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• illusion 英文词源 illusion illusion: [14] The notion of ‘play’ is at the etymological heart of illusion (as indeed of its close relatives allusion [16], delusion [15], and elude [16]). It came via Old French from Latin illūsiō , a derivative of illūdere ‘make fun of’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix in - and lūdere ‘play’ (source of English ludicrous [17]). In classical
• illumination 英文词源 illumination (n.) late 14c., "spiritual enlightenment," from Latin illuminationem (nominative illuminatio ), from past participle stem of illuminare "to throw into light, make bright, light up;" figuratively "to set off, illustrate," from assimilated form of in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + lumen (genitive luminis ) "light," related to lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). Meaning "action
• illuminating 英文词源 gas (v.) 1886, "to supply with (illuminating) gas," from gas (n.1). Sense of "poison with gas" is from 1889 as an accidental thing, from 1915 as a military attack. In old slang also "talk nonsense, lie to." Related: Gassed ; gassing ; gasses . gas-light (n.) 1808, from (illuminating) gas (n.1) + light (n.). illuminate (v.) c. 1500, "to light up, shine on," a back-formation from illumi
• illuminate 英文词源 illuminate illuminate: [16] Etymologically, illuminate is a parallel construction to enlighten . It was formed in the late Latin period from the prefix in - and lūmen ‘light’ (source of English luminous ). The past participle of the resulting illumināre gave English illuminate . The medieval-sounding sense ‘illustrate manuscripts’ is actually quite recent, replacing in the 1
• ill-starred 英文词源 disaster disaster: [16] The word disaster has astrological connotations. It comes, perhaps via French désastre , from Italian disastro ; this was a backformation from disastrato , literally ‘ill-starred’, a compound adjective formed from the pejorative prefix dis - and astro ‘star’, a descendant of Latin astrum ‘star’. This in turn came from Greek astron ‘star’, sourc
• ill-omened 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random architect architect: [16] Etymologically, an architect is a ‘master builder’. The word comes, via French architecte , Italian architetto , and Latin architectus , from Greek arkhitéktōn , a compound formed from the prefix arkhi - ‘leading’ and téktōn ‘builder’ (source of English tectonic and related, via Greek té
• illogical 英文词源 illogical (adj.) 1580s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + logical . Related: Illogically . 中文词源 illogical ：不合逻辑的 il-,不，非，logical,合逻辑的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： illogical 词源， illogical 含义。 illogical ：不合逻辑的，不合理的 词根词缀： il-否定 + -log-推理 + -ical形容词词
• illness 英文词源 illness (n.) "disease, sickness," 1680s, from ill + -ness . Earlier it meant "bad moral quality" (c. 1500). 中文词源 illness ：疾病 ill,病的，-ness,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： illness 词源， illness 含义。
• illiterate 英文词源 illiterate (adj.) early 15c., "uneducated, unable to read (originally of Latin)," from Latin illiteratus "unlearned, unlettered, ignorant; without culture, inelegant," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + literatus , literally "furnished with letters" (see literate ). Rendered in Old English as unstæfwis . As a noun meaning "illiterate person" from 1620s. H
• illicit 英文词源 illicit illicit: see leisure illicit (adj.) c. 1500, from Old French illicite (14c.) "unlawful, forbidden," from Latin illicitus "not allowed, unlawful, illegal," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + licitus "lawful," past participle of licere "to be allowed" (see licence ). Related: Illicitly . 中文词源 illicit ：非法的 il-,不，非，licit,合法的
• illiberal 英文词源 illiberal (adj.) 1530s, "ungentlemanly, base, mean," from Middle French illiberal (14c.), from Latin illiberalis "ungenerous, mean, sordid; unworthy of a freeman," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + liberalis (see liberal ). A sense of "narrow-minded politically; unconcerned with the rights or liberties of others" is attested from 1640s, and might conceiva
