英语词源

• herringbone 英文词源 herringbone also herring-bone , 1650s in literal sense and also as a type of stitch, from herring + bone (n.). From 1905 as a type of cirrocumulus cloud. 中文词源 herringbone ：织物的人字形平行花纹 herring,鲱鱼，bone,骨头。比喻用法，因这种花纹图案如同鲱鱼骨而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： herringbone 词源， he
• herring 英文词源 herring herring: [OE] Just as the hare is probably the ‘grey animal’, so the herring could well be the ‘grey fish’. Old English hǣring goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic * khēringgaz , in which the first syllable could represent the ancestor of English hoar ‘silvery-grey’ – the colour of the herring. French hareng comes from a variant of the West Germanic word. =
• herpes zoster 英文词源 herpes zoster "medical name for shingles", Late Middle English: from herpes and Latin zoster , from Greek zōstēr 'girdle, shingles'. 中文词源 herpes zoster ：带状疱疹 herpes,疱疹，zoster,带状，词源同zone. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： herpes zoster 词源， herpes zoster 含义。
• herpetology 英文词源 herpetology herpetology: see serpent herpetology (n.) "study of reptiles," 1816, from French herpétologie (18c.), coined from Greek herpeton "reptile," literally "creeping thing," from herpein "to creep" (see serpent ) + logia (see -logy ). Related: Herpetologist . 中文词源 herpetology ：爬虫学 herpeto-,爬行，-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• herpes 英文词源 herpes herpes: see serpent herpes (n.) late 14c., "inflammatory, spreading skin condition" (used of shingles, gangrene, etc.), from Latin herpes "a spreading skin eruption," from Greek herpes , the name for the disease shingles, literally "creeping," from herpein "to creep" (cognate with Latin serpere "to creep;" see serpent ). The condition was not distinguished into specific disease
• heron 英文词源 heron heron: [OE] Heron may well have originated in imitation of the bird’s cry, for its source was probably Indo-European * qriq - (whence also Russian krichat ’ ‘call out, shout’). From this was descended prehistoric Germanic * khaigaron (source of Swedish häger ‘heron’), which was borrowed into Old French as hairon . English took it over as heron or hern (the latter no
• heroism 英文词源 heroism (n.) 1717, from French héroisme , from heros (see hero (n.1)). 中文词源 heroism ：英雄精神 hero,英雄，-ism,主义，思想，精神。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： heroism 词源， heroism 含义。 heroism ：英雄气概，勇气 词根词缀： hero英雄 + -ism
• heroine 英文词源 heroine (n.) 1650s, from Latin heroine , heroina (plural heroinae ) "a female hero, a demigoddess" (such as Medea), from Greek heroine , fem. of heros (see hero (n.1)). As "principal female character" in a drama or poem, from 1715. 中文词源 heroine ：女英雄 来自拉丁语heroina,女英雄，hero,英雄，-ina,表阴性。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• heroics 英文词源 heroics (n.) 1590s, "heroic verse" (see heroic ). Meaning "deeds worthy of a hero" attested by 1831. 中文词源 heroics ：英雄行为，哗众取宠的言语 hero,英雄，-ics,名词后缀。即英雄行为，英勇事迹，后词义贬义化为哗众取宠的言语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： heroics 词源， heroics 含义。
• heroic 英文词源 heroic (adj.) 1540s, shortened from heroical (early 15c.), also heroycus "noble, magnanimous," from Latin heroicus "of a hero, heroic, mythical," from Greek heroikos "pertaining to heroes," from heros (see hero (n.1)). Earlier was heroical (early 15c.). The Heroic Age in Greece was the time before the return of the armies from the fall of Troy. Related: Heroically . Heroic verse (1610
