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• fornix 英文词源 fornix (n.) from 1680s in reference to various arched formations (especially in anatomy), from Latin fornix "arch, vaulted chamber, cellar, vaulted opening" (see fornication ). 中文词源 fornix ：拱顶，拱廊 来自拉丁语，拱顶，拱廊。引申词义妓女，妓院，据说是来自古罗马时期召妓通常是在指定建筑物的拱廊下进行。 该词的英语词源请
• fornicate 英文词源 fornicate (v.) 1550s, "have illicit sexual intercourse" (said of an unmarried person), from Late Latin fornicatus , past participle of fornicari "to fornicate" (see fornication ). Perhaps in some cases a back-formation from fornication . Related: Fornicated ; fornicating . 中文词源 fornicate ：通奸 来自拉丁语fornix, 拱室，拱廊，妓院。后用来指通奸，而其它词
• formulate 英文词源 formulate (v.) "to express in a formula," 1837, from formula + -ate (2). Won out over formulize (1842); formularize (1845). Related: Formulated ; formulating . 中文词源 formulate ：构想，规划 来自formula, 配方。即形成配方的，进行规划构想的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： formulate 词源， formulate 含义。 formulate ：构想，
• formula 英文词源 formula formula: see form formula (n.) 1630s, "words used in a ceremony or ritual" (earlier as a Latin word in English), from Latin formula "form, draft, contract, regulation;" in law, "a rule, method;" literally "small form," diminutive of forma "form" (see form (n.)). Modern sense is colored by Carlyle's use (1837) of the word in a sense of "rule slavishly followed without understan
• Formosa 英文词源 Formosa old name of Taiwan , given by the Portuguese, from Portuguese Formosa insula "beautiful island." The adjective is from the fem. of Latin formosus "beautiful, handsome, finely formed," from forma (see form (n.)). Related: Formosan (1640s). 中文词源 Formosa ：台湾 来自葡萄牙语Formosa insula, 即美丽岛。词源同form, 形状，漂亮的外形。比较Cathay. 该词
• formidable 英文词源 formidable formidable: [15] Latin formīdō meant ‘fear’ (it may have links with Greek mormó ‘bugbear, goblin’, which came from an Indo-European * mormo ). From it was derived the verb formīdāre , which in turn produced the adjective formīdābilis , which English originally acquired in the literal sense ‘inspiring fear’. The weaker ‘impressive in size, difficulty, et
• formication 英文词源 formication (n.) crawling sensation as of ants on the skin, 1707, from Latin formicationem (nominative formicatio ), noun of action from formicare "to crawl like ants," from formica "ant" (see Formica (n.2)). 中文词源 formication ：蚂走感 来自拉丁语formica, 蚂蚁。用于皮肤病名词，即仿佛蚂蚁在全身爬一样的奇痒病症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• formic acid 英文词源 formic acid formic acid: see ant 中文词源 formic acid ：蚁酸 来自拉丁语formica, 蚂蚁。因这种酸最早来自红蚂蚁提炼物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： formic acid 词源， formic acid 含义。
• Formica 英文词源 Formica (1) proprietary name (1922) of a product manufactured originally by Formica Insulation Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. (founded 1913). According to the company, the material (originally marketed as an industrial insulator) was so called because it could be used for mica , i.e., in place of mica , a more expensive natural insulator. Primarily used in consumer goods since c. 1945.
