英语词源

• kai 英文词源 kai "Food", Maori. 中文词源 kai ：食物 来自新西兰毛利语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kai 词源， kai 含义。
• kahuna 英文词源 kahuna (n.) 1886, in a report in English by the Hawaiian government, which defines the word as "doctor and sorcerer," from Hawaiian, where it was applied as well to priests and navigators. In surfer slang, for "a god of surfing," it is attested from 1962 (but big kahuna in same sense is said to date from 1950s. 中文词源 kahuna ：负责人 来自夏威夷语，智者，法师，引申
• kagoul 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random exploit exploit: [14] Latin explicāre (source of English explicate and explicit ) meant ‘unfold’. A Vulgar Latin descendant of its past participle was * explictum ‘something unfolded’, which passed into Old French as exploit or esplait . In the process, the original sense of ‘unfolding’ had developed through ‘brin
• kaftan 英文词源 kaftan "A man’s long belted tunic, worn in countries of the Near East", Late 16th century: from Turkish, from Persian ḵaftān , partly influenced by French cafetan . 中文词源 kaftan ：阿拉伯长袖 来自土耳其语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： kaftan 词源， kaftan 含义。
• Kaffaesque 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random marquetry marquetry: see mark 中文词源 Kaffaesque ：卡夫卡风格的 来自19世纪奥匈帝国作家Franz Kafka,他的荒诞派的表现手法对世界文学影响深远，因此被称之为卡夫卡风格，-esque,形容词后缀。其姓氏Kafka来自捷克德语，寒鸦，拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• kafir 英文词源 kafir (1) "A person who is not a Muslim (used chiefly by Muslims)", From Arabic kāfir 'infidel, unbeliever'. Compare with Kaffir. Kafir (2) "A member of a people of the Hindu Kush mountains of NE Afghanistan", From Arabic kāfir (see Kaffir ). 中文词源 kafir ：卡菲尔 穆斯林对非伊斯兰教徒的称呼，含侮慢意。见Kaffir. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• Kaffir 英文词源 Kaffir (n.) 1790, from Arabic kafir "unbeliever, infidel, impious wretch," with a literal sense of "one who does not admit the blessings of God," from kafara "to cover up, conceal, deny, blot out." Technically, "non-Muslim," but in Ottoman times it came to be used almost exclusively for "Christian." Early English missionaries used it as an equivalent of "heathen" to refer to Bantus in
• kaffeeklatsch 英文词源 kaffeeklatsch (n.) "gossip over cups of coffee," 1877, from German Kaffeeklatsch , from kaffee "coffee" (see coffee ) + klatsch "gossip" (see klatsch ). THE living-room in a German household always contains a large sofa at one side of the room, which is the seat of honor accorded a guest. At a Kaffeeklatsch (literally, coffee gossip) the guests of honor are seated on this sofa, and th
• ka-ching 英文词源 ka-ching "Used to represent the sound of a cash register, especially with reference to making money", Imitative; compare with ching. 中文词源 ka-ching ：哗啦赚大钱 数钱的声音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ka-ching 词源， ka-ching 含义。
• kabuki 英文词源 kabuki (n.) 1896, from Japanese, popular theater (as opposed to shadow puppet-plays or lyrical Noh dramas), literally "art of song and dance," from ka "song" + bu "dance" + ki "art, skill" [Barnhart, OED]. Alternative etymology (in Webster's) is from nominal form of kabuku "to be divergent, to deviate," from early opinion of this form of drama. Since c. 1650, all parts are played by m
• Kabbalah 英文词源 kabbalah (n.) see cabbala . 中文词源 Kabbalah ：犹太教神秘主义体系 来自cabbala拼写变体，犹太神秘哲学，秘法。参照cabal,cabbalistic. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Kabbalah 词源， Kabbalah 含义。
• knight 英文词源 knight knight: [OE] The word knight has come up in the world over the centuries. In the Old English period it simply meant ‘boy’ or ‘young man’. By the 10th century it had broadened out to ‘male servant’, and within a hundred years of that we find it being used for ‘military servant, soldier’. This is the general level or ‘rank’ at which the word’s continental re
