英语词源

• malt 英文词源 malt malt: [OE] Malt goes back to prehistoric Germanic * malt -, a variant of which produced English melt . Hence it seems to denote etymologically the ‘softening’ of the barley or other grain by steeping it in water preparatory to germinating it for use in brewing (German malz means ‘soft’ as well as ‘malt’). = melt malt (n.) Old English malt (Anglian), mealt (West Saxon)
• malpractice 英文词源 malpractice (n.) 1670s, hybrid coined from mal- + practice (n.). Also used in law for "illegal action by which a person seeks a benefit for himself while in a position of trust" (1758). 中文词源 malpractice ：渎职，玩忽职守 mal-,坏的，不良的，practice,实践，操作。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： malpractice 词源， malpr
• malodorous 英文词源 malodorous (adj.) 1832, from mal- "bad" + odorous . Related: Malodorously ; malodorousness . 中文词源 malodorous ：恶臭的 mal-,坏的，不良的，odor,气味。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： malodorous 词源， malodorous 含义。
• malnourished 英文词源 malnourished (adj.) 1906, from mal- "bad, badly" + nourished (see nourish ). 中文词源 malnourished ：营养不良的 mal-,坏的，不良的，nourish,营养。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： malnourished 词源， malnourished 含义。
• malmsey 英文词源 malmsey (n.) c. 1400, type of strong, sweet white wine, from Provençal malmesie or Middle Dutch malemesye , both from Medieval Latin malmasia , from Medieval Greek Monembasia "Monemvasia," a town in the southern Peloponnesus that was an important center of wine production in the Middle Ages, literally "only one entrance," from monos "alone, only" (see mono- ) + embasis "entering into
• mallrat 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random deliver deliver: [13] To deliver something is etymologically to ‘set it free’. The word comes via Old French delivrer from late Latin dēlīberāre , a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē - and Latin līberāre ‘set free’, a derivative of the adjective līber ‘free’. Its meaning developed through ‘se
• mallow 英文词源 mallow (n.) late 14c., from late Old English malwe , from Latin malva "mallows," from a pre-Latin Mediterranean language. The same lost word apparently yielded Greek malakhe "mallow." 中文词源 mallow ：锦葵 来自拉丁语malva,锦葵属植物，最终来自希伯来闪语，词源同mauve. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mallow 词源， mallow 含义。
• mallet 英文词源 mallet mallet: [15] Latin malleus meant ‘hammer’ (it may be related to Latin molere ‘grind’, and to Russian mólot and Polish młot ‘hammer’). It passed into Old French as mail , of which the derivative maillet eventually reached English as mallet . Mail itself was borrowed into English as maul ‘hammer’ [13], but it now survives only as a verb (which originally meant ‘
• malleable 英文词源 malleable (adj.) late 14c., "capable of being shaped by hammering," from Middle French malleable and directly from Medieval Latin malleabilis , from malleare "to beat with a hammer," from Latin malleus "hammer" (see mallet ). Figurative sense, of persons, "capable of being adapted" first recorded 1610s. 中文词源 malleable ：可塑的 来自拉丁语malleus,铁锤，来自PIE*锤打
• mallard 英文词源 mallard mallard: [14] Etymologically, a mallard seems to be a ‘male bird’. It comes from Old French mallart , which was probably a development of an earlier * maslart , a derivative of masle ‘male’ (source of English male ). It was originally used for the ‘male of the wild duck’, but now it denotes either sex of the species ( Anas platyrhynchos ). = male mallard (n.) c. 13
• mall 英文词源 mall mall: see mallet mall (n.) 1737, "shaded walk serving as a promenade," generalized from The Mall , name of a broad, tree-lined promenade in St. James's Park, London (so called from 1670s, earlier Maill , 1640s), which was so called because it formerly was an open alley that was used to play pall-mall , a croquet-like game involving hitting a ball with a mallet through a ring, fro