• hernia 英文词源 hernia (n.) late 14c., hirnia , from Latin hernia "a rupture," related to hira "intestine," PIE *ghere- "gut, entrail" (see yarn ). The re-Latinized spelling is from 17c. Related: Herniated (1879). 中文词源 hernia ：疝，疝气 来自拉丁语hernia,断开，破裂，来自PIE*ghere,肠，内脏，词源同chord,yarn.引申词义疝，疝气。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• hermitage 英文词源 hermitage (n.) late 13c., "dwelling place of a hermit," from Old French hermitage , from Latin heremite (see hermit ). Earlier in the same sense was hermitorie (c. 1200), from Medieval Latin hermitorium . Transferred sense of "solitary or secluded dwelling place" is from 1640s. 中文词源 hermitage ：隐居处，修道院 hermit,隐修者，-age,地点后缀。 该词的英语词源请
• hermeneutics 英文词源 hermeneutics (n.) 1737, from hermeneutic ; also see -ics . 中文词源 hermeneutics ：解经原则，解释学 来自hermeneutic,解经的，解释的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： hermeneutics 词源， hermeneutics 含义。
• hermeneutic 英文词源 hermeneutic (adj.) "interpretive," 1670s, from Greek hermeneutikos "interpreting," from hermeneutes "interpreter," from hermeneuein "to interpret," of unknown origin (formerly considered ultimately a derivative of Hermes , as the tutelary divinity of speech, writing, and eloquence). 中文词源 hermeneutic ：解经的，解释的 来自希腊语hermeneuein,解释，阐释，词源不详
• heritage 英文词源 heritage heritage: see hereditary heritage (n.) c. 1200, "that which may be inherited," from Old French iritage , eritage , heritage , from heriter "inherit," from Late Latin hereditare , ultimately from Latin heres (genitive heredis ) "heir" (see heredity ). 中文词源 heritage ：遗产 词源同heredity,遗产。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： heritage 词源
• heretic 英文词源 heretic (n.) mid-14c., from Old French eretique (14c., Modern French hérétique ), from Church Latin haereticus , from Greek hairetikos "able to choose," the verbal adjective of hairein (see heresy ). 中文词源 heretic ：离经叛道者 来自heresy,异端邪说。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： heretic 词源， heretic 含义。
• heresy 英文词源 heresy heresy: [13] Etymologically, a heresy is a ‘choice’ one makes. The word comes ultimately from Greek haíresis ‘choice’, a derivative of hairein ‘take, choose’. This was applied metaphorically to a ‘course of action or thought which one chooses to take’, hence to a particular ‘school of thought’, and ultimately to a ‘faction’ or ‘sect’. The word passe
• heredity 英文词源 heredity (n.) 1530s, from Middle French hérédité (12c.), from Latin hereditatem (nominative hereditas ) "heirship, inheritance, condition of being an heir," from heres (genitive heredis ) "heir, heiress," from PIE root *ghe- "to be empty, left behind" (source also of Greek khera "widow"). Legal sense of "inheritable quality or character" first recorded 1784; the modern biological s
• hereditary 英文词源 hereditary hereditary: [16] Latin hērēs ‘heir’ (a relative of Greek khéra ‘widow’ and Sanskrit hā - ‘leave, lose’) has been quite a prolific source of English words. For one thing there is heir [13] itself, acquired via Old French heir . And then there are all the derivatives of the Latin stem form hērēd -, including hereditament [15], hereditary , heredity [16], and
• hereabouts 英文词源 thereabouts (adv.) early 15c., "in that area, around there; mid-15c., "near to that time, approximately thence," from Old English þær onbutan "about that place" + adverbial genitive -es ; see there + about . whereabouts (adv.) "in what place," early 15c., from whereabout + adverbial genitive -s . The noun, "place where someone or something is," is recorded from 1795. Whereabout in t
• here 英文词源 here here: [OE] Like he , here can be traced back ultimately to a prehistoric Indo-European base * ki -, * ko -, which denoted ‘thisness’ or ‘hereness’ (as opposed to ‘thatness’ or ‘thereness’). The adverbial suffix - r (as in there and where ) links it to the concept of ‘place’. = there , where here Old English her "in this place, where one puts himself," from Pro
