英语词源

• lapsus 英文词源 collapse (v.) 1732, from Latin collapsus , past participle of collabi "fall together," from com- "together" (see com- ) + labi "to fall, slip" (see lapse (n.)). The adjective collapsed is attested from c. 1600, from Latin collapsus , and perhaps this suggested a verb. Related: Collapsing . elapse (v.) 1640s, from Middle French elapser , from Latin elapsus , past participle of elabi "s
• lapsable 英文词源 collapsable (adj.) 1843, from collapse (v.) + -able . 中文词源 lapsable ：易变的；易发生错误的   词根词缀： -laps-滑,落 + -able形容词词尾,易被…的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lapsable 词源， lapsable 含义。
• laborite 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random galaxy galaxy: [14] The Greeks had a word for the ‘Milky Way’ – and indeed it was very much the same as ours. They called it galaxías , which was originally an adjective, ‘milky’, derived from the noun gála ‘milk’. English acquired it via late Latin galaxiās and Old French galuxie . (The term Milky Way , inciden
• laborism 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random improve improve: [16] The - prove of improve has no direct connection with the verb prove , although the two have come to resemble each other over the centuries. It comes ultimately from late Latin prōde ‘advantageous’ (source of English proud ). This gave Old French prou ‘profit’, which was combined in Anglo-Norman wit
• lyceum 英文词源 lyceum (n.) 1580s, Latin form of Greek lykeion , name of a grove or garden with covered walks near Athens where Aristotle taught, from neuter of Lykeios "wolf-slayer," an epithet of Apollo, whose temple was nearby, from lykos "wolf." Hence lycée , name given in France to state-run secondary schools. In England, early 19c., lyceum was the name taken by a number of literary societies;
• llano 英文词源 llano (n.) 1610s, American Spanish, "prairie," from Spanish llano "plain, even, level, smooth," ultimately from Latin planum "plain," from planus "smooth" (see plane (n.1)). Hence, llanero "a Latin-American cowboy" (1819), literally "plainsman." 中文词源 llano ：（南美的）大草原 来自西班牙语llano，而西班牙语又来自拉丁语planum，planum是plain的意思。西
• Let's go Dutch 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random jowl jowl: English has two words jowl , which are quite close together in meaning but are etymologically unrelated. The older, which means ‘jaw’, goes back ultimately to Old English ceafl . It is now encountered virtually only in the expression ‘cheek by jowl’. Jowl ‘flesh around the throat’ (now usually used in the
• last straw 英文词源 last straw "The culminating fact or event in a series of unpleasant or unwelcome ones, causing an extreme reaction not experienced before", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Calcutta Review . With allusion to the proverb it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back . 中文词源 last straw ：使人无法承受的最后一击 骆驼（camel）素以耐力著称，它可以多天
• last hurrah 英文词源 last (adj., adv.) "following all others," from Old English latost (adj.) and lætest (adv.), superlative of læt (see late ). Cognate with Old Frisian lest , Dutch laatst , Old High German laggost , German letzt . Meaning "most recent" is from c. 1200. The noun, "last person or thing," is c. 1200, from the adjective. Last hurrah is from the title of Edwin O'Connor's 1956 novel. Last w
• last ditch 英文词源 ditch (n.) Old English dic "ditch, dike," a variant of dike (q.v.). Last ditch (1715) refers to the last line of military defenses. last-ditch (adj.) "on the last line of defense," 1715, attributed to William of Orange; if so, originally in a Dutch context. We have no space to enter into the detail of the heroic struggle maintained by the young stadtholder and his faithful Dutchmen; h
• Leonard 英文词源 Leonard masc. proper name, from French Léonard, Old French Leonard, from German Leonhard, from Old High German *Lewenhart, literally "strong as a lion," from lewo (from Latin Leo, see lion ) + hart "hard" (see hard (adj.)). 中文词源 Leonard ：莱纳德 在起英文名时，如果你想寓意“坚强，勇敢”，那么推荐Leonard这个名字。其中Leon-和单词lion（狮子
• lunate 英文词源 lunate (adj.) "crescent-shaped," 1777, from Latin lunatus , from luna (see Luna ). 中文词源 lunate ：新月状的，半月形的 词根词缀： -lun-月亮 + -ate形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lunate 词源， lunate 含义。
