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• materialist 英文词源 materialist (n.) 1660s and after in various philosophical and theological senses, on model of French matérialiste , from material (n.) + -ist . Also see materialism . 中文词源 materialist ：唯物主义者，物质享乐主义者 来自material,物质，-ist,人。即物质享乐主义者，用于哲学术语指唯物主义者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• materialism 英文词源 materialism (n.) 1748, "philosophy that nothing exists except matter" (from French matérialisme ); 1851 as "a way of life based entirely on consumer goods." From material + ism . 中文词源 materialism ：物质主义，唯物主义 来自material,物质，-ism,主义。即物质主义，用于哲学术语指唯物主义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mat
• material 英文词源 material material: [14] Etymologically, material is simply a derivative of matter . It comes via Old French materiel from late Latin māteriālis , a derivative of Latin māteria ‘matter’ (source of English matter ). The modern French form of the word was reborrowed as materiel ‘military equipment’ [19]. = material , matter material (adj.) mid-14c., "real, ordinary; earthly, d
• mate 英文词源 mate mate: [14] Mate ‘friend’ and mate the chess term are two distinct words. The former was borrowed from Middle Low German mate or gemate ‘companion’ (source also of Dutch maat ), which goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic * gamaton . This was formed from the collective prefix * ga - and * mat - ‘measure’, which was also the source of English meat ; so etymologically
• matchwood 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cloth cloth: [OE] The history of the word cloth is not known, beyond the fact that its immediate source is Germanic (German has the related kleid ‘garment’). In Old English it meant both ‘piece of fabric’ and ‘fabric in general’, and in the plural it was applied to ‘garments’ (hence modern English clothes ). The
• matchstick figure 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random inexorable inexorable: [16] Etymologically, inexorable means ‘that cannot be removed by praying’. It is an adjective of many layers, of which the original is Latin ōrāre ‘pray’ (source of English oracle , orator , etc). Addition of the prefix ex - ‘out’ produced exōrāre ‘remove by pleading or entreating’, and
• matchstick 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random theft theft: see thief 中文词源 matchstick ：火柴棍 match,火柴，stick,小木棍。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： matchstick 词源， matchstick 含义。
• matchmaker 英文词源 matchmaker (n.) also match-maker , "marriage-broker," 1630s, from match (n.2) + maker . Related: Match-making . 中文词源 matchmaker ：媒人 match,匹配，配偶，maker,产生，制造。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： matchmaker 词源， matchmaker 含义。
• matchless 英文词源 matchless (adj.) "peerless," 1520s, from match (n.2) + -less . Related: Matchlessly ; matchlessness . 中文词源 matchless ：无与伦比的，举世无双的 match,匹配，匹敌，-less,无，没有。即没有对手的，无与伦比的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： matchless 词源， matchless 含义。 matchless ：无敌的，无比的 词根词缀
• matching 英文词源 indent indent: Etymologically, English has two separate words indent , although they have converged to a considerable extent over the centuries (particularly in the virtually shared derivative indentation ). The one meaning ‘(make) a hole or depression’ [14] is simply a derivative of dent , which itself probably originated as a variant of dint . Indent ‘make notches in’ [14],
• matchbox 英文词源 matchbox (n.) also match-box , 1786, from match (n.1) + box (n.). 中文词源 matchbox ：火柴盒 match,火柴，box,盒子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： matchbox 词源， matchbox 含义。
