英语词源
- hamlet 英文词源 hamlet hamlet: [14] Hamlet is a double diminutive: etymologically it means ‘little little village’. It comes from Old French hamelet , a diminutive form of hamel , which was itself a diminutive of ham ‘village’. This was borrowed from a Germanic word related to English home , and to the - ham in many English place-names. = home hamlet (n.) early 14c., from Old French hamelet "
- ham-fisted 英文词源 ham (n.1) "thigh of a hog used for food" (especially salted and cured or smoke-dried), 1630s, extended from earlier sense " part of the human leg behind the knee; hock of a quadruped," from Old English hamm "hollow or bend of the knee," from Proto-Germanic *hamma- (cognates: Old Norse höm , Middle Low German, Middle Dutch hamme , Old High German hamma ), from PIE *kone-mo- "shin bone
- hamburger 英文词源 hamburger hamburger: [19] As its inherent beefiness amply demonstrates, the hamburger has nothing to do with ham . It originated in the German city and port of Hamburg . The fashioning of conveniently sized patties was a common way of dealing with minced beef in northern Europe and the Baltic in the 19th century, and it appears that German sailors or emigrants took the delicacy across
- Hamburg 英文词源 Hamburg German city, the -burg is German Burg "fort," in reference to the moated castle built there c. 825; the first element is perhaps Old High German hamma "ham, back of the knee" in a transferred sense of "bend, angle," with reference to its position on a river bend promontory; or Middle High German hamme "enclosed area of pastureland." 中文词源 Hamburg :汉堡 德国城市。
- ham 英文词源 ham ham: [OE] The etymological meaning of ham is ‘bend’ – it comes from Germanic * kham - ‘be crooked’ – and up until the 16th century it denoted exclusively the ‘part of the leg at the back of the knee’ (a portion of the anatomy now without a word of its own in English). Hamstring [16] reflects this original meaning. From the mid-16th century, it gradually extended se
- halyard 英文词源 halyard (n.) "rope for hoisting or lowering sails," 1620s, earlier halier (late 14c.), also in Middle English "a carrier, porter" (late 13c. in surnames), from halen "to haul" (see hale (v.)). Spelling influenced 17c. by yard (n.2) "long beam that supports a sail." 中文词源 halyard :升降索 来自古英语halier,拉绳,升降索,来自halen,拉,词源同hale,haul.拼写受
- halve 英文词源 halve (v.) Middle English halven , halfen "to divide in halves" (c. 1200), from half (n.). Meaning "to reduce by half" is from c. 1400. Related: Halved ; halving . 中文词源 halve :使减半 来自half的动词形式。比较interleave. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: halve 词源, halve 含义。 halve :对分,平摊 half的动词形式
- haltering 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random abominable abominable: [14] The Latin original of this word meant ‘shun as an evil omen’. The prefix ab - ‘away’ was added to ōmen (source of English omen ) to produce the verb abōminārī . From this was created the adjective abōminābilis , which reached English via Old French. From the 14th to the 17th century ther
- halter 英文词源 halter (n.) Old English hælfter "rope for leading a horse," from Proto-Germanic *halftra- "that by which something is held" (cognates: Old Saxon haliftra "halter," Old High German halftra , Middle Dutch halfter ), from suffixed form of PIE *kelp- "to hold, grasp" (see helve ). Also "hangman's noose" (mid-15c.). In women's clothing sense, originally "strap attached to the top of a bac
- halt 英文词源 halt halt: English has two words halt . By far the older, meaning ‘lame’ [OE], has virtually died out as a living part of English vocabulary except in the verbal derivative halting ‘stopping and starting uncertainly’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic * khaltaz , which also produced Swedish and Danish halt ‘Jame’. Halt ‘stop’ [17], originally a noun, comes from Germa
- halon 英文词源 halon "Any of a number of unreactive gaseous compounds of carbon with bromine and other halogens, used in fire extinguishers, but now known to damage the ozone layer", 1960s: from halogen + -on. 中文词源 halon :卤化烷 halo-,盐,词源同salt,-on,化学名词后缀。引申词义卤化烷。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: halon 词源, halon 含义。
- halogen 英文词源 halogen (n.) general name for elements of the chlorine family, 1842, from Swedish, coined by Swedish chemist Baron Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848), literally "salt-producer," from Greek hals "salt" (see halo- ) + -gen "giving birth to" (see -gen ); so called because a salt is formed in reactions involving these four elements. Related: Halogenous . 中文词源 halogen :卤素 halo