• luminosity 英文词源 luminosity (n.) 1630s, "quality of being luminous," from French luminosité or else a native formation from luminous + -ity . In astronomy, "intrinsic brightness of a heavenly body" (as distinguished from apparent magnitude , which diminishes with distance), attested from 1906. 中文词源 luminosity ：光明，光辉；发光度；发光体 词根词缀： -lumin-光,照 + -osity名词
• luminiferous 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random water water: [OE] Water is an ancient and widespread word, which goes back ultimately to prehistoric Indo-European * wodōr . Its relatives include Greek húdōr ‘water’ (source of the English prefix hydro -), Latin unda ‘wave’ (source of English redundant , surround , undulate , etc), Russian voda ‘water’ (source of
• luminescent 英文词源 luminescent 1889, from luminescence + -ent . 中文词源 luminescent ：发冷光的，发光的 词根词缀： -lumin-光,照 + -escent形容词词尾,某种状态 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： luminescent 词源， luminescent 含义。
• luminescence 英文词源 luminescence (n.) 1884, from Latin lumen (genitive luminis ) "light" (see luminous ) + -escence . Fluorescence and Phosphorescence -- Prof. E. Wiedmann has made a new study of these phenomena. He proposes the general name luminescence for evolutions of light which do not depend on the temperature of the substance concerned. ["Photographic News," April 20, 1888] 中文词源 luminescen
• luculent 英文词源 luculent "(Of writing or speech) clearly expressed", Late Middle English (in sense 2): from Latin luculentus , from lux , luc- 'light'. 中文词源 luculent ：明亮的，光辉的；明白的，明显的  词根词缀： -luc-光,照 + -ulent形容词词尾,多,充满 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： luculent 词源， luculent 含义。
• lucidity 英文词源 lucidity (n.) 1650s, "brightness," from French lucidité , from Late Latin luciditas , from lucidus (see lucid ). Meaning "intellectual clarity" attested by 1851. 中文词源 lucidity ：明朗，清晰，透明 词根词缀： -luc-光,照 + -id形容词词尾 + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lucidity 词源， lucidity 含义。
• lover 英文词源 lover (n.) early 13c., agent noun from love (v.). Old English had lufend for male lovers, lufestre for women. Meaning "one who has a predilection for" (a thing, concept, pursuit, etc.) is mid-14c. As a form of address to a lover, from 1911. Related: Loverly . 中文词源 lover ：情侣；爱好者 词根词缀： love爱 + -er名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• lovable 英文词源 lovable (adj.) also loveable , mid-14c., from love (v.) + -able . Related: Lovably . 中文词源 lovable ：可爱的，值得爱的 词根词缀： love爱 + -able形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lovable 词源， lovable 含义。
• loosely 英文词源 loosely (adv.) late 14c., from loose + -ly (2). 中文词源 loosely ：宽松地，松散地 词根词缀： loose松的 + -ly副词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： loosely 词源， loosely 含义。
• logistical 英文词源 logistic (adj.) "pertaining to logic," 1620s, from Medieval Latin logisticus , from Greek logistikos "endued with reason," from logikos (see logic ). Related: Logistical (1560s); logistically . Logistics from this word, in the sense "art of arithmetical calculation" is from 1650s. logistics (n.) "art of moving, quartering, and supplying troops," 1879, from French (l'art) logistique "(
• logistic 英文词源 logistic (adj.) "pertaining to logic," 1620s, from Medieval Latin logisticus , from Greek logistikos "endued with reason," from logikos (see logic ). Related: Logistical (1560s); logistically . Logistics from this word, in the sense "art of arithmetical calculation" is from 1650s. 中文词源 logistic ：逻辑的，推理的；计算的 词根词缀： -log-推理,计算 + -istic形容
• logical 英文词源 logical (adj.) early 15c., "based on reason," from logic + -al (1). Meaning "pertaining to logic" is c. 1500. Attested from 1860 as "following as a reasonable consequence." Related: Logically . 中文词源 logical ：逻辑(上)的，符合逻辑的；合乎常理的 词根词缀： -log-推理 + -ical形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： logical 词源
• living 英文词源 living (adj.) "alive," also "residing, staying," c. 1200, from present participle of live (v.)). living (n.) "living persons," late Old English; early 14c. as "the fact of dwelling in some place," from Old English lifiende "that lives or has life," present participle of lifan (see live (v.)). The meaning "action, process, or method of gaining one's livelihood" is attested from c. 1400
