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• ubiquitous 英文词源 ubiquitous ubiquitous: [19] Latin ubīque meant ‘everywhere’ (it was formed from ubī ‘where’ and a generalizing particle - que ). From it was derived the modern Latin noun ubīquitās ‘quality of being everywhere’. This was adopted into English as ubiquity [16], which later formed the basis of ubiquitous . ubiquitous (adj.) "being, existing, or turning up everywhere," 180
• ubi 英文词源 ubi "place, location, position," 1610s, common in English c. 1640-1740, from Latin ubi "where?, in which place, in what place," relative pronominal adverb of place, ultimately from PIE *kwo-bhi- (cognates: Sanskrit kuha , Old Church Slavonic kude "where"), locative case of pronominal base *kwo- (see who ). Ubi sunt , literally "where are" (1914), in reference to lamentations for the m
• uni- 英文词源 uni- word-forming element meaning "having one only," from Latin uni- , comb. form of unus (see one ). 中文词源 uni- ：一 来自拉丁词，同one. 见unit , uniform. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： uni- 词源， uni- 含义。
• ultra- 英文词源 ultra- word-forming element meaning "beyond" ( ultraviolet ) or "extremely" ( ultramodern ), from Latin ultra- from ultra (adv. and prep.) "beyond, on the other side, on the farther side, past, over, across," from PIE *ol-tero- , suffixed form of root *al- (1) "beyond" (see alias (adv.)). In common use from early 19c., it appears to have arisen from French political designations. As i
• under- 英文词源 under-achiever (n.) also underachiever , 1953, from under + agent noun from achieve (v.). Under-achievement is recorded from 1951. under-employed (adj.) 1908, "not used to optimum capacity," originally in reference to working persons, from under + past participle of employ (v.). under-employment (n.) also underemployment , 1909, from under + employment . 中文词源 under- ：下面，
• un- 英文词源 un- (1) prefix of negation, Old English un- , from Proto-Germanic *un- (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German, German un- , Gothic un- , Dutch on- ), from PIE *n- (source of Sanskrit a- , an- "not," Greek a- , an- , Old Irish an- , Latin in- ), comb. form of PIE root *ne "not" (cognates: Avestan na , Old Church Slavonic and Lithuanian ne "not," Latin ne "that not," Greek n
• university 英文词源 university university: [14] The etymological notion underlying a university is that it denotes the ‘whole’ number of those belonging to it. The word comes via Old French universite from Latin ūniversitās , which was derived from ūniversus (source of English universe ). This originally meant the ‘whole’, but in the postclassical period it was applied to guilds and other such
• upholsterer 英文词源 upholsterer (n.) "tradesman who finishes or repairs articles of furniture" (1610s), from upholdester (early 15c.; early 14c. as a surname), formed with diminutive (originally fem.) suffix -ster + obsolete Middle English noun upholder "dealer in small goods" (c. 1300), from upholden "to repair, uphold, keep from falling or sinking" (in this case, by stuffing); see uphold (v.). 中文词源
• umbrella 英文词源 umbrella umbrella: [17] Etymologically, an umbrella is a ‘little shadow’. The word was borrowed from Italian ombrella , a diminutive form of ombra ‘shade, shadow’. This in turn went back to Latin umbra , source of English sombre , umbrage , etc. It originally denoted a ‘sunshade’, and that meaning followed it into English, but it was not long before the vagaries of the Bri
• utopia 英文词源 utopia utopia: [16] Utopia means etymologically ‘noplace’. It was coined by the English statesman and scholar Sir Thomas More from Greek ou ‘not’ and tópos ‘place’ (source of English topic ). He used it as the name of an imaginary island whose inhabitants had organized their society along the lines of what he regarded as a theoretically ideal commonwealth, which he descri