• malinger 英文词源 malinger (v.) 1820, from French malingrer "to suffer," perhaps also "pretend to be ill," from malingre "ailing, sickly" (13c.), of uncertain origin, possibly a blend of mingre "sickly, miserable" and malade "ill." Mingre is itself a blend of maigre "meager" + haingre "sick, haggard," possibly from Germanic (compare Middle High German hager "thin"). The sense evolution may be through n
• malignant 英文词源 malignant (adj.) 1560s, in reference to diseases, from Middle French malignant and directly from Late Latin malignantem (nominative malignans ) "acting from malice," present participle of malignare "injure maliciously" (see malign (v.)). Earlier in the church malignant "followers of the antichrist," from Latin ecclesiam malignantum in early Church writing, applied by Protestant writer
• malignancy 英文词源 malignancy (n.) c. 1600, "malignant nature," from malignant + -cy . Of growths, tumors, from 1680s. 中文词源 malignancy ：恶性肿瘤 来自malignant ,恶性的，-cy,状态后缀。用于指恶性肿瘤。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： malignancy 词源， malignancy 含义。
• malign 英文词源 malign malign: [14] Malign comes, probably via Old French, from Latin malignus ‘wicked’. This was derived from malus ‘bad’, a word of unknown origin (some have tried to link it with English small ). Malus is of course the starting point for a wide range of other English words, including malady [13] (ultimately from Vulgar Latin * male habitus ‘in bad condition’); malaise [
• malicious 英文词源 malicious (adj.) early 13c., from Old French malicios "showing ill will, spiteful, wicked" (Modern French malicieux ), from Latin malitiosus "wicked, malicious," from malitia "badness, ill will, spite," from malus "bad" (see mal- ). In legal use (early 14c., Anglo-French), it means "characterized by malice prepense ." 中文词源 malicious ：恶意的 来自malice,邪恶，恶毒。
• malice 英文词源 malice (n.) c. 1300, "desire to hurt another," from Old French malice "ill will, spite, sinfulness, wickedness" (12c.), from Latin malitia "badness, ill will, spite," from malus "bad" (see mal- ). In legal use, "wrongful intent generally" (1540s). 中文词源 malice ：恶意，怨毒 来自拉丁语malus,邪恶的，恶毒的，-ice,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• malic 英文词源 malic malic: see pomegranate malic (adj.) 1797, from French malique (18c.), from Latin malum "apple" (the acid, discovered 1785 by Scheele, was obtained from unripe apples and other fruits), from Greek melon (Doric malon ) "apple," probably from a pre-Greek Mediterranean language. The Latin and Greek words also meant "fruit" generally, especially if exotic. 中文词源 malic ：水果的
• malfunction 英文词源 malfunction (n.) 1827, from mal- "bad, badly, wrong" + function . As a verb, by 1888. Related: Malfunctioned ; malfunctioning . 中文词源 malfunction ：功能失常，失灵 mal-,坏的，不良的，function,功能。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： malfunction 词源， malfunction 含义。
• malevolent 英文词源 malevolent (adj.) c. 1500, from Middle French malivolent and directly from Latin malevolentem (nominative malevolens ) "ill-disposed, spiteful, envious," from male "badly" (see mal- ) + volentem (nominative volens ), present participle of velle "to wish" (see will (v.)). Related: Malevolently . 中文词源 malevolent ：恶意的 mal-,坏的，不良的，-vol,意愿，词源同vill,
• malefactor 英文词源 malefactor (n.) mid-15c., from Latin malefactor , agent noun from past participle stem of malefacere "to do evil," from male "badly" (see mal- ) + facere "to perform" (see factitious ). 中文词源 malefactor ：作恶者 mal-,坏的，不良的，-fact,做，词源同do,fact. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： malefactor 词源， malefactor 含义。 malefactor ：
• male chauvinist 英文词源 male chauvinist (adj.) 1969; see chauvinism . 中文词源 male chauvinist ：大男子主义者 male,男的，chauvinist,沙文主义者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： male chauvinist 词源， male chauvinist 含义。
