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• legionnaire 英文词源 legionnaire (n.) 1818, from French légionnaire , from légion (see legion ). Legionnaires' Disease , caused by Legionella pneumophilia , was named after the lethal outbreak of July 1976 at the American Legion convention in Philadelphia's Bellevue Stratford Hotel. Hence Legionella as the name of the bacterium that causes it. 中文词源 legionnaire ：军团成员 来自legion,军团。
• legionary 英文词源 legionary "A soldier in a Roman legion", Late Middle English: from Latin legionarius , from legio(n- ) (see legion ). 中文词源 legionary ：军团士兵 来自legion,军团。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legionary 词源， legionary 含义。
• legion 英文词源 legion legion: see lecture legion (n.) c. 1200, from Old French legion "Roman legion" (3,000 to 6,000 men, under Marius usually with attached cavalry), from Latin legionem (nominative legio ) "body of soldiers," from legere "to choose, gather," also "to read" (see lecture (n.)). Generalized sense of "a large number" is due to translations of allusive phrase in Mark v:9. American Legio
• legible 英文词源 legible (adj.) late 14c., from Late Latin legibilis "that can be read," from Latin legere "to read" (see lecture (n.)). Related: Legibly . 中文词源 legible ：清晰可读的 来自拉丁语legere,读，词源同lecture,lesson. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legible 词源， legible 含义。 legible ：可以辨认的，易读的(笔迹)，字迹清楚的 
• leggy 英文词源 leggy (adj.) 1787, from leg (n.) + -y (2). 中文词源 leggy ：腿长的 来自leg,腿。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leggy 词源， leggy 含义。
• leggings 英文词源 brogue brogue: [16] A brogue was originally a rudimentary sort of shoe worn in the more wild and woolly Celtic corners of the British Isles; the term does not seem to have been applied to today’s ‘stout country walking shoe’ until the early 20th century. The word, Irish and Scots Gaelic brōg , comes from Old Norse brók ‘leg covering’, which is related to English breeches ;
• legerdemain 英文词源 legerdemain (n.) early 15c., "conjuring tricks," from Middle French léger de main "quick of hand," literally "light of hand," from léger "light" in weight (from Latin levis "light;" see lever ) + main "hand" (from Latin manus ; see manual ). 中文词源 legerdemain ：手法，花招 来自法语leger de main,手法，花招，leger,轻的，快的，词源同light,main,手，词源同
• legendary 英文词源 legendary (adj.) mid-16c., from Medieval Latin legendarius , from legenda (see legend ). Earlier it was a noun meaning "a collection of legends" (1510s). 中文词源 legendary ：传奇的 来自legend,传奇。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legendary 词源， legendary 含义。 legendary ：传说的，传奇的 词根词缀： -leg-诵读 + -end名词词尾
• legato 英文词源 legato 1811, from Italian legato , literally "bound," past participle of legare , from Latin ligare (see ligament ). Of music to be played smoothly, without intervals. 中文词源 legato ：连音的 来自拉丁语ligare,接连，绑定，词源同ligament,oblige.用于音乐术语连音的，比较fermata. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legato 词源， lega
• legation 英文词源 legation (n.) mid-15c., from Old French legation and directly from Latin legationem (nominative legatio ) "the office of an ambassador," noun of action from past participle stem of legare (see legate ). 中文词源 legation ：公使馆 来自legate,教宗使节。后词义通用化，用于指公使馆，使馆工作人员。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： le
• legatee 英文词源 legatee "A person who receives a legacy", Late 17th century: from 15th-century legate 'bequeath' (from Latin legare 'delegate, bequeath') + -ee. 中文词源 legatee ：遗产继承人 词源同legacy,遗产，遗赠财物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legatee 词源， legatee 含义。
• legate 英文词源 legate (n.) mid-12c., "authorized representative of the Pope," from Old French legat and directly from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," originally "provided with a commission," past participle of legare "send as a deputy, send with a commission, bequeath," from lex (genitive legis ) "contract, law" (see legal ). General sense of "ambassador, delegate, messenger" is from late 14c. 中文
• legal tender 英文词源 legal (adj.) mid-15c. "of or pertaining to the law," from Middle French légal or directly from Latin legalis "legal, pertaining to the law," from lex (genitive legis ) "law," possibly related to legere "to gather," on notion of "a collection of rules" (see lecture (n.)). Sense of "permitted by law" is from 1640s. Related: Legally . The Old French form was leial, loial (see leal , loy