• uran- 英文词源 uran-mica "= torbernite", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Robert Jameson (1774–1854), geologist and natural historian. After German Uranglimmer . 中文词源 uran- （天）：希腊神话中的第一代神王乌拉诺斯 希腊神话中，天神乌拉诺斯（Uranus）是大地女神盖亚通过单性繁殖所生，掌管天 空。后来，在爱神厄洛斯的影响下，盖
• under the rose 英文词源 sub rosa "privately, secretly," Latin, literally "under the rose," which was regarded as a symbol of secrecy. 中文词源 under the rose （私底下）：小爱神用来贿赂沉默之神的玫瑰 在希腊神话中，阿芙洛狄忒风流成性。有一回她与情人幽会时被沉默之神哈伯克拉底 （Harpocrates）撞见。于是，阿芙洛狄忒就让儿子厄洛斯就送给
• Uranus 英文词源 Uranus first planet discovered that was not known in ancient times, named for the god of Heaven, husband of Gaia, the Earth, from Latin Uranus , from Greek Ouranos literally "heaven, the sky;" in Greek cosmology, the god who personifies the heavens, father of the titans. The planet was discovered and identified as such in 1781 by Sir William Herschel (it had been observed before, but
• Tuvalu 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random esplanade esplanade: [17] Essentially, esplanade is the same word as explain , but whereas explain has lost its underlying literal meaning, esplanade has retained at least a memory of it. It comes ultimately from Latin explānāre , which meant ‘flatten out’, and so esplanade (acquired via French from the Spanish past partic
• Tonga 英文词源 tongue tongue: [OE] Tongue is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German zunge , Dutch tong , Swedish tonga , and Danish tonge . These all evolved from a prehistoric Germanic * tunggōn , whose ultimate ancestor was Indo- European * dnghwā -. This also produced Latin lingua ‘tongue, language’ (source of English language , linguistic , etc), Welsh tafod ‘tongue’, Russia
• Turkmenistan 英文词源 algorithm algorithm: [13] Algorithm comes from the name of an Arab mathematician, in full Abu Ja far Mohammed ibn-Musa al-Khwarizmi (c. 780–c. 850), who lived and taught in Baghdad and whose works in translation introduced Arabic numerals to the West. The last part of his name means literally ‘man from Khwarizm’, a town on the borders of Turkmenistan, now called Khiva. The Arabi
• Thailand 英文词源 Thailand from Thai , indigenous name of the inhabitants, + land (n.). Also see Siam . 中文词源 Thailand （泰国）：自由之国 泰国古称“暹罗”意思是皮肤较黑的部族。1939年改国名为“泰国”英文名为Thailand, 来自其民族名称Thai。Thai来自泰国语Tai (泰），意思是“自由”泰族人在中国和东南亚 其他多家也有广泛分布
• Taurus 英文词源 Taurus (n.) zodiac constellation, late Old English, from Latin taurus "bull, bullock, steer," also the name of the constellation, from PIE *tau-ro- "bull" (cognates: Greek tauros , Old Church Slavonic turu "bull, steer;" Lithuanian tauras "aurochs;" Old Prussian tauris "bison"); from PIE *tauro- "bull," from root *(s)taeu- "stout, standing, strong" (cognates: Sanskrit sthura- "thick,
• Texas 英文词源 Texas Mexican province, briefly an independent nation and now a U.S. state, from Spanish Texas , Tejas , earlier pronounced "ta-shas," originally an ethnic name, from Caddo (eastern Texas Indian tribe) taysha "friends, allies," written by the Spanish as a plural. Related: Texan . Baseball Texas-leaguer "ball popped up just over the head of the infielders and falling too close for outf
• Tennessee 英文词源 Tennessee state and river, from Cherokee (Iroquoian) village name ta'nasi' , of unknown origin. Related: Tennesseean . 中文词源 Tennessee ：田纳西州 来自切诺基语。切诺基部族广泛分布于该地，而其中最大的一个部落叫做Tanasee，意思是“歪耳朵部落”。后来以此来命名这个州。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： T
• the Rocky Mountain 英文词源 Montana U.S. state, from Latinized form of Spanish montaña "mountain," from Latin mont- , stem of mons (see mountain ). Proposed 1864 by U.S. Rep. James H. Ashley of Ohio when it was created as a territory from Nebraska Territory, in reference to the Rocky Mountains, which however traverse only one end of it. Admitted as a state 1889. Related: Montanan . Rockies (n.) "the Rocky Mount
• the Rig Veda 英文词源 Sama Veda "One of the four Vedas, a collection of melodies and liturgical chants. Its material is drawn largely from the Rig Veda", From Sanskrit sāmaveda , from sāman 'chant' and veda '(sacred) knowledge'. 中文词源 the Rig Veda ：《梨俱吠陀》（印度教最古老和最重要的一部《吠陀》经） 来自梵语 rigveda,来自 rg-,称赞，颂扬，veda,经文，知识，
