英语词源

• fib 英文词源 fib fib: see fable fib (n.) "a lie," especially a little one, "a white lie," 1610s, of uncertain origin, perhaps from fibble-fable "nonsense" (1580s), a reduplication of fable (n.). fib (v.) "tell trifling lies," 1680s, from fib (n.). Seldom, if ever, transitive. Related: Fibbed ; fibbing ; fibbery . 中文词源 fib ：小谎 来自fable, 寓言，故事，引申词义小谎。 该词的
• fiat 英文词源 fiat (n.) 1630s, "authoritative sanction," from Latin fiat "let it be done" (used in the opening of Medieval Latin proclamations and commands), third person singular present subjunctive of fieri be done, become, come into existence," used as passive of facere "to make, do" (see factitious ). Meaning "a decree, command, order" is from 1750. In English the word also sometimes is a refer
• fiasco 英文词源 fiasco fiasco: [19] In Italian, a fiasco is literally a ‘bottle’ (the word comes from medieval Latin fiasco , source of English flagon and flask ). Its figurative use apparently stems from the phrase far fiasco , literally ‘make a bottle’, used traditionally in Italian theatrical slang for ‘suffer a complete breakdown in performance’. The usual range of fanciful theories h
• fiancee 英文词源 fiancee (n.) "woman to whom one is betrothed," 1844 (1837 as a French word in English), from French fiancée , fem. of fiancé , past participle of fiancer "to betroth," from fiance "a promise, trust," from fier "to trust," from Vulgar Latin *fidare "to trust," from Latin fidus "faithful" from the same root as fides "faith" (see faith ). It has all but expelled native betrothed . The
• fiance 英文词源 fiance (n.) "man to whom one is betrothed," 1864 (by 1826 as a French word in English), from French fiancé , past participle of fiancer "to betroth" (see fiancee ). Borrowed earlier in Middle English as "confidence, trust; word of honor." 中文词源 fiance ：未婚夫 来自法语，词源同faith, 相信，信任。引申词义未婚夫。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• fez 英文词源 fez (n.) 1802, from French fez , from Turkish fes , probably ultimately from Fez , the city in Morocco, where this type of tasseled cap was principally made. Made part of the Turkish official dress by sultan Mahmud II. 中文词源 fez ：红圆帽 来自土耳其语，最终来自摩洛哥港口城市Fez, 因产自该地而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• fey 英文词源 fey (adj.) "of excitement that presages death," from Old English fæge "doomed to die, fated, destines," also "timid, feeble;" and/or from Old Norse feigr , both from Proto-Germanic *faigjo- (cognates: Old Saxon fegi , Old Frisian fai , Middle Dutch vege , Middle High German veige "doomed," also "timid," German feige "cowardly"), from PIE *peig- (2) "evil-minded, hostile" (see foe ).
• few 英文词源 few few: [OE] Few traces its history back to the Indo- European base * pau -, denoting smallness of quantity or number, amongst whose other descendants are Latin paucus ‘little’ (source of English paucity [15], French peu ‘few’, and Italian and Spanish poco ‘a little’), Latin (and hence English) pauper ‘poor’, and English poor and poverty . In Germanic it produced * fa
• feverfew 英文词源 feverfew (n.) Old English feferfuge , from Late Latin febrifugia , from Latin febris "fever" + fugare "put to flight" (see febrifuge ). So called for its medical usage. The modern English word probably is reborrowed from an Anglo-French source. 中文词源 feverfew ：小白菊 来自febrifuge拼写变体，退烧药，因小白菊类似的药用功效而得名。 该词的英语词源
• fever 英文词源 fever fever: [OE] The underlying meaning of fever , ‘high temperature’, suggests that it goes back ultimately to Indo-European * dhegh -, * dhogh - ‘burn’ (which also produced English day , favour , and forment ). Descended from it was Latin febris ‘fever’, which English acquired during Anglo-Saxon times as fēfor . The modern form of the word is partly due to the influenc
• feudalism 英文词源 feudalism (n.) a coinage of historians, attested from 1773; see feudal + -ism . Feudal system attested from 1736. 中文词源 feudalism ：封建主义 来自feudal, 封建的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： feudalism 词源， feudalism 含义。
