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• trireme 英文词源 trireme trireme: see oar trireme (n.) "ancient ship with three rows of oars," c. 1600, from Latin triremis , from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + remus "oar" (see row (v.)). 中文词源 trireme ：古希腊罗马时期的三层划桨战船 来自拉丁语 triremis,三层划桨战船，来自 tri-, 三，remus,桨，词源同 oar,row. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• tripwire 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bacterium bacterium: [19] Bacterium was coined in the 1840s from Greek baktérion , a diminutive of báktron ‘stick’, on the basis that the originally discovered bacteria were rod-shaped. At first it was sometimes anglicized to bactery , but the Latin form has prevailed. Related, but a later introduction, is bacillus [19]: t
• triptych 英文词源 triptych (n.) "three-part altar-piece carvings or pictures hinged together," 1849, based on Italian triptica , from tri- "three" on model of diptych . 中文词源 triptych ：三联画，三联雕刻 tri-, 三，-ptych,折，联，衍生自 diptych. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： triptych 词源， triptych 含义。
• tripod 英文词源 tripod tripod: see foot , three tripod (n.) c. 1600, "three-legged vessel," c. 1600, from Latin tripus (genitive tripodis ), from Greek tripous (genitive tripodos ) "a three-legged stool or table," noun use of adjective meaning "three-footed," from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + pous (genitive podos ) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). Related: Tripodal . 中文词源
• triplicate 英文词源 triplicate (adj.) early 15c., "triple, threefold," from Latin triplicatus , past participle of triplicare "to triple," from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + plicare "to fold" see ply (v.1)). triplicate (v.) "to multiply by three," 1620s, from Latin triplicatus (see triplicate (adj.)). Related: Triplicated ; triplicating ; triplication . 中文词源 triplicate ：一式三份 tri-, 三，-p
• triplet 英文词源 triplet (n.) 1650s, "three successive lines of poetry," from triple ; perhaps patterned on doublet . Extended to a set of three of anything by 1733, and to three children at the same birth by 1787 (another word for this was trin , 1831, on the model of twin ). Musical meaning "three notes played in the time of two" is from 1801. 中文词源 triplet ：三胞胎中的一个 triple,三倍
• tripe 英文词源 tripe (n.) c. 1300, from Old French tripe "guts, intestines, entrails used as food" (13c.), of unknown origin, perhaps via Spanish tripa from Arabic therb "suet" [Klein, Barnhart]. Applied contemptuously to persons (1590s), then to anything considered worthless, foolish, or offensive (1892). 中文词源 tripe ：食用牛肚，百叶 来自古法语 tripe,内脏，特指可食用的牛
• tripartite 英文词源 tripartite (adj.) "divided in three," early 15c., from Latin tripartitus "divided into three parts," from tri- "three" (see three ) + partitus , past participle of partiri "to divide" (see part (v.)). 中文词源 tripartite ：涉及三方的 tri-, 三，-part,部分，方面，词源同 part,party. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tripartite 词源， tripartit
• trio 英文词源 trio trio: see three trio (n.) 1724, "composition for three voices," from French trio (c. 1600), from Italian trio , from tri- "three" (see three ); patterned on duo . Meaning "group of three persons" is from 1789. 中文词源 trio ：三重奏，三重唱 来自意大利语 trio,三重奏，来自 tri-, 三，拼写基于 duo,二重奏。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• trinket 英文词源 trinket (n.) 1530s, of unknown origin. Evidently a diminutive form, perhaps related to trick (n.). 中文词源 trinket ：小装饰物，小物品 词源不详，可能鼻音化自 trick,把戏，戏法，-et,小词后缀。引申词义小装饰物，小物品等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trinket 词源， trinket 含义。
• trinity 英文词源 trinity trinity: [13] Trinity comes via Old French trinite from Latin trīnitās ‘group of three’. This was a derivative of trīnus ‘threefold’, which in turn came from tria ‘three’, a close relative of English three . = three trinity (n.) early 13c., "the Father, Son and Holy Spirit," constituting one God in prevailing Christian doctrine, from Old French trinite "Holy Tri