• the Richter scale 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random republic republic: [17] Latin rēspublica meant literally a ‘public matter’. It was a compound noun formed from rēs ‘thing, matter’ (source of English real ) and publicus ‘public’ (source of English public ). It was used as a term for the ‘state’ as governed by its people, and it was first taken over in English
• the Red Cross 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random possess possess: [15] Latin potis ‘able, having power’ (source of English posse and potent ) was combined with the verb sīdere ‘sit down’ (a relative of English sit ) to form a new verb possīdere . This meant literally ‘sit down as the person in control’, hence by extension ‘take possession of’ and ultimately ‘
• the Red Crescent 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random engross engross: see gross 中文词源 the Red Crescent ：红新月会（红十字会伊斯兰国家的机构） 由于十字是基督教的宗教符号，伊斯兰教徒不愿接受，因此改为红新月会。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： the Red Crescent 词源， the Red Crescent 含义。
• tegmen 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pulmonary pulmonary: [18] Latin pulmō meant ‘lung’ (it was related to Greek pleúmōn ‘lung’, ultimate source of English pneumonia ). From it was formed the adjective pulmōnārius , which English adopted at the beginning of the 18th century as pulmonary . 中文词源 tegmen ：被覆物；外壳 拉丁词根teg-表to
• trigonometric 英文词源 trigonometric (adj.) 1811; see trigonometry + -ic . Related: Trigonometrical (1660s). 中文词源 trigonometric ：三角法的，据三角法的 词根词缀： tri-三 + -gon-角 + -o- + -metr-测量,仪表 + -ic形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trigonometric 词源， trigonometric 含义。
• trigon 英文词源 trigon "archaic term for triangle", Early 17th century (in the sense 'triangle'): via Latin from Greek trigōnon , neuter of trigōnos 'three-cornered'. 中文词源 trigon ：三角形 词根词缀： tri-三 + -gon-角 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trigon 词源， trigon 含义。
• trifid 英文词源 trifid (adj.) "divided into three lobes," 1620s, from Latin trifidus "cleft in three," from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + -fid . This adjective probably inspired triffid , the name of the three-legged walking poisonous plants in John Wyndham's novel "The Day of the Triffids" (1951). 中文词源 trifid ：三裂的  词根词缀： tri-三 + fid(-fiss-)裂 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• translunar 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random serge serge: [14] The textile term serge is first cousin to silk . It comes via Old French sarge from * sārica , a Vulgar Latin alteration of Latin sērica . This was short for lāna sērica , which meant literally ‘wool of the Seres’. Seres was a name given to a people living in what we would now call China, and it is also
• translocate 英文词源 chemiosmotic " Biochemistry . Of, relating to, or involving a process in which ions are translocated across a membrane to produce an electrochemical gradient, or diffuse passively down such a gradient; specifically designating a theory (now generally accepted) that energy for biochemical processes is supplied by creation of a gradient of hydrogen ion (proton) concentration across a me
• transgressor 英文词源 transgressor (n.) early 15c., from Anglo-French transgressour , Old French transgressor (14c.), and directly from Latin transgressor , agent noun from transgredi (see transgression ). 中文词源 transgressor ：犯法者；违背者；(宗教、道德上的)罪人  词根词缀： trans-横过,越过 + -gress-步,级 + -or名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• transference 英文词源 transference (n.) "act of transferring," 1680s, from transfer (v.) + -ence . In psychoanalytical sense it is recorded from 1911, translating German übertragung (Freud). 中文词源 transference ：调职，调任 词根词缀： trans-转变,越过 + -fer-拿取 + -ence名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transference 词源， transference 含义。