• former 英文词源 former former: [12] Former is a comparative form based on Middle English forme ‘first (in time or order)’, on the analogy of the superlative foremost [16] (which was originally formost [12]; the modern spelling came about through association with fore and most ). Forme itself goes back to Old English forma , which was a descendant of a prehistoric Germanic superlative from derived
• format 英文词源 format (v.) "arrange into a format," 1964, in reference to electronic computing, from format (n.). Related: Formatted ; formatting . format (n.) 1840, "shape and size" (of a book), via French format (18c.), ultimately from Modern Latin liber formatus "a book formed" in a certain shape and size, from past participle of formare "to form," from forma (see form (n.)). Extended to computer
• formalism 英文词源 formalism (n.) 1840, "strict adherence to prescribed forms," from formal + -ism . Used over the years in philosophy, theology, literature, and art in various senses suggesting detachment of form from content, or spirituality, or meaning; or belief in the sufficiency of formal logic. Related: Formalist . 中文词源 formalism ：形式主义 来自form, 形式。 该词的英语词源请
• formaldehyde 英文词源 formaldehyde formaldehyde: see ant formaldehyde (n.) pungent gas formed by oxidation of methyl alcohol, 1869, a contraction of formic aldehyde ; see formic + aldehyde . Discovered in 1863 by German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892). 中文词源 formaldehyde ：福尔马林，甲醛 缩写自formic aldehyde. formic, 蚁酸。aldehyde,醛，脱水酒精，来自dehydrogena
• formal 英文词源 formal (adj.) late 14c., "pertaining to form or arrangement;" also, in philosophy and theology, "pertaining to the form or essence of a thing," from Old French formal , formel "formal, constituent" (13c.) and directly from Latin formalis , from forma "a form, figure, shape" (see form (n.)). From early 15c. as "in due or proper form, according to recognized form," As a noun, c. 1600 (p
• form 英文词源 form form: [13] Form comes via Old French forme from Latin forma ‘shape, contour’, a word whose origins have never been satisfactorily explained. Its semantic similarity to Greek morphé ‘form, shape’ (source of English morphology [19]) is striking, and has led some etymologists to suggest that the Latin word may be an alteration of the Greek one, presumably by metathesis (the
• forlorn 英文词源 forlorn forlorn: [12] Forlorn began life as the past participle of Old English forlēosan ‘lose completely, forfeit, abandon’, a compound verb formed in prehistoric Germanic times from the intensive prefix * fer - and * leusan (a relative of modern English lose ). It retains some of its early connotations of being ‘abandoned’, but the main modern sense ‘miserable, downcast’
• fork 英文词源 fork fork: [OE] Fork comes from Latin furca , a word of unknown origin which denoted ‘two-pronged fork or stake’. It provided most of the Romance and Celtic languages with their terms for ‘fork’, as well as English (French fourche , for instance, Italian forca , Spanish horca , Welsh fforch , and Breton forc’h ). The term was not widely used for ‘table forks’ until they
• forgo 英文词源 forgo (v.) "refrain from," Old English forgan "abstain from, leave undone, neglect," also "go or pass over, go away," from for- "away" + gan "go" (see go (v.)). Often, but less properly, forego . Related: Forgoing ; forgone . 中文词源 forgo ：弃绝 for-, 完全的。go, 走，离开。引申词义放弃，弃绝。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forgo 词源
• forgiving 英文词源 forgiving (adj.) "inclined to forgive," 1680s, from present participle of forgive . Related: Forgivingness . 中文词源 forgiving ：宽容的 来自forgive, 原谅，宽容。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forgiving 词源， forgiving 含义。
• forgive 英文词源 forgive forgive: [OE] Forgive is what is known technically as a ‘calque’ or loan translation – that is, it was created by taking the component parts of a foreign word, translating them literally, and then putting them back together to form a new word. In this case the foreign word was Latin perdōnāre ‘forgive’ (source of English pardon ), which was a compound verb formed f
