英语词源

• kilowatt 英文词源 kilowatt (n.) 1884, from kilo- + watt . Kilowatt hour is from 1892. Related: Kilowattage . 中文词源 kilowatt ：千瓦 kilo-,千，watt,瓦。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kilowatt 词源， kilowatt 含义。
• kilogramme 英文词源 kilogram (n.) "one thousand grams," 1797, from French kilogramme (1795); see kilo- + gram . 中文词源 kilogramme ：公斤；千克 词根词缀： kilo-千 + -gram-写,画(m双写,--在重量上写的一个字母 → gram克) + -e 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kilogramme 词源， kilogramme 含义。
• killer 英文词源 killer (n.) late 15c., agent noun from kill (v.). But a surname, Ric[hard] Le Kyller is attested from 1288. Figurative use from 1550s. Meaning "impressive person or thing" is by 1900 (as an adjective, 1979); reduplicated form killer-diller attested by 1938. Killer whale is from 1725; killer instinct is attested from 1931, originally in boxing. 中文词源 killer ：杀人犯，杀手；
• kleenex 英文词源 Kleenex (n.) 1925, proprietary name, registered by Cellucotton Products Company, Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.; later Kimberly-Clark Corp. An arbitrary alteration of clean + brand-name suffix -ex . 中文词源 Kleenex ：纸巾 商标名，词源同clean. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Kleenex 词源， Kleenex 含义。 kleenex ：纸巾 ; kleenex 纸巾 1924年美国
• Klondike 英文词源 Klondike tributary of the Yukon River in northwestern Canada, from Kutchin (Athabaskan) throndiuk , said to mean "hammer-water" and to be a reference to the practice of driving stakes into the riverbed to support fish traps. Scene of a gold rush after 1896. 中文词源 Klondike ：财源 Klondike原指加拿大育空河(Yukon)的一条支流周围的河谷地区。1896年8月此地发现
• K 英文词源 K Roman letter, from Greek kappa , ultimately from Phoenician and general Semitic kaph , said to be literally "hollow of the hand," so called for its shape. For more on the history of its use, see C . As a symbol for potassium , it represents Latin kalium "potash." Slang meaning "one thousand dollars" is 1970s, from kilo- . K as a measure of capacity (especially in computer memory) me
• kylie 英文词源 kylie "(In Western Australia) a boomerang", From Nyungar (and other Aboriginal languages) garli . 中文词源 kylie ：回力镖 来自澳大利亚土著语。比较boomerang. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kylie 词源， kylie 含义。
• kvetch 英文词源 kvetch (v.) "to complain, whine," 1953 (implied in kvetching ), from Yiddish kvetshn , literally "squeeze, press," from German quetsche "crusher, presser." As a noun, from 1936 as a term of abuse for a person. 中文词源 kvetch ：抱怨，牢骚 来自依地语kvetch,来自中古高地德语quetschen,粉碎。引申词义抱怨，牢骚。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• Kuomintang 英文词源 Kuomintang 1912, Chinese nationalist party founded by Sun Yat-Sen, led after 1925 by Chiang Kai-Shek; from kuo "nation, nationalist" + min "people" + tang "party." 中文词源 Kuomintang ：国民党 来自汉语。其创建者为Sun Yat-Sen,继任者为Chiang Kai-Shek. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Kuomintang 词源， Kuomintang 含义。
• kung fu 英文词源 kung fu (n.) 1966, from dialectal Chinese kung fu , said to meant literally "merit master," but Barnhart has it as "boxing method." 中文词源 kung fu ：功夫 来自汉语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kung fu 词源， kung fu 含义。
• kumquat 英文词源 kumquat (n.) 1690s, from Chinese (Cantonese) kamkwat , from kam "golden" + kwat "orange." Cantonese dialectal form of Chinese kin-ku . 中文词源 kumquat ：金橘 来自广东话。比较loquat. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kumquat 词源， kumquat 含义。
• kulfi 英文词源 kulfi "A type of Indian ice cream, typically served in the shape of a cone", From Hindi kulfī . 中文词源 kulfi ：考非冰淇淋 来自印度语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kulfi 词源， kulfi 含义。