• matchbook 英文词源 matchbook (n.) also match-book , in reference to a folder holding fire-starting devices, 1913, from match (n.1) + book (n.). 中文词源 matchbook ：纸板火柴 match,火柴，book,书，纸。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： matchbook 词源， matchbook 含义。
• match 英文词源 match match: There are two unrelated words match in English, of which the older is ‘counterpart’ [OE]. This goes back to an Old English gemæcca ‘mate’, whose ancestry can be traced to a prehistoric * gamakjon , a word based on the collective prefix * ga - and * mak - ‘fit’ (source of English make ). Its etymological meaning is thus ‘fitting well together’. The use of
• Mata Hari 英文词源 Mata Hari stage name taken by exotic dancer Margaretha Gertruida Zelle (1876-1917), from Malay mata "eye" + hari "day, dawn." 中文词源 Mata Hari ：美女间谍 一战时期传奇间谍，来自荷兰脱衣舞娘Margaretha Gertruida Zelle的艺名。其父亲为荷兰人，母亲为印度尼西亚人，全身散发出一种来自异域的神奇的美，其艺名来自马来语mata
• matador 英文词源 matador matador: see mate matador (n.) man who kills the bull in a bullfight, 1670s, from Spanish matador , literally "killer," from matar "to kill or wound," probably from Arabic mata "he died," from Persian (see second element in checkmate ). Fem. form is matadora . 中文词源 matador ：斗牛士 来自西班牙语matador,斗牛士，来自matar,杀，来自波斯语mat,死，杀死
• mat 英文词源 mat mat: English has two distinct words mat . The one meaning ‘small carpet’ [OE] is ultimately of Latin origin ( matta ), but it found its way into the West Germanic group of languages in prehistoric times, and has produced German matte and Dutch mat as well as English mat . Mat (or matt ) meaning ‘dull’ [17] comes from French mat ‘dead’, which is also the source of the c
• masturbate 英文词源 masturbate masturbate: see manual masturbate (v.) 1839, back-formation from masturbation , or else from Latin masturbatus , past participle of masturbari . Related: Masturbated ; masturbating . 中文词源 masturbate ：手淫 来自拉丁语masturbari,手淫，可能来自PIE*mazdo,阴茎，杆，词源同mast,-turb,转，词源同turbid,turn.或来自拉丁语manus,手，词源同m
• masto- 英文词源 masto- before vowels mast- , word-forming element meaning "breast," from comb. form of Greek mastos "woman's breast," from madan "to be wet, to flow," from PIE *mad- "wet, moist, dripping" (cognates: Latin madere "be moist;" Albanian mend "suckle;" see mast (n.2)). 中文词源 masto- ：乳房 来自希腊语mastos,女人的乳房，来自madan,流出，泌乳，来自PIE*mad,湿润的
• mastitis 英文词源 mastitis (n.) 1842, medical Latin, from Greek mastos (see masto- ) + -itis "inflammation." 中文词源 mastitis ：乳腺炎 mast-,乳房，乳腺，词源同mastoid,-itis,炎症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mastitis 词源， mastitis 含义。
• mastiff 英文词源 mastiff mastiff: [14] Despite its rather fierce reputation, a mastiff may etymologically be a ‘tamed’ dog, a dog ‘accustomed to the hand’. The word seems to have come into the language as an alteration of Old French mastin , which was a descendant of the Vulgar Latin * mānsuētīnus ‘tame’. This in turn went back to Latin mānsuūtus , a compound adjective based on manus ‘
• masticate 英文词源 masticate (v.) 1640s, back-formation from mastication , or else from Late Latin masticatus , past participle of masticare "to chew." Related: Masticated ; masticating . 中文词源 masticate ：咀嚼 来自拉丁语masticare,咀嚼，来自PIE*mendh,咀嚼，词源同mandible,mouth. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masticate 词源， masticate 含义。
• mastic 英文词源 mastic (n.) resin obtained from certain trees, late 14c., from Old French mastic (13c.) and directly from Late Latin mastichum , from Latin mastiche , from Greek mastikhe , of uncertain origin, probably related to masasthai "to chew" (see mastication ). The substance is used as a chewing gum in the East. 中文词源 mastic ：芳香树脂，胶泥 来自古法语mastic,树脂，树分泌
• masthead 英文词源 masthead (n.) 1748, "top of a ship's mast" (the place for the display of flags), hence, from 1838, "top of a newspaper;" from mast (n.1) + head (n.). 中文词源 masthead ：桅顶，报刊刊头 mast,桅杆，head,头，即桅顶，后引申词义报刊刊头。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masthead 词源， masthead 含义。
