英语词源

• incumbent 英文词源 incumbent (n.) early 15c., "person holding a church position," from Medieval Latin incumbentem (nominative incumbens ) "holder of a church position," noun use of present participle of incumbere "to obtain or possess," from Latin incumbere "recline on," figuratively "apply oneself to," from in- "on" (see in- (2)) + -cumbere "lie down," related to cubare "to lie" (see cubicle ). Extende
• incumbency 英文词源 incumbency (n.) c. 1600, from incumbent + -cy . 中文词源 incumbency ：任期 来自incumbent,在任者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incumbency 词源， incumbency 含义。
• inculpate 英文词源 inculpate (v.) 1799, "to accuse, bring charges against," from Medieval Latin inculpatus, past participle of inculpare "to reproach, blame, censure," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + culpare "to blame," from culpa "fault." But inculpable (late 15c.) means "not culpable, free from blame," from Latin in- "not" (see in- (1)) + culpare . 中文词源 inculpate ：使有罪，控告 in-,进
• inculcate 英文词源 inculcate (v.) 1540s, from Latin inculcatus, past participle of inculcare "force upon, stamp in, tread down," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + calcare "to tread, press in," from calx (1) "heel." Related: Inculcated ; inculcating . 中文词源 inculcate ：灌输，教诲 in-,进入，使，-culc,踩，踢，词源同decal,recalcitrant,calceus(拉丁文，鞋子)。 该词的英语词源请
• incubator 英文词源 incubator (n.) "apparatus for hatching eggs by artificial heat," 1845, from incubate + -or . 中文词源 incubator ：孵化器 来自incubate,孵化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incubator 词源， incubator 含义。
• incubate 英文词源 incubate incubate: [18] Latin incubāre , the source of English incubate , meant literally ‘lie down on’. It was based on the verb cubāre ‘lie’, which also produced English concubine and cubicle . The notion of ‘lying on eggs to hatch them’ seems later to have fed back into the simple verb cubāre , which in this sense gave English couvade ‘male mimicking of child-beari
• incrustation 英文词源 incrustation (n.) also encrustation , 1640s, from Late Latin incrustationem (nominative incrustatio ) "a covering with crust," noun of action from past participle stem of incrustare . 中文词源 incrustation ：结壳，硬外层 in-,进入，使，crust,外壳，硬外皮。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incrustation 词源， incrustation 含义。
• incriminate 英文词源 incriminate (v.) 1730, back-formation from incrimination or else from Medieval Latin incriminatus, past participle of incriminare "to incriminate," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + criminare "to accuse of a crime," from crimen (genitive criminis ) "crime" (see crime ). Related: Incriminated ; incriminating . 中文词源 incriminate ：使负罪，连累 in-,进入，使，crime,犯罪。引
• increment 英文词源 increment (n.) mid-15c., "act or process of increasing," from Latin incrementum "growth, increase; an addition," from stem of increscere "to grow in or upon" (see increase ). Meaning "amount of increase" first attested 1630s. 中文词源 increment ：增加，加薪 in-,进入，使，-cre,增加，创造，词源同create,crescent.引申词义加薪。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• incredulous 英文词源 incredulous (adj.) "unbelieving," 1570s, from Latin incredulus "unbelieving, incredulous," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + credulus (see credulous ). Formerly also of religious beliefs. Related: Incredulously ; incredulousness . 中文词源 incredulous ：不能相信的 in-,不，非，credulous,轻信的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incredulous 词源，
• incredible 英文词源 incredible (adj.) early 15c., "unbelievable," from Latin incredibilis "not to be believed," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + credibilis "worthy of belief" (see credible ). Used c. 1400 in a now-extinct sense of "unbelieving, incredulous." Related: Incredibly . 中文词源 incredible ：难以置信的 in-,不，非，credible,可相信的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• increase 英文词源 increase increase: [14] The - crease element in increase (which occurs also, of course, in its antonym decrease ) means ‘grow’. It comes from Latin crēscere ‘grow’ (source of English crescent ), which combined with the prefix in - to produce incrēscere ‘grow in, grow on’. This passed into Old French as encreistre , which English originally took over as encres . The Latin
• incorruptible 英文词源 incorruptible (adj.) mid-14c., in a physical sense, from Middle French incorruptible (14c.), or directly from Late Latin incorruptibilis , from in- “not” (see in- (1)) + corruptibilis (see corruptible ). From 1660s in a moral sense. Related: Incorruptibly . 中文词源 incorruptible ：不腐败的，廉洁的 in-,不，非，corruptible,腐败的。 该词的英语词源请访
