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• utilise 英文词源 utilize (v.) 1794, from French utiliser , from Italian utilizzare , from utile "usable," from Latin utilis "usable," from uti (see use (v.)). Utilize is fast antiquating improve , in the sense of 'turn to account.' [Fitzedward Hall, "Modern English," 1873] 中文词源 utilise ：使用，利用 词根词缀： -util-用 + -ise动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• utilisation 英文词源 utilisation (n.) chiefly British English spelling of utilization (q.v.). For spelling, see -ize . 中文词源 utilisation ：利用 词根词缀： -util-用 + -ise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： utilisation 词源， utilisation 含义。
• utile 英文词源 utile (adj.) late 15c., from Old French utile "useful" (13c.), from Latin utilis "useful, beneficial, profitable," from uti (see use (v.)). 中文词源 utile ：有用的，有益的 词根词缀： -util-用 + -e 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： utile 词源， utile 含义。
• user 英文词源 user (n.) c. 1400, agent noun from use (v.). Of narcotics, from 1935; of computers, from 1967. User-friendly (1977) is said in some sources to have been coined by software designer Harlan Crowder as early as 1972. 中文词源 user ：用户，使用者 词根词缀： -us-用 + -er名词词尾,人或物 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： user 词源， user 含义。
• useless 英文词源 useless (adj.) 1590s, from use (n.) + -less . Related: Uselessly ; uselessness . 中文词源 useless ：无用的 词根词缀： -us-用 + -e + -less形容词词尾,否定 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： useless 词源， useless 含义。
• useful 英文词源 useful (adj.) 1590s, from use (n.) + -full . Related: Usefully ; usefulness . 中文词源 useful ：有用的，有益的 词根词缀： -us-用 + -e + -ful形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： useful 词源， useful 含义。
• used 英文词源 used (adj.) "second-hand," 1590s, past participle adjective from use (v.). To be used to "accustomed, familiar" is recorded by late 14c. Verbal phrase used to "formerly did or was" (as in I used to love her ) represents a construction attested from c. 1300, and common from c. 1400, from use (intransitive) "be accustomed, practice customarily," but now surviving only in past tense form
• urgency 英文词源 urgency (n.) 1530s, probably from urgent + -cy . 中文词源 urgency ：催促，紧急，迫切 urge的名词形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： urgency 词源， urgency 含义。
• upstream 英文词源 upstream (adv.) also up-stream , 1680s, from up (adv.) + stream (n.). As an adjective from 1838. 中文词源 upstream ：在上游的，逆流的 词根词缀： up向上 + stream溪流 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： upstream 词源， upstream 含义。
• upside 英文词源 upside (n.) 1610s, "upper side or surface," from up (adj.) + side (n.). Adverbial phrase upside (someone's) head in reference to a blow to the head is recorded from 1970, U.S. black slang. 中文词源 upside ：上侧，上面，上部    词根词缀： up向上 + side侧面,边 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： upside 词源， upside 含义。
• upgrade 英文词源 upgrade (n.) also up-grade , 1847, "upward slope," from up (adj.) + grade (n.). The meaning "upgraded version" is recorded from 1980. upgrade (v.) "increase to a higher grade or rank," 1904 (transitive); 1950 (intransitive), from up (adv.) + grade (v.). Related: Upgraded ; upgrading . 中文词源 upgrade ：提升，使升级 词根词缀： up向上 + -grad-步,级 + -e 该词的英语
• upfront 英文词源 upfront (adj.) 1932, up front "in the front," from up + front (n.). Meaning "honest, open" is from 1970; that of "paid in advance" is from 1967. 中文词源 upfront ：直率的，直截了当的 词根词缀： up靠近 + front前面 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： upfront 词源， upfront 含义。
• unwilling 英文词源 unwilling (adj.) early 15c., altered from or re-formed to replace Middle English unwilland , from Old English unwillende ; see un- (1) "not" + willing (adj.); see -ing (2). Related: Unwillingly ; unwillingness . 中文词源 unwilling ：不情愿的 词根词缀： un-否定 + will(-vol-)自愿,意愿 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unwilling 词源， u