• transferee 英文词源 transferee (n.) 1736, "one to whom a transfer is made;" 1890s as "one who is transferred;" from transfer (v.) + -ee . 中文词源 transferee ：(财产，权利等)受让人，承让人，被调任者   词根词缀： trans-转变,越过 + -fer-拿取 + -ee名词词尾,动作的接受者 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transferee 词源， transferee 含义。
• transcurrent 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random my my: [12] My is simply a reduced form of mine , which used to be an adjective, but is now restricted almost entirely to pronoun use. At first it was used only before consonants (except h ), but gradually from the 14th century it came to be used before all nouns, whatever their initial sound. The first record of its use as an e
• tetrapod 英文词源 tetrapod (n.) "four-footed animal, quadruped," 1826, from Modern Latin tetrapodus , from Greek tetrapous "four-footed," as a noun, "four-footed animal," from tetra- (see tetra- ) + pous "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot n.)). 中文词源 tetrapod ：四脚动物；四脚体 词根词缀： tetr-四 + -a- + -pod-足 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• Twelfth Night 英文词源 hobnob hobnob: [18] In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night , Sir Toby Belch says ‘Hob, nob, is his word: give’t or take’t’; from which it has been deduced that the hob of hobnob represents have and that the nob represents the now obsolete nave ‘not have’ (formed in the Old English period by adding the negative particle ne to have ). In Middle English these would have been habbe
• twenty-twenty vision 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random assign assign: see sign 中文词源 twenty-twenty vision ：正常视力，极好的视力 来自视力测试公式 20/x vision,其中分子 20 即 20 英尺，约为 6 米，人与视力 E 图站立的距 离，分母为字体大小鉴别力，如分母为 20，则除数为 1，即正常视力，如分母为 10，则除 数为
• twerp 英文词源 twerp (n.) of unknown origin; OED and Barnhart give earliest date as 1925, but the "Dictionary of American Slang" gives a first reference of 1874 (but without citation and I can't find it), which, if correct, would rule out the usual theory that it is from the proper name of T.W. Earp , a student at Oxford c. 1911, who kindled wrath "in the hearts of the rugger-playing stalwarts at Ox
• twirl 英文词源 twirl (v.) 1590s, "move round rapidly" (intransitive), of uncertain origin, possibly connected with Old English þwirl "a stirrer, handle of a churn," and Old Norse þvara "pot-sticker, stirrer." Or on another guess a blend of twist and whirl . Transitive sense, "cause to revolve rapidly," is from 1620s. Related: Twirled ; twirling . twirl (n.) 1590s, "rapid circular motion," from twi
• twitchy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random giraffe giraffe: [17] The 16th-century name for the ‘giraffe’ was camelopard , a compound of camel and leopard appropriate enough in view of the animal’s long neck and leopard-like spots, but in the 17th century a rival term came on the scene – giraffe . This was borrowed from either French girafe or Italian giraffa , bo
• Twitter 英文词源 twitter (v.) late 14c., twiteren , in reference to birds, of imitative origin (compare Old High German zwizziron , German zwitschern , Danish kvidre , Old Swedish kvitra ). The noun meaning "condition of tremulous excitement" is attested from 1670s. The microblogging service with the 140-character limit was introduced in 2006. The following is considered an unrelated word of obscure o
• twitter 英文词源 twitter (v.) late 14c., twiteren , in reference to birds, of imitative origin (compare Old High German zwizziron , German zwitschern , Danish kvidre , Old Swedish kvitra ). The noun meaning "condition of tremulous excitement" is attested from 1670s. The microblogging service with the 140-character limit was introduced in 2006. The following is considered an unrelated word of obscure o
• twonk 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random minstrel minstrel: [13] Originally minstrel , like its close relative minister , denoted a ‘servant’. Its musical associations are a comparatively recent development. It goes back ultimately to late Latin ministeriālis ‘official’, a derivative of Latin ministerium (source of English ministry ). Old French took it over a