• incorrigible 英文词源 incorrigible (adj.) mid-14c., from Old French incorrigible (mid-14c.), or directly from Latin incorrigibilis "not to be corrected," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + corrigibilis , from corrigere "to correct" (see correct ). Related: Incorrigibly . As a noun, from 1746. 中文词源 incorrigible ：屡教不改的 in-,不，非，-corrig,改正，词源同correct,regulate. 该
• incorrect 英文词源 incorrect (adj.) early 15c., "uncorrected," from Latin incorrectus "uncorrected," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + correctus (see correct ). Sense of "not in good style" is from 1670s; that of "factually wrong, erroneous, inaccurate" is from 1610s (implied in incorrectly ). 中文词源 incorrect ：不正确的 in-,不，非，correct,正确的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• incorporeal 英文词源 incorporeal (adj.) 1530s, with -al (1) and Latin incorporeus "without body," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + corpus (genitive corporis ) "body" (see corporal ). 中文词源 incorporeal ：无形的 in-,不，非，corporeal,有形的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incorporeal 词源， incorporeal 含义。
• incorporate 英文词源 incorporate (v.) late 14c., "to put (something) into the body or substance of (something else)," from Late Latin incorporatus , past participle of incorporare "unite into one body," from Latin in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + corpus (genitive corporis ) "body" (see corporeal ). Meaning "to legally form a body politic" is from 1460s. Related: Incorporated ; incorporating . 中文
• inconvenient 英文词源 inconvenient (adj.) late 14c., "injurious, dangerous," from Old French inconvénient (13c.), from Latin inconvenientem (nominative inconveniens ) "unsuitable, not accordant, dissimilar," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + convenientem (see convenient ). In early 15c., "inappropriate, unbecoming, unnatural;" also, of an accused person, "unlikely as a culprit, innocent." Sense
• incontrovertible 英文词源 incontrovertible (adj.) 1640s, from in- (1) "not" + controvertible (see controvert ). Related: Incontrovertibly . 中文词源 incontrovertible ：不容质疑的 in-,不，非，controvertible,有矛盾的，有争议的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incontrovertible 词源， incontrovertible 含义。 incontrovertible ：无可争议的，无疑的 词根词
• incontinence 英文词源 incontinence (n.) late 14c., "inability to restrain sexual desire, sexual immorality," later "inability to keep to a religious rule" (early 15c.), from Old French incontinence "lack of abstinence, unchastity" (12c.) or directly from Latin incontinentia "greediness; incontinence," noun of quality from incontinens "incontinent, immoderate, intemperate" (see incontinent ). Meaning "inabi
• incontestable 英文词源 incontestable (adj.) 1670s, from French incontestable , from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + contestable (see contest (v.)). Related: Incontestably . 中文词源 incontestable ：无可争议的 in-,不，非，contestable,有争议的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incontestable 词源， incontestable 含义。
• inconstant 英文词源 inconstant (adj.) c. 1400, "fickle, not steadfast," from Middle French inconstant (late 14c.), from Latin inconstantem (nominative inconstans ) "changeable, fickle, capricious," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + constantem (see constant ). Related: Inconstantly . 中文词源 inconstant ：不稳定的，不忠的 in-,不，非，constant,稳定的，持续的。 该词
• inconspicuous 英文词源 inconspicuous (adj.) 1620s, "invisible," from Late Latin inconspicuus , from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + Latin conspicuus (see conspicuous ). Weakened sense of "not readily seen or noticed" first recorded 1828. Related: Inconspicuously ; inconspicuousness . 中文词源 inconspicuous ：不起眼的 in-,不，非，conspicuous,显眼的。 该词的英语词源请访
• inconsolable 英文词源 inconsolable (adj.) c. 1500 (implied in inconsolably ), from Latin inconsolabilis "inconsolable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + consolabilis "consolable," from consolari (see console (v.)). 中文词源 inconsolable ：无法安慰的 in-,不，非，consolable,可安慰的，可慰藉的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inconsolable 词源， inconsolable 含义
• inconsistent 英文词源 inconsistent (adj.) 1640s, "not agreeing in substance or form," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + consistent . Related: Inconsistently . 中文词源 inconsistent ：不一致的 in-,不，非，consistent,一致的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inconsistent 词源， inconsistent 含义。
