英语词源

• naiad 英文词源 naiad (n.) "water nymph," c. 1600, from Latin Nais , Naias (genitive naiadis ), from Greek Naias (plural Naiades ) "river nymph," from naiein "to flow," from PIE *naw-yo- , suffixed form of root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow" (see nutriment ). Dryden used the Latin singular form Nais , and the plural Naiades is attested in English from late 14c. 中文词源 naiad ：水泽仙女 来
• nah 英文词源 nah 1920, reflecting a drawn-out American English pronunciation of no . 中文词源 nah ：无，没有 来自no的方言。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nah 词源， nah 含义。
• nagging 英文词源 scold scold: [13] Scold was originally a noun, denoting an argumentative or nagging woman – the sort who had a ‘scold’s bridle’ fitted to keep her tongue quiet. It appears to have been borrowed from Old Norse skáld ‘poet’, the semantic link perhaps being the poet’s role of satirizing or poking fun at people (in Icelandic law in former times the term skáldskapr , litera
• nag 英文词源 nag (v.) "annoy by scolding," 1828, originally a dialectal word meaning "to gnaw" (1825), probably ultimately from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse gnaga "to complain," literally "to bite, gnaw," dialectal Swedish and Norwegian nagga "to gnaw"), from Proto-Germanic *gnagan , related to Old English gnagan "to gnaw" (see gnaw ). Related: Nagged ; nagger ; nagging . nag (n.) "old
• naff 英文词源 naff naff: [20] There seem to be two separate words naff in British slang, but the origins of both are mysterious. The first, naff off , appeared in the 1950s. Functionally it is a euphemistic substitute for fuck off , and there could be some connection with eff , another euphemism for fuck (perhaps the n in an eff wandered out of place). Alternatively it could come from naf , an old
• nae 英文词源 nae northern England and Scottish variant of no . 中文词源 nae ：无，没有 来自no的方言。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nae 词源， nae 含义。
• nadir 英文词源 nadir (n.) late 14c., in astronomical sense, from Medieval Latin nadir , from Arabic nazir "opposite to," in nazir as-samt , literally "opposite direction," from nazir "opposite" + as-samt "road, path" (see zenith ). Transferred sense of "lowest point (of anything)" is first recorded 1793. 中文词源 nadir ：最低点 来自阿拉伯语nazir,相反的，来自nazir as-samt,反方向的
• nada 英文词源 nada (n.) "nothing," 1933, slang, introduced by Hemingway, from Spanish nada "nothing," from Latin (res) nata "small, insignificant thing," literally "(thing) born" (see natal ). 中文词源 nada ：无 俚语词，来自拉丁语nulla res nata,没有新生事物，词源同no. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nada 词源， nada 含义。
• nachos 英文词源 nachos (n.) see nacho . 中文词源 nachos ：墨西哥玉米片 来自墨西哥西班牙语，据说是发明该食物的大厨名字。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： nachos 词源， nachos 含义。
• nabob 英文词源 nabob (n.) 1610s, "deputy governor in Mogul Empire," Anglo-Indian, from Hindi nabab , from Arabic nuwwab , honorific plural of na'ib "viceroy, deputy," from base n-w-b "to take someone's place." Also used of Europeans who came home from India having made a fortune there, hence "very rich man" (1764). 中文词源 nabob ：莫卧儿帝国时代的地方行政长官 来自阿拉伯语nu
• nab 英文词源 nab (v.) "to catch (someone)," 1680s, probably a variant of dialectal nap "to seize, catch, lay hold of" (1670s, now surviving only in kidnap ), which possibly is from Scandinavian (compare Norwegian nappe , Swedish nappa "to catch, snatch;" Danish nappe "to pinch, pull"); reinforced by Middle English napand "grasping, greedy." Related: Nabbed ; nabbing . Nabbing-cull was old slang fo
• naan 英文词源 scapegoat scapegoat: [16] In biblical times the ritual of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, included a ceremony involving two goats: one was sacrificed to God, and the other was sent off into the wilderness as the symbolic bearer of the people’s sins. This second goat was termed ‘azāzēl . That appears to have been a proper name, said in Jewish tradition to be that of a de