• herd instinct 英文词源 herd (n.) Old English heord "herd, flock," from Proto-Germanic *herdo- (cognates: Old Norse hjorð , Old High German herta , German Herde , Gothic hairda "herd"), from PIE *kerdh- "a row, group, herd" (cognates: Sanskrit śárdhah "herd, troop," Old Church Slavonic čreda "herd," Greek korthys "heap," Lithuanian kerdžius "shepherd"). Herd instinct in psychology is first recorded 1908
• herd 英文词源 herd herd: [OE] Herd is part of a widespread Indo- European family of words denoting ‘group’ (others include Sanskrit çárdhas ‘troop, multitude’ and Welsh cordd ‘tribe, family’). It goes back to an Indo-European * kherdhā -, whose Germanic descendant * kherthō produced German herde , Swedish and Danish hjord , and English herd . Herd ‘herdsman’, now found only in c
• Hercules 英文词源 Hercules hero, son of Zeus and Alcmene, c. 1200 (originally in reference to the Pillars of Hercules), also Ercules , from Latin Hercles , from Greek Herakles , literally "Glory of Hera;" from Hera (q.v.) + kleos "glory, renown" (see Clio ). Used figuratively of strength since late 14c. Vocative form Hercule was a common Roman interjection (especially me Hercule! ) "assuredly, certainl
• Herculean 英文词源 Herculean (adj.) 1590s, from Hercules + -an . 中文词源 herculean （力大无穷的）：希腊神话中的大力神赫拉克勒斯 赫拉克勒斯（Heracles或 Hercules，又译为“海格力斯”）是希腊神话中最著名的英雄，众神之王宙斯与凡间女子阿尔克墨涅的儿子，英雄玻耳修斯的曾孙。他神勇无比，力大无 穷，生前完成了十二
• herbivore 英文词源 herbivore (n.) 1851, from Modern Latin herbivora (1830) or French herbivore (1748), from Latin herbivorus , from herba "a herb" + vorare "devour, swallow" (see voracity ). 中文词源 herbivore ：食草动物 herbi-,草，-vor,吃，词源同voracity,devour. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： herbivore 词源， herbivore 含义。
• herbicide 英文词源 herbicide (n.) 1888, originally a trademark name, from herb + -cide . 中文词源 herbicide ：除草剂 herbi-,草，-cid,杀，词源同ecocide,homicide. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： herbicide 词源， herbicide 含义。
• herbalist 英文词源 herbalist (n.) 1590s; see herbal + -ist . Earlier such a person might have been called herber (early 13c. as a surname). 中文词源 herbalist ：草药商 herbal,草药的，-ist,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： herbalist 词源， herbalist 含义。
• herbalism 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random nightmare nightmare: [13] The mare of nightmare is not the same word as mare ‘female horse’. It comes from Old English mære , which denoted a sort of evil spirit or goblin which sat on sleepers’ chests and gave them bad dreams. That is what the compound nightmare meant too when it emerged in the early Middle English perio
• herbal 英文词源 herbal (adj.) 1610s, from Latin herbalis , from herba (see herb ). 中文词源 herbal ：草本的，草药的 herb,草，草药，-al,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： herbal 词源， herbal 含义。
• herbage 英文词源 herbage (n.) late 14c., "non-woody plants collectively," from Old French erbage or directly from Medieval Latin herbagium ; see herb + -age . 中文词源 herbage ：草本植物 herb,草，草木，-age,集合名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： herbage 词源， herbage 含义。
• herbaceous 英文词源 herbaceous (adj.) 1640s, from Latin herbaceus , from herba (see herb ). 中文词源 herbaceous ：草本的 herb,草，草本，-aceous,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： herbaceous 词源， herbaceous 含义。
• herb 英文词源 herb (n.) c. 1300, erbe "non-woody plant," from Old French erbe "grass, herb, plant" (12c.), from Latin herba "grass, an herb, herbage, turf." Refashioned after Latin since 15c., but the h- was mute until 19c. Slang meaning "marijuana" is attested from 1960s. 中文词源 herb ：草，草本植物，草药 来自拉丁语herba,草，草药，来自PIE*ghre,生长，词源同grass. 该词
• heraldry 英文词源 heraldry (n.) "art of arms and armorial bearings," late 14c., heraldy , from Old French hiraudie "heralds collectively," from hiraut (see herald (n.)). The spelling with -r- is attested from 1570s (see poetry, pedantry ). 中文词源 heraldry ：纹章，纹章学 her-,军队，词源同harry,harbor,-ald,命令，统率，词源同wield.即军队统率官，指挥官，引申词义军队