• king 英文词源 king king: [OE] The prehistoric Germanic ancestor of king (as of German könig , Dutch koning , Swedish konung , and Danish konge ) was * kuninggaz . This seems to have been a derivative of * kunjam ‘race, people’ (source of English kin ). If it was, king means etymologically ‘descendant of the race, offspring of the people’. = kin king (n.) Old English cyning "king, ruler," f
• knickers 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
• kaleidoscope 英文词源 kaleidoscope kaleidoscope: [19] Greek kalós meant ‘beautiful’ (it was related to Sanskrit kalyāna ‘beautiful’). It has given English a number of compound words: calligraphy [17], for instance, etymologically ‘beautiful writing’, callipygian [18], ‘having beautiful buttocks’, and callisthenics [19], literally ‘beauty and strength’. The Scottish physicist Sir David
• kite 英文词源 kite (n.) bird of prey ( Milvus ictinus ), Old English cyta "kind of hawk," probably imitative of its cries (compare ciegan "to call," German Kauz "screech owl"). The toy kite first so-called 1660s, from its way of hovering in the air like a bird. The dismissive invitation to go fly a kite is attested by 1942, American English, probably tracing to the popular song of the same name (ly
• ketchup 英文词源 ketchup ketchup: [17] Ketchup is a Chinese word in origin. In the Amoy dialect of southeastern China, kôechiap means ‘brine of fish’. It was acquired by English, probably via Malay kichap , towards the end of the 17th century, when it was usually spelled catchup (the New Dictionary of the Canting Crew 1690 defines it as ‘a high East- India Sauce’). Shortly afterwards the spel
• kidnap 英文词源 kidnap (v.) 1680s, compound of kid (n.) "child" and nap "snatch away," variant of nab ; originally "steal children to provide servants and laborers in the American colonies." Related: Kidnapped ; kidnapping . 中文词源 kidnap （绑架）：绑架儿童至北美殖民地充当契约仆役 欧洲人刚到北美大陆进行殖民活动时，劳动力严重缺乏。吸引更多的人移
• knave 英文词源 knave (n.) Old English cnafa "boy, male servant," common Germanic (cognates: Old High German knabo "boy, youth, servant," German knabe "boy, lad," also probably related to Old English cnapa "boy, youth, servant," Old Norse knapi "servant boy," Dutch knaap "a youth, servant," Middle High German knappe "a young squire," German Knappe "squire, shield-bearer"). The original meaning might
• Java 英文词源 java (n.) 1850, originally a kind of coffee grown on Java and nearby islands of modern Indonesia. By early 20c., coffee generally. The island name is shortened from Sanskrit Yavadvipa "Island of Barley," from yava "barley" + dvipa "island." 中文词源 Java ：印尼爪哇岛 java在梵文中意思为迅速，飞快的意思。 是挨着巴厘岛的一座长条条岛，曾经也是印度
• juvenocracy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cereal cereal: [19] Cereal is a comparatively modern introduction of the Latin adjective cereālis ‘of grain’, which was derived from the name of Cerēs , the Roman goddess of agriculture (identified with Greek Demeter ). It has, needless to say, no connection with serial (see SERIES). 中文词源 juvenocracy ：由年轻人管
• juvenility 英文词源 juvenility (n.) 1620s, from Latin iuvenilitas "youth," from iuvenilis (see juvenile ). 中文词源 juvenility ：年轻，不成熟  词根词缀： -juven-年轻 + -ile名词或形容词词尾(e略) + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： juvenility 词源， juvenility 含义。
• juvenescence 英文词源 juvenescence (n.) 1800; see juvenescent + -ence . 中文词源 juvenescence ：返老还童，变年轻    词根词缀： -juven-年轻 + -escence名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： juvenescence 词源， juvenescence 含义。
• juristic 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random brag brag: [13] Brag first turned up in English as an adjective, meaning ‘spirited’ or ‘boastful’; the verb and noun did not appear until the 14th century. Where English got the word from, however, remains a mystery. French has braguer ‘brag’, but it is not clear whether English borrowed from French, or vice versa; F
