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• vaquero 英文词源 vaquero (n.) 1826, from Spanish, literally "cowboy," from vaca "cow," from Latin vacca (see vaccination ). 中文词源 vaquero ：牧童，牛仔 来自西班牙语，来自拉丁语vacca,牛，母牛，词源同vaccinate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vaquero 词源， vaquero 含义。 vaquero ：牧童，牛仔 来自西班牙语，来自拉丁语 vacca,牛，
• vaporware 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random option option: see opinion 中文词源 vaporware ：雾件（已做广告但上未上市的计算机程序或产品） 比喻用法，计算机术语。比较wetware. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vaporware 词源， vaporware 含义。
• vapor 英文词源 vapor (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-French vapour , Old French vapor "moisture, vapor" (13c., Modern French vapeur ) and directly from Latin vaporem (nominative vapor ) "a warm exhalation, steam, heat," of unknown origin. Vapors "fit of fainting, hysteria, etc." is 1660s, from medieval notion of "exhalations" from the stomach or other organs affecting the brain. 中文词源 vapor ：蒸气
• vapid 英文词源 vapid (adj.) 1650s, "flat, insipid" (of drinks), from Latin vapidus "flat, insipid," literally "that has exhaled its vapor," related to vappa "stale wine," and probably to vapor "vapor." Applied from 1758 to talk and writing deemed dull and lifeless. Related: Vapidly ; vapidness . 中文词源 vapid ：乏味的 来自vapor,蒸气，蒸发，用于指酒的酒精蒸发掉的，乏味的
• vantage point 英文词源 vantage (n.) early 14c., "advantage, profit," from Anglo-French vantage , from Old French avantage "advantage, profit, superiority" (see advantage ). Vantage point "favorable position" attested from 1865; a similar notion was in earlier vantage ground (1610s). 中文词源 vantage point ：有利形势 缩写自法语avantage,有利，优势，词源同advantage. 该词的英语词源请
• vanquish 英文词源 vanquish vanquish: [14] Vanquish was adapted from vainquiss -, the stem form of Old French vainquir ‘defeat’. This was derived from vaintre ‘defeat’, a descendant of Latin vincere ‘defeat’ (source also of English convince , invincible [15], victory , etc). = convince , invincible , victory vanquish (v.) mid-14c., "to defeat in battle, conquer," from Old French venquis- , e
• vanity case 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random regatta regatta: [17] The word regatta originated in Italy, and at first denoted a gondola race on the Grand Canal in Venice. It appears to have been derived from a Venetian dialect verb rigattare ‘contend, fight’, of uncertain origin. The first record of its application to a boat race in England is in June 1775, when a ‘r
• vanity 英文词源 vanity vanity: see vain vanity (n.) c. 1200, "that which is vain, futile, or worthless," from Old French vanite "self-conceit; futility; lack of resolve" (12c.), from Latin vanitatem (nominative vanitas ) "emptiness, aimlessness; falsity," figuratively "vainglory, foolish pride," from vanus "empty, vain, idle" (see vain ). Meaning "self-conceited" in English is attested from mid-14c.