• legal pad 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random haggard haggard: [16] Haggard was originally a falconer’s term for a hawk as yet untamed. It has been suggested that its ultimate source was Germanic * khag -, which also produced English hedge , the implication being that a haggard was a hawk that sat in a hedge rather than on the falconer’s arm. The modern meaning ‘gaunt’
• legality 英文词源 legality (n.) mid-15c., from Middle French légalité , from Medieval Latin legalitatem (nominative legalitas ), from Latin legalis "pertaining to the law" (see legal ). 中文词源 legality ：合法性 来自legal,法律的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legality 词源， legality 含义。 legality ：合法性；法律性  词根词缀： -leg-法(规
• legalistic 英文词源 legalistic (adj.) 1843, from legalist (1640s); see legal + -istic . 中文词源 legalistic ：墨守法规的，条文主义的 来自legal,法律的。原指守法的，后词义贬义化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legalistic 词源， legalistic 含义。
• legalese 英文词源 legalese (n.) "the language of legal documents," 1914, from legal + language name ending -ese . 中文词源 legalese ：深奥的法律术语 来自legal,法律的，-ese,语言。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legalese 词源， legalese 含义。
• legal eagle 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random luminous luminous: see light 中文词源 legal eagle ：尤指精明的律师 legal,法律的，eagle,鹰。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： legal eagle 词源， legal eagle 含义。
• legal 英文词源 legal legal: [16] The Latin term for a ‘law’ was lex . From its stem form leg - come English legal , legislator [17] (which goes back to a Latin compound meaning literally ‘one who proposes a law’), and legitimate [15]. Loyal is a doublet of legal , acquired via Old French rather than directly from Latin. Another derivative of leg was the Latin verb lēgāre ‘depute, commiss
• legacy 英文词源 legacy (n.) late 14c., "body of persons sent on a mission," from Old French legatie "legate's office," from Medieval Latin legatia , from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," noun use of past participle of legare "appoint by a last will, send as a legate" (see legate ). Sense of "property left by will" appeared in Scottish mid-15c. 中文词源 legacy ：遗产，遗赠财物 来自拉丁
• leg 英文词源 leg leg: [13] Shank was the word used in Old English for ‘leg’. Not until the late 13th was leg acquired, from Old Norse leggr . It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * lagjaz , which may ultimately come from a source that meant ‘bend’. No other Germanic language any longer uses it for ‘leg’, but Swedish and Danish retain lägg and læg respectively for ‘calf’. leg (n
• lefty 英文词源 lefty (n.) "left-handed person," 1886, American English, baseball slang, from left + -y (3). Political sense by 1935. 中文词源 lefty ：左翼分子 原指左撇子，后用于指左翼分子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lefty 词源， lefty 含义。
• leftward 英文词源 leftward (adv.) late 15c., from left (adj.) + -ward . Related: Leftwards . 中文词源 leftward ：向左的 left,左边，-ward,向左。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leftward 词源， leftward 含义。
• leftover 英文词源 leftover (adj.) also left-over , "remaining, not used up," 1890, from left + over . The noun meaning "something left over" is from 1891; leftovers "excess food after a meal" (especially if re-served later) is from 1878; in this sense Old English had metelaf . 中文词源 leftover ：遗留物 即留下的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leftover 词源， le
• leftmost 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random avenge avenge: see vindicate 中文词源 leftmost ：最左边的 left,左边，-most,最。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leftmost 词源， leftmost 含义。
• left-luggage office 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random kidney kidney: [14] The origins of kidney are a matter of guesswork rather than certain knowledge. Probably the most widely accepted theory is that the - ey element represents ey , the Middle English word for ‘egg’, in allusion to the shape of the kidneys. The first syllable is more problematical, but one possible source is
• leftist 英文词源 leftist (adj.) 1897, from left (adj.) in the political sense + -ist . 中文词源 leftist ：左翼分子 来自left,左边。用于政治术语来自1837年，因英国立法院成员分坐左右两侧而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leftist 词源， leftist 含义。
