英语词源

• lip gloss 英文词源 lip (n.) Old English lippa , from Proto-Germanic *lepjon (cognates: Old Frisian lippa , Middle Dutch lippe , Dutch lip , Old High German lefs , German Lefze , Swedish läpp , Danish læbe ), from PIE *leb- "to lick; lip" (source also of Latin labium ). French lippe is from a Germanic source. Transferred sense of "edge or margin of a cup, etc." is from 1590s. Slang sense "saucy talk" i
• lipase 英文词源 lipase (n.) class of enzymes, 1897, from French lipase (1896), from Greek lipos "fat" (see lipo- (v.)) + chemical ending -ase . 中文词源 lipase ：脂肪酶 来自希腊语lipos,脂肪，-ase,酶。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lipase 词源， lipase 含义。
• lip 英文词源 lip lip: [OE] Lip has been traced back to Indo- European * leb -, which also produced Latin labrum ‘lip’, source of French lèvre ‘lip’ and English labial [16]. Its Germanic descendant was * lepaz -, from which come German lippe , Dutch lip , Swedish läppe , Danish læbe , and English lip . = labial lip (n.) Old English lippa , from Proto-Germanic *lepjon (cognates: Old Frisi
• lionize 英文词源 lionize (v.) "to treat (someone) as a celebrity," a hybrid from lion + -ize . Used by Scott, 1809, and preserving lion in the sense of "person of note who is much sought-after" (1715), originally in reference to the lions formerly kept in the Tower of London (referred to from late 16c.), objects of general curiosity that every visitor in town was taken to see. Related: Lionized ; lion
• lioness 英文词源 lioness (n.) c. 1300, leoness , from lion + -ess . 中文词源 lioness ：母狮子 lion,狮子，-ess,表阴性。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lioness 词源， lioness 含义。
• lion 英文词源 lion lion: [13] The word for ‘lion’ in virtually all modern European languages goes back to Greek léōn , which was presumably borrowed from some non-Indo-European source. From it came Latin lēo , which Old English took over as lēo . The modern English form lion was introduced in the 13th century via Anglo-French liun . Related forms include French lion , Italian leone , Spanis
• lintel 英文词源 lintel lintel: [14] Lintel is the result of the blending of two Latin words: līmes ‘boundary’ (source of English limit ) and līmen ‘threshold’ (source of English subliminal and possibly also of sublime ). Līmen had a derived adjective, līmināris ‘of a threshold’. In the post-classical period, under the influence of līmes , this became altered to * līmitāris , which
• lint 英文词源 lint lint: see linen lint (n.) late 14c., "flax prepared for spinning," also "refuse of flax used as kindling," somehow from the source of Old English lin "flax" (see linen ), perhaps from or by influence of Middle French linette "grain of flax," diminutive of lin "flax," from Latin linum "flax, linen;" Klein suggests from Latin linteum "linen cloth," neuter of adjective linteus . Lat
• linseed oil 英文词源 linoleum (n.) 1860, coined by English inventor Frederick Walton (1837-1928), from Latin linum "flax, linen" (see linen ) + oleum "oil" (see oil (n.)). Originally, a preparation of solidified linseed oil used to coat canvas for making floor coverings; the word was applied to the flooring material itself after 1878. The Linoleum Manufacturing Company was formed 1864. linoleic acid "A po
• Linotype 英文词源 Linotype (n.) 1886, American English, trademark name (Mergenthaler Linotype Co.), from line o' type , for a composing machine invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854-1899) in widespread use in newspaper production early 20c. 中文词源 Linotype ：莱诺铸排机（旧时用于报纸印刷） 商标名，来自line o’ type. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Lino
• linoleum 英文词源 linoleum linoleum: see linen linoleum (n.) 1860, coined by English inventor Frederick Walton (1837-1928), from Latin linum "flax, linen" (see linen ) + oleum "oil" (see oil (n.)). Originally, a preparation of solidified linseed oil used to coat canvas for making floor coverings; the word was applied to the flooring material itself after 1878. The Linoleum Manufacturing Company was for
