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• fissionable 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random coven coven: see convent 中文词源 fissionable ：可分裂的，可分裂生殖的，可裂变的   词根词缀： -fiss-裂 + -ion名词词尾 + -able形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fissionable 词源， fissionable 含义。
• fissionability 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random buckwheat buckwheat: [16] Buckwheat has no connection with male deer. The buck - element is related to the English word beech , and the name comes from the resemblance of buckwheat (the seeds of a plant of the dock family) to the three-sided seeds of the beech tree. The word was actually borrowed from Middle Dutch boecweite , me
• fissility 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random good good: [OE] Good is such a general, all-embracing word for anything regarded in a positive light that it perhaps comes as something of a surprise that it is not an ancient primary term distributed throughout the Indo-European languages. It is a strictly Germanic word (German has gut , Dutch goed , and Swedish and Danish god
• finality 英文词源 finality (n.) 1540s, "a goal, a guiding object," from Middle French finalité , from Late Latin finalitatem (nominative finalitas ) "state of being final," from Latin finalis "last, of or pertaining to an end" (see final ). From 1833 as "quality or state of being final." 中文词源 finality ：结尾，定局，终结   词根词缀： -fin-结束,界限 + -al形容词词尾 + -it
• filiform 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ichneumon ichneumon: [16] Ichneumon comes from a Greek word which meant literally ‘tracker’. This was ikhneúmōn , a derivative of íkhnos ‘track, footstep’. Aristotle used it as the name for a species of wasp that hunted spiders, and it was adopted into English in this sense for the ichneumon fly , a wasplike insect wi
• filar 英文词源 profile profile: [17] The - file of profile is etymologically a ‘thread’. The word comes from early modern Italian profilo , a derivative of profilare ‘draw in outline’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix pro - ‘forward’ and filare , which used to mean ‘draw a line’; and this in turn went back to Latin filāre ‘spin’, a derivative of filum ‘thread’
• filamentous 英文词源 Actinomyces "A genus of Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria with rod-shaped and branching filamentous forms, which form part of the normal mucosal flora in mammals but may cause opportunistic infections. Also (in form actinomyces): a bacterium of this genus (also called ray fungus )", Late 19th cent. From scientific Latin Actinomyces , genus name from classical Latin actī
• filamentary 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random solid solid: [14] Solid comes via Old French solide from Latin solidus ‘solid, whole’ (source also of English solder and soldier and of the French coin term sou ). It went back to the same base (Indo-European * sol -) that produced Latin sollus ‘whole’ (source of English solemn and solicit ) and salvus ‘unharmed’ (so
• fictionize 英文词源 fictionalize (v.) 1911, from fictional + -ize . Related: Fictionalized ; fictionalizing . Earlier was fictionize (1822). 中文词源 fictionize ：使小说化，把 词根词缀： -fict-塑造,虚构 + -ion名词词尾 + -ize动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fictionize 词源， fictionize 含义。
• fictionist 英文词源 fiction (n.) early 15c., ficcioun , "that which is invented or imagined in the mind," from Old French ficcion "dissimulation, ruse; invention, fabrication" (13c.) and directly from Latin fictionem (nominative fictio ) "a fashioning or feigning," noun of action from past participle stem of fingere "to shape, form, devise, feign," originally "to knead, form out of clay," from PIE *dheig