• male 英文词源 male male: [14] The Latin word for ‘male’ was masculus (from which of course English gets masculine [14]). It passed into Old French as masle , which later became male – hence English male . The Spanish descendant of masculus is macho , which means ‘virile’ as well as simply ‘male’, and has given English macho [20] and the derivative machismo [20]. Another close relative
• Maldives 英文词源 Maldives probably from Sanskrit maladvipa "garland of islands," from mala "garland" + dvipa "island." Related: Maldivian . 中文词源 Maldives ：马尔代夫 可能来自梵语mala,花环，dvipa,岛。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Maldives 词源， Maldives 含义。 Maldives （马尔代夫）：岛屿构成的花环 马尔代夫位于南亚，是印度洋
• malcontent 英文词源 malcontent 1580s, noun and adjective, from French malcontent ; see mal- + content (adj.). Related: Malcontented ; malcontentedly ; malcontentedness . 中文词源 malcontent ：不满者 mal-,坏的，不良的，content,满意。即不满意的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： malcontent 词源， malcontent 含义。
• Malayalam 英文词源 Malayalam 1837, Dravidian language of Malabar, from Dravidian Malayali, from mala "mountain" + al "possess." 中文词源 Malayalam ：马拉雅拉姆语 印度西南部喀拉拉邦的语言，来自mala,山，alam,地方，即多山之地。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Malayalam 词源， Malayalam 含义。
• Malay 英文词源 Malay (n.) 1590s, from native name Malayu . As an adjective from 1779; earlier adjective form was Malayan (1660s). 中文词源 Malay ：马来语 来自本土名Malayu,即马来西亚人的语言。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Malay 词源， Malay 含义。
• malarkey 英文词源 malarkey (n.) also malarky , "lies and exaggerations," 1924, American English, of unknown origin. It also is a surname. 中文词源 malarkey ：废话，胡扯 词源不详，可能来自人名Malarkey. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： malarkey 词源， malarkey 含义。
• malaise 英文词源 malaise malaise: see malign malaise (n.) c. 1300, maleise "pain, suffering; sorrow, anxiety," also, by late 14c., "disease, sickness," from Old French malaise "difficulty, suffering, hardship," literally "ill-ease," from mal "bad" (see mal- ) + aise "ease" (see ease (n.)). The current use is perhaps a mid-18c. reborrowing from Modern French. A Middle English verbal form, malasen "to t
• malady 英文词源 malady malady: see malign malady (n.) late 13c., from Old French maladie "sickness, illness, disease" (13c.), from malade "ill" (12c.), from Latin male habitus "doing poorly, feeling sick," literally "ill-conditioned," from male "badly" (see mal- ) + habitus , past participle of habere "have, hold" (see habit (n.)). Related: Maladies . 中文词源 malady ：痼疾，弊病，疾病 来
• maladroit 英文词源 maladroit (adj.) 1670s, from mal- + adroit . Related: Maladroitly ; maladroitness . 中文词源 maladroit ：不灵巧的，笨拙的 mal-,坏的，不良的，adroit,灵巧的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： maladroit 词源， maladroit 含义。
• malachite 英文词源 malachite malachite: see mauve malachite (n.) common green ore of copper, late 14c., from French, ultimately from Greek malachitis (lithos) "mallow (stone)," from malakhe "mallow" (see mallow (n.)); the mineral traditionally so called from resemblance of its color to that of the leaves of the mallow plant. 中文词源 malachite ：孔雀石 一种绿色的石头，来自希腊语mala
• make-work 英文词源 make-work 1913 (adj.); 1937 (n.), "busy-work, activity of no value," American English, from the verbal expression to make work (see make (v.) + work (n.)). A big fire devoured a street; "It will make work," I heard my father say; a ship was lost at sea laden with silk, and leather, and cloth; "It will make work," said my father; a reservoir broke jail, and swept the heart of the town