• neo- 英文词源 neo- word-forming element meaning "new, recent," used in a seemingly endless number of adjectives and nouns, mostly coined since c. 1880, from Greek neo- , comb. form of neos "new, young, youthful; fresh, strange; lately, just now," from PIE root *newo- (see new ). 中文词源 neo- ：新 来自PIE *newo, 词源同单词new. 见neoclassical, neologism. 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• non- 英文词源 non- prefix meaning "not, lack of," or "sham," 14c., from Anglo-French noun- , from Old French non- , from Latin non "not, by no means, not at all, not a," from Old Latin noenum "not one" ( *ne oinom , from PIE *ne "not" + *oi-no- ; see one ). In some cases perhaps from Middle English non "not" (adj.), from Old English nan (see not ). 中文词源 non- ：非，没有 来于单词none
• napkin 英文词源 napkin napkin: [15] Latin mappa meant ‘cloth’ (it is the source of English map ). As it passed into Old French its m became transformed into an n , producing nappe . This was borrowed into English as the long-defunct nape ‘cloth’, which, with the addition of the diminutive suffix - kin , has bequeathed napkin to modern English. The abbreviation nappy dates from the early 20th
• nicotine 英文词源 nicotine nicotine: [19] Nicotine gets its name ultimately from Jean Nicot, 16th-century French ambassador in Lisbon, who in 1560 got hold of some samples of the new ‘tobacco’ and sent them to the French queen Catherine de Medici. The tobacco-plant was named herba nicotiana ‘herb of Nicot’ in his honour (whence the modern English term nicotiana for all plants of this genus), an
• Norman 英文词源 Norman Norman: [13] Etymologically, the Normans were and are ‘men of the north’, a reference to the Scandinavians who settled in northern France in the 9th century and whose possession of the region, under their leader Rollo, was officially recognized by the French king in 911. The word originated in Old Norse northmathr , literally ‘northman’. In Old French that became norman
• nepotism 英文词源 nepotism (n.) "favoritism shown to relatives, especially in appointment to high office," 1660s, from French népotisme (1650s), from Italian nepotismo , from nepote "nephew," from Latin nepotem (nominative nepos ) "grandson, nephew" (see nephew ). Originally, practice of granting privileges to a pope's "nephew" which was a euphemism for his natural son. 中文词源 nepotism （裙带关
• nausea 英文词源 nausea (n.) early 15c., vomiting, from Latin nausea "seasickness," from Ionic Greek nausia (Attic nautia ) "seasickness, nausea, disgust," literally "ship-sickness," from naus "ship" (see naval ). Despite its etymology, the word in English seems never to have been restricted to seasickness. 中文词源 nausea （恶心）：海上航行时的晕船恶心现象 古代人和现代人一样
• necklace 英文词源 necklace (n.) 1590s, from neck (n.) + lace (n.) in the sense of "cord, string." As the name of a South African form of lynching, from 1985. 中文词源 necklace （项链）：古人上衣领口的蕾丝镶边 在16世纪时，欧洲贵族和社会上流人士们喜欢在上衣领口上缝上一圈金银线之类的镶边作为装饰。这种镶边在英语中就称为necklace，由n
• noble 英文词源 noble noble: [13] Etymologically, to be noble is simply to be ‘well known’. The word reached English via Old French noble from Latin nōbilis . But this was only a later form of an original gnōbilis (preserved in the negative form ignoble [16]), which was derived from the base * gnō - ‘know’, source also of English notorious . It thus originally meant ‘knowable’, hence ‘
• nitpick 英文词源 nitpick (v.) "seek petty faults," also nit-pick , 1962, back-formation from earlier nitpicker . Related: Nitpicking ; nitpicky . 中文词源 nitpick （吹毛求疵）：清理头发或衣服中的虱子 古代人卫生条件差，很多人都长虱子。一旦家里有人长了虱子后，为了避免传染，必须从他的头发和衣物中将虱子及其卵清理干净。在英语中