• jural 英文词源 jural "Relating to the law", Mid 17th century: from Latin jus , jur- 'law, right' + -al. 中文词源 jural ：法律上的，有关权利义务的  词根词缀： -jur-法律,公正 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jural 词源， jural 含义。
• judicatory 英文词源 judicatory (n.) 1570s, from French judicatoire , from Late Latin iudicatorius "judicial, pertaining to judgment," from iudicat- , past participle stem of Latin iudicare "to judge" (see judge (v.)). 中文词源 judicatory ：审判的，裁判的，司法的 词根词缀： -judic-法律,公正 + -atory形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： judicatory 词
• judicative 英文词源 judicative (adj.) 1640s, from Latin iudicat- , past participle stem of iudicare "to judge," which is related to iudicem (see judge (v.)) + -ive . 中文词源 judicative ：有审判能力的，法庭的，司法的  词根词缀： -judic-法律,公正 + -ative形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： judicative 词源， judicative 含义。
• judicable 英文词源 judicable (adj.) 1640s, from Late Latin iudicabilis , from iudicare "to judge," which is related to iudicem (see judge (v.)). 中文词源 judicable ：应被审判的，可被审判的 词根词缀： -judic-法律,公正 + -able形容词词尾,可被...的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： judicable 词源， judicable 含义。
• joyous 英文词源 joyous (adj.) c. 1300, from Anglo-French joyous , Old French joios "happy, cheerful, merry, glad" (12c., Modern French joyeux ), from joie (see joy ). Related: Joyously ; joyousness . 中文词源 joyous ：快乐的，使人喜悦的  词根词缀： joy欢乐 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： joyous 词源， joyous 含义。
• journalize 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random envelope envelope: [18] English borrowed envelope from French enveloppe in the sense ‘wrapper’, and more specifically ‘cover for a letter’, at the start of the 18th century. It was a derivative of the verb envelopper ‘wrap’, whose ancestor, envoloper , gave English envelop in the 14th century. As in the case of its f
• joinder 英文词源 joinder (n.) "act of joining together" (usually in specific legal senses), c. 1600, from French joindre "to join," taken as a noun (see join ). 中文词源 joinder ：连接，汇[联]合，接合；(原告和被告的)联合诉讼，共同诉讼   来源于jungere在古法语中派生的joindre。 归于词根-joint-(连接,加入)。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• Judgment of Paris 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sleuth sleuth: [12] Sleuth originally meant ‘track, trail’ (‘John of Lorn perceived the hound had lost the sleuth’, John Barbour, The Bruce 1375). It was borrowed from Old Norse slóth ‘track, trail’, which was probably also the ultimate source of English slot ‘trail of an animal’ [16]. In the 14th century the co
• Job 英文词源 job job: [16] The origins of job are uncertain. Its likeliest source is an earlier and now obsolete noun job which meant ‘piece’. It is quite plausible that job of work , literally ‘piece of work’, could have become shortened to job . But where this earlier job came from is not known, so the mystery remains open. job (n.) 1550s, in phrase jobbe of worke "piece of work" (contra
• Judas kiss 英文词源 Judas kiss "An act of betrayal, especially one disguised as a gesture of friendship", Early 15th century: with biblical allusion (Matt. 26:48) to the betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot. 中文词源 Judas kiss ：犹大之吻；叛徒之吻；死亡之吻 犹大是《圣经》中耶稣基督的亲信子弟12门徒之一。耶稣传布新道虽然受到了百姓的拥护，却引起犹
• Japanese 英文词源 Japanese 1580s, Iapones ; see Japan + -ese . Japanese beetle attested from 1919, accidentally introduced in U.S. 1916 in larval stage in a shipment of Japanese iris. 中文词源 Japanese ：日本的，日本人 Japan,日本，-ese,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Japanese 词源， Japanese 含义。