• typo 英文词源 typo (n.) 1816, "compositor," short for typographer ; 1892 as short for typographical error . 中文词源 typo ： 打字文稿错误 缩写自 typographical error. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： typo 词源， typo 含义。
• the rat race 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random weld weld: [16] Weld is ultimately the same verb as well (as in ‘The tears welled up in his eyes’). This originally meant ‘boil, melt’, but in the 15th century (perhaps under the influence of Swedish välla ‘gush, weld’) it began to be used for ‘fuse metal by heating’. Weld itself presumably arose from the use of
• the Raj 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random divest divest: see vest 中文词源 the Raj ：英国对印度的统治 来自印度语 raj,统治，管理，词源同 regal. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： the Raj 词源， the Raj 含义。
• the rag trade 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random rescind rescind: see scissors 中文词源 the rag trade ：服装生意 幽默用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： the rag trade 词源， the rag trade 含义。
• tyro 英文词源 tyro (n.) 1610s, from Medieval Latin tyro , variant of Latin tiro (plural tirones ) "young soldier, recruit, beginner," of unknown origin. 中文词源 tyro ：新手 来自拉丁语 tyro,新手，新招募者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tyro 词源， tyro 含义。
• tyrannize 英文词源 tyrannize (v.) "rule despotically or cruelly; rule tyrannically," late 15c., from Middle French tyranniser (14c.), from tyrannie (see tyranny ). Greek tyrannizein meant "to take the part of tyrants" in politics. Related: Tyrannized ; tyrannizing . 中文词源 tyrannize ：施暴 来自 tyrant,暴君，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tyrannize 词源，
• tyrannical 英文词源 tyrannical (adj.) 1530s, from Latin tyrannicus "arbitrary, despotic," from Greek tyrannikos "befitting a despot," from tyrannos (see tyrant ) + -al (1). Tyrannic was used in this sense from late 15c. Related: Tyrannically . 中文词源 tyrannical ：暴君的 来自 tyrant,暴君，-ical,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tyrannical 词源， ty
• typology 英文词源 typology (n.) "doctrine of symbols," 1845, from Greek typos (see type (n.)) + -logy . Related: Typological ; typologically . 中文词源 typology ：类型学 typo-,类型，-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： typology 词源， typology 含义。
• typography 英文词源 typography (n.) "art of composing types and printing from them," 1640s, from French typographie , from Medieval Latin typographia , from Greek typos (see type (n.)) + -grapheia "writing," from graphein "to write" (see -graphy ). 中文词源 typography ：印刷术，版面设计 typo-,打字，印刷，-graphy,写，术。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： typogr
• typhus 英文词源 typhus typhus: see stew typhus (n.) acute infectious fever, usually accompanied by prostration, delirium, and small reddish spots, 1785, from medical Latin, from Greek typhos "stupor caused by fever," literally "smoke," from typhein "to smoke," related to typhos "blind," typhon "whirlwind," from PIE *dheubh- , perhaps an extended form of root *dheu- (1) "to fly about like dust." The G
• typhoid 英文词源 typhoid typhoid: see stew typhoid (adj.) 1800, literally "resembling typhus," from typhus + -oid . The noun is from 1861, a shortened form of typhoid fever (1845), so called because it originally was thought to be a variety of typhus. Typhoid Mary (1909) was Mary Mallon (d.1938), a typhoid carrier who worked as a cook and became notorious after it was learned she unwittingly had infec
• typescript 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random costive costive: see constipation 中文词源 typescript ：打字稿 type,打字，script,文稿。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： typescript 词源， typescript 含义。
• typeface 英文词源 typeface (n.) also type-face , "top of a type," 1852, from type (n.) in the printing sense + face (n.). 中文词源 typeface ：字体 type,字型，face,脸。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： typeface 词源， typeface 含义。
