英语词源

• uninitiated 英文词源 uninitiated (adj.) 1670s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of initiate (v.). 中文词源 uninitiated ：未受启迪的人，外行的 uni-, 一，词源同unit,initiated, 开始的，受到启迪的。引申词义未受启迪的，外行的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： uninitiated 词源， uninitiated 含义。 uninitiated ：未受启迪的，外行的
• unilateral 英文词源 unilateral (adj.) 1802, from Modern Latin unilateralis , from unum , neuter of unus "one" (see one ) + latus (genitive lateralis ) "side" (see oblate (n.)). Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) may have been the first to use it in the legal sense of "made or entered into by one party." Related: Unilaterally . Unilateral disarmament is recorded from 1929. It is useless for the sheep to pass reso
• uniform 英文词源 uniform uniform: [16] Something that is uniform has literally only ‘one form’, the same throughout. The word comes, probably via French uniforme , from Latin ūniformis , a compound adjective formed from ūnus ‘one’ and forma ‘form’. Its use as a noun, for a ‘set of identical clothes worn by everyone’, dates from the 18th century, and was inspired by French. = form uni
• unicycle 英文词源 unicycle (n.) 1869, American English, from Latin uni- "one" (see uni- ) + -cycle, from bicycle (from Greek kyklos "circle, wheel"). 中文词源 unicycle ：独轮自行车 uni-, 一，词源同unit,cycle,缩写自 bicycle,自行车。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unicycle 词源， unicycle 含义。 unicycle ：独轮自行车 uni-,一，词源同 unit,cycl
• unicorn 英文词源 unicorn unicorn: [13] Legends of a one-horned beast abounded in ancient times, perhaps inspired by the rhinoceros, or a sideways view of an antelope. When the early Greek translators of the Hebrew Bible came across the word re’em , which seems to have denoted a sort of wild ox, they rendered it monókerōs (literally ‘onehorn’), perhaps identifying it with the rhinoceros. The Vu
• unicellular 英文词源 unicellular (adj.) 1858; see uni- + cellular . 中文词源 unicellular ：单细胞的 uni-, 一，词源同unit,cellular, 细胞的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unicellular 词源， unicellular 含义。 unicellular ：单细胞的 uni-,一，词源同 unit,cellular,细胞的。
• unicameral 英文词源 unicameral (adj.) 1853, from uni- "one" + Late Latin camera "chamber" (see camera ) + -al (1). 中文词源 unicameral ：一院制的 uni-, 一，词源同unit, cameral, 室，院，词源同chamber。用于指一院制政体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unicameral 词源， unicameral 含义。 unicameral ：一院制的 uni-,一，词源同 unit,cameral
• unhitch 英文词源 unhitch (v.) 1620s, from un- (2) "opposite of" + hitch (v.). Related: Unhitched ; unhitching . 中文词源 unhitch ：解开 un-, 不，非，使相反，hitch, 搭扣。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unhitch 词源， unhitch 含义。
• unhinge 英文词源 unhinge (v.) recorded earlier in the mental sense of "to disorder" the mind, etc. (1612) than in the literal one of "to take (a door, etc.) off its hinges" (1616); from un- (2) "opposite of" + hinge (n.). Hinge as a verb meaning "to attach by a hinge" is recorded only from 1758. Related: Unhinged ; unhinging . 中文词源 unhinge ：精神错乱 un-, 不，非，使相反，hinge, 铰链
• ungulate 英文词源 ungulate ungulate: see nail ungulate (adj.) "hoofed," 1802, from Late Latin ungulatus "hoofed," from ungula "hoof, claw, talon," diminutive (in form but not sense) of unguis "nail" (see ungual ). Ungulata , the order of hoofed mammals, is recorded from 1839. 中文词源 ungulate ：有蹄类动物 来自PIE*onogh, 钉子，爪子，词源同nail，用来指有蹄类动物。拼写比较
• unguent 英文词源 unguent (n.) "ointment," early 15c., from Latin unguentem "ointment," from stem of unguere "to anoint or smear with ointment," from PIE root *ongw- "to salve, anoint" (cognates: Sanskrit anakti "anoints, smears," Armenian aucanem "I anoint," Old Prussian anctan "butter," Old High German ancho , German anke "butter," Old Irish imb , Welsh ymenyn "butter"). 中文词源 unguent ：药膏