• unveil 英文词源 unveil (v.) 1590s, in reference to sight, "to make clear," from un- (2) "opposite of" + veil (v.). Sense of "to display or reveal" (something) is from 1650s. Related: Unveiled ; unveiling . 中文词源 unveil ：除去 词根词缀： un-否定 + veil面纱 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unveil 词源， unveil 含义。
• unsuitable 英文词源 unsuitable (adj.) 1590s, from un- (1) "not" + suitable (adj.). Related: Unsuitably ; unsuitability . 中文词源 unsuitable ：不合适的，不适宜的 词根词缀： un-否定 + suit合适 + -able形容词词尾,被动意义 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unsuitable 词源， unsuitable 含义。
• unstable 英文词源 unstable (adj.) early 13c., "apt to move," from un- (1) "not" + stable (adj.). Similar formation in Middle High German unstabel . Meaning "liable to fall" is recorded from c. 1300; sense of "fickle" is attested from late 13c. An Old English word for this was feallendlic , which might have become *fally . 中文词源 unstable ：不稳定的，不固定的  词根词缀： un-否定
• unrest 英文词源 unrest (n.) mid-14c., from un- (1) "not" + rest (n.). Similar formation in West Frisian onrest , Middle Low German unreste , German unrast , Middle Dutch onruste . 中文词源 unrest ：动乱，骚乱，不安宁  词根词缀： un-否定 + re-回,向后 + -st-站立 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unrest 词源， unrest 含义。
• unlock 英文词源 unlock (v.) c. 1400, from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + lock (v.). Figurative sense is attested from 1530s. Old English had unlucan "to unlock, open." Related: Unlocked ; unlocking . 中文词源 unlock ：开…锁，开启 词根词缀： un-否定 + lock锁 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unlock 词源， unlock 含义。
• unload 英文词源 unload (v.) 1520s, in reference to cargo, from un- (2) + load (v.). Figurative sense (in reference to feelings, etc.) is recorded from 1590s. Used in reference to sales of stocks by 1870, hence U.S. colloquial sense "dispose of property the holding of which is risky" (1881). Related: Unloaded ; unloading . 中文词源 unload ：卸(货)，卸下 词根词缀： un-否定 + load加载
• unlimited 英文词源 unlimited (adj.) mid-15c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of limit (v.). 中文词源 unlimited ：无限的，无约束的 词根词缀： un-否定 + -limit-界限 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unlimited 词源， unlimited 含义。
• unlawful 英文词源 unlawful (adj.) "contrary to law, illegal," c. 1300, from un- (1) "not" + lawful . Unlawful assembly is recorded in statutes from late 15c. Related: Unlawfully . Old English had a noun unlagu ("unlaw") "illegal action, abuse of law." 中文词源 unlawful ：不法的，违法的；不正当的，不道德的 词根词缀： un-否定 + law法律 + -ful 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• unknown 英文词源 unknown (adj.) c. 1300, "strange, unfamiliar" (of persons, places), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of know (v.). Compare Old English ungecnawen . In reference to facts, "not discovered or found out," it attested from early 14c. The noun meaning "unknown person" is recorded from 1590s; the unknown "that which is unknown" is from 1650s. 中文词源 unknown ：未知的，不知名的
• unkind 英文词源 unkind (adj.) Old English uncynde "unnatural, not natural;" see un- (1) "not" + kind (adj.). Meaning "lacking in kindness" is recorded from mid-14c. 中文词源 unkind ：不仁慈的，不和善的 词根词缀： un-否定 + kind仁慈的,亲切的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unkind 词源， unkind 含义。
• united 英文词源 united (adj.) "made into one," 1550s, past participle adjective from unite (v.). 中文词源 united ：统一的，联合的，团结的 词根词缀： -uni-单一 + te(e略) + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： united 词源， united 含义。