• vanish 英文词源 vanish vanish: [14] To vanish is etymologically to ‘become empty’. The word comes via Old French esvanir ‘disappear’ from Vulgar Latin * exvānīre , a variant of Latin ēvānēscere ‘disappear’ (source also of English evanescent [18]). This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and vānus ‘empty’ (source of English vain , vanity , vaunt , etc). = e
• vanillin 英文词源 vanillin (n.) substance prepared from fruit of the vanilla plant, 1859, from vanilla + -in (2). 中文词源 vanillin ：香草醛 来自vanilla,香草，-in,化学名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vanillin 词源， vanillin 含义。 vanillin ：香草醛 来自 vanilla,香草，-in,化学名词后缀。
• vanilla 英文词源 vanilla vanilla: [17] A vanilla pod is etymologically a ‘little vagina’. The word was borrowed from Spanish vainilla , a diminutive form of vaina ‘sheath’ (the pod was so named because of its sheath-like shape). Vaina was descended from Latin vāgīna ‘sheath’, which came to be jokingly applied to the ‘female reproductive passage’ – hence English vagina [17]. = vagin
• vanguard 英文词源 vanguard vanguard: [15] Vanguards have nothing to do with guarding vans. The word denotes etymologically an ‘advance guard’. It is short for the long defunct avantgard , which was borrowed from Old French avant-garde , a compound formed from avant ‘in front’ and garde ‘guard’. (Its modern French descendant was reborrowed into English as avant-garde [20].) = avant-garde , g
• vane 英文词源 vane vane: [15] Vane is an alteration of an earlier fane ‘flag, weather-cock’, which was descended from Old English fana . This in turn came from a prehistoric Germanic * fanon . The change from fane to vane took place in southwest England, where initial f and s have a tendency to become v and z (as in zyder for cyder ). vane (n.) "plate metal wind indicator," early 15c., southern
• vandalism 英文词源 vandalism (n.) 1794, from French vandalisme , first used by Henri Grégoire, Bishop of Blois, in a report decrying the pillage and destruction of art in the course of the French Revolution; see vandal + -ism . 中文词源 vandalism ：破坏公物罪 来自vandal,破坏公物者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vandalism 词源， vandalism 含义。 vandalis
• vandal 英文词源 vandal vandal: [17] The term vandal commemorates a Germanic tribe, the Vandals, who sacked Rome in 455 AD, and thereby earned themselves a reputation as destroyers of civilization. Their name for themselves was * Wandal -, which etymologically means ‘wanderer’. vandal (n.) 1660s, "willful destroyer of what is beautiful or venerable," from Vandals , name of the Germanic tribe that
• vanadium 英文词源 vanadium (n.) rare metallic element, 1833, named 1830 by Swedish chemist Nils Gabriel Sefström (1787-1845), from Old Norse Vanadis , one of the names of the Norse beauty goddess Freyja (perhaps from PIE *wen- (1) "to desire, strive for," which would connect it to Venus ); the metal perhaps so called for of its colorful compounds (an earlier name for it was erythronium , for the redne
• van 英文词源 van van: see caravan van (n.1) "front part of an army or other advancing group," c. 1600, shortening of vanguard . van (n.2) "covered truck or wagon," 1829, shortening of caravan . Century Dictionary suggests this was perhaps regarded as *carry-van . 中文词源 van ：小货车 缩写自caravan,拖车，大篷车，用来指小货车。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• vamp 英文词源 vamp vamp: English has two distinct words vamp . The now dated slang term for a ‘seductive woman’ [20] is short for vampire . The other vamp , ‘extemporize on the piano’, was originally a noun meaning the ‘part of a stocking that covers the foot and ankle’ [13]. It was borrowed from Anglo-Norman * vaumpé , a reduced form of Old French avantpié . This was a compound noun
• vamoose 英文词源 vamoose (v.) "to decamp, be off," 1834, from Spanish vamos "let us go," from Latin vadamus , first person plural indicative of vadere "to go, to walk, go hastily," from PIE root *wadh- (2) "to go" (cognates: Old English wadan "to go," Latin vadum "ford;" see wade (v.)). 中文词源 vamoose ：匆匆离去 缩写自拉丁语vadamus,走，离开，词源同invade,evade,wade. 该词的英