• left-handed 英文词源 left-handed (adj.) late 14c., of persons; 1650s of tools, etc., from left (adj.) + -handed . In 15c. it also could mean "maimed." Sense of "underhanded" is from early 17c., as in left-handed compliment (1787, also attested 1855 in pugilism slang for "a punch with the left fist"), as is that of "illicit" (as in left-handed marriage ). Related: Left-handedly ; left-handedness . 中文词源
• left field 英文词源 left (adj.) c. 1200, from Kentish and northern English form of Old English lyft- "weak, foolish" (compare lyft-adl "lameness, paralysis," East Frisian luf , Dutch dialectal loof "weak, worthless"). It emerged 13c. as "opposite of right" (the left being usually the weaker hand), a derived sense also found in cognate Middle Dutch and Low German luchter , luft . But German link , Dutch l
• left 英文词源 left left: [13] The Old English word for ‘left’ was winestra . Etymologically this meant ‘friendlier’ (it is related to Swedish vän ‘friend’), and its euphemistic application to ‘left’ is a reminder that historically the left-hand side of the body has been superstitiously regarded as of ill omen. To call it ‘friendly’ (a usage which survives in Swedish vänster an
• leeward 英文词源 leeward (adj.) 1660s, "situated away from the wind," on the opposite of the weather side of the ship; from lee + -ward . 中文词源 leeward ：背风的 lee,背风处，-ward,向。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leeward 词源， leeward 含义。
• leery 英文词源 leery (adj.) "untrusting, suspicious, alert," 1718, originally slang, with -y (2), and perhaps from dialectal lere "learning, knowledge" (see lore ), or from leer (v.) in some now-obscure sense. OED suggests connection with archaic leer (adj.) "empty, useless," a general Germanic word (cognate with German leer , Dutch laar ), of unknown origin. 中文词源 leery ：猜疑的，谨防的
• leer 英文词源 leer (v.) "to look obliquely" (now usually implying "with a lustful or malicious intent"), 1520s, probably from Middle English noun ler "cheek," from Old English hleor "the cheek, the face," from Proto-Germanic *khleuzas "near the ear," from *kleuso- "ear," from PIE root *kleu- "to hear" (see listen ). The notion is probably of "looking askance" (compare figurative development of chee
• leek 英文词源 leek (n.) culinary herb, Old English læc (Mercian), leac (West Saxon) "leek, onion, garlic," from Proto-Germanic *lauka- (cognates: Old Norse laukr "leek, garlic," Danish løg , Swedish lök "onion," Old Saxon lok "leek," Middle Dutch looc , Dutch look "leek, garlic," Old High German louh , German Lauch "leek"). No known cognates; Finnish laukka , Russian luk- , Old Church Slavonic l
• leechcraft 英文词源 leechcraft (n.) "art of healing," Old English læcecræft ; see leech (2) + craft (n.). 中文词源 leechcraft ：医术，医学 leech,医生，craft,技艺。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leechcraft 词源， leechcraft 含义。
• leech 英文词源 leech (n.1) "bloodsucking aquatic worm," from Old English læce (Kentish lyce ), of unknown origin (with a cognate in Middle Dutch lake ). Commonly regarded as a transferred use of leech (n.2), but the Old English forms suggest a distinct word, which has been assimilated to leech (n.2) by folk etymology [see OED]. Figuratively applied to human parasites since 1784. leech (n.2) obsolet
• lee 英文词源 lee (n.) Old English hleo "shelter, cover, defense, protection," from Proto-Germanic *khlewaz (cognates: Old Norse hle , Danish læ , Old Saxon hleo , Dutch lij "lee, shelter"). No known cognates outside Germanic; original sense uncertain and might have been "warm" (compare German lau "tepid," Old Norse hly "shelter, warmth"), which might link it to PIE *kele- (1) "warm." Nautical sen
• ledger 英文词源 ledger ledger: [15] Etymologically, a ledger is a book that ‘lies’ in one place. The term was used in 15th- and 16th-century English with various specific applications, including a ‘large copy of the Breviary’ (the Roman Catholic service book), and a ‘large register or record-book’ – both big volumes that would not have been moved around much – but it finally settled o
• ledge 英文词源 ledge (n.) late 13c., "crossbar on a door," perhaps from Middle English verb leggen "to place, lay" (see lay (v.)). Sense of "narrow shelf" is first recorded 1550s; "shelf-like projection of rock" is from 1550s. 中文词源 ledge ：窗台，壁架 来自PIE*legh,放置，词源同lay,lager,插入字母d.引申词义放置的窗台，壁架。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• lecture theater 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random evoke evoke: see vocation 中文词源 lecture theater ：阶梯教室 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lecture theater 词源， lecture theater 含义。