• trimmings 英文词源 trimmings (n.) "adornments, accessories, etc.," 1610s, from trim (v.). 中文词源 trimmings ：配料，装饰物 trim,修剪，装饰，-ing,动名词，-s,复数。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trimmings 词源， trimmings 含义。
• trimester 英文词源 trimester (n.) 1821, "period of three months," from French trimestre (early 17c.), from Latin trimestris "of three months," from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + mensis "month" (see moon (n.)). Specific obstetrics sense is attested from 1916. Related: Trimestrial . 中文词源 trimester ：妊娠的三月期 来自拉丁语 trimestris,三月期的，来自 tri-, 三，mensis,月，词源同
• trimaran 英文词源 trimaran "A yacht with three hulls in parallel", 1940s: from tri- + catamaran . 中文词源 trimaran ：三体帆船 tri-, 三，-maran,衍生自 catamaran,双体帆船。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trimaran 词源， trimaran 含义。
• trilobite 英文词源 trilobite (n.) extinct marine arthropod, 1820, from Modern Latin Trilobites (Walch, 1771), from Greek tri- "three" (see three ) + lobos "lobe" (see lobe ); so called because its body is divided into three lobes. 中文词源 trilobite ：三叶虫 tri-, 三，lobe,叶片，耳垂，-ite,表相关物。用于指已经灭绝的海洋三叶虫化石。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• trillion 英文词源 trillion 1680s, from French trillion , from Italian trilione ; see tri- + million . In the U.S., the fourth power of a thousand (one thousand billion, 1 followed by 12 zeroes); in Great Britain, the third power of a million (one million billion, 1 followed by 18 zeroes), which is the original sense. Compare billion . 中文词源 trillion ：万亿 tri-, 三，-llion,百万，衍生自
• trilby 英文词源 trilby trilby: [19] The word trilby commemorates the name of Trilby O’Ferrall, the eponymous heroine of George du Maurier’s novel Trilby 1894. She was an artist’s model in Paris who fell under the spell of Svengali. In the stage version of the book the character Trilby wore a soft felt hat with an indented top, and the style soon became fashionable. The novel also dwells on the
• trilateral 英文词源 trilateral (adj.) 1650s, from Late Latin trilaterus "three-sided;" see tri- + lateral . The Trilateral Commission (representing Japan, the U.S., and Europe) was founded 1973. Related: Trilateralism ; trilaterally . 中文词源 trilateral ：三方的，三边的 tri-, 三，-later,边，词源同 lateral,unilateral. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trilateral 词源
• trigraph 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random father father: [OE] Father is the English representative of a general Indo-European family of words for ‘male parent’. Its ancestor is Indo-European p ə tér , which probably originated (like the words for ‘mother’, and indeed like English daddy and papa and Welsh tad ‘father’) in prearticulate syllables interpreted
• trigonometry 英文词源 trigonometry (n.) "branch of mathematics that deals with relations between sides and angles of triangles," 1610s, from Modern Latin trigonometria (Barthelemi Pitiscus, 1595), from Greek trigonon "triangle" (from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + gonia "angle" (see -gon )) + metron "a measure" (see meter (n.2)). 中文词源 trigonometry ：三角学 tri-, 三，-gon,角，词源同 knee,hept
• trier 英文词源 Trier city in Germany (French Trèves ), founded c. 15 B.C.E. by Augustus, named for the indigenous Gaulish people, the Treveri . 中文词源 trier ：工作勤勤恳恳的人 来自 try,尝试，努力，-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trier 词源， trier 含义。
• triennial 英文词源 triennial (adj.) 1630s, "lasting three years;" 1640s, "occurring every three years," with -al (1) + Latin triennium "three-year period," from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + annus "year" (see annual ). For vowel change, see biennial . As a noun, 1630s. Related: Triennially . 中文词源 triennial ：每三年一次的 tri-, 三，-enn,年，词源同 annual,biennial. 该词的英语词源请