• linocut 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cherry cherry: [14] Cherry comes ultimately from Greek kerasós ‘cherry tree’, which in Latin became cerasus . This was borrowed into the Germanic languages in prehistoric times, producing, as well as German kirsche , Old English ciris ‘cherry’, which died out in the 11th century. In Vulgar Latin, meanwhile, cerasus had
• linnet 英文词源 linnet linnet: see linen linnet (n.) small finch-like songbird, 1530s, from Middle French linette "grain of flax," diminutive of lin "flax," from Latin linum "linen" (see linen ). Flaxseed forms much of the bird's diet. Old English name for the bird was linetwige , with second element perhaps meaning "pluck." This yielded Middle English and dialectal lintwhite . 中文词源 linnet ：赤
• Linnean 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random postpone postpone: see post 中文词源 Linnean ：林奈氏生物分类系统的 来自瑞典18世纪植物学家和动物学家Carl von Linne,现代植物学和动物学分类体系的奠基人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Linnean 词源， Linnean 含义。
• link-up 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random rot rot: [OE] Rot goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * rutjan , which also produced Dutch rotten . It may be related ultimately to Latin rudis ‘rough’, source of English rude . The adjective rotten [13] was borrowed from Old Norse rotinn , which came from the same Germanic stem as produced * rutjan . The mild imprecation dr
• links 英文词源 links links: see lean links (n.) "undulating sandy ground," 1728, from Scottish/Northumbrian link "sandy, rolling ground near seashore," from Old English hlinc "rising ground, ridge;" perhaps from the same Proto-Germanic root as lean (v.). This type of landscape in Scotland was where golf first was played; the word has been part of the names of golf courses since at least 1728. 中文词
• linkage 英文词源 linkage (n.) 1874, from link (v.) + -age . To understand the principle of Peaucellier's link-work, it is convenient to consider previously certain properties of a linkage, (to coin a new and useful word of general application), consisting of an arrangement of six links, obtained in the following manner ... (etc.). ["Recent Discoveries in Mechanical Conservation of Motion," in "Van Nos
• link 英文词源 link link: [14] Link goes back ultimately to prehistoric Germanic * khlangkjaz , whose underlying meaning element was ‘bending’ (it also has close relatives in English flank [12], flinch [16], and lank [OE]). ‘Bending’ implies ‘joints’ and ‘links’, and this is the meaning which is the word is presumed to have had when it passed into Old Norse as * hlenkr – from which
• lining 英文词源 lining (n.) "stuff with which garments are lined," late 14c., from present participle of Middle English linen "to line" (see line (v.1)). 中文词源 lining ：衬里 来自line,线，衬里。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lining 词源， lining 含义。 lining ：衬里，衬垫物 词根词缀： line(v.)加衬 + -ing
• liniment 英文词源 liniment (n.) early 15c., from Late Latin linimentum "a soft ointment," from Latin linire , collateral form of earlier linere "to daub, smear," from PIE root *(s)lei- "slime, slimy, sticky" (see slime (n.)). 中文词源 liniment ：擦剂 来自拉丁语linire,涂抹，擦拭，来自PIE*slei,黏的，滑的，词源同delete,lime,slime,-ment,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访
• linguistics 英文词源 linguistics (n.) "the science of languages," 1847; see linguistic ; also see -ics . 中文词源 linguistics ：语言学 来自lingual,语言的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： linguistics 词源， linguistics 含义。 linguistics ：语言学 词根词缀： -lingu-语言,舌 + -ist从事某项工作的人 + -ics…学
• linguist 英文词源 linguist linguist: see language linguist (n.) 1580s, "a master of language, one who uses his tongue freely," a hybrid from Latin lingua "language, tongue" (see lingual ) + -ist . Meaning "a student of language" first attested 1640s. 中文词源 linguist ：语言学家 来自lingual,语言的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： linguist 词源， linguist 含义。