• inconsiderate 英文词源 inconsiderate (adj.) late 15c., "done thoughtlessly," literally "not properly considered," from Latin inconsideratus "headstrong, unadvised, thoughtless," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + consideratus (see consider ). Related: Inconsiderately ; inconsiderateness . 中文词源 inconsiderate ：不为他人着想的 in-,不，非，considerate,体贴的，为他人着想的。
• inconsequential 英文词源 inconsequential (adj.) "characterized by inconsequence," 1620s; "not worth noticing," 1782; see inconsequent + -al (1). Related: Inconsequentially . 中文词源 inconsequential ：不重要的 in-,不，非，consequential,结论的，重要的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inconsequential 词源， inconsequential 含义。
• incongruous 英文词源 incongruous (adj.) 1610s, from Latin incongruus "incongruous," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + congruus "fit, suitable" (see congruent ). Related: Incongruously . 中文词源 incongruous ：不一致的 in-,不，非，congruous,一致的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incongruous 词源， incongruous 含义。
• inconclusive 英文词源 inconclusive (adj.) 1680s (implied in inconclusiveness ), from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + conclusive . Related: Inconclusively . 中文词源 inconclusive ：非决定性的 in-,不，非，conclusive,决定性的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inconclusive 词源， inconclusive 含义。
• inconceivable 英文词源 inconceivable (adj.) 1630s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + conceivable . Related: Inconcievably . An Old English word for this was unasmeagendlic . 中文词源 inconceivable ：无法想象的 in-,不，非，conceivable,可想象的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inconceivable 词源， inconceivable 含义。
• incomprehension 英文词源 incomprehension (n.) c. 1600, from in- (1) "not" + comprehension . 中文词源 incomprehension ：无法理解 in-,不，非，comprehension,理解。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incomprehension 词源， incomprehension 含义。
• incomplete 英文词源 incomplete (adj.) late 14c., from Latin incompletus "incomplete," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + completus (see complete ). 中文词源 incomplete ：不完整的 in-,不，非，complete,完整的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incomplete 词源， incomplete 含义。
• incompetence 英文词源 incompetence (n.) 1660s, "inadequacy;" 1716, "want of skill," from French incompétence (mid-16c.), from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + compétence (see competence ). Native formation incompetency (from incompetent + -cy ) is attested from 1610s. 中文词源 incompetence ：无能力，不胜任 in-,不，非，competence,能力，竞争力。 该词的英语词源请访
• incompatible 英文词源 incompatible (adj.) mid-15c., from Medieval Latin incompatibilis , from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + compatibilis (see compatible ). Originally of benefices, "incapable of being held together;" sense of "mutually intolerant" is from 1590s. Related: Incompatibly . 中文词源 incompatible ：不兼容的 in-,不，非，compatible,兼容的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• incomparable 英文词源 incomparable (adj.) early 15c., from Old French incomparable (12c.) or directly from Latin incomparabilis , from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + comparabilis "comparable" (see comparable ). 中文词源 incomparable ：无与伦比的 in-,不，非，comparable,可相比的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incomparable 词源， incomparable 含义。 incomparable ：
• incommunicado 英文词源 incommunicado (adj./adv.) 1844, American English, from Spanish incomunicado, past participle of incomunicar "deprive of communication," from in- "not" + comunicar "communicate," from Latin communicare "to share, impart" (see communication ). 中文词源 incommunicado ：无接触，禁止接触 来自西班牙语，in-,不，非，-commun,交流，接触，词源同common,communicate
• incommode 英文词源 incommode "Inconvenience (someone)", Late 16th century: from French incommoder or Latin incommodare , from in- 'not' + commodus 'convenient'. 中文词源 incommode ：妨碍，打扰 in-,不，非，-commod,方便，词源同commode,commodious.即不方便的，引申词义妨碍，打扰。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incommode 词源， incommode 含义。
• incommensurate 英文词源 incommensurate (adj.) 1640s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + commensurate . 中文词源 incommensurate ：不相称的，不能相比的 in-,不，非，commensurate,相等的，相称的。即不相称的，不能相比的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incommensurate 词源， incommensurate 含义。