• trident 英文词源 trident trident: see tooth trident (n.) "three-pointed spear," mid-15c., from Latin noun use of adjective tridentem (nominative tridens ) "three-pronged, three-toothed," from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + dens "tooth" (see tooth ). As a type of U.S. nuclear-powered submarine, recorded from 1972. Related: Tridental . 中文词源 trident ：三叉戟 tri-, 三，-dent,牙齿，词源同 t
• tricycle 英文词源 tricycle (n.) 1828, "three-wheeled horse-drawn carriage," from French tricycle (1827); see tri- + cycle (n.). The pedal-powered version is first attested 1868. 中文词源 tricycle ：三轮车 tri-, 三，cycle,圈，轮子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tricycle 词源， tricycle 含义。
• tricuspid 英文词源 tricuspid (n.) 1660s, from Latin tricuspidem (nominative tricuspis ) "three-pointed," from tri- (see tri- ) + cuspis "point" (see cusp ). 中文词源 tricuspid ：有三个尖头的，有三个尖顶的 tri-, 三，cusp,尖头，尖顶，会切点。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tricuspid 词源， tricuspid 含义。
• tricolor 英文词源 tricolor (n.) also tricolour , 1798, "flag having three colors," especially the emblem of France adopted during the Revolution, from French tricolore , in drapeau tricolore "three-colored flag." The arrangement of colors on the modern French national flag dates from 1794. 中文词源 tricolor ：三色旗 tri-, 三，color,颜色。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• tricksy 英文词源 tipsy (adj.) 1570s, from tip (v.1); compare drowsy , flimsy , tricksy . Later associated with tipple . Tipsy-cake (1806) was stale cake saturated with wine or liquor. tricky (adj.) 1786, "characterized by tricks," from trick (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "deceptively difficult" is from 1868. Related: Trickily ; trickiness . Earlier was tricksy (1590s). 中文词源 tricksy ：过于精密的
• trickster 英文词源 trickster (n.) 1711, from trick (n.) + -ster . 中文词源 trickster ：骗子 trick,花招，把戏，-ster,人，含贬义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trickster 词源， trickster 含义。
• trickle 英文词源 trickle (n.) 1570s, from trickle (v.). trickle (v.) late 14c., intransitive, of uncertain origin, possibly a shortened variant of stricklen "to trickle," a frequentative form of striken "to flow, move" (see strike (v.)). Transitive sense from c. 1600. Related: Trickled ; trickling . Trickle-down as an adjectival phrase in an economic sense first recorded 1944; the image had been in us
• trichotillomania 英文词源 trichotillomania (n.) 1905, from French trichotillomanie (1889), from tricho- , Latinized form of Greek trikho- , comb. form of thrix (genitive trikhos ) "hair" + Greek tillesthai "to pull out" + mania . 中文词源 trichotillomania ：拔毛狂，拔毛癖 杜撰词，来自希腊语 trikhinos,毛发的，来自 thrix,头发，tillesthai,拔，mania,发狂的。 该词的英语词源请
• trichology 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random frock frock: [14] Frock is a Germanic word, although English acquired it via Old French froc . It originally meant ‘long coat or tunic’ – a sense reflected in the related Old High German hroc ‘mantle, coat’, and preserved in English frock coat and unfrock ‘dismiss from the office of clergyman’ ( frock once having d
• triceps 英文词源 triceps (n.) the great extensor muscle, 1704, from Latin triceps "three-headed," from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + -ceps , from caput "head" (see capitulum ). So called because the muscle has three origins. 中文词源 triceps ：三头肌 tri-, 三，-cep,头，词源同 cap,captain.比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： triceps 词源， triceps 含义。
• trice 英文词源 trice (v.) late 14c., "haul up and fasten with a rope," from Middle Dutch trisen "hoist," from trise "pulley," of unknown origin. Hence at a tryse (mid-15c.) "in a very short time," literally "at a single pluck or pull." The Middle Dutch word is the source of Dutch trijsen "to hoist" and is cognate with Middle Low German trissen (source of Danish trisse , German triezen ); its ultimat