• lingual 英文词源 lingual (adj.) 1640s, from Medieval Latin lingualis "of the tongue," from Latin lingua "tongue," also "speech, language," from Old Latin dingua , from PIE *dnghu- "tongue" (cognates: Old English tunge , Gothic tuggo "tongue;" see tongue ). Altered in Latin probably in part by association with lingere "to lick." 中文词源 lingual ：舌的，语言的 来自拉丁语lingua,舌头，语
• lingua franca 英文词源 lingua franca (n.) 1620s, from Italian, literally "Frankish tongue." Originally a form of communication used in the Levant, a stripped-down Italian peppered with Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish words. The name is probably from the Arabic custom, dating back to the Crusades, of calling all Europeans Franks (see Frank ). Sometimes in 17c. English sources also known as Bastar
• lingo 英文词源 lingo (n.) "foreign speech," 1650s, possibly a corrupt form of lingua franca (q.v.), or from Provençal lingo "language, tongue," from Old Provençal lenga , from Latin lingua "tongue" (see lingual ). 中文词源 lingo ：外国话，外国语 来自拉丁语lingua,舌头，语言。用以指外国话，外国语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lingo 词源，
• lingering 英文词源 engineer (n.) mid-14c., enginour , "constructor of military engines," from Old French engigneor "engineer, architect, maker of war-engines; schemer" (12c.), from Late Latin ingeniare (see engine ); general sense of "inventor, designer" is recorded from early 15c.; civil sense, in reference to public works, is recorded from c. 1600 but not the common meaning of the word until 19c (henc
• lingerie 英文词源 lingerie lingerie: see linen lingerie (n.) 1835 (but not in widespread use until 1852), from French lingerie "things made of linen," also "laundry room, linen shop" (15c.), from Old French linge "linen" (12c.), from Latin lineus (adj.) "of linen," from linum "flax, linen" (see linen ). Originally introduced in English as a euphemism for scandalous under-linen . 中文词源 lingerie ：
• linger 英文词源 linger linger: [13] Etymologically, to linger is to remain ‘longer’ than one should. Like its relatives, German längen and Dutch lengen , it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * langgjan ‘lengthen’. In Old Norse this became lengja , which was borrowed into English in the 10th century as leng . By now, ‘lengthen’ had progressed metaphorically via ‘prolong’ to ‘delay’
• ling 英文词源 ling (n.) long, slender fish, c. 1300, common Germanic, cognate with Dutch leng , German Leng , Old Norse langa , probably ultimately related to long (adj.). 中文词源 ling ：鳕鱼，欧石楠 鳕鱼义词源同long,一种长的鱼。欧石楠义词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ling 词源， ling 含义。
• line-up 英文词源 lineup (n.) also line-up , from line (v.2) + up . The baseball version (1889) is older than the police version (1907). 中文词源 line-up ：队容，阵式 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： line-up 词源， line-up 含义。
• liner note 英文词源 liner (n.2) "person who fits a lining to," 1610s, agent noun from line (v.1). Meaning "thing serving as a lining" is from 1869. Liner notes in a record album are attested from 1953. 中文词源 liner note ：封套内容简介 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： liner note 词源， liner note 含义。
• liner 英文词源 liner liner: see line liner (n.1) "ship belonging to a shipping line," 1838, from line (n.) on notion of a succession of ships plying between ports along regular "lines." Line in this sense first attested 1786 in reference to stagecoaches. Cosmetics sense first recorded 1926, short for eye-liner . The type of baseball hit was so called from 1874 ( line drive attested from 1899). liner
• line-out 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random gag gag: [15] Middle English gaggen meant ‘strangle, suffocate’, so the word started out with strong connotations that seem to have become submerged in local dialects as it came to be used more commonly in the milder sense ‘obstruct someone’s mouth’. In the 20th century, however, they have re-emerged in the intransitiv
