英语词源

• illuminati 英文词源 illuminati (n.) 1590s, plural of Latin illuminatus "enlightened" (in figurative sense), past participle of illuminare (see illumination ). Originally applied to a 16c. Spanish sect (the Alumbrados), then to other sects; since 1797 used as a translation of German Illuminaten , name of a secret society founded 1776 in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, and holding deistic and republican principles; h
• illuminance 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random timpani timpani: [16] Timpani was borrowed from Italian, where it is the plural of timpano ‘kettledrum’. This in turn went back via Latin tympanum ‘drum’ (source of English tympanum ‘ear-drum’ [17]) to Greek túmpanon ‘drum’, a close relative of the verb túptein ‘hit’. Part of the same word-family is timbre ‘
• illegality 英文词源 illegality (n.) 1630s, from illegal + -ity ; or else from French illegalité (14c.). 中文词源 illegality ：不合法，违法 词根词缀： il-不,无,非 + -leg-法(规) + -ality名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： illegality 词源， illegality 含义。
• ignorant 英文词源 ignorant (adj.) late 14c., from Old French ignorant (14c.), from Latin ignorantia , from ignorantem (nominative ignorans ), present participle of ignorare "not to know, to be unacquainted; mistake, misunderstand; take no notice of, pay no attention to," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Old Latin gnarus "aware, acquainted with" (cognates: Classical Latin
• idleness 英文词源 idleness (n.) Old English idelnes "frivolity, vanity, emptiness; vain existence;" see idle + -ness . Old English expressed the idea we attach to in vain by in idelnisse . Spenser, Scott, and others use idlesse to mean the same thing in a positive, pleasant sense. 中文词源 idleness ：闲散，懒惰 词根词缀： idle懒散的 + -ness 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• ideologist 英文词源 ideologue (n.) 1815, in reference to the French Revolutionaries, from French ideologue , from Greek idea (see idea ) + -logos (see -logue ). Earlier form was ideologist (1798). 中文词源 ideologist ：思想家，理论家 词根词缀： idea思想(a略) + -o- + -logy…学(科)(y略) + -ist人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ideologist 词源， ideologist 含
• ideologically 英文词源 big-tent (adj.) in reference to welcoming all sorts and not being ideologically narrow, American English, 1982 with reference to religion, by 1987 with reference to politics. ideological (adj.) 1797, from ideology + -ical . Related: Ideologically . 中文词源 ideologically ：思想上，意识形态上 词根词缀： idea思想(a略) + -ological ...学(科)的 + -ly副词词尾 该词
• ideological 英文词源 ideological (adj.) 1797, from ideology + -ical . Related: Ideologically . 中文词源 ideological ：思想上的，意识形态的，空论的 词根词缀： idea思想(a略) + -ological ...学(科)的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ideological 词源， ideological 含义。
• ideally 英文词源 ideally (adv.) "in the best conceivable situation," 1840, from ideal + -ly (2). Earlier "in an archetype" (1640s); "in idea or imagination" (1590s). 中文词源 ideally ：理想地 词根词缀： idea思想(a略) + -al名词词尾 + -ly 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ideally 词源， ideally 含义。
• idealize 英文词源 idealize (v.) 1786, probably formed from ideal (adj.) + -ize . Related: Idealized ; idealizing . 中文词源 idealize ：使理想化 词根词缀： idea思想(a略) + -al名词词尾 + -ize动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idealize 词源， idealize 含义。
• iconoclast 英文词源 iconoclast iconoclast: [17] The original iconoclasts were members of the Eastern Orthodox church in the 8th and 9th centuries AD who were opposed to the use or worship of religious images. In more extreme cases their opposition took the form of smashing icons (the word iconoclast comes via medieval Latin from medieval Greek eikonoklástēs , a compound formed from eikón ‘icon’ an
• iwi 英文词源 iwi "A Maori community or people", Maori. 中文词源 iwi ：毛利人 来自新西兰毛利部，人民。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： iwi 词源， iwi 含义。
• ivy 英文词源 ivy ivy: [OE] Ivy has been traced back to a prehistoric Germanic * ibakhs , which also lies behind modern German efeu and Dutch eilof . This has been linked by some etymologists with Latin ibex ‘mountain goat’ (itself acquired by English in the 17th century), the semantic connection being ‘climber’. The expression Ivy League , denoting the eight old-established and prestigious
