英语词源

• naturalist 英文词源 naturalist (n.) "student of plants and animals," c. 1600, from French naturaliste , from natural (see natural (adj.)). Earlier "one who studies natural, rather than spiritual, things" (1580s). 中文词源 naturalist ：博物学家 来自nature,自然。即自然学家，博物学家。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： naturalist 词源， naturalist 含义。
• naturalism 英文词源 naturalism (n.) 1630s, "action based on natural instincts," from natural + -ism . In philosophy, as a view of the world and humanity's relationship to it, from 1750. As a tendency in art and literature, from 1850. 中文词源 naturalism ：自然主义 来自nature,自然。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： naturalism 词源， naturalism 含义。
• natural childbirth 英文词源 natural (adj.) c. 1300, naturel , "of one's inborn character; hereditary, by birth;" early 14c. as "of the world of nature (especially as opposed to man)," from Old French naturel "of nature, conforming to nature; by birth," and directly from Latin naturalis "by birth, according to nature," from natura "nature" (see nature ). From late 15c. as "not miraculous, in conformity with natur
• natural 英文词源 natural (adj.) c. 1300, naturel , "of one's inborn character; hereditary, by birth;" early 14c. as "of the world of nature (especially as opposed to man)," from Old French naturel "of nature, conforming to nature; by birth," and directly from Latin naturalis "by birth, according to nature," from natura "nature" (see nature ). From late 15c. as "not miraculous, in conformity with natur
• natty 英文词源 natty natty: see neat natty (adj.) 1785, "neat, smart," originally slang, perhaps an altered form of 16c. nettie "neat, natty," from Middle English net "pure, fine, elegant" (see neat ). Related: Nattily . 中文词源 natty ：整洁时髦的 来自neat, 整洁的，整齐的。比较dear,darling. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： natty 词源， natty 含义。
• natter 英文词源 natter (v.) "grumble, chatter aimlessly, nag," 1829, northern England dialect variant of gnatter "to chatter, grumble," earlier (18c.) "to nibble away," probably of echoic origin. Related: Nattered ; nattering . As a noun, 1866, from the verb. 中文词源 natter ：唠叨，闲聊 拟声词。比较chatter,mutter. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： natter 词源，
• nativity play 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random 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 ‘
• nativity 英文词源 nativity (n.) c. 1200, from Old French nativité "birth" (12c.), from Late Latin nativitatem (nominative nativitas ) "birth," from Latin nativus "born, native" (see native (adj.)). Late Old English had nativiteð , from earlier Old French nativited . 中文词源 nativity ：耶稣诞生，圣诞 来自native,出生的，降生的，特用于指耶稣诞生，词源同Noel. 该词的英
• native speaker 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random satiate satiate: [16] Like satisfy , satiate comes from Latin satis ‘enough’, a descendant of the same Indo-European base that produced English sad and sated . Satis formed the basis of a verb satiāre ‘give enough or too much’, which was originally taken over by English in the former of these senses, virtually the equiv
• native 英文词源 native native: [14] Native is one of a large family of English words that go back ultimately to the Latin verb nāscī . This meant ‘be born’, and was a descendant of the Indo-European base * gen -, * gn - ‘produce’, which also gave English gene , general , generate , etc. From its past participial stem nāt - was formed the adjective nātīvus ‘from birth, born’, which ha
• nation state 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random meagre meagre: [14] Meagre originally meant literally ‘thin’ (it goes back via Anglo-Norman megre and Old French maigre to Latin macer ‘thin’, source also of English emaciate [17]). Not until the 16th century did the modern figurative sense ‘scanty’ begin to emerge. (Its distant Indo- European ancestor, incidentally,
• national service 英文词源 rotary (adj.) 1731, from Medieval Latin rotarius "pertaining to wheels," from Latin rota "a wheel, a potter's wheel; wheel for torture," from PIE root *ret- "to run, to turn, to roll" (cognates: Sanskrit rathah "car, chariot;" Avestan ratho; Lithuanian ratas "wheel," ritu "I roll;" Old High German rad , German Rad , Dutch rad , Old Frisian reth , Old Saxon rath , Old Irish roth , Wels