• valve 英文词源 valve valve: [14] The etymological notion underlying valve is of a door opening and closing. The word was adapted from Latin valva , which denoted one of the sections of a folding or revolving door, and may have had links with volvere ‘roll’ (source of English revolve ). It carried its original meaning with it into English, but it was not used at all widely until various metaphori
• valuer 英文词源 evaluate (v.) 1831, back-formation from evaluation , or else from French évaluer , back-formation from évaluation . Originally in mathematics. Related: Evaluated ; evaluating . evaluation (n.) 1755, "action of appraising or valuing," from French évaluation , noun of action from évaluer "to find the value of," from é- "out" (see ex- ) + valuer (see value (n.)). Meaning "job perfor
• value 英文词源 value value: [14] To have value is etymologically to be ‘strong’ or ‘effective’, and hence to have ‘worth’. The word was borrowed from Old French value , a noun use of the feminine past participle of valoir ‘be worth’. This was descended from Latin valēre ‘be strong, be of value’, which also produced English avail [13], available [15] (which originally meant ‘ad
• valuable 英文词源 valuable (adj.) "of great value or price," 1580s, from value (v.) + -able . As a noun, "a valuable thing," from 1775 (in modern use often in plural). Related: Valuably . 中文词源 valuable ：有价值的 来自value,价值。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： valuable 词源， valuable 含义。 valuable ：贵重的，有价值的  词根词缀： -val-价值
• valor 英文词源 valor (n.) c. 1300, "value, worth," from Old French valor , valour "valor, moral worth, merit, courage, virtue" (12c.), from Late Latin valorem (nominative valor ) "value, worth" (in Medieval Latin "strength, valor"), from stem of Latin valere "be strong, be worth" (see valiant ). The meaning "courage" is first recorded 1580s, from Italian valore , from the same Late Latin word. (The
• valley 英文词源 valley valley: [13] Valley comes via Anglo-Norman valey from * vallāta , a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin vallis ‘valley’, whose origins are uncertain. A more direct English descendant of vallis is vale [13]. = vale valley (n.) c. 1300, from Anglo-French valey , Old French valee "a valley" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *vallata , from Latin vallis "valley," of unknown origin. Valle
• Valkyrie 英文词源 Valkyrie (n.) 1768, one of 12 war-maidens who escorted the brave dead to Valhalla , from Old Norse valkyrja , literally "chooser of the slain," from valr "those slain in battle" (see Valhalla ) + kyrja "chooser," from ablaut root of kjosa "to choose," from Proto-Germanic *keusan , from PIE *geus- "to taste, choose" (see gusto ). Old English form was Wælcyrie , but they seem not to ha
• Valium 英文词源 Valium (n.) 1961, proprietary name (Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, N.J.) of diazepam (reg. U.S.), of unknown origin. 中文词源 Valium ：安定药 词源不详，可能来自拉丁语valere,强健的，词源同valiant,以此命名，寓意安定之义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Valium 词源， Valium 含义。
• valise 英文词源 valise (n.) 1610s, "suitcase, soldier's kit bag," from Middle French valise (16c.), from Italian valigia , of uncertain origin. Attested in Medieval Latin forms valisia (early 15c.), valixia (late 13c.). "The name is generally given to a leather case of moderate size, opening wide on a hinge or like a portfolio ...." [Century Dictionary] 中文词源 valise ：小旅行包 词源不详，
• valid 英文词源 valid valid: [16] Something that is valid is etymologically ‘strong’, and hence ‘effective’. The word comes via French valide from Latin validus ‘strong, effective’, which was derived from the verb valēre ‘be strong’ (source also of English valiant , valour , value , etc). The negative form invalid [16] also goes back to Latin, but its specific application to infirm p
• valiant 英文词源 valiant valiant: see value valiant (adj.) early 14c. (late 12c. in surnames), "brave, courageous, intrepid in danger," from Anglo-French vaylant , and Old French vaillant "stalwart, brave," present participle adjective from valoir "be worthy," originally "be strong," from Latin valere "be strong, be well, be worth, have power, be able, be in health," from PIE root *wal- "be strong" (c