• mastery 英文词源 mastery (n.) early 13c., mesterie , "condition of being a master," also "superiority, victory;" from Old French maistrie , from maistre "master" (see master (n.)). Meaning "intellectual command" (of a topic, etc.) is from 1660s. 中文词源 mastery ：精通 来自master,大师，-y,名词后缀。引申词义精通。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mastery 词源
• masterstroke 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hereditary hereditary: [16] Latin hērēs ‘heir’ (a relative of Greek khéra ‘widow’ and Sanskrit hā - ‘leave, lose’) has been quite a prolific source of English words. For one thing there is heir [13] itself, acquired via Old French heir . And then there are all the derivatives of the Latin stem form hērēd -, inc
• masterpiece 英文词源 masterpiece (n.) c. 1600, from master (n.) + piece (n.). A loan-translation of Dutch meesterstuk "work by which a craftsman attains the rank of master" (or its German cognate Meisterstück ). 中文词源 masterpiece ：杰作 master,大师，piece,片，段。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masterpiece 词源， masterpiece 含义。
• master of ceremonies 英文词源 emcee (n.) 1933, emsee , from pronunciation of M.C. , abbreviation of master of ceremonies , a noun phrase attested from the 1660s. 中文词源 master of ceremonies ：司仪 master,大师，ceremony,仪式。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： master of ceremonies 词源， master of ceremonies 含义。
• mastermind 英文词源 mastermind (n.) 1720, "an outstanding intellect," from master (n.) + mind (n.). Meaning "head of a criminal enterprise" is first attested 1872. As a verb from 1940. Related: Masterminded ; masterminding . 中文词源 mastermind ：智多星，主谋 master,大师，mind,思想。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mastermind 词源， mastermind 含义
• masterly 英文词源 masterly (adj.) 1530s, "overbearing;" 1660s, "skillful," from master (n.) + -ly . 中文词源 masterly ：大师的，精湛的 来自master,大师。引申词义精湛的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masterly 词源， masterly 含义。
• master key 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random camel camel: [OE] Naturally enough, camel is of Semitic origin: Hebrew has gāmāl , for example, and Arabic jamal . It was a relative of these that was the source of Greek kámēlos , which passed via Latin camēlus into English as early as the mid 10th century. (It replaced a previous Old English olfend , a word – shared by
• masterful 英文词源 masterful (adj.) c. 1300, "fond of being a master," from master (n.) + -ful . Sense evolved through "having capabilities to command" (c. 1400) to "characterized by a master's skill" (1610s). Related: Masterfully . 中文词源 masterful ：有驾驭能力的 来自master,大师。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masterful 词源， masterful 含义。
• masterclass 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ablution ablution: see lavatory 中文词源 masterclass ：进修班 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masterclass 词源， masterclass 含义。
• mastectomy 英文词源 mastectomy (n.) surgical removal of a breast, 1909, from Greek mastos "woman's breast" (see masto- ) + -ectomy . 中文词源 mastectomy ：乳房切除术 mast-,乳房，词源同mastitis,-ectomy,切除，词源同hysterectomy,anatomy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mastectomy 词源， mastectomy 含义。
• mast 英文词源 mast (n.1) "long pole on a ship to support the sail," Old English mæst , from Proto-Germanic *mastaz (cognates: Old Norse mastr , Middle Dutch maste , Dutch, Danish mast , German Mast ), from PIE *mazdo- "a pole, rod" (cognates: Latin malus "mast," Old Irish matan "club," Irish maide "a stick," Old Church Slavonic mostu "bridge"). The single mast of an old ship was the boundary betwe