• fictile 英文词源 fictile (adj.) 1620s, "molded or formed by art," from Latin fictilis "made of clay, earthen," from fictio "a fashioning" (see fiction ). From 1670s as "capable of being molded." From 1854 as "pertaining to pottery." Related: Fictility . 中文词源 fictile ：塑造的，陶土制的，可塑造性的 词根词缀： -fict-制造,塑造 + -ile名词或形容词词尾 该词的英语词
• fibrous 英文词源 fibrous (adj.) "consisting of, or having the characteristics of, fibers," 1620s, from Modern Latin fibrosus , from Latin fibra "a fiber, filament" (see fiber ). 中文词源 fibrous ：含纤维状，纤维状的；能分成纤维的；坚韧的，有筋骨的 词根词缀： -fibr-纤维 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fibrous 词源， fi
• fibril 英文词源 fibril (n.) 1680s, Anglicization of Modern Latin fibrilla "a little fiber, a filament," especially in botany, diminutive of Latin fibra "a fiber, filament" (see fiber ). Latin fibra and fibrilla were used in 17c. physiology in English alongside nativized fibre and fibril . From 1931 as "thread-like molecular formation." 中文词源 fibril ：小纤维，纤丝，原纤维，根毛  词
• fibre 英文词源 fibre (n.) chiefly British English spelling of fiber (q.v.); for spelling, see -re . 中文词源 fibre ：(动植物的)纤维；纤维质  词根词缀： -fibr-纤维 + -e 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fibre 词源， fibre 含义。
• federative 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cider cider: [14] Despite its seeming roots in the appleproducing English countryside, cider is a very ancient word, which has come a long way to reach us. Hebrew shēkhār meant ‘any strong drink in general’. It crops up in several places in the Bible, and was adopted by Greek and Latin translators as, respectively, sīkér
• federationist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random girdle girdle: English has two words girdle . The more familiar, ‘belt’ [OE], goes back, together with its relatives garth , gird [OE], and girth [14], to a prehistoric Germanic * gurd -, * gard -, * gerd which denoted ‘surrounding’. From * gurd came the verb * gurthjan , which produced both gird and girdle (as well as r
• federalization 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bigot bigot: [16] According to the 12th-century Anglo- Norman chronicler Wace, bigot was a contemptuous term applied by the French to the Normans, but it is far from clear where this came from, whether it is the same word as present-day bigot , and, if it is, how it came to mean ‘narrowminded person’. All that can be said fo
• federalist 英文词源 federalist (n.) 1787, American English, "member or supporter of the Federal party in U.S. politics" (originally of supporters of the Philadelphia constitution), from federal + -ist . General sense of "one who supports federal union" is from 1792. The party expired c. 1824. As an adjective by 1801. 中文词源 federalist ：联邦制拥护者；北部联邦同盟盟员  词根词缀：
• federalism 英文词源 federalism (n.) 1788, "doctrine of federal union in government," American English, from French fédéralisme , from fédéral (see federal ). Also, from about the same time and place, "doctrines of the Federalist Party in American politics." 中文词源 federalism ：联邦政治，联邦制度 词根词缀： -feder-联盟,联合 + -al形容词词尾 + -ism名词词尾,制度 该词的
• feasibility 英文词源 feasibility (n.) 1620s, from feasible + -ity . 中文词源 feasibility ：(计划、思想或方法等)可行，行得通   词根词缀： feas(-fac-)做,作 + -ibility名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： feasibility 词源， feasibility 含义。
• fallibility 英文词源 fallibility (n.) 1630s, from Latin stem of fallible + -ity . 中文词源 fallibility ：不可靠性，误差，易犯错误性   词根词缀： -fall-欺骗,错误 + -ibility名词词尾,...性 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fallibility 词源， fallibility 含义。
• faithless 英文词源 faithless (adj.) c. 1300, "unbelieving," from faith + -less . Meaning "insincere, deceptive" is mid-14c. Related: Faithlessly ; faithlessness . 中文词源 faithless ：不忠实的，不守信用的，背信弃义的   词根词缀： -fid-信任→faith + -less形容词词尾,否定 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： faithless 词源， faithless 含义。