• Jute 英文词源 jute (n.) plant fiber, 1746, from Bengali jhuto, from Sanskrit juta-s "twisted hair," related to jata "braid of hair," of unknown origin, probably from a non-Indo-European language. Jute Old English Eotas , one of the ancient Germanic inhabitants of Jutland in Denmark; traditionally they were said to have settled in Kent and Hampshire during the 5c. invasion of Britain. The name is re
• justly 英文词源 justly (adv.) early 14c., "in an adjacent position, closely," from just (adj.) + -ly (2). Meanings "truthfully, honestly," "in an equitable manner, with justice, fairly" are from late 14c. Sense of "justifiably, with good reason" is from c. 1400; that of "legally, legitimately, rightfully" is early 15c. 中文词源 justly ：公正地，公平地；正当地    词根词缀： -ju
• justifier 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random whip whip: [13] Whip was originally a verb, meaning ‘move quickly’. It was probably borrowed from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch wippen ‘vacillate, swing’, which in turn went back to the prehistoric Germanic base * wip - ‘move quickly’ (source also of English wipe ). And * wip - itself was descended from Indo-Euro
• judgement 英文词源 judgement (n.) see judgment . Related: Judgemental . 中文词源 judgement ：判断；裁判；判决书；辨别力 词根词缀： judg(-judic-)法律,公正 + -e + -ment名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： judgement 词源， judgement 含义。
• joking 英文词源 vanilla vanilla: [17] A vanilla pod is etymologically a ‘little vagina’. The word was borrowed from Spanish vainilla , a diminutive form of vaina ‘sheath’ (the pod was so named because of its sheath-like shape). Vaina was descended from Latin vāgīna ‘sheath’, which came to be jokingly applied to the ‘female reproductive passage’ – hence English vagina [17]. = vagin
• jocularity 英文词源 jocularity (n.) 1640s, from Medieval Latin iocularitas "jocular, facetious," from iocularis (see jocular ). 中文词源 jocularity ：滑稽，诙谐，滑稽的言行 词根词缀： -joc-玩笑 + -ular形容词词尾 + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jocularity 词源， jocularity 含义。
• jocular 英文词源 jocular jocular: see joke jocular (adj.) 1620s, from Latin iocularis "funny, comic," from ioculus , diminutive of iocus (see joke (n.)). Implies evasion of an issue by a joke. 中文词源 jocular ：诙谐的，滑稽的，好逗趣的 词根词缀： -joc-玩笑 + -ular形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jocular 词源， jocular 含义。 jocular ：
• jocosity 英文词源 jocosity (n.) 1640s; see jocose + -ity . 中文词源 jocosity ：滑稽，戏谑，诙谐 词根词缀： -joc-玩笑 + -ose形容词词尾(e略) + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jocosity 词源， jocosity 含义。
• Juventus 英文词源 Juventus Roman god of youth, personification of iuventas "youth," from iuvenis "a young person" (see young ). 中文词源 Juventus ：罗马神话中的青春女神尤文图斯 尤文图斯（Juventus）是罗马神话中的青春女神。是大神朱庇特和天后朱诺所生的女儿。相对应于希腊神话中宙斯和赫拉的女儿赫柏（Hebe）。尤文图斯拥有少女般的
• Justitia 英文词源 injustice (n.) late 14c., from Old French injustice , from Latin injustitia "injustice," from injustus "unjust, wrongful, oppressive," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + justus "just" (see just (adj.)). justiciary "An administrator of justice", Mid 16th century: from medieval Latin justitiarius , from Latin justitia , from justus (see just ). 中文词源 Justitia ：古罗马神话中的正
• jabberwocky 英文词源 Jabberwocky 1872, nonsense word (perhaps based on jabber ) coined by Lewis Carroll, for the poem of the same name, which he published in "Through the Looking-Glass." The poem is about a fabulous beast called the Jabberwock. 中文词源 jabberwocky ：胡言乱语，颠三倒四无意义的文章 英国作家卡罗尔( Lewis Carroll，1832 - 1898)所造，原为他所写童话《镜中世