• ivory tower 英文词源 ivory tower (n.) as a symbol of artistic or intellectual aloofness, by 1889, from French tour d'ivoire , used in 1837 by critic Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) with reference to the poet Alfred de Vigny, whom he accused of excessive aloofness. Et Vigny, plus secret, comme en sa tour d'ivoire, avant midi rentrait. [Sainte-Beuve, "Pensées d'Août, à M. Villemain," 1837] Used
• ivory 英文词源 ivory ivory: [13] As is hardly surprising, ivory goes back ultimately to an African word which meant both ‘ivory’ and ‘elephant’. A likely candidate as this source is Egyptian āb , which may well lie behind Latin ebur ‘ivory’. This passed into English via Old French ivurie . The expression ivory tower ‘place where reality is evaded’ is a translation of French tour d’
• itty-bitty 英文词源 itty (adj.) 1798, in a letter of Jane Austen, baby-talk form of little . Related: itty-bitty (1855); tiddy-itty (1852). 中文词源 itty-bitty ：很小的，微小的 儿语，itty,小的，来自little,bit,小的，来自bite. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： itty-bitty 词源， itty-bitty 含义。
• itinerary 英文词源 itinerary itinerary: see obituary itinerary (n.) mid-15c., "route of travel," from Late Latin itinerarium "account of a journey," noun use of neuter of itinerarius "of a journey," from Latin itineris "journey" (see itinerant ). By late 15c. it meant "record of a journey;" extended sense "sketch of a proposed route" is from 1856. 中文词源 itinerary ：旅程，行程表 来自拉丁语
• itinerant 英文词源 itinerant (adj.) 1560s (attested in Anglo-Latin from late 13c.), from Late Latin itinerantem (nominative itinerans ), present participle of itinerare "to travel," from Latin iter (genitive itineris ) "journey," from ire "go" (see ion ). Originally in reference to circuit courts. 中文词源 itinerant ：巡回的，流动的 来自itinerary,旅程，行程表。引申词义巡回的，
• iteration 英文词源 iteration (n.) late 15c., from Latin iterationem (nominative iteratio ) "repetition," noun of action from past participle stem of iterare "do again, repeat," from iterum "again," from PIE *i-tero- , from pronominal root *i- (see yon ). 中文词源 iteration ：反复，重述 来自iterate,重复，反复声明。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： iteration 词源，
• iterate 英文词源 iterate (v.) 1530s, "to do again, repeat," back-formation from iteration , or else from Latin iteratus , past participle of iterare . Related: Iterated ; iterating . 中文词源 iterate ：重复，反复声明 来自拉丁语iterare,重复，再次，来自PIE*i,那个，那里，词源同idem,item,-ter,比较级后缀。引申词义反复，反复声明。 该词的英语词源请访
• itemize 英文词源 itemize (v.) 1864, American English, from item + -ize . Related: Itemized ; itemizing . Earlier verb was simply item (c. 1600). 中文词源 itemize ：列出清单 来自item,清单。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： itemize 词源， itemize 含义。
• item 英文词源 item late 14c. (adv.) "moreover, in addition," from Latin item (adv.) "likewise, just so, moreover," used to introduce a new fact or statement, probably from ita "thus," id "it" (see id ) + adverbial ending -tem (compare idem "the same"). Thus "a statement or maxim" (of the kind formerly introduced by the word item ), first recorded 1560s. Meaning "detail of information" (especially i
• itch 英文词源 itch (n.) Old English gicce , from giccan (v.) "to itch" (see itch (v.)). Sense of "restless desire" is first attested 1530s; itching in this sense is from mid-14c. itch (v.) Old English giccan "to itch," from West Germanic *jukkjan (cognates: Middle Dutch jöken "to itch," Old High German jucchen , German jucken ). Related: Itched ; itching . 中文词源 itch ：痒 词源不详。 该
• Italy 英文词源 Italy from Latin Italia , from Greek Italia , perhaps from an alteration of Oscan Viteliu "Italy," but originally only the southwestern point of the peninsula, traditionally from Vitali , name of a tribe that settled in Calabria, whose name is perhaps somehow connected with Latin vitulus "calf," or perhaps the country name is directly from vitulus as "land of cattle," or it might be f
• italics 英文词源 clientele (n.) 1560s, "body of professed adherents," from French clientèle (16c.), from Latin clientela "relationship between dependent and patron, body of clients," from clientem (nominative cliens ; see client ). Meaning "customers, those who regularly patronize a business or professional" is from 1857, perhaps a reborrowing from French (it was used in English in italics as a forei