• lectureship 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random dupe dupe: [17] English borrowed dupe from French, where it was probably originally a humorous application of a dialect word for a ‘hoopoe’, an extravagantly crested bird whose flamboyant appearance seems to have made it the butt of jokes. It presumably represents ultimately an alteration of Old French huppe ‘hoopoe’, so
• lecture 英文词源 lecture lecture: [14] The Latin verb legere has been a prodigious contributor to English vocabulary. It originally meant ‘gather, choose’, and in that guise has given us collect , elect , elegant , intelligent , legion [13] (etymologically a ‘chosen’ body), neglect , and select . It subsequently developed semantically to ‘read’, and from that mode English has taken lecture
• lectrice 英文词源 lectrice "A female lector in a university", Late 19th century: from French, literally 'female reader'. 中文词源 lectrice ：大学女讲师 来自lector,大学讲师，-trice,表阴性，来自-trix,词源同dominatrix. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lectrice 词源， lectrice 含义。
• lector 英文词源 lector (n.) late 14c., "reader, a cleric in one of the minor orders," from Late Latin lector "reader," agent noun from Latin legere "to read" (see lecture (n.)). Related: Lectorship . 中文词源 lector ：大学讲师 来自拉丁语legere,读，词源同lecture.原指教堂的读经员，较低等级的神职人员，后用来指大学讲师。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• lectern 英文词源 lectern (n.) early 14c., lettorne , lettron , from Old French letron , from Medieval Latin lectrinum , from Late Latin lectrum "lectern," from root of Latin legere "to read" (see lecture (n.)). Half-re-Latinized in English in 15c. 中文词源 lectern ：讲台 来自拉丁语legere,读，词源同lecture.原指教堂的读经台，后用来指讲台。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• lecithin 英文词源 lecithin (n.) fatty substance found in the yolks of eggs (among other places), 1861, from French lécithine (coined 1850 by N.T. Gobley), from Greek lekithos "egg yolk," + chemical suffix -ine (2). Greek lekithos is of unknown origin. 中文词源 lecithin ：卵磷脂 来自希腊语lekithos,蛋黄，-ine,化学名词后缀，脂。因该物质从蛋黄中提炼而得名，即蛋黄素
• lecherous 英文词源 lecherous (adj.) c. 1300, probably from lecher + -ous ; or else from rare Old French lecheros . Related: Lecherously ; lecherousness . 中文词源 lecherous ：好色的 来自lech,好色。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lecherous 词源， lecherous 含义。
• lecher 英文词源 lecher lecher: [12] Etymologically, a lecher is a ‘licker’. English borrowed the word from Old French lecheor , a derivative of the verb lechier ‘lick’, which was used figuratively for ‘live a life of debauchery’. This in turn came from Frankish * likkōn , a descendant of the same prehistoric Germanic source as English lick [OE]. The inspiration of the metaphor, which ori
• lech 英文词源 lech (n.1) "Celtic monumental stone," 1768, from Welsh llech , cognate with Gaelic and Irish leac (see cromlech ). lech (n.2) "yen, strong desire" (especially sexual), 1796, variant of letch . Meaning "a lecher" is by 1943. 中文词源 lech ：好色 词源同lick,舔，引申词义好色。词义演变比较felon,felony. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lech 词源
• leaven 英文词源 leaven (n.) mid-14c., from Old French levain "leaven, sourdough" (12c.), from Latin levamen "alleviation, mitigation," but used in Vulgar Latin in its literal sense of "a means of lifting, something that raises," from levare "to raise" (see lever ). Figurative use from late 14c. leaven (v.) c. 1400, from leaven (n.). Related: Leavened ; leavening . 中文词源 leaven ：发酵剂，酵
• leave 英文词源 leave leave: [OE] English has two distinct words leave . The noun, meaning ‘permission’, comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * laubā , which was derived from a root meaning ‘pleasure, approval’ (other English words from the same source include believe and love ). It passed semantically through ‘be well disposed to’ to ‘trust’ (a sense preserved in the related belie
• leathery 英文词源 leathery (adj.) 1550s, from leather + -y (2). Related: Leatheriness . 中文词源 leathery ：皮革的 来自leather,皮革。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leathery 词源， leathery 含义。