• ill humor 英文词源 grump (n.) "ill-humor," 1727, in humps and grumps "surly remarks," later the grumps "a fit of ill-humor" (1844), then "a person in ill humor" (1900); perhaps an extended sense of grum "morose, surly," which probably is related to Danish grum "cruel;" or perhaps suggested by grumble , grunt , etc. miff (n.) 1620s, "fit of ill humor," perhaps imitative of an exclamation of disgust (comp
• ill-founded 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random parse parse: see part 中文词源 ill-founded ：无根据的 ill-,不好的，founded,有基础的，有根据的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ill-founded 词源， ill-founded 含义。
• ill-fated 英文词源 ill (adv.) c. 1200, "wickedly; with hostility;" see ill (adj.). Meaning "not well, poorly" is from c. 1300. It generally has not shifted to the realm of physical sickess, as the adjective has done. Ill-fated recorded from 1710; ill-informed from 1824; ill-tempered from c. 1600; ill-starred from c. 1600. Generally contrasted with well , hence the useful, but now obsolete or obscure ill
• illegitimate 英文词源 illegitimate (adj.) 1530s, "born out of wedlock," formed in English (and replacing earlier illegitime , c. 1500), modeled on Latin illegitimus "not legitimate" (see il- + legitimate ). Sense of "unauthorized, unwarranted" is from 1640s. Phrase illegitimi non carborundum , usually "translated" as "don't let the bastards grind you down," is fake Latin (by 1965, said to date from c. 1939
• illegible 英文词源 illegible (adj.) 1630s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + legible . Related: Illegibly ; illegibility . 中文词源 illegible ：不能辨认的 il-,不，非，legible,可读的，可辨的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： illegible 词源， illegible 含义。 illegible ：难辨认的；字迹模糊的  词根词缀： il-不,无,非
• illegal 英文词源 illegal (adj.) 1620s, from French illégal or directly from Medieval Latin illegalis , from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin legalis (see legal ). Term illegal immigrant first recorded 1892 in American English ( illegal immigration is from 1887). 中文词源 illegal ：非法的 il-,不，非，来自in-在以字母l开头前的拼写异化形式，leg
• ill 英文词源 ill ill: [12] ‘Sick’ is not the original meaning of ill . To start with it meant ‘bad’ (a sense which survives, of course, in contexts such as ‘ill-will’, ‘illmannered’, etc), and ‘sick’ did not come on the scene until the 15th century. The word was borrowed from Old Norse illr , which is something of a mystery: it has other modern descendants in Swedish illa and D
• ilk 英文词源 ilk ilk: [OE] Historically ilk means simply ‘same’. Its Old English form was ilca , which was ultimately a compound made up of the demonstrative particle * i - ‘that (same)’ and * līk - ‘form’ (as in the English verb like ). It had virtually died out by the mid-16th century as a straight synonym for same , but one context in which it survived, particularly in Scottish Eng
• ileum 英文词源 ileum (n.) lowest part of the small intestine, 1680s, medical Latin, from ileum , singular created from classical Latin plural ilia "groin, flank," in classical Latin, "belly, the abdomen below the ribs," poetically, "entrails, guts." Sense restriction and form apparently from confusion with Greek eileos (see ileus ). Earlier in English ylioun (late 14c.), from Medieval Latin ileon .
• ikebana 英文词源 ikebana (n.) 1901, from Japanese, from ikeru "to keep alive, arrange" + hana "flower." 中文词源 ikebana ：插花艺术 来自日语，ikeru,插，排列，hana,花。可能最终来自汉语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ikebana 词源， ikebana 含义。
• iguanodon 英文词源 Iguanodon (n.) dinosaur name, 1825, hybrid from iguana + stem of Greek odonys "tooth" (on model of mastodon ). So called because the fossil teeth and bones were thought to resemble those of the lizard. 中文词源 iguanodon ：禽龙 iguana,蜥蜴，-odon,牙齿，词源同dental,tooth.因这种恐龙的牙齿和骷髅化石形如美洲大蜥蜴而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问
• iguana 英文词源 iguana (n.) 1550s, from Spanish, from Arawakan (W.Indies) iguana, iwana , the local name for the lizard. Foure footed beastes ... named Iuannas, muche lyke vnto Crocodiles, of eyght foote length, of moste pleasaunte taste. [Richard Eden, "Decades of the New World," 1555] 中文词源 iguana ：美洲大蜥蜴 来自西班牙语，最终来自中南美洲土著语。 该词的英语词源
• ignore 英文词源 ignore ignore: [17] The Latin verb for ‘not know’, and hence ‘disregard’, was īgnōrāre , which was formed with a negative prefix from the stem gnō - ‘know’ (ultimate source also of English narrate ). From it English got ignore , and from its derivative īgnōrantia the noun ignorance [13]. Its first person present plural was īgnōrāmus ‘we do not know’. This was