• makeweight 英文词源 makeweight (n.) also make-weight , 1690s, "small quantity of something added to make the total reach a certain weight," from make (v.) + weight . MAKE WEIGHT. A small candle: a term applied to a little slender man. [Grose, "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," London, 1785] 中文词源 makeweight ：充数 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： makeweight
• make-up 英文词源 make-up (n.) also makeup , "manner in which something is put together," 1821, from make (v.) + up . Cosmetics sense is from 1886; verbal phrase make up "to apply cosmetics" is from 1808. 中文词源 make-up ：化妆品 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： make-up 词源， make-up 含义。
• maid 英文词源 maid (n.) late 12c., "a virgin, a young unmarried woman," shortening of maiden (n.). Like that word, used in Middle English of unmarried men as well as women (as in maiden-man , c. 1200, used of both sexes, reflecting also the generic use of man ). Domestic help sense is from c. 1300. In reference to Joan of Arc, attested from 1540s (French la Pucelle ). Maid Marian , one of Robin Hoo
• Maia 英文词源 Maia Roman goddess of fertility, Latin Maia , literally "she who brings increase," related to magnus "great" (see magnate ). Maia , one of the Pleiades, is from Greek Maia , daughter of Atlas, mother of Hermes, literally "mother, good mother, dame; foster-mother, nurse, midwife," said by Watkins to be from infant babbling (see mamma ). 中文词源 Maia ：古罗马丰饶女神，古希
• makeshift 英文词源 makeshift makeshift: see shift makeshift also make-shift , 1560s, as a noun, "shifty person, rogue," from make (v.) + shift (v.). Adjectival sense of "substitute" is first recorded 1680s. Compare make-sport "a laughing stock" (1610s). 中文词源 makeshift ：权宜 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： makeshift 词源， makeshift 含义。
• maker 英文词源 maker (n.) c. 1300, "one who makes," also "God as creator," agent noun from make (v.). Specifically, "manufacturer" by late 14c. To meet (one's) maker "die" is attested by 1814. 中文词源 maker ：上帝 来自make,制造。引申词义造物主，上帝。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： maker 词源， maker 含义。
• makeover 英文词源 makeover (n.) also make-over , by 1981, from phrase make over in sense "to refashion" (1690s); from make (v.) + over (adv.). 中文词源 makeover ：改进，改善 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： makeover 词源， makeover 含义。
• makeless 英文词源 makeless (adj.) early 13c., "peerless, without equal," from make (n.) + -less . Meaning "mateless, widowed" is from early 15c. 中文词源 makeless ：无配偶的，无配对物的 来自make的古义，形成，匹配，配对，-less,无，没有。现多见其同源词matchless. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： makeless 词源， makeless 含义。
• make-believe 英文词源 make-believe (n.) "pretence," 1811, from make (v.) + believe . As an adjective by 1824. 中文词源 make-believe ：虚构，假装 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： make-believe 词源， make-believe 含义。
• make 英文词源 make make: [OE] Make probably goes back ultimately to an Indo-European base * mag - denoting ‘kneading’ (also the source of Greek mágma ‘salve made by kneading’, from which English gets magma [15]). A prehistoric Germanic descendant was * mako - (source of English match ‘go together’). From this was derived the West Germanic verb * makōjan , which over the centuries diff
• majority 英文词源 majority (n.) 1550s, "condition of being greater, superiority," from Middle French majorité (16c.), from Medieval Latin majoritatem (nominative majoritas ) "majority," from Latin maior "greater" (see major (adj.)). Sense of "state of being of full age" is attested from 1560s; meaning "greater number or part" (of votes, etc.) first recorded 1690s. The majority "the dead" recorded from
• majorette 英文词源 majorette (n.) "baton-twirler," 1941, short for drum-majorette (1938), fem. of drum-major (1590s). The perfect majorette is a pert, shapely, smiling extrovert, who loves big, noisy crowds and knows how to make those crowds love her. ["Life" magazine, Oct. 10, 1938] (The article notes that the activity "has been going on for about six years now"). 中文词源 majorette ：乐队女队长