• litigation 英文词源 litigation (n.) 1560s, "disputation," from Late Latin litigationem (nominative litigatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin litigare "to dispute, quarrel, strive," from phrase litem agere , from litem (nominative lis ) "lawsuit, dispute, quarrel, strife" + agere "to drive, conduct" (see act ). Meaning "act of carrying on a lawsuit" is from 1640s. 中文词源 litigat
• literatim 英文词源 literatim "(Of the copying of a text) letter by letter", From medieval Latin. 中文词源 literatim ：逐字地，照字义地 词根词缀： -liter-文字,字母 + -atim副词后缀 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： literatim 词源， literatim 含义。
• literally 英文词源 literally (adv.) 1530s, "in a literal sense," from literal + -ly (2). Erroneously used in reference to metaphors, hyperbole, etc., even by writers like Dryden and Pope, to indicate "what follows must be taken in the strongest admissible sense" (1680s), which is opposite to the word's real meaning and a long step down the path to the modern misuse of it. We have come to such a pass wit
• liquify 英文词源 liquify (v.) alternative spelling of liquefy . 中文词源 liquify ：(使)液化 词根词缀： -liqu-液体 + -ify动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： liquify 词源， liquify 含义。
• liquidize 英文词源 liquidize (v.) 1837, "make liquid," from liquid + -ize . Meaning "to run through a kitchen liquidizer" is from 1954. Related: Liquidized ; liquidizing . 中文词源 liquidize ：使成液体，使液化 词根词缀： -liqu-液体 + -id形容词词尾 + -ize动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： liquidize 词源， liquidize 含义。
• linking 英文词源 abscess abscess: [16] Abscess comes, via French abcès , from Latin abscessus , a noun derived from abscēdere ‘go away’. The constituent parts of this compound verb are abs ‘away’ and cēdere ‘go’, which has given English cede and a whole range of other words, such as accede and recede . The notion linking ‘abscesses’ and ‘going away’ was that impure or harmful bo
• linguistic 英文词源 linguistic (adj.) 1856, from French linguistique (1833); see linguist + -ic . The use of linguistic to mean "of or pertaining to language or languages" is "hardly justifiable etymologically," according to OED, but "has arisen because lingual suggests irrelevant associations." Related: linguistically . 中文词源 linguistic ：语言的，语言学的 词根词缀： -lingu-语言,舌
• lightproof 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random longitude longitude: see latitude 中文词源 lightproof ：不透光的，遮光的 词根词缀： light光 + -proof形容词词尾,防…的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lightproof 词源， lightproof 含义。
• lightly 英文词源 lightly (adv.) Old English leohtlice "so as not to be heavy" (of material things, but also of sleep, blows, etc.); cognate with Old Frisian lichtelik , Old High German lihtlihho , German leichtlich , Old Norse lettlega (see light (adj.1)). Meaning "frivolously, indifferently" is from early 13c. 中文词源 lightly ：轻轻地；容易地，轻松地 词根词缀： light轻快的 +
• lier 英文词源 lier (n.) "one who reclines;" 1580s, agent noun from lie (v.2). 中文词源 lier ：埋伏者 词根词缀： lie躺(e略) + -er人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lier 词源， lier 含义。
• liberation 英文词源 liberation (n.) early 15c., from Middle French libération and directly from Latin liberationem (nominative liberatio ) "a setting or becoming free," noun of action from past participle stem of liberare "set free" (see liberate ). Liberation theology (1969) translates Spanish teologia de la liberación , coined 1968 by Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutiérrez. 中文词源 liberation ：解放
• levitation 英文词源 levitation (n.) 1660s, noun of action from Latin levitas (see levitate ) + -ion . 中文词源 levitation ：升空，漂浮 词根词缀： -lev-举,升 + it + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： levitation 词源， levitation 含义。
• legislator 英文词源 legislator (n.) c. 1600, from Latin legis lator "proposer of a law," from legis , genitive of lex "law" + lator "proposer," agent noun of latus "borne, brought, carried" (see oblate (n.)), used as past tense of ferre "to carry" (see infer ). Fem. form legislatrix is from 1670s. 中文词源 legislator ：立法者，立法机关成员 词根词缀： -legis-法(规) + -lat-携带,拿取