• Ku Klux Klan 英文词源 Ku Klux Klan 1867, American English, Kuklux Klan , a made-up name, supposedly from Greek kyklos "circle" (see cycle (n.)) + English clan . Originally an organization of former Confederate officers and soldiers, it was put down by the U.S. military, 1870s. Revived 1915 as a national racist Protestant fraternal organization, it grew to prominence but fractured in the 1930s. It had a sma
• kudzu 英文词源 kudzu (n.) 1893, from Japanese kuzu . Perennial climbing plant native to Japan and China, introduced in U.S. southeast as forage (1920s) and to stop soil erosion (1930s) and quickly got out of hand. 中文词源 kudzu ：葛 来自日语kuzu,可能来自日本式汉语葛。发音比较Kobe. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kudzu 词源， kudzu 含义。
• kudu 英文词源 kudu (n.) African antelope, 1777, from Xosa-Kaffir iqudu . 中文词源 kudu ：捻角羚 来自非洲豪萨语iqudu. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kudu 词源， kudu 含义。
• kudos 英文词源 kudos (n.) "fame, renown," 1799, probably originally in university slang, from Greek kydos "glory, fame," especially in battle, literally "that which is heard of," from PIE root *skeue- "to pay attention, perceive" (see caveat ). A singular noun in Greek, but the final -s often is mistaken as a plural suffix in English, leading to the barbarous back-formation kudo (attested by 1936). 中
• kryptonite 英文词源 kryptonite (n.) fictional substance in the "Superman" series, where it weakens the otherwise invulnerable hero, 1943; perhaps from elements of krypton (which is a gas) + meteorite . 中文词源 kryptonite ：氪（超人漫画中的化学元素，超人若接近即丧失超常能力） 可能来自Krypton和meteorite的合成词。Krypton为漫画中超人所在的外星家园，可能
• krypton 英文词源 krypton (n.) inert gaseous element, 1898, coined by its discoverers (Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers) from Greek krypton , neuter of adjective kryptos "hidden" (see crypt ); so called because it was so difficult to find. 中文词源 krypton ：氪 来自希腊语krypton,隐藏的，词源同crypt,cryptic,grotto.因这种惰性气体元素难于发现而得名。比较dyspros
• krone 英文词源 krone (n.) name of currency unit and silver coin in Scandinavian countries, 1875, from Danish krone (plural kroner ), Swedish krona (plural kronor ), literally "crown" (see crown ). Also the name of a 10-mark gold piece issued by the German Empire. So called for the devices stamped on them. 中文词源 krone ：克朗，丹麦和挪威货币单位 来自crone拼写变体，因钱币上
• krona 英文词源 crown crown: [12] Crowns appear to have been named essentially from their circular shape. The word’s ultimate source, Greek korónē , simply meant ‘something curved’ (it came from the adjective korōnos ‘curved’, which was a relative of Latin curvus ‘curved’). Latin borrowed it as corōna ‘circular garland’, and passed it on via Old French corone and Anglo-Norman co
• Kriss Kringle 英文词源 Kriss Kringle 1830, Christ-kinkle (in a Pennsylvania German context, and as a reminiscence of times past, so probably at least a generation older in that setting), from German Christkindlein, Christkind'l "Christ child." Properly Baby Jesus, not Santa Claus. 中文词源 Kriss Kringle ：幼年基督 来自德语Christ Kinde,即Christ Child.Kinde,小孩，词源同kindergarten. 该词的
• Krishna 英文词源 Krishna eighth avatar of Vishnu, 1875, from Sanskrit krshnah , literally "the Black One," from PIE *kers-no- , suffixed form of root *kers- "dark, dirty" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic crunu , Russian coron , Serbo-Croatian crn , Czech cerny , Old Prussian krisnas "black," Lithuanian kersas "black and white, variegated"). 中文词源 Krishna ：克里须那 印度主神Vishnu的第八个
• kris 英文词源 kris (n.) short Malay dagger with a wavy blade, 1570s, said to be a Javanese word. 中文词源 kris ：波形刀 来自马来语，一种当地的刀具。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kris 词源， kris 含义。