• ignorance 英文词源 ignorance (n.) c. 1200, from Old French ignorance (12c.), from Latin ignorantia "want of knowledge" (see ignorant ). 中文词源 ignorance ：无知 来自ignore,忽视，无知。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ignorance 词源， ignorance 含义。 ignorance ：不知道； 词根词缀： i(= in- )不,无 + -gnor-知道 + -ance名词词尾
• ignominy 英文词源 ignominy (n.) 1530s, back-formation from ignominious or else from Middle French ignominie (15c.), from Latin ignominia "disgrace, dishonor" (see ignominious ). Also sometimes shortened to ignomy . 中文词源 ignominy ：耻辱，不名誉 ig-,不，非，-nom,名字，名声，词源同name,nominee.即不好的名声，耻辱，不名誉。此处in-异化成ig-属于矫枉过正。 该
• ignominious 英文词源 ignominious (adj.) early 15c., from Middle French ignominieux (14c.) or directly from Latin ignominiosus "disgraceful, shameful," from ignominia "loss of a (good) name," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + nomen (genitive nominis ) "name" (see name ). Influenced by Old Latin gnoscere "come to know." Related: Ignominiously ; ignominiousness . 中文词源 ig
• ignoble 英文词源 ignoble ignoble: see noble ignoble (adj.) mid-15c., "of low birth," from Middle French ignoble , from Latin ignobilis "unknown, undistinguished, obscure; of base birth, not noble," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + gnobilis "well-known, famous, renowned, of superior birth" (see noble ). Related: Ignobly . 中文词源 ignoble ：不光彩的 ig-,不，非，
• ignition 英文词源 ignition (n.) 1610s, "act of heating to the point of combustion," from French ignition (16c.) or directly from Medieval Latin ignitionem (nominative ignitio ), from Latin ignire "set on fire," from ignis "fire" (see igneous ). Meaning "means of sparking an internal combustion engine" is from 1881. 中文词源 ignition ：点火开关 来自ignite,点火。 该词的英语词源请访问
• ignite 英文词源 ignite ignite: [17] The Latin word for ‘fire’ was ignis (it has been traced back to a prehistoric Indo- European * egni - or * ogni -, which also produced Sanskrit agni - and Lithuanian ugnìs ‘fire’). From it were derived the verb ignīre ‘set light to’, source of English ignite , and the adjective igneus , from which English got igneous [17]. Another contribution the Lat
• igneous 英文词源 igneous (adj.) 1660s, from Latin igneus "of fire, fiery," from ignis "fire," from PIE *egni- "fire" (cognates: Sanskrit agnih "fire, sacrificial fire," Old Church Slavonic ogni , Lithuanian ugnis "fire"). 中文词源 igneous ：火成的 来自拉丁语ignis,火，来自PIE*egni,火，词源同Egni，印度火神。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： igneous 词源，
• igloo 英文词源 igloo (n.) 1824, Canadian English, from an Eskimo word for "house, dwelling" (compare Greenlandic igdlo "house"). 中文词源 igloo ：冰屋 来自爱斯基摩语，屋子，家。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： igloo 词源， igloo 含义。
• iffy 英文词源 iffy (adj.) 1937, American English, from if + -y (2). Originally associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 中文词源 iffy ：不确定的，可疑的，有问题的 俚语词，来自if,如果。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： iffy 词源， iffy 含义。
• iff 英文词源 iff "If and only if", 1950s: arbitrary extension of if . 中文词源 iff ：并且仅当 来自短语if and only if,用作逻辑和数学术语并且仅当。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： iff 词源， iff 含义。
• if 英文词源 if if: [OE] The Old English version of if was gif , but its initial g was closer to modern English y in pronunciation than to g , and the conjunction gradually evolved through Middle English yif to if . It is not known where it ultimately came from; it is evidently connected with Old High German iba ‘condition’ and Old Norse ef ‘doubt’, but whether it started life as a noun li
• i.e. 英文词源 i.e. abbreviation of Latin id est , literally "that is;" used in English in the sense of "that is to say." 中文词源 i.e. ：也就是 来自拉丁语id est,即，也就是，id,那个，est,是，词源同is. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： i.e. 词源， i.e. 含义。
• idyllic 英文词源 idyllic (adj.) "full of natural, simple charm," 1831, literally "suitable for an idyll" (late 18c. in sense "pertaining to an idyll"); from idyll + -ic . 中文词源 idyllic ：田园的，美好的 来自idyll,田园的，引申词义美好的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idyllic 词源， idyllic 含义。