• unisonant 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random dilemma dilemma: [16] Dilemma was originally a technical term in rhetoric, denoting a form of argument in which one’s opponent is faced with a choice of two unfavourable alternatives. It comes via Latin dilemma from Greek dilēmma , a compound formed from di - ‘two’ and lēmma ‘proposition, premise’. ( Lēmma itself, w
• uninhibited 英文词源 uninhibited (adj.) 1880, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of inhibit . 中文词源 uninhibited ：不被禁止的 词根词缀： un-否定 + in-向内 + -hibit-持,握 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： uninhibited 词源， uninhibited 含义。
• uninhabited 英文词源 uninhabited (adj.) 1570s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of inhabit (v.). 中文词源 uninhabited ：杳无人烟的 词根词缀： un-否定 + in-入,向内 + -habit-居住 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： uninhabited 词源， uninhabited 含义。
• unilingual 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random manure manure: see manoeuvre 中文词源 unilingual ：只用一种语言的 词根词缀： -uni-单一 + -lingu-语言 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unilingual 词源， unilingual 含义。
• unify 英文词源 unify (v.) c. 1500, "to make into one," from Middle French unifier (14c.) or directly from Late Latin unificare "make one," from Latin uni- "one" (see uni- ) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious ). Related: Unified ; unifying . Unified (field) theory in physics is recorded from 1935. 中文词源 unify ：使联合，统一；使相同，使一致 来源于法语unifier或拉丁语
• unification 英文词源 unification (n.) 1849, noun of action from unify (v.). Unification Church was founded 1954. 中文词源 unification ：统一，联合  unify的名词 词根词缀： -uni-单一 + -fic-做,作 + -ation行为的过程或结果 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unification 词源， unification 含义。
• ungrateful 英文词源 ungrateful (adj.) 1550s, from un- (1) "not" + grateful . Related: Ungratefully . 中文词源 ungrateful ：忘恩负义的 词根词缀： un-否定 + -grat-恩惠+ -ful 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ungrateful 词源， ungrateful 含义。
• unfit 英文词源 unfit (adj.) 1540s, "not suitable" (in reference to things), from un- (1) "not" + fit (adj.). Related: Unfitness . In reference to persons or human qualities, attested from 1550s. unfit (v.) "to render unfit," 1610s, from unfit (adj.), or else from un- (2) "reverse of" + fit (v.). Related: Unfitted ; unfitting . 中文词源 unfit ：不适宜的，不适当的 词根词缀： un-否定
• unfair 英文词源 unfair (adj.) Old English unfægr "unlovely, not beautiful, deformed, hideous, unlovable," from un- (1) "not" + fair (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse ufagr , Gothic unfagrs . Meaning "wicked, evil, bad" is recorded from c. 1300. Sense of "not equitable, unjust" is first recorded 1713. Related: Unfairly . 中文词源 unfair ：不公平的，不公道的 词根词缀： un-否定
• unequal 英文词源 unequal (adj.) 1530s, "unjust, unfair," from un- (1) "not" + equal (adj.). Meaning "not the same in amount, size, quality, etc." is recorded from 1560s ( inequal in this sense is from late 14c.). Sense of "inadequate, insufficient" (to some task) is attested from 1690s. Related: Unequally . 中文词源 unequal ：不相等的，不平等的 词根词缀： un-否定 + -equ-均,等 +
• uneasy 英文词源 uneasy (adj.) late 13c., "not comforting, causing trouble," from un- (1) "not" + easy (adj.). Meaning "disturbed in mind" is attested from 1670s. Related: Uneasily ; uneasiness . 中文词源 uneasy ：不安的，担心的，焦虑的；不稳定的，紧张的 词根词缀： un-否定 + easy容易的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： uneasy 词源， uneasy 含义
• undutiful 英文词源 impious (adj.) 1590s, from Latin impius "without reverence, irreverent, wicked; undutiful, unpatriotic," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pius (see pious ). Related: Impiously ; impiousness . 中文词源 undutiful ：未尽职的，未尽本分的；不顺从的，不恭敬的 词根词缀： un-否定 + duty(y→i)责任 + -ful形容词词尾,充满 该词