• herald 英文词源 herald herald: [14] Etymologically, a herald is a ‘leader of an army’. The word comes via Old French herault from a prehistoric Germanic * khariwald -, a compound formed from * kharjaz ‘army’ (which occurs also in English harangue , harbinger , harbour , harness , and harry ) and * wald - ‘rule’ (source of English wield ). It is identical in origin with the personal name H
• Hera 英文词源 Hera sister and wife of Zeus, from Greek Hera, literally "protectress," related to heros "hero," originally "defender, protector." 中文词源 Hera ：赫拉 古希腊神话天后，宙斯之妻，来自希腊语Hera,女守护神，词源同hero. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Hera 词源， Hera 含义。 Hera ：高贵的天后赫拉/朱诺（Juno） 在希腊
• her 英文词源 her her: [OE] Her is the modern English descendant of Old English hire , a derivative of the same Germanic base, * khi -, as produced he . It was the genitive and dative case of the feminine personal pronoun: the former, which we would now express as of her , has become the possessive adjective, as in ‘her job’, and the latter is now the object form, as in ‘follow her’. The po
• heptathlon 英文词源 heptathlon "An athletic event, in particular one for women, in which each competitor takes part in the same prescribed seven events (100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot-put, 200 metres, long jump, javelin, and 800 metres)", 1970s: from hepta- 'seven' + Greek athlon 'contest', on the pattern of words such as decathlon . 中文词源 heptathlon ：七项全能运动 来自希腊语hepta
• heptagon 英文词源 heptagon (n.) 1560s, from Middle French heptagon , from Greek heptagonon , from hepta "seven" (cognate with Latin septem , Gothic sibun , Old English seofon ; see seven ) + gonia "angle" (see -gon ). Related: Heptagonal . 中文词源 heptagon ：七边形 来自希腊语hepta,七，词源同seven,-gon,边，角，词源同knee,hexagon. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• hepatitis 英文词源 hepatitis (n.) 1727, coined from Greek hepatos , genitive of hepar "liver," from PIE root *yekwr- (cognates: Sanskrit yakrt , Avestan yakar , Persian jigar , Latin jecur , Old Lithuanian jeknos "liver") + -itis "inflammation." 中文词源 hepatitis ：肝炎的 来自希腊语hepar,肝，-itis,炎症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： hepatitis 词源， hepati
• hepatic 英文词源 hepatic (adj.) late 14c., epatike , from Old French hepatique or directly from Latin hepaticus "pertaining to the liver," from Greek hepatikos , from hepar (genitive hepatos ) "liver" (see hepatitis ). As a noun, "medicine for the liver," from late 15c. 中文词源 hepatic ：肝的 来自希腊语hepar,肝。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： hepatic 词源， h
• henry 英文词源 Henry masc. proper name, from French Henri , from Late Latin Henricus , from German Heinrich , from Old High German Heimerich , literally "the ruler of the house," from heim "home" + rihhi "ruler." One of the most popular Norman names after the Conquest. 中文词源 henry ：亨，亨利 物理学电感单位，来自其发现者19世纪美国物理学家Joseph Henry. 该词的英语词
• henotheism 英文词源 henotheism (n.) 1860, from Greek henos , neuter of eis "one" (from PIE *sem- "one, as one") + theism . Devotion to a single god without asserting that he is the only god. Coined by (Friedrich) Max Müller (1823-1900), professor of comparative philology at Oxford. Related: Henotheist . 中文词源 henotheism ：单一神论 heno-,一，theism,有神论。即只信奉一个神，但是不
• henpecked 英文词源 henpecked (adj.) 1670s, an image from hen + peck (v.). The henpect Man rides behind his Wife, and lets her wear the Spurs and govern the Reins. [Samuel Butler] The verb henpeck (1680s) apparently is a back-formation. 中文词源 henpecked ：怕老婆的 hen,母鸡，peck,啄。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： henpecked 词源， henpecked 含义。