• legislation 英文词源 legislation (n.) 1650s, from French législation , from Late Latin legislationem (nominative legislatio ), properly two words, legis latio , "proposing (literally 'bearing') of a law;" see legislator . 中文词源 legislation ：法律，法规；立法，制定法律 词根词缀： -legis-法(规) + -lat-携带,拿取 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• legalize 英文词源 legalize (v.) 1716, from legal + -ize . Related: Legalized ; legalizing . 中文词源 legalize ：使合法化 词根词缀： -leg-法(规) + -al形容词词尾 + -ize动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legalize 词源， legalize 含义。
• legalization 英文词源 legalization (n.) 1805, noun of action from legalize . 中文词源 legalization ：合法化，认可 词根词缀： -leg-法(规) + -al形容词词尾 + -ization名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legalization 词源， legalization 含义。
• legalise 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random graphic graphic: [17] The profoundest influence that Greek gráphein ‘write’ has had on English has no doubt been through its combining form - graphos , which has provided us with a whole host of words, both original Greek formations and new English ones, from autograph to telegraph . But descendants in their own right inclu
• learning 英文词源 learning (n.) Old English leornung "learning, study," from leornian (see learn ). Learning curve attested by 1907. 中文词源 learning ：学问，知识；学习 词根词缀： learn学习 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： learning 词源， learning 含义。
• laziness 英文词源 laziness (n.) 1570s, from lazy + -ness . 中文词源 laziness ：闲散，懒惰 词根词缀： lazy(y变i)懒惰的,懒散的 + -ness 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： laziness 词源， laziness 含义。
• layman 英文词源 layman (n.) "non-cleric," early 15c., from lay (adj.) + man (n.). Meaning "outsider, non-expert" (especially in regards to law or medicine) is from late 15c. Related: Laymen . 中文词源 layman ：普通信徒；外行，门外汉 词根词缀： lay外行的 + man 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： layman 词源， layman 含义。
• lawful 英文词源 lawful (adj.) c. 1300, laghful ; see law + -ful . Similar construction in Old Norse logfullr . Related: Lawfully ; lawfulness . 中文词源 lawful ：合法的，守法的 词根词缀： law法律 + -ful 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lawful 词源， lawful 含义。
• lave 英文词源 lave (v.) c. 1200, from Old English gelafian "wash by pouring, pour (water)," possibly an early English or West Germanic borrowing (compare Dutch laven , German laben ) of Latin lavare "to wash," or its Old French descendant, laver . Latin lavare is from PIE *leu(e)- "to wash" (cognates: Latin luere "to wash," Greek louein "to wash, bathe," Old Irish loathar "basin," Breton laouer "tr
• lapsed 英文词源 collapse (v.) 1732, from Latin collapsus , past participle of collabi "fall together," from com- "together" (see com- ) + labi "to fall, slip" (see lapse (n.)). The adjective collapsed is attested from c. 1600, from Latin collapsus , and perhaps this suggested a verb. Related: Collapsing . Dachau town in Bavaria, Germany, from Old High German daha "clay" + ouwa "island," describing it
• landing 英文词源 landing (n.) c. 1600, place for boats; of stairs, first attested 1789; from present participle of land (v.1). 中文词源 landing ：登陆，着陆；楼梯平台 词根词缀： land陆地 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： landing 词源， landing 含义。
• laborer 英文词源 laborer (n.) mid-14c., "manual worker," especially an unskilled one, agent noun from labor (v.). Meaning "member of the working class, member of the lowest social rank" is from c. 1400. 中文词源 laborer ：劳动者 词根词缀： -labor-工作 + -er 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： laborer 词源， laborer 含义。
• loc 英文词源 block block: [14] English borrowed block from Old French bloc , but its ultimate origin appears to be Germanic; French acquired it from Middle Dutch blok ‘tree trunk’. The derived verb block ‘impede’ first crops up in the early 15th century, but was not established until the later 16th century; it originally meant ‘put blocks [of wood] or obstacles in the way of’. Blockade
• Luna 英文词源 Luna (n.) late 14c. "moon," also an alchemical name for "silver;" from Latin luna "moon, goddess of the moon," from *leuksna- (cognates: Old Church Slavonic luna "moon," Old Prussian lauxnos "stars," Middle Irish luan "light, moon"), from the same source as lux , lumen "light," lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). The luna moth (1841, American English) so called for the crescent-shaped