• facture 英文词源 facture "The quality of the execution of a painting; an artist’s characteristic handling of the paint", Late Middle English (in the general sense 'construction, workmanship'): via Old French from Latin factura 'formation, manufacture', from facere 'do, make'. The current sense dates from the late 19th century. 中文词源 facture ：制作，制作法  词根词缀： -fact-做,作
• factum 英文词源 post factum Latin, literally "after the fact," from factum "deed, act" (see fact ). 中文词源 factum ：自己的行为，遗嘱的正式订立，事实陈述书，呈文  词根词缀： -fact-做,作 + -um名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： factum 词源， factum 含义。
• factitive 英文词源 factitive (adj.) "causative, expressive of making or causing," 1813, from Latin factus , past participle of facere "to make, do" (see factitious ) + -ive . 中文词源 factitive ：作为的，使役的 词根词缀： -fact-做,作 + -itive形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： factitive 词源， factitive 含义。
• factionary 英文词源 factional (adj.) 1640s, from faction (n.1) + -al (1). Shakespeare used factionary (c. 1600). 中文词源 factionary ：派别成员  词根词缀： -fact-做,作 + -ion名词词尾 + -ary名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： factionary 词源， factionary 含义。
• factionalism 英文词源 factionalism (n.) 1860, American English, from factional + -ism . Prominent up 1930s-1950s in communist jargon. 中文词源 factionalism ：宗派主义，派别活动  词根词缀： -fact-做,作 + -ion名词词尾 + -al形容词词尾 + -ism名词词尾,主义 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： factionalism 词源， factionalism 含义。
• fabler 英文词源 fabled (adj.) c. 1600, "unreal, invented," past participle adjective from fable (v.) "to tell tales" (late 14c.), from Old French fabler "tell, narrate; chatter, boast," from Latin fabulari , from fabula (see fable ). Meaning "celebrated in fable" is from 1706. fabulist (n.) 1590s, "inventor or writer of fables," from French fabuliste , from Latin fabula "story, tale" (see fable (n.))
• fingerprint 英文词源 fingerprint (n.) also finger-print , 1834, from finger (n.) + print (n.). Proposed as a means of identification from c. 1892. Admissibility as evidence as valid proof of guilt in murder trials in U.S. upheld in 1912. From 1900 as a verb. Related: Fingerprinted ; fingerprinting . 中文词源 fingerprint ：指纹，指印 来自finger（手指） + print（印痕、印迹），表示指
• fyrd 英文词源 fyrd "The English militia before 1066", Old English, of Germanic origin; related to German Fahrt , also to fare. 中文词源 fyrd ：英国民兵 欧洲封建社会开始于法国北部，封建社会中的“战斗的人”是经过严格训练，拥有盔甲、长矛和战马的骑士阶层，可是岛国英格兰却没有。1066年诺曼征服时的黑斯廷斯一役中，平时为民
• futhorc 英文词源 futhorc (n.) 1851, historians' name for the Germanic runic alphabet; so called from its first six letters ( th being a single rune), on the model of alphabet . 中文词源 futhorc ：古代北欧字母文字 这是安格鲁撒克森人在采用拉丁字母之前使用的字母表，因为早期多刻在木头后期多刻在石头和金属上，所以直线条很多。futhorc代表这套
• finishing touches 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random follow follow: [OE] Follow is a widespread Germanic verb (German has folgen , for instance, Dutch volgen , Swedish följa , and Danish følge , pointing to a prehistoric West and North Germanic * flug -), but its ultimate origins are not known 中文词源 finishing touches ：最后的润色；最后的加工 原为绘画用语。
• French leave 英文词源 French leave "Absence from work or duty without permission", Mid 18th century: said to derive from the French custom of leaving a dinner or ball without saying goodbye to the host or hostess. The phrase was first recorded shortly after the Seven Years War; the equivalent French expression is filer à l'Anglaise , literally 'to escape in the style of the English'. 中文词源 French l