• undress 英文词源 undress (v.) 1590s, "to shed one's clothing," from un- (2) "opposite of" + dress (v.). Transitive sense of "to strip off (someone's) clothing" is recorded from 1610s. Related: Undressed ; undressing . undress (n.) "state of partial or incomplete dress," 1680s, from undress (v.). Meaning "ordinary dress" is from 1748. 中文词源 undress ：给(人)脱衣 词根词缀： un-否定 + d
• undoubtedly 英文词源 entomology (n.) 1764, from French entomologie (1764), coined from -logie "study of" (see -logy ) + Greek entomon "insect," neuter of entomos "cut in pieces, cut up," in this case "having a notch or cut (at the waist)," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + temnein "to cut" (see tome ). Insects were so called by Aristotle in reference to the segmented division of their bodies. Compare insect ,
• underwear 英文词源 underwear (n.) "undergarments," 1872, from under + wear (n.). So called because they are worn under one's clothing. 中文词源 underwear ：内衣(类) 词根词缀： under-在下 + wear衣服 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underwear 词源， underwear 含义。
• understanding 英文词源 understanding (n.) Old English understanding "comprehension," verbal noun from understand (v.). Meaning "mutual agreement" is attested from 1803. 中文词源 understanding ：理解，理解力；谅解  词根词缀： under-在下 + stand站 + -ing名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： understanding 词源， understanding 含义。
• underlying 英文词源 underlying (adj.) 1610s, present participle adjective from underlie . 中文词源 underlying ：在 词根词缀： under-在下 + lying(lie的现在分词)躺;位于 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underlying 词源， underlying 含义。
• underline 英文词源 underline (v.) 1721, "to mark underneath or below with a line," from under + line (v.). Similar formation in Dutch onderlijnen . Related: Underlined ; underlining . The noun is attested from 1888. 中文词源 underline ：在…下划线；强调 词根词缀： under-在下 + line线 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underline 词源， underline 含义。
• underlie 英文词源 underlie (v.) Old English under licgan "to be subordinate to, to submit to;" see under + lie (v.2). Meaning "to lie under or beneath" is attested from c. 1600; figurative sense of "to be the basis of" is attested from 1852 (implied in underlying ). Similar formation in Old High German untarliggan ; German unterliegen . 中文词源 underlie ：构成 词根词缀： under-在下 + lie躺
• underhand 英文词源 underhand (adv.) mid-14c., "by secret means, stealthily, in a surreptitious manner," from under + hand (n.). Perhaps the notion is of the hand turned over (thus concealing what it holds). Compare Middle Dutch onderhanden "by degrees, slowly," Dutch onderhandsch "secret, private." The adjective is attested from 1540s. Old English under hand meant "in subjection, in (one's) control or p
• underground 英文词源 underground (adv.) 1570s, "below the surface," from under + ground (n.). As an adjective, attested from c. 1600; figurative sense of "hidden, secret" is attested from 1630s; adjectival meaning "subculture" is from 1953, from adjectival use in reference to World War II resistance movements against German occupation, on analogy of the dominant culture and the Nazis. Noun sense of "under
• undergo 英文词源 undergo (v.) Old English undergan "obtain, get; undertake," from under + gan (see go (v.)). Compare similarly formed Middle Dutch ondergaen , Old High German untarkun , German untergehen , Danish undergaa . Sense of "submit to, endure" is attested from c. 1300. Meaning "to pass through" (an alteration, etc.) is attested from 1630s. Related: Undergone ; underwent . 中文词源 undergo
• underestimate 英文词源 underestimate (v.) 1812, "to estimate at too low an amount," from under + estimate (v.). Meaning "to rank too low, undervalue" is recorded from 1850. Related: Underestimated ; underestimating . 中文词源 underestimate ：低估，估计不足 词根词缀： under-在下,不足 + estimate评估 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underestimate 词源， underesti