• idyll 英文词源 idyll (n.) also idyl , c. 1600, "picturesque pastoral poem," from Latin idyllium , from Greek eidyllion "short, descriptive poem, usually of rustic or pastoral type," literally "a little picture," diminutive of eidos "form" (see -oid ). 中文词源 idyll ：田园，田园诗 来自拉丁语idyllium,田园诗，田园画，词源同idea,ideal.引申词义理想的田园生活。 该词
• idolize 英文词源 idolize (v.) 1590s, from idol + -ize . Related: Idolized ; idolizing . 中文词源 idolize ：崇拜 来自idol,偶像，神像，-ize,使。即当成偶像崇拜。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idolize 词源， idolize 含义。
• idolatry 英文词源 idolatry (n.) mid-13c., from Old French idolatrie , from Vulgar Latin idolatria , shortened from Late Latin idololatria (Tertullian), from Ecclesiastical Greek eidololatria "worship of idols," from eidolon "image" (see idol ) + latreia "worship, service" (see -latry ). 中文词源 idolatry ：偶像崇拜 idol,偶像，-latry,崇拜，词源同zoolatry. 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• idol 英文词源 idol idol: [13] Greek eidos meant ‘form, shape’ (it came from the same root as idéā , source of English idea ). From it was derived eídōlon , which originally meant ‘appearance’, and in particular ‘apparition, phantom’. It developed from there to ‘image’, either a ‘mental image’ or a ‘physical image’, such as a ‘statue’; and in the early Christian era i
• idly 英文词源 idly (adv.) Old English idellice ; see idle + -ly (2). 中文词源 idly ：闲散的 来自idle,懒散的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idly 词源， idly 含义。
• idle 英文词源 idle idle: [OE] ‘Lazy’ is only a secondary meaning of idle . It originally meant ‘useless, worthless’ (as in ‘idle threats’), and the sense ‘lazy’ did not develop until the 13th century (the Old English words for ‘lazy’ were slow and slack ). Idle is shared by other West Germanic languages, and its relatives (German eitel ‘vain, futile’ and Dutch ijdel ‘vain,
• idiot savant 英文词源 idiot savant "A person who has a mental disability or learning difficulties but is extremely gifted in a particular way, such as the performing of feats of memory or calculation", French, literally 'knowledgeable idiot'. 中文词源 idiot savant ：低能特才 来自法语，idiot,笨蛋，savant,圣人。用来形容在艺术，绘画，数字等方面具有极强天赋但生活却不
• idiosyncrasy 英文词源 idiosyncrasy (n.) c. 1600, from French idiosyncrasie , from Greek idiosynkrasia "a peculiar temperament," from idios "one's own" (see idiom ) + synkrasis "temperament, mixture of personal characteristics," from syn "together" (see syn- ) + krasis "mixture" (see rare (adj.2)). Originally in English a medical term meaning "physical constitution of an individual." Mental sense first atte
• idiomatic 英文词源 idiomatic (adj.) 1712, from Latin idiomaticus , from Greek idiomatikos ; from idios "one's own" (see idiom ) + matos "thinking, animated" (see automaton ). 中文词源 idiomatic ：习语的，地道的 来自idiom,习语，习惯。引申词义习语的，地道的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idiomatic 词源， idiomatic 含义。 idiomatic ：成语的，
• idiom 英文词源 idiom (n.) 1580s, "form of speech peculiar to a people or place," from Middle French idiome (16c.) and directly from Late Latin idioma "a peculiarity in language," from Greek idioma "peculiarity, peculiar phraseology," from idioumai "to appropriate to oneself," from idios "personal, private," properly "particular to oneself," from PIE *swed-yo- , suffixed form of root *s(w)e- , pronou
• idiolect 英文词源 idiolect (n.) 1948, from idio- + second element abstracted from dialect . 中文词源 idiolect ：个人说话方式 idio-,个人的，词源同idiom,lect,说，说话，词源同lecture. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idiolect 词源， idiolect 含义。
• idiocy 英文词源 idiocy (n.) 1520s, from idiot on model of prophecy , etc. Early alternatives included idiotacy (1580s), idiotry (1590s). 中文词源 idiocy ：愚昧 来自idiot,笨蛋，傻瓜，-acy,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idiocy 词源， idiocy 含义。
• idio- 英文词源 idio- word-forming element meaning "one's own, personal, distinct," from Greek idio- , comb. form of idios "own, personal, private, one's own" (see idiom ). 中文词源 idio- ：个人的 来自希腊语idios,个人的，私人的，词源同idiom,idiot,idiocy.来自PIE*swe,个人，自己，词源同self,custom. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idio- 词源，
• ides 英文词源 ides (n.) (plural) early 14c., "middle day of a Roman month," from Old French Ides (12c.), from Latin idus (plural), a word perhaps of Etruscan origin. The 15th of March, May, July, and October; the 13th of other months. "Debts and interest were often payable on the ides" [Lewis]. 中文词源 ides ：月中日 来自古法语ides,来自拉丁语idus,分开，词源可能同divide.在古
