英语词源

• lazy 英文词源 lazy lazy: [16] Lazy is one of the problem words of English. It suddenly appears in the middle of the 16th century, and gradually replaces the native terms slack , slothful , and idle as the main word for expressing the concept ‘averse to work’, but no one knows for sure where it came from. Early spellings such as laysy led 19th-century etymologists to speculate that it may have b
• Lazarus 英文词源 Lazarus Biblical character (Luke xvi:20), the poor man covered in sores; his name was extended in medieval usage to "any poor and visibly diseased person" (compare lazar , mid-14c., "one deformed and nauseous with filthy and pestilential diseases" [Johnson]). The name is from a Greek rendition of Hebrew El'azar , literally "God has helped." 中文词源 Lazarus ：东山再起者 源自
• lay-up 英文词源 layup (n.) also lay-up , "temporary period out of work," 1927, from lay (v.) + up (adv.). Basketball shot so called from 1948. 中文词源 lay-up ：单手上篮 形象描述。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lay-up 词源， lay-up 含义。
• layperson 英文词源 layperson (n.) 1972, gender-neutral version of layman . 中文词源 layperson ：俗教徒，外行 lay,非神职的，person,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： layperson 词源， layperson 含义。
• layover 英文词源 layover (n.) also lay-over , "a stop overnight," 1873, from lay (v.) + over . Earlier as "a cloth laid over a table-cloth" (1777). 中文词源 layover ：中途停留 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： layover 词源， layover 含义。
• layout 英文词源 layout (n.) also lay-out , "configuration, arrangement," 1852, from lay (v.) + out . Meaning "rough design of a printing job" is from 1910. 中文词源 layout ：布局，布置 即展开，布局，布置。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： layout 词源， layout 含义。
• lay-off 英文词源 layoff (n.) also lay-off , lay off ; 1889, "rest, respite;" from lay (v.) + off . Via seasonal labor with periodic down time, it came to have a sense of "temporary release from employment," and by 1960s was being used somewhat euphemistically for permanent releases of masses of workers by employers. The verbal phrase lay off is attested from 1868 as "dismiss" (an employee); meaning "s
• layette 英文词源 layette (n.) "baby's outfit," 1839, from French layette , properly the box in which it comes, subsequently transferred to the linen, from Middle French layette "chest of drawers," from laie "drawer, box," from Middle Dutch laeye , related to lade , load (v.). 中文词源 layette ：新生儿的全套用品 来自古法语laie,抽屉，词源同lade,-ette,小词后缀。即小抽屉，后
• layer 英文词源 layer layer: see lair layer (n.) late 14c., "one who or that lays" (especially stones, "a mason"), agent noun from lay (v.). Passive sense of "that which is laid over a surface" first recorded 1610s, but because earliest English use was in cookery, this is perhaps from French liue "binding," used of a thickened sauce. Layer cake attested from 1881. layer (v.) 1832, from layer (n.). Re
• lay-by 英文词源 layaway 1961, as a system of payments for merchandise, from lay (v.) + away . Earlier in the same sense was Australian lay-by (1930). play (n.) Old English plega (West Saxon), plæga (Anglian) "quick motion; recreation, exercise, any brisk activity" (the latter sense preserved in swordplay , etc.), from or related to Old English plegan (see play (v.)). Meaning "dramatic performance" i
• layaway 英文词源 layaway 1961, as a system of payments for merchandise, from lay (v.) + away . Earlier in the same sense was Australian lay-by (1930). 中文词源 layaway ：预付订金购货法（余额结清后取货） 经济学术语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： layaway 词源， layaway 含义。
• layabout 英文词源 layabout (n.) "habitual loafer," 1932, from lay (v.) + about . One who "lays about" the house, etc. 中文词源 layabout ：懒汉 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： layabout 词源， layabout 含义。
• lay 英文词源 lay lay: English has three words lay . The common verb, ‘cause to lie’ [OE], goes back to the prehistoric Germanic base * lag - ‘put’, a variant of which produced lie . From it was derived * lagjan , whose modern descendants are German legen , Dutch leggen , Swedish lägga , Danish lægge , and English lay . Law comes from the same source, and it is possible that ledge [14] ma