• forbidden fruit 英文词源 Adam Adam: Adam’s apple [18] The original apple in question was the forbidden fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which the serpent in the Garden of Eden tricked Eve into eating, and which she in turn persuaded Adam to eat. It was traditionally believed that a piece of it stuck in Adam’s throat, and so it became an appropriate and convenient metaphor for the thyro
• Fortuna 英文词源 fortunate (adj.) late 14c., "having good fortune; bringing good fortune," from Latin fortunatus "prospered, prosperous; lucky, happy," past participle of fortunare "to make prosperous," from fortuna (see fortune ). Fortunate Islands "mythical abode of the blessed dead, in the Western Ocean" (early 15c.; late 14c. as Ilondes of fortune ) translates Latin Fortunatae Insulae . fortunatel
• feel 英文词源 feel feel: [OE] Like its West Germanic cousins, German fühlen and Dutch voelen , feel is part of a wider Indo-European word-family covering notions like ‘touching’ and ‘handling’, including Greek palámē and Latin palma ‘palm of the hand’ and Latin palpāre , originally ‘stroke, touch lightly’, later ‘feel’ (source of English palpable and palpitation ). Its ultim
• funding 英文词源 funding (n.) 1776, verbal noun from fund (v.). 中文词源 funding ：专款，拨款，基金 词根词缀： -fund-基础 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： funding 词源， funding 含义。
• fro 英文词源 fro fro: see from fro (adv., prep.) "away, backwards," c. 1200, Northern English and Scottish dialectal fra , Midlands dialect fro , from Old Norse fra "from," from Proto-Germanic *fra "forward, away from," from PIE *pro- (see pro- ). The Norse word is equivalent to Old English fram , thus fro is a doublet of from . 中文词源 fro ：向那边，向后 可追溯至原始印欧语*pr
• freely 英文词源 freely (adv.) Middle English frely , from Old English freolice "of one's own accord, readily;" see free (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "unstintedly; plentifully" is from c. 1300; that of "without constraint, under free conditions" is from 1590s. Similar formation in Middle Low German vrilike , Dutch vrijelijk "freely," German freilich "to be sure." 中文词源 freely ：自由地，随意地
• forwards 英文词源 forwards (adv.) c. 1400, from forward (adv.) + adverbial genitive -s . British English until mid-20c. preserved the distinction between forward and forwards , the latter expressing "a definite direction viewed in contrast with other directions." In American English, however, forward prevails in all senses since Webster (1832) damned forwards as "a corruption." 中文词源 forwards ：向
• fortunately 英文词源 fortunately (adv.) "by (good) fortune," 1540s, from fortunate + -ly (2). 中文词源 fortunately ：幸运地，幸亏 词根词缀： fortune(e略)运气 + -ate形容词词尾 + -ly 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fortunately 词源， fortunately 含义。
• fortification 英文词源 fortification (n.) early 15c., "a strengthening," also "defensive earthworks; a tower" (mid-15c.), from Old French fortification "strengthening, fortification," from Late Latin fortificationem (nominative fortificatio ) "a strengthening, fortifying," noun of action from past participle stem of fortificare "to make strong" (see fortify ). 中文词源 fortification ：防御工事，要塞
• formation 英文词源 formation (n.) late 14c., "vital force in plants and animals;" early 15c., "act of creating or making," from Old French formacion "formation, fashioning, creation" (12c.) or directly from Latin formationem (nominative formatio ) "a forming, shaping," noun of action or condition from past participle stem of formare "to form," from forma (see form (n.)). Meaning that which is formed or
• formality 英文词源 formality (n.) 1530s, "agreement as to form," from formal + -ity or else from Middle French formalité (15c.) or Latin formitalitatem . Sense of "conformity to established rule" is from 1590s; meaning "something done for the sake of form" is from 1640s. Related: Formalities . 中文词源 formality ：形式，礼仪，手续，例行公事 词根词缀： -form-形 + -al形容词词尾