• ideology 英文词源 ideology ideology: see idea ideology (n.) 1796, "science of ideas," originally "philosophy of the mind which derives knowledge from the senses" (as opposed to metaphysics ), from French idéologie "study or science of ideas," coined by French philosopher Destutt de Tracy (1754-1836) from idéo- "of ideas," from Greek idea (see idea ) + -logy . Later used in a sense "impractical theori
• ideologue 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 ideologue ：理论家 来自idea,想象，想法，主意，-logue,说，词源同dialogue.引申词义空想家，理论家。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ideologue 词源
• ideogram 英文词源 ideogram (n.) 1838, from comb. form of Greek idea (see idea ) + -gram . 中文词源 ideogram ：表意文字 来自idea,想象，想法，主意，-gram,写。引申词义表意文字。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ideogram 词源， ideogram 含义。
• identity theft 英文词源 identity (n.) c. 1600, "sameness, oneness," from Middle French identité (14c.), from Late Latin (5c.) identitatem (nominative identitas ) "sameness," from ident- , comb. form of Latin idem (neuter) "the same" (see identical ); abstracted from identidem "over and over," from phrase idem et idem . [For discussion of Latin formation, see entry in OED.] Earlier form of the word in Englis
• identity card 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random diverse diverse: [13] Diverse is one of a small family of English words, including also divers , divert , and divorce , which come ultimately from Latin dīvertere . This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dis - ‘aside’ and vertere ‘turn’ (source of English verse , version , vertebra , etc and related to worth ),
• identity 英文词源 identity identity: [16] The historical meaning of identity is best preserved in its derivative identical [17] – ‘the same’. For its ultimate source was Latin idem ‘same’, a pronoun (formed from id ‘it, that one’ with the suffix - dem ) used in English since the 17th century for referring to a previously cited author or text. This formed the basis of late Latin identitās
• Identikit 英文词源 identikit "A picture of a person, especially one sought by the police, reconstructed from typical facial features according to witnesses' descriptions", 1960s: blend of identity and kit 1 . 中文词源 Identikit ：供证人辨认罪犯的人像拼图 来自identity和kit的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Identikit 词源， Identikit 含义。
• identify 英文词源 identify (v.) 1640s, "regard as the same," from French identifier , from identité (see identity ). Sense of "recognize" first recorded 1769. Meaning "make one (with), associate (oneself)" is from 1780. Sense of "serve as means of identification" is attested by 1886. Related: Identified ; identifying . 中文词源 identify ：确认，辨认 ident-,一样，-fy,使。引申词义确认
• identification 英文词源 identification (n.) 1640s, "treating of a thing as the same as another," from French identification , probably from identifier (see identify ). Sense of "becoming or feeling oneself one with another" is from 1857. Sense of "determination of identity" is from 1859. Meaning "object or document which marks identity" is from 1947 (short for identification tag , card , etc.). 中文词源
• identical twin 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random examine examine: [14] Like essay and exact , examine comes ultimately from Latin exigere , a compound verb formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and agere ‘lead, drive’ (source of English act and agent ). This originally meant literally ‘drive out’, but a metaphorical sense ‘weigh accurately’ developed which was carr
• identical 英文词源 identical (adj.) 1610s, as a term in logic, from Medieval Latin identicus "the same," from Late Latin identitas "identity, sameness," ultimately from comb. form of Latin idem "the same" (from id "it, that one;" see id ) + demonstrative suffix -dem . General sense of "being the same or very similar" is from 1630s. Replaced Middle English idemptical (late 15c.), from Medieval Latin idem
• ident 英文词源 accident accident: [14] Etymologically, an accident is simply ‘something which happens’ – ‘an event’. That was what the word originally meant in English, and it was only subsequently that the senses ‘something which happens by chance’ and ‘mishap’ developed. It comes from the Latin verb cadere ‘fall’ (also the source of such diverse English words as case , decade