• laxative 英文词源 laxative (adj.) late 14c., from Old French laxatif (13c.), from Medieval Latin laxativus "loosening," from Latin laxatus , past participle of laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose, lax" (see lax ). The noun meaning "a laxative medicine" is from late 14c. 中文词源 laxative ：通便剂 来自lax,泻肚，即用于泻肚的药物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• lax 英文词源 lax lax: see lease , relish lax (adj.) c. 1400, "loose" (in reference to bowels), from Latin laxus "wide, loose, open," figuratively "loose, free, wide," from PIE root *(s)leg- "to be slack, be languid" (cognates: Greek legein "to leave off, stop," lagos "hare," literally "with drooping ears," lagnos "lustful, lascivious," lagaros "slack, hollow, shrunken;" Latin languere "to be faint
• lawyer 英文词源 lawyer (n.) late 14c. (mid-14c. as a surname), from Middle English lawe "law" (see law ) + -iere . Spelling with -y- first attested 1610s (see -yer ). 中文词源 lawyer ：律师 law,法律，-yer,人，来自-ier的变体，在w后变成y. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lawyer 词源， lawyer 含义。 lawyer ：律师 词根词缀： law法律 + -yer
• lawsuit 英文词源 lawsuit (n.) 1620s, from law + suit (n.). 中文词源 lawsuit ：起诉 law,法律，suit,诉讼。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lawsuit 词源， lawsuit 含义。
• lawrencium 英文词源 Lawrencium (n.) 1961, Modern Latin, from the name of Ernest O. Lawrence (1901-1958), U.S. physicist, cyclotron pioneer and founder of the lab where it was discovered. 中文词源 lawrencium ：铹 来自美国20世纪原子物理学家Ernest Lawrence（劳伦斯）,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： lawrencium 词源， lawrencium 含义。
• lawn 英文词源 lawn lawn: English has two words lawn . ‘Grassy area’ [16] is ultimately the same word as land . It is an alteration of an earlier laund ‘glade’, which came from Old French launde ‘heath’, a borrowing from the same prehistoric Germanic source as produced English land . Lawn was originally used for ‘glade’ too, and it was not until the 18th century that its present-day
• lawmaker 英文词源 lawmaker (n.) also law-maker , late 15c., from law + maker . 中文词源 lawmaker ：立法者 即制定法律的人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lawmaker 词源， lawmaker 含义。
• law lord 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random different different: [14] English acquired different via Old French different from different -, the present participial stem of Latin differre , a compound verb formed from the prefix dis - ‘apart’ and ferre ‘carry’ (related to English bear ). Latin differre had two distinct strands of meaning that sprang from the origin
• lawks 英文词源 lawks "(Especially among cockneys) expressing surprise, awe, or consternation", Mid 18th century: alteration of lord. 中文词源 lawks ：天啦 来自lord的方言。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lawks 词源， lawks 含义。
• law 英文词源 law law: [10] Etymologically, a law is that which has been ‘laid’ down. English borrowed the word from Old Norse * lagu (replacing the native Old English ǣ ‘law’), which was the plural of lag ‘laying, good order’. This came ultimately from the prehistoric Germanic base * lag - ‘put’, from which English gets lay . It has no etymological connection with the semantically
• lavish 英文词源 lavish (adj.) mid-15c., from Middle French lavasse (n.) "torrent of rain, deluge," from Old French lavache , from laver "to wash," from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave ). Related: Lavishly . lavish (v.) 1540s, from lavish (adj.). Related: Lavished ; lavishing . 中文词源 lavish ：大量的 来自拉丁语lavare,冲洗，涌出，词源同lava,dilute,antediluvian,-ish,形容词后缀
• lavender 英文词源 lavender (n.) "fragrant plant of the mint family," c. 1300, from Anglo-French lavendre , Old French lavendre , from Medieval Latin lavendula "lavender" (10c.), perhaps from Latin lividus "bluish, livid." Associated with French lavande , Italian lavanda "a washing" (from Latin lavare "to wash;" see lave ) because it was used to scent washed fabrics and as a bath perfume. (An identical