• tribunal 英文词源 tribunal (n.) early 15c., "a judgement seat," from Old French tribunal "justice seat, judgement seat" (13c.) and directly from Latin tribunal "platform for the seat of magistrates, elevation, embankment," from tribunus "official in ancient Rome, magistrate," literally "head of a tribe" (see tribune ). Hence, "a court of justice or judicial assembly" (1580s). 中文词源 tribunal ：特
• tribulation 英文词源 tribulation tribulation: [13] Latin trībulum denoted an agricultural implement consisting of a wooden board with sharp stones or metal teeth underneath, used for threshing grain (it was derived from the base * trī -, a variant of * ter - ‘rub’, which also produced English attrition , contrition , detriment , detritus , diatribe , tribadism ‘lesbianism’ [19], and trite ). Fro
• tribalism 英文词源 tribalism (n.) 1868, "condition of being a tribe," from tribal + -ism . Meaning "group loyalty" attested by 1955. 中文词源 tribalism ：部落主义，部落习性 tribal,部落的，-ism,主义，思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tribalism 词源， tribalism 含义。
• tribal 英文词源 tribal (adj.) 1630s, "pertaining to or characteristic of tribes," from tribe + -al (1). Meaning "characterized by a strong sense of loyalty to one's group" is from 1951 (Arendt). As a style of belly-dance from 1999, American English. Related: Tribally . 中文词源 tribal ：部落的 tribe,部落，-al,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tribal 词
• triage 英文词源 triage (n.) 1727, "action of assorting according to quality," from French triage "a picking out, sorting" (14c.), from Old French trier "to pick, cull" (see try (v.)). There seems to be some influence from or convergence with Latin tria "three" (as in triage for "coffee beans of the third or lowest quality"). In World War I, adopted for the sorting of wounded soldiers into groups acco
• triad 英文词源 triad (n.) 1540s, "group or set of three," from Late Latin trias (genitive triadis ), from Greek trias (genitive triados ) "a triad, the number three," from treis "three" (see three ). Musical sense of "chord of three notes" is from 1801. Related: Triadic . 中文词源 triad ：三位一体 tri-, 三，-ad,单倍，单体，词源同 monad. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• trey 英文词源 trey (n.) late 14c., "card, die, or domino with three spots," from Anglo-French, Old French treis (Modern French trois ), oblique case of treie "three," from Latin tria (neuter) "three" (see three ). In slang use for "three (of anything)" from 1887. 中文词源 trey ：三分球 来自古法语 treis,三，来自拉丁语 tria,三，词源同 three.后用于俚语指三点，三倍，三
• trestle 英文词源 trestle (n.) early 14c., "a support for something," from Old French trestel "crossbeam" (12c., Modern French tréteu ), presumed to be an alteration of Vulgar Latin *transtellum , diminutive of transtrum "beam, crossbar" (see transom ). Specific meaning "support for a bridge" is recorded from 1796. 中文词源 trestle ：支凳，条凳，桥的支撑 来自古法语 trestel,横梁，横
• tresses 英文词源 battery (n.) 1530s, "action of battering," from Middle French batterie , from Old French baterie (12c.) "beating, thrashing, assault," from batre "beat," from Latin battuere "beat" (see batter (v.)). Meaning shifted in Middle French from "bombardment" ("heavy blows" upon city walls or fortresses) to "unit of artillery" (a sense recorded in English from 1550s). Extension to "electrical
• trespasser 英文词源 trespass trespass: [13] To trespass is etymologically to ‘pass across’ something. The word was acquired from Old French trespasser , a descendant of medieval Latin trānspassāre . This was a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix trāns - ‘across’ and Vulgar Latin * passāre ‘pass’. = pass traipse (v.) 1590s, of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal French trepasse
• trepidation 英文词源 trepidation trepidation: see intrepid trepidation (n.) c. 1600, from Middle French trepidation (15c.) and directly from Latin trepidationem (nominative trepidatio ) "agitation, alarm, trembling," noun of action from past participle stem of trepidare "to tremble, hurry," from trepidus "alarmed, scared," from PIE *trep- (1) "to shake, tremble" (cognates: Sanskrit trprah "hasty," Old Chu