• laurels 英文词源 bachelor bachelor: [13] The ultimate origins of bachelor are obscure, but by the time it first turned up, in Old French bacheler (from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin * baccalāris ), it meant ‘squire’ or ‘young knight in the service of an older knight’. This was the sense it had when borrowed into English, and it is preserved, in fossilized form, in knight bachelor . Subsequent s
• litterbug 英文词源 litterbug (n.) 1947, from litter + bug (n.). According to Mario Pei ("The Story of Language," Lippincott, 1949) "coined by the New York subways on the analogy of 'jitterbug' ...." 中文词源 litterbug ：乱扔废物的人 在公共场所常可见到这样的标语：Don't be a litterbug，意思是“请勿乱扔杂物”，其中litterbug作“乱扔废物的人”解。litterbug 一
• lotus-eater 英文词源 lotus (n.) 1540s, from Latin lotus , from Greek lotos , name used for several plants before it came to mean Egyptian white lotus (a sense attested in English from 1580s); perhaps from a Semitic source (compare Hebrew lot "myrrh"). The yogic sense is attested from 1848. Lotus-eaters (1812) are from Greek lotophagoi , mentioned in "Odyssey," book IX. 中文词源 lotus-eater ：浑噩度日
• L 英文词源 L Roman letter, from Greek lambda , from Semitic lamed . The shape of the Roman letter is an early one in Greek, adopted before it was superseded in Greek by the inverted form which became the Greek lambda . 中文词源 L ：英语字母表的第十二个字母 英语字母 L 来自希腊字母lambda,来自希伯来字母lamdeh, 短棍。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• lytic 英文词源 lytic (adj.) "pertaining to lysis," 1889, from Greek lytikos "able to loose, loosing," from lytos "loosed," verbal adjective of lyein "to unfasten, loose, loosen, untie" (see lose ). Related: Lytically . 中文词源 lytic ：细胞溶解酶的 来自lyso-,松开，溶解，词源同loose. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lytic 词源， lytic 含义。
• lysosome 英文词源 lysosome (n.) 1955, from lyso- + -some (3). 中文词源 lysosome ：细胞中的溶酶体 lyso-,松开，溶解，词源同loose,-some,体，词源同chromosome. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lysosome 词源， lysosome 含义。
• lyricist 英文词源 lyricist (n.) 1832, "one skilled in lyric composition;" from lyric + -ist . Meaning "one who writes lyrics" is from 1908. 中文词源 lyricist ：抒情诗作者，歌词作者 来自lyric,抒情的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lyricist 词源， lyricist 含义。
• lyricism 英文词源 lyricism (n.) 1760, from lyric + -ism . 中文词源 lyricism ：抒情 来自lyric,抒情的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lyricism 词源， lyricism 含义。
• lyrebird 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random amaze amaze: [OE] Old English āmasian meant ‘stupefy’ or ‘stun’, with perhaps some reminiscences of an original sense ‘stun by hitting on the head’ still adhering to it. Some apparently related forms in Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish masa ‘be sluggish’ and Norwegian dialect masast ‘become unconscious’
• lyre 英文词源 lyre (n.) harp-like instrument, c. 1200, from Old French lire "lyre," from Latin lyra , from Greek lyra , a foreign word of uncertain origin. 中文词源 lyre ：里拉琴 来自希腊语lyra,一种外国乐器。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lyre 词源， lyre 含义。 lyre （里拉琴）：众神的乐器里拉琴 lyre是古希腊的一种七弦竖琴，音
• lynx 英文词源 lynx lynx: [14] The lynx, a member of the cat family, probably gets its name from its clear sight. It comes via Latin lynx from Greek lúgx , which probably derived from the same Indo-European root (* leuk -) as produced English light and (via Latin) illuminate , illustrate , lucid , luminous , lunar , and lustre . A precedent for its application to ‘seeing’ is provided by Greek l
• lynch mob 英文词源 lynch (v.) 1835, from earlier Lynch law (1811), likely named after William Lynch (1742-1820) of Pittsylvania, Virginia, who c. 1780 led a vigilance committee to keep order there during the Revolution. Other sources trace the name to Charles Lynch (1736-1796) a Virginia magistrate who fined and imprisoned Tories in his district c. 1782, but the connection to him is less likely. Origina
• lymphocyte 英文词源 lymphocyte (n.) cell found in the lymph, 1890, from Latin lympho- (see lymph ) + -cyte (see cyto- ). 中文词源 lymphocyte ：淋巴细胞 lympho-,淋巴，-cyte,细胞。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lymphocyte 词源， lymphocyte 含义。