• lavatory 英文词源 lavatory lavatory: [14] The notion of ‘washing’ was represented in prehistoric Indo-European by * lou -, which produced Greek loúein ‘wash’, English lather , and Latin lavāre ‘wash’. This last has been a fruitful source of English words, not all of them as obvious as lavatory , which originally meant simply ‘place or vessel for washing’ (its use for a ‘room contain
• lavatorial 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random proficient proficient: see profit 中文词源 lavatorial ：粗俗的 来自lavatory,厕所。即厕所的，引申词义粗俗的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lavatorial 词源， lavatorial 含义。
• lava lamp 英文词源 lava (n.) 1750, from Italian (Neapolitan or Calabrian dialect) lava "torrent, stream," traditionally from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave ). Originally applied in Italian to flash flood rivulets after downpours, then to streams of molten rock from Vesuvius. Alternative etymology is from Latin labes "a fall," from labi "to fall." Lava lamp is attested from 1965, also lava light (reg.
• lavage 英文词源 lavage (n.) "a washing," 1895, from French lavage , from laver "to wash" (see lave ). 中文词源 lavage ：灌洗胃肠等 来自PIE*leu,冲洗，清洗，词源同lavatory,dilute,antediluvian.引申词义灌洗肠胃等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lavage 词源， lavage 含义。 lavage ：灌洗，洗胃 词根词缀： -lav-洗 + -age名词词尾
• lava 英文词源 lava (n.) 1750, from Italian (Neapolitan or Calabrian dialect) lava "torrent, stream," traditionally from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave ). Originally applied in Italian to flash flood rivulets after downpours, then to streams of molten rock from Vesuvius. Alternative etymology is from Latin labes "a fall," from labi "to fall." Lava lamp is attested from 1965, also lava light (reg.
• lav 英文词源 lav (n.) colloquial shortening of lavatory , attested from 1913. 中文词源 lav ：厕所 来自lavatory的口语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lav 词源， lav 含义。
• laurel wreath 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random mausoleum mausoleum: [16] The original mausoleum was a vast marble tomb (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world) erected in 353 BC for Mausolus, king of Caria in Asia Minor by his widow Artemisia. Its architect was Pythius, and its site was at Halicarnassus (now Bodrum in Turkey). Its Greek name was mausōleion , and it p
• laurel 英文词源 laurel (n.) c. 1300, lorrer , from Old French laurier (12c.), from Latin laurus "laurel tree," probably related to Greek daphne "laurel" (for change of d- to l- see lachrymose ), probably from a pre-IE Mediterranean language. The change of second -r- to -l- after mid-14c. is by dissimilation. An emblem of victory or of distinction, hence the phrase to rest (originally repose ) on one'
• laureate 英文词源 laureate (adj.) late 14c., from Latin laureatus "crowned with laurels," from laurea "laurel crown" (emblematic of victory or distinction in poetry), from fem. of laureus "of laurel," from laurus "laurel." Laureat poete first found in "Canterbury Tales" (form with the noun before the adjective, in imitation of Latin word order, is from c. 1400 in English); the first official one was pr
• Laurasia 英文词源 Laurasia 1931; see Laurentian . 中文词源 Laurasia ：劳亚古大陆 来自Laurentia和Eurasia的合在词，Laurentia,人名，用于指北美地块，Eurasia,欧亚大陆。用来指考古学提出的几百万年前存在于北半球的大片陆地，由如今的北美洲，格陵兰，欧洲和亚洲大部分组成。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Laura
• laundry 英文词源 laundry laundry: [16] Although it is better disguised than most of its relatives, laundry is one of a large family of English words derived from Latin lavāre ‘wash’ (see LAVATORY). It is a contraction of an earlier lavendry , which came via Old French lavanderie from Latin lavandārium ‘things to be washed’. By the time it reached English it had also acquired the meaning ‘p
• launderette 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random annual annual: [14] Annual comes, via Old French annuel , from annuālis , a late Latin adjective based on annus ‘year’ (perhaps as a blend of two earlier, classical Latin adjectives, annuus and annālis – ultimate source of English annals [16]). Annus itself may go back to an earlier, unrecorded * atnos , probably borrowe