• foretell 英文词源 foretell (v.) "predict, prophesy," c. 1300, from fore- + tell (v.). Related: Foretold ; foretelling . 中文词源 foretell ：预告，预言  词根词缀： fore-先,前 + tell告诉 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： foretell 词源， foretell 含义。
• forerunner 英文词源 forerunner (n.) c. 1300, from fore- + runner . Middle English literal rendition of Latin praecursor , used in reference to John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ. Old English had foreboda and forerynel . 中文词源 forerunner ：先驱，先导，前兆，先兆 词根词缀： fore前面 + runner奔跑者 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forerunner 词源，
• forehead 英文词源 forehead (n.) Middle English forhed , from Old English forheafod "forehead, brow," from fore- + heafod (see head (n.)). Similar formation in Dutch voorhoofd , German Vorhaupt , Danish forhoved . 中文词源 forehead ：前额 词根词缀： fore前面 + head头 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forehead 词源， forehead 含义。
• forefather 英文词源 forefather (n.) "ancestor," c. 1300, from fore- + father (n.); perhaps modeled on or modified from Old Norse forfaðir . Similar formation in Dutch voorvader , German Vorvater , Danish forfædre (Old English had forð-fæder ). 中文词源 forefather ：祖先 词根词缀： fore以前 + father 父 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forefather 词源， forefathe
• forcible 英文词源 forcible (adj.) early 15c., "powerful, violent; done by force," from Old French forcible "strong, powerful, mighty," from forcier "conquer by violence" (see force (v.)). From 1550s as "possessing force." Related: Forcibly . 中文词源 forcible ：强迫的，强暴的 词根词缀： -forc-力量,强壮 + -ible 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forcible 词源，
• forceful 英文词源 forceful (adj.) 1570s, from force (n.) + -ful . Related: Forcefully ; forcefulness . 中文词源 forceful ：强制的，坚强的 词根词缀： -forc-力量,强壮 + -e + -ful 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forceful 词源， forceful 含义。
• forbidding 英文词源 forbidding (adj.) 1570s, "that forbids;" 1712 as "uninviting," present participle adjective from forbid . Related: Forbiddingly ; forbiddingness . 中文词源 forbidding ：使人望而生畏的，严峻的，不友好的 词根词缀： forbid(d双写)禁止 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forbidding 词源， forbidding 含义。
• footstep 英文词源 footstep (n.) early 13c., "footprint," from foot (n.) + step (n.). Meaning "a tread or fall of the foot" is first attested 1530s. Figurative expression to follow in (someone's) footsteps is from 1540s. 中文词源 footstep ：脚步(声)；足迹 词根词缀： foot足 + step脚步 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： footstep 词源， footstep 含义。
• foot-candle 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random onyx onyx: [13] Greek ónux meant ‘claw, fingernail’ (it is distantly related to English nail ). Certain sorts of onyx are pink with white streaks, and a resemblance to pink fingernails with their paler crescent-shaped mark at the base led the Greeks to name the stone ónux . The word travelled to English via Latin onyx and
• foolish 英文词源 foolish (adj.) early 14c., from fool (n.1) + -ish . Older adjectives in Middle English were fool (c. 1200); folly (c. 1300). Old English words for this were dysig , stunt , dol . Related: Foolishly ; foolishness . 中文词源 foolish ：愚蠢的，愚笨的 词根词缀： fool蠢人 + -ish形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： foolish 词源， fooli
• foodstuff 英文词源 foodstuff (n.) "substance or material suitable for food," 1870, from food + stuff (n.). Related: Foodstuffs . 中文词源 foodstuff ：食料，食品 词根词缀： food食品 + stuff料 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： foodstuff 词源， foodstuff 含义。
• following 英文词源 following (n.) late 14c., "action of following, an act of following," verbal noun from follow (v.). Meaning "a body of disciples or retainers" is from mid-15c.; Old English used folgoð in this sense. 中文词源 following ：接着的，下列的 词根词缀： follow跟随 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： following 词源， following 含义。