• mass number 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random thorn thorn: [OE] Thorn is an ancient word, which goes all the way back to an Indo-European * trnus . The Germanic descendant of this was * thurnuz , which evolved into German dorn , Dutch doorn , Swedish and Danish torn , and English thorn . 中文词源 mass number ：原子质量数 mass,原子质量，number,数量。 该词的
• massive 英文词源 massive (adj.) c. 1400, from Middle French massif "bulky, solid," from Old French masse "lump" (see mass (n.1)). Related: Massively ; massiveness . U.S. Cold War strategy of massive retaliation was introduced by J.F. Dulles in early 1954. 中文词源 massive ：大量的 来自mass,大块，大团。引申词义大量的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： massi
• massif 英文词源 massif (n.) "cluster of hills," 1520s, from French massif (see massive ), also used as a noun in French, as in Massif Central , name of the plateau in the middle of southern France. 中文词源 massif ：山峦，群山 来自法语massif,山峦，群山，词源同mass,大块，大团。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： massif 词源， massif 含义。
• masseuse 英文词源 masseuse (n.) "woman who works giving massages," 1876, from French masseuse , fem. agent noun from masser (see massage ). 中文词源 masseuse ：女按摩师 来自massage,按摩，-euse,阴性格。即女按摩师。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masseuse 词源， masseuse 含义。
• masseur 英文词源 masseur (n.) "man who works giving massages," 1876, from French masseur , masc. agent noun from masser (see massage ). Native massagist (1889), massager (1921) have not displaced it, though the latter is used in purely mechanical and figurative senses. 中文词源 masseur ：男按摩师 来自massage,按摩，-eur,阳性格。即男按摩师。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• massage parlor 英文词源 hothouse (n.) mid-15c., "bath house," from hot + house (n.). In 17c. a euphemism for "brothel" (similar to massage parlor ); the meaning "glass-roofed structure for raising plants" is from 1749. Figurative use by 1802. massage (n.) 1874, from French massage "friction of kneading," from masser "to massage," possibly from Arabic massa "to touch, feel, handle;" if so, probably picked up
• massage 英文词源 massage (v.) 1874, from massage (n.). Related: Massaged ; massaging . massage (n.) 1874, from French massage "friction of kneading," from masser "to massage," possibly from Arabic massa "to touch, feel, handle;" if so, probably picked up in Egypt during the Napoleonic campaign there. Other possibility is that French got it in colonial India from Portuguese amassar "knead," a verb from
• massacre 英文词源 massacre (v.) 1580s, from Middle French massacrer "to slaughter" (16c.), from massacre (n.) "wholesale slaughter, carnage" (see massacre (n.)). Related: Massacred ; massacring . massacre (n.) 1580s, from Middle French massacre "wholesale slaughter, carnage," from Old French macacre, macecle "slaughterhouse, butchery," of unknown origin; perhaps related to Latin macellum "provisions st
• mass 英文词源 mass mass: English has two distinct words mass . The one meaning ‘Eucharist’ [OE] comes from late Latin missa , a noun use of the feminine past participle of mittere ‘send’ (source of English admit , commit , dismiss , mission , etc) possibly arising from Ite , missa est ‘Go, it is the dismissal’, the last words of the Latin Eucharist service. Mass ‘amount of matter’ [
• Mass 英文词源 mass mass: English has two distinct words mass . The one meaning ‘Eucharist’ [OE] comes from late Latin missa , a noun use of the feminine past participle of mittere ‘send’ (source of English admit , commit , dismiss , mission , etc) possibly arising from Ite , missa est ‘Go, it is the dismissal’, the last words of the Latin Eucharist service. Mass ‘amount of matter’ [