- halo 英文词源 halo (n.) 1560s, "ring of light around the sun or moon," from Latin halo (nominative halos ), from Greek halos "disk of the sun or moon; ring of light around the sun or moon" (also "disk of a shield"); ""threshing floor; garden," of unknown origin. The sense "threshing floor" (on which oxen trod out a circular path) probably is the original in Greek. The development to "disk" and then
- hallucinogen 英文词源 hallucinogen (n.) "drug which induces hallucinations," 1954, from stem of hallucination + -gen . 中文词源 hallucinogen :致幻剂 来自hallucinate,产生幻觉,-gen,产生,词源同generate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hallucinogen 词源, hallucinogen 含义。
- hallucination 英文词源 hallucination (n.) "a seeing or hearing something which is not there," 1640s, from Latin hallucinationem (nominative hallucinatio ), earlier alucinatio , noun of action from past participle stem of alucinari (see hallucinate ). Related: Hallucinations . 中文词源 hallucination :幻觉,幻听 来自hallucinate,产生幻觉。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:
- hallucinate 英文词源 hallucinate (v.) "to have illusions," 1650s, from Latin alucinatus (later hallucinatus ), past participle of alucinari "wander (in the mind), dream; talk unreasonably, ramble in thought," probably from Greek alyein , Attic halyein "wander in mind, be at a loss, be beside oneself (with grief, joy, perplexity), be distraught," also "wander about," which probably is related to alaomai "w
- hallowed 英文词源 unhallowed (adj.) "not consecrated," Old English unhalgod , from un- (1) "not" + past participle of hallow (v.). 中文词源 hallowed :神圣的 来自古英语halig,神圣的,词源同holy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hallowed 词源, hallowed 含义。
- halloo 英文词源 halloo (v.) see hallo . 中文词源 halloo :嘿,喂 感叹词,hello变体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: halloo 词源, halloo 含义。
- hall of residence 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random complicate complicate: see ply 中文词源 hall of residence :大学学生宿舍 hall,厅,堂,住所,residence,居住,居民。引申词义大学学生宿舍。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hall of residence 词源, hall of residence 含义。
- Hall of Fame 英文词源 hall (n.) Old English heall "spacious roofed residence, house; temple; law-court," any large place covered by a roof, from Proto-Germanic *hallo "covered place, hall" (cognates: Old Saxon, Old High German halla , German halle , Dutch hal , Old Norse höll "hall;" Old English hell , Gothic halja "hell"), from PIE root *kel- (2) "to hide, cover, conceal" (see cell ). Sense of "passagewa
- hallelujah 英文词源 hallelujah also halleluiah , 1530s, from Late Latin hallelujah , alleluia , from Greek allelouia , from Hebrew hallalu-yah "praise ye Jehovah," from hallalu , plural imperative of hallel "to praise" also "song of praise," from hillel "he praised," of imitative origin, with primary sense being "to trill." Second element is yah , shortened form of Yahweh , name of God. Earlier English f
- hall 英文词源 hall hall: [OE] Etymologically, a hall is a ‘roofed or covered place’. Its ultimate ancestor was prehistoric West and North Germanic * khallō , a derivative of * khal -, * khel - ‘cover, hide’ (a slightly different derivative produced English hell , and cell , clandestine , conceal , hull ‘pod’, and possibly colour and holster are all relatives, close or distant). It reta
- halitosis 英文词源 halitosis (n.) "bad breath," 1874, coined in Modern Latin from Latin halitus "breath, exhalation, steam, vapor" (which is related to halare "to breathe, emit vapor") + Greek-based noun suffix -osis . 中文词源 halitosis :口臭 来自拉丁语halare,呼吸,拟声词,词源同exhale,inhale,-osis,疾病症状。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: halitosis 词
- halibut 英文词源 halibut halibut: see turbot halibut (n.) large flatfish, early 15c., perhaps from hali "holy" (see holy ) + butte "flatfish;" supposedly so called from its being eaten on holy days (compare cognate Dutch heilbot , Low German heilbutt , Swedish helgeflundra , Danish helleflynder ). For second element see butt (n.4). 中文词源 halibut :圣日比目鱼,大比目鱼 hal-,神圣的,