• folklore 英文词源 folklore (n.) "traditional beliefs and customs of the common people," 1846, coined by antiquarian William J. Thoms (1803-1885) as an Anglo-Saxonism (replacing popular antiquities ) in imitation of German compounds in Volk- and first published in the "Athenaeum" of Aug. 22, 1846; see folk + lore . Old English folclar meant "homily." This word revived folk in a modern sense of "of the c
• fluidity 英文词源 fluidity (n.) c. 1600, from French fluidité , from fluide (see fluid (adj.)), or else formed in English from fluid . 中文词源 fluidity ：流动性，流质    词根词缀： -flu-流 + -id形容词词尾 + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fluidity 词源， fluidity 含义。
• floriform 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random giddy giddy: [OE] Like enthusiastic , the etymological meaning of giddy is ‘possessed by a god’. Its distant ancestor was a prehistoric Germanic adjective * guthigaz , which was derived from * gutham ‘god’. This produced Old English gidig , which meant ‘insane’ or ‘stupid’. It was not until the 16th century that
• floriferous 英文词源 floriferous "(Of a plant) producing many flowers", Mid 17th century: from Latin florifer (from flos , flor- 'flower', + -fer 'producing') + -ous. 中文词源 floriferous ：有花的，开花的，多花的，花盛开的 词根词缀： -flor-花 + -i- + -fer-携带,拿取 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： floriferous 词源， floriferous 含
• floriculture 英文词源 floriculture (n.) 1822, from Latin floris , genitive of flos "flower" (see flora ) + -culture on analogy of agriculture . Related: Floricultural ; floriculturist . 中文词源 floriculture ：花艺，栽培花卉 词根词缀： -flor-花 + -i- + -cult-耕种,培育 + -ure名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： floriculture 词源， floriculture 含义。
• flexibly 英文词源 flexible (adj.) early 15c., "capable of being bent; mentally or spiritually pliant," from Middle French flexible or directly from Latin flexibilis "that may be bent, pliant, flexible, yielding;" figuratively "tractable, inconstant," from flex- , past participle stem of flectere "to bend," which is of uncertain origin. Flexile (1630s) and flexive (1620s) have become rare. Related: Flex
• flexibility 英文词源 flexibility (n.) 1610s, of physical things, from French flexibilité (in Old French, "weakness, vacillation") or directly from Late Latin flexibilitatem (nominative flexibilitas ), from Latin flexibilis "pliant, yielding" (see flexible ). Of immaterial things from 1783. 中文词源 flexibility ：灵活性，机动性，弹性 词根词缀： -flex-曲折 + -ible(le略)形容词词尾
• flashlight 英文词源 flashlight (n.) also flash-light , 1886, "on-and-off signal light in a light-house, etc.," from flash (v.) + light (n.). As the word for a photographer's light-emitting preparation, 1892 ( flash-lamp in this sense is by 1890). From 1905 as as a handheld, pocket-sized electric illumination device, the American English word for what the British might call an electric torch . 中文词源
• flaming 英文词源 flaming (adj.) late 14c., "flame-like in appearance;" c. 1400, "on fire," present participle adjective from flame (v.). Meaning "of bright or gaudy colors" is from mid-15c. As an intensifying adjective, late 19c. Meaning "glaringly homosexual" is homosexual slang, 1970s (along with flamer (n.) "conspicuously homosexual man"); but flamer "glaringly conspicuous person or thing" (1809) a
• fixed 英文词源 fixed (adj.) late 14c., of stars, "unchangeable in position," past participle adjective from fix (v.). Related: fixedly (1590s). Fixed-income (n.) is from 1767. 中文词源 fixed ：固定的，不变的 词根词缀： -fix-固定,安装 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fixed 词源， fixed 含义。