• nationalize 英文词源 nationalize (v.) 1800, "invest with a national character," from national + -ize . Meaning "bring under state control" is from 1869. Related: Nationalized ; nationalizing . 中文词源 nationalize ：使国有化 来自national,国家的，-ize, 使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nationalize 词源， nationalize 含义。
• nationality 英文词源 nationality (n.) 1690s, "national quality," from national + -ity (in some usages perhaps from French nationalité . As "fact of belonging to or being a citizen of a particular state," from 1828, gradually shading into "race, ethnicity." Meaning "separate existence as a nation" is recorded from 1832. Related: Nationalities . But I do love a country that loves itself. I love a country t
• nationalist 英文词源 nationalist (n.) "one devoted to his nation," 1715, from national in a now obsolete sense of "patriotic" (1711) + -ist . Related: Nationalistic ; nationalistically . 中文词源 nationalist ：国家主义者，民族优越主义者 来自nationalism,国家主义，民族主义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nationalist 词源， nationalist 含义。 natio
• nationalism 英文词源 nationalism (n.) 1844, "devotion to one's country;" see nationalist + -ism ; in some usages from French nationalisme . Earlier it was used in a theological sense of "the doctrine of divine election of nations" (1836). Later it was used in a sense of "doctrine advocating nationalization of a country's industry" (1892). 中文词源 nationalism ：国家主义，民族优越感 来自na
• national grid 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random echelon echelon: see scale 中文词源 national grid ：国家电网 national,国家的，grid,电网。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： national grid 词源， national grid 含义。
• national curriculum 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random marine marine: [15] The Latin word for ‘sea’ was mare (borrowed into English in the 19th century as a term for any of the sea-like dark areas on the moon). It goes back to Indo-European * mori -, * mari -, which also produced Russian more ‘sea’, Welsh mor ‘sea’, and English mere ‘lake’ (the mer - of mermaid ). Th
• national costume 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ampersand ampersand: [19] This word for the printed character ” signifies and ’, or ‘and on its own [that is, as the final character in a list of the letters of the alphabet given in old grammar books and primers], itself is a conventionalized printed version of an abbreviation used in manuscripts for Latin et ‘and’. =
• national anthem 英文词源 Matilda fem. proper name, from French Mathilde , of Germanic origin, literally "mighty in battle;" compare Old High German Mahthilda , from mahti "might, power" + hildi "battle," from Proto-Germanic *hildiz "battle," from PIE *kel- (1) "to strike, cut." The name also was late 19c. Australian slang for "a traveler's bundle or swag," hence the expression waltzing Matilda "to travel on f
• national 英文词源 national (adj.) 1590s, from Middle French national (from Old French nation ), and also from nation + -al (1). As a noun, "citizen of a (particular) nation," from 1887. National anthem first recorded 1819, in Shelley. Related: Nationally . 中文词源 national ：国家的，民族的 来自nation,国家，民族。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： national 词源，
• nation 英文词源 nation nation: [13] Etymologically a nation is a ‘breed’ or ‘stock’. It is one of a wide range of English words that go back ultimately to Latin nāscī ‘be born’, and its immediate source is the derived noun nātiō . This literally meant ‘that which has been born’, a ‘breed’, but was soon used by extension for a ‘species’ or ‘race’, and then by further na
• natch 英文词源 natch colloquial shortening of naturally , jive talk, first recorded 1945. 中文词源 natch ：自然，当然的 来自naturally的口语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： natch 词源， natch 含义。
• natatorium 英文词源 natatorium (n.) 1890, New Englandish word for "swimming pool," from Latin natator "swimmer" (from nare "to swim") + -ium , neuter suffix. Latin nare is from PIE root *sna- "to swim" (cognates: Sanskrit snati "bathes;" Avestan snayeite "washes, cleans;" Armenian nay "wet, liquid," Greek notios "wet, damp," nekhein "to swim;" Middle Irish snaim "I swim," snam "a swimming"). Middle Engli
• natality 英文词源 natality (n.) late 15c., "birth," from natal + -ity . Sense of "birth rate" is from 1884, from French natalité , used in the same sense. 中文词源 natality ：出生率 来自natal,新生的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： natality 词源， natality 含义。 natality ：出生率，出生 词根词缀： -nat-生 + -al形容词词尾 + -ity名词词尾