• forget-me-not 英文词源 forget-me-not (n.) the flowering plant ( Myosotis palustris ), 1530s, translating Old French ne m'oubliez mye ; in 15c. the flower was supposed to ensure that those wearing it should never be forgotten by their lovers. Similar loan-translations took the name into other languages: German Vergißmeinnicht , Swedish förgätmigej , Hungarian nefelejcs , Czech nezabudka . 中文词源 for
• forget 英文词源 forget forget: [OE] From a formal point of view, forget is exactly what it seems – a combination of for and get . However, this is not the modern English preposition for , but a prefix that in former times was a live building block of the language, denoting negation or exclusion. So here, forget ’s Germanic ancestor * fergetan meant literally ‘not get’, hence ‘lose one’s h
• forgery 英文词源 forgery (n.) 1570s, "a thing made fraudulently," from forge (v.) + -ery . Meaning "act of counterfeiting" is 1590s. The literal sense of the verb tended to go with forging (late 14c. as "act of working on a forge," 1858 as "piece of work made on a forge"). 中文词源 forgery ：伪造罪，伪造物 来自forge, 伪造。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forger
• forge 英文词源 forge forge: Forge ‘make’ [13] and forge ahead [17] are two quite distinct and unrelated words in English. The former’s now common connotation of ‘faking’ is in fact a purely English development (dating from the late 14th century) in a word whose relatives in other languages (such as French forger ) mean simply ‘make – especially by working heated metal’. It comes via
• forfend 英文词源 forfend forfend: see defend forfend (v.) also forefend , late 14c., "to protect; to prohibit; to avert, fend off, prevent," a hybrid from for- + fend "to ward off." Archaic, if not obsolete. 中文词源 forfend ：阻止 for-, 完全的。fend, 阻挡。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forfend 词源， forfend 含义。
• forfeiture 英文词源 forfeiture (n.) mid-14c., "loss of property as punishment for a crime, debt, etc.," from Old French forfaiture "crime, transgression; penalty for committing a crime" (12c.), from forfait (see forfeit (n.)). 中文词源 forfeiture ：没收 来自forfeit, 没收。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forfeiture 词源， forfeiture 含义。
• forfeit 英文词源 forfeit forfeit: [13] A forfeit was originally a ‘transgression’ or ‘misdemeanour’. The word comes from Old French forfet , a derivative of the verb forfaire or forsfaire ‘commit a crime’. This was a compound formed from fors - ‘beyond (what is permitted or legal)’, which is descended from Latin forīs ‘outdoor, outside’ (source of English forest and related to for
• forever 英文词源 forever (adv.) late 14c., for ever ; from for + ever . Often written as one word from late 17c. As a noun by 1858. Emphatic forevermore is from 1819. 中文词源 forever ：永远 for, 因为，为了。ever, 永远。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forever 词源， forever 含义。 forever ：常常，永远 词根词缀： for + ever
• forestall 英文词源 forestall (v.) late 14c. (implied in forestalling ), "to lie in wait for;" also "to intercept goods before they reach public markets and buy them privately," which formerly was a crime (mid-14c. in this sense in Anglo-French), from Old English noun foresteall "intervention, hindrance (of justice); an ambush, a waylaying," literally "a standing before (someone)," from fore- "before" +
• foreskin 英文词源 foreskin (n.) 1530s, from fore- + skin (n.). A loan-translation of Latin prepuce . 中文词源 foreskin ：包皮 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： foreskin 词源， foreskin 含义。
• foresight 英文词源 foresight (n.) also fore-sight , early 14c., "insight obtained beforehand;" also "prudence," from fore- + sight (n.). Perhaps modeled on Latin providentia . Compare German Vorsicht "attention, caution, cautiousness." 中文词源 foresight ：先见之明 fore-,在前。sight,看，视野。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： foresight 词源， foresight 含义。
• foreplay 英文词源 foreplay (n.) by 1921 in sexual sense, from fore- + play (n.); Freud's Vorlust was translated earlier as fore-pleasure (Brill, 1910). A more direct translation from the German would be thwarted by the sense drift in English lust (n.). Earlier as a theatrical term: In fact the poem which Mr. Brooks has translated is but the "prologue to the swelling theme," the fore-play to the actual