• November 英文词源 November November: [13] The ancient Romans calculated the beginning of their year from March. Hence they named their ninth month novembris or november mēnsis . November and novembris were derivatives of Latin novem ‘nine’. November c. 1200, from Old French novembre and directly from Latin November (also Novembris (mensis) ), from novem "nine" (see nine ). The ninth month of the R
• nightingale 英文词源 nightingale nightingale: [OE] The nightingale’s name, appropriately enough, means literally ‘nightsinger’. It represents a 13th-century alteration of an earlier nihtgale , which goes back to a prehistoric Germanic compound formed from * nakht ‘night’ and * galan ‘sing’ (a relative of English yell [OE] and possibly of gale ). Related Germanic forms include German nachtiga
• nightmare 英文词源 nightmare nightmare: [13] The mare of nightmare is not the same word as mare ‘female horse’. It comes from Old English mære , which denoted a sort of evil spirit or goblin which sat on sleepers’ chests and gave them bad dreams. That is what the compound nightmare meant too when it emerged in the early Middle English period, and the metaphorical application to the bad dream supp
• nymph 英文词源 nymph nymph: [14] Greek númphē originally meant ‘bride’ (it was related to Latin nūbere ‘take a husband’, source of English connubial and nubile ). It subsequently became extended, however, to ‘beautiful young woman’ and ‘female nature spirit, particularly one frequenting water’, and it was in the latter sense that the word first entered English, via Latin nympha an
• nestor 英文词源 Nestor name for "old king renowned for wise counsel," 1580s, from Greek, name of the aged and wise hero in the "Iliad," king of Pylus, who outlived three generations. Klein says the name is literally "one who blesses," and is related to nostimos "blessed;" Watkins connects it with the root of the first element in nostalgia . 中文词源 nestor （睿智长者）：经验丰富的睿智
• Neptune 英文词源 Neptune late 14c., "god of the sea," from Latin Neptunus , son of Saturn, brother of Jupiter, the Roman god of the sea (later identified with Greek Poseidon), probably from PIE root *nebh- "cloud" (source of Latin nebula "fog, mist, cloud;" see nebula ), via a sense of "moist, wet." The planet so named was discovered by Galle in 1846. Until the identification of Pluto in 1930, it was
• nirvana 英文词源 nirvana (n.) 1836, from Sanskrit nirvana-s "extinction, disappearance" (of the individual soul into the universal), literally "to blow out, a blowing out" ("not transitively, but as a fire ceases to draw;" a literal Latinization would be de-spiration ), from nis-, nir- "out" + va- "to blow" (see wind (n.1)). Figurative sense of "perfect bliss" is from 1895. 中文词源 nirvana （涅槃
• nectar 英文词源 nectar nectar: [16] Nectar was originally the drink of the Greek gods, but soon after the word’s arrival in English it was being used metaphorically for any ‘delicious drink’. It comes via Latin nectar from Greek néktar , and it has been speculated that this may have been derived from the base * nek - ‘kill’ (source also of English necromancy ), as some sort of allusion to
• noon 英文词源 noon noon: [OE] Noon denotes etymologically the ‘ninth’ hour. It was adopted in the Old English period from Latin nōna , short for nōna hōra , the ‘ninth hour’. Reckoning the day from sunrise, on average six o’clock, this meant that ‘noon’ was three o’clock in the afternoon (which was originally when the office of nones [18] – a related word – was said in the Ro
• narcissism 英文词源 narcissism (n.) 1905, from German Narzissismus , coined 1899 (in "Die sexuellen Perversitäten" ), by German psychiatrist Paul Näcke (1851-1913), on a comparison suggested 1898 by Havelock Ellis, from Greek Narkissos , name of a beautiful youth in mythology (Ovid, "Metamorphoses," iii.370) who fell in love with his own reflection in a spring and was turned to the flower narcissus (q.