• unglued 英文词源 unglue (v.) 1540s, from un- (2) "opposite of" + glue (v.). Related: Unglued ; ungluing . Unglued in figurative sense is recorded from 1922. unstuck (adj.) 1840, "unpierced;" 1860, "unglued," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of stick (v.). 中文词源 unglued ：心情烦乱的 un-, 不，非，glued, 胶好的。即没有胶好的，胶脱落的，引申词义心情烦乱的。 该
• ungainly 英文词源 ungainly (adj.) 1610s, "unfit, improper," from Middle English ungeinliche , from ungein (late 14c.) "inconvenient, disagreeable, troublesome," from un- (1) "not" + gein "kind, helpful; reliable; beneficial; suitable, appropriate; convenient," from Old Norse gegn "straight, direct, helpful," from Proto-Germanic *gagina "against" (see again ). Old English had ungænge "useless, vain." 中
• unflinching 英文词源 unflinching (adj.) 1728, from un- (1) "not" + present participle adjective of flinch (v.). Related: Unflinchingly . 中文词源 unflinching ：不畏缩的 un-, 不，非，flinching,畏缩的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unflinching 词源， unflinching 含义。 unflinching ：不畏缩的 un-,不，非，flinching,畏缩的。
• unflattering 英文词源 unflattering (adj.) 1580s, from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of flatter . Related: Unflatteringly . 中文词源 unflattering ：不恭维的 un-, 不，非，flattering, 恭维的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unflattering 词源， unflattering 含义。 unflattering ：不恭维的 un-,不，非，flattering,恭维的。
• unflappable 英文词源 unflappable (adj.) 1958, from un- (1) "not" + flap (v.) + -able . Originally used in reference to Harold Macmillan, British P.M. 1957-63. 中文词源 unflappable ：镇定的 un-, 不，非，flappable, 紧张的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unflappable 词源， unflappable 含义。 unflappable ：镇定的 un-,不，非，flappable,紧张的。
• unflagging 英文词源 unflagging (adj.) 1715, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of flag (v.). Related: Unflaggingly . 中文词源 unflagging ：不减弱的 un-, 不，非，flagging, 松懈。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unflagging 词源， unflagging 含义。 unflagging ：不减弱的 un-,不，非，flagging,松懈的。
• unexceptional 英文词源 unexceptional (adj.) from un- (1) "not" + exceptional (adj.). 中文词源 unexceptional ：普通的 un-, 不，非，exceptional, 极好的，优异的。即不是很好的，普通的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unexceptional 词源， unexceptional 含义。 unexceptional ：普通的 un-,不，非，exceptional,极好的，优异的。即不是很好的
• unexceptionable 英文词源 unexceptionable (adj.) 1660s, from un- (1) "not" + exceptionable . 中文词源 unexceptionable ：完美的，新奇的 un-, 不，非，exceptionable,极差的，反感的。即不差的，完美的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unexceptionable 词源， unexceptionable 含义。 unexceptionable ：完美的，新奇的 un-,不，非，exceptionable,极差的
• unemployment 英文词源 unemployment (n.) 1887, from un- (1) "not" + employment . 中文词源 unemployment ：失业 un-, 不，非，employment,就业。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unemployment 词源， unemployment 含义。 unemployment ：失业，失业人数 词根词缀： un-否定 + em-向内 + -ploy-( = -plic-)折叠 + -ment名词词尾 unemployment ：失业 un-,不，非
• unedifying 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random catholic catholic: [14] Etymologically, the Catholic Church is the universal church, comprising all Christians. For catholic comes ultimately from a Greek word, katholikós , meaning ‘relating to all, general’. It was a derivative of kathólou , a compound formed from katá ‘relating to’ and hólos ‘whole’ (source of
• unearthly 英文词源 unearthly (adj.) 1610s, "heavenly, sublime," from un- (1) "not" + earthly . Sense of "ghostly, weird" first recorded 1802. Related: Unearthliness . 中文词源 unearthly ：怪异的 un-, 不，非，earthly, 地球的，地球上的。即非地球的，外星球的，怪异的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unearthly 词源， unearthly 含义。 unearthly
• unearth 英文词源 unearth (v.) "to dig up," mid-15c., from un- (2) "opposite of" + earth (v.) "bury (a corpse) in the ground" (c. 1400, from earth (n.)). Related: Unearthed ; unearthing . 中文词源 unearth ：掘出 un-, 使相反，earth, 土，土中。即从土中挖出，掘出。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unearth 词源， unearth 含义。 unearth ：掘出 un-,使相