• hen party 英文词源 hen (n.) Old English henn , from West Germanic *hannjo (cognates: Old Frisian henn , Middle Dutch henne , Old High German henna ), fem. of *han(e)ni "male fowl, cock" (source of Old English hana "cock"), literally "bird who sings (for sunrise)," from PIE root *kan- "to sing" (see chant ). The original masculine word survives in German ( Hahn "cock"), Swedish, Danish, etc. German also
• henna 英文词源 henna (n.) c. 1600, "dye or cosmetic from the henna plant," from Arabic hinna , name for the small thorny tree (Egyptian Privet, Lawsonia inermis ), the leaves of which are used to make the reddish dye; said to be of Persian origin. Related: Hennaed (1860). 中文词源 henna ：散沫花染剂 来自阿拉伯语hinna,一种灌木植物，其叶子可用于染色。 该词的英语词源
• henge 英文词源 henge (n.) 1740, noted as a Yorkshire word for structures such as Stonehenge . 中文词源 henge ：史前的环状直立木石结构 缩写自Stonehenge,字面意思即悬挂的石板，来自stone,石头，henge,悬挂，词源同hang,hinge. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： henge 词源， henge 含义。
• hendiadys 英文词源 hendiadys (n.) 1580s, figure of speech in which two nouns joined by and are used in place of a noun and an adjective; from Medieval Latin alteration of Greek hen dia duoin "one (thing) by means of two." If this term was used by Greek grammarians it is no longer found in their writings, but it is frequent among Latin writers. 中文词源 hendiadys ：二词一义，重言法 来自希腊
• hendecasyllable 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random curtain curtain: [13] Latin cortīna meant ‘round vessel, cauldron’, but in the 4th-century Vulgate we find it being used to translate Greek aulaía ‘curtain’. The reason for this considerable semantic leap seems to have been a link perceived to exist between Greek aulaía , a derivative of aulē ‘court’, and Latin c
• hendeca- 英文词源 hendeca- word-forming element meaning "eleven," from Latinized form of Greek hendeka "eleven," from hen , neuter of eis "one" + deka "ten" (see ten ). 中文词源 hendeca- ：十一 来自希腊语hendeka,十一，来自hen,一，词源同same,homosexual,deka,十，词源同December,ten. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： hendeca- 词源， hendeca- 含义。
• henchman 英文词源 henchman henchman: [14] Early spellings such as hengestman and henxstman suggest that this word is a compound of Old English hengest ‘stallion’ and man ‘man’. There are chronological difficulties, for hengest seems to have gone out of general use in the 13th century, and henchman is not recorded until the mid-14th century, but it seems highly likely nevertheless that the compo
• henceforth 英文词源 henceforth (adv.) late 14c., earlier henne forth (late Old English); see hence + forth . 中文词源 henceforth ：此后 hence,由此，forth,向前。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： henceforth 词源， henceforth 含义。
• hence 英文词源 hence (adv.) late 13c., hennes , from Old English heonan "away, hence," from West Germanic *hin- (see Old Saxon hinan , Old High German hinnan , German hinnen ); related to Old English her "here" (see here ). With adverbial genitive -s . The modern spelling (mid-15c.) is phonetic, to retain the breathy -s- (see twice , pence ). Original sense is "away from here;" of time, from late 14
• hen 英文词源 hen hen: [OE] Etymologically, a hen is a ‘singing bird’. The word goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic * khanon ‘male fowl, cock’, which was related to the Latin verb canere ‘sing’ (source of English chant ). In the West Germanic dialects a feminine form developed, * khannjō , which has become German henne , Dutch hen , Swedish höna , Danish høne , and English
• hemp 英文词源 hemp hemp: [OE] Hemp is ultimately the same word as cannabis (as, bizarrely, is canvas , which was originally made from hemp). Both go back to a common ancestor which produced Persian kanab , Russian konóplya , Greek kánnabis (source of English cannabis ), and a prehistoric Germanic * khanipiz or * khanapiz . From the latter are descended German hanf , Dutch hennep , Swedish hampa ,