- halfwit 英文词源 daffy (adj.) 1884, perhaps from daft (adj.), or from obsolete daffe "a halfwit" (early 14c.; mid-13c. as a surname). Compare late 15c. daffish "dull-witted, spiritless." With -y (2). Related: Daffily ; daffiness . daft (adj.) Old English gedæfte "gentle, becoming," from Proto-Germanic *gadaftjaz (cognates: Old English daeftan "to put in order, arrange," gedafen "suitable;" Gothic gad
- half-pipe 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random terror terror: [14] To be terrified is etymologically to ‘shake with fear’. The ultimate ancestor of Latin terror ‘fear’ (source of English terror ) and terrēre ‘frighten’ (source of English deter [16], terrible [15], terrific [17], and terrify [16]) was the Indo-European base * tre - ‘shake’, which also produce
- half measures 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random trot trot: [13] Trot ’s closest English relative is probably tread . It was borrowed from Old French troter , which went back via Vulgar Latin * trottāre to a Frankish * trottōn . This seems to have been derived from the same Germanic base as produced English tread . The colloquial use of the noun for ‘diarrhoea’ dates f
- half mast 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random maharajah maharajah: see raj 中文词源 half mast :半旗 half,半,mast,旗杆。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: half mast 词源, half mast 含义。
- half-cock 英文词源 cock (n.2) in various mechanical senses, such as cock of a faucet (early 15c.) is of uncertain connection with cock (n.1), but German has hahn "cock" in many of the same senses. The cock of an old matchlock firearm is 1560s, hence half-cocked (for which see half ). half Old English half , halb (Mercian), healf (W. Saxon) "side, part," not necessarily of equal division (original sense
- half-caste 英文词源 half-caste (adj.) 1789, Anglo-Indian, in reference to the offspring of a European father and an Asian mother, from half + caste . 中文词源 half-caste :混血儿 比喻用法,half,一半,caste,纯的,印度种姓制度。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: half-caste 词源, half-caste 含义。
- half-breed 英文词源 half-breed (n.) "person of mixed race," 1760; as an adjective by 1762; from half + breed (n.). 中文词源 half-breed :混血儿 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: half-breed 词源, half-breed 含义。
- half-bath 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pliers pliers: see ply 中文词源 half-bath :小盥洗室 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: half-bath 词源, half-bath 含义。
- halfback 英文词源 quarterback (n.) in U.S. football, 1876, from quarter (n.) + back (n.); so called from his position on the field at the start of play, between the halfback and the center. As a verb from 1945. Figurative sense from 1952. Monday morning quarterback is 1932 (n.), 1972 (v.); originally pro football player slang for sportswriters (U.S. professional football games typically are played on S
- half 英文词源 half half: [OE] Half comes from prehistoric Germanic * khalbaz , which also produced German halb , Dutch half , and Swedish and Danish halv . If, as some have suggested, it is connected with Latin scalpere ‘cut’ (source of English scalpel and sculpture ) and Greek skóloph ‘spike’, its underlying meaning would be ‘cut, divided’. half Old English half , halb (Mercian), heal
- hale 英文词源 hale hale: see whole hale (adj.) "in good health, robust," Old English hal "healthy, sound, safe; entire; uninjured; genuine, straightforward" (see health ). The Scottish and northern English form of whole and with a more etymological spelling. It later acquired a literary sense of "free from infirmity" (1734), especially in reference to the aged. Related: Haleness . hale (v.) c. 1200
- halberd 英文词源 halberd (n.) medieval weapon (a broad blade with sharp edges, ending in a point and mounted on a long handle), late 15c., from Middle French hallebarde (earlier alabarde , 15c.), from Middle High German halmbarte "broad-axe with handle," from halm "handle" (see helm ) + barte "hatchet," possibly from Proto-Germanic *bardoz "beard," also "hatchet, broadax." Alternative etymology [Kluge
- halal 英文词源 halal (adj.) 1858, Arabic, literally "lawful." Halal food has been prepared in a manner prescribed by Islamic law. 中文词源 halal :按伊斯兰教教法宰杀的 来自阿拉伯语halal,合法的。比较kosher. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: halal 词源, halal 含义。
- Hakka 英文词源 Hakka "A member of a people of SE China who migrated from the north during the 12th century", From Chinese (Cantonese dialect) haàk ka 'stranger'. 中文词源 Hakka :客家话 来自汉语客家。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: Hakka 词源, Hakka 含义。