• Valhalla 英文词源 Valhalla (n.) heavenly hall in which Odin receives the souls of heroes slain in battle, 1696 (in Archdeacon Nicolson's "English Historical Library"), from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the battle-slain;" first element from valr "those slain in battle," from Proto-Germanic *walaz (cognates: Old English wæl "slaughter, bodies of the slain," Old High German wal "battlefield, slaughter"),
• valet 英文词源 valet valet: see varlet valet (n.) "personal man-servant," mid-14c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French valet , variant of vaslet "man's servant, workman's assistant," originally "squire, young man, youth of noble birth" (12c.), from Gallo-Roman *vassellittus "young nobleman, squire, page," diminutive of Medieval Latin vassallus , from vassus "servant" (see vassal ). Modern sens
• valerian 英文词源 valerian (n.) plant of Eurasia, cultivated for its medicinal root, late 14c., from Old French valeriane "wild valerian" (13c.), apparently from feminine singular of Latin adjective Valerianus , from the personal name Valerius (see Valerie ); but Weekley writes, "some of the German and Scand. forms of the name point rather to connection with the saga-hero Wieland ." 中文词源 valeri
• valentine 英文词源 Valentine (n.) mid-15c., "sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine's Day," from Late Latin Valentinus , the name of two early Italian saints (from Latin valentia "strength, capacity;" see valence ). Choosing a sweetheart on this day originated 14c. as a custom in English and French court circles. Meaning "letter or card sent to a sweetheart" first recorded 1824. The romantic association of
• valency 英文词源 valency valency: see value 中文词源 valency ：原子价 来自拉丁语valere, 强健的，有价值的，词源同value,用来指原子价。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： valency 词源， valency 含义。 valency ：原子价 来自拉丁语 valere,强健的，有价值的，词源同 value.用来指原子价。
• valedictory 英文词源 valedictory (adj.) 1650s, "pertaining or relating to leave-taking," from Latin valedictum (past participle of valedicere ; see valediction ) + -ory . As a noun meaning "valedictory address" from 1779. 中文词源 valedictory ：告别的 来自valediction,告别演说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： valedictory 词源， valedictory 含义。 valedictory ：告
• valediction 英文词源 valediction (n.) "a farewell, a bidding farewell," 1610s, from past participle stem of Latin valedicere "bid farewell, take leave," from vale "farewell!," second person singular imperative of valere "be well, be strong" (see valiant ) + dicere "to say" (see diction ). 中文词源 valediction ：告别演说 val-,强健的，健康的，词源同value, -dict, 说，词源同dictionary
• vale 英文词源 vale vale: see valley vale (n.) river-land between two ranges of hills, early 14c., from Old French val "valley, vale" (12c.), from Latin vallem (nominative vallis, valles ) "valley" (see valley ). Now "little used except in poetry" [Century Dictionary]. Vale of years "old age" is from "Othello." Vale of tears "this world as a place of trouble" is attested from 1550s. 中文词源 val
• valance 英文词源 valance (n.) piece of hanging, decorative drapery, mid-15c., of uncertain origin, probably from Anglo-French *valaunce , valence , from valer "go down, let down," variant of Old French avaler "descend, go down;" or possibly from the plural of Old French avalant , from present participle of avaler "go down." The notion is of something "hanging down." Not now considered to be from the n
• vainglorious 英文词源 vainglorious vainglorious: see glory vainglorious (adj.) early 15c., from vainglory + -ous , or from Old French vain glorios "boastful, swaggering." Related: Vaingloriously ; vaingloriousness . Groce ("Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 3rd ed., 1796) has vain-glorious man "One who boasts without reason, or, as the canters say, pisses more than he drinks." 中文词源 vaingl
• vain 英文词源 vain vain: [13] Latin vānus meant ‘empty’ (it was related to vacuus ‘empty’, source of English vacuum ). It passed into English via Old French vain in the sense ‘worthless’, and the main modern meaning ‘conceited’ did not develop until the 17th century. Also from vānus come English evanescent , vanish , vanity [13], and vaunt [14], and wane , want , etc go back to th
• vagus 英文词源 vagus (n.) plural vagi , 1840, "pneumogastric nerve," the long, widely distributed nerve from the brain to the upper body, from Latin vagus "wandering, straying" (see vague ). 中文词源 vagus ：迷走神经 来自拉丁语vagus, 漫游，偏离，用于医学术语迷走神经。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vagus 词源， vagus 含义。 vagus ：迷走神