• forensic 英文词源 forensic forensic: see forum forensic (adj.) "pertaining to or suitable for courts of law," 1650s, with -ic + stem of Latin forensis "of a forum, place of assembly," related to forum "public place" (see forum ). Later used especially in sense of "pertaining to legal trials," as in forensic medicine (1845). Related: Forensical (1580s). 中文词源 forensic ：法医的，法庭的 来自
• foremost 英文词源 foremost foremost: see former foremost (adj.) Middle English formest , from Old English fyrmest , formest "earliest, first, most prominent," from Proto-Germanic *furmista- / *frumista- (related to Old English fruma "beginning"), from PIE *pre-mo- , suffixed (superlative) form of root *per- (1) "forward, through; before; first" (see per ) + additional superlative suffix -est . For the
• foreman 英文词源 foreman (n.) early 13c., "a leader," from fore- + man (n.). From 1530s as "principal juror;" 1570s in the sense of "principal workman." Similar formation in Dutch voorman , German Vormann , Danish formand . Also in 17c., a slang word for "penis." Fem. form forewoman is from 1709, originally of a jury; forelady is from 1867 in reference to juries, 1888 of shops, American English. 中文词
• forelock 英文词源 forelock (n.) "lock of hair growing above the forehead," Old English forelocca "forelock;" see fore- + lock (n.2). "Opportunity has hair in front, behind she is bald; if you seize her by the forelock, you may hold her; but, if she once escapes, not Jupiter himself can catch her again." ["Dictionary of Latin Quotations, Proverbs, Maxims and Mottos," H.T. Riley, London, 1866] 中文词源
• foreign-returned 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random thousand thousand: [OE] Thousand is a compound noun of some antiquity, which seems to mean etymologically ‘several hundreds’. Its first element probably comes from a base denoting ‘increase’ or ‘multiplicity’, which also produced Latin tumēre ‘swell’ (source of English tumour ) and Sanskrit tuvi ‘much’; its
• foreign 英文词源 foreign foreign: [13] Etymologically, foreign means ‘out of doors’. It comes via Old French forein from Vulgar Latin * forānus , a derivative of Latin forās ‘out of doors, abroad’. This originated as the accusative plural of * fora , an unrecorded variant form of forēs ‘door’ (to which English door is related). The literal sense ‘outdoor’ survived into Middle Englis
• foregoing 英文词源 foregoing (adj.) mid-15c., "preceding, antecedent, going before in time or place," present participle adjective from forego . As a noun from 1660s. 中文词源 foregoing ：前述的 fore-,在前。go, 走，离开。即先走的，前述的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： foregoing 词源， foregoing 含义。 foregoing ：在前的，前述的 词根词缀：
• forefinger 英文词源 forefinger (n.) mid-15c., from fore- + finger (n.). So called because it is considered the first next to the thumb. 中文词源 forefinger ：食指 fore-,在前。finger, 手指。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forefinger 词源， forefinger 含义。 forefinger ：食指 词根词缀： fore前面 + finger手指
• foredoomed 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random truth truth: see true 中文词源 foredoomed ：注定失败的 fore-,在前。doom, 注定。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： foredoomed 词源， foredoomed 含义。
• forecourt 英文词源 vestibule (n.) 1620s, "a porch," later "antechamber, lobby" (1730), from French vestible , from Latin vestibulum "forecourt, entrance," of unknown origin. In reference to the ear part from 1728. 中文词源 forecourt ：大片空地 fore-,在前。court, 庭院。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forecourt 词源， forecourt 含义。
• foreclose 英文词源 foreclose (v.) late 13c., from Old French forclos , past participle of forclore "exclude, shut out; shun; drive away" (12c.), from fors "out" (Modern French hors ; from Latin foris "outside;" see foreign ) + clore "to shut" (see close (v.)). Senses in English influenced by words in for- (which is partly synonymous with the Latin word) and spelling by a mistaken association with native
• forecastle 英文词源 forecastle (n.) c. 1400 (mid-14c. as Anglo-French forechasteil ), "short raised deck in the fore part of the ship used in warfare," from Middle English fore- "before" + Anglo-French castel "fortified tower" (see castle (n.)). In broader reference to the part of a vessel forward of the fore rigging, late 15c.; hence, generally, "section of a ship where the sailors live" (by 1840). Spel