• major-domo 英文词源 major-domo (n.) 1580s, via Italian maggiordomo or Spanish mayordomo, from Medieval Latin major domus "chief of the household," also "mayor of the palace" under the Merovingians, from Latin major "greater" (see major (adj.)) + genitive of domus "house" (see domestic ). 中文词源 major-domo ：总管 来自拉丁语major domus,一家之主，王室管家，来自major,主要的，dom
• major 英文词源 major major: [16] Latin mājor ‘larger’ was the comparative form of magnus ‘large’, from which English gets magnitude , magnum etc (in early Latin it was * māgjōs ). English originally acquired it as an adjective. Its noun use, for an army officer, followed in the 17th century. This represented a borrowing from French major , which was short for sergeant-major (in those days
• majesty 英文词源 majesty (n.) c. 1300, "greatness, glory," from Old French majeste "grandeur, nobility" (12c.), from Latin maiestatem (nominative maiestas ) "greatness, dignity, elevation, honor, excellence," from stem of maior (neuter maius ), comparative of magnus "great" (see magnate ). Earliest English us is with reference to God; as a title, in reference to kings and queens (late 14c.), it is fro
• majestic 英文词源 majestic (adj.) c. 1600, from majesty + -ic . Related: Majestical (1570s); majestically . 中文词源 majestic ：雄伟的，壮观的 来自majesty,雄伟，壮观，-ic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： majestic 词源， majestic 含义。 majestic ：雄伟的，威严的；壮丽的 词根词缀： -magn- →maj大的 + es + -tic形容词词
• maize 英文词源 maize (n.) 1550s, from Cuban Spanish maiz , from Arawakan (Haiti) mahiz . 中文词源 maize ：玉米 来自南美土著语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： maize 词源， maize 含义。
• maitre d'hotel 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random intend intend: [14] The Latin verb intendere (a compound formed from the prefix in - ‘towards’ and tendere ‘stretch’) had a variety of metaphorical meanings, some of which have come through into English. Principal among them was ‘form a plan or purpose’, an extension of an earlier ‘direct or ‘stretch’ one’s t
• maisonette 英文词源 maisonette maisonette: see manor maisonette (n.) 1818, "small house," from French maisonnette , diminutive of maison "house" (11c.), from Latin mansionem (see mansion ). Meaning "a part of a building let separately" is from 1912. 中文词源 maisonette ：两层独立公寓 maison,屋子，来自mansion的法语拼写形式，-ette,小词后缀。即小屋子，用于指两层独立公
• maintenance 英文词源 maintenance (n.) mid-14c., "bearing, deportment," from Old French maintenance "upkeep; shelter, protection,: from maintenir (see maintain ). Meaning "action of upholding or keeping in being" is from early 15c. "Action of providing a person with the necessities of life" is from late 14c. 中文词源 maintenance ：维持，保持 来自maintain的名词形式。 该词的英语词源请
• maintain 英文词源 maintain maintain: [13] Etymologically, maintain means ‘hold in the hand’. It comes via Old French maintenir from Vulgar Latin * manūtenēre ‘support’, a compound verb formed from manū , the ablative case of manus ‘hand’, and tenēre ‘hold’. The derivative maintenance [14] comes from Old French. = maintenance , manual , tenant maintain (v.) mid-13c., "to practice hab
• mainstream 英文词源 mainstream (n.) also main-stream , main stream , "principal current of a river," 1660s, from main (adj.) + stream (n.); hence, "prevailing direction in opinion, popular taste, etc.," a figurative use first attested in Carlyle (1831). Mainstream media attested by 1980 in language of U.S. leftists critical of coverage of national affairs. 中文词源 mainstream ：主流 main,主要的，
• mainstay 英文词源 mainstay (n.) "chief support," 1787, figurative use of a nautical noun meaning "stay which extends from the main-top to the foot of the foremast" (late 15c.), from main (adj.) + stay (n.). 中文词源 mainstay ：支柱 main,主要的，stay,支撑，维持。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mainstay 词源， mainstay 含义。