• leatherette 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fugitive fugitive: see refuge 中文词源 leatherette ：人造皮革 leather,皮革，-ette,小词后缀。用于指人造皮革。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leatherette 词源， leatherette 含义。
• leatherback 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random swim swim: [OE] Together with German schwimmen , Dutch zwemmen , Swedish simma , and Danish svømme , swim goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * swemjan , a derivative of the same base as produced Old Norse sund ‘swimming’ (source of English sound ‘channel, strait’). A link with Welsh chwyfio ‘stir, wave, brandish’ h
• leather 英文词源 leather leather: [OE] The Indo-European ancestor of leather was * letrom . It has descendants in two branches of the Indo-European language family: in Celtic, Welsh lledr , Irish leathar , and Breton ler ; and in Germanic, German leder , Dutch leer , Swedish läder , Danish læder , and English leather . leather (n.) Old English leðer (in compounds only) "hide, skin, leather," from P
• leastways 英文词源 leastways 1825, colloquial, from least + way (n.). Regarded as vulgar, but simply a one-word form of Chaucer's leest weye (late 14c.). 中文词源 leastways ：至少，起码 即最少的方式，至少，起码。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leastways 词源， leastways 含义。
• least 英文词源 least least: [OE] In origin, least is simply the superlative form of less . The prehistoric Germanic ancestor of less was * laisiz (itself a comparative form). Addition of the superlative suffix produced * laisistaz , which passed into Old English as lǣsest . Unchanged, this would have become in modern English * lessest , but it was contracted in the Old English period to lǣst , and
• leash 英文词源 leash (v.) "to attach to or with a leash," 1590s, from leash (n.). Related: Leashed ; leashing . leash (n.) "thong for holding a dog or hound," c. 1300, from Old French laisse "hound's leash," from laissier "loosen," from Latin laxare , from laxus "loose" (see lax ). Figurative sense attested from early 15c. The meaning "a set of three" is from early 14c., originally in sporting langu
• leasehold 英文词源 leasehold "The holding of property by lease", Early 18th century: from lease, on the pattern of freehold . 中文词源 leasehold ：租用的，租赁的 经济学术语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leasehold 词源， leasehold 含义。
• leaseback 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random paper paper: [14] Paper gets its name from the papyrus, a sort of rush from which in ancient times paper was made. The Greek word for this (presumably borrowed from some Oriental language) was pápūros , and its Latin in descendant papyrus passed into English via Old French papier and Anglo-Norman papir . (English papyrus [14]
• lease 英文词源 lease lease: [15] The etymological idea underlying lease is of ‘letting go’ – a notion more readily apparent in its close relative release . Its ultimate ancestor is the Latin adjective laxus ‘loose’, source of English lax [14]. From this was derived the verb laxāre ‘loosen, let go’, which passed into Old French as laissier (its modern descendant is laisser ‘leave, le
• learner 英文词源 discipline discipline: [13] The Latin word for ‘learner’ was discipulus , a derivative of the verb discere ‘learn’ (which was related to docēre ‘teach’, source of English doctor , doctrine , and document ). English acquired the word in Anglo- Saxon times, as discipul , and it was subsequently reformulated as disciple on the model of Old French deciple . Derived from disci
• learned 英文词源 learned (adj.) "having knowledge gained by study," mid-14c., past participle adjective from learn (v.) in former transitive sense. Related: Learnedly ; learnedness . 中文词源 learned ：博学的 来自learn,学习。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： learned 词源， learned 含义。 learned ：有学问的，博学的 词根词缀： learn学习 + -ed
• learn 英文词源 learn learn: [OE] Learn comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * liznōjan , which also produced German lernen . This goes back ultimately to an Indo-European * leis - ‘track’, and so seems to carry the underlying notion of ‘gaining experience by following a track’. Very closely related are terms in various Germanic languages for ‘teach’ (German lehren , for instance, and