• tympanum 英文词源 tympanum (n.) "drum of the ear," 1610s, from Medieval Latin tympanum , introduced in this sense by Italian anatomist Gabriello Fallopio (1523-1562), from Latin tympanum "a drum, timbrel, tambourine," from Greek tympanon "a kettledrum," from root of typtein "to beat, strike" (see type (n.)). Compare Old English timpan "drum, timbrel, tambourine," from Latin tympanum . The modern meanin
• tyke 英文词源 tyke (n.) late 14c., "cur, mongrel," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse tik "bitch," from Proto-Germanic *tikk- (cognates: Middle Low German tike ). Also applied in Middle English to a low-bred or lazy man. The meaning "child" is from 1902, though the word was used in playful reproof from 1894. As a nickname for a Yorkshireman, from c. 1700; "Perhaps originally opprobrious;
• two-bit 英文词源 two bits (n.) "quarter dollar," 1730, in reference to the Mexican real , a large coin that was divided into eight bits; see bit (n.1). Compare piece of eight (see piece (n.)). Two bits thus would have equaled a quarter of the coin. Hence two-bit (adj.) "cheap, tawdry," first recorded 1929. 中文词源 two-bit ：微不足道的 two,二，bit,一种 12.5 分硬币。引申词义微不足
• twixt 英文词源 betwixt (prep., adv.) Old English betweox "between, among, amidst, meanwhile," from bi- "by" (see be- ) + tweox "for two," from Proto-Germanic *twa "two" + *-isk "-ish." With parasitic -t that first appeared in Old English and became general after c. 1500. twixt (prep.) also twixt , c. 1300, short for betwixt . 中文词源 twixt ：在中间 缩写自 betwixt,词源同 two. 该词的英
• twitcher 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random shag shag: [OE] Shag originally meant ‘rough untidy hair’, a sense now more familiar in its derivative shaggy [16]. Related Old Norse forms such as skegg ‘beard’, skagi ‘promontory’, and skaga ‘project’ suggest that its underlying meaning is ‘something that sticks out’. The bird-name shag , which denotes a re
• twitch 英文词源 twitch twitch: see twig twitch (v.) late 12c., to-twic-chen "pull apart with a quick jerk," related to Old English twiccian "to pluck, gather, catch hold of," from Proto-Germanic *twikjon- (cognates: Low German twicken , Dutch twikken , Old High German gizwickan , German zwicken "to pinch, tweak"). Related: Twitched ; twitching . twitch (n.) 1520s, from twitch (v.). 中文词源 twitc
• twisty 英文词源 twisty (adj.) 1857, "full of windings," from twist (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "attractively feminine," 1970s slang, is from twist "girl" (1928), apparently from rhyming slang twist and twirl (1924). 中文词源 twisty ：弯弯曲曲的 来自 twist,旋转，缠绕。引申词义弯弯曲曲的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： twisty 词源， twisty 含义。
• twinset 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random dear dear: [OE] Dear is one of the English language’s more semantically stable words. By the 11th century it had already developed its two major present-day senses, ‘much-loved’ and ‘expensive’, which are shared by its Germanic relative, German teuer (Dutch has differentiated dier ‘much loved’ from duur ‘expensiv
• twinge 英文词源 twinge (n.) 1540s, "a pinch, a nipping," from obsolete verb twinge "to pinch, tweak," from Old English twengan "to pinch," from Proto-Germanic *twangjan (cognates: Old Frisian thwinga , Old Norse þvinga , Danish tvinge , Dutch dwingen , Old High German thwingan , German zwingen "to compel, force"), from PIE *twengh- "to press in on" (see thong ). Meaning "sharp, sudden minor pain" is
• twine 英文词源 twine (n.) "strong thread made from twisted strands," Old English twin "double thread," from Proto-Germanic *twiznaz "double thread, twisted thread" (cognates: Dutch twijn , Low German twern , German zwirn "twine, thread"), from the same root as twin (adj.). twine (v.) "to twist strands together to form twine," c. 1300, from twine (n.) and probably also from Old Norse tvinna "to doubl