• jello 英文词源 Jello (n.) from Jell-O , trademark for powdered gelatin food, registered 1934 by The Jell-o Company of Canada, Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 中文词源 jello ：果子冻 源自美国通用食品公司（Gfneral Foods）生产的果冻甜食之商标名Jell-O，在美国英语现常作为jelly（果子冻，果冻甜食）的同义词用。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• J 英文词源 J the letter is a late modification of Roman -i- , originally a scribal creation in continental Medieval Latin to distinguish small -i- in cursive writing from the strokes of other letters, especially in the final positions of words. But in English, -y- was used for this, and -j- was introduced into English c. 1600-1640 to take up the consonantal sound that had evolved from -i- since
• jynx 英文词源 jynx (n.) "wryneck," 1640s, from Modern Latin jynx (plural jynges ), from Latin iynx (see jinx ). 中文词源 jynx ：歪脖子鸟，蚁鴷 来自拉丁语iynx,歪脖子鸟，因这种鸟脖子能旋转180度而得名。参照jinx. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jynx 词源， jynx 含义。
• juxtaposition 英文词源 juxtaposition juxtaposition: see joust juxtaposition (n.) 1660s, from French juxtaposition (1660s), from Latin iuxta "beside, near" + French position (see position (n.)). Latin iuxta is a contraction of *iugista (adv.), superlative of adjective *iugos "closely connected," from stem of iugum "yoke," from iungere "to join" (see jugular ). 中文词源 juxtaposition ：并置，并列，毗
• juxtapose 英文词源 juxtapose (v.) 1851, from French juxtaposer (1835), from Latin iuxta (see juxtaposition ) + French poser (see pose (v.1)). Related: Juxtaposed ; juxtaposing . 中文词源 juxtapose ：并列放置，并置 来自拉丁语iuxta,靠近，接近，缩写自*iugista,来自*iugos,连接，词源同join,jugular,-ista,最高级后缀，字面意思即最接近的。-pose,放置，词源同p
• juvenilia 英文词源 juvenilia (n.) "works of a person's youth," 1620s, from Latin iuvenilia , neuter plural of iuvenilis (see juvenile ). 中文词源 juvenilia ：少年时代作品 来自拉丁语iuvenilia,来自iuvenilis的复数，词源同juvenile,-a,拉丁语名词复数，词源同data,Americana. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： juvenilia 词源， juvenilia 含义。 juvenil
• juvenile delinquent 英文词源 goon (n.) 1921, in U.S. humorist Frederick J. Allen's piece "The Goon and His Style" (Harper's Monthly Magazine, December 1921), which defines it as "a person with a heavy touch," one who lacks "a playful mind;" perhaps a made-up word, or from gony "simpleton" (1580s), which was applied by sailors to the albatross and similar big, clumsy birds. The goons were characters in the "Thimbl
• juvenescent 英文词源 juvenescent (adj.) 1821, from Latin iuvenescentem (nominative iuvenescens ), present participle of iuvenescere "to grow into youth," from iuvenis "young" (see young ). 中文词源 juvenescent ：到达青少年期的，变年青的 来自juvenile,青少年的，-escent,开始的，词源同adolescent. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： juvenescent 词源， juvene
• jute 英文词源 jute (n.) plant fiber, 1746, from Bengali jhuto, from Sanskrit juta-s "twisted hair," related to jata "braid of hair," of unknown origin, probably from a non-Indo-European language. Jute Old English Eotas , one of the ancient Germanic inhabitants of Jutland in Denmark; traditionally they were said to have settled in Kent and Hampshire during the 5c. invasion of Britain. The name is re
• jut 英文词源 jut jut: see jet jut (v.1) "to protrude," mid-15c., corruption of obsolete jet (see jetty ). Related: Jutted ; jutting . jut (v.2) "to strike, hit, push," 1540s, echoic. Related: Jutted ; jutting . 中文词源 jut ：突出，伸出 来自jet拼写讹误，来自拉丁语iacere,投，扔，词源同jetty,project,projectile.即向前扔出去，引申词义突出，伸出。 该词的英
• justify 英文词源 justify (v.) c. 1300, "to administer justice;" late 14c., "to show (something) to be just or right," from Old French justifiier "submit to court proceedings" (12c.), from Latin iustificare "act justly toward, make just," from iustificus "dealing justly, righteous," from iustus "just" (see just (adj.)) + root of facere "to do" (see factitious ). Of circumstances, "to afford justificati
• justification 英文词源 justification (n.) late 14c., "administration of justice," from Late Latin iustificationem (nominative iustificatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of iustificare (see justify ). Meaning "action of justifying" is from late 15c. Theological sense is from 1520s. 中文词源 justification ：正当理由 来自justify,证明合法，证明有理。引申词义正当理由。