• italicize 英文词源 italicize (v.) "to print in italics" (for emphasis, etc.), 1795, from italic + -ize . Related: Italicized ; italicizing . 中文词源 italicize ：用斜体字书写 来自italic,斜体字的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： italicize 词源， italicize 含义。
• Italic 英文词源 italic 1610s (adj.), 1670s (n.) "italic type," from Latin italicus "Italian" (see Italian ); so called because it was introduced in 1501 by Aldus Manutius, printer of Venice (who also gave his name to Aldine ), and first used in an edition of Virgil dedicated to Italy. Earlier (1570s) the word was used for the plain, sloping style of handwriting, as opposed to Gothic. Related: Italics
• Italianate 英文词源 Italianate (adj.) 1570s, from Italian Italianato "rendered Italian," from Italiano (see Italian ). 中文词源 Italianate ：意大利风格的 来自Italy，意大利。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Italianate 词源， Italianate 含义。
• it 英文词源 it it: [OE] It (or hit , as it was in Old English) comes ultimately from the same prehistoric Germanic demonstrative stem form. * khi -, as produced he . The possessive form its is a comparatively recent development, dating from the end of the 16th century; until then, his was used for ‘its’. = he it (pron.) Old English hit , neuter nominative and accusative of third person singul
• isthmus 英文词源 isthmus (n.) 1550s, from Latin isthmus , from Greek isthmos "narrow passage, narrow neck of land," especially that of Corinth, of unknown origin, perhaps from eimi "to go" + suffix -thmo (compare ithma "a step, movement"). 中文词源 isthmus ：地狭 来自拉丁语isthmus,来自希腊语isthmos,狭窄的过道，地狭，特别是古希腊城邦柯林斯地狭，可能来自希腊语
• issue 英文词源 issue issue: [13] The words issue and exit are closely related etymologically. Both go back ultimately to the Latin verb exīre ‘go out’. Its past participle exitus became in Vulgar Latin exūtus , whose feminine form exūta was used as a noun meaning ‘going out, exit’. This passed into Old French as eissue , later issue , and thence into English. The original literal sense of
• Israel 英文词源 Israel Old English, "the Jewish people, the Hebrew nation," from Latin Israel , from Greek, from Hebrew yisra'el "he that striveth with God" (Gen. xxxii.28), symbolic proper name conferred on Jacob and extended to his descendants, from sara "he fought, contended" + El "God." As the name of an independent Jewish state in the Middle East, it is attested from 1948. Compare Israeli , Isra
• I-spy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hibernate hibernate: [19] The Latin word for ‘winter’ was hiems (it is the source of French hiver , Italian inverno , and Spanish invierno , and is related to a number of other ‘winter’ or ‘snow’ words, such as Greek kheima , modern Irish geimhreadh , Russian zima , and Sanskrit hima - – the Himalayas are etymologi
• isotope 英文词源 isotope isotope: [20] The term isotope for a version of an element with a particular atomic weight was coined in 1913 by the British chemist Frederick Soddy. It means literally ‘equal place’ and was formed from two Greek components, the prefix iso - ‘equal’ and the noun tópos ‘place’ (source of English topic ). The reason for the coinage was that although isotopes of the
• isotonic 英文词源 isotonic (adj.) 1828, from Greek isotonos "of level pitch; equally stretched," from iso- (see iso- ) + tonos (see tenet ). 中文词源 isotonic ：等渗的 iso-,等，同，-ton,拉，延展，词源同tone,intend.即同等延展的，引申词义等渗的，补充等额矿物质和盐分的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： isotonic 词源， isotonic 含义。
• isotherm 英文词源 isotherm (n.) 1860, from French isotherme (Humboldt, 1817), from Greek iso- (see iso- ) + therme "heat" (see thermal ). 中文词源 isotherm ：等温线 iso-,等，同，-therm,热，热度，词源同thermal,warm.用于气象学名词等温线。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： isotherm 词源， isotherm 含义。
• isosceles triangle 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ditto ditto: [17] Ditto is a precisely parallel formation to English said ‘aforementioned’ (as in ‘the said John Smith’). It is the Tuscan dialect version of Italian detto , which comes from dictus , the past participle of Latin dīcere ‘say’ (source of English dictionary and a vast range of related words). It was or
• isoprene 英文词源 isoprene "A volatile liquid hydrocarbon obtained from petroleum, whose molecule forms the basic structural unit of natural and synthetic rubbers", Mid 19th century: apparently from iso- 'equal' + pr(opyl)ene . 中文词源 isoprene ：异戊二烯 一种橡胶材料，来自iso-,等，同，-prene,橡胶，词源同neoprene. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： isopr