• launder 英文词源 launder (v.) 1660s, "to wash linen," from noun launder "one who washes" (especially linen), mid-15c., a contraction of lavender , from Old French lavandier "washer, launderer," from Medieval Latin lavandaria "a washer," ultimately from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave ). Criminal banking sense first recorded 1961, from notion of making dirty money seem clean; brought to widespread use
• launcher 英文词源 launch launch: English has two separate words launch . The verb, ‘propel’ [14], is related to lance . Lances are propelled by throwing, and so the derived Old French verb lancier was used for ‘throw’. English acquired it via the Anglo- Norman form launcher . The sense ‘put a boat into the water’ emerged at the end of the 14th century. From the same source came modern Frenc
• launch 英文词源 launch launch: English has two separate words launch . The verb, ‘propel’ [14], is related to lance . Lances are propelled by throwing, and so the derived Old French verb lancier was used for ‘throw’. English acquired it via the Anglo- Norman form launcher . The sense ‘put a boat into the water’ emerged at the end of the 14th century. From the same source came modern Frenc
• laughter 英文词源 laughter (n.) late 14c., from Old English hleahtor , from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (cognates: Old Norse hlatr , Danish latter , Old High German lahtar , German Gelächter ); see laugh (v.). 中文词源 laughter ：笑声 来自laugh的名词形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： laughter 词源， laughter 含义。
• laughing stock 英文词源 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 laughing stock ：笑柄，笑料 laugh,笑，stock,库存。即笑柄，笑料。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： laughing stock 词源， laughin
• laughing gas 英文词源 laughing (n.) mid-14c., verbal noun from laugh (v.). Laughing matter (usually with negative) is from 1560s. Nitrous oxide has been called laughing gas since 1842 (for its exhilarating effects). Davy, experimenting with the gas, discovered these as far back as 1779: "When I took the bag from my mouth, I immediately laughed. The laughter was involuntary, but highly pleasurable, accompan
• laughable 英文词源 laughable (adj.) 1590s, from laugh (v.) + -able . Related: Laughably . 中文词源 laughable ：可笑的 laugh,笑，-able,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： laughable 词源， laughable 含义。 laughable ：可笑的，荒唐的 词根词缀： laugh笑 + -able
• laugh 英文词源 laugh laugh: [OE] The word laugh is ultimately onomatopoeic, imitative of the sound of laughter. It goes back to Indo-European * klak -, * klōk -, which also produced Greek klóssein , a verb denoting the clucking of hens, and Latin clangere ‘sound’ (source of English clangor [16]). Its Germanic descendants were * khlakh -, * khlōkh -, from which come German and Dutch lachen , S
• laudatory 英文词源 laudatory (adj.) 1550s, from Middle French laudatoire and directly from Late Latin laudatorius , from Latin laudare (see laud ). 中文词源 laudatory ：赞美的，颂扬的 来自laud,赞美。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： laudatory 词源， laudatory 含义。
• laudanum 英文词源 laudanum laudanum: [16] Laudanum , the name of a tincture of opium, a forerunner of modern heroin and crack, was coined by the 16th-century Swiss physician Paracelsus. He used it for a medicine of his own devising which according to the prescription he gave out contained all sorts of expensive ingredients such as gold leaf and pearls. It was generally believed, however, that the reaso
• laudable 英文词源 laudable (adj.) early 15c., from Old French laudable and directly from Latin laudabilis "praiseworthy," from laudare (see laud ). Related: Laudably . 中文词源 laudable ：值得赞美的 来自laud,赞美。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： laudable 词源， laudable 含义。