• trendy 英文词源 trendy (adj.) 1962, from trend (n.) + -y (2). Related: Trendily ; trendiness . 中文词源 trendy ：赶潮流的，时髦的 trend,潮流，-y,形容词后缀。引申词义赶潮流的，时髦的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trendy 词源， trendy 含义。
• trendsetter 英文词源 trendsetter (n.) also trend-setter , 1950, from trend (n.) + agent noun from set (v.). Related: Trend-setting . 中文词源 trendsetter ：新潮倡导者 trend,潮流，set,设置。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trendsetter 词源， trendsetter 含义。
• trencher 英文词源 trencher (n.) "wooden platter on which to cut meat," c. 1300, from Anglo-French trenchour , Old North French trencheor "a trencher," literally "a cutting place," from Old French trenchier "to cut, carve, slice" (see trench ). 中文词源 trencher ：切菜板，大木盘 来自古法语 trenchier,去砍，劈，刨，挖，词源同 trench.引申词义切菜板，切菜大木盘，后用
• tremolo 英文词源 tremolo (n.) "tremulous effect in music," 1801, from Italian tremolo, from Latin tremulus "trembling" (see tremulous ). 中文词源 tremolo ：颤音 来自意大利语 tremolo,颤音，词源同 tremble.-olo,小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tremolo 词源， tremolo 含义。
• trellis 英文词源 trellis trellis: see three trellis (n.) late 14c., "lattice, grating," from Old French trelis , trellis "trellis, fence," originally "sackcloth," from Vulgar Latin *trilicius , from Latin trilicis , genitive of trilix "having three threads, triple-twilled," from tri- (see tri- ) + licium "thread." Sense extended in Old French to things "woven" of iron, etc., which brought on influence
• trefoil 英文词源 trefoil (n.) late 14c., type of clover, from Anglo-French trifoil (13c.), Old French trefueil "clover, clover-leaf," from Latin trifolium "three-leaved plant," from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + folium "leaf" (see folio ). As a type of ornamental figure in medieval architecture, early 15c. 中文词源 trefoil ：三叶植物，三叶形装饰图案 tre-,三，-foil,叶子，词源同 fo
• treble 英文词源 treble treble: [14] Treble and triple [15] come from the same ultimate source: Latin triplus ‘threefold’. This in turn was borrowed from Greek triplous , a compound adjective formed from tri - ‘three’ and the base * pl - ‘fold’ (which lies behind English ply and is related to English fold ). Triplus passed into Old French, where it split into two: treble and triple . Both
• treasury 英文词源 treasury (n.) c. 1300, "room for treasure," from Old French tresorie "treasury" (11c.), from tresor (see treasure (n.)). Meaning "department of state that controls public revenue" is recorded from late 14c. An Old English word for "room for treasure" was maðm-hus and for "treasury," feo-hus (see fee ). 中文词源 treasury ：财政部 treasure,财富，珍宝，-ury,表地。引申词
• treacly 英文词源 treacle (n.) mid-14c., "medicinal compound, antidote for poison," from Old French triacle "antidote, cure for snake-bite" (c. 1200), from Vulgar Latin *triacula , from Latin theriaca, from Greek theriake (antidotos) "antidote for poisonous wild animals," from fem. of theriakos "of a wild animal," from therion "wild animal," diminutive of ther (genitive theros ) "wild animal," from PIE
• treachery 英文词源 treachery treachery: [13] Despite the passing resemblance, treachery has no etymological connection with traitor or treason . In fact, its closest English relative is trick . The word was borrowed from Old French trecherie , a derivative of trichier ‘cheat’ (source of English trick ). = trick treachery (n.) "treasonable or perfidious conduct," c. 1200, from Old French trecherie ,
• treacherous 英文词源 treacherous (adj.) early 14c., from Old French trecheros , tricheros "deceitful" (12c.), from trecheor , tricheor "cheat, deceiver, liar, impostor, trickster," agent noun from trechier , trichier "to cheat, trick" (see trick (n.)). Figuratively, of things, from c. 1600. Related: Treacherously ; treacherousness . Middle English had treacher "deceiver, cheat, traitor." 中文词源 trea