• natal 英文词源 natal natal: see native natal (adj.) late 14c., "of or pertaining to birthdays," from Latin natalis "pertaining to birth or origin," from natus , past participle of nasci "to be born" (Old Latin gnasci ; see genus ). 中文词源 natal ：新生的 来自拉丁语natus,出生，词源同native,gene. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： natal 词源， natal 含义。
• nasty 英文词源 nasty nasty: [14] Nasty , now such a widespread term of disapproval, is not that ancient a word in English, and it is not too certain where it came from. In the 14th and 15th centuries it was often spelled naxty , and this, together with one early 17th-century example of nasky , has suggested some connection with Swedish dialect naskug ‘dirty, nasty’. And a link has also been prop
• nasturtium 英文词源 nasturtium nasturtium: [17] The nasturtium plant has a peppery taste (its immature flower buds are often used as an alternative to capers), and tradition has it that the Romans named it nasturtium because its pungency made them pucker up their noses. According to this theory, the word is an alteration of an earlier * nāsitortium , which would have been a compound formed from nāsus ‘
• nascent 英文词源 nascent nascent: see native nascent (adj.) 1620s, from Latin nascentem (nominative nascens ) "arising young, immature," present participle of nasci "to be born" (Old Latin gnasci ; see genus ). Related: Nascence (1560s); nascency . 中文词源 nascent ：新生的，萌芽的 来自拉丁语nasci,出生，来自PIE*gen,生育，词源同gene,natal,native. 该词的英语词源请访问
• nasalize 英文词源 bleak bleak: [16] Bleak originally meant ‘pale’, and comes ultimately from an Indo-European base * bhleg -, possible source of black and a variant of * phleg -, which produced Greek phlégein ‘burn’ and Latin flagrāre ‘burn’ (whence English conflagration and flagrant ; flame , fulminate , and refulgent are also closely related). From * bhleg came the prehistoric Germanic
• nasal 英文词源 nasal (adj.) 1650s, "of the nose," from French nasal , from Latin nasus "nose, the nose, sense of smell," from PIE *nas- (see nose (n.)). Of speech sounds, attested from 1660s. As a noun, "nasal letter or sound," from 1660s. Related: Nasality ; nasalization . 中文词源 nasal ：鼻音的 来自nose,鼻子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nasal 词源， nas
• nary 英文词源 nary (adj.) 1746, alteration of ne'er a , short for never a . 中文词源 nary ：没有一个的 来自never a 的俚语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nary 词源， nary 含义。
• narwhal 英文词源 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 and partially anglicized it as narh whale . Over the centu
• narrows 英文词源 narrows (n.) "narrow place in a river, etc.," 1630s, plural of narrow (n.). 中文词源 narrows ：海峡，峡谷 来自narrow,狭窄，引申义海峡，峡谷。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： narrows 词源， narrows 含义。
• narrow-minded 英文词源 narrow-minded (adj.) also narrow minded , 1620s, from narrow (adj.) + minded . Related: Narrow-mindedness . Middle English had narrow-hearted "mean, ungenerous, ignoble" (c. 1200). 中文词源 narrow-minded ：小心眼的，狭隘的 narrow,狭窄，mind,思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： narrow-minded 词源， narrow-minded 含义。
• narrowly 英文词源 narrowly (adv.) Old English nearolice "narrowly, closely, strictly;" see narrow (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "only by a little" is attested from 1550s. 中文词源 narrowly ：勉强的 来自narrow,狭窄，引申义勉强的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： narrowly 词源， narrowly 含义。
• narrowcast 英文词源 narrowcast "Transmit a television programme, especially by cable, or otherwise disseminate information, to a comparatively localized or specialist audience", 1930s: back-formation from narrowcasting , on the pattern of broadcasting . 中文词源 narrowcast ：小范围播放，窄播 narrow,狭窄，-cast,缩写自broadcast, 广播。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• narrow 英文词源 narrow narrow: [OE] Narrow comes from a prehistoric Germanic * narwaz , whose only other modern representative is Dutch naar ‘unpleasant, sad’ (although it also occurs in Norva-sund , the Old Norse term for the ‘Straits of Gibraltar’). It is not known for certain where it comes from, but a connection has been suggested with Latin nervus ‘sinew, bowstring’ (source of Englis