• fitting 英文词源 fitting (adj.) "proper, befitting, right," early 15c., present-participle adjective from fit (v.). Related: Fittingly . fitting (n.) c. 1600, verbal noun from fit (v.). Meaning "action of fitting on a garment" is from 1900. 中文词源 fitting ：适当的，合身的 词根词缀： fit(t双写)适合 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fitting 词源， fi
• fissiparity 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cost cost: [13] In Latin, something that cost a particular price literally ‘stood at or with’ that price. The Latin verb constāre was formed from the prefix com - ‘with’ and stāre ‘stand’ (a relative of English stand ). In Vulgar Latin this became * costāre , which passed into English via Old French coster (the de
• fissiparism 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sorrel sorrel: see sour 中文词源 fissiparism ：分裂生殖  词根词缀： -fiss-裂 + -i- + -par-生育 + -ism名词词尾,行为,现象 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fissiparism 词源， fissiparism 含义。
• firmness 英文词源 dapper dapper: [15] Modern English dapper connotes neatness, alertness, and liveliness, but its etymological significance as revealed by distant relatives such as Old High German tapfar ‘heavy’, Old Prussian debīkan ‘large’, and Old Slavic debelu ‘thick’, is ‘heavy’. The notion of ‘weightiness’ spread to ‘firmness, endurance in battle’, and hence ‘courage’
• firewood 英文词源 firewood (n.) also fire-wood , late 14c., from fire (n.) + wood (n.). 中文词源 firewood ：木柴 词根词缀： fire火 + wood木 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： firewood 词源， firewood 含义。
• firewall 英文词源 firewall (n.) also fire-wall , 1851 as a physical wall meant to prevent the spread of fire in a structure, from fire (n.) + wall (n.). Computer sense (originally figurative) is by 1990. 中文词源 firewall ：(电脑)防火墙 词根词缀： fire火 + wall墙 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： firewall 词源， firewall 含义。
• fireproof 英文词源 fireproof (adj.) also fire-proof , 1630s, from fire (n.) + proof . As a verb, from 1867. Related: Fireproofed ; fireproofing . 中文词源 fireproof ：防火的；耐高热的  词根词缀： fire火 + -proof形容词词尾,防…的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fireproof 词源， fireproof 含义。
• fireplace 英文词源 fireplace (n.) also fire-place , c. 1700, from fire (n.) + place (n.). 中文词源 fireplace ：壁炉 词根词缀： fire火 + place地方 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fireplace 词源， fireplace 含义。
• fireman 英文词源 fireman (n.) also fire-man , late 14c., "tender of a fire," from fire (n.) + man (n.). From 1650s as "furnace-tender" of a early steam engine. As "person hired to put out (rather than tend) fires" it is attested from 1714. For "stoker," Old English had fyrbeta . 中文词源 fireman ：(英)消防队员 词根词缀： fire火 + man人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• financier 英文词源 financier (n.) 1610s, "one concerned with finances" (especially public), from French financier (16c.), from finance (see finance (n.)). Sense of "capitalist, one skilled in financial operations" is first recorded 1867. 中文词源 financier ：财政家，金融家 词根词缀： -fin-结束,界限 + -ance(e略)名词词尾 + -ier人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• financial 英文词源 financial (adj.) 1769, from finance (n.) + -ial . Related: Financially . 中文词源 financial ：财政的，金融的 词根词缀： -fin-结束,界限 + -ance(e略)名词词尾 + -ial…的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： financial 词源， financial 含义。
• finally 英文词源 finally (adv.) late 14c., fynaly "at the end;" c. 1400, "completely, beyond recovery;" from final + -ly (2). 中文词源 finally ：最终，最后 词根词缀： -fin-结束,界限 + -al形容词词尾 + -ly 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： finally 词源， finally 含义。
• finalize 英文词源 finalize (v.) 1850, from final + -ize . Related: Finalized ; finalizing . 中文词源 finalize ：最后确定，定稿 词根词缀： -fin-结束,界限 + -al形容词词尾 + -ize 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： finalize 词源， finalize 含义。