• krill 英文词源 krill (n.) 1907, from Norwegian kril "small fry of fish." 中文词源 krill ：磷虾，鱼苗 来自挪威语kirl,虾米，鱼苗。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： krill 词源， krill 含义。
• kraut 英文词源 Kraut (n.) "a German" (especially a German soldier), 1841, but popularized during World War I, from German kraut "cabbage," considered a characteristic national dish. 中文词源 kraut ：德国佬 缩写自德语sauerkraut,酸白菜，来自sauer,酸的，词源同sour,kraut,白菜。该菜被认为是德国人标志性的菜肴，因此被用作俚语指德国佬，尤指一战时德
• kraken 英文词源 kraken (n.) monster of the North Sea, 1755, from Norwegian dialectal krake . 中文词源 kraken ：挪威附近的北海巨妖 来自挪威语kraken,词源同crook,crank.传说中以巨型章鱼的形式出现，能轻易将大型船只绞成碎片。参照电影《加勒比海盗》。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kraken 词源， kraken 含义。
• kraal 英文词源 kraal kraal: see corral kraal (n.) "village, pen, enclosure," 1731, South African, from colonial Dutch kraal , from Portuguese curral (see corral ). 中文词源 kraal ：栅栏式村庄 来自南非荷兰语，来自荷兰语kraal,栅栏，词源同corral. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kraal 词源， kraal 含义。
• kowtow 英文词源 kowtow kowtow: [19] The approved Chinese method of signifying respect for the emperor or other august personages was to prostrate oneself so that one’s forehead touched the ground. This was expressed in Mandarin Chinese by the term ke tóu ( ke means ‘knock, bump’ and tóu ‘head’). English took the word over in the early 19th century and spelled it in various experimental wa
• kosher 英文词源 kosher (adj.) "ritually fit or pure" (especially of food), 1851, from Yiddish kosher , from Hebrew kasher "fit, proper, lawful," from base of kasher "was suitable, proper." Generalized sense of "correct, legitimate" is from 1896. 中文词源 kosher ：合乎犹太教教规的，合礼的 来自希伯来语kasher,合法的，合规的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• korfball 英文词源 korfball "A game similar to basketball, played by teams each consisting of six men and six women", Early 20th century: from Dutch korfbal , from korf 'basket' + bal 'ball'. 中文词源 korfball ：荷兰式篮球 来自荷兰语，korf,篮子，词源同corvette,crown,krona,ball,球。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： korfball 词源， korfball 含义。
• Korea 英文词源 Korea from Chinese Gao li , name of a dynasty founded 918, literally "high serenity." Japanese Chosen is from Korean Choson , literally "land of morning calm," from cho "morning" + son "calm." Related: Korean (1610s). 中文词源 Korea ：韩国 来自韩国式汉语Gao li,高丽。比较Choson,朝鲜，来自朝鲜式汉语cho,朝，早晨，son,鲜，安静，取“朝日鲜明之国
• Koran 英文词源 Koran 1610s, from Arabic qur'an "a reading, recitation, book," from root of quara-a "he read, recited." Related: Koranic . 中文词源 Koran ：可兰经 来自阿拉伯语qur’an,读，吟诵，咏唱。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Koran 词源， Koran 含义。
• koppie 英文词源 koppie "A small hill in a generally flat area", Afrikaans, from Dutch kopje , diminutive of kop 'head'. 中文词源 koppie ：小丘 kop,小丘，-ie,小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： koppie 词源， koppie 含义。
• kop 英文词源 kop (n.) "hill," 1835, from Afrikaans, from Dutch kop "head," from the Germanic form of the root of English cup (compare German Kopf "head"). 中文词源 kop ：头，小丘 来自南非荷兰语，来自荷兰语kop,头，来自PIE*keup,鼓起，膨胀，词源同cooper,cup.引申词义小丘，小山顶。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kop 词源， kop 含义
• kookaburra 英文词源 kookaburra (n.) 1890, from a native Australian word. 中文词源 kookaburra ：笑翠鸟 一种形如翠鸟的海鸟，来自澳大利亚土著语言，拟声词，模仿这种鸟的叫声。比较kittiwake. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kookaburra 词源， kookaburra 含义。
• kook 英文词源 kook (n.) 1960, American English slang; see kooky . 中文词源 kook ：怪人，疯子 可能缩写自cuckoo,布谷鸟，俚语义王八，被戴绿帽子的人。原为骂人俚语，可能由此引申词义怪人，疯子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kook 词源， kook 含义。