• lymph node 英文词源 lymph (n.) 1725 in physiology sense, "colorless fluid found in the body," from French lymphe , from Latin lympha "water, clear water, a goddess of water," variant of lumpæ "waters," altered by influence of Greek nymphe "goddess of a spring, nymph." The word was used earlier in English in the classical sense "pure water, water" (1620s), also (1670s) with reference to colorless fluids
• lymphatic 英文词源 lymphatic (adj.) 1640s, from Latin lymphaticus , from lympha (see lymph ). Also sometimes used in the classical Latin sense "mad, frenzied," which was the primary sense of lymphaticus in Latin: OED reports this "difficult to account for," but perhaps due to association of lympha with nymphe ; compare Greek nymphian "to be frenzy-stricken." 中文词源 lymphatic ：发疯的，淋巴的
• lymph 英文词源 lymph lymph: [17] Despite its Greek appearance, lymph comes, perhaps via French, from Latin. Its distant ancestor was Latin limpa or lumpa , which meant ‘water’. And that was the original sense of English lymph ; not until the 18th century was it used for ‘clear bodily fluid’. The alteration of the Latin word to lympha appears to have been due to association with Greek númphē
• Lyme disease 英文词源 Lyme disease "A form of arthritis caused by bacteria that are transmitted by ticks", 1970s: named after Lyme, a town in Connecticut, US, where an outbreak occurred. 中文词源 Lyme disease ：莱姆病 来自其发生地美国Lyme镇，由蜱传播，症状为发烧和关节疼痛。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Lyme disease 词源， Lyme disease 含义。
• lying-in-state 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random shrift shrift: see shrive 中文词源 lying-in-state ：统治者死后的遗体瞻仰期 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lying-in-state 词源， lying-in-state 含义。
• lying-in 英文词源 groaning (n.) Old English granung "groaning, lamentation," verbal noun from groan (v.). From 16c. to 19c., and in dialect, also "a woman's lying-in." lying (n.1) early 13c., action of lie (v.2) "to recline." Lying-in "being in childbed" is attested from mid-15c. perspire (v.) 1640s, "to evaporate through the pores," a back-formation from perspiration and in part from Latin perspirare
• lye 英文词源 lye (n.) Old English læg , leag "lye," from Proto-Germanic *laugo (cognates: Middle Dutch loghe , Dutch loog , Old High German louga , German Lauge "lye"), from PIE root *leue- "to wash" (see lave ). The substance was formerly used in place of soap, hence Old High German luhhen "to wash," Old Norse laug "hot bath, hot spring," Danish lørdag , Swedish lördag "Saturday," literally "w
• Lycra 英文词源 Lycra elastic polyurethane fiber, 1955, proprietary name (registered by E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.) of an elastic polyurethane fiber. 中文词源 Lycra ：莱卡 品牌名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Lycra 词源， Lycra 含义。
• lychgate 英文词源 lychgate lychgate: see like 中文词源 lychgate ：教堂墓地大门 来自古英语lic,身体，躯体,gate,门。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lychgate 词源， lychgate 含义。
• lychee 英文词源 lychee "A small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large central stone, and a thin rough skin", Late 16th century: from Chinese lìzhī . 中文词源 lychee ：荔枝 来自汉语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lychee 词源， lychee 含义。
• luxury 英文词源 luxury luxury: [14] Luxury was originally a pejorative word, denoting ‘sinful self-indulgence’. Not until the 17th century did it begin to acquire its positive modern connotations of costliness, comfort, and desirability. It came via Old French from Latin luxuria ‘excess’, a derivative of luxus ‘excess, abundance, extravagance’. The Latin derived verb luxuriāre ‘grow pr
• luxurious 英文词源 luxurious (adj.) c. 1300, "lascivious, lecherous, unchaste," from Old French luxurios "lustful, lascivious" (Modern French luxurieux ), from Latin luxuriosus , from luxuria (see luxury ). Meaning "given to luxury, voluptuous" (of persons) is from c. 1600. Of things, meaning "characterized by luxury" is attested from c. 1650. Related: Luxuriously ; luxuriousness . 中文词源 luxuriou