• mainspring 英文词源 mainspring (n.) 1590s, of watches, clocks, etc., from main (adj.) + spring (n.3). Figurative use from 1690s. 中文词源 mainspring ：钟表的主发条 main,主要的，spring,弹簧，发条。引申词义钟表的主发条等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mainspring 词源， mainspring 含义。
• mainline 英文词源 mainline (v.) also main-line , 1934, from main line in American English slang sense "principal vein into which drugs can be injected" (1933). 中文词源 mainline ：主流的 main,主要的，line,线。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mainline 词源， mainline 含义。
• mainframe 英文词源 mainframe (n.) "central processor of a computer system," 1964, from main (adj.) + frame (n.). 中文词源 mainframe ：主机 main,主要的，frame,框架。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mainframe 词源， mainframe 含义。
• main 英文词源 main main: [OE] Main goes back to prehistoric Germanic * mag - ‘be able, have power’ (source also of English may and might , and distantly related to machine ). From it was descended Old English mægen ‘strength’. This now survives as a noun only in the expression with might and main , but it was also used attributively in Old English to mean ‘of large size, great’, and by
• maim 英文词源 maim maim: [13] Maim and mayhem [15] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to a Vulgar Latin verb * mahagnāre ‘wound’, whose origins are unknown. This passed into Old French as mahaignier (whose probable Anglo-Norman derivative * mahangler was the source of English mangle ‘mutilate’ [14]). Mahaignier became mayner , and passed into Middle English as mayn . But it also ha
• mail slot 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random morsel morsel: [13] Etymologically, a morsel is a piece ‘bitten’ off. The word comes from Old French morsel , a diminutive of mors ‘bite’. This in turn goes back to Latin morsus , a derivative of the same base as the verb mordēre ‘bite’. Other English words from the same source include mordant [15] and remorse . = m
• mailshot 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random language language: [13] Like English tongue , Latin lingua ‘tongue’ was used figuratively for ‘language’; from it English gets linguist [16] and linguistic [19]. In the Vulgar Latin spoken by the inhabitants of Gaul, the derivative * linguāticum emerged, and this became in due course Old French langage , source of Engli
• maid of honor 英文词源 maid (n.) late 12c., "a virgin, a young unmarried woman," shortening of maiden (n.). Like that word, used in Middle English of unmarried men as well as women (as in maiden-man , c. 1200, used of both sexes, reflecting also the generic use of man ). Domestic help sense is from c. 1300. In reference to Joan of Arc, attested from 1540s (French la Pucelle ). Maid Marian , one of Robin Hoo
• mailer 英文词源 ballsy (adj.) "courageous, masculine," 1959, first attested in Norman Mailer (writing of Truman Capote); see balls + -y (2). factoid (n.) 1973, "published statement taken to be a fact because of its appearance in print," from fact + -oid , first explained, if not coined, by Norman Mailer. Factoids ... that is, facts which have no existence before appearing in a magazine or newspaper,
• maidenhair 英文词源 ginkgo (n.) 1773, from Japanese ginkyo , from Chinese yin-hing , from yin "silver" + hing "apricot" (Sino-Japanese kyo ). Introduced to New World 1784 by William Hamilton in his garden near Philadelphia; also formerly known as the maidenhair-tree , from resemblance of the tree's leaves to those of the fern. 中文词源 maidenhair ：铁线蕨 maiden,少女，hair,头发。比喻用法。
• maidenhead 英文词源 maidenhead (n.) c. 1200, from maiden (n.) + Middle English -hede (see -head ). Compare also maidehede (c. 1200) "celibacy, virginity" (of men or women). 中文词源 maidenhead ：处女，童贞 maiden,处女，-head,名词后缀，来自-hood变体。引申词义童贞，贞操。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： maidenhead 词源， maidenhead 含义。