• unconscious 英文词源 unconscious (adj.) 1712, "unaware, not marked by conscious thought," from un- (1) "not" + conscious . Meaning "temporarily insensible, knocked out" is recorded from 1860. Related: Unconsciously ; unconsciousness . In psychology, the noun the unconscious (1876) is a loan-translation of German das Unbewusste . The adjective in this sense is recorded from 1912. 中文词源 unconscious ：
• unconditional 英文词源 unconditional (adj.) 1660s, from un- (1) "not" + conditional (adj.). Related: Unconditionally . Unconditional surrender in the military sense is attested from 1730; in U.S., often associated with Civil War Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the taking of Fort Donelson. The ringing phrase of Grant's latest despatch circulated through the North like some coinage fresh from the mint, and "Uncondi
• uncommon 英文词源 uncommon (adj.) 1540s, "not possessed in common," from un- (1) "not" + common (adj.). Meaning "not commonly occurring, unusual, rare" is recorded from 1610s. Related: Uncommonly . 中文词源 uncommon ：罕见的，非凡的 词根词缀： un-否定 + common普通的与词根-mun-(防御,公共)同源 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： uncommon 词源， uncommo
• uncertainty 英文词源 uncertainty (n.) late 14c., from uncertain + -ty . 中文词源 uncertainty ：不确知，不确定的事物；易变，靠不住 词根词缀： un- 否定 + -cert- 确信 + -ain 形容词词尾 + -ty 名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： uncertainty 词源， uncertainty 含义。
• uncertain 英文词源 uncertain (adj.) c. 1300, "of indeterminate time or occurrence," from un- (1) "not" + certain (adj.). Meaning "not fully confident" is recorded from late 14c. (implied in uncertainty ). Related: Uncertainly . 中文词源 uncertain ：不确知的，不定的；易变的，不可靠的 词根词缀： un- 否定 + -cert- 确信 + -ain 形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• unceasing 英文词源 unceasing (adj.) late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + present participle of cease (v.). Related: Unceasingly (mid-14c.). 中文词源 unceasing ：不停的 词根词缀： un-否定 + cease + -ing形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unceasing 词源， unceasing 含义。
• unbearable 英文词源 unbearable (adj.) mid-15c., from un- (1) "not" + bearable . Related: Unbearably . Old English had unberendlic . 中文词源 unbearable ：不堪忍受的 词根词缀： un-否定 + bear忍受 + -able形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unbearable 词源， unbearable 含义。
• unassuming 英文词源 unassuming (adj.) "unpretentious, modest," 1726, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of assume (v.). Related: Unassumingly . 中文词源 unassuming ：谦逊的 词根词缀： un-否定 + as-朝,向 + -sum-拿,买 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unassuming 词源， unassuming 含义。
• unalienable 英文词源 unalienable (adj.) 1610s, from un- (1) "not" + alienable . Related: Unalienably . 中文词源 unalienable ：(指权利等)不能让与的，不能剥夺的 词根词缀： un-否定 + -ali-其它 + -en动词词尾,使成为 + -able形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unalienable 词源， unalienable 含义。
• unerstand 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random linoleum linoleum: see linen 中文词源 unerstand ：懂得，理解 你要是生活在五百年前，你就可以说understanding a tree in a rainstorm （暴风雨中站在树下）。正如莎剧中一个人物所说的，“Why ,stand under and understand is all one.”（是呀,stand under和understand都一样。）under
• undertaker 英文词源 undertaker (n.) c. 1400, "a contractor or projecter of any sort," agent noun from undertake (v.). The specialized sense (1690s) emerged from funeral-undertaker . 中文词源 undertaker ：丧事承办人，殡仪业者 和汉语一样，英语有大量与死亡有关的委婉语，undertaker 就是其中之一。它是由动词undertake（承担，接受）加后缀 -er 构成，在1