• linen 英文词源 linen linen: [OE] The word for ‘flax’ is an ancient one, shared by numerous Indo-European languages: Greek līnon , Latin līnum (source of English line ), and prehistoric West Germanic * līnam among them. The latter passed into Old English as līn , but now survives only in the compound linseed (literally ‘flax-seed’). Its adjectival derivative, however, * līnīn , lives on
• line management 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random carbuncle carbuncle: [13] Etymologically, a carbuncle is a ‘small piece of coal’. It comes ultimately from Latin carbunculus , a diminutive form of carbō ‘coal’ (source of English carbon ). This reached English via Old French carbuncle . The Latin word had two main metaphorical meanings, based on the idea of a glowing c
• lineman 英文词源 lineman (n.) 1858, worker on telegraph (later telephone) lines, from line (n.) + man (n.). 中文词源 lineman ：线上的队员 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lineman 词源， lineman 含义。
• line dancing 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hobbit hobbit: [20] The name of these small furry-footed human-like creatures was invented by their creator, J.R.R. Tolkien, and first appeared in public in The Hobbit (1937). It probably simply occurred to him as a pleasing- and appropriatesounding name, but with typical linguistic thoroughness he later worked up a detailed ety
• lined 英文词源 lined (adj.) "having a lining or backing" (of some other material), mid-15c., from past participle of line (v.1); meaning "marked with lines" is from 1776, from past participle of line (v.2). 中文词源 lined ：有皱纹的，有衬里的 来自line,线，引申词义线条，衬里，皱纹。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lined 词源， lined 含义。
• line-caught 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random schlep schlep: see shemozzle 中文词源 line-caught ：被线钓到的 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： line-caught 词源， line-caught 含义。
• linebacker 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random capon capon: [OE] Capon , a ‘castrated male chicken’, is probably literally a ‘cut cockerel’. The word comes via Anglo-Norman capun from Latin capō , which is probably ultimately derived from a word for ‘cut’ – Greek kóptein , for example – the underlying reference of course being to the cutting off of the unfo
• Linear B 英文词源 linear (adj.) 1640s, from French linéaire , from Latin linearis "belonging to a line," from linea "string, line" (see line (n.)). Essentially the same word as lineal ; "in Latin linearis the original suffix -alis was dissimilated to -aris , but in Late Latin this rule was no longer productive and the formation or re-formation in -alis remained unchanged." [Barnhart]. Linear A and Lin
• linear 英文词源 linear (adj.) 1640s, from French linéaire , from Latin linearis "belonging to a line," from linea "string, line" (see line (n.)). Essentially the same word as lineal ; "in Latin linearis the original suffix -alis was dissimilated to -aris , but in Late Latin this rule was no longer productive and the formation or re-formation in -alis remained unchanged." [Barnhart]. Linear A and Lin
• lineal 英文词源 lineal (adj.) late 14c., from Old French lineal (14c.), from Late Latin linealis "pertaining to a line," from linea (see line (n.)). Related: Lineally . 中文词源 lineal ：直系的，嫡系的 来自line,线，引申词义直系的，嫡系的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lineal 词源， lineal 含义。
• lineage 英文词源 lineage (n.) late 17c. alteration (by influence of line (n.)) of Middle English linage (c. 1300), from Old French lignage "descent, extraction, race," from ligne "line," from Latin linea "string, line, thread" (see line (n.)). 中文词源 lineage ：宗系，血统 来自line,线，引申词义宗系，血统。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lineage 词源，