• feudal 英文词源 feudal feudal: see fee feudal (adj.) 1610s, "pertaining to feuds ," estates of land granted by a superior on condition of services to be rendered to the grantor, from Medieval Latin feudalis , from feudum "feudal estate, land granted to be held as a benefice," of Germanic origin (cognates: Gothic faihu "property," Old High German fihu "cattle;" see fee ). Related to Middle English feo
• feud 英文词源 feud feud: [13] Feud signifies etymologically the ‘condition of being a foe’. It was borrowed from Old French fede or feide , and originally meant simply ‘hostility’; the modern sense ‘vendetta’ did not develop until the 15th century. The Old French word in turn was a borrowing from Old High German fēhida . This was a descendant of a prehistoric Germanic * faikhithō , a
• fetus 英文词源 fetus (n.) late 14c., "the young while in the womb or egg" (tending to mean vaguely the embryo in the later stage of development), from Latin fetus (often, incorrectly, foetus ) "the bearing or hatching of young, a bringing forth," from Latin base *fe- "to generate, bear," also "to suck, suckle" (see fecund ). In Latin, fetus sometimes was transferred figuratively to the newborn creat
• fettle 英文词源 fettle fettle: see fetch fettle (n.) "condition, state, trim," c. 1750, in a glossary of Lancashire dialect, from northern Middle English fettle (v.) "to make ready, fix, prepare, arrange" (late 14c.), which is of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to Old English fetian "to fetch" (see fetch (v.)); perhaps from Old English fetel "a girdle, belt," from Proto-Germanic *fatilaz (cognates: Ge
• fetter 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 fetter (n.) Old Englis
• fetlock 英文词源 fetlock (n.) "tuft of hair behind the pastern-joint of a horse," early 14c., fetlak , from a Germanic source (cognates: Dutch vetlock , Middle High German fizlach , German Fiszloch ), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *fetel- (source of German fessel "pastern"), from PIE *ped-el- , from root *ped- (1) "foot" (see foot (n.)). The Middle English diminutive suffix -ok (from Old English -oc ) w
• fetishism 英文词源 fetishism (n.) 1801, "worship of fetishes," from fetish + -ism . Expanded in use by Comte taking it to denote a general type of primitive religion (animism). In the purely psycho-sexual sense, first recorded 1897 in writings of Henry Havelock Ellis (1859-1939). In certain perversions of the sexual instinct, the person, part of the body, or particular object belonging to the person by
• fetid 英文词源 fetid (adj.) early 15c., from Latin fetidus (commonly, but incorrectly, foetidus ) "stinking," from fetere "have a bad smell, stink." This is perhaps connected with fimus "dung," or with fumus "smoke." 中文词源 fetid ：恶臭的 来自拉丁语fetidus,恶臭的，发臭的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fetid 词源， fetid 含义。
• fete 英文词源 fête fête: see feast fete (n.) 1754, from French fête "festival, feast," from Old French feste "feast, celebration" (see feast (n.)). If the date is right, first used in English by Horace Walpole (1717-1797). fete (v.) 1819, from fete (n.). Related: Feted ; fetes ; feting . 中文词源 fete ：游乐会 来自feast的法语拼写变体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• fetch 英文词源 fetch fetch: [OE] Fetch comes from the Old English verb fetian ‘go and get’, which survived dialectally as fet well into the 19th century. In the late Old English period a variant feccan developed, from which we get the modern English verb’s /ch/ ending. Its ultimate origin has been disputed. Perhaps the likeliest explanation is that it comes from a prehistoric Germanic * fat - ‘
• fetal 英文词源 fetal (adj.) 1811, from stem of fetus + -al (1). 中文词源 fetal ：胎儿的 来自fetus, 胎儿。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fetal 词源， fetal 含义。