• leap year 英文词源 leap year leap year: [14] The inspiration for the term leap year is probably simply that in such a year the day on which any given date falls ‘jumps’ one day ahead of where it would have been in an ordinary year. The metaphorical application of the notion of ‘jumping’ to this phenomenon predates the first record of the term leap year : medieval Latin, for instance, used the te
• leapfrog 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random thumb thumb: [OE] The thumb is etymologically the ‘swollen’ part – an allusion to its greater thickness than the other fingers. Along with its relatives German daumen and Dutch duim , it goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic * thūmon . This in turn can be traced to Indo- European * tum - ‘swell’, which also produce
• leap 英文词源 leap leap: [OE] Prehistoric Germanic * khlaupan was the source of English leap , and of its relatives German laufen and Dutch loopen (these both denote ‘run’, a meaning which leap used to have – and which is preserved in its first cousins lope [15], a borrowing from Old Norse, and elope ). It is not known where it ultimately came from, although a connection has been suggested wi
• leaning 英文词源 gleaning (n.) mid-14c., verbal noun from glean (n.). Related: Gleanings . 中文词源 leaning ：倾向，爱好 来自lean,倾斜，引申词义倾向，爱好。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leaning 词源， leaning 含义。
• lean 英文词源 lean lean: [OE] Lean ‘thin’ and lean ‘incline’ are of course of completely different origin. The adjective goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * khlainjaz . The verb can be traced to an Indo- European base * kli - ‘lean, slope’, which has given English a wealth of vocabulary. Via Greek intermediaries have come climate , climax , and clinic , while its Latin descendant clī
• leakage 英文词源 leakage (n.) late 15c., from leak (v.) + -age . 中文词源 leakage ：泄漏量 来自leak,泄漏。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leakage 词源， leakage 含义。
• leak 英文词源 leak leak: [15] The ultimate source of leak is probably a prehistoric Germanic * lek -, which denoted ‘deficiency’ (a variant * lak - gave English lack ). It is not clear how this reached English; it could have been via Old Norse leka , or through Middle Dutch lēken . = lack leak (v.) "to let water in or out" [Johnson], late 14c., from Middle Dutch leken "to drip, to leak," or fr
• league table 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random shemozzle shemozzle: [19] Shemozzle is one of a number of Yiddish words beginning with sh to have found their way into English. Most are relatively recent introductions, via American English – schlemiel ‘fool, blunderer’ [19] (possibly from a Biblical character Shelumiel who came to a sticky end), schlep ‘carry, lug’ [
• league 英文词源 league (n.1) "alliance," mid-15c., ligg , from Middle French ligue "confederacy, league" (15c.), from Italian lega , from legare "to tie, to bind," from Latin ligare "to bind" (see ligament ). Originally among nations, subsequently extended to political associations (1846) and sports associations (1879). League of Nations first attested 1917 (created 1919). league (n.2) distance of ab
• leafy 英文词源 leafy (adj.) 1550s, from leaf (n.) + -y (2). Related: Leafily ; leafiness . 中文词源 leafy ：叶茂的 leaf,叶子，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leafy 词源， leafy 含义。
• leaf mold 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fable fable: [13] The Indo-European base * bha - ‘speak’ has produced a wide range of English words, including (via Germanic) ban and (via Latin fārī ‘speak’) affable , confess , fairy , fame , fate , ineffable , infant , nefarious , and profess . Fable is a member of this latter group; it comes via Old French fable fr
• leaflet 英文词源 leaflet (n.) 1787 as a term in botany; 1867 as a term in printing and publication; diminutive of leaf (n.) with -let . A newspaperman asked the British authorities for a copy of the leaflets distributed in Germany by British airplanes. According to the London Daily Herald, his request was refused with the following answer: "Copies are not given out, as they might fall into enemy hands
• leaf 英文词源 leaf leaf: [OE] Leaf goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * laubaz , which also produced words for ‘foliage’ in other modern Germanic languages (German laub , Dutch loof , Swedish löf , and Danish løv ). It is not known for certain where the Germanic word came from, although a connection has been suggested with Russian lupit’ ‘bark’. It may also lie behind the modern Englis