• forecast 英文词源 forecast (v.) late 14c., "to scheme," from fore- "before" + casten in the sense of "contrive, plan, prepare" (late 14c.; see cast (v.)). Meaning "predict events" first attested late 15c. ( cast (v.) "to perceive, notice" is from late 14c.). Related: Forecasting . Whether we are to say forecast or forecasted in the past tense participle depends on whether we regard the verb or the noun
• forebrain 英文词源 thalamus (n.) plural thalami , 1753, "the receptacle of a flower," Modern Latin, from Latin thalamus "inner chamber, sleeping room" (hence, figuratively, "marriage, wedlock"), from Greek thalamos "inner chamber, bedroom," related to thalame "den, lair," tholos "vault, vaulted building." Used in English since 1756 of a part of the forebrain where a nerve appears to originate. 中文词源
• forebode 英文词源 forebode (v.) "feel a secret premonition," especially of something evil, c. 1600, from fore- + bode . Transitive meaning "announce beforehand, presage," especially something undesirable, is from 1660s. Intransitive sense "to presage" is from 1711. Related: Foreboded ; foreboding . Old English forebodian meant "to announce, declare." 中文词源 forebode ：预感 fore-,在前。bode,预
• forebear 英文词源 forebear (n.) "ancestor," late 15c., from fore "before" + be-er "one who exists;" agent noun from be . Originally Scottish. Related: Forebears . 中文词源 forebear ：祖先 fore-,在前。be, 存在。-ar, 后缀，人。即先辈，祖先。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forebear 词源， forebear 含义。 forebear ：祖先；祖宗 fore-在forehead前额
• forearm 英文词源 forearm (n.) between the elbow and the wrist, 1741, from fore- + arm (n.1). forearm (v.) "prepare for an attack," 1590s, from fore- + arm (v.) "take up weapons." Related: Forearmed ; forearming . 中文词源 forearm ：前臂 fore-,在前。arm, 胳膊。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forearm 词源， forearm 含义。
• fore 英文词源 fore (adv., prep.) Old English fore (prep.) "before, in front of, in presence of; because of, for the sake of; earlier in time; instead of;" as an adverb, "before, previously, formerly, once," from Proto-Germanic *fura "before" (cognates: Old Saxon fora , Old Frisian fara , Old High German fora , German vor , Danish for , Old Norse fyrr , Gothic faiura "for"), from PIE *prae- , extend
• ford 英文词源 ford ford: [OE] Ford is an ancient word, whose origins can be traced back as far as prehistoric Indo- European * prtús , a derivative of * por - ‘going, passage’, which also produced English fare and ferry . Descendants of * prtús include Latin portus ‘harbour’ (source of English port ), Welsh rhyd ‘ford’, West Germanic * furduz (whence German furt ‘ford’ and English
• forceps 英文词源 forceps (n.) 1560s, from Latin forceps "pair of tongs, pincers," apparently literally "something with which to grasp hot things," a compound of formus "hot" (see warm (adj.)) + root of capere "to hold, take" (see capable ). Originally a smith's implement. The classical plural is forcipes . Related: Forcipal . 中文词源 forceps ：镊子 来自拉丁语forceps, 镊子，钳子。来自
• forcemeat 英文词源 forcemeat (n.) also force-meat , "mincemeat, meat chopped fine and seasoned," 1680s, from force "to stuff," a variant of farce (q.v.) + meat . 中文词源 forcemeat ：碎肉 force, 来自farce的拼写变体，硬塞的，各种肉剁到一起的。meat, 肉。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： forcemeat 词源， forcemeat 含义。
• force majeure 英文词源 force majeure (n.) 1883, French, literally "superior strength." 中文词源 force majeure ：不可抗力 来自法语，即God’s strength. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： force majeure 词源， force majeure 含义。
• force 英文词源 force force: [13] The ultimate source of force is Latin fortis ‘strong’, which also gave English comfort , effort , fort , etc. In post-classical times a noun was formed from it, * fortia ‘strength’, which passed into English via Old French force . (The force of forcemeat [17], incidentally, is a variant of farce , in its original sense ‘stuff’, and is not etymologically r