• hemlock 英文词源 hemlock (n.) a poisonous plant, Old English (Kentish) hemlic , earlier hymlice , hymblice ; of unknown origin. Liberman suggests from root hem- "poison," perhaps with the plant name suffix -ling or -ig . As the name of the poison derived from the plant, c. 1600. The North American tree so called from 1776, from resemblance of its leaves to those of the plant. 中文词源 hemlock ：毒
• hemline 英文词源 hemline (n.) 1899, from hem (n.) + line (n.). 中文词源 hemline ：裙下摆 hem,褶边，line,线。引申词义裙下摆。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： hemline 词源， hemline 含义。
• hemisphere 英文词源 hemisphere (n.) late 14c., hemysperie , in reference to the celestial sphere, from Latin hemisphaerium , from Greek hemisphairion , from hemi- "half" (see hemi- ) + sphaira "sphere" (see sphere ). Spelling reformed 16c. Of the Earth, from 1550s; of the brain, 1804. 中文词源 hemisphere ：半球 hemi-,半，词源同semi-,sphere,球。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• he-man 英文词源 he-man (n.) "especially masculine fellow," 1832, originally among U.S. pioneers, from he + man (n.). 中文词源 he-man ：强健的男子 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： he-man 词源， he-man 含义。
• hem 英文词源 hem hem: [OE] If, as seems likely, hem is related to Old Frisian hemme ‘enclosed piece of land’, its underlying meaning would be ‘edge, border’. However, a link has also been suggested with Armenian kamel ‘press’. hem (n.) Old English hem "a border," especially of cloth or a garment, from Proto-Germanic *hamjam (cognates: Old Norse hemja "to bridle, curb," Swedish hämma "
• helve 英文词源 helve (n.) Old English helfe , hielfe "handle of an axe" or other tool or weapon, from Proto-Germanic *halb- (cognates: Old Saxon helvi , Middle Dutch helf , Old High German halb "handle of an axe," Old High German helmo "tiller"); related to halter and helm (1), from PIE *kelp- "to hold, grasp." In Middle English, to holden the axe bi the helve (c. 1200) meant "to take something by t
• helter-skelter 英文词源 helter-skelter (adv.) also helter skelter , 1590s, perhaps from skelte "to hasten, scatter hurriedly," with the first element there merely for the sake of rhyme. As an adjective from 1785. 中文词源 helter-skelter ：游乐场的螺旋滑梯 词源不详，helter为 skelter的韵律构词。可能来自skel-,弯，转，词源同scoliosis,isosceles.由弯，转引申词义螺旋滑梯
• helpmeet 英文词源 helpmeet (n.) as two words in the 1611 Bible, a noun-adjective phrase; hyphenated and mistaken as a modified noun by 1670s; see helpmate . 中文词源 helpmeet ：伙伴 来自圣经an help meet for Adam,即Eve.help,帮助，meet,古义形容词匹配的，合适的，词源同match.后来连写在一起，再后来讹误成helpmate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• helpmate 英文词源 helpmate (n.) "companion," 1715, altered from helpmeet , a ghost word, from the Biblical translation of Latin adjutorium simile sibi [Gen. ii:18] as "an help meet (i.e. fit) for him" (Hebrew 'ezer keneghdo ), which already by 1673 was being printed as help-meet and mistaken for one word. 中文词源 helpmate ：得力的伴侣，妻子 来自helpmeet的讹误词，受mate影响拼写讹
• helpline 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bulwark bulwark: [15] Bulwark comes from Middle High German bolwerc ‘fortification’, a compound formed from bole ‘plank’ (the same word as English bole ‘tree trunk’) and werc , equivalent to English work . It thus originally meant ‘rampart constructed out of planks or tree trunks’. The word was shared by other Ge
• helpless 英文词源 helpless (adj.) "unable to act for oneself," c. 1200, from help (n.) + -less . Related: Helplessly ; helplessness . In Middle English and later sometimes also "unable to give help, affording no help" (late 14c.), but this was never common. 中文词源 helpless ：无助的 help,帮助，有益，-less,表否定。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： helpless 词源，