• trawler 英文词源 trawler (n.) 1590s, agent noun from trawl . 中文词源 trawler ：拖网渔船 trawl,用拖网捕鱼，-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trawler 词源， trawler 含义。
• trawl 英文词源 trawl trawl: [17] Trawl was probably borrowed from Middle Dutch traghelen ‘drag’. This was a derivative of traghel ‘net pulled along behind a boat for catching fish’, which in turn came from Latin trāgula , a possible relative of trahere ‘pull’ (source of English tractor , treat , etc). Trāgula probably also lies behind English trail [14]. = trail trawl (v.) 1560s, from
• travelogue 英文词源 travelogue (n.) "a talk on travel," 1903, a hybrid word coined by U.S. traveler Burton Holmes (1870-1958) from travel + Greek-derived -logue , abstracted from monologue . 中文词源 travelogue ：游记 来自 travel,旅行，-log,说话，词源同 dialogue. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： travelogue 词源， travelogue 含义。
• travelator 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random robust robust: [16] By a series of semantic twists, robust is related to red . It comes ultimately from Indo- European * reudh - ‘red’ (source of English red ). This produced Latin rōbus , which was applied to a particular sort of oak tree with reddish wood. The oak being synonymous with strength, rōbus in due course came
• trave 英文词源 trave (n.) late 14c., from Old French traf "crossbeam," from Latin trabem (nominative trabs ) "beam," from PIE *treb- "dwelling" (see tavern ). 中文词源 trave ：横梁 来自古法语 traf,横梁，来自拉丁语 trabem,梁，柱，来自 PIE*treb,居住，词源同 troop,architrave. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trave 词源， trave 含义。
• traumatize 英文词源 traumatize (v.) 1893, in reference to physical wounds; 1949 in the psychological sense, from Greek traumat- , stem of trauma (see trauma ). 中文词源 traumatize ：使精神受挫 trauma,痛苦，精神创伤，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： traumatize 词源， traumatize 含义。
• traumatic 英文词源 traumatic (adj.) 1650s, from French traumatique and directly from Late Latin traumaticus , from Greek traumatikos "pertaining to a wound," from trauma (genitive traumatos ; see trauma ). Psychological sense is from 1889. Related: Traumatically . 中文词源 traumatic ：痛苦的，受创伤的 trauma,痛苦，创伤，-atic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• trauma 英文词源 trauma (n.) 1690s, "physical wound," medical Latin, from Greek trauma "a wound, a hurt; a defeat," from PIE *trau- , extended form of root *tere- (1) "to rub, turn," with derivatives referring to twisting, piercing, etc. (see throw (v.)). Sense of "psychic wound, unpleasant experience which causes abnormal stress" is from 1894. 中文词源 trauma ：精神创伤，痛苦，挫折 来自
• trattoria 英文词源 trattoria (n.) "Italian restaurant," 1832, from Italian trattoria , from trattore "host, keeper of an eating house," from trattare "to treat," from Latin tractare , frequentative of trahere (past participle tractus ) "to draw" (see tract (n.1)). 中文词源 trattoria ：饮食店，小餐饮 来自意大利语 trattoria,饮食店，来自 trattare,招待，款待，词源同 treat,招待
• trappings 英文词源 trappings trappings: [14] Trappings are etymologically ‘drapery’. The word was adapted from Anglo- Norman * trapour , a variant of Old French drapure ; and this in turn was a derivative of drap ‘cloth’, source of English drape , drapery , etc. It was originally used in English for an ‘ornamental covering for a horse’, and its more general modern meaning did not emerge unti
• trapper 英文词源 trapper (n.) "one who traps animals" (for fur, etc.), 1768, agent noun from trap (v.). 中文词源 trapper ：捕杀动物者 trap,陷阱，罗网，-er,人。引申词义捕杀动物者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trapper 词源， trapper 含义。
• trapezoid 英文词源 trapezoid (n.) 1706, "a trapezium," from Modern Latin trapezoides , from Late Greek trapezoeides , noun use by Euclid of Greek trapezoeides "trapezium-shaped," from trapeza , literally "table" (see trapezium ), + -oeides "shaped" (see -oid ). Technically, a plane four-sided figure with no two sides parallel. But in English since c. 1800, often confused with trapezium in its sense of "