• forbid 英文词源 forbid forbid: [OE] Forbid is a compound verb that appears to have been coined in prehistoric Germanic times from the prefix * fer -, denoting negation or exclusion (as in forget ) and * bithjan , source of English bid – hence, ‘command not to do something’. It produced German verbieten and Dutch verbieden ‘forbid’ as well as English forbid . = bid forbid (v.) Old English fo
• forbearing 英文词源 forbear (v.) "to abstain," Old English forberan "bear up against, control one's feelings, abstain from, refrain; tolerate, endure" (past tense forbær , past participle forboren ), from for- + beran "to bear" (see bear (v.)). Related: Forbearer ; forbearing ; forbore . Of similar formation are Old High German ferberen , Gothic frabairan "to endure." temperate (adj.) late 14c., of pers
• forbear 英文词源 forbear (v.) "to abstain," Old English forberan "bear up against, control one's feelings, abstain from, refrain; tolerate, endure" (past tense forbær , past participle forboren ), from for- + beran "to bear" (see bear (v.)). Related: Forbearer ; forbearing ; forbore . Of similar formation are Old High German ferberen , Gothic frabairan "to endure." 中文词源 forbear ：克制 for-
• foray 英文词源 foray foray: see food foray (n.) late 14c., "predatory incursion," Scottish, from the verb (14c.), perhaps a back-formation of Middle English forreyer "raider, forager" (mid-14c.), from Old French forrier , from forrer "to forage," from forrage "fodder; foraging; pillaging, looting" (see forage (n.)). Disused by 18c.; revived by Scott. As a verb from 14c. 中文词源 foray ：尝试，
• forage 英文词源 forage forage: see food forage (n.) early 14c. (late 13c. as Anglo-Latin foragium ) "food for horses and cattle, fodder," from Old French forrage "fodder; foraging; pillaging, looting" (12c., Modern French fourrage ), from fuerre "hay, straw, bed of straw; forage, fodder" (Modern French feurre ), from Frankish *fodr "food" or a similar Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *fodram (sou
• for 英文词源 for for: [OE] For comes from a prehistoric Germanic * fora , which denoted ‘before’ – both ‘before’ in time and ‘in front’ in place. For itself meant ‘before’ in the Old English period, and the same notion is preserved in related forms such as first , fore , foremost , former , from , and of course before . Germanic * fora itself goes back to Indo- European * pr , so
• footwork 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sleuth sleuth: [12] Sleuth originally meant ‘track, trail’ (‘John of Lorn perceived the hound had lost the sleuth’, John Barbour, The Bruce 1375). It was borrowed from Old Norse slóth ‘track, trail’, which was probably also the ultimate source of English slot ‘trail of an animal’ [16]. In the 14th century the co
• footsie 英文词源 footsie (n.) "amorous play with the feet" [OED], 1944, from foot (n.). Footie in the same sense is from 1935. 中文词源 footsie ：脚碰脚调情 来自foot的口语义，碰脚，调情。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： footsie 词源， footsie 含义。
• footling 英文词源 footle footle: [19] Footling appears to have originated as a euphemistic equivalent to fucking . It probably comes from a dialectal footer ‘mess about, fuck around’, which may well have been acquired from French foutre ‘copulate with’, a descendant of Latin futuere ‘copulate with’ (whose origin is not known). 中文词源 footling ：无足轻重的 来自foot, 脚。-ling
• footing 英文词源 footing (n.) late 13c., "a base, foundation;" late 14c., "position of the feet on the ground, stance," a gerundive formation from foot (n.). Figurative meaning "firm or secure position" is from 1580s; that of "condition on which anything is established" is from 1650s. 中文词源 footing ：立足处 来自foot, 脚，站立。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： f
• footle 英文词源 footle footle: [19] Footling appears to have originated as a euphemistic equivalent to fucking . It probably comes from a dialectal footer ‘mess about, fuck around’, which may well have been acquired from French foutre ‘copulate with’, a descendant of Latin futuere ‘copulate with’ (whose origin is not known). footle (v.) "to trifle," 1892, from dialectal footer "to trifle,