• idem 英文词源 idem Latin, literally "the same" (see identical ). 中文词源 idem ：同前 来自拉丁语，来自PIE*i,那个，那边，它，词源同id,item,yon,-dem,副词后缀。引申词义同样，同前。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idem 词源， idem 含义。
• idee fixe 英文词源 idée fixe "An idea or desire that dominates the mind; an obsession", French, literally 'fixed idea'. 中文词源 idee fixe ：执著的想法 来自法语，即fixed idea. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idee fixe 词源， idee fixe 含义。
• ideate 英文词源 ideate (v.) c. 1600, from idea + -ate (2). Related: Ideated ; ideating . 中文词源 ideate ：使形成想法 来自idea,主意，想法，-ate,动词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ideate 词源， ideate 含义。 ideate ：形成概念，想象，设想，对 词根词缀： -ide-思想 + -ate动词词尾
• idealistic 英文词源 idealistic (adj.) 1829; see idealist + -ic . 中文词源 idealistic ：空想的 来自ideal,空想的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idealistic 词源， idealistic 含义。
• idealism 英文词源 idealism (n.) 1796, in the abstract sense, originally "belief that reality is made up only of ideas," from ideal (adj.) + -ism ; on model of French idéalisme . Meaning "representing things in an ideal form" is from 1829. 中文词源 idealism ：理想主义 来自ideal,理想的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： idealism 词源， idealism 含义。 idealism ：
• ideal 英文词源 ideal (adj.) early 15c., "pertaining to an archetype or model," from Late Latin idealis "existing in idea," from Latin idea in the Platonic sense (see idea ). Sense of "perfect" first recorded 1610s. ideal (n.) "perfect person or thing," 1796, in a translation of Kant, from ideal (adj.). 中文词源 ideal ：理想的 来自idea,想象，想法。引申词义想象中的，理想的，
• idea 英文词源 idea idea: [16] Etymologically, an idea is the ‘look’ of something – it comes ultimately from the same source as produced the Greek verb ídein ‘see’. Greek idéā itself was used by Plato in the specialized sense ‘archetypal form of something’, which survives in the derived adjective ideal [17], but as far as the modern English noun is concerned, its sense ‘notion, me
• id 英文词源 id (n.) 1924, in Joan Riviere's translation of Freud's "Das Ich und das Es" (1923), from Latin id "it" (translation of German es "it" in Freud's title), used in psychoanalytical theory to denote the unconscious instinctual force. Latin id is from PIE pronominal stem *i- (see yon ). 中文词源 id ：本我 来自拉丁语id,它，那个，来自PIE*i,那个，那边，它，词源同
• icy 英文词源 icy (adj.) Old English isig ; see ice (n.) + -y (2). Modern use is said to be a late Middle English re-formation. Figurative use from 1590s. Related: Icily ; iciness . 中文词源 icy ：冰冷的 来自ice,冰。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： icy 词源， icy 含义。
• iconology 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random constipation constipation: [15] Latin constīpātiō originally meant ‘condition of being closely packed or compressed’. Its English descendant constipation was briefly used in that literal sense in the 17th and 18th centuries, but for the most part it has been a medical term: at first for constriction of some internal organ
• iconography 英文词源 iconography (n.) 1620s, from Medieval Latin iconographia , from Greek eikonographia "sketch, description," from eikon (see icon ) + -graphia (see -graphy ). Related: Iconographic . 中文词源 iconography ：图像学 icon,图像，-graphy,写，学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： iconography 词源， iconography 含义。
• iconoclastic 英文词源 iconoclastic (adj.) 1640s; see iconoclast + -ic . 中文词源 iconoclastic ：反传统的 来自iconoclast,反传统者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： iconoclastic 词源， iconoclastic 含义。
• icon 英文词源 icon icon: [16] The etymological idea underlying icon is of ‘similarity’. It comes via Latin īcōn from Greek eikón , which was derived from a prehistoric base meaning ‘be like’. From ‘likeness, similarity’, eikón progressed semantically via ‘image’ to ‘portrait, picture’. That was the general sense in which English acquired the word (‘The Icon, or forme of th
• icky 英文词源 icky (adj.) 1935, American English, probably from icky-boo (c. 1920) "sickly, nauseated," probably baby talk elaboration of sick . Originally a swing lover's term for more sentimental jazz music; in general use from 1938. 中文词源 icky ：黏糊糊的 可能来自儿语sick,生病的，呕吐的，呕吐物。引申词义黏糊糊的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• icing 英文词源 icing (n.) 1769 in the confectionary sense, verbal noun of ice (v.). Earlier in this sense was simple ice (1723). Meaning "process of becoming covered with ice" is from 1881. 中文词源 icing ：糖霜 比喻用法，冰雪覆盖的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： icing 词源， icing 含义。