• justifiable homicide 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sybarite sybarite: [16] Sybaris was an ancient Greek colony in southern Italy. It was a flourishing trading centre, and its inhabitants put their considerable wealth to the service of unrestrained self-indulgence. Their luxurious and debauched ways became a byword in the ancient world, and Greek Subarítēs ‘inhabitant of Syba
• justifiable 英文词源 justifiable (adj.) 1520s, from Old French justifiable , from justifiier (see justify ). Earlier in same sense was justificable (mid-15c.). Related: Justifiably (mid-15c.). 中文词源 justifiable ：可证明有理的 来自justify,证明合法，证明有理。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： justifiable 词源， justifiable 含义。 justifiable ：可证明为
• justiciary 英文词源 justiciary "An administrator of justice", Mid 16th century: from medieval Latin justitiarius , from Latin justitia , from justus (see just ). 中文词源 justiciary ：司法官 来自拉丁语iustus,公正的，正直的，来自ius,法律，权利，正义，词源同judge,jurist.即保证司法公正的人，依法履行法律职责的人，引申词义司法官。 该词的英语词
• justice 英文词源 justice (n.) mid-12c., "the exercise of authority in vindication of right by assigning reward or punishment;" also "quality of being fair and just," from Old French justice "justice, legal rights, jurisdiction" (11c.), from Latin iustitia "righteousness, equity," from iustus "upright, just" (see just (adj.)). The Old French word had widespread senses, including "uprightness, equity, v
• jus 英文词源 jus French, literally "juice" (see juice ). 中文词源 jus ：调味肉汁 来自法语，即juice,果汁，肉汁。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jus 词源， jus 含义。
• jury 英文词源 jury (n.) early 14c. (attested from late 12c. in Anglo-Latin), from Anglo-French juree (late 13c.), from Medieval Latin iurata "an oath, an inquest," fem. past participle of Latin iurare "to swear," from ius (genitive iuris ) "law" (see jurist ). Meaning "body of persons chosen to award prizes at an exhibition" is from 1851. Grand jury attested from early 15c. in Anglo-French ( le gra
• juror 英文词源 juror (n.) c. 1300 (attested from late 12c. in Anglo-Latin), from Anglo-French jurour (late 13c.; Old French jureor ), from Latin iuratorem (nominative iurator ) "swearer," agent noun from iurare "to swear" (see jury (n.)). 中文词源 juror ：陪审团成员 来自jury,陪审团，-or,人。即陪审的人，陪审团成员。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• jurist 英文词源 jurist (n.) mid-15c., "one who practices law," from Middle French juriste (14c.), from Medieval Latin iurista "jurist," from Latin ius (genitive iuris ) "law," from PIE *yewes- "law," originally a term of religious cult, perhaps meaning "sacred formula" (compare Latin iurare "to pronounce a ritual formula," Vedic yos "health," Avestan yaoz-da- "make ritually pure," Irish huisse "just"
• jurisprudence 英文词源 jurisprudence (n.) 1620s, "knowledge of law," from French jurisprudence (17c.) and directly from Late Latin iurisprudentia "the science of law," from iuris "of right, of law" (genitive of ius ; see jurist ) + prudentia "knowledge, a foreseeing" (see prudence ). Meaning "the philosophy of law" is first attested 1756. Related: Jurisprudential . 中文词源 jurisprudence ：法学 来自拉
• jurisdiction 英文词源 jurisdiction jurisdiction: see judge jurisdiction (n.) early 14c. "administration of justice" (attested from mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French juridiccion (13c.) and directly from Latin iurisdictionem (nominative iurisdictio ) "administration of justice, jurisdiction," from ius (genitive iuris ; see jurist ) "right, law" + dictio "a saying" (see diction ). Meaning "extent or r