• upside-down 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random flan flan: [19] The word flan itself is a relatively recent addition to English, adopted on our behalf from French by the chef Alexis Soyer (a Frenchman working in England), but in that form it is in fact simply a reborrowing of a word which originally crossed the Channel in the 13th century as flawn , denoting some sort of cust
• umbreila 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ill ill: [12] ‘Sick’ is not the original meaning of ill . To start with it meant ‘bad’ (a sense which survives, of course, in contexts such as ‘ill-will’, ‘illmannered’, etc), and ‘sick’ did not come on the scene until the 15th century. The word was borrowed from Old Norse illr , which is something of a myste
• U 英文词源 U for historical evolution, see V . Used punningly for you by 1588 ["Love's Labour's Lost," V.i.60], not long after the pronunciation shift that made the vowel a homonym of the pronoun. As a simple shorthand (without intentional word-play), it is recorded from 1862. Common in business abbreviations since 1923 (such as U-Haul , attested from 1951). 中文词源 U ：英语字母表的第
• Uzi 英文词源 Uzi 1959, trademark name for Israeli-made submachine gun, developed by Usiel Gal (1923–2002), and manufactured by IMI. 中文词源 Uzi ：乌齐冲锋枪（以色列设计） 商标名，来自其设计者20世纪以色列枪械专家Usiel Gal. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Uzi 词源， Uzi 含义。
• uxorial 英文词源 uxorial (adj.) "of or pertaining to a wife," 1778, from Latin uxoris (see uxorious ) + -al (1). Sometimes is used in the sense of uxorius . We still say that a husband hangs out the broom when his wife goes from home for a short time; and on such occasions a broom besom has been exhibited as a signal that the house was freed from uxorial restraint, and where the master might be consid
• uvular 英文词源 uvula (n.) late 14c., from Late Latin uvula , from Latin uvola "small bunch of grapes," diminutive of uva "grape," from PIE root *og- "fruit, berry." So called from fancied resemblance of the organ to small grapes. Related: Uvular . 中文词源 uvular ：小舌的 来自uvula,小舌。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： uvular 词源， uvular 含义。
• uvula 英文词源 uvula uvula: [14] The uvula, a small globular mass of tissue suspended from the rear of the roof of the mouth, reminded the Romans of a small grape. They therefore called it uva , which meant literally ‘grape’ (it is not known where this ultimately came from, but it may be distantly related to Russian jagoda ‘berry’). In postclassical times the diminutive form uvula took over
• utterance 英文词源 utterance (n.) "that which is uttered," c. 1400, from utter (v.) + -ance . 中文词源 utterance ：言语，言论 来自utter,说，发出声音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： utterance 词源， utterance 含义。
• utter 英文词源 utter utter: English has two distinct words utter , but they come from the same ultimate source – out . The older, ‘complete, thorough-going’ [OE] originated as a comparative form of out (or ūt , as it was in the Old English period), and so morphologically is the same word as outer . It did not begin to be used as an intensive adjective until the 15th century. Utter ‘express
• utmost 英文词源 utmost (adj.) Old English utmest (Anglian) "outermost," double superlative of ut "out" (see out (adv.)) + -most . Meaning "being of the greatest or highest degree" is from early 14c. 中文词源 utmost ：最大的 ut-, 外面，词源同out，-most, 双重最高级后缀，词源同foremost, former. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： utmost 词源， utmost 含义。
• utilize 英文词源 utilize (v.) 1794, from French utiliser , from Italian utilizzare , from utile "usable," from Latin utilis "usable," from uti (see use (v.)). Utilize is fast antiquating improve , in the sense of 'turn to account.' [Fitzedward Hall, "Modern English," 1873] 中文词源 utilize ：使用 来自拉丁语uti, 使用，利用。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： utili