• narrator 英文词源 narrator (n.) 1610s, from Latin narrator "a relater, narrator, historian," agent noun from narrat- , stem of narrare "to tell, relate" (see narration ). In sense of "a commentator in a radio program" it is from 1941. 中文词源 narrator ：叙事者 来自narrate,叙述。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： narrator 词源， narrator 含义。
• narrative 英文词源 narrative (adj.) mid-15c., from Middle French narratif , from Late Latin narrativus "suited to narration," from Latin narrat- , stem of narrare (see narration ). narrative (n.) "a tale, story," 1560s, from Middle French narrative and from narrative (adj.). 中文词源 narrative ：描述，叙事技巧 来自narrate,叙述。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nar
• narration 英文词源 narration (n.) early 15c., from Old French narracion "account, statement, a relating, recounting, narrating, narrative tale," and directly from Latin narrationem (nominative narratio ) "a relating, narrative," noun of action from past participle stem of narrare "to tell, relate, recount, explain," literally "to make acquainted with," from gnarus "knowing," from PIE suffixed zero-grade
• narrate 英文词源 narrate narrate: [17] To narrate something is etymologically to ‘make it known’. The word comes from Latin narrāre ‘give an account of’, which was derived from gnārus ‘knowing’ and is hence related to English ignore , recognize , and, distantly, know . English acquired the derived noun narration [15] considerably earlier than the verb (which was widely condemned in the 1
• narky 英文词源 snarky (adj.) "irritable, short-tempered," 1906, from snark (v.) "to find fault with, nag" (1882), literally "to snort" (1866), from an imitative source akin to Low German snarken , North Frisian snarke , Swedish snarka ; and compare snarl (v.2), sneer (v.). Back-formation snark (n.) "caustic, opinionated, and critical rhetoric" is from c.2002 (compare snark (n.)). Related: Snarkily ;
• narked 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random connubial connubial: see nubile 中文词源 narked ：厌烦的，苦恼的 来自nark,密告，引申词义被打小报告的，厌烦的，苦恼的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： narked 词源， narked 含义。
• nark 英文词源 nark 1859, "to act as a police informer" (v.); 1860, "police informer" (n.), probably from Romany nak "nose," from Hindi nak, from Sanskrit nakra, which probably is related to Sanskrit nasa "nose" (see nose (n.)). Sense and spelling tending to merge with etymologically unrelated narc (q.v.). 中文词源 nark ：警察的线人，密告 来自梵语nakra,鼻子，词源同nares,nasal,
• nares 英文词源 nares (n.) "nostrils," 1690s, from Latin nares , plural of naris "nostril," from PIE root *nas- (see nose (n.)). 中文词源 nares ：鼻孔 来自拉丁语nares,鼻孔，来自PIE*nas,鼻子，词源同nose. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nares 词源， nares 含义。
• narcotic 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 . narcotic (n.) late 14c., from Old French narcotique (early 14c.), noun use of adjective, and directly from Medie
• narcosis 英文词源 narcosis (n.) 1690s, "state of unconsciousness caused by a narcotic," Modern Latin, from Greek narkosis , from narkoun "to benumb" (see narcotic (n.)). 中文词源 narcosis ：麻醉 来自希腊语narke,麻木，失去知觉，-osis,生病状态。引申词义麻醉。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： narcosis 词源， narcosis 含义。
• narcolepsy 英文词源 narcolepsy (n.) 1880, from French narcolepsie , coined 1880 by French physician Jean-Baptiste-Édouard Gélineau (1859-1928) from Latinized form of Greek narke "numbness, stupor" (see narcotic ) + lepsis "an attack, seizure," from leps- , future stem of lambanein "take hold of, grasp" (see analemma ). Related: Narcoleptic ; narcolept . 中文词源 narcolepsy ：发作性睡病 narco-
• narcissus 英文词源 narcissus narcissus: [16] The plant-name narcissus goes back via Latin to Greek narkissos . Writers of ancient times such as Pliny and Plutarch connected it with Greek nárkē ‘numbness’ (source of English narcotic ), a tempting inference given the plant’s sedative effect, but in fact it probably came from an unknown pre- Greek Aegean language. In Greek mythology the name passed
• narc 英文词源 narc (n.) 1967 (earlier narco , 1960), American English slang, shortened form of narcotics agent . Had been used 1955 for narcotics hospital , 1958 for narcotics addict . Sense and spelling tending to merge with older but unrelated nark (q.v.). 中文词源 narc ：缉毒警察 缩写自narcotics agent,缉毒特工。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： narc 词源，