• masquerade 英文词源 masquerade masquerade: see mask masquerade (n.) 1590s, "assembly of people wearing masks and disguises," from French mascarade or Spanish mascarada "masked party or dance," from Italian mascarata "a ball at which masks are worn," variant of mascherata "masquerade," from maschera (see mask (n.)). Figurative sense of "false outward show" is from 1670s. masquerade (v.) 1650s, from masque
• masque 英文词源 masque (n.) "masquerade, masked ball," 1510s, from Middle French masque ; see mask (n.), with which it was originally identical. It developed a special sense of "amateur theatrical performance" (1560s) in Elizabethan times, when such entertainments (originally performed in masks) were popular among the nobility. 中文词源 masque ：假面剧 来自中古法语masque,面具，词源同
• masonry 英文词源 masonry (n.) "stonework," mid-14c., from Old French maçonerie (14c.), from maçon (see mason ). 中文词源 masonry ：砖石结构 来自mason,用砖瓦砌成，-ry,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masonry 词源， masonry 含义。
• Masonite 英文词源 Masonite 1926, proprietary name of a type of fiberboard, by Mason Fibre Company, Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. As a word in mineralogy for a type of chloritoid, it honors Owen Mason of Providence, R.I. 中文词源 Masonite ：美森耐纤维板 专利名，来自其发明者William Mason,于1924年获得该项专利，他同时也是发明家爱迪生的学生。 该词的英语词源请访
• Masonic 英文词源 masonic (adj.) 1797, "pertaining to freemasons;" 1810, "pertaining to stone masons;" see mason + -ic . 中文词源 Masonic ：共济会成员的 来自Mason,共济会成员。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Masonic 词源， Masonic 含义。
• mason 英文词源 mason mason: [13] English originally acquired mason in the form machun , from Anglo-Norman. In the 14th century it was remodelled as masoun or mason on the basis of Old French masson . The derivation of this is disputed. Some etymologists claim that it comes via a Vulgar Latin * matiō from prehistoric Germanic * mattjon (source of German steinmetz ‘stonemason’), but an alternativ
• masked ball 英文词源 mask mask: [16] Mask may be of Arabic origin. The word maskharah ‘buffoon’ has been postulated as the source of Italian maschera , from which, via French masque , English got mask . In modern English, the word is largely restricted to ‘face covering’, but a range of other senses developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, including ‘masked ball’ and ‘allegorical dramat
• mask 英文词源 mask mask: [16] Mask may be of Arabic origin. The word maskharah ‘buffoon’ has been postulated as the source of Italian maschera , from which, via French masque , English got mask . In modern English, the word is largely restricted to ‘face covering’, but a range of other senses developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, including ‘masked ball’ and ‘allegorical dramat
• mashup 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random dash dash: [13] Dash is probably of Scandinavian origin – Danish daske ‘beat’ has been compared – but whether it was a borrowing or a home- grown word, it was no doubt formed in imitation of rapid impulsive violent movement. Its original sense in English was ‘hit, smash’ (now rather eclipsed, put preserved in such ph
• mash 英文词源 mash (n.) "soft mixture," late Old English *masc (in masc-wyrt "mash-wort, infused malt"), from Proto-Germanic *maisk- (cognates: Swedish mäsk "grains for pigs," German Maisch "crushed grapes, infused malt," Old English meox "dung, filth"), from PIE *meik- "to mix" (see mix (v.)). Originally a word in brewing; general sense of "anything reduced to a soft pulpy consistency" is recorde
• masculinize 英文词源 masculate (v.) "to make masculine," 1620s, from Latin masculatus , from masculus (see masculine ). Related: Masculated ; masculating . Also in same sense is masculinize (1912). 中文词源 masculinize ：使像个男人 来自masculine,男人的，-ize,使。即像个男人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masculinize 词源， masculinize 含义。