• trapezium 英文词源 trapezium (n.) 1560s, from Late Latin trapezium , from Greek trapezion "irregular quadrilateral," literally "a little table," diminutive of trapeza "table, dining table," from tra- "four" (see four ) + peza "foot, edge," related to pous , from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). Before 1540s, Latin editions of Euclid used the Arabic-derived word helmariphe . As the name of a
• trapeze 英文词源 trapeze trapeze: [19] Trapeze and quadruped are ultimately the same word: both mean etymologically ‘four feet’. Trapeze comes via French trapèze and late Latin trapezium (source of English trapezium [16]) from Greek trapézion ‘small table’. This was a diminutive form of trápeza ‘table’, literally ‘four-footed’ thing, a compound noun formed from tetra - ‘four’ an
• transvestite 英文词源 transvestite transvestite: see travesty transvestite (n.) "person with a strong desire to dress in clothing of the opposite sex," 1922, from German Transvestit (1910), coined from Latin trans- "across" (see trans- ) + vestire "to dress, to clothe" (see wear (v.)). As an adjective from 1925. Transvestism is first attested 1928. Also see travesty , which is the same word, older, and pas
• transubstantiation 英文词源 transubstantiation (n.) late 14c., "change of one substance to another," from Medieval Latin trans(s)ubstantiationem (nominative trans(s)ubstantio ), noun of action from trans(s)ubstantiare "to change from one substance into another," from Latin trans- "across" (see trans- ) + substantiare "to substantiate," from substania "substance" (see substance ). Ecclesiastical sense in referenc
• transsexual 英文词源 transsexual 1957 (adj. and n.), from trans- + sexual , and compare transsexualism . 中文词源 transsexual ：变性的 trans-,转变，sex,性，性别。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transsexual 词源， transsexual 含义。
• transponder 英文词源 transponder (n.) 1945, from trans(mit) + (res)pond + agent noun suffix -er (1). 中文词源 transponder ：应答机，转发器 合成自 transmit,发射，respond,应答。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transponder 词源， transponder 含义。
• transom 英文词源 transom (n.) late 14c., transeyn "crossbeam spanning an opening, lintel," probably by dissimilation from Latin transtrum "crossbeam" (especially one spanning an opening), from trans- "across" (see trans- ) + instrumental suffix -trum . Meaning "small window over a door or other window" is first recorded 1844. 中文词源 transom ：横档，门楣 来自中古英语 transeyn,横档，门
• transnational 英文词源 transnational (adj.) 1921, from trans- + national (adj.). Related: Transnationally . 中文词源 transnational ：跨国的 trans-,转移，穿过，nation,国家。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transnational 词源， transnational 含义。
• transmute 英文词源 transmute (v.) late 14c., "transform the appearance of," from Latin transmutare "to change" (see transmutation ). Related: Transmuted ; transmuting . 中文词源 transmute ：使变化，变质，变形 trans-,转移，转变，-mut,改变，词源同 mutate,mutual. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transmute 词源， transmute 含义。
• transmogrify 英文词源 transmogrify (v.) "to change completely," 1650s, apparently a perversion of transmigure , from transmigrate , perhaps influenced by modify . Related: Transmogrified ; transmogrifying . 中文词源 transmogrify ：使变形，使变成奇形怪状 trans-,转变，-mogr,词源不详，可能来自-migr 变体，词源同 migrate,transmigrate.用于指变成 坏的形状或状态。 该词
• transmitter 英文词源 transmitter (n.) 1727, "one who transmits," agent noun from transmit . In telegraphy from 1844. Meaning "apparatus for transmitting radio signals" is from 1934. 中文词源 transmitter ：发射机，发射台 transmit,传送，发射，-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transmitter 词源， transmitter 含义。
• transliterate 英文词源 transliterate (v.) "to write a word in the characters of another alphabet," 1849, from trans- "across" (see trans- ) + Latin littera (also litera ) "letter, character" (see letter (n.)). Related: Transliterated ; transliterating . 中文词源 transliterate ：直译，字译 来自 trans-,转变，-liter,字母，文字，词源同 letter,literal.引申词义直译，字译等。 该词