• laud 英文词源 laud (v.) late 14c., from Old French lauder "praise, extol," from Latin laudare "to praise, commend, honor, extol, eulogize," from laus (genitive laudis ) "praise, fame glory." Probably cognate with Old English leoð "song, poem, hymn," from Proto-Germanic *leuthan (cognates: Old Norse ljoð "strophe," German Lied "song," Gothic liuþon "to praise"), and from an echoic PIE root *leu-
• lattice 英文词源 lattice (n.) c. 1300, from Old French latiz "lattice," from late "lath, board, plank, batten" (Modern French latte ), from Frankish or some other Germanic source, such as Old High German latta "lath;" see lath ). 中文词源 lattice ：格栅，斜条结构 来自lath,板条，木条。引申词义斜栅，格栅，斜条结构。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• latter 英文词源 latter (adj.) Old English lætra "slower," comparative of læt "late" (see late (adj.)). Sense of "second of two" first recorded 1550s. The modern later is a formation from mid-15c. 中文词源 latter ：后者的 来自late的比较级形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： latter 词源， latter 含义。
• latte 英文词源 latte (n.) by 1990, espresso coffee with milk, short for caffè latte , from Italian, literally "milk coffee" (see cafe au lait ). 中文词源 latte ：牛奶咖啡 来自法语，缩写自cafe latte,即牛奶咖啡，词源同lactate,泌乳，挤奶，字母c脱落。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： latte 词源， latte 含义。 latte ：拿铁 拿铁是一种
• latrine 英文词源 latrine latrine: see lavatory latrine (n.) c. 1300, probably from Latin latrina , contraction of lavatrina "washbasin, washroom," from lavatus , past participle of lavare "to wash" (see lave ) + -trina , suffix denoting "workplace." Its reappearance in 1640s is probably a re-borrowing from French; especially of a privy of a camp, barracks, college, hospital, etc. Latrine rumor "basele
• latitude 英文词源 latitude latitude: [14] Latin lātus meant ‘broad’. From it were derived dīlātāre ‘spread out’ (source of English dilate ) and lātitūdō , which English took over as latitude . Its use as a cartographical term stems from the oblong maps of the ancient world, in which distance from north to south represented ‘breadth’ (hence latitude ), and distance from east to west r
• Latino 英文词源 Latino "male Latin inhabitant of the United States" (fem. Latina ), 1946, American English, from American Spanish, shortening of Latinoamericano "Latin-American" (see Latin America ). As an adjective, attested from 1974. 中文词源 Latino ：拉丁美洲裔男子 来自Latin,拉丁人，-o,表阳性，见amigo. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Latino 词源，
• Latinate 英文词源 palatinate (n.) 1650s, from palatine + -ate (1). In England and Ireland, a county palatine; also used of certain American colonies (Carolina, Maryland, Maine). 中文词源 Latinate ：从拉丁语派生的 来自Latin,拉丁语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Latinate 词源， Latinate 含义。
• Latina 英文词源 palatinate (n.) 1650s, from palatine + -ate (1). In England and Ireland, a county palatine; also used of certain American colonies (Carolina, Maryland, Maine). scarlatina (n.) 1803, from Modern Latin scarlatina (Sydenham, 1676), from Italian scarlattina (Lancelotti, 1527), fem. of scarlattino (adj.), diminutive of scarlatto "scarlet" (see scarlet ). It is a synonym for scarlet fever ,
• Latin 英文词源 Latin (adj.) Old English latin , from Latin Latinus "belonging to Latium ," the region of Italy around Rome, possibly from PIE root *stela- "to spread, extend," with a sense of "flat country" (as opposed to the mountainous district of the Sabines), or from a prehistoric non-IE language. The Latin adjective also was used of the Roman language and people. Centurion: What's this, then? "
• lathi 英文词源 lathi "(In South Asia) a long, heavy iron-bound bamboo stick used as a weapon, especially by police", From Hindi lāṭhī . 中文词源 lathi ：警棍 来自印度语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lathi 词源， lathi 含义。
• lather 英文词源 lather lather: [OE] Indo-European * lou - denoted ‘wash’ (from it English gets laundry , lavatory , lotion , etc). Addition of the suffix *- tro - produced * loutrom , which passed via Germanic * lauthram into English as lather . In Old English this is only recorded as meaning ‘washing soda’, and the modern sense ‘soap bubbles’ does not emerge until the late 16th century.