• line 英文词源 line line: [OE] The closest modern English line comes to its ancestor is probably in the fisherman’s ‘rod and line’ – a ‘string’ or ‘chord’. For it goes back to Latin līnea ‘string’. This was a derivative of līnum ‘flax’ (source of English linen ), and hence meant etymologically ‘flaxen thread’. English acquired it in two separate phases. First of all it
• linden 英文词源 linden linden: see lime linden (n.) "the lime tree," 1570s, noun use of an adjective, "of linden wood," from Old English lind "linden" (n.), from Proto-Germanic *lindjo (cognates: Old Saxon linda , Old Norse lind , Old High German linta , German linde ), probably from PIE *lent-o- "flexible" (see lithe ); with reference to the tree's pliant bast. Compare Russian lutĭijó "forest of l
• linctus 英文词源 linctus "Thick liquid medicine, especially cough mixture", Late 17th century: from Latin , from lingere 'to lick'. More This word for a cough mixture is an adoption of a Latin word which comes from lingere ‘to lick’. It is literally a mixture meant to be lapped up by the tongue. 中文词源 linctus ：止咳糖浆 来自拉丁语linctus,舔，词源同lick.用于指糖浆。 该词
• linchpin 英文词源 linchpin (n.) also linch-pin , late 14c., earlier linspin , from Middle English lins "axletree" (see linch ) + pin (n.). The peg that holds a wheel on an axle; now mainly figurative. 中文词源 linchpin ：组织的关键人物 linch,车轴，pin,插销。引申词义中枢，关键。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： linchpin 词源， linchpin 含义。
• limp-wristed 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random burly burly: [13] Burly has come down in the world over the centuries. Originally it meant ‘excellent, noble, stately’, and it appears to come from an unrecorded Old English adjective * būrlic , literally ‘bowerly’ – that is, ‘fit to frequent a lady’s apartment’. Gradually, connotations of ‘stoutness’ and ‘
• limpid 英文词源 limpid limpid: see lymph limpid (adj.) c. 1600, from French limpide (15c.) and directly from Latin limpidus "clear," from limpa "water goddess, water;" probably cognate with lympha "clear liquid" (see lymph ). Related: Limpidly . 中文词源 limpid ：清澈的 来自拉丁语limpa,泉水，水仙子，词源同lymph,nymph. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： limpi
• limpet 英文词源 limpet limpet: see lamprey limpet (n.) marine gastropod mollusk, early 14c., from Old English lempedu , from Medieval Latin lampreda "limpet" (see lamprey ). 中文词源 limpet ：帽贝 来自拉丁语lampreda,帽贝，词源同lamprey. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： limpet 词源， limpet 含义。
• limp 英文词源 limp limp: English has two words limp , which perhaps share a common ancestry. Neither is particularly old. The verb first crops up in the 16th century (until then the word for ‘walk lamely’ had been halt , which now survives, barely, as an adjective). It was probably adapted from the now obsolete adjective limphalt ‘lame’, a descendant of Old English lemphealt (which goes bac
• limnology 英文词源 limnology (n.) study of lakes and fresh water, 1892, with -logy + limno- , comb. form of Greek limne "pool of standing water, tidal pool, marsh, lake," from PIE root *(s)lei- "slime" (see slime (n.)). The science founded and the name probably coined by Swiss geologist François-Alphonse Forel (1841-1912). Related: Limnological ; limnologist . 中文词源 limnology ：湖泊学，湖沼
• limited edition 英文词源 limited (adj.) 1550s, past participle adjective from limit (v.); as a stand-alone for limited express train , by 1883. Limited edition is from 1920; limited monarchy from 1640s; limited war is from 1948. In British company names, Limited (abbrev. Ltd. ), 1855, is short for limited liability company , one in which the liability of partners is limited, usually to the amount of their cap
• limited company 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random transgress transgress: see gradual 中文词源 limited company ：有限责任公司 经济学名词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： limited company 词源， limited company 含义。