• helpful 英文词源 helpful (adj.) late 14c., from help (n.) + -ful . Related: Helpfully ; helpfulness . 中文词源 helpful ：有益的 help,帮助，有益，-ful,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： helpful 词源， helpful 含义。
• help 英文词源 help help: [OE] Today, help is essentially a Germanic word. Related forms such as German helfen , Dutch helpen , Swedish hjälpa , and Danish hjælpe point to a Germanic ancestor * khelp -. But there is one clue – Lithuanian shélpti ‘help, support’ – that suggests that formerly it may have been much more widespread throughout the Indo-European languages, and came from an Indo
• helmsman 英文词源 helmsman (n.) 1620s, from helm (n.1) + man (n.). 中文词源 helmsman ：舵手 即转舵的人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： helmsman 词源， helmsman 含义。
• helmet 英文词源 helmet helmet: [15] A helmet is literally a ‘little protective hat’. The word was borrowed from Old French helmet , a diminutive form of helme ‘helmet’. This in turn was acquired by Old French from Germanic * khelmaz (source of English helm [OE]), which goes back ultimately to Indo-European * kel - ‘hide, cover’ (source of a wide range of English words, including apocalyps
• helm 英文词源 helm (n.1) "instrument by which a ship is steered," late 13c., from Old English helma "rudder; position of guidance, control," from Proto-Germanic *halbma- (cognates: Old Norse hjalm , Old High German helmo , German Helm "handle"), from PIE *kelp- "to hold, grasp" (see helve ). Helm - the handle or tiller, in large ships the wheel, by which the runner is managed; the word is sometimes
• helluva 英文词源 helluva (adj.) 1910, attempt to represent the casual pronunciation of expression hell of a _____ , which is attested from 1776 (see hell ). 中文词源 helluva ：极好的，极坏的，极大的 缩写自hell of a sb/sth. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： helluva 词源， helluva 含义。
• Hell's Anger 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random resin resin: [14] Resin comes via Old French resine and Latin resīna from Greek rhētínē ‘resin’, a word of unknown origin. A collateral form that arose in medieval Latin was rosīna , which has given English rosin [14]. = rosin 中文词源 Hells Anger ：地狱天使 比喻用法，用来形容穿皮衣，骑大马力摩托
• hellraiser 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random tenon tenon: see tenant 中文词源 hellraiser ：捣蛋鬼 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： hellraiser 词源， hellraiser 含义。
• hello 英文词源 hello 1883, alteration of hallo , itself an alteration of holla , hollo , a shout to attract attention, which seems to go back to at least c. 1400. Perhaps from holla! "stop, cease." OED cites Old High German hala, hola , emphatic imperative of halon, holon "to fetch," "used especially in hailing a ferryman." Fowler lists halloo , hallo , halloa , halloo , hello , hillo , hilloa , hol
• hellish 英文词源 hellish (adj.) 1520s, from hell + -ish . Related: Hellishly ; hellishness . Earlier in same sense were helli "helly" (late 12c.); hellen "hellish, infernal" (c. 1200), with -en (2); and Old English hellic . 中文词源 hellish ：地狱般的，极不愉快的 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： hellish 词源， hellish 含义。
• hellion 英文词源 hellion (n.) 1846, American English, altered (by association with Hell ) from Scottish/northern England dialectal hallion "worthless fellow, scamp" (1786), of unknown origin. 中文词源 hellion ：调皮捣蛋的孩子 来自方言词hallion,笨蛋，废物。拼写受hell影响俗化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： hellion 词源， hellion 含义。
• hellhole 英文词源 hellhole (n.) "the pit of Hell," late 14c., from hell + hole (n.). Meaning "unpleasant place" is from 1866. 中文词源 hellhole ：非常讨厌的地方 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： hellhole 词源， hellhole 含义。