• vague 英文词源 vague (adj.) "uncertain as to specifics," 1540s, from Middle French vague "empty, vacant; wild, uncultivated; wandering" (13c.), from Latin vagus "strolling, wandering, rambling," figuratively "vacillating, uncertain," of unknown origin. Related: Vagueness . 中文词源 vague ：模糊的 来自拉丁语vagus, 漫游，偏离，引申词义模糊的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• vagrant 英文词源 vagrant (n.) mid-15c., "person who lacks regular employment, one without fixed abode, a tramp," probably from Anglo-French vageraunt , also wacrant , walcrant , which is said in many sources to be a noun use of the past participle of Old French walcrer "to wander," from Frankish (Germanic) *walken , from the same source as Old Norse valka "wander" and English walk (v.). Under this the
• vaginitis 英文词源 vaginitis (n.) "inflammation of the vagina," 1833, medical Latin; see vagina + -itis "inflammation." 中文词源 vaginitis ：阴道炎 来自vagina,阴道，-itis,炎症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vaginitis 词源， vaginitis 含义。 vaginitis ：阴道炎 来自 vagina,阴道，-itis,炎症。
• vagina 英文词源 vagina vagina: see vanilla vagina (n.) "sexual passage of the female from the vulva to the uterus," 1680s, medical Latin, from specialized use of Latin vagina "sheath, scabbard, covering; sheath of an ear of grain, hull, husk" (plural vaginae ), from PIE *wag-ina- (cognates: Lithuanian vožiu "ro cover with a hollow thing"), from root *wag- "to break, split, bite." Probably the ancien
• vagaries 英文词源 umbrella umbrella: [17] Etymologically, an umbrella is a ‘little shadow’. The word was borrowed from Italian ombrella , a diminutive form of ombra ‘shade, shadow’. This in turn went back to Latin umbra , source of English sombre , umbrage , etc. It originally denoted a ‘sunshade’, and that meaning followed it into English, but it was not long before the vagaries of the Bri
• vagabond 英文词源 vagabond vagabond: [15] A vagabond is etymologically a ‘wanderer’. The word comes via Old French vagabond from Latin vagābundus , which was derived from vagārī ‘wander’ (source also of English termagant , vagary [16], and vagrant [15]). And vagārī in turn was based on vagus ‘wandering, undecided’ (source also of English vague [16]). = termagant , vagary , vagrant , va
• vade mecum 英文词源 vade mecum "A handbook or guide that is kept constantly at hand for consultation", Early 17th century: modern Latin, literally 'go with me'. 中文词源 vade mecum ：袖珍旅游指南 来自拉丁语，跟我走，vade, 走，词源同invade, me,我，cum,和，与，词源同com-.引申词义常备手册，旅游指南。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vade
• vacuum 英文词源 vacuum (v.) "to clean with a vacuum cleaner," 1919, from vacuum (n.). Related: Vacuumed ; vacuuming . vacuum (n.) 1540s, "emptiness of space," from Latin vacuum "an empty space, vacant place, a void," noun use of neuter of vacuus "empty, unoccupied, devoid of," figuratively "free, unoccupied," related to vacare "be empty" (see vain ). Properly a loan-translation of Greek kenon , liter
• vacuole 英文词源 vacuole (n.) "small cavity or vesicle," 1853, from French vacuole , from Medieval Latin vacuola , formed as a diminutive of Latin vacuus "empty" (see vacuum (n.)). 中文词源 vacuole ：液泡，空泡 词源同vacant,空着的，用来指液泡，空泡。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vacuole 词源， vacuole 含义。 vacuole ：液泡，空泡 词源同
• vacuity 英文词源 vacuity (n.) late 14c., "hollow space," from Latin vacuitas "empty space, emptiness, absence, vacancy, freedom," from vacuus "empty" (see vacuum (n.)). Originally in anatomy. Meaning "vacancy of mind or thought" is attested from 1590s. 中文词源 vacuity ：空虚 词源同vacant,空着的，引申词义空虚。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vacuity 词源，
• vacillate 英文词源 vacillate (v.) 1590s, "to sway unsteadily," from Latin vacillatus , past participle of vacillare "sway to and fro; hesitate" (see vacillation ). Meaning "to waver between two opinions or courses" is recorded from 1620s. Related: Vacillated ; vacillates ; vacillating . 中文词源 vacillate ：立场摇摆 来自拉丁语vacillare,摇摆，犹豫，来自PIE*weng,弯，转，摇晃，词