• masculinity 英文词源 masculinity (n.) 1748; see masculine + -ity . Earlier in same sense was masculineness (1660s). 中文词源 masculinity ：男子汉气概 来自masculine,男人的。引申词义男子汉气概。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masculinity 词源， masculinity 含义。
• masculine 英文词源 masculine masculine: see male masculine (adj.) mid-14c., "belonging to the male grammatical gender;" late 14c., "of men, male," from Old French masculin "of the male sex" (12c.), from Latin masculinus "male, of masculine gender," from masculus "male, masculine; worthy of a man," diminutive of mas (genitive maris ) "male person, male," of unknown origin. Meaning "having the appropriate
• mascara 英文词源 mascara (n.) cosmetic for coloring eyelashes, 1883, mascaro (modern form from 1922), from Spanish mascara "a stain, a mask," from same source as Italian maschera "mask" (see mask (v.)). 中文词源 mascara ：睫毛膏 来自西班牙语mascara,着色剂，色斑，词源同mask.用于指睫毛膏。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mascara 词源， mascara 含义
• masala 英文词源 masala "A mixture of ground spices used in Indian cookery", From Urdu maṣālaḥ , based on Arabic maṣāliḥ 'ingredients, materials'. 中文词源 masala ：马萨拉 来自印度语masala,香料，curry的别称。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： masala 词源， masala 含义。
• marzipan 英文词源 marzipan marzipan: [19] The word marzipan has long puzzled etymologists. An elaborate theory was formulated in the early 20th century that traced it back to Arabic mawthabān ‘king who sits still’. That was applied by the Saracens to a medieval Venetian coin with a figure of the seated Christ on it. A series of fairly implausible semantic changes led from ‘coin’ via ‘box’
• Mary Celeste 英文词源 Mary Celeste "An American cargo ship that was found afloat in the North Atlantic in December 1872 in perfect condition but abandoned. The fate of the crew and the reason for the abandonment of the ship remain a mystery", The ship was called the Mary Celeste , but the form Marie Celeste was popularized by an account written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1884, and is now commoner in allu
• Mart 英文词源 mart mart: see market mart (n.) "market, gathering for buying and selling," mid-15c., from Middle Dutch markt , from Latin mercatus "trade" (see market ). 中文词源 mart ：市场 来自market的拼写变体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mart 词源， mart 含义。 Mart ：圣母玛丽亚 来自古英语Maria,圣母玛丽亚，来自希伯来语Miryam,词
• Marxism 英文词源 Marxism (n.) 1885, probably immediately from French marxisme ; see Marxist + -ism . From 1884 as Karl Marxism . 中文词源 Marxism ：马克思主义 来自德国19世纪政治理论家Karl Marx,-ism,主义，思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Marxism 词源， Marxism 含义。
• marvelous 英文词源 marvelous (adj.) c. 1300, "causing wonder," from Old French merveillos "marvelous, wonderful" (Modern French merveilleux ), from merveille (see marvel (n.)). Weakened sense of "splendid, very nice" is from 1924. Related: Marvelously . 中文词源 marvelous ：奇迹般的，极好的 来自marvel,奇迹。引申词义极好的，难以置信的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• marvel 英文词源 marvel marvel: see mirror marvel (n.) c. 1300, "miracle," also "wonderful story or legend," from Old French merveille "a wonder, surprise, miracle," from Vulgar Latin *miribilia (also source of Spanish maravilla , Portuguese maravilha , Italian maraviglia ), altered from Latin mirabilia "wonderful things," from neuter plural of mirabilis "wonderful, marvelous, extraordinary; strange,
• martyred 英文词源 Agnes fem. proper name, mid-12c., from Old French Agnes , from Greek Hagne "pure, chaste," from fem. of hagnos "holy," from PIE *yag- "to worship, reverence" (see hagiology ). St. Agnes, martyred 303 C.E., is patron saint of young girls, hence the folk connection of St. Agnes' Eve (Jan. 20-21) with love divinations. In Middle English, frequently phonetically as Annis , Annys . In U.S.