- hakim 英文词源 hakim "A physician using traditional remedies in India and Muslim countries", Arabic: sense 1 from ḥakīm 'wise man, physician'; sense 2 from ḥākim 'ruler'. 中文词源 hakim :草药医生 来自阿拉伯语hakim,智慧的,智者,引申词义医生,草药医生。词义演变比较doctor. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hakim 词源, hakim 含义。
- hake 英文词源 hake hake: see hook hake (n.) type of sea fish, late 13c., probably from Old English haca "a hook, door-fastening" (related to hacod "pike" the fish), or from cognate Old Norse haki "hook;" in either case the fish so called from the shape of its jaw; both from Proto-Germanic *hakan (cognate with Dutch hake "hook"), from PIE root *keg- "hook, tooth" (see hook (n.)). 中文词源 hake :
- haka 英文词源 haka "A Maori ceremonial war dance involving chanting, an imitation of which is performed by New Zealand rugby teams before a match", Maori. 中文词源 haka :哈卡舞 来自新西兰毛利语haka,战舞,因新西兰橄榄球队在比赛前跳这种舞而为世界所知。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: haka 词源, haka 含义。
- hajj 英文词源 hajj (n.) also hadj , "the pilgrimage to Mecca," which every free Muslim is bound to make, as a religious duty, from Arabic hajj "pilgrimage," from hajja "he went on a pilgrimage." Related to Hebrew haghagh "he made a pilgrimage, celebrated a feast," hagh "a gathering." One who has made it is a hajji and afterward bears that title as a designation of honor. 中文词源 hajj :朝圣,
- hair-splitting 英文词源 hair-splitting (n.) "making over-nice distinctions," by 1739, from hair + verbal noun from split (v.). To split hairs "make over-fine distinctions" is first recorded 1650s, as to cut the hair . Hair also being 18c. slang for "female pudendum," hair-splitter was noted in 1811 as slang for "penis." 中文词源 hair-splitting :吹毛求疵 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
- hair shirt 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sergeant sergeant: [12] A sergeant is etymologically simply a ‘servant’ – and indeed that is what the word originally meant in English. It comes via Old French sergent from Latin servient -, the present participial stem of servīre ‘serve’. It was subsequently incorporated into the terminology of the feudal system, rou
- hair-raising 英文词源 hair-raising (adj.) "exciting," 1837, from hair + raise (v.). In 19c. works, sometimes as jocular mock-classical tricopherous . 中文词源 hair-raising :寒毛直竖的 比喻用法,比较horror. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hair-raising 词源, hair-raising 含义。
- hairpin bend 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random can can: [OE] English has two distinct words can . The verb ‘be able to’ goes back via Old English cunnan and Germanic * kunnan to an Indo- European base * gn -, which also produced know . The underlying etymological meaning of can is thus ‘know’ or more specifically ‘come to know’, which survived in English until co
- hairpiece 英文词源 postiche "A hairpiece", Early 18th century: from French, literally 'false', from Italian posticcio 'counterfeit, feigned'. 中文词源 hairpiece :假发 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hairpiece 词源, hairpiece 含义。
- hairdresser 英文词源 hairdresser (n.) also hair-dresser , 1770, from hair + dresser . Related: Hairdressing (1771). 中文词源 hairdresser :美发师 hair,头发,dresser,化妆师。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hairdresser 词源, hairdresser 含义。 hairdresser :理发师 词根词缀: hair头发 + dress打扮 + -er…者
- hairdo 英文词源 hairdo (n.) also hair-do , 1932, from hair + do (v.). Phrase do (one's) hair attested from 1875. 中文词源 hairdo :发型,发式 hair,头发,do,做。引申词义发型,发式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hairdo 词源, hairdo 含义。
- hair 英文词源 hair hair: [OE] No general Indo-European term for ‘hair’ has come down to us. All the ‘hair’-words in modern European languages are descended from terms for particular types of hair – hair on the head, hair on other parts of the body, animal hair – or for single hairs or hair collectively, and indeed many retain these specialized meanings: French cheveu , for instance, mea
- hailstorm 英文词源 hailstorm (n.) also hail-storm , 1690s, from hail (n.) + storm (n.). 中文词源 hailstorm :雹暴 hail,冰雹,storm,风暴。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hailstorm 词源, hailstorm 含义。