• maiden name 英文词源 maiden (adj.) "virgin, unmarried," c. 1300, from maiden (n.). The figurative sense of "new fresh, first" (as in maiden voyage ) is first recorded 1550s. Maiden name is from 1680s. nee introducing the maiden name of a married woman, 1758, from French née , fem. past participle of naître "born," from Latin natus , past participle of nasci "to be born" (Old Latin gnasci ; see genus ). 中
• maidan 英文词源 maidan "(In South Asia) an open space in or near a town, used as a parade ground or for events such as public meetings", From Urdu and Persian maidān , from Arabic maydān . 中文词源 maidan ：广场，空地 来自波斯语maydan,城市广场，城中心，最终来自PIE*medyos,中间的，词源同middle. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： maidan 词源，
• maiden 英文词源 maiden maiden: [OE] Maiden goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * magadiz ‘young (sexually inexperienced) woman’, which is also the source of German mädchen ‘girl’. Its diminutive form, * magadīnam , passed into Old English as mægden , the antecedent of modern English maiden . Maid is a 12th-century abbreviation. maiden (n.) Old English mægden , mæden "maiden, virgin, girl
• mahout 英文词源 mahout "(In South and SE Asia) a person who works with and rides an elephant", From Hindi mahāvat . 中文词源 mahout ：驯象师 来自印度语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mahout 词源， mahout 含义。
• mahogany 英文词源 mahogany (n.) 1670s, from Spanish mahogani , of unknown origin; perhaps from the tree's native name in Maya (Honduras). As an adjective from 1730. 中文词源 mahogany ：红心木 来自西班牙语mahogani,可能最终来自南美土著语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： mahogany 词源， mahogany 含义。
• mahjong 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random constitute constitute: [15] Etymologically, that which is constituted is that which is ‘caused to stand’ or ‘set up’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin constituere ‘fix, establish’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com - and statuere ‘set up’ (source of English statute ). This was a
• Mahayana 英文词源 Mahayana type of Buddhism practiced in northern Asia, 1868, from Sanskrit, from maha "great," from PIE root *meg- "great" (see magnate ) + yana "vehicle," from PIE root *ei- "to go" (see ion ). 中文词源 Mahayana ：大乘佛教 来自梵语maha,大的，词源同magnate,yana,车辆，交通工具，词源同Janus,January,ion.即大乘佛教。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• mahatma 英文词源 mahatma (n.) 1884, literally "great-souled," from Sanskrit mahatman , from maha "great," from PIE root *meg- "great" (see magnate ) + atman , "soul, principle of life," properly "breath" (see atman ). In esoteric Buddhism, "a person of supernatural powers." In common use, as a title, a mark of love and respect. Said to have been applied to Gandhi (1869-1948) in 1915 by poet Rabrindran
• Maharishi 英文词源 maharishi (n.) Hindu sage or holy man, 1785, from Sanskrit, from maha "great," from PIE root *meg- "great" (see magnate ) + rishi "inspired sage." In general use, a title for a popular spiritual leader. 中文词源 Maharishi ：印度教圣哲 来自梵语maha,大的，词源同magnate,rishi,智者，贤哲。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Maharishi 词源，
• maharani 英文词源 maharani "A maharaja’s wife or widow", From Hindi mahārānī , from Sanskrit mahā 'great' + rājñī 'rani'. 中文词源 maharani ：土邦主妃，王公妃 来自maharaja对应的阴性格。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： maharani 词源， maharani 含义。
• maharaja 英文词源 maharaja "An Indian prince", From Hindi mahārājā , from Sanskrit mahā 'great' + rājan 'raja, king'. 中文词源 maharaja ：印度过去的土邦主，王公 来自梵语maha,大的，词源同magnate,raja,国王，词源同regal.用于指印度过去的王公，土邦主。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： maharaja 词源， maharaja 含义。