• undulation 英文词源 undulation (n.) 1640s, from Medieval Latin *undulatio , from Late Latin undulatus "wavy, undulated," from undula "wavelet," diminutive of Latin unda "wave" (see water (n.1)). 中文词源 undulation ：波动 来自undulate, 波动。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： undulation 词源， undulation 含义。
• undulate 英文词源 undulate undulate: [17] Undulate goes back ultimately to Latin unda ‘wave’, source also of English inundate [17], redundant , and surround . This in turn was descended from the Indo-European base * ud -, which also produced Greek húdōr ‘water’ (source of the English prefix hydro -), and variants of which lie behind English vodka , water , and wet . = abound , inundate , redu
• undue 英文词源 undue (adj.) late 14c., "not owing or payable; unjustly demanded," also "not appropriate, unseasonable," also "excessive," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of due (v.). Formed on model of Old French indeu , Latin indebitus . 中文词源 undue ：不合适的，过度的 un-, 不，非，due, 合适的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： undue 词源， undue
• undo 英文词源 undo (v.) Old English undon "to unfasten and open" (a window or door), "to unfasten by releasing from a fixed position; to cancel, discharge, abrogate, reverse what has been done, put back in a former condition; bring to ruin, destroy," from un- (2) "opposite of" + do (v.). Related: Undone ; undoing . 中文词源 undo ：打开 un-, 使相反，do, 做。即把做好的解开，打开。
• undesirable 英文词源 undesirable (adj.) 1660s, "not to be desired, objectionable," from un- (1) "not" + desirable . The noun meaning "undesirable person or thing" is first attested 1883. Undesired "not asked or invited" is recorded from late 15c. 中文词源 undesirable ：不想要的 un-, 不，非，desirable, 渴望的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： undesirable 词源， un
• underwrite 英文词源 underwrite (v.) Old English underwritan "write at the foot of; subscribe;" see under + write (v.). A loan-translation of Latin subscribere (see subscribe ). Used literally at first; modern sense of "to accept the risk of insurance" (1620s) is from notion of signing a marine insurance policy. Meaning "to support by a guarantee of money" is recorded from 1890. 中文词源 underwrite ：承
• underwhelmed 英文词源 underwhelm (v.) 1953 (implied in underwhelming ), a facetious play on overwhelm , with under . Related: Underwhelmed ; underwhelmingly . 中文词源 underwhelmed ：无动于衷的 文字游戏，根据overwhelm造的反义词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underwhelmed 词源， underwhelmed 含义。
• undertaking 英文词源 undertaking (n.) "enterprise," early 15c., verbal noun from undertake (v.). An Old English word for this was underfangenes . 中文词源 undertaking ：重大事业 来自undertake, 承担，引申词义重大事业，艰巨的任务。比较enterprising. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： undertaking 词源， undertaking 含义。 undertaking ：重大事业 来自
• undertake 英文词源 undertake (v.) c. 1200, "to entrap;" c. 1300, "to set about (to do)," from under + take (v.). Similar formation in French entreprendre "to undertake," from entre "between, among" + prendre "to take." The under in this word may be the same one that also may form the first element of understand . Old English had underniman "to trap, accept" (cognate with Dutch ondernemen , German untern
• understudy 英文词源 understudy (v.) also under-study , 1852, in the theatrical sense "memorize a part so as to be capable of performing on short notice it in the absence of the one to which it is assigned," from under + study (v.). The noun is attested from 1848, translating Italian supplimento . 中文词源 understudy ：替补演员 under-, 在下面，study,学习，用于指替补演员。 该词的英
• understand 英文词源 understand understand: [OE] The compound verb understand was formed in the centuries immediately preceding the Anglo-Saxon invasions of Britain. It is composed, of course, of under and stand , and the semantic link between ‘standing under’ something and ‘knowing about’ it may be ‘being close to’ it. understand (v.) Old English understandan "comprehend, grasp the idea of,"