• nappy 英文词源 nappy (adj.) "downy," late 15c., from nap (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "fuzzy, kinky," used in colloquial or derogatory reference to the hair of black people, is from 1950. 中文词源 nappy ：尿布 缩写自napkin,餐巾布。用于指婴儿尿布。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nappy 词源， nappy 含义。
• nappe 英文词源 nappe "A sheet of rock that has moved sideways over neighbouring strata as a result of an overthrust or folding", Late 19th century: from French nappe 'tablecloth'. 中文词源 nappe ：层状岩体 来自法语nappa,桌布，词源同map.因如同叠起的桌布而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nappe 词源， nappe 含义。
• nappa 英文词源 nappa "A soft leather made by a special process from the skin of sheep or goats", Late 19th century: from Napa, the name of a valley in California. 中文词源 nappa ：纳帕软羊皮革 来自Napa,加利福利亚山谷。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nappa 词源， nappa 含义。
• naphthalene 英文词源 naphthalene (n.) 1821, coined by English chemist John Kidd (1775-1851), who first isolated and studied it, from naphtha + chemical suffix -ine (2) + -l- for the sake of euphony. 中文词源 naphthalene ：萘 来自naphtha,石脑油，-ene,化学名词后缀。因提取自石脑油而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： naphthalene 词源， naphthalene 含义
• naphtha 英文词源 naphtha (n.) inflammable liquid distilled from petroleum, 1570s, from Latin, from Greek naphtha "bitumen," perhaps from Persian neft "pitch," or Aramaic naphta, nephta , but these could as well be from Greek. In Middle English as napte (late 14c.), from Old French napte , but the modern word is a re-introduction. 中文词源 naphtha ：石脑油，粗汽油 来自希腊语naphtha,沥青
• nape 英文词源 nape (n.) "back of the neck," c. 1300, of unknown origin, perhaps from Old French hanap "a goblet," in reference to the hollow at the base of the skull. "The entire absence of forms with initial k makes it difficult to connect the word with the apparently synonymous OFris (hals) knap [OED]. 中文词源 nape ：脖颈 词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• napalm 英文词源 napalm napalm: [20] Napalm, a jelly-like substance, is made by thickening petrol with the aluminium salts of naphthenic acid and palmitic acid, and the term napalm was coined in the early 1940s from the first syllables of naphthenic and palmitic (the former is from naphtha [16], ultimately of Greek origin, the latter from Latin palma (see PALM), because the acid is obtained from palm
• nap 英文词源 nap (n.1) "downy surface of cloth," mid-15c., from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German noppe "nap, tuft of wool," probably introduced by Flemish cloth-workers. Cognate with Old English hnoppian "to pluck," ahneopan "pluck off," Old Swedish niupa "to pinch," Gothic dis-hniupan "to tear." nap (v.1) Old English hnappian "to doze, sleep lightly," of unknown origin, apparently related to Old
• nanotechnology 英文词源 nanotechnology (n.) by 1974, from nano- + technology . 中文词源 nanotechnology ：纳米技术 nano-,纳，technology,技术。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nanotechnology 词源， nanotechnology 含义。
• nanoscale 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random freeze freeze: [OE] Freeze is an ancient word, which traces its history back to Indo-European * preus - (source also of Latin pruīna ‘hoarfrost’). Its Germanic descendant was * freusan , from which come German frieren , Dutch vriezen , Swedish frysa , and English freeze . The noun frost [OE] was formed in the prehistoric Ge
• nanosecond 英文词源 nanosecond (n.) 1959, from nano- + second (n.). 中文词源 nanosecond ：纳秒 nano-,纳，second,秒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nanosecond 词源， nanosecond 含义。
• nanoparticle 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random well well: English has two distinct words well , both of ancient ancestry. The adverb, ‘satisfactorily’ [OE], has relatives throughout the Germanic languages (German wohl , Dutch wel , Swedish väl , and Danish vel ), and probably goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base * wel -, * wol -, which also gave English volunt
• nanometer 英文词源 nanometer (n.) also nanometre , 1963, from nano- + meter (n.2). 中文词源 nanometer ：纳米 nano-,纳，meter,米。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nanometer 词源， nanometer 含义。
• nano- 英文词源 nano- introduced 1947 (at 14th conference of the Union Internationale de Chimie ) as a prefix for units of one thousand-millionth part, from Greek nanos "a dwarf." According to Watkins, this is originally "little old man," from nannos "uncle," masc. of nanna "aunt" (see nana ). Earlier it was used as a prefix to mean "dwarf, dwarfish," and still in a non-scientific sense of "very smal