• lathe 英文词源 lathe (n.) "machine for turning," early 14c., of uncertain origin, probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish drejelad "turning-lathe," Old Norse hlaða "pile of shavings under a lathe," related to hlaða "to load, lade;" see lade (v.)). 中文词源 lathe ：车床 词源不详，可能来自lade,装载，承载，原用来指钻子，后引申词义车床。 该词的英语词
• lath 英文词源 lath (n.) late 13c., probably from Old English *læððe , variant of lætt "lath," apparently from a Proto-Germanic *laþþo (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Norse latta , Middle Dutch, German latte "lath," Dutch lat , Middle High German lade "plank," which is source of German Laden "counter," hence, "shop"). As a verb, 1530s, from the noun. 中文词源 lath ：板条，板筋 来自高地德
• latex 英文词源 latex (n.) 1660s, "body fluid," from Latin latex (genitive laticis ) "liquid, fluid," probably from Greek latax "dregs," from PIE root *lat- "wet" (cognates: Middle Irish laith "beer," Welsh llaid "mud, mire," Lithuanian latakas "pool, puddle," Old Norse leþja "filth"). Used 1835 to mean "milky liquid from plants." Meaning "water-dispersed polymer particles" (used in rubber goods, pa
• latest 英文词源 latest (adj.) superlative of late . The latest "the news" attested from 1886. 中文词源 latest ：最新的 来自late的最高级形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： latest 词源， latest 含义。
• lateral thinking 英文词源 eureka eureka: [16] The Greek mathematician Archimedes (c. 287–212 BC) was commissioned by King Hiero II of Syracuse to find out whether the goldsmith who had made a new crown for him had fraudulently mixed some silver in with the gold. In order to do so, Archimedes needed to ascertain the metal’s specific gravity. But how to do this? According to Plutarch, he decided to take a ba
• lateral 英文词源 lateral (adj.) early 15c., from Middle French latéral and directly from Latin lateralis "belonging to the side," from latus (genitive lateris ) "side" (see oblate (n.)). As a noun, from 1630s, "a side part." As a type of pass to the side in U.S. football, it is attested from 1934. Related: Laterally . 中文词源 lateral ：水平的，侧面的 来自拉丁语latus,边，侧面，可
• later 英文词源 later comparative of late . Meaning "farewell" is from 1954, U.S. slang, short for see you later . 中文词源 later ：后来 来自later的比较级形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： later 词源， later 含义。
• latent 英文词源 latent (adj.) mid-15c., "concealed, secret," from Latin latentem (nominative latens ) "lying hid, secret, unknown," present participle of latere "to lie hidden," from PIE *laidh- , from root *la- "to be hidden" (cognates: Greek lethe "forgetfulness, oblivion," Old Church Slavonic lajati "to lie in wait for"). Meaning "dormant" is from 1680s. 中文词源 latent ：隐藏的，潜伏的
• late 英文词源 late late: [OE] English and Dutch (with laat ) are the only modern European languages to use this word to express the idea of ‘behind time’. It comes from an Indo-European base * lad - ‘slow, weary’, which also produced Latin lassus ‘tired’ (source of English alas [13] and lassitude [16]). In prehistoric Germanic this gave * lataz ‘slow, sluggish’. Its English descenda
• latchkey child 英文词源 latchkey also latch-key , 1825, a key to draw back the latch of a door, from latch (n.) + key (n.1). Latchkey child first recorded 1944, American English, in reference to children who come home from school while both parents are at work. 中文词源 latchkey child ：（因父母双双上班放学后独自在家的）挂钥匙儿童 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• latchkey 英文词源 latchkey also latch-key , 1825, a key to draw back the latch of a door, from latch (n.) + key (n.1). Latchkey child first recorded 1944, American English, in reference to children who come home from school while both parents are at work. 中文词源 latchkey ：大门碰锁钥匙 即大门锁匙。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： latchkey 词源， latchkey 含义