• feta cheese 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random chime chime: [13] Etymologically, chime is the same word as cymbal – indeed it originally meant ‘cymbal’ in English – but the route by which it reached English is not altogether clear. Latin cymbalum was borrowed into Old French as chimbe , which is perhaps the most likely source of the English word, whose earliest forms
• Festschrift 英文词源 festschrift (n.) "volume of writings by various scholars presented as a tribute or memorial to a veteran scholar," 1898, from German Festschrift , literally "festival writing" (see -fest + script (n.)). 中文词源 Festschrift ：纪念文集 来自德语Festschrift, 即fest,节日，词源同feast. -schrift, 写，写作，词源同scribe,script. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• festoon 英文词源 festoon festoon: see feast festoon (n.) "string or chain of flowers, ribbon, or other material suspended between two points," 1620s, from French feston (16c.), from Italian festone , literally "a festive ornament," apparently from festa "celebration, feast," from Vulgar Latin *festa (see feast (n.)). The verb is attested from 1789. Related: Festooned . 中文词源 festoon ：张灯结彩
• festival 英文词源 festival festival: see feast festival (n.) 1580s, "a festal day, appointed day of festive celebration," short for festival day (late 14c.), from Old French festival (adj.) "suitable for a feast; solemn, magnificent, joyful, happy," and directly from Medieval Latin festivalis "of a church holiday," from festum "festival, holiday" (see festivity ). The English word returned to French 19
• fester 英文词源 fester (v.) late 14c., of wounds, "to become ulcerous, suppurate," from festre (n.) "a fistula" (c. 1300), or from Old French verb festrir "ulcerate, fester," from festre (n.) "small sore discharging pus." The nouns in Old French and Middle English both are from Latin fistula "pipe, ulcer" (see fistula ). Related: Festered ; festering ; festerment . 中文词源 fester ：化脓 来自
• fess 英文词源 fess (v.) shortened form of confess , attested by 1840, American English. With up (adv.) from 1930. Related: Fessed ; fesses ; fessing . fess (n.) wide horizontal band across an escutcheon, late 15c., from Old French faisce , from Latin fascia "a band" (see fasces ). 中文词源 fess ：坦承 缩写自confess,坦承。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fess 词源
• fervid 英文词源 fervid (adj.) 1590s, "burning, glowing, hot," from Latin fervidus "glowing, burning; vehement, fervid," from fervere "to boil, glow" (see brew (v.)). Figurative sense of "impassioned" is from 1650s. Related: Fervidly ; fervidness . 中文词源 fervid ：异常强烈的 词源同brew, 蒸煮，酝酿。引申词义发热的，异常强烈的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• fervent 英文词源 fervent fervent: [14] Fervent comes from the present participle of Latin fervēre ‘boil’. This verb also produced English effervescent [17] and comfrey [15], a plant-name which means literally ‘boil together’, and moreover its derivative fermentum led to English ferment [14]. It goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base * bhreu - or * bhru -, from which English also gets
• fertilize 英文词源 fertilize (v.) 1640s, "make fertile;" see fertile + -ize . Its biological sense of "unite with an egg cell" is first recorded 1859. Related: Fertilized ; fertilizing . 中文词源 fertilize ：使受精 来自fertile, 能生育的。-ize, 使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fertilize 词源， fertilize 含义。
• fertile 英文词源 fertile fertile: [15] Etymologically, something that is fertile can ‘bear’ offspring. The word comes via French from Latin fertilis . This was a derivative of * fertus , the original past participle of ferre ‘bear’ (a distant relative of English bear ). = bear fertile (adj.) mid-15c., "bearing or producing abundantly," from Middle French fertil (15c.) and directly from Latin f