• nannying 英文词源 nanny (v.) "to be unduly protective," 1954, from nanny (n.). Related: Nannied ; nannying . 中文词源 nannying ：过于呵护 来自nanny,保姆。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nannying 词源， nannying 含义。
• nanny state 英文词源 nanny (n.) "children's nurse," 1795, from widespread child's word for "female adult other than mother" (compare Greek nanna "aunt"). The word also is a nickname form of the fem. proper name Ann , which probably is the sense in nanny goat (1788, compare billy goat ). Nanny-house "brothel" is slang from c. 1700. Nanny state , in reference to overintrusive government policies is attested
• nanny goat 英文词源 goat (n.) Old English gat "she-goat," from Proto-Germanic *gaito (cognates: Old Saxon get , Old Norse geit , Danish gjed , Middle Dutch gheet , Dutch geit , Old High German geiz , German Geiß , Gothic gaits "goat"), from PIE *ghaid-o- "young goat," also forming words for "to play" (cognates: Latin hædus "kid"). They are sprightly, capricious, and wanton, and their strong odor (techn
• nanny 英文词源 nanny (n.) "children's nurse," 1795, from widespread child's word for "female adult other than mother" (compare Greek nanna "aunt"). The word also is a nickname form of the fem. proper name Ann , which probably is the sense in nanny goat (1788, compare billy goat ). Nanny-house "brothel" is slang from c. 1700. Nanny state , in reference to overintrusive government policies is attested
• nancy 英文词源 Nancy fem. proper name, probably a pet form of Ancy , diminutive of Middle English Annis "Agnes" (see Agnes ). As an adjective meaning "effeminate" (with reference to men) it is from 1904. Among the top 10 popular names for girls born in U.S. between 1935 and 1955. 中文词源 nancy ：假娘们儿 来自常用女名Nancy，用来指娘娘腔的男人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• nana 英文词源 nana child's word for "grandmother" or, sometimes, "nurse," first recorded c. 1844 (see nanny ). 中文词源 nana ：外婆，保姆 缩写自nanny,奶奶，祖母。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nana 词源， nana 含义。 nana ：笨蛋 俚语词，可能来自banana，与性器官联系在一起。
• nan 英文词源 Nan fem. proper name, usually a familiar form of Ann before the 20c. rise in popularity of Nancy . From c. 1700 as a characteristic name for a serving maid. As short for nanny , etc., from 1940. 中文词源 nan ：奶奶 缩写自nanny,奶奶，祖母。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nan 词源， nan 含义。
• name tag 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random poll poll: [13] ‘Head’ is the original and central meaning of poll , from which all its modern uses have derived. The ‘voting’ sort of poll , for instance, which emerged in the 17th century, is etymologically a counting of ‘heads’, and the poll tax is a ‘per capita’ tax. The verb poll originally meant ‘cut some
• namesake 英文词源 namesake namesake: see sake namesake (n.) "person named for the sake of someone," 1640s, probably originally (for the) name's sake . 中文词源 namesake ：同名的人 来自短语for the name’s sake,看在名字的缘由上，后引申词义同名的人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： namesake 词源， namesake 含义。
• nameplate 英文词源 nameplate (n.) 1882, from name (n.) + plate (n.). 中文词源 nameplate ：名牌 name,名字，plate,牌。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nameplate 词源， nameplate 含义。
• namely 英文词源 namely (adv.) "particularly, especially" (i.e. "by name"), late 12c., from name (n.) + -ly (2). 中文词源 namely ：即 name,名字，-ly,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： namely 词源， namely 含义。
• nameless 英文词源 nameless (adj.) early 14c., "undistinguished," from name (n.) + -less . Meaning "having no name" is early 15c.; that of "too abominable to be named" is from 1610s. Similar formation in Dutch naamloos , German namenlos . Related: Namelessly ; namelessness . 中文词源 nameless ：无名的 name,名字，-less,无。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nameless 词源
• name-dropping 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pouch pouch: see pocket 中文词源 name-dropping ：提到所认识的名人以引起别人的注意 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： name-dropping 词源， name-dropping 含义。
• namecheck 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random dull dull: [13] Dull originally meant ‘slow-witted’. It was borrowed from Middle Low German dul , a descendant of the prehistoric Germanic adjective * dulaz , which also produced German toll and Old English dol ‘stupid’ (the Old English adjective does not seem to have survived beyond the 10th century). The modern meaning
