out semantically to include ‘alphabetical character’, ‘shorthand sign’, ‘brief letter’, ‘musical note’, and ‘characteristic quality’. Many of these followed it via Old French note into English, where they were
• notch 英文词源 notch notch: [16] Not much is known for certain about the word notch , apart from the fact that its immediate source, Anglo-Norman noche , existed at least a couple of centuries before English acquired it. There may well be some connection with Old French oche ‘groove, notch’ (probable source of the English darts term oche ‘line where the dart-thrower stands’); the initial n c
• notation 英文词源 notation (n.) 1560s, "explanation of a term," from Middle French notation and directly from Latin notationem (nominative notatio ) "a marking, notation, designation; etymology; shorthand; explanation," noun of action from past participle stem of notare "to note" (see note (v.)). Meaning "note, annotation" is from 1580s. Meaning "system of representing numbers or quantities by signs or
• notary 英文词源 notary notary: see note notary (n.) c. 1300, "clerk, secretary," from Old French notarie "scribe, clerk, secretary" (12c.) and directly from Latin notarius "shorthand writer, clerk, secretary," from notare , "to note," from nota "shorthand character, letter, note" (see note (v.)). Meaning "person authorized to attest contracts, etc." is from mid-14c.; especially in notary public (late
• notarize 英文词源 notarize (v.) 1935, from notary + -ize . Related: Notarized ; notarizing . 中文词源 notarize ：公证 来自notary,公证人，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： notarize 词源， notarize 含义。