• incomer 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random blaze blaze: There are three distinct words blaze in English. The commonest, meaning ‘fire, flame’ [OE], comes from a prehistoric Germanic * blasōn . Its original signification was ‘torch’ (in the sense, of course, of a burning piece of wood or bunch of sticks), but by the year 1000 the main current meaning was establis
• income 英文词源 income (n.) c. 1300, "entrance, arrival," literally "what enters," perhaps a noun use of the late Old English verb incuman "come in," from in (adv.) + cuman "to come" (see come ). Meaning "money made through business or labor" (i.e., "that which 'comes in' as a product of work or business") first recorded c. 1600. Income tax is from 1799, first introduced in Britain as a war tax, re-i
• incoherent 英文词源 incoherent (adj.) 1620s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + coherent . Related: Incoherently . 中文词源 incoherent ：不连贯的 in-,不，非，coherent,连贯的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incoherent 词源， incoherent 含义。 incoherent ：思想不连贯的，语无伦次的   词根词缀： in-不,无 + co-加强意义 + -her-粘着,粘附
• incognito 英文词源 incognito (adj./adv.) 1640s, from Italian incognito "unknown," especially in connection with traveling, from Latin incognitus "unknown," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + cognitus, past participle of cognoscere "to get to know" (see cognizance ). Fem. form incognita was maintained through 19c. by those scrupulous about Latin. Incog was a common 18c. colloquial abbre
• inclusive 英文词源 inclusive (adj.) mid-15c., from Medieval Latin inclusivus , from Latin inclus- , past participle stem of includere (see include ). Related: Inclusively ; inclusiveness . 中文词源 inclusive ：全包的 来自include,包含。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inclusive 词源， inclusive 含义。 inclusive ：包括一切的，包含的；范围广的 词根词
• include 英文词源 include include: [15] The idea of ‘shutting in’ or ‘enclosure’ is etymologically central to include – indeed, it is virtually the same word as enclose . It was borrowed from Latin inclūdere , a compound verb formed from the prefix in - and claudere ‘shut’ (source of English close ). (A probable Vulgar Latin descendant of inclūdere was * inclaudere , which passed into O
• incline 英文词源 incline incline: [13] Latin - clīnāre (a relative of English lean , but itself only ever recorded in compounds) meant ‘bend, lean’. Add to this the prefix in - and you had inclīnāre ‘lean towards’. This was originally borrowed into English via Old French encliner as encline – a form which survived until the 17th century, when the latinized incline began to take over. The
• inclement 英文词源 inclement (adj.) 1660s, from French inclément and directly from Latin inclementem (nominative inclemens ) "harsh, unmerciful," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + clementem "mild, placid." "Limitation to weather is curious" [Weekley]. 中文词源 inclement ：不温和的，粗鲁的 in-,不，非，clement,温和的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• incivility 英文词源 incivility (n.) 1580s, "want of civilized behavior, rudeness," from French incivilité (early 15c.), from Late Latin incivilitatem (nominative incivilitas ), from incivilis "not civil," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + civilis "relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous" (see civil ). Meaning "an act of rudeness" is from
• incite 英文词源 incite (v.) mid-15c., from Middle French enciter (14c.), from Latin incitare "to put into rapid motion," figuratively "rouse, urge, encourage, stimulate," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + citare "move, excite" (see cite ). Related: Incited ; inciting . 中文词源 incite ：煽动，刺激 in-,进入，使，-cit,移动，运动，召唤，词源同cite,excite,cinema.引申
• incisor 英文词源 incisor (n.) "cutting tooth," 1670s, from Medieval Latin incisor "a cutting tooth," literally "that which cuts into," from Latin incisus , past participle of incidere (see incision ). Inscisours as the name of a cutting tool is attested from early 15c. 中文词源 incisor ：切牙，门齿 来自incise,雕刻，切入。用于指切牙，门齿。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• incisive 英文词源 incisive (adj.) early 15c., inscisif , "slashing, cutting with a sharp edge," from Middle French incisif and directly from Medieval Latin incisivus , from Latin incis- , past participle stem of incidere (see incision ). Originally literal; figurative sense of "mentally acute" first recorded 1850 as a borrowing from French. Related: Incisively ; incisiveness . 中文词源 incisive ：尖