• limited 英文词源 limited (adj.) 1550s, past participle adjective from limit (v.); as a stand-alone for limited express train , by 1883. Limited edition is from 1920; limited monarchy from 1640s; limited war is from 1948. In British company names, Limited (abbrev. Ltd. ), 1855, is short for limited liability company , one in which the liability of partners is limited, usually to the amount of their cap
• limitation 英文词源 limitation (n.) late 14c., from Old French limitacion and directly from Latin limitationem (nominative limitatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of limitare (see limit (v.)). Phrase statute of limitations attested by 1768. 中文词源 limitation ：限度，限制 来自limit,界限，限制。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： limitation 词源， li
• limit 英文词源 limit limit: [14] Latin līmes originally denoted a ‘path between fields’, but it became extended metaphorically to any ‘boundary’ or ‘limit’, and that was the sense in which English acquired it (in its stem form līmit -). = lintel limit (n.) c. 1400, "boundary, frontier," from Old French limite "a boundary," from Latin limitem (nominative limes ) "a boundary, limit, bord
• Limey 英文词源 limey (n.) 1888, Australian, New Zealand, and South African slang for "English immigrant;" U.S. use is attested from 1918, originally "British sailor, British warship," short for lime-juicer (1857), in derisive reference to the British Navy's policy (begun 1795) of issuing lime (n.2) juice on ships to prevent scurvy among sailors. In U.S., extended to "any Englishman" by 1924. Midway
• limescale 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random glue glue: [14] Glue is an ancient word, whose ancestry can be traced back all the way to Indo- European * gloi -, * glei -, * gli - ‘stick’. Its Latin descendant was glūten , from which English gets gluten [16], glutinous [16], and agglutinate [16]. In post-classical times this spawned a new form, glūs , which English acq
• limerick 英文词源 limerick limerick: [19] The best-known writer of limericks is of course Edward Lear, but ironically the term limerick was not born until after Lear was dead. It is first recorded in 1896, and is said to have come from a Victorian custom of singing nonsense songs at parties, in the limerick rhymescheme ( aabba ), which always ended with the line ‘Will you come up to Limerick?’ (Lim
• limelight 英文词源 limelight (n.) 1826, popular name for Drummond light , a brilliant light created by the incandescence of lime (n.1); adopted for lighthouses and later for the Victorian stage, where it illuminated the principal actors, hence the figurative sense of "on stage, at the center of attention" (1877). 中文词源 limelight ：石灰光灯，众人注意的中心 lime,石灰，light ,灯。最
• lime green 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bore bore: Bore ‘make a hole’ [OE] and bore ‘be tiresome’ [18] are almost certainly two distinct words. The former comes ultimately from an Indo-European base * bhor -, * bhr -, which produced Latin forāre ‘bore’ (whence English foramen ‘small anatomical opening’), Greek phárynx , and prehistoric Germanic * borō
• limeade 英文词源 lime (n.2) greenish-yellow citrus fruit, 1630s, probably via Spanish lima , from Arabic limah "citrus fruit," from Persian limun "lemon" (see lemon (n.1)). Related: Limeade (1892), with ending as in lemonade . 中文词源 limeade ：酸橙汁 来自lime,酸橙。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： limeade 词源， limeade 含义。
• lime 英文词源 lime lime: English has three distinct words lime , of which by far the oldest is lime the ‘chalky substance’ [OE]. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * līm - (shared also by German leim , Dutch lijm , and Swedish limma ), a variant of which also produced English loam [OE]. Lime the ‘citrus fruit’ [17] comes via French lime and Provençal limo from Arabic līmah ‘citrus
• limbic system 英文词源 limbic system "A complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring)", Late 19th century: limbic from French limbique , from Latin limbus 'edge'. 中文词源 limbic system ：大脑的边缘系