• Komodo dragon 英文词源 Komodo dragon (n.) 1927, named for Indonesian island of Komodo , where it lives. 中文词源 Komodo dragon ：科莫多巨蜥 Komodo,印度尼西亚岛名，dragon,龙。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Komodo dragon 词源， Komodo dragon 含义。
• kombi 英文词源 kombi "A minibus, especially one used to transport passengers commercially", From Volkswagen's proprietary name, abbreviation of German Kombiwagen 'combination car'. 中文词源 kombi ：康比小客车 大众公司品牌。缩写自德语Kombiwagen,即combination wagon. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kombi 词源， kombi 含义。
• koi 英文词源 koi (n.) 1727, from a Japanese local name for "carp." 中文词源 koi ：锦鲤 来自日本式汉语鲤。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： koi 词源， koi 含义。
• kohlrabi 英文词源 kohlrabi kohlrabi: see cauliflower , rape kohlrabi (n.) also kohl-rabi , kohl rabi , kind of cabbage, 1807, from German Kohlrabi (16c.), from Italian cavoli rape , plural of cavolo rapo "cole-rape;" see cole + rape (n.2). Form influenced in German by German kohl "cabbage." 中文词源 kohlrabi ：球茎甘蓝，大头菜，榨菜 来自德语，Kohl,白菜，词源同kale,cauliflower
• kohl 英文词源 kohl (n.) "powder used to darken eyelids," 1799, from Arabic kuhl (see alcohol ). 中文词源 kohl ：黑色眼影粉 来自阿拉伯语kuhl,眼影粉，词源同alcohol. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kohl 词源， kohl 含义。 kohl ：化妆墨，眼影粉 借用于阿拉伯语kohl(锑粉),锑粉是女人化妆时用来涂眼皮的。 同源词：alcohol
• Kobe 英文词源 Kobe type of fine beef, named for the region in Japan where it is raised, from Japanese ko "god" + he "house." 中文词源 Kobe ：神户 日本城市，来自日本式汉语神户，因其出产高质量牛肉而著称。比较kamikaze. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Kobe 词源， Kobe 含义。
• koan 英文词源 koan (n.) Zen paradox, 1946, from Japanese ko "public" + an "matter for thought." 中文词源 koan ：公案，心印 来自日本式汉语，ko,公，an,案。原为禅宗术语，禅宗认为历代祖师典范性的言行可以判别学人的是非迷悟，故称公案，也称心印。后多用于指审理案件的公案。参照百度百科。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• koala 英文词源 koala (n.) Australian marsupial, 1808, from the Aboriginal name of the animal, variously given as koola , kulla , kula . 中文词源 koala ：考拉，树袋熊 来自澳大利亚土著语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： koala 词源， koala 含义。
• knuckle sandwich 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random chasm chasm: see yawn 中文词源 knuckle sandwich ：对准嘴巴的一拳 knuckle,指节，sandwich,三明治。幽默比喻。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knuckle sandwich 词源， knuckle sandwich 含义。
• knucklehead 英文词源 knucklehead (n.) "stupid person," 1890, American English, from knuckle (n.) + head (n.). "That infernal knuckle-head at the camp ought to have reported before now," he thought to himself, as he smoked. [Charles H. Shinn, "The Quicksands of Toro," in "Belford's Magazine," vol. V, June-November 1890, New York] From 1869 as the name of a part in a type of mechanical coupling device. Popu
• knuckleduster 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random habeas corpus habeas corpus: [15] Habeas corpus means literally ‘you should have the body’. They are the first words of a Latin writ, apparently in use in England since the 13th century, requiring a person to be brought before a court of law. It begins Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum ‘You should have the body to undergo’,
• knuckle-dragger 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random posthumous posthumous: [17] Latin postumus functioned as a superlative form of post ‘after’, and meant ‘last of all’. It was often applied to a child ‘born after the death of its father’, as being the final offspring that man could possibly have, and so began to pick up associations with the ‘period after death’.