• ferry 英文词源 ferry ferry: [12] A ferry is etymologically a boat on which you ‘travel’ from one place to another. The word comes ultimately from the Indo- European base * por - ‘going, passage’, which has produced a wide range of other English words, including emporium , ford , and port . Its Germanic descendant was * fer - ‘go’, source of English fare as well as ferry . Ferry itself wa
• ferrule 英文词源 ferrule ferrule: [17] Despite appearances, ferrule ‘metal cap on the end of a stick’ has no etymological connection with Latin ferrum ‘iron’, although its present form has been heavily influenced by it. It is an alteration of an earlier virolle , which was borrowed in the 15th century from Old French. The Old French word in turn came from Latin viriola ‘little bracelet’, a
• ferromagnetic 英文词源 ferromagnetic (adj.) "behaving like iron in a magnetic field," 1840, from ferro- "iron" + magnetic . 中文词源 ferromagnetic ：铁磁的 ferro-, 铁。magnetic, 磁的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ferromagnetic 词源， ferromagnetic 含义。
• ferrous 英文词源 ferrous ferrous: see farrier ferrous (adj.) "pertaining to or containing iron," 1865, from Latin ferreus "made of iron," from ferrum "iron" (see ferro- ). In chemistry, "containing iron," especially with a valence of two. Contrasted with ferric . 中文词源 ferrous ：铁的 来自拉丁语ferrum,铁。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ferrous 词源， ferrous
• ferrite 英文词源 ferrite (n.) "compound of ferric oxide and another metallic oxide," 1851, from Latin ferrum "iron" (see ferro- ) + -ite (2). 中文词源 ferrite ：铁氧体 来自拉丁语ferrum,铁。-ite, 化学名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ferrite 词源， ferrite 含义。
• Ferris wheel 英文词源 Ferris wheel (n.) 1893, American English, from U.S. engineer George W.G. Ferris (1859-1896), who designed it for the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893. It was 250 feet tall and meant to rival the Eiffel Tower, from the 1889 Paris Exposition. The surname is said to be a 16c. form of Ferrers , borne in England by two families, from two places named Ferrières in Norm
• ferret 英文词源 ferret ferret: [14] A ferret is, from an etymological point of view, a ‘thieving animal’. The word comes via Old French fuiret or furet from Vulgar Latin * fūrittus , literally ‘little thief’. This was a derivative of Latin fūr ‘thief’, which is related to English furtive . The verbal senses ‘search about’ and ‘search out’ developed in the 16th century. = furtive
• ferocious 英文词源 ferocious ferocious: [17] Etymologically, ferocious means ‘wild-eyed’. It comes from Latin ferox , which was originally a compound formed from ferus ‘fierce, wild’ (source of English feral [17]) and an element - oc -, - ox meaning ‘looking, appearing’. This also appears in atrocious and ocular , and goes back to an Indo-European source which also produced Greek ōps ‘eye’
• fern 英文词源 fern fern: [OE] Fern is a fairly widespread Indo- European word, represented among the other West Germanic languages by German farn and Dutch varen . It comes ultimately from Indo- European * porno -. This also produced Sanskrit parnám , which meant ‘feather’ as well as ‘leaf’, suggesting that the fern may have been named originally from the feathery leaves of some species. f
• fermium 英文词源 fermium (n.) radioactive element, discovered in the debris of a 1952 U.S. nuclear test in the Pacific, named 1955 for Italian-born U.S. physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954). 中文词源 fermium ：镄 来自其发现者20世纪美国核物理学家Enrico Fermi（费米）. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fermium 词源， fermium 含义。
• ferment 英文词源 ferment ferment: see fervent ferment (v.) late 14c. (intransitive), from Old French fermenter (13c.) and directly from Latin fermentare "to leaven, cause to rise or ferment," from fermentum "substance causing fermentation, leaven, drink made of fermented barley," perhaps contracted from *fervimentum , from root of fervere "to boil, seethe" (see brew (v.)). Transitive use from 1670s. F