• leading question 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random consign consign: see sign 中文词源 leading question ：诱导性问题 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leading question 词源， leading question 含义。
• leading light 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random counter counter: see count 中文词源 leading light ：受敬重的人物 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leading light 词源， leading light 含义。
• leading 英文词源 leading (n.1) "lead work; lead covering or frame of lead," mid-15c., from lead (n.1). leading (n.2) mid-13c., "a bringing by force," from present participle of lead (v.1). Meaning "direction, guidance" is from late 14c. As an adjective, "directing, guiding." 中文词源 leading ：行距 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leading 词源， leading 含
• lead-in 英文词源 lead (v.1) "to guide," Old English lædan "cause to go with one, lead, guide, conduct, carry; sprout forth; bring forth, pass (one's life)," causative of liðan "to travel," from Proto-Germanic *laidjan (cognates: Old Saxon lithan , Old Norse liða "to go," Old High German ga-lidan "to travel," Gothic ga-leiþan "to go"), from PIE *leit- "to go forth." Meaning "to be in first place" i
• leadership 英文词源 leadership (n.) 1821, "position of a leader," from leader + -ship . Sense extended by late 19c. to "characteristics necessary to be a leader." 中文词源 leadership ：领导地位，领导班子 leader,领导，-ship,抽象名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leadership 词源， leadership 含义。 leadership ：领导 词根词缀： lead领导,引
• leader 英文词源 leader (n.) Old English lædere "one who leads," agent noun from lædan (see lead (v.)). As a title for the head of an authoritarian state, from 1918 (translating führer , Duce , caudillo , etc.). Meaning "writing or statement meant to begin a discussion or debate" is late 13c.; in modern use often short for leading article (1807) "opinion piece in a British newspaper" ( leader in th
• leaden 英文词源 leaden (adj.) "made of lead," Old English leaden , from lead (n.1) + -en (2). The figurative sense of "heavy, oppressive, dull" is attested by 1570s. Related: Leadenly ; leadenness . 中文词源 leaden ：铅灰色的 lead,铅，-en,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leaden 词源， leaden 含义。
• leaded light 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cavil cavil: see challenge 中文词源 leaded light ：菱形铅条玻璃窗 leaded,铅制的，light,光线，代指玻璃。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： leaded light 词源， leaded light 含义。
• lead 英文词源 lead lead: [OE] English has two words lead , spelled the same but of course pronounced differently and with a very different history. The verb goes back to a prehistoric West and North Germanic * laithjan . This was derived from * laithō ‘way, journey’ (from which English gets load ); so etymologically lead means ‘cause to go along one’s way’. Its Germanic relatives include
• lea 英文词源 lea (n.) Old English leah "open field, meadow, piece of untilled ground," earlier læch , recorded in place names, from Proto-Germanic *laukhaz (cognates: Old High German loh "cluster of bushes," and probably also Flemish -loo , which forms the second element in Waterloo ), from PIE *louquo- (cognates: Sanskrit lokah "open space," Latin lucus "grove," Lithuanian laukas "open field"),
• lazy Susan 英文词源 lazy (adj.) 1540s, laysy , of unknown origin. Replaced native slack, slothful , and idle as the main word expressing the notion of "averse to work." In 19c. thought to be from lay (v.) as tipsy from tip . Skeat is responsible for the prevailing modern view that it probably comes from Low German, from a source such as Middle Low German laisch "weak, feeble, tired," modern Low German lä
• lazy eye 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random postulate postulate: [16] The noun postulate originally meant ‘demand, request’. It was an anglicization of postulātum , a noun use of the past participle of postulāre ‘demand, request’. It was used in the mid-17th century by mathematicians and logicians for a proposition that (because it was a simple or uncontentious
• lazybones 英文词源 lazybones (n.) 1590s, from lazy + plural of bone (n.). 中文词源 lazybones ：懒骨头 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lazybones 词源， lazybones 含义。