• isometrics 英文词源 isometrics (n.) 1962, American English, from isometric ; also see -ics . 中文词源 isometrics ：静力锻炼，肌肉锻炼 来自isometric,静力锻炼的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： isometrics 词源， isometrics 含义。
• isometric 英文词源 isometric (adj.) 1838, literally "of the same measure," coined from Greek isos "equal" (see iso- ) + metron "measure" (see meter (n.2)). Originally a method of using perspective in drawing; the physiological sense relating to muscular action is from 1891, from German isometrisch in this sense (1882). 中文词源 isometric ：等距的，静力锻炼的 iso-,等，同，-meter,测量，
• isomer 英文词源 isomer (n.) 1866, back-formation from isomeric . Greek isomeres meant "sharing equality," from iso- (see iso- ) + meros "part, share" (see merit (n.)). 中文词源 isomer ：同核异能体，同质异能素 iso-,等，同，-mer,部分，词源同polymer,merit.用于物理学术语同核异能体，同质异能素等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： isomer 词
• isolationism 英文词源 isolationist in reference to U.S. foreign policy, 1899 (earlier in reference to treatment of leprosy), from isolation + -ist . Isolationism is attested by 1922. 中文词源 isolationism ：孤立主义 来自isolate,隔离，孤立。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： isolationism 词源， isolationism 含义。
• isolation 英文词源 isolation (n.) 1800, noun of action from isolate , or else from French isolation , noun of action from isoler (see isolated ). 中文词源 isolation ：隔离，孤立，孤立状态 来自isolate,隔离，孤立。引申词义孤独。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： isolation 词源， isolation 含义。 isolation ：隔绝，孤立，隔离，绝缘，离析
• isolated 英文词源 isolated (adj.) 1763, from French isolé "isolated" (17c.) + English -ated (see -ate (2)). The French word is from Italian isolato , from Latin insulatus "made into an island," from insula "island." The French word was used at first in English ( isole , also isole'd , c. 1750), then after isolate became an English word, isolated became its past participle. 中文词源 isolated ：隔离
• isolate 英文词源 isolate (v.) by 1786, a new formation from isolated (q.v.). The translation of this work is well performed, excepting that fault from which few translations are wholly exempt, and which is daily tending to corrupt our language, the adoption of French expressions. We have here evasion for escape, twice or more times repeated; brigands very frequently; we have the unnecessary and foolis
• isobar 英文词源 isobar (n.) 1864, coined from Greek isos "equal" (see iso- ) + baros "weight," from PIE root *gwere- (2) "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Line connecting places with the same barometric pressure at the same time. 中文词源 isobar ：等压线 iso-,等，同，-bar,重力，压力，词源同gravity,barometer.用于气象学术语等压线。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• ism 英文词源 ism "A distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement", Late 17th century: independent usage of -ism. 中文词源 ism ：主义，思想，制度，学说 来自后缀-ism,主义，思想，制度，词源同Marxism,socialism,capitalism. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ism 词源， ism 含义。
• islet 英文词源 islet (n.) 1530s, from Middle French islette (Modern French îlette ), diminutive of isle (see isle ). 中文词源 islet ：小岛 来自isle,岛，-et,小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： islet 词源， islet 含义。 islet ：小岛 词根词缀： isl(-insul-)岛 + -et名词词尾,小
• isle 英文词源 isle (n.) late 13c., from Old French ile , earlier isle , from Latin insula "island," of uncertain origin, perhaps (as the Ancients guessed) from in salo "(that which is) in the sea," from ablative of salum "the open sea." The -s- was restored first in French, then in English in the late 1500s. 中文词源 isle ：岛 缩写自拉丁语insula,岛，词源同insular.可能来自in,在里
• island-hopping 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random maharajah maharajah: see raj 中文词源 island-hopping ：逐岛旅游 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： island-hopping 词源， island-hopping 含义。
• island 英文词源 island island: [OE] Despite their similarity, island has no etymological connection with isle (their resemblance is due to a 16th-century change in the spelling of island under the influence of its semantic neighbour isle ). Island comes ultimately from a prehistoric Germanic * aujō , which denoted ‘land associated with water’, and was distantly related to Latin aqua ‘water’.