• fermata 英文词源 fermata (n.) 1876, musical term indicating a pause or hold, Italian, literally "a stop, a pause," from fermare "to fasten, to stop," from fermo "strong, fastened," from Latin firmus (see firm (adj.)). 中文词源 fermata ：暂停 词源同firm, 固定，停止。用于音乐名词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fermata 词源， fermata 含义。
• feringhee 英文词源 Feringhee (n.) name used in India for "European; Englishman; Portuguese," 1630s, from Persian Farangi , from Arabic Faranji (10c.), from Old French Franc "Frank" (see Frank ) + Arabic ethnic suffix -i . The fr- sound is impossible in Arabic. 中文词源 feringhee ：白人 来自印度语，改编自Frank. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： feringhee 词源， fer
• ferine 英文词源 ferine (adj.) "wild, in a state of nature," 1630s, from Latin ferinus "pertaining to wild animals," from fera "a wild beast, wild animal" (see fierce ). 中文词源 ferine ：野生的 词源同feral, 野生的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ferine 词源， ferine 含义。
• ferial 英文词源 ferial (adj.) "pertaining to holidays," late 14c., from Old French ferial or directly from Medieval Latin ferialis , from Latin feriae "holidays," during which work and business were suspended and devotions were made (see feast (n.)). 中文词源 ferial ：节日的，假日的 词源同fair, 宗教节日，集市。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ferial 词源，
• feral 英文词源 feral feral: see fierce feral (adj.) c. 1600, "wild, undomesticated," from Middle French feral "wild," from Latin fera , in phrase fera bestia "wild animal," from ferus "wild" (see fierce ). Since 19c. commonly "run wild, having escaped from domestication." 中文词源 feral ：野生的，狂野的 来自PIE*ghwer, 野的，野生动物，词源同fierce, panther. 该词的英语词源
• fenugreek 英文词源 fenugreek (n.) leguminous plant in western Asia and North Africa, Old English fenograecum , from Latin faenugraecum , literally "Greek hay," from faenum (see fennel ) + Graecum (see Greek ). The modern form in English is from Middle French fenugrec . 中文词源 fenugreek ：葫芦巴（种子用于南亚食物调味） 来自拉丁语faenugraecum, 即Greek hay. 该词的英语词源请
• fennel 英文词源 fennel (n.) Old English fenol , finul , finol "fennel," perhaps via (or influenced by) Old French fenoil (13c.) or directly from Vulgar Latin *fenuculum , from Latin feniculum / faeniculum , diminutive of fenum / faenum "hay," probably literally "produce" (see fecund ). Apparently so called from its hay-like appearance and sweet odor. 中文词源 fennel ：茴香 来自拉丁语fenum
• Fenian 英文词源 Fenian (n.) 1816, a modern Irish blend of Old Irish feinne , plural of Fiann , name of a band of semi-legendary Irish warriors + Old Irish Fene , name of the ancient inhabitants of Ireland. In reference to Irish-American brotherhood of that name (founded 1857), attested by 1864. 中文词源 Fenian ：芬尼运动成员（致力于争取爱尔兰脱离英国统治） 来自古爱尔兰语
• feng shui 英文词源 feng shui (n.) also feng-shui , fung-shui , 1797, from Chinese, from feng "wind" + shui "water." A system of spiritual influences in natural landscapes and a means of regulating them; "A kind of geomancy practiced by the Chinese for determining the luckiness or unluckiness of sites for graves, houses, cities, etc." [Century Dictionary]. 中文词源 feng shui ：风水 来自汉语。
• fend 英文词源 fend (v.) c. 1300, "defend, guard; protect; put up a fight; excuse or justify; forbid, bar," shortening of defend . From mid-14c. as "make a defense" and (usually with off (adv.)) "ward off, beat off, keep at a distance." Developed a meaning "make provision, give care" in Scottish English (16c.); hence to fend for oneself (1620s) "see to one's own defense." Related: Fended ; fending .
• fencing 英文词源 fencing (n.) mid-15c., "defending, act of protecting or keeping (something) in proper condition" (short for defencing ); 1580s in the sense "art of using a sword or foil in attack and defense" (also fence-play ); verbal noun from fence (v.). Meaning "putting up of fences" is from 1620s; that of "an enclosure" is from 1580s; meaning "receiving stolen goods" is from 1851 (see fence (n.)