• nemesis 英文词源 nemesis nemesis: see nomad nemesis 1570s, Nemesis , "Greek goddess of vengeance, personification of divine wrath," from Greek nemesis "just indignation, righteous anger," literally "distribution" (of what is due), related to nemein "distribute, allot, apportion one's due," from PIE root *nem- "to divide, distribute, allot, to take" (cognates: Old English, Gothic niman "to take," Germa
• Micronesia 英文词源 Micronesia 1840, from Italian, literally "the region of small islands," Modern Latin, formed on model of Polynesia from micro- "small" (see micro- ) + Greek nesos "island" (see Chersonese ). Related: Micronesian . 中文词源 Micronesia ：密克罗尼西亚联邦 源自古希腊文mikronḗsos，mikros + nḗsos，small island，小岛。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• Marshall Islands 英文词源 bikini bikini: [20] For Frenchmen, the sight of the first minimal two-piece swimming costumes for women produced by fashion designers in 1947 was as explosive as the test detonation of an atom bomb by the USA at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, in the western Pacific Ocean, in July 1946. Hence their naming it the ‘Bikini’, the first record of which is in the August 1947 issue
• Mongolia 英文词源 Mongolian 1738 (adj.); 1846 (n.), from Mongol + -ian . As a classification for "the Asiatic race," it is from 1868. 中文词源 Mongolia （蒙古）：蒙古人的国家 蒙古（Mongolia)的国名来自其主体民族蒙古人的名称Mongol。关于Mongol (蒙古) 一词的来源，有多种解释。有些人认为该词由蒙古语中的“勇敢”和“朴素”两个词组合而
• Monaco 英文词源 monk (n.) Old English munuc "monk" (used also of women), from Proto-Germanic *muniko- (cognates: Old Frisian munek , Middle Dutch monic , Old High German munih , German Mönch ), an early borrowing from Vulgar Latin *monicus (source of French moine , Spanish monje , Italian monaco ), from Late Latin monachus "monk," originally "religious hermit," from Ecclesiastical Greek monakhos "mo
• Malaysia 英文词源 Malaysia from Malay + Latinate ending -sia . Originally an early 19c. British geographers' name for the Indonesian archipelago. Related: Malaysian . 中文词源 Malaysia （马来西亚）：马来人的国家 马来西亚的国名Malaysia由其主体民族马来人的英文名称Malay加表示国家的拉丁语 后缀-sia构成，字面意思就是“马来人的国家” 马来人是
• Miami 英文词源 Miami place name in U.S.; the one in Florida is of unknown origin, attested in Spanish as Maymi (1566), Mayaimi (1575). The one in Ohio is from the Miami , native people there, attested from 18c., apparently from a native word /myaamiwa "downstream person." 中文词源 Miami ：迈阿密 最初这个地方被西班牙人称为Biscayne Bay Country（比斯凯恩湾就是迈阿密附近的
• Monroe 英文词源 Monroe Doctrine 1848, in reference to principles of policy contained in the message of U.S. President James Monroe to Congress on Dec. 2, 1823. 中文词源 Monroe ：门罗 美国常用地名，底特律南边伊利湖边上就有一个。这个名字是为了纪念门罗总统。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Monroe 词源， Monroe 含义。
• Madison 英文词源 Madison surname attested from early 15c., probably in many cases a variant of Mathieson "son of Matthew," but in some cases perhaps "son of Maddy ," from the pet form of the fem. proper name Maud . The city in Wisconsin, U.S., was named 1836 for U.S. President James Madison , who had died that year. As the name of a popular dance of 1960, its signification is unknown; supposedly it or
• Montana 英文词源 Montana U.S. state, from Latinized form of Spanish montaña "mountain," from Latin mont- , stem of mons (see mountain ). Proposed 1864 by U.S. Rep. James H. Ashley of Ohio when it was created as a territory from Nebraska Territory, in reference to the Rocky Mountains, which however traverse only one end of it. Admitted as a state 1889. Related: Montanan . 中文词源 Montana ：蒙大拿
• Mississippi 英文词源 Mississippi originally as the name of the river, from French, from Algonquian (French missionaries first penetrated the river valley in its upper reaches), literally "big river;" compare Ojibwa mshi- "big," ziibi "river." Organized as a U.S. territory 1798; admitted as a state 1817. Related: Mississippian . 中文词源 Mississippi ：密西西比州 出自密西西比河。密西西比