• undershoot 英文词源 undershoot (v.) 1660s, "to shoot too low," from under + shoot (v.). In reference to aircraft or pilots, recorded from 1918. Undershot as a type of water wheel is recorded from c. 1600. 中文词源 undershoot ：飞机未达跑道着陆 under-, 未达到，shoot, 射，击。原指射程未达到，用于指飞机未达跑道着陆。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• undersecretary 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random proof proof: [13] Proof and prove are of course closely related. Both go back ultimately to Latin probāre ‘test, prove’. From this in post-classical times was derived the noun proba ‘proof’, which passed into English via Old French preve as pref . In the 14th and 15th centuries this gradually changed in the mainstream l
• underscore 英文词源 underscore (v.) 1771, "to draw a line under," from under + score (v.). The figurative sense of "to emphasize" is attested from 1891. Noun meaning "a line drawn below (something)" is recorded from 1901. 中文词源 underscore ：下划线 under-, 在下面，score, 划线，标记。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underscore 词源， underscore 含义。 under
• underpin 英文词源 underpin (v.) "support or prop," 1520s (figurative); 1530s (literal), from under + pin (v.). Related: Underpinned ; underpinning . 中文词源 underpin ：加强 under-, 在下面，pin, 别针，固定。引申义固定根基，加强。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underpin 词源， underpin 含义。 underpin ：加强 under-,在下面，pin,别针，固定
• underneath 英文词源 underneath (adv.) Old English underneoðan , from under + neoðan "below" (see beneath ). 中文词源 underneath ：在下面 under-, 在下面，-neath, 下面，词源同nether, beneath. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underneath 词源， underneath 含义。 underneath ：在下面 under-,在下面，-neath,下面，词源同 nether,beneath.
• undermine 英文词源 undermine (v.) c. 1300, undermyne , "render unstable by digging at the foundation," from under + mine (v.). The figurative sense "injure by invisible, secret, or dishonorable means" is attested from early 15c. Similar formation in Dutch ondermijnen , Danish underminere , German unterminiren . The Old English verb was underdelfan . Related: Undermined ; undermining . 中文词源 under
• underling 英文词源 underling (n.) late Old English, "one who owes allegiance to a sovereign or ruler," from under + diminutive suffix -ling . 中文词源 underling ：下属 under-, 在下面，-ling，小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underling 词源， underling 含义。 underling ：下属 under-,在下面，-ling,小词后缀。
• undergraduate 英文词源 undergraduate (n.) 1620s, a hybrid formed from under + graduate (n.). British used fem. form undergraduette in 1920s-30s. As an adjective, in the school sense, from 1680s. 中文词源 undergraduate ：本科生 under-, 未达到，graduate,毕业生。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： undergraduate 词源， undergraduate 含义。 undergraduate ：大学肄业生
• undercurrent 英文词源 undercurrent (n.) 1660s, "stream of water or air flowing beneath the surface or beneath another current," a hybrid formed from under + current (n.). The figurative sense of "suppressed or underlying character" is attested from 1817. 中文词源 undercurrent ：地下暗流 under-, 在下面，current, 水流。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： undercurrent 词源，
• underage 英文词源 underage (adj.) also under-age , 1590s, from under + age (n.). 中文词源 underage ：未成年 under-, 未达到，age, 年纪。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underage 词源， underage 含义。 underage ：未成年 under-,未达到，age,年纪。
• underachieve 英文词源 under-achiever (n.) also underachiever , 1953, from under + agent noun from achieve (v.). Under-achievement is recorded from 1951. 中文词源 underachieve ：未达到 under-, 未达到，achieve, 获得，实现。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： underachieve 词源， underachieve 含义。 underachieve ：未达到 under-,未达到，achieve,获得，实现。