• vaccinate 英文词源 vaccinate (v.) 1803, "to inoculate with a vaccine," originally with cowpox for the purpose of procuring immunity from smallpox, back-formation from vaccination . Related: Vaccinated ; vaccinating . 中文词源 vaccinate ：接种疫苗 来自vaccine,疫苗。参见vaccine. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vaccinate 词源， vaccinate 含义。
• vacation 英文词源 vacation (n.) late 14c., "freedom from obligations, leisure, release" (from some activity or occupation), from Old French vacacion "vacancy, vacant position" (14c.) and directly from Latin vacationem (nominative vacatio ) "leisure, freedom, exemption, a being free from duty, immunity earned by service," noun of state from past participle stem of vacare "be empty, free, or at leisure"
• vacate 英文词源 vacate (v.) 1640s, "to make void, to annul," from Latin vacatus , past participle of vacare "be empty, be void" (see vain ). Meaning "to leave, give up, quit" (a place) is attested from 1791. Related: Vacated ; vacating . 中文词源 vacate ：空出 来自拉丁语vacare,空的，词源同vain. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vacate 词源， vacate 含义。
• vacant 英文词源 vacant vacant: [13] Latin vacāre meant ‘be empty’. Its present participle vacāns has provided English with vacant , while its past participle lies behind English vacate [17] and vacation [14]. It also formed the basis of an adjective vacuus ‘empty’, from which English gets vacuous [17] and vacuum [16] (the term vacuum cleaner is first recorded in 1903, and the consequent ver
• vice- 英文词源 vice- word-forming element meaning "deputy, assistant, substitute," also "instead of, in place of," 15c., from Latin vice "in place of," ablative of vicis "a change, a turn, interchange alternation" (see vicarious ). In Middle English sometimes borrowed in Old French form vis- , vi- . 中文词源 vice- ：副 来自PIE *weik, 转， 词源同vicarious(替代的）。见viceroy, vice-
• vignette 英文词源 vignette vignette: [18] A vignette is etymologically a picture with a border of ‘vine’ tendrils, leaves, etc round it. The word comes from Old French vignette , a diminutive form of vigne ‘vine’ (source of English vine and related to English wine ). It was originally applied to decorations in medieval manuscripts, but it was then transferred to the border around pictures, and
• vandalize 英文词源 vandalize (v.) by 1797, from vandal + -ize . Related: Vandalized ; vandalizing . A past participle vandald is recorded from 1640s.. 中文词源 vandalize （肆意破坏）：大肆破坏罗马城的汪达尔人 汪达尔人（Vandal）是古代日耳曼民族中的一支，在欧洲民族大迁徙时期，曾在北非今突尼斯地区建立了一个汪达尔王国。公元455年，他
• vegetable 英文词源 vegetable vegetable: [14] Latin vegēre meant ‘be active’ (it was formed from the same Indo-European base as lies behind English vigil , vigour , and wake ). From it was derived vegetus ‘active’, which in turn formed the basis of vegetāre ‘enliven, animate’. From this again came late Latin vegetābilis ‘enlivening’, which came to be applied specifically to plant growt
• vaccine 英文词源 vaccine vaccine: [18] Vaccine was adapted from Latin vaccīnus , which means literally ‘of a cow’ (it was a derivative of vacca ‘cow’, source of French vache ). It was used by the British physician Edward Jenner at the end of the 18th century in the terms vaccine disease for ‘cowpox’, and hence vaccine inoculation for the technique he developed of preventing smallpox by in
• vassal 英文词源 vassal vassal: see varlet vassal (n.) early 14c. (c. 1200 as a surname) "tenant who pledges fealty to a lord," from Old French vassal "subject, subordinate, servant" (12c.), from Medieval Latin vassallus "manservant, domestic, retainer," extended from vassus "servant," from Old Celtic *wasso- "young man, squire" (cognates: Welsh gwas "youth, servant," Breton goaz "servant, vassal, man
• viscount 英文词源 viscount (n.) late 14c., "deputy of a count or earl," from Anglo-French and Old French visconte (Modern French vicomte ), from Medieval Latin vicecomes (genitive vicecomitis ), from Late Latin vice- "deputy" (see vice- ) + Latin comes "member of an imperial court, nobleman" (see count (n.)). As a rank in British peerage, first recorded 1440. Related: Viscountess . 中文词源 viscoun
• virtue 英文词源 virtue virtue: [13] Latin virtūs ‘bravery, strength, capacity, skill, merit’ was derived from vir ‘man’ (source also of English virago ‘manlike woman’ [14] and virile [15]), and so etymologically it denoted ‘manliness’. It passed into English via Old French vertu . Derivatives include virtual [14] which, preserving another semantic aspect of its source, originally mea