• Missouri 英文词源 Missouri originally a name for a group of native peoples among Chiwere (Siouan) tribes, from an Algonquian word recorded c. 1700, literally "people of the big canoes." The expression I'm from Missouri, you'll have to show me is attested from at least c. 1880. Related: Missourian . 中文词源 Missouri ：密苏里州 出自密苏里河。而密苏里河名称的来历为阿尔贡金语
• Minnesota 英文词源 Minnesota originally the name of the river, from Dakota (Siouan) mnisota , literally "cloudy water, milky water," from mni "river, stream" + sota "slightly clouded." As the name of a U.S. territory from 1849 (admitted as a state 1858). Related: Minnesotan . 中文词源 Minnesota ：明尼苏达州 出自苏族人的语言。Minne意思是“水”。Sota意思是“天蓝色的”。该
• Michigan 英文词源 Michigan name originally applied to the lake, perhaps from Old Ojibwa (Algonquian) *meshi-gami "big lake." The spelling is French. Organized as a U.S. territory 1805, admitted as a state 1837. A resident might be a Michigander (1848) or a Michiganian (1813). 中文词源 Michigan ：密西根州 Michigan，又译密执安州，密兹根州或密歇根州。出自齐佩瓦语的Mica Ga
• Massachusetts 英文词源 Massachusetts plural, originally (1614) a name for the Algonquian native people who lived around the bay, from Algonquian Massachusett "at the large hill," in reference to Great Blue Hill, southwest of Boston. 中文词源 Massachusetts ：马萨诸塞州 Massachusetts，又译麻省。Mass意为“大的”，chuset是wachusett的改写，意为“山丘”。连在一起就是“大山
• Maryland 英文词源 Maryland U.S. state, named for Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), wife of English King Charles I. Related: Marylander . 中文词源 Maryland ：马里兰州 17世纪初建立殖民地的时候，以当时的英国王后亨利塔·马里亚的名字命名，意思是“马里亚的土地”。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Maryland 词源， Maryland 含义。
• Maine 英文词源 Maine U.S. state, probably ultimately from French Maine , region in France (named for the river that runs through it, which has a name of Gaulish origin). The name was applied to that part of coastal North America by French explorers. 中文词源 Maine ：缅因州 法国也有地名叫做缅因。法国殖民者来到北美之后，将这里以故土命名。后来英国、美国先后
• mythopoet 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random segment segment: see section 中文词源 mythopoet ：神话创作者，神话诗人  词根词缀： -myth-神话 + -o- + poet诗人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mythopoet 词源， mythopoet 含义。
• mythologize 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random honour honour: [12] English acquired honour via Old French honour from honōr -, the stem form of Latin honōs (later honor ). It is not known where the Latin word came from. Derivatives to reach English include honest , honesty , honorary [17], and honorarium [17] (which in Latin denoted virtually a bribe paid in order to get a
• mythological 英文词源 mythological (adj.) 1610s, from Late Latin mythologicus , from Greek mythologikos "versed in legendary lore," from mythologia (see mythology ). Related: Mythologically . 中文词源 mythological ：神话的；虚构的 词根词缀： -myth-神话 + -o- + -logic…学(科)的 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mythological 词源， mythologi
• mythologic 英文词源 mythological (adj.) 1610s, from Late Latin mythologicus , from Greek mythologikos "versed in legendary lore," from mythologia (see mythology ). Related: Mythologically . 中文词源 mythologic ：神话学的，神话的，虚构的 词根词缀： -myth-神话 + -o- + -logic…学(科)的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mythologic 词源， mythologic 含义。
• mythicize 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hypnosis hypnosis: [19] Húpnos was Greek for ‘sleep’. From it was derived the adjective hūpnotikós ‘sleepy, narcotic’, which English acquired via Latin and French as hypnotic [17]. At first this was used only with reference to sleep-inducing drugs, but then in the late 18th and early 19th centuries the techniques of i