• martyrdom 英文词源 martyrdom (n.) Old English martyrdom ; see martyr (n.) + -dom . 中文词源 martyrdom ：殉道 martyr,殉道者，-dom,抽象名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： martyrdom 词源， martyrdom 含义。
• martini 英文词源 martini (n.) 1891, short for Martini cocktail (1886), perhaps from Martini Rossi, Italian firm that makes vermouth (an ingredient of the drink); the firm was in existence then by that name, but it is not specified among the ingredients in the earliest recipes (such as Harry Johnson's "Bartender's Manual," 1888). Another theory holds that it is a corruption of Martinez , California, to
• martinet 英文词源 martinet martinet: [17] The word martinet comes from the name of Jean Martinet, a 17th-century French army officer who invented a system of drill. Indeed, it was as the term for this new drill that martinet was first used in English (‘What, d’ye find fault with Martinet? … ’tis the best exercise in the World’, William Wycherley, The Plain-Dealer 1676); not until the 18th cen
• martian 英文词源 Martian (adj.) late 14c., marcien "of the planet Mars" (originally in reference to astrological influence), from Latin Martius "sacred to Mars; pertaining to the planet Mars," from Mars (genitive Martis ). The noun meaning "an inhabitant of the planet Mars" is attested from 1883. 中文词源 martian ：战神的，火星的 来自Mars,战神，火星。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• martial law 英文词源 martial (adj.) late 14c., "warlike," from Latin martialis "of Mars or war," from Mars (genitive Martis ), Roman god of war; see Mars . Related: Martially . Martial law , "military rule over civilians," first recorded 1530s. 中文词源 martial law ：军事管制 martial,军事的，law,法律。引申词义军事管制。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： martia
• martial art 英文词源 martial arts (n.) 1909, translating Japanese bujutsu ; see martial . 中文词源 martial art ：武术 martial,战斗的，art,艺术。引申词义武术。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： martial art 词源， martial art 含义。
• marten 英文词源 marten (n.) mid-13c., "skin or fur of the marten," from Old French martrine "marten fur," noun use of fem. adjective martrin "of or pertaining to the marten," from martre "marten," from Frankish *martar or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *marthuz (cognates: Old Saxon marthrin "of or pertaining to the marten," Old Frisian merth , Middle Dutch maerter , Dutch marter , Ol
• mart 英文词源 mart mart: see market mart (n.) "market, gathering for buying and selling," mid-15c., from Middle Dutch markt , from Latin mercatus "trade" (see market ). 中文词源 mart ：市场 来自market的拼写变体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mart 词源， mart 含义。 Mart ：圣母玛丽亚 来自古英语Maria,圣母玛丽亚，来自希伯来语Miryam,词
• marsupial 英文词源 marsupial (adj.) 1690s, with -al (1) + Modern Latin marsupialis "having a pouch," coined from Late Latin marsupium "pouch, purse" (Classical Latin marsuppium ), from Greek marsipion , diminutive of marsipos "bag, pouch," of foreign, possibly oriental, origin. As a noun from 1805. 中文词源 marsupial ：有袋类动物 来自拉丁语marsupium,口袋，袋子。后用于指有袋类动
• marshmallow 英文词源 marshmallow (n.) Old English mersc-mealwe "kind of mallow plant ( Althea officinalis ) which grows near salt marshes;" from marsh + mallow . The confection (so called from 1877) originally was made from paste from the roots of this plant. The Greek word for the plant, althaea , is from althein "to heal." 中文词源 marshmallow ：棉花软糖 marsh,沼泽，mallow,锦葵。原指一种
• marshaling yard 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random introduce introduce: [16] Introduce means etymologically ‘lead inside’. It was borrowed from Latin intrōdūcere ‘lead in’, a compound verb formed from the prefix intrō - ‘in, inside’ and dūcere ‘lead’ (source of English duct , duke , educate , produce , etc). Of its main secondary meanings, ‘use for the firs