• limber 英文词源 limber (adj.) "pliant, flexible," 1560s, of uncertain origin, possibly from limb (n.1) on notion of supple boughs of a tree [Barnhart], or from limp "flaccid" [Skeat], or somehow from Middle English lymer "shaft of a cart" (see limber (n.)), but the late appearance of the -b- in that word argues against it. Related: Limberness . Dryden used limber-ham (see ham (n.1) in the "joint" sen
• limb 英文词源 limb limb: [OE] The Old English word for ‘limb’ was lim . Like thumb , it later (in the 16th century) acquired an intrusive b , which has long since ceased to be pronounced. It has cognates in Swedish and Danish lem , and Dutch lid ‘limb’ is probably related too. limb (n.1) "part or member," Old English lim "limb, joint, main branch of a tree," from Proto-Germanic *limu- (cogn
• lima bean 英文词源 lima bean (n.) 1756, associated with Lima , Peru, from which region the plant ( Phaseolus lunatus ) was introduced to Europe c. 1500. Among the earliest New World crops to be known in the Old World, Simmonds' "Dictionary of Trade" (1858) describes it as "esteemed," but it has the consistency of a diseased dog kidney. 中文词源 lima bean ：利马豆 因产自秘鲁首都Lima而得名
• lily-white 英文词源 lily-white (adj.) early 14c., from lily + white ; from 1903 with reference to whites-only segregation; 1964 as "irreproachable." 中文词源 lily-white ：白暂的 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lily-white 词源， lily-white 含义。
• lily pad 英文词源 lily (n.) Old English lilie , from Latin lilia , plural of lilium "a lily," cognate with Greek leirion , both perhaps borrowed from a corrupted pronunciation of an Egyptian word. Used in Old Testament to translate Hebrew shoshanna and in New Testament to translate Greek krinon . As an adjective, 1530s, "white, pure, lovely;" later "pale, colorless" (1580s). Also from the Latin word ar
• lily-livered 英文词源 lily-livered (adj.) "cowardly," 1605, in "Macbeth;" from lily (in its color sense of "pale, bloodless") + liver (n.1), which was a supposed seat of love and passion. A healthy liver is typically dark reddish-brown. 中文词源 lily-livered ：胆怯的 lily,白百合，俚语词义苍白的，无血的，胆小的，liver,肝，古代医学理念的爱与情感所在。 该词的英语
• lily 英文词源 lily lily: [OE] Lily probably originated in a pre-Indo- European language of the Mediterranean seaboard. Latin acquired it (either independently or via Greek leírion ) as līlium , and passed it on to English in the 10th century. It is now common to virtually all western European languages, including German ( lilie ), Dutch ( lelie ), Swedish ( lilja ), Spanish ( lirio ), Italian (th
• lilt 英文词源 lilt (v.) 1510s, "to lift up" (the voice), probably from late 14c. West Midlands dialect lulten "to sound an alarm," of unknown origin. Possible relatives include Norwegian lilla "to sing" and Low German lul "pipe." It is possible that the whole loose group is imitative. Sense of "sing in a light manner" is first recorded 1786. Related: Lilted ; lilting . As a noun, 1728, "lilting son
• Li-Lo 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random assault assault: [13] To assault somebody was originally to ‘jump on’ them. The word comes from a Vulgar Latin compound verb * assaltāre , formed from the prefix ad - ‘to’ and saltāre ‘jump’, a frequentative form (denoting repeated action) of the verb salīre ‘jump’ (which is the source of English salient , and
• Lilliputian 英文词源 Lilliputian (adj.) "diminutive, tiny," literally "pertaining to Lilliput ," the fabulous island whose inhabitants were six inches high, a name coined by Jonathan Swift in "Gulliver's Travels" (1726). Swift left no explanation of the origin of the word. 中文词源 Lilliputian ：极小的，微小的 源自乔纳森.斯威夫特的小说《格列佛游记》中的小人国Lilliput，那
• lilac 英文词源 lilac lilac: [17] Like the river Nile, the lilac gets its name from its colour. The Sanskrit word for ‘dark blue’ was nīla . This passed into Persian as nīl , from which was derived nīlak ‘bluish’. This developed a variant līlak , which English acquired via Arabic līlak , Spanish lilac , and early modern French lilac . Along the way it was applied to a shrub of the genus