• vestal 英文词源 vestal (adj.) "chaste, pure, virgin," 1590s, originally (early 15c.) "belonging to or dedicated to Vesta ," Roman goddess of hearth and home, from Latin vestalis . The noun is recorded from 1570s, short for Vestal virgin , one of four (later six) priestesses (Latin virgines Vestales ) in charge of the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta in Rome. From 1580s in reference to any virgin or
• venereal 英文词源 venereal venereal: [15] Latin venus meant ‘love, charm’ (it came ultimately from the same Indo- European base as produced English wish and winsome and Sanskrit vānchā ‘wish’). It was not that common as a generic term, its most familiar role being as the name of the Roman goddess of love. From it was derived venereus ‘of sexual love or sexual intercourse’, which English b
• vampire 英文词源 vampire vampire: [18] Vampire probably goes back ultimately to ubyr , a word for ‘witch’ in the Kazan Tatar language of an area to the east of Moscow. This was borrowed into Russian as upyr ’, and from there probably found its way into Hungarian as vampir . English acquired it via French vampire or German vampir . The application of the word to a type of bloodsucking bat was int
• victory 英文词源 victory victory: [14] Latin vincere meant ‘defeat’ (it has given English convince , evince , invincible , and vanquish ). Its past participle was victus , from which English gets convict , evict , victor [14] (etymologically a ‘defeater, conqueror’), and victory . = convict , convince , evict , evince , invincible , vanquish victory (n.) c. 1300, "military supremacy, victory i
• veto 英文词源 veto veto: [17] Latin vetō meant ‘I forbid’ (it was the first person present singular of vetāre ‘forbid’, a verb of uncertain origin which may be related to Welsh gwadu ‘deny’). It was used in the Roman senate by tribunes of the people as a formula for objecting to proposals, and it was originally introduced into English as part of the terminology of parliamentary proced
• villain 英文词源 villain (n.) c. 1300 (late 12c. as a surname), "base or low-born rustic," from Anglo-French and Old French vilain "peasant, farmer, commoner, churl, yokel" (12c.), from Medieval Latin villanus "farmhand," from Latin villa "country house, farm" (see villa ). The most important phases of the sense development of this word may be summed up as follows: 'inhabitant of a farm; peasant; chur
• volume 英文词源 volume volume: [14] Volume is one of a sizeable family of English words that go back to Latin volvere ‘roll, turn’. Others include convolution [16], convolvulus [16], devolution [16], evolution , involve [14], revolt , revolution , revolve , vault , volte-face [19], and voluble [16]. Volume itself comes via Old French volum from Latin volūmen , a derivative of volvere . The sense
• volcano 英文词源 volcano volcano: [17] Volcanoes get their name from Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. His name in Latin was Volcānus , and it was the Italian descendant of this, volcano , that was originally adapted as a term for ‘fire-emitting mountain’. English borrowed the word from Italian. Also commemorating Vulcan is the vulcanization [19] of rubber. The term appears to have been coined aroun
• VD 英文词源 BVDs (n.) "men's underwear," 1935, from trademark name (dating to 1876) of manufacturer Bradley, Voorhees, and Day . DVD 1995, initialism (acronym) from Digital Video Disc , later changed to Digital Versatile Disc . Earlier this year, electronics giant Toshiba positioned the first DVD players available in the U.S. as a home entertainment unit (retail price $600). ["Black Enterprise" m
• Ukraine 英文词源 Ukraine from Russian or Polish Ukraina , literally "border, frontier," from u- "at" + krai "edge." So called from being regarded as the southern frontier of Poland or Russia. Related: Ukrainian . 中文词源 Ukraine （乌克兰）：边疆之国 乌克兰的英文名Ukraine来自俄罗斯语或波兰语Ukraina (边疆）由前缀u-(在）和krai (边缘）组成。公元9世纪时，作
• Utah 英文词源 Utah U.S. teritory organized 1850 (admitted as a state 1896), from Spanish yuta , name of the indigenous Uto-Aztecan people of the Great Basin (Modern English Ute ), perhaps from Western Apache (Athabaskan) yudah "high" (in reference to living in the mountains). 中文词源 Utah ：犹他州 出自纳瓦霍语的Ute，意思为“高山上面”。这个名字很好地反映了该州的