• mythical 英文词源 mythical (adj.) 1670s; see mythic + -al (1). 中文词源 mythical ：(只)存在于神话中的；想像的，虚构的 词根词缀： -myth-神话 + -ic形容词词尾 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mythical 词源， mythical 含义。
• mystification 英文词源 mystification (n.) 1815, from French mystification , noun of action from mystifier (see mystify ). 中文词源 mystification ：神秘化，弄不清楚 词根词缀： -myst-神秘 + -i- + -fic-做,作 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mystification 词源， mystification 含义。
• mutualize 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random serenade serenade: [17] A serenade is strictly a ‘song sung in the evening’, but in fact historically it has nothing to do with ‘night’ – etymologically it is a ‘serene’ piece of music. The word comes via French sérénade from Italian serenata , a derivative of sereno ‘serene’. The notion of a serenata as a pi
• mutuality 英文词源 mutuality (n.) 1580s, from mutual + -ity . 中文词源 mutuality ：相互关系，相关，相互依存；亲密，同感 词根词缀： -mut-往来,互换 + -ual形容词词尾 + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mutuality 词源， mutuality 含义。
• mutagenic 英文词源 mutagen (n.) 1946, from mutation + -gen "thing that produces." Related: Mutagenic ; mutagenesis ; mutagenize . 中文词源 mutagenic ：诱变的 词根词缀： -mut-往来,互换 + -a- + -gen-生殖,出生 + -ic形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mutagenic 词源， mutagenic 含义。
• multiloquence 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random decant decant: [17] The word decant depends on a metaphorical connection perceived in the ancient world between the ‘corner of someone’s eye’ (Greek kānthos ) and the ‘lip of a jug’. On the basis of this, Latin acquired the word canthus ‘lip of a jug’. From this was formed in medieval Latin the verb dēcanthāre ‘
• multifil 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random facile facile: see faculty 中文词源 multifil ：复丝，多纤丝   词根词缀： -multi-多(重)的 + -fil-线 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： multifil 词源， multifil 含义。
• multifid 英文词源 multifid "Divided into several or many parts by deep clefts or notches", Mid 18th century: from Latin multifidus , from multus 'much, many' + -fid from fidus 'cleft, split'. 中文词源 multifid ：多裂的，多瓣的  词根词缀： -multi-多(重)的 + fid(-fiss-)裂 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： multifid 词源， multifid 含义。
• mountainy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random infect infect: [14] Latin inficere originally meant ‘put in’ – it was a compound verb formed from the prefix in - and facere ‘put, do’ (source of English fact , fashion , etc). Its earliest specialized extension was ‘dip in’, which was applied specifically to the dipping of cloth into dye. From this it moved on to ‘
• mountaineer 英文词源 mountaineer (n.) c. 1600, "dweller in mountains," from mountain + -eer . Verb meaning "to be a mountain-climber" is from 1803. 中文词源 mountaineer ：山地人，登山家，登山运动员 词根词缀： -mount-升,上 + -ain名词词尾 + -eer名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mountaineer 词源， mountaineer 含义。
• motorbike 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bust bust: There are two different words bust in English. The one meaning ‘break’ [18] is simply an alteration of burst . Bust ‘sculpture of head and chest’ [17] comes via French buste from Italian busto ‘upper body’, of uncertain origin (Latin had the temptingly similar bustum ‘monument on a tomb’, but this does
• motivation 英文词源 motivation (n.) 1873, from motivate + -ion . Psychological use, "inner or social stimulus for an action," is from 1904. 中文词源 motivation ：动力；动机；诱因 词根词缀： -mot-移动 + -ive形容词词尾(e略) + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： motivation 词源， motivation 含义。
• mortification 英文词源 mortification (n.) late 14c., "mortifying the flesh, suppression of bodily desires," from Late Latin mortificationem (nominative mortificatio ) "a killing, putting to death," from past participle stem of mortificare (see mortify ). Sense of "feeling of humiliation" first recorded 1640s. 中文词源 mortification ：[医]脱疽，坏疽；[宗]禁欲，苦行，节食；耻辱，悔恨；