• luxuriate 英文词源 luxuriate (v.) 1620s, "to indulge in luxury," from Latin luxuriatus , past participle of luxuriare "have to excess," figuratively "run riot, be dissolute, indulge to excess," from luxuria "excess, rankness, luxuriance" (see luxury ). Related: Luxuriated ; luxuriating . 中文词源 luxuriate ：纵情享乐 来自luxury,奢华，奢侈。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• luxuriant 英文词源 luxuriant (adj.) 1530s, from Middle French luxuriant and directly from Latin luxuriantem (nominative luxurians ), present participle of luxuriare "have to excess, grow profusely" (see luxuriate ). Related: Luxuriantly . 中文词源 luxuriant ：茂盛的，浓密的 来自拉丁语luxus,过度，宏伟，壮观，词源同luxury.后用于形容植物茂密的，茂盛的。 该词的英
• luvvy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random segment segment: see section 中文词源 luvvy ：表演做作的演员 来自love的俚语，用来形容表演做作的演员。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： luvvy 词源， luvvy 含义。
• Lutheran 英文词源 Lutheran 1521, from name of German religious reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546); used by Catholics 16c. in reference to all Protestants, regardless of sect. Related: Lutheranism . 中文词源 Lutheran ：路德宗信徒 来自16世纪德国宗教改革家Martin Luther. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Lutheran 词源， Lutheran 含义。
• lutetium 英文词源 lutetium "The chemical element of atomic number 71, a rare silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series", Early 20th century: from French lutécium , from Latin Lutetia , the ancient name of Paris, the home of its discoverer. 中文词源 lutetium ：镥 来自巴黎的拉丁名字Lutetia,因其发现者为巴黎人，因而以此命名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• lutenist 英文词源 lutenist "A lute player", Early 17th century: from medieval Latin lutanista , from lutana 'lute'. 中文词源 lutenist ：琉特琴演奏者 来自lute,琉特琴。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lutenist 词源， lutenist 含义。
• lute 英文词源 lute (n.) stringed musical instrument, late 13c., from Old French lut , leut , from Old Provençal laut , from Arabic al-'ud , the Arabian lute, literally "the wood" (source of Spanish laud , Portuguese alaude , Italian liuto ), where al is the definite article. A player is a lutist (1620s) or a lutanist (c. 1600, from Medieval Latin hybrid lutanista ). 中文词源 lute ：琉特琴 来
• lusty 英文词源 lusty (adj.) early 13c., "joyful, merry," from lust + -y (2). It largely has escaped the Christianization and denigration of its root word. The sense of "full of healthy vigor" is from late 14c.; that of "full of desire" is attested from c. 1400. Related: Lustily ; lustiness . 中文词源 lusty ：健壮的，强壮的 来自lust原义，欲望，追求，引申词义动力，精力。
• lustrous 英文词源 lustrous c. 1600, from luster + -ous . Related: Lustrously ; lustrousness . 中文词源 lustrous ：有光泽的 来自luster,有光泽的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lustrous 词源， lustrous 含义。 lustrous ：有光泽的，光辉的 词根词缀： -lustr-光,照 + -ous形容词词尾
• lustful 英文词源 lustful (adj.) Old English lustfull "wishful, desirous, having an eager desire;" see lust (n.) + -ful . Specifically of sexual desire from 1570s. Related: Lustfully ; lustfulness . Middle English also had lustsome , which was used in a sense of "voluptuous, lustful" from c. 1400. Old English had lustbære "desirable, pleasant, cheerful, joyous." 中文词源 lustful ：性欲强烈的
• luster 英文词源 luster (n.1) "gloss, radiance," 1520s, from Middle French lustre "gloss, radiance" (14c.), common Romanic (cognates: Spanish and Portuguese lustre , Rumanian lustru , Italian lustro "splendor, brilliancy"), from Latin lustrare "spread light over, brighten, illumine," related to lucere "shine," lux "light" (see light (n.)). luster (n.2) "one who lusts," 1590s, agent noun from lust (v.)
• lust 英文词源 lust lust: [OE] Lust is a Germanic word; it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * lust -, which as well as English lust had produced German lust (now used for ‘pleasure’ rather than ‘desire’). Swedish lust ‘inclination, pleasure, desire’ was borrowed from Low German. From the same Germanic ancestor came the now archaic verb list ‘desire’, source of listless . And it is
• lusophone 英文词源 lusophone "Portuguese-speaking", 1970s: from luso- (representing Lusitania 1 ) + -phone. 中文词源 lusophone ：讲葡萄牙语的 luso-,葡萄牙语，来自葡萄牙拉丁名Lusitania,-phone,说话。参照Scotland,对应拉丁名Caledonia,England，对应拉丁名Britannia. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lusophone 词源， lusophone 含义。