• fence 英文词源 fence fence: [14] Fence is short for defence , and indeed until the 16th century meant ‘defence’ (‘Yet, for [that is, despite] the fence that he could make, she struck it from his hand’, Felon Sowe Rokeby 1500). Of its present-day meanings, ‘enclosing structure’ (originally a ‘defence’ against intruders) and ‘sword-fighting’ (originally the use of a sword for ‘se
• fen 英文词源 fen (n.) "low land covered wholly or partly by water," Old English fenn "mud, mire, dirt; fen, marsh, moor," from Proto-Germanic *fanjam- "swamp, marsh" (cognates: Old Saxon feni , Old Frisian fenne , Middle Dutch venne , Dutch veen , Old High German fenna , German Fenn "marsh," Old Norse fen , Gothic fani "mud"), from PIE *pen- "swamp" (cognates: Gaulish anam "water," Sanskrit pankah
• femur 英文词源 femur (n.) 1560s, at first in English as an architectural term; 1799 as "thighbone;" from Latin femur "thigh, upper part of the thigh," which is of unknown origin. 中文词源 femur ：股骨 来自拉丁语femur, 大腿，后用来指股骨。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： femur 词源， femur 含义。
• femme fatale 英文词源 femme fatale (n.) "attractive and dangerous woman," 1895, from French femme fatale , attested by 1844, from French femme "woman," from Latin femina (see feminine ) + fatale (see fatal ). Une femme fatale est une femme qui porte malheur. [Jules Claretie, "La Vie a Paris," 1896] Earlier, such a woman might be called a Circe . 中文词源 femme fatale ：红颜祸水 来自法语，即f
• feminism 英文词源 feminism (n.) 1851, "qualities of females;" 1895, "advocacy of women's rights;" from French féminisme (1837); see feminine + -ism . Also, in biology, "development of female secondary sexual characteristics in a male" (1875). 中文词源 feminism ：女权主义 来自female, 女性的。-ist, 主义，思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： feminism 词源，
• female 英文词源 female female: [14] The symmetry between female and male is a comparatively recent development. Female started as Latin fēmella , a diminutive form of fēmina ‘woman’ (whence English feminine [14]). This in turn was a derivative of Latin fēlāre ‘suck’, and so etymologically signified ‘person from whom milk is sucked’ (it came ultimately from the Indo-European base * dhē
• felt 英文词源 felt felt: [OE] Etymologically, felt is a fabric that is formed by ‘beating’ (as indeed is the case, for it is made from compressed fibres). The word comes via West Germanic * feltaz or * filtiz (source also of German filz and Dutch vilt ‘felt’, and of English filter ) from prehistoric Indo- European * peldos , a derivative of the same base as produced Latin pellere ‘strike,
• felony 英文词源 felony (n.) c. 1300, "treachery, betrayal; deceit; villainy, wickedness, sin, crime; violent temper, wrath; ruthlessness; evil intention," from Old French felonie (12c.) "wickedness, evil, treachery, perfidy, crime, cruelty, sin," from Gallo-Roman *fellonia , from fellonem "evil-doer" (see felon ). As a class of crime in common law, also from c. 1300, from Anglo-French. The exact defi
• fellowship 英文词源 fellowship (n.) c. 1200, feolahschipe "companionship," from fellow + -ship . Sense of "a body of companions" is from late 13c. Meaning "spirit of comradeship, friendliness" is from late 14c. As a state of privilege in English colleges, from 1530s. In Middle English it was at times a euphemism for "sexual intercourse" ( carnal fellowship ). To fellowship with is to hold communion with;
• fella 英文词源 fella (n.) attempt at phonetic spelling of a casual pronunciation of fellow (n.), attested by 1864 (as fellah ). Feller , along the same lines, is recorded by 1825. Earlier, Pope rhymes fellow with prunella ("Essay on Man," epistle IV). 中文词源 fella ：哥们 来自fellow的宾格或口语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fella 词源， fella 含义。
• feline 英文词源 feline (adj.) "cat-like," 1680s, from Late Latin felinus "of or belonging to a cat," from Latin feles (genitive felis ) "cat, wild cat, marten," which is of uncertain origin. Hence Modern Latin Felis , the cat genus. As a noun, "a feline animal" (popularly "a domestic cat") from 1861. 中文词源 feline ：猫的 来自拉丁语feles, 野猫。用来猫学名。 该词的英语词源请
• felicity 英文词源 felicity felicity: [14] Felicity and its relatives felicitous [18] and felicitate [17] all come ultimately from Latin fēlīx . This originally meant ‘fruitful’ (it is probably related to English fecund and foetus ) but by classical times had progressed semantically via ‘favourable, fortunate’ to ‘happy’. = fecund , foetus felicity (n.) late 14c., "happiness; that which is
• felicitous 英文词源 felicitous (adj.) 1726, "blissful, very happy," from felicity + -ous . There is an isolated use of felicitously from 1530s. 中文词源 felicitous ：恰当的，贴切的 来自felicity, 恰当，贴切。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： felicitous 词源， felicitous 含义。