• magus 英文词源 Magus (n.) member of the ancient Persian priestly caste, late 14c., singular of magi (q.v.). 中文词源 magus ：术士，魔法师 词源同magic,魔术，魔力。引申词义术士，魔法师，特别用于指古波斯的祭司家族。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： magus 词源， magus 含义。
• magpie 英文词源 magpie magpie: [17] The original name of the magpie was simply pie , which came via Old French from Latin pīca . This is thought to go back ultimately to Indo-European * spi - or * pi -, denoting ‘pointedness’, in reference to its beak (the Latin masculine form, pīcus , was applied to a ‘woodpecker’). Pie arrived in English as long ago as the 13th century, but not until the
• magnum opus 英文词源 magnum opus "masterpiece, a person's greatest work," Latin, literally "great work" (see magnum + opus ). 中文词源 magnum opus ：代表作，杰作 magnum,巨大，opus,作品。引申词义杰作，代表作。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： magnum opus 词源， magnum opus 含义。
• magnum 英文词源 magnum (n.) 1788, "bottle containing two quarts of wine or spirits," from Latin magnum , neuter of magnus "great in size" (see magnate ). Registered 1935 by Smith Wesson Inc., of Springfield, Massachusetts, as the name of a powerful type of handgun. 中文词源 magnum ：容量为1.5升的大酒瓶 来自拉丁语magnus,巨大的，-um,中性名词格。用于指大酒瓶。 该词的英
• magnolia 英文词源 magnolia (n.) plant genus, 1748, from Magnolius , Latinized name of Pierre Magnol (1638-1715), French physician and botanist, professor of botany at Montpellier, + abstract noun ending -ia . As the name of a color, by 1931. 中文词源 magnolia ：木兰花 来自17世纪法国园艺学家Pierre Magnol,以表达对他的敬意。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• magnitude 英文词源 magnitude magnitude: [14] Magnitude is one of a large family of words for which English is indebted to Latin magnus ‘large’. This goes back to an Indo- European * meg - or * megh -, source also of Greek mégas ‘large’ (from which English gets the prefix mega -) and prehistoric Germanic * mikil -, ancestor of English much . Apart from magnitude , English descendants of magnus i
• magnify 英文词源 magnify (v.) late 14c., "to speak or act for the glory or honor (of someone or something)," from Old French magnefiier "glorify, magnify," from Latin magnificare "esteem greatly, extol, make much of," from magnificus "great, elevated, noble" (see magnificence ). Meaning "use a telescope or microscope" is first attested 1660s, said to be a unique development in English. Related: Magnif
• magnifier 英文词源 magnifier (n.) 1540s, agent noun from magnify . 中文词源 magnifier ：放大镜 来自magnify,放大。引申词义放大镜。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： magnifier 词源， magnifier 含义。 magnifier ：扩大者，放大者；放大镜；放大[扩大]器 词根词缀： -magn-大 + -i- + -fy动词词尾(y→i) + -er名词词尾,人或物
• magnificent 英文词源 magnificent (adj.) mid-15c., from Old French magnificent , a back-formation from Latin magnificentior , comparative of magnificus "great, elevated, noble, distinguished," literally "doing great deeds" (see magnificence ). 中文词源 magnificent ：壮观的，宏伟的 magni-,巨大的，-fic,做，制造。引申词义伟大，壮观，辉煌。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• magni- 英文词源 magni- word-forming element meaning "great," from Latin magni- , comb. form of magnus "great" (see magnate (n.)). 中文词源 magni- ：巨大的，壮观的 来自拉丁语magnus,巨大的，来自PIE*meg,巨大的，词源同magnate.可能来自PIE*mag,揉，捏，词源同make,massage,mass.由揉，捏引申词义使成团，壮大。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• magneto 英文词源 magneto (n.) 1882, short for magneto-electric machine (see magneto- ). 中文词源 magneto ：永磁发电机 缩写自magneto-electric machine. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： magneto 词源， magneto 含义。
• magnetize 英文词源 magnetize (v.) 1799, from magnet + -ize . Related: Magnetized ; magnetizing . From 1785 in now-obsolete sense of "to mesmerize." 中文词源 magnetize ：使磁化，吸引 magnet,磁石，-ize,使。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： magnetize 词源， magnetize 含义。