• twill 英文词源 twill twill: see drill twill (n.) "cloth woven in parallel diagonal lines," early 14c., Scottish and northern English variant of Middle English twile , from Old English twili "woven with double thread, twilled," partial loan-translation of Latin bilix "with a double thread" (with Old English twi- substituted for cognate Latin bi- ); the second element from Latin licium "thread," which
• twig 英文词源 twig twig: English has two separate words twig . The older, ‘small branch’ [OE], which has relatives in German zweig and Dutch tijg , appears to have been formed from the Germanic base * twi - ‘two’, and so etymologically it presumably denotes a ‘forked branch’. The origins of twig ‘catch on, understand’ [18] are uncertain. It may be the same word as the contemporary b
• twiddly 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random rapture rapture: [17] Rapture is one of a large family of English words that go back ultimately to Latin rapere ‘seize by force’. Its past participle was raptus (source of English rapt [14]), which formed the basis of the medieval Latin noun raptūra ‘seizure’, hence ‘ecstasy’ – whence English rapture . From the sa
• twiddle 英文词源 twiddle (v.) 1540s, "to trifle," of unknown origin, said to be probably imitative; of the fingers, "to twirl idly," first recorded 1670s. Figurative phrase twiddle one's thumbs "have nothing to do" is recorded from 1846; to twirl one's thumbs in the same sense is recorded from 1816. Related: Twiddled ; twiddling . 中文词源 twiddle ：无聊的摆弄，捻弄，无所事事 可能来
• tweezers 英文词源 tweezers tweezers: [17] French étui denotes a small case for carrying personal articles, small tools and the like (it was descended from Old French estuier ‘keep, shut up, imprison’). English adopted it in the early 17th century as etui or, anglicized, as etwee . The plural of this came to be used (like scissors ) for a single article, and it did not take long for etweese to be a
• tweed 英文词源 tweed tweed: [19] The story attached to the origin of tweed is that it resulted from a misreading of tweel , or perhaps more plausibly the past form tweeled , Scottish variants of twill or twilled , under the influence of the name of the Scottish river Tweed . Early accounts date its coinage to 1831, and ascribe it to the London cloth merchant James Locke (although Locke himself in hi
• twee 英文词源 twee (adj.) "tiny, dainty, miniature," 1905, from childish pronunciation of sweet (adj.). Compare tummy from stomach . 中文词源 twee ：矫揉造作的 来自 sweet 儿语。比较 tummy,stomach,Billy,William. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： twee 词源， twee 含义。
• tweak 英文词源 tweak tweak: see twig tweak (v.) "pinch, pluck, twist," usually to the nose, c. 1600, probably from Middle English twikken "to draw, tug, pluck" (mid-15c.), from Old English twiccian "to pluck," of obscure origin; perhaps related to twitch . Meaning "to make fine adjustments" is attested from 1966. Related: Tweaked ; tweaking . tweak (n.) c. 1600, "a twitch, a pluck," from tweak (v.).
• twain 英文词源 twain twain: see two twain Old English twegen "two" (masc. nominative and accusative), from Proto-Germanic *twa- "two" (see two ). It corresponds to Old Frisian twene , Dutch twee , Old High German zwene , Danish tvende . The word outlasted the breakdown of gender in Middle English and survived as a secondary form of two , especially in cases where the numeral follows a noun. Its cont
• twaddle 英文词源 twaddle (n.) "silly talk, prosy nonsense," 1782, probably from twattle (1550s), of obscure origin. 中文词源 twaddle ：废话，蠢话 可能改写自 twattle,闲聊，瞎扯，拟声词。比较 prattle,rattle,tattle. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： twaddle 词源， twaddle 含义。
• tutu 英文词源 tutu (n.) ballet skirt, 1910, from French tutu , alteration of cucu , infantile reduplication of cul "bottom, backside," from Latin culus "bottom, backside, fundament." 中文词源 tutu ：芭蕾舞裙 来自法语 tutu,芭蕾舞裙，改写自 cucu,韵律重复形式于 cul,底部，屁股，来自拉丁语 culus, 底部，屁股，词源同 cul-de-sac,culottes,recoil. 该词的英语