• latch 英文词源 latch latch: see lace latch (v.) Old English læccan "to grasp or seize," from Proto-Germanic *lakkijanan . Not found in other Germanic languages; probably from PIE *(s)lagw- "to seize" (see analemma ). In its original sense the verb was paralleled in Middle English and then replaced by French import catch (v.). Meaning "to fasten with a latch" is mid-15c. Related: Latched ; latching
• last name 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random depend depend: [15] To depend on something is literally to ‘hang down’ from it. The word comes, via Old French dependre , from Latin dēpendēre , a compound verb formed from the prefix dē - ‘down’ and pendēre ‘hang’ (source of English pendant , pendulum , penthouse , and a host of derivatives from appendix to susp
• lasting 英文词源 everlasting early 13c., "eternal" (adj.); "eternally" (adv.); "eternity" (n.); from ever + lasting . Colloquially in mid-19c. U.S., "very, exceedingly." A verb, everlast , "to endure forever," is recorded late 14c. Related: Everlastingly . 中文词源 lasting ：持久的 来自last,持续。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lasting 词源， lasting 含义。
• last-gasp 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ice ice: [OE] Ice is a widespread word among the Germanic languages – German has eis , for instance. Dutch ijs , and Swedish and Danish is – but beyond that its connections are somewhat dubious. Some of the more easterly Indo- European languages have or had similar-looking forms, including Old Iranian isu - ‘frosty, icy’
• last-ditch 英文词源 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; how they laid their country under water, and successfully kept the powerful invader at bay. Once the contest seemed utterly hopeless.
• last call 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random tinder tinder: [OE] Tinder , and its relatives German zunder , Dutch tonder , and Swedish tunder , go back to a prehistoric Germanic base * tund - ‘ignite, kindle’, which also produced German anzünden , Swedish upptända , and Danish antænde ‘kindle’. Its ultimate origins are not known. The now clichéd tinder-dry is f
• last 英文词源 last last: [OE] Modern English has three separate words last , two of which are related. The adjective, meaning ‘after all others’, originated in prehistoric Germanic as the superlative form of late ; its modern Germanic relatives include German letzt and Dutch laatst . The verb last ‘continue’ goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * laistjan ‘follow a track’, which also pro
• lasso 英文词源 lasso lasso: see lace lasso 1807 (v.); 1808 (n.), American English, from Spanish lazo , from Latin laqueum (nominative laqueus ) "noose, snare" (see lace (n.)). 中文词源 lasso ：套索 来自拉丁语laqueus,罗网，陷阱，词源同lace,elicit.引申词义套索。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lasso 词源， lasso 含义。
• lassitude 英文词源 lassitude lassitude: see late lassitude (n.) early 15c., from Middle French lassitude (14c.), from Latin lassitudinem (nominative lassitudo ) "faintness, weariness," from lassus "faint, tired, weary," from PIE *led- "slow, weary" (source also of Old English læt "sluggish, slow;" see late (adj.)), from root *le- "to let go, slacken" (see lenient ). 中文词源 lassitude ：倦怠，疲