• under 英文词源 under under: [OE] Under originated as a comparative form. It has been traced back to a prehistoric Indo-European * ndhero -, which meant ‘lower’, and is also the ultimate source of English inferior [15]. This passed into Germanic as * unther -, which has evolved into German unter , Dutch onder , and Swedish, Danish, and English under . = inferior under (prep., adv.) Old English un
• unctuous 英文词源 unctuous (adj.) late 14c., "oily, having a greasy or soapy feeling when touched," from Old French unctueus , from Medieval Latin unctuosus "greasy," from Latin unctus "act of anointing," from past participle stem of unguere "to anoint" (see unguent ). Figurative sense of "blandly ingratiating" is first recorded 1742, perhaps in part with a literal sense, but in part a sarcastic usage
• unction 英文词源 unction unction: [14] Unction was borrowed from Latin unctiō , a derivative of unguere ‘anoint’ (source also of English unguent [15]). This was descended from the same prehistoric ancestor as produced Welsh ymenyn ‘butter’. Unctuous [14], from the medieval Latin derivative unctuōsus , originally meant literally ‘oily, greasy’, but has since moved into more metaphorical a
• uncouth 英文词源 uncouth uncouth: [OE] Uncouth originally meant ‘unknown’ or ‘unfamiliar’ – a sense which survived into the 17th century (‘Now the whole superficies of the earth as well uncouth as discovered, is but a little point’, John Boys, Works 1616). ‘Crude, awkward’ is a secondary development, first recorded in the 16th century. The word was formed in the prehistoric Germanic
• Uncle Tom 英文词源 Uncle Tom (n.) "servile black man," 1922, somewhat inaccurately in reference to the humble, pious, but strong-willed main character in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852). The image implied in the insult perhaps is more traceable to the late 19c. minstel show versions of the story, which reached a far wider audience than the book. I don't recall anyone in the 192
• Uncle Sam 英文词源 Uncle Sam (n.) symbol of the United States of America, 1813, coined during the war with Britain as a contrast to John Bull , and no doubt suggested by the initials U.S. in abbreviations. "[L]ater statements connecting it with different government officials of the name of Samuel appear to be unfounded" [OED]. The common figure of Uncle Sam began to appear in political cartoons c. 1850.
• uncle 英文词源 uncle uncle: [13] Uncle comes via Anglo-Norman uncle and late Latin aunculus from Latin avunculus ‘mother’s brother, maternal uncle’ (source also of English avuncular [19]). This was a diminutive noun derived from the prehistoric base * aw - ‘grandparent’, and it has relatives in Latin avus ‘grandfather’, Welsh ewythr ‘uncle’, Polish wuj ‘uncle’, Armenian hav ‘
• unceremonious 英文词源 unceremonious (adj.) 1580s, from un- (1) "not" + ceremonious . Related: Unceremoniously . 中文词源 unceremonious ：无礼的 un-, 不，非，ceremonious, 仪式的，有礼的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unceremonious 词源， unceremonious 含义。 unceremonious ：无礼的 un-,不，非，ceremonious,仪式的，有礼的。
• uncanny 英文词源 uncanny (adj.) 1590s, "mischievous;" 1773 in the sense of "associated with the supernatural," originally Scottish and northern English, from un- (1) "not" + canny . 中文词源 uncanny ：异常的，难以解释的 un-, 不，非，can, 能够，知道。即不知道的，异常的。比较canny. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： uncanny 词源， uncanny 含义。
• unbending 英文词源 inflexible (adj.) late 14c., "incapable of being bent, physically rigid," also figuratively, "unbending in temper or purpose," from Middle French inflexible and directly from Latin inflexibilis , from inflexus , past participle of inflectere (see inflect ). In early 15c. an identical word had an opposite sense, "capable of being swayed or moved," from in- "in, on." Related: Inflexibly
• unbend 英文词源 unbend (v.) mid-13c., "relax a bow by unstringing it," from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + bend (v.). Intransitive sense from 1746. Figurative meaning "to become genial, relax" (1748) has a sense opposite to that of unbending "inflexible, obstinate" (1680s), which does not derive from the bow-stringing image. 中文词源 unbend ：放松，拉直 un-, 使相反，bend, 弯。原义为