• icily 英文词源 Sicily island off the southwest tip of Italy, from Latin Sicilia , from Greek Sikelia , from Sikeloi (plural) "Sicilians," from the name of an ancient people living along the Tiber, whence part of them emigrated to the island that was thereafter named for them. The Greeks distinguished Sikeliotes "a Greek colonist in Sicily" from Sikelos "a native Sicilian." Related: Sicilian . 中文词
• icicle 英文词源 icicle icicle: [14] Historically, icicle is a tautology, meaning literally ‘ice icicle’. It originated in Middle English as a compound of ice and ickel ‘icicle’. This word, which survived dialectally into the 20th century as ickle , goes back to Old English gicel , which in turn was descended from a prehistoric Germanic * jakulaz (source also of modern Icelandic jökull ‘gla
• ice sheet 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random rostrum rostrum: [16] Latin rōstrum originally meant ‘beak’ or ‘muzzle of an animal’ – it was derived from the verb rōdere ‘gnaw’ (source of English corrode [14], erode [17], and rodent [19]). The word was also applied metaphorically to the ‘beaklike’ prows of ships. In 338 BC the platform for public speakers
• ice rink 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random lore lore: see learn 中文词源 ice rink ：溜冰场 ice,冰，rink,溜冰场，旱冰场。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ice rink 词源， ice rink 含义。
• ice lolly 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random disaster disaster: [16] The word disaster has astrological connotations. It comes, perhaps via French désastre , from Italian disastro ; this was a backformation from disastrato , literally ‘ill-starred’, a compound adjective formed from the pejorative prefix dis - and astro ‘star’, a descendant of Latin astrum ‘star’
• ice floe 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fructify fructify: see fruit 中文词源 ice floe ：浮冰 ice,冰，floe,浮冰。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ice floe 词源， ice floe 含义。
• ice field 英文词源 paddy (n.1) "rice field," 1620s, "rice plant," from Malay padi "rice in the straw." Main modern meaning "ground where rice is growing" (1948) is a shortening of paddy field . 中文词源 ice field ：冰原 ice,冰，field,原野。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ice field 词源， ice field 含义。
• icebreaker 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random trifle trifle: [13] Trifle was acquired from Old French truffle , a derivative of truffe ‘trickery, deceit’ (it is not known where this came from; it has no connection with English truffle , which may come ultimately from the same source as tuber ). The first record of its application to a ‘sweet dessert confection’ date
• icebox 英文词源 icebox (n.) also ice-box , 1839, from ice (n.) + box (n.). 中文词源 icebox ：冰箱 口语用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： icebox 词源， icebox 含义。
• ice-bound 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random gargoyle gargoyle: [15] The ancient root * garg -, * gurg originated as an imitation of throat sounds. From it were derived such guttural words as Greek gargaraaizein ‘gargle’ (whence Latin gargarizāre ‘gargle’) and Latin gurguliō ‘gullet’ (Latin gurges , source of English gorge and regurgitate , had moved further
• ice-blue 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random tissue tissue: [14] Tissue is etymologically ‘woven’ cloth. The word was borrowed from Old French tissu ‘fine woven cloth’, which was a noun use of the past participle of tistre ‘weave’. This in turn was descended from Latin texere ‘weave’ (source of English text , texture , etc). The application of the word to ‘
• iceblock 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random corn corn: [OE] The underlying sense of corn is of grinding down into small particles. The word comes ultimately from the Indo-European base * ger -, which meant ‘wear away’. From it was derived * grnóm ‘worn-down particle’, which in Latin produced grānum (source of English grain ) and in prehistoric Germanic produced