• football 英文词源 football (n.) open-air game involving kicking a ball, c. 1400; in reference to the inflated ball used in the game, mid-14c. ("Þe heued fro þe body went, Als it were a foteballe," Octavian I manuscript, c. 1350), from foot (n.) + ball (n.1). Forbidden in a Scottish statute of 1424. One of Shakespeare's insults is "you base foot-ball player" [Lear I.iv]. Ball-kicking games date ba
• footage 英文词源 footage (n.) "the length of film used in a scene, etc.," 1916, from foot (n.) as a measure of length + -age . Earlier used to describe a piece-work system to pay miners. 中文词源 footage ：电影片段，镜头 来自foot, 英尺。来自早期的35mm无声电影时代，16帧的画面约略为1英尺长度能放映1秒钟，因此该词就用做电影长度单位，后来词义通
• foot 英文词源 foot foot: [OE] Foot traces its ancestry back to Indo- European * pōd -, * ped -, which provided the word for ‘foot’ in most modern Indo-European languages (the exceptions are the Slavic languages, whose ‘foot’ – words, such as Russian noga and Czech noha , come from a source that meant ‘claw’, and the Celtic languages – such as Welsh troed and Irish troigh ). Descend
• foolscap 英文词源 foolscap (n.) also fool's-cap , 1630s, "type of cap worn by a jester;" see fool (n.1) + cap (n.). From c. 1700 as a type of writing paper, so called because it originally was watermarked with a jester's cap. 中文词源 foolscap ：大页纸 即小丑帽。因为这种大页纸张的水彩印看起来如同小丑帽而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： f
• foolproof 英文词源 fool-proof (adj.) also foolproof , 1902, American English, "safe against the incompetence of a fool," from fool (n.1) + adjectival sense from proof (n.). proof (n.) early 13c., preove "evidence to establish the fact of (something)," from Anglo-French preove , Old French prueve "proof, test, experience" (13c., Modern French preuve ), from Late Latin proba "a proof," a back-formation fr
• foolhardy 英文词源 foolhardy (adj.) also fool-hardy , mid-13c., folhardi , from fol "fool" (see fool (n.1) + hardi "bold" (see hardy ) hence "foolishly brave, bold without judgement or moderation." Compare Old French fol hardi . Related: foolhardiness (mid-13c.); Middle English also had as a noun foolhardiment (mid-15c.). 中文词源 foolhardy ：莽撞的 fool, 傻瓜。hardy, 极其的。 该词的英语
• food 英文词源 food food: [OE] Food and its Germanic relatives, German futter ‘fodder’, Dutch voedsel ‘food’, and Swedish föda ‘food’, all go back ultimately to a prehistoric Indo-European base * pā -, * pī -, which also produced Latin pābulum ‘fodder’, Russian pisca ‘food’, and Czech pice ‘fodder’. The immediate source of all the Germanic forms was * fōth -, which had t
• fontanelle 英文词源 fontanelle (n.) also fontanel , 1540s, "hollow between two muscles," from French fontanelle (16c.), from Old French fontenele "small source, fountain, spring; fontanelle," diminutive of fontaine "spring" (see fountain ), on analogy of the dent in the earth where a spring arises. In reference to the "hollow" in a baby's skull, it is first recorded 1741. 中文词源 fontanelle ：囟门（
• font 英文词源 font font: English has two words font . The older, ‘basin for baptismal water’ [OE], comes from font -, the stem of Latin fons ‘spring, fountain’ (from which English also gets fountain ). It may well have been introduced into the language via Old Irish fant or font (it was often spelled fant in Old English). Font ‘set of type’ [16] (or fount , as it is often also spelled)
• fondue 英文词源 fondue (n.) 1878, from French cooking term fondue "a cheese-pudding," literally "melted" (15c.), noun use of fem. of fondu , past participle adjective from fondre "to melt" (see found (v.2)). 中文词源 fondue ：瑞士奶酪火锅 来自词根found, 融化，注入，词源同foundry, confound. 用来指一种瑞士奶酪火锅。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• fondle 英文词源 fondle (v.) 1690s, "treat with indulgence and affection" (now obsolete), from fond (adj.) + frequentative ending. Or possibly from the obsolete verb fond "be fond, be in love, dote" (1520s), from the adjective or altered from earlier fon . Sense of "caress" first recorded 1796. As a noun from 1833. Related: Fondled ; fondling (1670s as a past participle adjective); fondlesome . 中文词
• fondant 英文词源 fondant (n.) 1877, from French fondant , noun use of present participle of fondre "to melt" (see found (v.2)). 中文词源 fondant ：方旦软糖 来自词根found, 融化，注入，词源同foundry, confound. 用来指一种软糖。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fondant 词源， fondant 含义。