• unanimous 英文词源 unanimous unanimous: [17] Unanimous means etymologically ‘of a single mind’, hence ‘sharing the same opinion’. It comes from Latin ūnanimus ‘of one mind’, a compound adjective formed from ūnus ‘one’ and animus ‘mind, spirit’ (a relative of English animal , animate , etc). = animal , animate unanimous (adj.) 1610s, from Latin unanimus "of one mind, in union," from
• unanimity 英文词源 unanimity (n.) mid-15c., from Old French unanimite (14c.), from Late Latin unanimitatem (nominative unanimitas ) "unanimity, concord," from unanimus (see unanimous ). 中文词源 unanimity ：一致同意 来自unanimous, 一致的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unanimity 词源， unanimity 含义。
• unaffected 英文词源 unaffected (adj.) 1580s, "not influenced, untouched in mind or feeling," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of affect (v.). Meaning "not adopted or assumed, genuine" is recorded from 1590s; that of "not acted upon or altered (by something)" is first attested 1830. Related: Unaffectedly ; unaffectedness . 中文词源 unaffected ：未受影响的 un-, 不，非，affected, 受影响的
• unable 英文词源 unable (adj.) late 14c., "lacking in ability, incapable," from un- (1) "not" + able (adj.). Modeled on Old French inhabile or Latin inhabilis . 中文词源 unable ：不能够的 un-, 不，非，able, 能够的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unable 词源， unable 含义。 unable ：不能的，不会的 词根词缀： un-否定 + able能干的 unable ：
• unabated 英文词源 unabated (adj.) 1610s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of abate (v.). 中文词源 unabated ：未减弱的 un-, 不，非，abated, 减弱的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unabated 词源， unabated 含义。 unabated ：未减弱的 un-,不，非，abated,减弱的。
• unabashed 英文词源 unabashed (adj.) 1570s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of abash (v.). Related: Unabashedly . 中文词源 unabashed ：不害羞的 un-, 不，非，abashed, 害羞的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： unabashed 词源， unabashed 含义。 unabashed ：不害羞的 un-,不，非，abashed,害羞的。
• umpteen 英文词源 umpteen umpteen: [20] Umpteen was derived from an earlier umpty . This began life as a signallers’ slang term for a ‘dash’ in morse code (like its companion iddy for ‘dot’, it was purely fanciful in origin). Its similarity to twenty , thirty , etc led to its being used for an ‘indefinitely large number’, and umpteen simply replaced the - ty suffix with - teen . umpteen (
• umpire 英文词源 umpire umpire: [15] An umpire is etymologically someone who is ‘not the equal’ of others, and is therefore neutral between them. The word’s ultimate source is Old French nomper , a compound noun formed from the prefix non - ‘not’ and per ‘equal’ (source of English peer ). This was borrowed into English in the 14th century as noumpere , but soon misdivision of a noumpere
• umlaut 英文词源 umlaut (n.) 1852, from German umlaut "change of sound," from um "about" (see ambi- ) + laut "sound," from Old High German hlut (see listen ). Coined 1774 by poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803) but first used in its current sense "modification of vowels" 1819 by linguist Jakob Grimm (1785-1863). 中文词源 umlaut ：变音符，元音变换 来自德语umlaut,变音，元音变
• umfaan 英文词源 umfaan "(Among Xhosa-speaking people) a young man who has gone through initiation but is not yet married", From Zulu and Xhosa umfana . 中文词源 umfaan ：未婚黑人男青年 来自南非祖鲁语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： umfaan 词源， umfaan 含义。
• umbrage 英文词源 umbrage umbrage: [15] Umbrage is one of a group of English words that go back ultimately to Latin umbra ‘shadow’. Indeed, it was originally used for ‘shade, shadow’ in English: ‘the light, and also … the false umbrage which the moon doth show forth’, Betham, Precepts of War 1544. The expression take umbrage ‘take offence’ arises from a metaphorical extension of ‘sh