- hailstone 英文词源 hailstone (n.) Old English hagolstan ; see hail (n.) + stone (n.). 中文词源 hailstone :雹石 hail,冰雹,stone,石头。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hailstone 词源, hailstone 含义。
- hail 英文词源 hail hail: Not surprisingly, hail ‘frozen rain’ [OE] and hail ‘call out’ [12] are quite unrelated. The former, together with its German and Dutch relative hagel , comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * hagalaz , which is related ultimately to Greek kákhlēx ‘pebble’. The verb hail is closely related to hale and whole . It comes from the noun hail , which in turn was a n
- haiku 英文词源 haiku (n.) 1900, from Japanese haiku , telescoped (supposedly in the late nineteenth century, by the poet Shiki) from haikai no ku "jocosity of verse," originally the name of the opening lines of a type of improvised, witty linked verse. The form developed mid-16c. "Traditionally, there is mention of a season of the year somewhere in a haiku, as a means of establishing the poem's tone
- hagiology 英文词源 hagiology (n.) "branch of literature consisting of saints' lives and legends," 1807, from hagio- "holy" + -ology . Related: Hagiologist (1805). 中文词源 hagiology :圣徒传,圣徒录 来自希腊语hagios,神圣的,侍奉上帝的人,词源可能同hieratic.引申词义圣徒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hagiology 词源, hagiology 含义。
- hagiography 英文词源 hagiography (n.) "sacred writing," especially of saints' lives, 1821, from hagio- "holy" + -graphy . Related: Hagiographic (1809); hagiographical (1580s); hagiographer (1650s). 中文词源 hagiography :圣徒传记,吹捧性的传记 hagio-,神圣的,圣徒,-graph,写。引申词义吹捧性的传记。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hagiography 词源,
- hagiographer 英文词源 crispin (n.) 1640s, "shoemaker," in literary use only, from Ss. Crispin and Crispinian (martyred at Soissons, c.285 C.E.), patrons of shoemakers. French hagiographers make the brothers noble Romans who, while they preached in Gaul, worked as shoemakers to avoid living on the alms of the faithful. The name is Crispinus , a Roman cognomen, from Latin crispus "curly" (probably with refer
- haggle 英文词源 haggle (v.) 1570s, "to cut unevenly, mangle in cutting" (implied in haggler "clumsy workman"), frequentative of haggen "to chop" (see hack (v.1)). Sense of "argue about price" first recorded c. 1600, probably from notion of chopping away. Related: Haggled ; haggling . 中文词源 haggle :争论,讨价还价 来自古英语haggen,劈,跺,词源同hack,-le,表反复。引申词义
- haggis 英文词源 haggis haggis: [15] Improbable as it may seem, the leading candidate for the source of the word haggis is Old French agace ‘magpie’. Corroborative evidence for this, circumstantial but powerful, is the word pie , which also originally meant ‘magpie’ (modern English magpie comes from it) but was apparently applied to a ‘baked pastry case with a filling’ from the notion that
- haggard 英文词源 haggard haggard: [16] Haggard was originally a falconer’s term for a hawk as yet untamed. It has been suggested that its ultimate source was Germanic * khag -, which also produced English hedge , the implication being that a haggard was a hawk that sat in a hedge rather than on the falconer’s arm. The modern meaning ‘gaunt’ developed in the 17th century, probably by associatio
- hag 英文词源 hag (n.) early 13c., "repulsive old woman" (rare before 16c.), probably from Old English hægtes , hægtesse "witch, sorceress, enchantress, fury," shortened on the assumption that -tes was a suffix. The Old English word is from Proto-Germanic *hagatusjon , which is of unknown origin. Dutch heks , German Hexe "witch" are similarly shortened from cognate Middle Dutch haghetisse , Old H
- haft 英文词源 haft (n.) Old English hæft "handle," especially of a cutting or thrusting instrument, related to hæft "fetter, bond; captive, slave," via a common notion of "a seizing, a thing seized," from Proto-Germanic *haftjam (cognates: Old Saxon haft "captured;" Dutch hecht , Old High German hefti , German Heft "handle;" German Haft "arrest"), from PIE *kap- "to grasp" (see capable ). To have
- hafnium 英文词源 hafnium (n.) rare element, 1923, Modern Latin, from Hafnia , Medieval Latin form of Danish Havn "harbor," the usual pre-1400 name of Copenhagen , Denmark, where the element was discovered by physicist Dirk Coster (1889-1950) and chemist George de Hevesy (1885-1966). 中文词源 hafnium :铪 来自拉丁语Hafnia,现丹麦首都哥本哈根拉丁语名,因这种金属元素于哥本