• fond 英文词源 fond fond: [14] Fond originally meant ‘foolish’, and the likeliest explanation of its rather problematic origin is that it was a derivative of the Middle English noun fon ‘fool’ (its Middle English spelling fonned suggests that it was formed with the suffix - ed , just as wretched was formed from wretch ). However, where fon (probably a relative of modern English fun ) comes f
• foment 英文词源 foment foment: see favour foment (v.) early 15c., "apply hot liquids," from Old French fomenter "apply hot compress (to a wound)" (13c.), from Late Latin fomentare , from Latin fomentum "warm application, poultice," contraction of *fovimentum , from fovere "to warm; cherish, encourage" (see fever ). Extended sense of "stimulate, instigate" (1620s), on the notion of "encourage the grow
• folly 英文词源 folly folly: see fool folly (n.) early 13c., "mental weakness; foolish behavior or character; unwise conduct" (in Middle English including wickedness, lewdness, madness), from Old French folie "folly, madness, stupidity" (12c.), from fol (see fool (n.)). From c. 1300 as "an example of foolishness;" sense of "costly structure considered to have shown folly in the builder" is attested f
• follow 英文词源 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 follow (v.) Middle English folwen , from Old English folgian , fylgian , fylgan "to accompany (especially as a disciple), move in the same dire
• follicle 英文词源 follicle (n.) early 15c., in anatomy, "small sack," from Latin folliculus "a little bag," diminutive of follis "bellows, inflated ball, money-bag," from PIE *bhol-n- , suffixed form of root *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole ). Related: Follicular . 中文词源 follicle ：行囊，卵泡 来自PIE*bhel, 膨胀，鼓起，词源同ball, blister. -icle, 小词后缀。用于医学名
• folksy 英文词源 folksy (adj.) "sociable, unpretentious," 1852, U.S. colloquial, from folks + -y (2). Related: Folksiness . 中文词源 folksy ：民间的，大众的 来自folk的复数形容词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： folksy 词源， folksy 含义。
• folk 英文词源 folk folk: [OE] Folk comes from a prehistoric Germanic * folkam , which also produced German and Dutch volk and Swedish and Danish folk . It is not clear where this came from, although it has been linked with the Indo- European base * pel -, * plē - ‘fill’, which might also have produced Latin populus ‘people’. On the other hand Russian polk ’, thought to have been borrowed
• folio 英文词源 folio folio: see foil folio (n.) mid-15c., from Late Latin folio "leaf or sheet of paper," from Latin folio , ablative of folium "leaf," from PIE *bhol-yo- "leaf" (cognates: Greek phyllon "leaf," Gaelic bile "leaflet, blossom"), suffixed form of root *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom," which is possibly from *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole ). Ablative of location, because th
• foliar 英文词源 foliar "Relating to leaves", Late 19th century: from modern Latin foliaris , from Latin folium 'leaf'. 中文词源 foliar ：叶状的 来自拉丁语folia, 叶子，词源同foliage. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： foliar 词源， foliar 含义。
• fold 英文词源 fold fold: [OE] The verb fold comes ultimately from the Indo-European base * pel -, which also produced Latin plicāre ‘fold’ (source of or related to English accomplice , complicated , explicit , perplex , plait , pleat , pliant , pliers , plight , ply , reply , and supple ) and the final element - ple or - ble in such words as simple , double , or triple (which are hence related
• foist 英文词源 foist foist: see fist foist (v.) 1540s, probably from Dutch vuisten "take in hand," from Middle Dutch vuist "fist" (see fist (n.)). Earliest sense was cheating at dice by concealing a loaded one in the palm of the hand with the intention of introducing it into play; general meaning "introduce surreptitiously, work in by a trick" is from 1560s. Related: Foisted ; foisting . 中文词源
• foil 英文词源 foil foil: English has three separate words foil . The oldest, ‘thwart’ [13], originally meant ‘trample’. It probably comes via Anglo-Norman * fuler from Vulgar Latin * fullāre , a derivative of Latin fullō ‘person who cleans and bulks out cloth, originally by treading’ (whence English fuller [OE]). Foil ‘metallic paper’ [14] comes via Old French from Latin folium ‘