• feldspar 英文词源 feldspar (n.) type of mineral common in crystalline rocks, 1785, earlier feldspath (1757), from older German Feldspath (Modern German Feldspat ), from Feld "field" (see field (n.)) + spath "spar, non-metallic mineral, gypsum" (see spar (n.2)); spelling influenced by English spar "mineral." Related: Feldspathic . 中文词源 feldspar ：长石 feld, 同field, 场地，野外。spar,晶石
• feisty 英文词源 feisty feisty: [19] Feisty , nowadays a colloquial Americanism for ‘quarrelsome’ or ‘spirited’, originated in Middle English as a term for a ‘farting dog’. It goes back to the now obsolete English verb fist ‘fart’, which came ultimately from Indo-European * pezd - (source also of Latin pēdere ‘break wind’, whence English petard ‘small bomb’ [16], as in ‘hois
• feint 英文词源 feint feint: The noun feint [17] and the adjective feint [19] are essentially different words, but they have a common ultimate origin. Feint ‘misleading mock attack’ was borrowed from French feinte , a noun use of the feminine form of the past participle of feindre ‘pretend’ (from which English got feign ). Feint ‘printed with pale lines’ is an artificial variant of faint
• feign 英文词源 feign feign: [13] Feign is first cousin to faint . It comes from the present stem of Old French faindre or feindre ‘pretend, shirk’, whose past participle gave English faint . This in turn came from Latin fingere ‘make, shape’, which also gave English effigy , fiction , figure , and figment and is related to English dairy and dough . The semantic progression from ‘make, shap
• fell 英文词源 fell fell: English has no fewer than four separate words fell , not counting the past tense of fall . Fell ‘cut down’ [OE] originated as the ‘causative’ version of fall – that is to say, it means literally ‘cause to fall’. It comes ultimately from prehistoric Germanic * falljan , causative of * fallan ‘fall’. Fell ‘animal’s skin’ [OE] goes back via Germanic * f
• feedback 英文词源 feedback (n.) 1920, in the electronics sense, "the return of a fraction of an output signal to the input of an earlier stage," from verbal phrase, from feed (v.) + back (adv.). Transferred use, "information about the results of a process" is attested by 1955. 中文词源 feedback ：反馈 即喂回来。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： feedback 词源， feedb
• feed 英文词源 feed feed: [OE] Feed was formed from the noun food in prehistoric Germanic times. It comes via Old English fēdan from Germanic * fōthjan , a derivative of * fōthon , the noun from which modern English food is descended. Its use as a noun, for ‘food, fodder’, dates from the 16th century. = food feed (v.) Old English fedan "nourish, give food to, sustain, foster" (transitive), fr
• feeble 英文词源 feeble feeble: [12] Semantically, feeble was originally a close relative of deplorable and lamentable , but over the centuries it has diverged markedly from them. Its ultimate source was Latin flēbilis , a derivative of the verb flēre ‘weep’. In classical times this meant literally ‘worthy of being cried over, lamentable’, but later it came to signify ‘weak’. It passed i
• fee 英文词源 fee fee: [14] Fee is a word bequeathed to modern English by the feudal system (and indeed it is closely related etymologically to feudal ). It came via Anglo-Norman fee from medieval Latin feodum or feudum (source also of feudal [17]). This denoted ‘land or other property whose use was granted as a reward for service’, a meaning which persists in its essentials in modern English ‘
• fedora 英文词源 fedora (n.) type of hat, 1887, American English, from "Fédora," a popular play by Victorien Sardou (1831-1908) that opened 1882, in which the heroine, a Russian princess named Fédora Romanoff, originally was performed by Sarah Bernhardt. During the play, Bernhardt, a notorious cross-dresser, wore a center-creased, soft brimmed hat. Women's-rights activists adopted the fashion. The p
• federation 英文词源 federation (n.) 1721, "union by agreement," from French fédération , from Late Latin foederationem (nominative foederatio ), noun of action from Latin foederare "league together," from foedus "covenant, league" (see federal ). 中文词源 federation ：联盟 来自拉丁语fides, 信任，信仰，词源同faith, confidence. 引申词义联合，结盟。 该词的英语词源请访
• federal 英文词源 federal federal: [17] The modern political use of federal and its various derivatives is a comparatively recent development, ushered in by the formation of the USA in the late 18th century. Its original meaning was ‘of a league or treaty’ (it was formed from Latin foedus ‘league, treaty’, which came from the same ultimate Indo-European base – * bhidh -, * bhoidh - – as fai
• fecund 英文词源 fecund fecund: see foetus fecund (adj.) a 16c. Latinizing revision of the spelling of Middle English fecond (early 15c.), from Middle French fecond (Old French fecont "fruitful"), from Latin fecundus "fruitful, fertile, productive; rich, abundant," from *fe-kwondo- , suffixed form (adjectival) of Latin root *fe- , corresponding to PIE *dhe(i)- "to suck, suckle," also "produce, yield."