• liking 英文词源 liking "A feeling of regard or fondness", Old English līcung (see like 2 , -ing 1 ). 中文词源 liking ：喜欢 来自like,喜欢。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： liking 词源， liking 含义。
• likewise 英文词源 likewise (adv.) mid-15c., from the phrase in like wise "in the same manner" (mid-15c.), from like (adj.) + wise (n.). 中文词源 likewise ：同样的 like,相似，-wise,朝向。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： likewise 词源， likewise 含义。
• likeness 英文词源 likeness (n.) Old English (Northumbrian) licnes "likeness, similarity; figure, statue, image," shortened from gelicness ; see like (adj.) + -ness . 中文词源 likeness ：相似 like,相似，-ness,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： likeness 词源， likeness 含义。
• liken 英文词源 liken (v.) late 13c., "to represent as like," from like (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Likened ; likening . 中文词源 liken ：比作 like,相似，-en,使。引申词义比做，比喻。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： liken 词源， liken 含义。
• like-minded 英文词源 likeminded (adj.) also like-minded , 1520s, from like (adj.) + minded . One word from 19c. 中文词源 like-minded ：志趣相投的 即相似的志向。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： like-minded 词源， like-minded 含义。
• likely 英文词源 likely (adj.) c. 1300, perhaps from Old Norse likligr "likely," from likr "like" (see like (adj.)). Old English had cognate geliclic . Meaning "having the appearance of being strong and capable" is from mid-15c., though now mostly confined to American English; according to OED this sense is perhaps influenced by like (v.). Sense of "good-looking" is from late 15c. Meaning "probably" i
• likelihood 英文词源 likelihood (n.) late 14c., "resemblance, similarity," from likely + -hood . Meaning "probability" is from mid-15c. 中文词源 likelihood ：可能性 来自likely,可能的，-hood,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： likelihood 词源， likelihood 含义。
• likeable 英文词源 likeable (adj.) also likable , 1730, from like (v.) + -able . Related: Likeableness . 中文词源 likeable ：讨人喜欢的 来自like,喜欢。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： likeable 词源， likeable 含义。
• like 英文词源 like like: English has a diverse group of words spelled like , but they all come ultimately from the same source. This was prehistoric Germanic * līkam ‘appearance, form, body’ (source also of the lych - of English lych-gate [15], which originally signified the gate through which a coffin was carried into a churchyard). From it was derived the verb * līkōjan , which passed into
• lignocaine 英文词源 lignocaine "A synthetic compound used as a local anaesthetic, e.g. for dental surgery, and in treating abnormal heart rhythms", 1950s: from ligno- (Latin equivalent of xylo-, used in the earlier name xylocaine and reflecting chemical similarity to xylene) + -caine (from cocaine). 中文词源 lignocaine ：利多卡因（局部麻醉药） ligno-,木头，-caine,缩写自cocaine. 该词
• lignite 英文词源 lignite (n.) "imperfectly formed coal," 1808, from French, from Latin lignum "wood" (see ligni- ). Brown coal that still shows traces of the wood it once was. Probably directly from Lithanthrax Lignius , name given to woody coal by Swedish chemist Johan Gottschalk Wallerius (1709-1785) in 1775. 中文词源 lignite ：褐煤 来自拉丁语lignum,柴火，木炭，来自PIE*leg,收集，
• light year 英文词源 light year (n.) also light-year , lightyear , "distance light travels in one year," 1888, from light (n.) + year . 中文词源 light year ：光年 长度单位，光跑一年的距离。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： light year 词源， light year 含义。
• light water 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random potato potato: [16] Potato was originally the English name for the ‘sweet potato’ (when Falstaff in Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor 1598 cried ‘Let the sky rain potatoes!’ it was to the sweet potato, and its supposed aphrodisiac properties, that he was referring). It did not begin to be used for the vegetable we n