- haemorrhoids 英文词源 pellet pellet: [14] Etymologically, a pellet is a ‘little ball’. It comes via Old French pelote (a relative of Spanish pelota ‘ball’, from which the name of the Basque ball-game pelota [19] comes) from Vulgar Latin * pilotta , a diminutive form of Latin pila ‘ball’ (source of English pill [15] and piles ‘haemorrhoids’ [15]). Pelt ‘throw things at’ [15] may have ori
- haemorrhage 英文词源 haemorrhage haemorrhage: [17] Haemorrhage means literally a ‘bursting forth of blood’. It comes ultimately from Greek haimorrhagíā , a compound formed from Greek haima ‘blood’ and an element derived from the same source as the verb rhēgnúnai ‘break, burst’. Haima , a word of unknown origin, has been a generous contributor to English vocabulary. Besides haemorrhage , it
- haemophilia 英文词源 haemophilia see hemophilia ; also see æ . 中文词源 haemophilia :血友病 haemato-,血,血液,-philia,爱,词源同philosopher.用于指血友病。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: haemophilia 词源, haemophilia 含义。
- haemoglobin 英文词源 haemoglobin (n.) see hemoglobin ; also see æ . 中文词源 haemoglobin :血红蛋白 haemato-,血,血液,globin-,小球,词源同global.用于指血红蛋白。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: haemoglobin 词源, haemoglobin 含义。
- haematoma 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random continent continent: [14] Continent comes via Old French from Latin continēns , the present participle of continēre ‘hold together, enclose, contain’ (source of English contain ). From the beginning it meant in general ‘exercising self-restraint’; of the more specific senses, ‘chaste’ developed in the 14th century
- haematology 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random paternity paternity: see patron 中文词源 haematology :血液学 haemato-,血,血液,-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: haematology 词源, haematology 含义。
- haematite 英文词源 haematite (n.) see hematite ; also see æ . 中文词源 haematite :赤铁矿 来自拉丁语lapis haematites,血红的石头,lapis,石头,词源同lapidary,haematites,血红的,词源同haematology. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: haematite 词源, haematite 含义。
- haemo- 英文词源 haemo- see hemo- ; also see æ . 中文词源 haemo- :血,血液 来自希腊语haima,血,词源同anemia,leukemia. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: haemo- 词源, haemo- 含义。
- Hadith 英文词源 Hadith (n.) "collected Islamic tradition, the body of traditions relating to Muhammad," 1817, from Arabic, literally "tradition," related to hadith "new, young," hadatha "it happened, occurred," and Hebrew hadash "new." Plural is Hadithat . 中文词源 Hadith :圣训,穆罕默德训词 来自阿拉伯语,传统,传承,用于指穆罕默德训词,圣训。 该词的英语词
- Hades 英文词源 Hades "god of the dead in Greek mythology;" also the name of his realm, the abode of the dead spirits, 1590s, from Greek Hades , Haides , in Homer the name of the god of the underworld, son of Kronos and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon. His name is of unknown origin. Perhaps literally "the invisible" [Watkins], from privative prefix a- + idein "to see" (see vision ). The name of th
- haddock 英文词源 haddock (n.) North Atlantic food fish of the cod family, late 13c., of unknown origin. Old French hadot and Gaelic adag , sometimes cited as sources, apparently were borrowed from English. OED regards the suffix as perhaps a diminutive. 中文词源 haddock :黑线鳕 词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: haddock 词源, haddock 含义。
- hacksaw 英文词源 hacksaw (n.) 1867, from hack (v.1) + saw (n.). 中文词源 hacksaw :钢锯 hack,砍,劈,saw,锯子。引申词义钢锯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hacksaw 词源, hacksaw 含义。
- hackneyed 英文词源 hackneyed (adj.) "trite, so overused as to have become uninteresting," 1749, figurative use of past participle adjective from hackney (v.) "use a horse for riding" (1570s), hence "make common by indiscriminate use" (1590s), from hackney (n.), and compare hack (n.2) in its specialized sense of "one who writes anything for hire." From 1769 as "kept for hire." 中文词源 hackneyed :陈
- hackney carriage 英文词源 hack hack: English has two distinct words hack . By far the older, ‘cut savagely or randomly’ [OE], goes back via Old English haccian to a prehistoric West Germanic * khak -, also reproduced in German hacken and Dutch hakken . It perhaps originated in imitation of the sound of chopping. Hack ‘worn-out horse’ [17] is short for hackney (as in hackney carriage ), a word in use si
- hackles 英文词源 fetter fetter: [OE] Etymologically, fetters are shackles for restraining the ‘feet’. The word comes from prehistoric Germanic * feterō , which derived ultimately from the same Indo-European base, * ped -, as produced English foot . The parallel Latin formation, incidentally, was pedica ‘fetter’, from which English gets impeach . = foot , impeach , pedal chignon (n.) "knot or