• umbra 英文词源 umbra (n.) 1590s, "phantom, ghost," a figurative use from Latin umbra "shade, shadow" (see umbrage ). Astronomical sense of "shadow cast by the earth or moon during an eclipse" is first recorded 1670s. Meaning "an uninvited guest accompanying an invited one" is from 1690s in English, from a secondary sense among the Romans. Related: Umbral . 中文词源 umbra ：（日食或月食期间
• umbilicus 英文词源 umbilicus (n.) "navel," 1610s, from Latin umbilicus "the navel," also "the center" of anything, from PIE *ombh-alo- , suffixed variant form of root *(o)nobh- "navel" (see navel ). In English, mostly confined to medical writing. Latin umbilicus is source of Spanish ombligo as well as Old French lombril , literally "the navel," from l'ombril , which by dissimilation became Modern French
• umber 英文词源 umber (n.) brown earthy pigment, 1560s, from Middle French ombre (in terre d'ombre ), or Italian ombra (in terra di ombra ), both from Latin umbra "shade, shadow" (see umbrage ) or else from Umbra , fem. of Umber "belonging to Umbria ," region in central Italy from which the coloring matter first came (compare Sienna ). Burnt umber , specially prepared and redder in color, is attested
• umami 英文词源 umami "A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter), corresponding to the flavour of glutamates, especially monosodium glutamate", Japanese, literally 'deliciousness'. 中文词源 umami ：鲜味 来自日语，最终来自汉语美味或旨味。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： umami 词源， umami 含义。
• ululate 英文词源 ululate (v.) 1620s, back-formation from ululation , or else from Latin ululatus , past participle of ululare . Related: Ululated ; ululating . 中文词源 ululate ：嚎叫 拟声词，模仿嚎叫的声音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ululate 词源， ululate 含义。
• ultraviolet 英文词源 ultraviolet (adj.) "beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum," 1840, from ultra- + violet . Ultra-red (1870) was a former name for what now is called infra-red . 中文词源 ultraviolet ：紫外线的 ultra-, 超过的，极其的，violet, 紫色的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ultraviolet 词源， ultraviolet 含义。 ultraviolet ：紫外线的
• ultrasonic 英文词源 ultrasonic (adj.) "having frequency beyond the audible range," 1923, from ultra- + sonic . For sense, see supersonic . 中文词源 ultrasonic ：超音速的 ultra-, 超过的，极其的，-son, 声音，词源同sound. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ultrasonic 词源， ultrasonic 含义。 ultrasonic ：超音速的，超声的 词根词缀： ultra-极端,过
• ultramarine 英文词源 ultramarine ultramarine: [16] Ultramarine originally denoted a blue pigment made from the stone lapis lazuli. This was imported in the Middle Ages from Asia by sea, and so it was termed in medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus , literally ‘beyond the seas’. This was a compound adjective formed from the prefix ultrā - ‘beyond’ and marīnus ‘of the sea’ (source of English marine ).
• ultralight 英文词源 ultralight (adj.) 1959, from ultra- + light (adj.1). As a noun meaning "ultralight aircraft" it is recorded by 1979. 中文词源 ultralight ：微型飞机 ultra-, 超过的，极其的，light, 轻的。用来指微型飞机。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ultralight 词源， ultralight 含义。 ultralight ：微型飞机 ultra-,超过的，极其的，li
• ultra 英文词源 ultra "An extremist", Early 19th century: an independent usage of ultra-, originally as an abbreviation of French ultra-royaliste 'ultra-royalist'. 中文词源 ultra ：超过的，极其的，那边的 来自PIE*al, 其它，那边，词源同alias, else, -tra, 比较级后缀，词源同entry, alternate, interior. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ultra 词源，
• ultimatum 英文词源 ultimatum (n.) "final demand," 1731, from Modern Latin, from Medieval Latin ultimatum "a final statement," noun use of Latin adjective ultimatum "last possible, final," neuter of ultimatus (see ultimate ). The Latin plural ultimata was used by the Romans as a noun, "what is farthest or most remote; the last, the end." In slang c. 1820s, ultimatum was used for "the buttocks." 中文词源