• knuckle 英文词源 knuckle knuckle: [14] Knuckle originally denoted the rounded end of a bone at a joint, which sticks out when you bend the joint. This could be at any joint, including the elbow, the knee and even the joints of the vertebrae; only gradually did it become specialized to the finger joints. The word probably came from Middle Low German knökel (or a relative of it), which appears to have
• known 英文词源 known past participle of know . 中文词源 known ：知道的 来自know的过去分词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： known 词源， known 含义。
• knowledgeable 英文词源 knowledgeable (adj.) also knowledgable , c. 1600, "capable of being known, recognizable" (a sense now obsolete), from knowledge in its Middle English verbal sense + -able . The modern sense of "having knowledge, displaying knowledge" is from 1829 and probably a new formation. 中文词源 knowledgeable ：知识渊博的 knowledge,知识，-able,形容词后缀。即有知识的，知识
• knowledge 英文词源 knowledge (n.) early 12c., cnawlece "acknowledgment of a superior, honor, worship;" for first element see know (v.). Second element obscure, perhaps from Scandinavian and cognate with the -lock "action, process," found in wedlock . Meaning "capacity for knowing, understanding; familiarity; fact of knowing" is late 14c. Sense of "an organized body of facts or teachings" is from c. 1400
• knowingly 英文词源 knowingly (adv.) late 14c., from knowing + -ly (2). 中文词源 knowingly ：故意的，蓄意的 来自know,知道。即知道的，引申词义故意的，蓄意的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knowingly 词源， knowingly 含义。
• know-how 英文词源 knowhow (n.) also know-how , "technical expertise," 1838, American English, from know (v.) + how . 中文词源 know-how ：专门知识，技能 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： know-how 词源， know-how 含义。
• know-all 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pentecost pentecost: see five 中文词源 know-all ：百事通 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： know-all 词源， know-all 含义。
• know 英文词源 know know: [11] The words for ‘know’ in the various Indo-European languages mostly belong to one large many-branched family which goes back ultimately to the base * gn -, which also produced English can and ken . Its Latin offspring was nōscere , from which English gets cognition , incognito , note , quaint , etc. From its Greek branch come English agnostic and diagnosis . And in
• knotty 英文词源 knotty (adj.) mid-13c. (figurative use early 13c.), from knot (n.) + -y (2). Related: Knottiness . 中文词源 knotty ：复杂的 来自knot,结。即多结的，引申词义复杂的。参照Gordian knot. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knotty 词源， knotty 含义。
• knot 英文词源 knot knot: [OE] The word knot goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic * knūdn -, whose underlying meaning was ‘round lump’. This only emerged in the English word (in such senses as ‘point from which a branch has grown’) in the Middle English period, but it can be seen in knoll [OE], which is a derivative of the same base (the related German knolle means ‘lump’). Kn
• knoll 英文词源 knoll (n.) Old English cnoll "hilltop, small hill, clod, ball," related to Old Norse knollr "hilltop;" German knolle "clod, lump;" Dutch knol "turnip," nol "a hill." 中文词源 knoll ：圆丘，土墩 来自古英语cnoll,山丘，土丘，词源可能同knob. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knoll 词源， knoll 含义。
• knock-up 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random granite granite: [17] Etymologically, granite is ‘grainy or granular rock’. The word was borrowed from Italian granito , a derivative of grano ‘grain’ (which is related to English grain ). (English acquired the Italian feminine form granita in the 19th century as a term for a granular form of water ice.) = grain 中文词源
• knockout 英文词源 knockout (n.) also knock-out , in fighting, 1887, from verbal phrase knock out "to stun by a blow for a 10-count" in boxing, short for to knock out of time ; see knock (v.) + out . Slang meaning "attractive person" is from 1892. To knock oneself out "make a great effort" is from 1936. 中文词源 knockout ：击倒 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• knock-on 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random else else: [OE] Else shares its sense of ‘otherness’ with related words in other parts of the Indo- European language family. It comes ultimately from the base * al -, which also produced Latin alter ‘other’ (source of English alter ) and alius ‘other’ (source of English alibi and alien ) and Greek állos ‘other’
• knocking shop 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sceptic sceptic: [16] The Greek verb sképtesthai meant ‘examine, consider’ (it was descended from a base * skep - which was related to * skop -, source of English scope , and may have been a reversed version of * spek -, from which English gets spectator , speculate , etc). From it was derived the adjective skeptikós , whi