• juridical 英文词源 juridical (adj.) c. 1500, from Latin iuridicalis "relating to right; pertaining to justice," from iuridicus , from ius "right, law" (genitive iuris ; see jurist ) + dicere "to say, to speak" (see diction ). Related: Juridically . 中文词源 juridical ：司法的，审判的 来自拉丁语iuridicalis,与法律和司法相关的，来自jur-,法律，法规，词源同jury,dicere,说，
• Jurassic 英文词源 Jurassic (adj.) in reference to "geological period between the Triassic and the Cretaceous," 1847, from French Jurassique , literally "of the Jura Mountains," between France and Switzerland, whose limestones were laid down during this geological period. Used in English in a literal sense "pertaining to the Jura Mountains" by 1831. The name is said to be from Gaulish *iuris "wooded mou
• junta 英文词源 junta junta: see join junta (n.) 1620s, "Spanish legislative council," from Spanish and Portuguese junta "council, meeting, convention," from Medieval Latin iuncta "joint," from Latin iuncta , fem. past participle of iungere "to join" (see jugular ). Meaning "political or military group in power" first recorded 1640s as junto (from confusion with Spanish nouns ending in -o ), original
• Juno 英文词源 Juno Roman goddess of women and marriage, mid-14c., perhaps literally "the young one" (perhaps as goddess of the new moon), from an Italic root akin to Latin iunior "younger," iuvenis "young" (see young ). 中文词源 Juno ：朱诺 古罗马神话司婚姻女神，主神Jupiter之妻。可能来自拉丁语junior,年青的，词源同juvenile. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• junkyard 英文词源 bazooka (n.) "metal tube rocket launcher," 1942, from name of a junkyard musical instrument used (c. 1935) as a prop by U.S. comedian Bob Burns (1896-1956); extension of bazoo , slang for "mouth" or "boastful talk" (1877), probably from Dutch bazuin "trumpet." 中文词源 junkyard ：废品场 junk,垃圾，yard,庭院。即垃圾场，废品场。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• junky 英文词源 junky (adj.) "run-down, seedy, trashy," 1876, from junk (n.1) + -y (2). 中文词源 junky ：垃圾的 来自junk,垃圾。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： junky 词源， junky 含义。
• junkie 英文词源 junkie (n.) "drug addict," 1923, from junk (n.1) in the narcotics sense + -y (3). Junker in the same sense is recorded from 1922. Junk for "narcotic" is older. 中文词源 junkie ：吸毒成瘾者 来自junk,芦苇，破缆绳，俚语义烟草，尼古丁。引申词义吸毒成瘾者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： junkie 词源， junkie 含义。
• junket 英文词源 junket (n.) late 14c., "basket in which fish are caught or carried," from Medieval Latin iuncata "rush basket," perhaps from Latin iuncus "rush." Shifted meaning by 1520s to "feast, banquet," probably via notion of a picnic basket, which led to extended sense of "pleasure trip" (1814), and then to "tour by government official at public expense for no discernable public benefit" (by 18
• junk bond 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random heave heave: [OE] Heave is part of a major family of English words that can trace their ancestry back to Indo-European * kap - ‘seize’. One of its Latin descendants was the verb capere ‘take’, which has given English capable , capacious , capstan , caption , captious , capture , case (for carrying things), cater , chase
• junk 英文词源 junk (n.1) "worthless stuff," mid-14c., junke "old cable or rope" (nautical), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French junc "rush, reed," also used figuratively as a type of something of little value, from Latin iuncus "rush, reed" (but OED finds "no evidence of connexion"). Nautical use extended to "old refuse from boats and ships" (1842), then to "old or discarded articles of an
• juniper 英文词源 juniper (n.) "evergreen shrub," late 14c., from Latin iuniperus (source of French genièvre , Spanish enebro , Portuguese zimbro , Italian ginepro ), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to iunco "reed." Watkins has it from PIE *yoini-paros "bearing juniper berries," from *yoi-ni- "juniper berry." Applied to various North American species from 1748. In the Bible, it renders Hebrew ret