• unsympathetic 英文词源 unsympathetic (adj.) 1785, from un- (1) "not" + sympathetic (adj.). 中文词源 unsympathetic ：不同情的，冷漠无情的 词根词缀： un-否定 + sym-共同 + -path-痛苦 + -etic形容词词尾 → 不具备共同的感情或痛苦 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unsympathetic 词源， unsympathetic 含义。
• uniparous 英文词源 uniparous "Producing a single offspring at a birth", Mid 17th century: from modern Latin uniparus (from Latin uni- 'one' + -parus 'bearing') + -ous. 中文词源 uniparous ：[植]每一分枝只生一茎轴的，单梗的；[动]每次产一个卵的，每胎生一子的 词根词缀： -uni-单一 + -par-生育 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• unpaid 英文词源 unpaid (adj.) late 14c., in reference to persons, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of pay (v.). Of debts, attested from late 15c. 中文词源 unpaid ：未付的，未缴纳的   词根词缀： un-否定 + paid(-pac-)和平→支付 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unpaid 词源， unpaid 含义。
• unnecessary 英文词源 unnecessary (adj.) 1540s, from un- (1) "not" + necessary (adj.). Related: Unnecessarily . 中文词源 unnecessary ：不必要的，无用的，多余的   词根词缀： un-否定 + ne-否定 + -cess-行走,退让→离开 + -ary形容词词尾 → 可以离开的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unnecessary 词源， unnecessary 含义。
• unnatural 英文词源 unnatural (adj.) early 15c., "not in accord with physical nature," from un- (1) "not" + natural (adj.). Meaning "artificial" is attested from 1746; that of "at variance with moral standards" is from 1520s. Related: Unnaturally ; unnaturalness . 中文词源 unnatural ：不自然的；不合自然规律的；勉强的；不尽人情的；变态的；残忍的；奇异的 词根词缀：
• unmoral 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sheen sheen: [OE] Despite its similarity in form and meaning, sheen has no etymological connection with shine . It was originally an adjective, meaning ‘beautiful, bright’. Like its relatives, German schön and Dutch schoon , it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * skauniz , which was derived from the base * skau - ‘see,
• uniliteral 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random prison prison: [12] Like comprehend , prehensile , etc, prison goes back ultimately to Latin praehendere ‘seize’. From this was derived the noun praehensiō ‘seizure’, later contracted to prēnsiō , which passed into Old French as prisun . By now it had come to be used specifically for ‘imprisonment’, and from this
• unifilar 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random paradigm paradigm: see teach 中文词源 unifilar ：单线的，仅有一条线的，单丝的  词根词缀： -uni-单一 + -fil-线 + -ar形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unifilar 词源， unifilar 含义。
• unexpected 英文词源 unexpected (adj.) 1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of expect (v.). Related: Unexpectedly . 中文词源 unexpected ：意外的，想不到的 词根词缀： un-否定 + ex-出,向外(x发音为ks) + -spect-看(s因和x发音重复而省略) + -ed形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unexpected 词源， unexpected 含义。
• unequivocal 英文词源 unequivocal (adj.) 1784, from un- (1) "not" + equivocal . Related: Unequivocally . 中文词源 unequivocal ：只有一种含意的；清楚明白的  词根词缀： un-否定 + -equ-均,等 + -i- + -voc-声音,叫喊 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unequivocal 词源， unequivocal 含义。
• undiminishable 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bereave bereave: see rob 中文词源 undiminishable ：不可缩减的，不可减少(或减小)的，不可削弱的 词根词缀： un-否定 + di-分离,分开 + -min-小 + -ish动词词尾 + -able形容词词尾,可被...的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： undiminishable 词源， undiminishable 含义。
• underpass 英文词源 underpass (n.) 1904, American English, from under + pass (n.). 中文词源 underpass ：地下道  词根词缀： under-在下,不足 + -pass-走,通过 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underpass 词源， underpass 含义。
• unconfined 英文词源 unconfined (adj.) c. 1600, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of confine (v.). 中文词源 unconfined ：无限制的，无约束的   词根词缀： un-否定 + con-加强意义 + -fin-结束,界限 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unconfined 词源， unconfined 含义。
• utilization 英文词源 utilization (n.) 1847, noun of action from utilize . Compare French utilisation . 中文词源 utilization ：利用  词根词缀： -util-用 + -ize动词词尾(e略) + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： utilization 词源， utilization 含义。