• name-calling 英文词源 name (n.) Old English nama , noma "name, reputation," from Proto-Germanic *namon (cognates: Old Saxon namo , Old Frisian nama , Old High German namo , German Name , Middle Dutch name , Dutch naam , Old Norse nafn , Gothic namo "name"), from PIE *nomn- (cognates: Sanskrit nama ; Avestan nama ; Greek onoma , onyma ; Latin nomen ; Old Church Slavonic ime , genitive imene ; Russian imya ;
• name 英文词源 name name: [OE] Name is an ancient word, which traces its history back to Indo-European *- nomen -. This has produced Latin nōmen (source of English nominate , noun , etc), Greek ónoma (source of English anonymous [17] – etymologically ‘nameless’ – and synonym [16]), Welsh enw , and Russian imja , among many others. Its prehistoric Germanic descendant was * namōn , which ha
• namby-pamby 英文词源 namby-pamby namby-pamby: [18] Namby-pamby originated in the early 18th century as a derisive nickname for the English poet Ambrose Philips (1674– 1749), who wrote feebly sentimental pastorals (‘Dimply damsel, sweetly smiling’ gives something of their flavour). They appear to have got on the nerves particularly of his contemporary, the author Henry Carey (?1687– 1741), who is c
• namaskar 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random erythrocyte erythrocyte: see red 中文词源 namaskar ：印度合十礼 来自梵语namas,弯腰，kara,动作。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： namaskar 词源， namaskar 含义。
• naked 英文词源 naked naked: [OE] Naked goes back ultimately to Indo- European * nogw - ‘unclothed’, which also produced Latin nūdus (source of English nude [16]) and Russian nagój ‘naked’. The past participial form derived from this, * nogwedhos , passed into prehistoric Germanic as * naquethaz , which has subsequently differentiated to German nackt , Dutch naakt , Swedish naken , Danish nø
• naive 英文词源 naive naive: see native naive (adj.) 1650s, "natural, simple, artless," from French naïve , fem. of naïf , from Old French naif "naive, natural, genuine; just born; foolish, innocent; unspoiled, unworked" (13c.), from Latin nativus "not artificial," also "native, rustic," literally "born, innate, natural" (see native (adj.)). Related: Naively . 中文词源 naive ：天真的 来自法
• nail file 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random spleen spleen: [13] Spleen comes via Old French esplen and Latin splēn from Greek splén , which may have been related to Latin liēn ‘spleen’ and Greek splágkhnon ‘entrails’ (source of English splanchnic ‘of the viscera’ [17]). In medieval physiology many internal organs were held to be the seat of a particular em
• nail clippers 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hump hump: [18] Hump seems to have originated among the Low German dialects of North Germany and the Low Countries – Dutch, for instance, has the probably related homp ‘lump’. It first appeared in English towards the end of the 17th century in the compound hump-backed , but by the first decade of the 18th century it was be
• nail-biting 英文词源 nail (n.) Old English negel "metal pin," nægl "fingernail ( handnægl ), toenail," from Proto-Germanic *naglaz (cognates: Old Norse nagl "fingernail," nagli "metal nail;" Old Saxon and Old High German nagel , Old Frisian neil , Middle Dutch naghel , Dutch nagel , German Nagel "fingernail, small metal spike"), from PIE root *(o)nogh "nail" (cognates: Greek onyx "claw, fingernail;" Lat
• nail bar 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random theology theology: [14] Greek theós meant ‘god’. (Despite the more than passing similarity, it is not related to Latin deus ‘god’, source of English deity . Its precise ancestry has never been determined. It may go back ultimately to the Indo-European base * dhē - ‘put, place’, which also produced English do , but
• nail 英文词源 nail nail: [OE] The Indo-European ancestor of nail was * nogh - or * onogh -. The latter was the source of Latin unguis (which evolved into French ongle and Italian unghia and has given English ungulate [19]) and Greek ónux (source of English onyx ). Both these strands refer only to the sort of nails that grow on fingers and toes, but the Germanic branch of the family (which has come