• monthly 英文词源 monthly (adv.) 1530s, from month + -ly (2). As an adjective from 1570s. Old English had monaþlic , but the modern words seem to be separate formations. 中文词源 monthly ：每月的  词根词缀： month月 + -ly副词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： monthly 词源， monthly 含义。
• monoxide 英文词源 monoxide (n.) "oxide with one oxygen atom in each molecule," 1869, from mono- + oxide . 中文词源 monoxide ：一氧化物  词根词缀： -mon-单一 + ox(-oxy-)氧 + -ide名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： monoxide 词源， monoxide 含义。
• monologist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sergeant sergeant: [12] A sergeant is etymologically simply a ‘servant’ – and indeed that is what the word originally meant in English. It comes via Old French sergent from Latin servient -, the present participial stem of servīre ‘serve’. It was subsequently incorporated into the terminology of the feudal system, rou
• monitress 英文词源 monitress "A female school pupil assigned disciplinary or other special responsibilities; a female monitor", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Samuel Richardson (bap. 1689, d. 1761), printer and author. From monitor + -ess: see -tress . 中文词源 monitress ：女班长 词根词缀： -mon-提醒,警告 + -itor名词词尾(o略) + -ess名词词尾,女性或雌性 该词的英语词
• monitory 英文词源 monitory (adj.) late 15c., from Latin monitorius "admonishing," from monitus , past participle of monere (see monitor (n.)). 中文词源 monitory ：训戒的，警告的，劝告的 词根词缀： -mon-提醒,警告 + -itor名词词尾 + -y形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： monitory 词源， monitory 含义。
• monitorial 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random party party: [13] The Latin verb partīrī ‘divide up’ was derived from pars ‘part’ (source of English part ). The feminine form of its past participle, partīta , was used in Vulgar Latin as a noun meaning ‘part, side’, and passed into English via Old French partie . This was later reinforced by Old French parti , w
• monition 英文词源 monition (n.) "warning," late 14c., from Old French monition (13c.) and directly from Latin monitionem (nominative monitio ) "warning, admonition, reminding," noun of action from past participle stem of monere "to warn" (see monitor (n.)). 中文词源 monition ：忠告，警告，告诫书，传票 词根词缀： -mon-提醒,警告 + -ition名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• molecular 英文词源 molecular (adj.) 1823, from molecule + -ar or else from French moléculaire or Modern Latin molecularis . Molecular biology first attested 1950. 中文词源 molecular ：分子的 词根词缀： mole大规模的结构 + -cular形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： molecular 词源， molecular 含义。
• modulus 英文词源 model model: [16] Latin modus meant originally ‘measure’ (it came from the same Indo- European base, * met -, * med -, as produced English measure and metre ). It subsequently spread out semantically to ‘size’, ‘limit’, ‘way, method’, and ‘rhythm, harmony’. From it was derived the diminutive form modulus , source of English modulate [16], module [16], and mould ‘
• modificatory 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sentry sentry: [17] Sentry is probably short for the now obsolete centrinell ‘sentry’. This first appeared in the 16th century as a variant of sentinel [16], which came via French sentinelle from Italian sentinella . It is not altogether clear where the Italian noun came from, but it may well have been derived from the verb
• modificator 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random deed poll deed poll: [16] Contrary to what the term’s modern pronunciation might seem to suggest, with the main stress on its first element rather than its second, a deed poll is a sort of deed , not a sort of poll . It originally referred to a legal document made and signed by one person only. Such documents were drawn up on