• incision 英文词源 incision (n.) late 14c., "a cutting made in surgery," from Old French incision (13c.) and directly from Latin incisionem (nominative incisio ) "a cutting into," noun of action from past participle stem of incidere "to cut in," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + -cidere , comb. form of caedere "to cut" (see -cide ). Meaning "act of cutting into" is from early 15c. 中文词源
• incise 英文词源 incise (v.) 1540s, from French inciser (15c.), from Old French enciser (12c.), from Latin incisus , past participle of incidere "to cut into, cut through" (see incision ). Related: Incised ; incising . 中文词源 incise ：雕刻，切入 in-,进入，使，-cis,切，砍，刻，词源同excise,circumcise. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incise 词源， inci
• incipient 英文词源 incipient (adj.) 1660s, from Latin incipientem (nominative incipiens ), present participle of incipere "begin, take up," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + -cipere , comb. form of capere "to take" (see capable ). 中文词源 incipient ：开端的 in-,进入，使，-cip,拿，带，开始，词源同inception,participate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• incinerator 英文词源 incinerator (n.) 1883, American English, originally in the terminology of cremation, from incinerate + Latinate agent noun suffix -or . Meaning "device for waste disposal by burning" is from 1889. 中文词源 incinerator ：焚化炉 来自incinerate,焚烧。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incinerator 词源， incinerator 含义。
• incinerate 英文词源 incinerate (v.) 1550s, from Medieval Latin incineratus "reduced to ashes," pp. of incinerare , from Latin in- "into" (see in- (2)) + cinis (genitive cineris ) "ashes," from PIE root *keni- "dust, ashes" (cognates: Greek konis "dust"). Used earlier in English as a past participle adjective meaning "reduced to ashes" (early 15c.). Related: Incinerated ; incinerating . 中文词源 incin
• incidental 英文词源 incidental (adj.) "casual, occasional," 1610s, from Medieval Latin incidentalis , from incidens (see incident (n.)). Incidentals (n.) "'occasional' expenses, etc.," is attested by 1707. 中文词源 incidental ：偶然的，附带的 来自incident,偶发事件，发生。引申词义偶然的，附带的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incidental 词源，
• incident 英文词源 incident incident: [15] An incident is literally that which ‘befalls’. In common with accident and occident , and a wide range of other English words, from cadaver to occasion , it comes ultimately from Latin cadere ‘fall’. This was combined with the prefix in - ‘on’ to produce incidere ‘fall on’, hence ‘befall, happen to’. Its present participial stem incident - p
• incidence 英文词源 incidence (n.) early 15c., "incidental matter," from Middle French incidence (15c.), from Late Latin incidentia (see incident (n.)). Meaning "act of coming into contact with" is from 1650s; sense in physics is from 1620s. 中文词源 incidence ：发生率 来自incident,偶发事件，发生。引申词义发生率。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incidence 词
• inchoative 英文词源 adolescent (n.) mid-15c., "youth, young man," from Middle French adolescent (15c.) or directly from Latin adolescentem (nominative adolescens ) "growing, near maturity, youthful," present participle of adolescere "grow up, come to maturity, ripen," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + alescere "be nourished," hence, "increase, grow up," inchoative of alere "to nourish" (see old ). Adolesce was
• inchoate 英文词源 inchoate (adj.) 1530s, from Latin inchoatus , past participle of inchoare , alteration of incohare "to begin," originally "to hitch up," from in- "on" (see in- (2)) + cohum "strap fastened to the oxen's yoke." Related: Inchoative . 中文词源 inchoate ：使开端 来自拉丁语incohare,挂上，开始，来自in-,进入，使，cohum,皮带，牛轭，词源同haw,hedge.其原义为
• inch 英文词源 inch inch: [OE] Inch and ounce both mean etymologically ‘one twelfth’, but while this ancestral sense has largely been lost sight of in the case of ounce , for inch it remains in force. The words’ common ancestor is Latin uncia , a term for a ‘twelfth part’ derived from unus ‘one’. This was borrowed into prehistoric Germanic as * ungkja , but it has not survived in any o
• incestuous 英文词源 incestuous (adj.) 1530s, from Latin incestuosus "incestuous," from incestus "unchaste" (see incest ). Figurative use is from 1744. Related: Incestuously ; incestuousness . 中文词源 incestuous ：乱伦的 来自incest,乱伦。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incestuous 词源， incestuous 含义。
• incest 英文词源 incest incest: [13] Etymologically, incest is virtually the same word as unchaste . It was borrowed from Latin incestus , a noun use of an adjective formed from the negative prefix in - and castus ‘pure’ (source of English chaste ). The Latin word denoted ‘unchastity’ in general, but in practice was often applied specifically to ‘sexual contact between close relatives’. =