• finalist 英文词源 finalist (n.) "competitor remaining after eliminations," 1896, from final + -ist . Earlier "one who believes the end has been reached" (1883). 中文词源 finalist ：决赛选手 词根词缀： -fin-结束,界限 + -al形容词词尾 + -ist 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： finalist 词源， finalist 含义。
• filling 英文词源 filling (adj.) "calculated to fill or satisfy," 1620s, present-participle adjective from fill (v.). filling (n.) c. 1400, "that which fills or fills up," verbal noun from fill (v.). Dentistry sense is from 1848. Filling station attested by 1915. 中文词源 filling ：填充物；补牙，填牙 词根词缀： fill填满 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• feverish 英文词源 feverish (adj.) late 14c., "causing fever;" 1630s, "excited, unduly ardent;" 1640s, "having symptoms of fever, having a slight fever," from fever + -ish . Earlier in same sense was feverous (late 14c.). Old English had feferig , feferseoc . Related: Feverishly ; feverishness . 中文词源 feverish ：发烧的，热病的，狂热，兴奋的 词根词缀： fever发热 + -ish形容词
• fervor 英文词源 fervor (n.) mid-14c., "warmth or glow of feeling," from Old French fervor "heat; enthusiasm, ardor, passion" (12c., Modern French ferveur ), from Latin fervor "a boiling, violent heat; passion, ardor, fury," from fervere "to boil; be hot" (see brew (v.)). 中文词源 fervor ：热情，热烈，炽热 词根词缀： -ferv-沸,热 + -or名词词尾,状况,行为 该词的英语词源请
• fervency 英文词源 fervent (adj.) mid-14c., from Old French fervent "fervent, ardent" (12c.), from Latin ferventem (nominative fervens ) "boiling, hot, glowing," figuratively "violent, impetuous, furious," present participle of fervere "to boil, glow," from PIE root *bhreuə- "to boil, bubble" (see brew (v.)). The figurative sense of "impassioned" is first attested c. 1400. Related: Fervency ; fervently
• feminine 英文词源 feminine (adj.) mid-14c., "of the female sex," from Old French femenin (12c.) "feminine, female; with feminine qualities, effeminate," from Latin femininus "feminine" (in the grammatical sense at first), from femina "woman, female," literally "she who suckles," from root of felare "to suck, suckle" (see fecund ). Usual modern sense of "woman-like, proper to or characteristic of women"
• fearless 英文词源 fearless (adj.) early 15c., from fear (n.) + -less . Related: Fearlessly ; fearlessness . 中文词源 fearless ：大胆的，无畏的 词根词缀： fear害怕 + -less否定 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fearless 词源， fearless 含义。
• fearful 英文词源 fearful (adj.) mid-14c., "causing fear," from fear (n.) + -ful . Meaning "full of fear, timid" (now less common) also is from mid-14c. As a mere emphatic, from 1630s. Related: Fearfully ; fearfulness . 中文词源 fearful ：可怕的；担心的，害怕的 词根词缀： fear害怕 + -ful 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fearful 词源， fearful 含义。
• favourite 英文词源 favourite "Preferred to all others of the same kind", Late 16th century (as a noun): from obsolete French favorit , from Italian favorito , past participle of favorire 'to favour', from Latin favor (see favour ). 中文词源 favourite ：最喜欢的，中意的 词根词缀： favour喜爱 + -ite形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： favourite 词源，
• favourable 英文词源 favourable (adj.) chiefly British English spelling of favorable ; for spelling, see -or . Related: Favourably . 中文词源 favourable ：有利的，顺利的；赞许的 词根词缀： favour喜爱 + -able形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： favourable 词源， favourable 含义。
• favour 英文词源 favour favour: [14] Latin favēre meant ‘regard favourably, side with protect’. It came ultimately from Indo-European * dhegh -, * dhogh - ‘burn’, which also produced Latin fovēre ‘heat, cherish’ (source of English foment [15]) and English day . From it was derived the Latin noun favor , which passed into English via Old French favour . Favourite [16] came via early moder