• Islamist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random burn burn: [OE] English has two separate words burn . The commoner, relating to ‘fire’, is actually a conflation of two Old English verbs: birnan , which was intransitive, and bærnan , which was transitive. Both come ultimately from the Germanic base * bren -, * bran -, which also produced brand and possibly broil , and was
• Islam 英文词源 Islam (n.) "religious system revealed by Muhammad," 1818, from Arabic islam , literally "submission" (to the will of God), from root of aslama "he resigned, he surrendered, he submitted," causative conjunction of salima "he was safe," and related to salam "peace." ... Islam is the only major religion, along with Buddhism (if we consider the name of the religion to come from Budd , the
• ischemia 英文词源 ischaemia (n.) also ischemia , 1866 (but as far back as 1660s in form ischaimes ), from medical Latin ischaemia , from ischaemus "stopping blood," from Greek iskhaimos "stanching or stopping of blood," from iskhein "to hold" + haima "blood" (see -emia ). Related: Ischemic . 中文词源 ischemia ：缺血，贫血 来自希腊语iskhaimos,血液停止流动，来自iskhein,握住，持有
• isagoge 英文词源 isagoge (n.) 1650s, from Latin isagoge , from Greek eisagoge "introduction (into court), importation (of goods)," from eis "into" + agoge "a leading," from agein "to lead" (see act ). Related: Isagogic ; isagogical (1520s). 中文词源 isagoge ：介绍，绪论，绪言 来自拉丁语isagoge,来自希腊语eisagoge,引进，介绍，来自eis,进入，词源同episode,agoge,引导，
• is 英文词源 is (v.) third person singular present of be , Old English is , from Germanic stem *es- (cognates: Old High German, German, Gothic ist , Old Norse es , er ), from PIE *es-ti- (cognates: Sanskrit asti , Greek esti , Latin est , Lithuanian esti , Old Church Slavonic jesti ), from PIE root *es- "to be." Old English lost the final -t- . See be . Until 1500s, pronounced to rhyme with kiss .
• irrupt 英文词源 irrupt (v.) "to break into," 1855, back-formation from irruption or else from Latin irruptus , past participle of irrumpere (see irruption ). 中文词源 irrupt ：闯入 ir-,进入，使，-rupt,破开，断开，词源同bankrupt,interrupt. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irrupt 词源， irrupt 含义。
• irritate 英文词源 irritate (v.) 1530s, "stimulate to action, rouse, incite," from Latin irritatus , past participle of irritare "excite, provoke." An earlier verb form was irrite (mid-15c.), from Old French irriter . Meaning "annoy, make impatient" is from 1590s. Related: Irritated ; irritating . 中文词源 irritate ：刺激，使烦恼 来自拉丁语irritus,刺激，煽动，激怒，可能来自i
• irritant 英文词源 irritant (adj.) 1630s, from Latin irritantem (nominative irritans ), present participle of irritare (see irritate ). As a noun, from 1802. 中文词源 irritant ：刺激物 来自irritate,刺激，使烦恼。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irritant 词源， irritant 含义。
• irritable 英文词源 irritable (adj.) 1660s, from French irritable and directly from Latin irritabilis "easily excited," from irritare (see irritate ). Related: Irritably . 中文词源 irritable ：易怒的，暴躁的 来自irritate,刺激，使烦恼。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irritable 词源， irritable 含义。 irritable ：易怒的，急躁的 来源于拉丁语动词
• irrigate 英文词源 irrigate (v.) "supply land with water," 1610s, from Latin irrigatus , past participle of irrigare "lead water to, refresh, irrigate, flood," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + rigare "to water, to moisten," of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with rain . Related: Irrigated ; irrigating . In Middle English it was an adjective, "watered, flooded" (mid-15c
• irrevocable 英文词源 irrevocable (adj.) also irrevokable , late 14c., from Latin irrevocabilis "that cannot be recalled, unalterable," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + revocabilis (see revoke ). Related: Irrevocably . 中文词源 irrevocable ：不可更改的 ir-,不，非，revocable,可更改的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irrevocable 词源，
• irreversible 英文词源 irreversible (adj.) 1620s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + reversible . Related: Irreversibly . 中文词源 irreversible ：不能倒转的 ir-,不，非，reversible,可倒转的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irreversible 词源， irreversible 含义。 irreversible ：不能撤回的，不能取消的 词根词缀： ir-不,无 + r
• irreverent 英文词源 irreverent (adj.) mid-15c., from Latin irreverentem (see irreverence ). Related: Irreverently (early 15c.); irreverential . 中文词源 irreverent ：不敬的 ir-,不，非，reverent,尊敬的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irreverent 词源， irreverent 含义。