• incessant 英文词源 incessant (adj.) mid-15c., from Old French incessant (mid-14c.), from Late Latin incessantem (nominative incessans ) "unceasing," from Latin in- "not" (see in- (1)) + cessantem (nominative cessans ), present participle of cessare "cease" (see cease ). Related: Incessantly (early 15c.). 中文词源 incessant ：不停止的 in-,不，非，-cess,走，离开，词源同cease,concessio
• inception 英文词源 inception (n.) early 15c., "beginning, starting," from Middle French incepcion and directly from Latin inceptionem (nominative inceptio ) "a beginning, undertaking," noun of action from past participle stem of incipere "begin, take in hand," from in- "in, on" (see in- (2)) + cipere comb. form of capere "take, seize" (see capable ). 中文词源 inception ：开始 in-,进入，使，-
• incentive 英文词源 incentive (n.) early 15c., from Late Latin incentivum , noun use of neuter of Latin adjective incentivus "setting the tune" (in Late Latin "inciting"), from past participle stem of incinere "strike up," from in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + canere "sing" (see chant (v.)). Sense influenced by association with incendere "to kindle." The adjective use, in reference to a system of rewards m
• incense 英文词源 incense incense: English has two distinct words incense , but both come ultimately from the same source. The noun, ‘aromatic burnt substance’ [13], comes via Old French encens from late Latin incensum , a noun use of the verb incendere ‘set fire to’ (source of English incendiary [17]). This in turn was formed from a derivative of candēre ‘glow’ (source of English candle )
• incendiary 英文词源 incendiary c. 1400 as a noun, "person who sets malicious fires;" mid-15c. as an adjective, "capable of being used to set fires," from Latin incendiarius "causing a fire," from incendium "conflagration," from incendere "set on fire," figuratively, "incite, rouse, enrage," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + *candere "to set alight, cause to glow," related to candere "to shine
• incautious 英文词源 incautious (adj.) 1703, from in- (1) + cautious . Related: Incautiously . 中文词源 incautious ：不慎重的 in-,不，非，cautious,谨慎的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incautious 词源， incautious 含义。
• incarnation 英文词源 incarnation (n.) c. 1300, "embodiment of God in the person of Christ," from Old French incarnacion (12c.), from Late Latin incarnationem (nominative incarnatio ), "act of being made flesh" (used by Church writers especially of God in Christ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin incarnare "to make flesh," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + caro (genitive carnis ) "flesh" (see
• incarnate 英文词源 incarnate (adj.) late 14c., from Late Latin incarnatus "made flesh," a common word among early Christian writers, past participle of Latin incarnare "to make flesh" (see incarnation ). incarnate (v.) 1530s, a back-formation from incarnation , or else from Latin incarnatus , past participle of incarnare (see incarnation ). Related: Incarnated ; incarnating . 中文词源 incarnate ：具
• incarcerate 英文词源 incarcerate (v.) 1550s, a back-formation from incarceration , or else from Medieval Latin incarceratus , past participle of incarcerare "to imprison" (see incarceration ). Related: Incarcerated ; incarcerating . 中文词源 incarcerate ：监禁 in-,进入，使，-carcer,围，监狱，词源同carceral,circle. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incarcerate 词源，
• incapacitate 英文词源 incapacitate (v.) 1650s, from incapacity + -ate . Related: Incapacitated ; incapacitating . 中文词源 incapacitate ：使失去能力 词源同incapable,无能力的，-ate,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incapacitate 词源， incapacitate 含义。 incapacitate ：使某人无能力(做某事) 词根词缀： in-否定 + -cap-拿取 + -acity名词词尾
• incapable 英文词源 incapable (adj.) 1590s, from Middle French incapable and directly from Medieval Latin incapabilis , from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + capabilis (see capable ). Related: Incapably ; incapability . 中文词源 incapable ：无能力的 in-,不，非，capable,有能力的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incapable 词源， incapable 含义。 incapable ：无能力
• incantation 英文词源 incantation (n.) late 14c., from Old French incantacion "spell, exorcism" (13c.), from Latin incantationem (nominative incantatio ) "art of enchanting," noun of action from past participle stem of incantare "bewitch, charm," literally "sing spells" (see enchantment ). 中文词源 incantation ：咒语 in-,进入，使，-cant,唱，吟唱，词源同chant,cantor.即唱起来，引申词