• transient 英文词源 transient transient: [17] English adapted transient from trānsiēns , the present participle of Latin trānsīre ‘go over’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix trāns - ‘across, over’ and īre ‘go’ (source also of English coitus , exit , obituary , etc). Also from trānsīre come English trance [14], transit [15], transition [16], transitive [16], and transito
• transhumance 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random maquis maquis: [20] The French word maquis literally means ‘undergrowth, scrub’, and its use for the resistance fighters who opposed German occupation during World War II is an allusion to their hide-outs in scrubby country. It is a borrowing, via Corsica, of Italian macchia . This originally meant ‘spot’ (it came from L
• transgenic 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sine sine: [16] As in the case of many other mathematical terms, English is indebted to Arabic for sine . But here the debt is only semantic, not formal. The word sine itself was borrowed from Latin sinus ‘curve, fold, hollow’ (source also of English sinuous [16] and indeed of sinus [16], whose anatomical use comes from the
• transgender 英文词源 transgender (adj.) by 1988, from trans- + gender (n.). Related: Transgendered . 中文词源 transgender ：变性的，导装的 trans-,转移，转变，gender,性别。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transgender 词源， transgender 含义。
• transfix 英文词源 transfix transfix: see fix transfix (v.) 1580s, "pierce through, impale," from Middle French transfixer (15c.), from Latin transfixus "impaled," past participle of transfigere "to impale, pierce through," from trans- "through" (see trans- ) + figere "to fix, fasten" (see fix (v.)). Figurative sense of "make motionless or helpless, as with amazement, terror, or grief" is first recorded
• transfigure 英文词源 transfigure (v.) early 13c., from Old French transfigurer "change, transform" (12c.), and directly from Latin transfigurare "change the shape of," from trans- "across" (see trans- ) + figurare "to form, fashion," from figura "to form, shape," from figura "a shape, form, figure" (see figure (n.)). Related: Transfigured ; transfiguring . 中文词源 transfigure ：使变形，改观 tr
• transept 英文词源 transept (n.) "transverse section of a cruciform church," 1530s, from Medieval Latin transeptum , from Latin trans- "across" (see trans- ) + saeptum "fence, partition, enclosure" (see septum ). Rare before 1700. Related: Transeptal . 中文词源 transept ：教堂的十字型耳堂或翼部 来自拉丁语 transeptum,来自 tran-,横穿，横过，saeptum,栏杆，围栏，词源同
• transducer 英文词源 transducer (n.) 1924, "device which converts energy from one form to another," from Latin transducere / traducere "lead across, transfer, carry over," from trans- "across" (see trans- ) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). 中文词源 transducer ：转换器 tran-,转移，进入，-duc,拉，引导，词源同 duct,traduce.引申词义转换器，该词与 traduce 为对 词关系，但
• transcontinental 英文词源 transcontinental (adj.) also trans-continental , 1853 (in transcontinental railroad ), American English, from trans- + continental . 中文词源 transcontinental ：横贯大陆的 tran-,横穿，continent,大陆。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transcontinental 词源， transcontinental 含义。
• transcendent 英文词源 transcendent (adj.) mid-15c., from Latin transcendentem (nominative transcendens ) "surmounting, rising above," present participle of transcendere (see transcend ). Related: Transcendently . 中文词源 transcendent ：卓越的，伟大的 transcend,超出，超越，-ent,形容词后缀。引申词义卓越的，伟大的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tr
• transceiver 英文词源 transceiver (n.) 1934, from a merger of transmitter + receiver . 中文词源 transceiver ：无线电收发两用机 合成自 transmitter, 发射机，receiver,接收机。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transceiver 词源， transceiver 含义。