• knock-down 英文词源 knock (v.) Old English cnocian (West Saxon cnucian ), "to pound, beat; knock (on a door)," likely of imitative origin. Meaning "deprecate, put down" is from 1892. Related: Knocked ; knocking . Knock-kneed first attested 1774. Knock-down, drag-out is from 1827. Command knock it off "stop it" is first recorded 1880, perhaps from auctioneer's term for "dispose of quickly:" At the commenc
• knock-back 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random disport disport: see sport 中文词源 knock-back ：挫折 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knock-back 词源， knock-back 含义。
• knockabout 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random gallon gallon: [13] English acquired gallon from Old Northern French galon . This was a descendant of medieval Latin gallēta , a word for a ‘jug’ which was also used as a unit of measurement for wine. It may have been of Celtic origin. An early modern English dialect form of gallon was gawn , which added to tree produced ga
• knock 英文词源 knock knock: [OE] knock is a classic onomatopoeic word: that is to say, it originated in a direct imitation of the sound it denotes. The similar Swedish knacka ‘knock’ may be related. The figurative use of the word for ‘criticize’ originated in late 19th-century America. knock (v.) Old English cnocian (West Saxon cnucian ), "to pound, beat; knock (on a door)," likely of imitat
• knobby 英文词源 knobby (adj.) 1540s, from knob + -y (2). Alternative form knobbly attested from 1859. Related: Knobbiness . 中文词源 knobby ：多结的 来自knob,结。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knobby 词源， knobby 含义。
• knob 英文词源 knob knob: see knot knob (n.) late 14c., knobe , probably from a Scandinavian or German source (compare Middle Low German knobbe "knob," Middle Dutch cnoppe , Dutch knop , Old Frisian knopp , knapp , Old High German knopf , German Knopf "button," Old Norse knyfill "short horn"). Meaning "knoll, isolated round hill" is first recorded 1640s, especially in U.S. 中文词源 knob ：门把手
• knitwear 英文词源 Aran "Denoting a type of knitwear or garment with traditional patterns, typically involving raised cable stitch and large diamond designs", 1960s: from the Aran Islands. 中文词源 knitwear ：针织衫 knit,编织，wear,衣衫，衣服。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knitwear 词源， knitwear 含义。
• knitter 英文词源 knitter (n.) mid-15c., agent noun from knit (v.). 中文词源 knitter ：编织工人 来自knit,编织。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knitter 词源， knitter 含义。
• knit 英文词源 knit knit: see knot knit (v.) Old English cnyttan "to tie with a knot, bind, fasten," related to Old Norse knytja "bind together," Middle Low German knütten "to tie, knot," Old English cnotta "a knot," from Proto-Germanic *knuttjan , from stem *knutt- . Of brows, late 14c. Meaning "to do knitting" (especially plain stitch) is from 1520s. Related: Knitted ; knitting . 中文词源 kni
• knighthood 英文词源 knighthood (n.) Old English cnihthad "the period between childhood and manhood;" see knight (n.) + -hood . Sense of "rank or dignity of a knight" is from c. 1300, and probably is an independent formation. 中文词源 knighthood ：骑士称号 knight,骑士，-hood,抽象名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knighthood 词源， knighthood 含义。
• knight errant 英文词源 arrant arrant: [16] Arrant is an alteration of errant , as in knight errant . This originally meant ‘roaming, wandering’, but its persistent application to nouns with negative connotations, such as rogue and thief , gradually drove its meaning downwards by association, to ‘notorious’. = errant 中文词源 knight errant ：游侠骑士 knight,骑士，errant,游荡的。参照电
• knife point 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random meadow meadow: [OE] Etymologically, meadow means ‘mowed land’. It goes back ultimately to an Indo-European * mētwá , a derivative of the base * mē - ‘mow’ (source of English mow [OE]). In prehistoric Germanic this became * mǣdwō (whence German matte ‘meadow’), which passed into Old English as mǣd . The modern E
• knife 英文词源 knife knife: [11] Knife is not a native English word, but a borrowing. It came from Old Norse knífr , which survives also in modern Swedish knif and Danish knif . It can be traced back to a prehistoric Germanic * knībaz , which also produced German kneif ‘cobbler’s knife’, and was borrowed by French as canif ‘knife’, but its previous ancestry is not known. knife (n.) late