• incandescent 英文词源 incandescent (adj.) 1794, from French incandescent or directly from Latin incandescentem (nominative incandescens ), present participle of incandescere "become warm, glow, kindle," from in- "within" (see in- (2)) + candescere "begin to glow, become white," inceptive of candere "to glow, to shine" (see candle ). 中文词源 incandescent ：白热的，明亮的 in-,进入，使，-can
• incalculable 英文词源 incalculable (adj.) 1795, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + calculable (see calculate ). Related: Incalculably ; incalculability . 中文词源 incalculable ：难以估量的 in-,不，非，calcuable,可计算的，可估量的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： incalculable 词源， incalculable 含义。
• inbuilt 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fax fax: [20] Fax is a sleeper of a word. The technology of facsimile telegraphy, by which a document is scanned and its image transmitted via a telegraphic link, had been around since the 1870s, but the word fax was not invented for it (in the USA, by the simple expedient of removing the end of facsimile ) until the 1940s. Even
• inbreed 英文词源 inbreeding (n.) c. 1842, from in + breeding . 中文词源 inbreed ：近亲繁殖 in-,进入，使，内部，breed,产仔，繁殖。即内部繁殖的，引申词义近亲繁殖。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inbreed 词源， inbreed 含义。
• inbred 英文词源 inbred (adj.) 1590s, "native," also "inherent by nature," from in + bred . The genetic sense is from 1892 (also see inbreeding ). 中文词源 inbred ：近亲繁殖的 来自inbreed,近亲繁殖。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inbred 词源， inbred 含义。
• inbox 英文词源 inbox (n.) by 1984 in electronic mail sense, from in + mail box (n.). Compare in-basket , in reference to office mail systems, by 1940. 中文词源 inbox ：收件箱 in-,进入，使，box,盒子。用于指电子邮件收件箱。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inbox 词源， inbox 含义。
• inbound 英文词源 inbound (adj.) 1857, "homeward," from in + bound (adj.2). Originally of ships. 中文词源 inbound ：到达的，归航的 in-,进入，使，-bound,朝向，词源同outbound,homebound.即进入的，引申词义到达的，归航的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inbound 词源， inbound 含义。
• inborn 英文词源 inborn (adj.) Old English inboren "native to a place," from in "within" + boren "brought forth" (see born ). Of qualities in a person, 1510s. 中文词源 inborn ：天生的 in-,进入，使，born,出生。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inborn 词源， inborn 含义。
• inboard 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random torment torment: [13] The notion underlying torment is of an instrument of torture worked by ‘twisting’. The word was borrowed from Latin tormentum ‘instrument of torture’, hence ‘torture, great suffering’. This was a contraction of an earlier * torquementum , a derivative of torquēre ‘twist’, which has also giv
• inauthentic 英文词源 inauthentic (adj.) 1783, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + authentic . 中文词源 inauthentic ：不真实的 in-,不，非，authentic,真实的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inauthentic 词源， inauthentic 含义。
• inauspicious 英文词源 inauspicious (adj.) 1590s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + auspicious . Related: Inauspiciously ; inauspiciousness . 中文词源 inauspicious ：不吉祥的 in-,不，非，auspicious,吉祥的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inauspicious 词源， inauspicious 含义。
• inaugurate 英文词源 inaugurate inaugurate: see augur inaugurate (v.) c. 1600, a back-formation from inauguration and also from Latin inauguratus , past participle of inaugurare (see inauguration ). Related: Inaugurated ; inaugurating . 中文词源 inaugurate ：就职 in-,进入，使，augur,占卜，预示，预兆。来自古希腊罗马时期通过占卜来决定吉凶，以及是否从事政治，经
• inaugural 英文词源 inaugural (adj.) 1680s, from French inaugural (17c.), from inaugurer "to inaugurate" (see inauguration ). The noun meaning "an inaugural address" is recorded from 1832, American English. 中文词源 inaugural ：就职仪式，就职典礼 来自inaugurate,就职。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inaugural 词源， inaugural 含义。
• inaudible 英文词源 inaudible (adj.) mid-15c., "unfit to be heard;" c. 1600, "unable to be heard," from Latin inaudibilis "inaudible," from in- “not” (see in- (1)) + audibilis (see audible ). Related: Inaudibly ; inaudibility . 中文词源 inaudible ：听不到的 in-,不，非，audible,听得到的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inaudible 词源， inaudible 含义。
• inattention 英文词源 inattention (n.) 1710, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + attention . 中文词源 inattention ：不关心 in-,不，非，attention,关心。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： inattention 词源， inattention 含义。