• junior 英文词源 junior (adj.) late 13c., from Latin iunior , comparative of iuvenis "young, young man" (see young ). Used after a person's name to mean "the younger of two" from late 13c. Abbreviation Jr. is attested from 1620s. Meaning "of lesser standing, more recent" is from 1766. That of "meant for younger people, of smaller size" is from 1860. Junior college first attested 1896; junior high scho
• jungli 英文词源 jungli "Uncultured; wild", From jungle + the suffix -i (as in Hindi ); compare with Hindi janglī . 中文词源 jungli ：丛林的，未开化的 来自jungle,丛林。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jungli 词源， jungli 含义。
• jungle gym 英文词源 jungle gym "A climbing frame for children", 1920s: formerly a US trademark. 中文词源 jungle gym ：儿童攀爬架 jungle,丛林，gym,体育馆。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jungle gym 词源， jungle gym 含义。
• jungle 英文词源 jungle jungle: [18] Not surprisingly, jungle is a tropical word, but its ancestor denoted quite the opposite of the lush vegetation it now refers to. It comes from Sanskrit jangala , which originally meant ‘dry’, and hence ‘desert’. Its Hindi descendant jangal was used for an ‘area of wasteland’, and hence ‘such an area overgrown with scrub’, and when it was taken over
• juncture 英文词源 juncture juncture: see join juncture (n.) late 14c., "place where two things are joined," from Latin iunctura "a joining, uniting, a joint," from iunctus , past participle of iungere "to join" (see jugular ). Sense of "point in time" first recorded 1650s, probably from astrology. 中文词源 juncture ：关口，关键点 词源同junction,交叉路口。引申词义关口，关键点。
• junction 英文词源 junction junction: see join junction (n.) 1711, "act of joining," from Latin iunctionem (nominative iunctio ), noun of action from past participle stem of iungere "to join together" (see jugular ). Meaning "place where things meet" first attested 1836, American English, originally in reference to railroad tracks. 中文词源 junction ：交叉路口 来自拉丁语iungere,连接，词源
• jumpy 英文词源 jumpy (adj.) "nervous," 1869, from jump (n.) + -y (2). Related: Jumpiness . 中文词源 jumpy ：胆战心惊的 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jumpy 词源， jumpy 含义。
• jumpsuit 英文词源 jumpsuit "A garment incorporating trousers and a sleeved top in one piece, worn as a fashion item, protective garment, or uniform", 1940s (originally US): so named because it was first used to denote a parachutist's garment. 中文词源 jumpsuit ：女式连衫裤 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jumpsuit 词源， jumpsuit 含义。
• jump-start 英文词源 jumpstart (v.) also jump-start , to start a car using battery booster cables, by 1970, from jumper "wire used to cut out part of a circuit or close a gap" (1901 in telegraphy); see jump + start . Related: Jumpstarted ; jumpstarting . Figurative use by 1975. 中文词源 jump-start ：快速启动 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： jump-start 词源，
• jumper 英文词源 jumper (n.) 1610s, "one who jumps," agent noun from jump (v.). The word meaning "sleeveless dress" (1853) apparently is from mid-17c. jump "short coat," also "woman's under bodice," of uncertain origin, perhaps from French jupe "skirt" (see jupe ). Meaning "sleeveless dress worn over a blouse" first recorded American English 1939. 中文词源 jumper ：针织套衫 可能来自jump,跳
• jumped-up 英文词源 cad (n.) 1730, shortening of cadet (q.v.); originally used of servants, then (1831) of town boys by students at British universities and public schools (though at Cambridge it meant "snob"). Meaning "person lacking in finer feelings" is from 1838. A cad used to be a jumped-up member of the lower classes who was guilty of behaving as if he didn't know that his lowly origin made him unf