• utility 英文词源 utility utility: see use utility (n.) late 14c., "fact of being useful," from Old French utilite "usefulness" (13c., Modern French + utilité ), earlier utilitet (12c.), from Latin utilitatem (nominative utilitas ) "usefulness, serviceableness, profit," from utilis "usable," from uti (see use (v.)). Meaning "a useful thing" is from late 15c. As a shortened form of public utility it is
• utilitarian 英文词源 utilitarian (n.) 1781, coined by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) from utility + -arian on the model of + unitarian , etc. One guided by the doctrine of the greatest happiness for the greatest number. From 1802 as an adjective; in the general sense "having regard to utility rather than beauty," from 1847. 中文词源 utilitarian ：功利的 来自拉丁语uti, 使用，利用，即利用主
• uterus 英文词源 uterus uterus: [17] Latin uterus ‘belly, womb’ goes back ultimately to an Indo-European * udero - or * wedero -, which also produced Sanskrit udáram ‘belly’, Latvian vēders ‘belly’, and possibly Greek hustérā ‘womb’ (source of English hysteria ). It was first used in English by Helkiah Crooke in his Description of the Body of Man 1615. = hysteria uterus (n.) "femal
• utensil 英文词源 utensil utensil: [14] Latin ūtēnsilis meant ‘usable, useful’. It was derived from the verb ūtī ‘use’ (source also of English use , utility , utilize , etc). In the Middle Ages it was adapted into a noun, ūtēnsilia , meaning ‘things for use, implements’. This passed into English via Old French utensile as utensil , still a collective noun, but by the 15th century it w
• ute 英文词源 Ute 1826; see Utah . 中文词源 ute ：农用小卡车，轻型货车 澳大利亚俚语，缩写自utility vehicle. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ute 词源， ute 含义。
• usury 英文词源 usury usury: [14] Usury is etymologically ‘use’ of money lent. The term comes via Anglo-Norman * usurie from medieval Latin ūsūria , an alteration of classical Latin ūsūra ‘use of money lent’, hence ‘interest’. This in turn was derived from ūsus ‘use’, source also of English use and usage . = use usury (n.) c. 1300, "practice of lending money at interest," later,
• usurp 英文词源 usurp usurp: [14] Etymologically, to usurp something is probably to ‘seize it for one’s own use’. The word comes via Old French usurper from Latin ūsūrpāre , which may have been formed from the noun ūsus ‘use’ (source of English use ) and rapere ‘seize’ (source of English rape , rapture , ravish , etc). = rape , rapture , ravish , use usurp (v.) early 14c., from Old
• usurious 英文词源 usurious (adj.) c. 1600, from usury + -ous . Related: Usuriously . 中文词源 usurious ：放高利贷的 来自usury,放高利贷。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： usurious 词源， usurious 含义。
• usual 英文词源 usual usual: [14] That which is usual is etymologically that which is commonly ‘used’ or employed, or which commonly obtains. The word was acquired, probably via Old French usual , from late Latin ūsuālis , a derivative of Latin ūsus (source of the English noun use ). = use usual (adj.) late 14c., from Old French usuel "current, in currency (of money), valid" (13c.) and directl
• usherette 英文词源 usher (n.) late 13c., "servant who has charge of doors and admits people to a chamber, hall, etc.," from Anglo-French usser (12c.), Old French ussier , uissier "porter, doorman," from Vulgar Latin *ustiarius "doorkeeper," variant of Latin ostiarius "door-keeper," from ostium "door, entrance," from os "mouth," from PIE *os- "mouth" (see oral ). Fem. form usherette is attested from 1913