• tutti-frutti 英文词源 tutti-frutti (n.) 1834, from Italian tutti frutti "all fruits," from tutti , plural of tutto "all" (from Latin totus "whole, entire;" see total (adj.)) + frutti , plural of frutto "fruit" (from Latin fructus ; see fruit ). 中文词源 tutti-frutti ：什锦水果冰淇淋 来自意大利语 tutti frutti,全水果，来自 tutti,全部的，词源同 total,frutti,水果，词源同 fr
• tutelage 英文词源 tutelage (n.) "guardianship," c. 1600, from -age + Latin tutela "a watching, keeping, safeguard, protection," from variant past participle stem of tueri "watch over" (see tutor (n.)). Meaning "instruction" first appeared 1857. 中文词源 tutelage ：教育，教导，保护，监护 来自 tutor,导师，教师，-age,名词后缀。引申诸相关词义。 该词的英语词源请访
• tutee 英文词源 tutee (n.) 1927; see tutor (v.) + -ee . 中文词源 tutee ：受教育者 来自 tutor,导师，教师，-ee,表受动。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tutee 词源， tutee 含义。
• tussle 英文词源 tussle tussle: see tousle tussle (v.) "to struggle, scuffle, wrestle confusedly," late 15c. (transitive); 1630s (intransitive), Scottish and northern English variant of touselen (see tousle ). Related: Tussled ; tussling . tussle (n.) "a struggle, conflict, scuffle," 1620s (but rare before 19c.), from tussle (v.). 中文词源 tussle ：争斗，扭打 来自 tousle 拼写变体，来自
• tusk 英文词源 tusk (n.) Old English tusc , also transposed as tux , "long, pointed tooth protruding from the mouth of an animal," cognate with Old Frisian tusk , probably from Proto-Germanic *tunthsk- (cognates: Gothic tunþus "tooth"), from an extended form of PIE *dent- , the root of tooth . But "there are no certain cognates outside of the Anglo-Frisian area" [OED]. 中文词源 tusk ：长牙 来
• turquoise 英文词源 turquoise turquoise: [14] Turquoise is etymologically the ‘Turkish’ stone. The word was borrowed from Old French turqueise , short for pierre turqueise ‘Turkish stone’. The stone was so called because it was first found in Turkestan. The present-day form of the word, which dates from the 16th century, is due to the influence of modern French turquoise . It was first used as a
• turpentine 英文词源 turpentine turpentine: [14] Turpentine is nowadays used for an oil obtained from pine trees, but it originally denoted the ‘resin of the terebinth’, a small European tree of the sumach family. The name of the terebinth is probably of non-Indo- European origin. It was borrowed into Greek as térbinthos , which made its way into Latin as terbinthus . Its resin was called terbenthina
• turntable 英文词源 turntable (n.) also turn-table , "circular platform designed to turn upon its center," 1835, originally in the railroad sense, from turn (v.) + table (n.). The record-player sense is attested from 1908. 中文词源 turntable ：铁路机车的转台 turn,转动，table,桌子。用于指铁路机车的转台。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： turntable 词源，
• turnstile 英文词源 turnstile (n.) 1640s, from turn (v.) + stile (n.). 中文词源 turnstile ：旋转栅门 turn,转动，stile,阶梯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： turnstile 词源， turnstile 含义。
• turmoil 英文词源 turmoil (n.) 1520s, of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of Middle French tremouille "mill hopper," in reference to the hopper's constant motion to and fro, from Latin trimodia "vessel containing three modii," from modius , a Roman dry measure, related to modus "measure." Attested earlier in English as a verb (1510s), though this now is obsolete. 中文词源 turmoil ：混乱，骚
• turmeric 英文词源 turmeric (n.) pungent powder made from the root of an East Indian plant, 1530s, altered from Middle English turmeryte (early 15c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle French terremérite "saffron," from Medieval Latin terra merita , literally "worthy earth," though the reason why it would be called this is obscure. Klein suggests it might be a folk-etymology corruption of Arabic
• turista 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random drink drink: [OE] Drink comes ultimately from a prehistoric Germanic verb * drengkan , which is widely represented in other modern Germanic languages: German trinken , for instance, Dutch drinken , Swedish dricka , and Danish drikke . Variants of it also produced English drench and drown . Its pre-Germanic history is not clear,