• moderatist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bodice bodice: [16] Originally, bodice was identical with bodies – that is, the plural of body . This use of body began early in the 16th century, when it referred to the part of a woman’s dress that covered the trunk, as opposed to the arms; and it soon became restricted specifically to the part above the waist. The reason
• moderatism 英文词源 moderate (n.) "one who holds moderate opinions on controversial subjects," 1794, from moderate (adj.). Related: Moderatism ; -moderantism . 中文词源 moderatism ：(政治、宗教等方面的)温和主义；稳健主义 词根词缀： -mod-模式→控制→适中 + -er + -ate形容词词尾(e略) + -ism名词词尾,主义 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mo
• modeling 英文词源 modeling (n.) also modelling , 1650s, "action of bringing into desired condition," verbal noun from model (v.). Meaning "action of making models" (in clay, wax, etc.) is from 1799. Meaning "work of a fashion model" is from 1941. 中文词源 modeling ：造型(术)；(图画等的)立体感；模特儿职业 词根词缀： -mod-模式→方式 + -el名词词尾 + -ing名词词尾 该词
• mobocrat 英文词源 mobocracy (n.) "mob rule," 1754, a hybrid from mob (n.) + -cracy . Related: Mobocrat ; mobocratic . 中文词源 mobocrat ：暴民领袖；支持暴民政治的人 词根词缀： -mob-移动→到处迁移的人 + -o- + -crat-统治 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mobocrat 词源， mobocrat 含义。
• mobocracy 英文词源 mobocracy (n.) "mob rule," 1754, a hybrid from mob (n.) + -cracy . Related: Mobocrat ; mobocratic . 中文词源 mobocracy ：暴徒统治，暴民政治 词根词缀： -mob-移动→到处迁移的人 + -o- + -cracy-统治 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mobocracy 词源， mobocracy 含义。
• mobilise 英文词源 mobilise (v.) chiefly British English spelling of mobilize ; for suffix, see -ize . Related: Mobilised ; mobilising . 中文词源 mobilise ：拆分: -mob-移动 + -ile名词或形容词词尾(e略) + -ise动词词尾     词根词缀： -mob-移动 + -ile名词或形容词词尾(e略) + -ise动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mobilise 词源， mo
• mobbish 英文词源 mobbish "Resembling or having the characteristics of a mob; disorderly, tumultuous; crowded. Also (usually depreciative ): characteristic of or appealing to the common people", Late 17th cent. From mob + -ish. 中文词源 mobbish ：暴徒似的，暴乱的，无纪律的 词根词缀： -mob-移动→到处迁移的人(b双写) + -ish形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• misalignment 英文词源 misalignment (n.) 1891, from mis- (1) + alignment . 中文词源 misalignment ：未对直，错位，不重合，不齐 词根词缀： mis-坏,错误,否定 + a-来,临近 + lign直线 + -ment名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： misalignment 词源， misalignment 含义。
• minify 英文词源 minify "To diminish in significance or importance; to regard or represent (something) as less significant than it really is; to depreciate, belittle", Late 17th cent. From classical Latin min- + -ify , after magnify. 中文词源 minify ：缩小 词根词缀： -mini-小 + -fy动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： minify 词源， minify 含义。
• miniaturization 英文词源 miniaturization (n.) 1947, from miniaturize + -ation . Minification in this sense attested from 1904, on analogy of magnification . 中文词源 miniaturization ：小型化 词根词缀： -mini-小 + -a- + -ture名词词尾(e略) + -ization名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： miniaturization 词源， miniaturization 含义。
• militarization 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random marry marry: [13] Latin marīus meant ‘husband’ (it may go back to an Indo-European * mer -, * mor -, which meant something like ‘young person’ – Lithuanian has the related marti ‘bride’ – and in that case would denote etymologically ‘man who has been provided with a young woman as a bride’). From it was deri
• militaristic 英文词源 militaristic (adj.) 1883; see militarist + -ic . 中文词源 militaristic ：军国主义的 词根词缀： -milit-兵 + -ary(y略) + -ist名词词尾 + -ic形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： militaristic 词源， militaristic 含义。