• ultimate 英文词源 ultimate (adj.) 1650s, from Late Latin ultimatus , past participle of ultimare "to be final, come to an end," from Latin ultimus (fem. ultima ) "last, final, farthest, most distant, extreme," superlative of *ulter "beyond" (see ultra- ). As a noun from 1680s. Ultimate Frisbee is attested by 1972. 中文词源 ultimate ：最终的 ulter-, 词源同ultra-,那边的，-im, 最高级后缀
• ulterior 英文词源 ulterior ulterior: [17] Ulterior goes back to an unrecorded Latin * ulter ‘distant’ (a relative of ultrā ‘beyond’, source of the English prefix ultra -). Its comparative form was ulterior , which meant literally ‘more distant’. Its superlative form was ultimus , which lies behind English ultimate [17] and ultimatum [18] (etymologically the ‘farthest’ or last point). =
• ulna 英文词源 ulna (n.) inner bone of the forearm, 1540s, medical Latin, from Latin ulna "the elbow," also a measure of length, from PIE *el-ina- , extended form of root *el- (1) "elbow, forearm" (see ell (n.1)). Related: Ulnar . 中文词源 ulna ：尺骨 来自PIE*el, 肘，前臂，词源同ell, elbow。因尺骨位于肘部而命名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： uln
• ulcerate 英文词源 ulcerate "Develop into or become affected by an ulcer", Late Middle English: from Latin ulcerat- 'made ulcerous', from the verb ulcerare . 中文词源 ulcerate ：使形成溃疡 ulcer,溃疡，-ate，动词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ulcerate 词源， ulcerate 含义。
• ulcer 英文词源 ulcer (n.) c. 1400, from Old French ulcere , from Vulgar Latin ulcerem , from Latin ulcus (genitive ulceris ) "ulcer, a sore," figuratively "painful subject," from PIE *elk-es- "wound" (cognates: Greek elkos "a wound, sore, ulcer," Sanskrit Related: arsah "hemorrhoids"). 中文词源 ulcer ：溃疡 来自拉丁语ulcus, 溃疡，脓疮。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• ukulele 英文词源 ukulele (n.) 1896, from Hawaiian 'ukulele , literally "leaping flea," from 'uku "louse, flea" + lele "to fly, jump, leap." Noted earlier in English as the Hawaiian word for "flea." The instrument so called from the rapid motion of the fingers in playing it. It developed from a Portuguese instrument introduced to the islands c. 1879. 中文词源 ukulele ：尤克里里（四弦小吉它
• ujamaa 英文词源 ujamaa "(In Tanzania) a socialist system of village cooperatives based on equality of opportunity and self-help, established in the 1960s", Kiswahili, literally 'brotherhood', from jamaa 'family', from Arabic jamā‘a 'community'. 中文词源 ujamaa ：（坦桑尼亚）社会主义 来自非洲斯瓦西里语，家庭，兄弟情，在坦桑尼亚用于指社会主义。 该词的英
• ugly 英文词源 ugly ugly: [13] Ugly originally meant ‘horrible, frightening’; ‘offensive to the sight’ is a secondary development, first recorded in the 14th century. The word was borrowed from Old Norse uggligr , a derivative of the verb ugga ‘fear’. In the early 1930s it was applied, in the altered spelling ugli , to a new sort of citrus fruit, a hybrid of the grapefruit and the tanger
• ugali 英文词源 ugali "A type of maize porridge eaten in east and central Africa", Kiswahili. 中文词源 ugali ：玉米粉团 来自非洲斯瓦西里语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ugali 词源， ugali 含义。
• ufology 英文词源 ufology (n.) 1959, from UFO + -logy . 中文词源 ufology ：不明飞行物学 缩写自unidentified flying object，-logy, 学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ufology 词源， ufology 含义。 ufology ：不明飞行物学 缩写自 unidentified flying object,-logy,学说。
• udder 英文词源 udder udder: [OE] Udder goes back ultimately to prehistoric Indo-European * ūdhr -. This, or variants of it, produced the word for ‘udder’ in the majority of Indo-European languages: Greek oúthar , Latin ūber (source of English exuberant ), Sanskrit údhar , Russian vymja , German euter , Dutch uier , Swedish juver , and Danish yver for instance, as well as English udder . = ex
• ubuntu 英文词源 ubuntu "A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity", Xhosa and Zulu. 中文词源 ubuntu ：班图精神，社团精神 来自非洲Bantu语，词源同Bantu, 人，民众，班图人，后引申词义团结，即班图精神。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ubuntu 词源， ubuntu 含义。