• knick-knack 英文词源 knick-knack (n.) also knickknack , 1570s, reduplication of knack "stratagem, trick." 中文词源 knick-knack ：小装饰品 来自knack的同韵构词，引申词义小装饰品。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knick-knack 词源， knick-knack 含义。
• knickerbockers 英文词源 knickers knickers: [19] The use of the word knickers for ‘women’s underpants’ dates back to the 1880s: a writer in the magazine Queen in 1882 recommended ‘flannel knickers in preference to flannel petticoat’, and Home Chat in 1895 was advertising ‘serge knickers for girls from twelve to sixteen’. Over the decades, of course, the precise application of the term has change
• knell 英文词源 knell (n.) Old English cnyll "sound made by a bell when struck or rung slowly," perhaps of imitative origin. The Welsh cnull "death-bell" appears to be a borrowing from English. For vowel evolution, see bury . knell (v.) Old English cnyllan "to toll a bell; strike, knock," cognate with Middle High German erknellen "to resound," Old Norse knylla "to beat, thrash;" probably imitative. R
• knees-up 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random habit habit: [13] Etymologically, a habit is ‘what one has’. The word comes via Old French abit from Latin habitus , originally the past participle of the verb habēre ‘have’. This was used reflexively for ‘be’, and so the past participle came to be used as a noun for ‘how one is’ – one’s ‘state’ or ‘co
• kneel 英文词源 kneel (v.) Old English cneowlian , from cneow (see knee (n.)). Similar formation in Middle Low German knelen , Middle Dutch cnielen , Dutch knielen Gothic knussjan . Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel / felt , etc. Related: Kneeling . 中文词源 kneel ：跪下 来自古英语cneowlian,下跪，跪下，来自knee,膝，-le,工具格后缀。 该词的英
• knee-jerk 英文词源 knee-jerk (n.) patellar reflex, neurological phenomenon discovered and named 1876; the figurative use appeared soon after the phrase was coined. 中文词源 knee-jerk ：本能反应的 knee,膝，jerk,摆动，颤动。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knee-jerk 词源， knee-jerk 含义。
• knee 英文词源 knee knee: [OE] The majority of modern European words for ‘knee’ go back to a common Indo- European ancestor which probably originally signified ‘bend’. This was * g(e)neu or * goneu , which lies behind Latin genu ‘knee’ (source of French genou and Italian ginocchio , and also of English genuine ) and may well be connected with Greek gōníā ‘angle’, from which Englis
• knead 英文词源 knead (v.) Old English cnedan "to knead," from Proto-Germanic *knedan (cognates: Old Saxon knedan , Middle Dutch cneden , Dutch kneden , Old High German knetan , German kneten , Old Norse knoða "to knead"). Originally a strong verb (past tense cnæd, past participle cneden ). 中文词源 knead ：揉，捏 来自古英语cnedan,来自Proto-Germanic*knedana,来自PIE*gnet,压，捏，来
• knapsack 英文词源 knapsack knapsack: [17] The - sack of knapsack is no doubt essentially the same word as English sack , but the knap - presents slightly more of a problem. The term was borrowed from Low German knappsack , and so probably knapp represents Low German knappen ‘eat’ – the bag having originally been named because it carried a traveller’s supply of food. knapsack (n.) c. 1600, from
• knackered 英文词源 knackered (adj.) "worn out, tired," past participle adjective from knacker (v.). 中文词源 knackered ：疲倦的 来自knacker,老马。即像老马一样的，疲倦的。比较hackneyed,jaded. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： knackered 词源， knackered 含义。
• knacker 英文词源 knacker (v.) usually in past tense, knackered , "to kill, castrate" (1855), but most often used in weakened sense of "to tire out" (1883); apparently from knacker (n.) "worn-out or useless horse," 1812, of unknown origin; possibly from a dialectal survival of a Scandinavian word represented by Old Norse hnakkur "saddle," hnakki "back of the neck," and thus possibly related to neck (n.
• knack 英文词源 knack (n.) mid-14c., "deception, trick, device," of uncertain origin, probably from a Low German word meaning "a sharp sounding blow" (compare Middle English knak , late 14c.; German knacken "to crack"), of imitative origin. Sense of "special skill" is first recorded 1580s, if this is in fact the same word. In old slang (mid-18c.-mid-19c.) nacky meant "full of knacks; ingenious, dexte
• klutz 英文词源 klutz (n.) 1967, American English, from Yiddish klots "clumsy person, blockhead," literally "block, lump," from Middle High German klotz "lump, ball." Compare German klotz "boor, clod," literally "wooden block" (see clot ). 中文词源 klutz ：笨手笨脚的 来自德语klotz,泥块，大块头，笨蛋，词源同clot,clod.引申词义笨手笨脚的。 该词的英语词源请访问
• kludge 英文词源 kludge 1962, noun and verb, U.S. slang, fanciful coinage by U.S. author Jackson W. Granholm (b.1921). Related: Kludgy . 中文词源 kludge ：蹩脚产品 俚语词，词源不详。可能同klutz. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kludge 词源， kludge 含义。