• hellfire 英文词源 hellfire (n.) also hell fire , from Old English hellefyr , in which helle is the genitive case of hell . It translates Greek gehenna tou pyros , literally "fiery hell." Also used in Middle English for "erysipelas" (mid-15c.). 中文词源 hellfire ：地狱之火 hell,地狱，fire,烈火。即地狱烈火，对应天上纯火（三昧真火）ether,empyrean.比较inferno. 该词的英语
• Hellenic 英文词源 Hellenic (adj.) "pertaining to Greece," 1640s, from Greek Hellenikos , from Hellen "a Greek," of unknown origin. Earliest surviving use is by Homer in reference to a Thessalian tribe. 中文词源 Hellenic ：希腊的 来自Hellen,希腊，希腊人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Hellenic 词源， Hellenic 含义。
• hellebore 英文词源 hellebore (n.) late 14c., from Old French ellebore , from Latin elleborus , from Greek helleboros , perhaps meaning "plant eaten by fawns," from Greek ellos / hellos "fawn" + bora "food of beasts," from bibroskein "to eat," from PIE root *gwere- (4) "to swallow" (see voracity ). Among the ancients, the name given to various plants of both poisonous and medicinal qualities, reputed to
• hell-bent 英文词源 hellbent (adj.) also hell-bent , 1835, U.S., originally slang, from hell + bent (1). 中文词源 hell-bent ：不顾一切 hell,地狱，此处表强调，bent,弯的，此处表发疯的。引申词义不顾一切。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： hell-bent 词源， hell-bent 含义。
• hell 英文词源 hell hell: [OE] Etymologically, hell is a ‘hidden place’. It goes back ultimately to Indo-European * kel - ‘cover, hide’, which was contributed an extraordinary number of words to English, including apocalypse , cell , cellar , conceal , helmet , hull ‘pod’, occult , and possibly colour and holster . Its Germanic descendant was * khel -, * khal -, whose derivatives include
• helix 英文词源 helix (n.) "a spiral thing," 1560s, from Latin helix "spiral," from Greek helix (genitive helikos ), related to eilein "to turn, twist, roll," from PIE *wel-ik- , from root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve" (see volvox ). 中文词源 helix ：螺旋形 来自拉丁语helix,螺旋的，来自PIE*wel,转，旋转，词源同involve,whelk.引申词义螺旋形。 该词的英语词源请访问
• heliport 英文词源 heliport (n.) 1948, from helicopter + second element abstracted from airport . 中文词源 heliport ：直升机机场 heli-,直升机，缩写自helicopter,port,港口，机场。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： heliport 词源， heliport 含义。
• helipad 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ear ear: Ear for hearing and ear of corn seem in some way to belong together, but in fact they are two quite distinct words etymologically. Ear for hearing [OE] is an ancient term that goes right back to the Indo-European roots of the language. Its ancestor is the base * aus -, whose underlying signification was perhaps ‘perce
• heliotropism 英文词源 heliotropism (n.) 1854, from heliotrope + -ism . 中文词源 heliotropism ：向日性，趋日性 helio-,太阳的，-trope,转，词源同turn,tropic. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： heliotropism 词源， heliotropism 含义。
• heliotrope 英文词源 heliotrope heliotrope: [17] The heliotrope , a plant of the forget-me-not family, gets its name because its flowers always turn to face the sun (the word comes via Latin hēliotropium from Greek hēliotrópion , a compound formed from hélios ‘sun’ and - tropos ‘turning’ – as in English trophy and tropical – which designated such plants, and was also used for ‘sundial’
• heliograph 英文词源 heliograph (n.) product of a certain type of engraving process, 1853, from helio- + -graph "something written." Earlier, "a description of the sun" (1706, implied in heliographic ). Heliography (1845 in the engraving sense) also (1840) was an early term for what came to be called photography . 中文词源 heliograph ：日光仪 helio-,太阳的，-graph,写，记录。引申词义日光
• heliocentric 英文词源 heliocentric (adj.) 1680s, from helio- + -centric . 中文词源 heliocentric ：日心的，以太阳为中心的 helio-,太阳的，centric,中心的，中央的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： heliocentric 词源， heliocentric 含义。