• marsh 英文词源 marsh marsh: [OE] The immediate origin of marsh is Germanic: it comes from a prehistoric West Germanic. * marisk -, which also produced German marsch and Dutch marsk . This was probably a derivative of Germanic * mari ‘sea’ (source of English mere ‘lake’), whose relatives included Latin mare ‘sea’ (source of English marine ). = marine , mere marsh (n.) Old English mersc ,
• Marsala 英文词源 Marsala (n.) kind of wine, 1806, named for seaport town on the west coast of Sicily, which is said to be from Arabic Mirsa-llahi , literally "the Port of God." 中文词源 Marsala ：马尔萨拉葡萄酒 意大利西西里海港城市，因出产该葡萄酒而得名。可能来自阿拉伯语Mirsa-llahi,上帝的港口，来自Mirsa,港口，词源可能同marine,llahi,上帝，词源
• Mars 英文词源 Mars Roman god of war, also the name of the bright red planet, late 14c., from Latin Mars (stem *Mawort- ), the Roman god of war, of unknown origin, apparently from earlier Mavors , related to Oscan Mamers . According to Watkins the Latin word is from *Mawort- "name of an Italic deity who became the god of war at Rome ...." He also had agricultural attributes, and might ultimately hav
• marry 英文词源 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 derived the verb marītāre ‘marry’, which passed into En
• marrowbone 英文词源 marrowbone (n.) late 14c., from marrow + bone (n.). A poetic Old English word for "bone" was mearhcofa "marrow-chamber." 中文词源 marrowbone ：髓骨 marrow,骨髓，bone,骨头。即髓骨。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： marrowbone 词源， marrowbone 含义。
• marrow 英文词源 marrow (n.) late 14c., from Old English mearg "marrow," earlier mærh , from Proto-Germanic *mazga- (cognates: Old Norse mergr , Old Saxon marg , Old Frisian merg , Middle Dutch march , Dutch merg , Old High German marg , German Mark "marrow"), from PIE *mozgo- "marrow" (cognates: Sanskrit majjan- , Avestan mazga- "marrow," Old Church Slavonic mozgu , Lithuanian smagenes "brain"). Fig
• marriage bureau 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cosmos cosmos: [17] Cosmos is a learned borrowing from Greek kósmos . The underlying meaning of this was ‘order’, and it appears originally to have been applied to the world and the universe by Pythagoras and his school in reference to the orderliness of creation. In the mid 20th century the word provided a useful linguisti
• marriage broker 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random quad quad: see quarter 中文词源 marriage broker ：婚姻中介，媒人 marriage,婚姻，broker,中介。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： marriage broker 词源， marriage broker 含义。
• marriage 英文词源 marriage (n.) c. 1300, "action of marrying, entry into wedlock;" also "state or condition of being husband and wife, matrimony, wedlock;" from Old French mariage "marriage; dowry" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *maritaticum (11c.), from Latin maritatus , past participle of maritatre "to wed, marry, give in marriage" (see marry (v.)). The Vulgar Latin word also is the source of Italian mari
• marram grass 英文词源 marram grass "A coarse European grass of coastal sand dunes, binding the loose sand with its tough rhizomes", Mid 17th century: from Old Norse marálmr , from marr 'sea' + hálmr 'haulm'. 中文词源 marram grass ：滩草，沙茅草 来自古诺斯语maralmr,沙滩草，来自marr,海，词源同marine,halmr,茎，杆，稻草。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• marquise 英文词源 marquise "The wife or widow of a marquis", Early 17th century: French, feminine of marquis. 中文词源 marquise ：侯爵夫人 来自marquis的阴性格，-e,阴性格后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： marquise 词源， marquise 含义。
• marquetry 英文词源 marquetry marquetry: see mark marquetry (n.) 1560s, from French marqueterie "inlaid work," from marqueter "to checker" (14c.), frequentative of marquer , from marque (see marque ). 中文词源 marquetry ：镶嵌细工，镶嵌艺术 来自法语marqueter,作记号，镶方格图案，词源同mark.-ry,集合名词后缀。引申词义镶嵌艺术，镶嵌细工。 该词的英语词源
• marquess 英文词源 marquess "A British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke", Early 16th century: variant of marquis. 中文词源 marquess ：侯爵 来自marquis的古拼写形式，其中-ess作为阳性格非常罕见。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： marquess 词源， marquess 含义。