• feckless 英文词源 feckless feckless: [16] From an etymological point of view, feckless is simply another way of saying ineffective . It originated in Scotland, where from the 15th century the local population economized on the pronunciation of effect , reducing it to feck (this survived into modern times in the sense ‘efficacy’). From it was formed feckless , literally ‘having no effect’, and a
• feces 英文词源 feces (n.) also faeces , c. 1400, "dregs," from Latin faeces "sediment, dregs," plural of faex (genitive faecis ) "grounds, sediment, wine-lees, dregs," which is of unknown origin. Specific sense of "human excrement" is from 1630s in English but is not found in classical Latin. Hence Latin faex populi "the dregs of the people; the lowest class of society." 中文词源 feces ：粪便
• fecal 英文词源 fecal (adj.) 1540s; see feces + -al (1). 中文词源 fecal ：排泄物的，糟粕的 来自feces, 粪便。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： fecal 词源， fecal 含义。
• febrile 英文词源 febrile (adj.) 1650s, from Medieval Latin febrilis "pertaining to fever," from Latin febris "a fever" (see fever ). 中文词源 febrile ：狂热的 来自拉丁语febris, 发热，狂热，词源同fever. 字母b脱落。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： febrile 词源， febrile 含义。
• febrifuge 英文词源 febrifuge (n.) "medicine that reduces fever," 1680s, from French fébrifuge , literally "driving fever away," from Latin febris (see fever ) + fugare "cause to flee, put to flight, drive off, chase away, rout," also used in reference to banishment and exile, derived verb from fuga "flight," from PIE *bhug-a- , suffixed form of root *bheug- (1) "to flee" (see fugitive (adj.)). 中文词源
• feature 英文词源 feature feature: [14] Feature comes ultimately from Latin factūra , a derivative of the verb facere ‘do, make’ which meant literally ‘making, formation’. Elements of this original sense remained when the word reached English via Old French faiture – when John Dymmok wrote in 1600 of ‘horses of a fine feature’, for example, he was referring to their shape or general conf
• featherweight 英文词源 feather-weight (n.) also featherweight , "lightest weight allowable by rules," 1812 (earlier as simply feather , 1760), from feather (n.) + weight (n.). Originally in horse-racing; boxing use as a specific weight class dates from 1889. 中文词源 featherweight ：羽量级拳击手 用于拳击名词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： featherweight 词源， f
• feather-brained 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random implicate implicate: see employ 中文词源 feather-brained ：浑头浑脑的 来自feather俚语义，傻鸟。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： feather-brained 词源， feather-brained 含义。
• feather 英文词源 feather feather: [OE] The concept of ‘feathers’ is closely bound up with those of ‘wings’ and ‘flying’, and not surprisingly feather belongs to a word family in which all three of these meanings are represented. Its ultimate source is the prehistoric Indo-European base * pet -, which also produced Greek ptéron ‘wing’ (as in English pterodactyl ), Latin penna ‘feathe
• feat 英文词源 feat feat: [14] Etymologically, a feat is ‘something that is done’. The word comes via Old French fet from Latin factum ‘deed’, a noun based on the past participle of facere ‘make, do’, and is hence a doublet of English fact – that is to say, both words go back to an identical source, but have become differentiated (in this case because fact came directly from Latin, whe