- hacking jacket 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random legend legend: see lecture 中文词源 hacking jacket :赛马服 hack,马,骑马,jacket,衣服。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hacking jacket 词源, hacking jacket 含义。
- hacking cough 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random compile compile: see pile 中文词源 hacking cough :频咳 咳嗽声。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: hacking cough 词源, hacking cough 含义。
- hacker 英文词源 hacker (n.) early 13c. (as a surname), "a chopper, cutter," perhaps also "one who makes hacking tools," agent noun from hack (v.1). Meaning "one who gains unauthorized access to computer records" is attested by 1975, and this sense seems to suggest hack (v.1), but the computer use is said to be from slightly earlier tech slang sense of "one who works like a hack at writing and experim
- hack 英文词源 hack hack: English has two distinct words hack . By far the older, ‘cut savagely or randomly’ [OE], goes back via Old English haccian to a prehistoric West Germanic * khak -, also reproduced in German hacken and Dutch hakken . It perhaps originated in imitation of the sound of chopping. Hack ‘worn-out horse’ [17] is short for hackney (as in hackney carriage ), a word in use si
- hacienda 英文词源 hacienda (n.) 1760, from American Spanish, "an estate or ranch in the country," from Spanish hacienda "landed estate, plantation," earlier facienda , from Latin facienda "things to be done," from facere "to do" (see factitious ). For noun use of a Latin gerundive, compare agenda . The owner of one is a hacendado . The change of Latin f- to Spanish h- is characteristic; compare hablar
- habitue 英文词源 habitue (n.) "habitual frequenter of" (some place), 1818, from French habitué , noun use of past participle of habituer "accustom," from Late Latin habituare (see habituate ). 中文词源 habitue :常客 来自habit,习惯。引申义习惯性的客人,常客。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: habitue 词源, habitue 含义。
- habitual 英文词源 habitual (adj.) mid-15c., "customary, belonging to one's inherent disposition," from Medieval Latin habitualis "pertaining to habit or dress," from Latin habitus "condition, appearance, dress" (see habit (n.)). 中文词源 habitual :惯常的,习惯性的 来自habit,习惯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: habitual 词源, habitual 含义。 habitual :惯
- habit-forming 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random kind kind: [OE] Kind the noun and kind the adjective are ultimately the same word, but they split apart in pre-historic times. Their common source was Germanic * kunjam , the ancestor of English kin . From it, using the collective prefix * ga - and the abstract suffix *- diz , was derived the noun * gakundiz , which passed into
- habitat 英文词源 habitat (n.) "area or region where a plant or animal naturally grows or lives," 1762, originally a technical term in Latin texts on English flora and fauna, literally "it inhabits," third person singular present indicative of habitare "to live, dwell," frequentative of habere "to have, to hold, possess" (see habit (n.)). This was the Modern Latin word that began the part of the scient
- habitable 英文词源 habitable (adj.) late 14c., from Old French habitable "suitable for human dwelling" (14c.), from Latin habitabilis "that is fit to live in," from habitare "to inhabit, dwell" (see habitat ). Related: Habitably ; habitability . 中文词源 habitable :适宜居住的 来自拉丁语habitare,居住,生活,来自habere,持,握,拥有,词源同habit,habitat. 该词的英语词源
- habit 英文词源 habit habit: [13] Etymologically, a habit is ‘what one has’. The word comes via Old French abit from Latin habitus , originally the past participle of the verb habēre ‘have’. This was used reflexively for ‘be’, and so the past participle came to be used as a noun for ‘how one is’ – one’s ‘state’ or ‘condition’. Subsequently this developed along the lines o
- haberdashery 英文词源 haberdashery (n.) early 15c., Anglo-French, "goods sold by a haberdasher," from haberdasher + -y (2). Meaning "a haberdasher's shop" is recorded from 1813, with perceived meaning shading to -ery . 中文词源 haberdashery :男装店 来自haberdasher,男装店,男装店店主。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: haberdashery 词源, haberdashery 含义。