• lassa fever 英文词源 Lassa fever "An acute and often fatal viral disease, with fever, occurring chiefly in West Africa. It is usually acquired from infected rats", 1970s: named after the village of Lassa, in NW Nigeria, where it was first reported. 中文词源 lassa fever ：拉沙热（常由鼠类传播，尤见于西非） 因首次报道于尼日利亚村庄Lassa而得名。比较Ebola fever. 该词的
• lass 英文词源 lass lass: [13] Like its male counterpart lad , lass has an obscure past. The form lasce , recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries, suggests the possibility that it may originally have come from a Scandinavian adjective related to Old Swedish løsk ‘unmarried’. lass (n.) "young woman," c. 1300, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Swedish løsk kona "unmarried woman," b
• lashing 英文词源 lashing (n.) "a beating, flogging," c. 1400, verbal noun from lash (v.1). 中文词源 lashing ：鞭笞，大量 来自lash,鞭打。俚语词义大量的，词义演变比较whopper,whopping. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： lashing 词源， lashing 含义。
• lash 英文词源 lash (n.) c. 1300, las "a blow, a stroke," later "flexible part of a whip" (late 14c.), possibly imitative. The verb might be the source of the noun. lash (v.2) "bind," 1620s, originally nautical, from Middle French lachier , from Old French lacier "to lace" (see lace (v.)). Related: Lashed ; lashing . lash (v.1) "to strike with a whip," c. 1300, "to deal a blow;" later "to whip" (lat
• laser gun 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random enhance enhance: [14] To enhance something is literally to ‘make it higher’. The word comes via Anglo- Norman enhauncer from Old French enhaucer , a descendant of Vulgar Latin * inaltiāre ‘raise’. This was a verb formed from the Latin intensive prefix in - and the adjective altus ‘high’ (source of English altitude )
• laserdisk 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random lie lie: [OE] English has two words lie . The verb ‘recline’ goes back, together with its Germanic relatives (German liegen , Dutch liggen , Swedish ligga . Danish ligge ), to a prehistoric base * leg -, a variant of the base * lag - which produced lay . Both come ultimately from Indo-European * legh -, * logh -, whose other
• laser 英文词源 laser (n.) 1960, acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation," on pattern of 1955 MASER . A corresponding verb, lase , was coined 1962. 中文词源 laser ：激光 首字母缩写词，来自light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： laser 词源， laser 含义。
• lascivious 英文词源 lascivious lascivious: see lust lascivious (adj.) mid-15c., from Middle French lascivieux or directly from Late Latin lasciviosus (used in a scolding sense by Isidore and other early Church writers), from Latin lascivia "lewdness, playfulness, frolicsomeness, jolity," from lascivus "lewd, playful, frolicsome, wanton," from PIE *las-ko- , from *las- "to be eager, wanton, or unruly" (co
• lasagna 英文词源 lasagna (n.) "pasta cut in long, wide strips; a dish made from this," 1760 (as an Italian word in English), from Italian (plural is lasagne ), from Vulgar Latin *lasania , from Latin lasanum "a pot," from Greek lasanon "pot with feet, trivet." 中文词源 lasagna ：意大利千层面 来自拉丁语lasanum,罐子，后用于指煮面的罐子，后用于指面条本身。词源演变比
• larynx 英文词源 larynx (n.) 1570s, from Middle French larynx (16c.), from Modern Latin, from Greek larynx (genitive laryngos ) "the upper windpipe," probably from laimos "throat," influenced by pharynx "throat, windpipe." 中文词源 larynx ：咽喉 来自希腊语larynx,上食道管，咽喉。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： larynx 词源， larynx 含义。