• irretrievable 英文词源 irretrievable (adj.) 1690s (implied in irretrievably ), from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + retrievable (see retrieve ). Related: Irretrievably . 中文词源 irretrievable ：无法挽回的 ir-,不，非，retrievable,可挽回的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irretrievable 词源， irretrievable 含义。
• irresponsible 英文词源 irresponsible (adj.) 1640s, "not legally answerable for conduct or actions," from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + responsible . Meaning "not acting with a sense of responsibility" is from 1680s. Related: Irresponsibly . 中文词源 irresponsible ：不负责任的 ir-,不，非，responsible,负责任的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irres
• irrespective of 英文词源 irrespective (adj.) 1620s (implied in irrespectively ), "disrespectful," from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + respective . Meaning "without taking account of (something)" is from 1690s. Main modern use is adverbial (" irrespective of "), attested from 1839. 中文词源 irrespective of ：不管，不顾 ir-,不，非，respective,尊敬的。即不尊敬的，不值得
• irresolute 英文词源 irresolute (adj.) 1570s, from Latin irresolutus , from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + resolutus (see resolute ). Related: Irresolutely . 中文词源 irresolute ：无决心的，踌躇的 ir-,不，非，resolute,决心的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irresolute 词源， irresolute 含义。
• irresistible 英文词源 irresistible (adj.) 1590s, from Late Latin irresistibilis , from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + resistere (see resist ). Related: Irresistibly ; irresistibility . 中文词源 irresistible ：无法抑制的 ir-,不，非，resistible,抑制的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irresistible 词源， irresistible 含义。
• irreproachable 英文词源 irreproachable (adj.) 1630s, from French irréprochable (15c.), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + réprochable (see reproach ). Related: Irreproachably . 中文词源 irreproachable ：无可指责的 ir-,不，非，reproachable,应责备的，应指责的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irreproachable 词源， irreproachable 含
• irrepressible 英文词源 irrepressible (adj.) 1767, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + repressible (see repress ). Increase of population, which is filling the States out to their very borders, together with a new and extended network of railroads and other avenues, and an internal commerce which daily becomes more intimate, is rapidly bringing the States into a higher and more perfect soci
• irreplaceable 英文词源 irreplaceable (adj.) 1807, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + replaceable . Related: Irreplaceably . 中文词源 irreplaceable ：无可替代的 ir-,不，非，replaceable,可替代的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irreplaceable 词源， irreplaceable 含义。
• irreparable 英文词源 irreparable (adj.) early 15c., from Old French irréparable (12c.), from Latin irreparabilis "irreparable, irrecoverable," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + reparabilis "that can be repaired" (see repair ). 中文词源 irreparable ：不能修复的 ir-,不，非，reparable,可修复的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irreparab
• irremediable 英文词源 irremediable (adj.) mid-15c., from Late Latin irremediabilis , from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + remediabilis (see remediable ). 中文词源 irremediable ：无法纠正的 ir-,不，非，remediable,可纠正的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irremediable 词源， irremediable 含义。
• irreligious 英文词源 irreligious (adj.) c. 1400, from Late Latin irreligiosus "irreligious, impious," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + religiosus (see religious ). Related: Irreligiously . 中文词源 irreligious ：漠视宗教的 ir-,不，非，religious,宗教性强的，虔诚的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irreligious 词源， irreligiou
• irrelevant 英文词源 irrelevant (adj.) 1680s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + relevant . Related: Irrelevantly . 中文词源 irrelevant ：不相关的 ir-,不，非，relevant,相关的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irrelevant 词源， irrelevant 含义。
• irrelevance 英文词源 irrelevance (n.) 1735, from irrelevant + -ance . Earlier in the same sense was irrelevancy (1590s). 中文词源 irrelevance ：不相关 ir-,不，非，relevance,相关。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irrelevance 词源， irrelevance 含义。
• irregular 英文词源 irregular (adj.) late 14c., "not in conformity with Church rules," from Old French irreguler (13c., Modern French irrégulier ), from Medieval Latin irregularis , from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin regularis (see regular (adj.)). General sense is from late 15c. irregular (n.) "a soldier not of the regular army," 1747, from irregular (adj.). 中文词源