• usher 英文词源 usher usher: [14] An usher is etymologically a ‘doorkeeper’. The word comes via Anglo-Norman usser from medieval Latin ūstārius , an alteration of classical Latin ōstārius ‘door-keeper’. This was derived from ōstium ‘door’, which in turn was based on ōs ‘mouth’ (source of English oral ). The usher ’s job-description gradually broadened out from standing at the
• use 英文词源 use use: [13] The verb use comes via Old French user from Vulgar Latin * ūsāre . This was derived from ūsus , the past participle of Latin ūtī ‘use’ (source also of English utensil , utility [14], utilize [19], etc). Latin ūsus was also used as a noun, meaning ‘use, usage’, and this has given English the noun use [13] and the derivatives usage [13] (an Old French formati
• us 英文词源 us us: [OE] Us can be traced back ultimately to Indo- European * ns . This passed into prehistoric Germanic as uns , which has evolved into German uns , Dutch ons , Swedish and Danish os , and English us . Latin nōs ‘we’ (source of French nous ) is distantly related. = our , we us (pron.) Old English us (cognate with Old Saxon, Old Frisian us , Old Norse, Swedish oss , Dutch ons
• urticaria 英文词源 urticaria (n.) "nettle-rash," medical Latin, from Latin urtica "nettle, stinging nettle" (figuratively "spur, incentive, stimulant), from urere "to burn," from PIE root *eus- "to burn" (see ember ) + abstract noun ending -ia . Related: Urticarial . 中文词源 urticaria ：荨麻疹 来自拉丁语urere,燃烧，来自PIE*eus, 燃烧，词源同ember,combust,urticaria. 因荨麻疹奇痒
• ursine 英文词源 ursine (adj.) "pertaining to a bear," 1550s, from Latin ursinus "of or resembling a bear," from ursus "a bear," cognate with Greek arktos , from PIE *rtko- (see Arctic ). 中文词源 ursine ：与熊有关的 来自拉丁语ursus，熊，来自PIE*rtko,熊，词源同Arctic. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ursine 词源， ursine 含义。 ursine ：与熊有关的
• Ursa Minor 英文词源 Ursa Minor "A northern constellation (the Little Bear), which contains the north celestial pole and the pole star Polaris. The brightest stars form a shape that is also known as the Little Dipper", Latin. 中文词源 Ursa Minor ：小熊星座 Ursa，来自拉丁语ursus的复数格，熊，Minor，小的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Ursa Minor 词源，
• Ursa Major 英文词源 Ursa Major "One of the largest and most prominent northern constellations (the Great Bear). The seven brightest stars form a familiar formation variously called the Plough, Big Dipper, or Charles’s Wain, and include the Pointers", Latin, from the story in Greek mythology that the nymph Callisto was turned into a bear and placed as a constellation in the heavens by Zeus. 中文词源
• urology 英文词源 urology (n.) 1753, from uro- + -logy . 中文词源 urology ：泌尿学 uro-,尿，词源同urine,-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： urology 词源， urology 含义。 urology ：泌尿学 uro-,尿，词源同 urine,-logy,学说。
• urn 英文词源 urn (n.) late 14c., "large, rounded vase used to preserve the ashes of the dead," from Latin urna "a jar, vessel of baked clay, water-jar; vessel for the ashes of the dead" (also used as a ballot box and for drawing lots), probably from earlier *urc-na , akin to urceus "pitcher, jug," and from the same source as Greek hyrke "earthen vessel." But another theory connects it to Latin ure
• urine 英文词源 urine urine: [14] Urine comes via Old French urine from Latin ūrīna , which may be related to Greek oúron ‘urine’ (source of English urea [19], ureter [16], urethra [17], and uric [18]) and Sanskrit varsa - ‘rain’. Urinal [13] comes from the late Latin derivative ūrīnālis . urine (n.) c. 1300, from Old French orine , urine (12c.) and directly from Latin urina "urine," fr
• urinate 英文词源 urinate (v.) 1590s, back-formation from urination or else from Medieval Latin urinatus , past participle of urinare , from urina (see urine ). Related: Urinated ; urinating . 中文词源 urinate ：排尿 词源同urine, 尿。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： urinate 词源， urinate 含义。