• irrefutable 英文词源 irrefutable (adj.) 1610s, from Latin irrefutabilis "irrefutable," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + refutabilis , from refutare (see refute ). Related: Irrefutably ; irrefutability . 中文词源 irrefutable ：无可辩驳的 ir-,不，非，refutable,可辩驳的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irrefutable 词源， irrefutable
• irreducible 英文词源 irreducible (adj.) 1530s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + reducible . Related: Irreducibly ; irreducibility . 中文词源 irreducible ：无法简化的 ir-,不，非，reducible,可简化的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irreducible 词源， irreducible 含义。
• irredeemable 英文词源 irredeemable (adj.) c. 1600, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + redeemable . Related: Irredeemably . 中文词源 irredeemable ：不能挽救的 ir-,不，非，redeemable,可挽救的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irredeemable 词源， irredeemable 含义。
• irrecoverable 英文词源 irrecoverable (adj.) mid-15c., from Old French irrecovrable , from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + recovrable (see recover ). In same sense irrecuperable (from Late Latin irrecuperabilis ) is from mid-14c. Related: Irrecoverably . 中文词源 irrecoverable ：无法挽回的 ir-,不，非，recoverable,可挽回的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• irreconcilable 英文词源 irreconcilable (adj.) 1590s, from French irréconcilable (16c.), from Medieval Latin *irreconcilabilis , from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + reconcilabilis (see reconcile ). Related: Irreconcilably . As a noun from 1748. 中文词源 irreconcilable ：不能调和的，无法化解的 ir-,不，非，reconcilable,可调和的。 该词的英语词源请访问
• irrational 英文词源 irrational (adj.) late 15c., "not endowed with reason" (of beats, etc.); earlier (of quantities) "inexpressible in ordinary numbers" (late 14c.); from Latin irrationalis "without reason," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + rationalis "reason" (see rational ). Meaning "illogical, absurd" is attested from 1640s. Related: Irrationally . 中文词源 irrationa
• irradiate 英文词源 irradiate (v.) c. 1600, "to cast beams of light upon," from Latin irradiatus , past participle of irradiare "shine forth," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + radiare "to shine" (see radiate ). Meaning "expose to radiation other than light" (originally X-rays) is from 1901. Related: Irradiated ; irradiating . 中文词源 irradiate ：照射，辐射 in-,进入，使
• irradiance 英文词源 irradiance (adj.) 1660s, from irradiant (1520s), from Latin irradiantem (nominative irradians ), present participle of irradiare (see irradiate ). Related: Irradiancy (1640s). 中文词源 irradiance ：辐射度 来自irradiate,辐射。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： irradiance 词源， irradiance 含义。
• ironstone 英文词源 siderite "A brown mineral consisting of ferrous carbonate, occurring as the main component of some kinds of ironstone or as rhombohedral crystals in mineral veins", Late 16th century (denoting lodestone): from Greek sidēros 'iron' + -ite 1 . septarium "A concretionary nodule, typically of ironstone, having radial cracks filled with calcite or another mineral", Late 18th century: mode
• iron rations 英文词源 biltong biltong: [19] Biltong , strips of sun-dried meat – anything from beef to ostrich – used as iron rations in southern Africa, has the unpromising literal meaning ‘buttock-tongue’ (Afrikaans bil is ‘buttock’, tong is ‘tongue’). The reason for the name is supposedly that the meat for biltong was customarily cut from the hind quarters of the animal, and that the coi
• ironmonger 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random catacomb catacomb: [17] Catacomb derives from the name of an underground cemetary in ancient Rome, the Coemetērium Catacumbas , beneath the Basilica of St Sebastian near the Appian Way. It is said that the bodies of St Peter and St Paul were deposited in or near its subterranean passages. The word’s more general application t
• irony 英文词源 irony irony: [16] Irony has no etymological connection with iron . It comes via Latin īrōnia from Greek eirōneíā , which signified ‘deliberately pretending ignorance, particularly as a rhetorical device to get the better of one’s opponent in argument’. This was a derivative of eírōn ‘dissembler’, which in turn came from the verb eírein ‘say’. This original sense