英语词源

• excite 英文词源 excite excite: [14] The use of the word excite to convey ‘agitated elation’ is a comparatively recent development, first recorded from the mid 19th century. Before that it was a fairly neutral verb, meaning ‘produce a response, provoke’ (as in the rather formal ‘excite much comment’). It comes, perhaps via Old French exciter , from Latin excitāre ‘call forth, arouse, pr
• excise 英文词源 excise excise: English has two words excise . The one meaning ‘tax’ [15] is essentially a Dutch usage. English borrowed it in the late 15th century from Middle Dutch excijs , which came via Old French acceis from Vulgar Latin * accēnsum , a compound noun formed from the Latin prefix ad - ‘against, to’ and cēnsus ‘tax’ (source of English census [17]). At first it was used
• exchange 英文词源 exchange exchange: [14] Like change , exchange comes ultimately from Latin cambīre ‘barter’. In postclassical times this had the prefix ex - added to it, here functioning as an indicator of ‘change’, producing late Latin * excambiāre . In Old French this became eschangier (whence modern French échanger ), which English acquired via Anglo- Norman eschaunge . A 15th-century r
• excess 英文词源 excess (n.) late 14c., from Old French exces (14c.) "excess, extravagance, outrage," from Latin excessus "departure, a going beyond the bounds of reason or beyond the subject," from stem of excedere "to depart, go beyond" (see exceed ). As an adjective from late 15c. 中文词源 excess ：超过 来自exceed, 超过。-ss, 过去分词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• excerpt 英文词源 excerpt excerpt: see scarce excerpt (v.) early 15c. (implied in excerpte ), from Latin excerptus , past participle of excerpere "pluck out, pick out, extract," figuratively "choose, select, gather," also "to leave out, omit," from ex- "out" (see ex- ) + carpere "pluck, gather," from PIE *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest (n.)). Related: Excerpted ; excerpting . excerpt (n
• exceptionable 英文词源 exceptionable (adj.) 1660s (implied in exceptionableness ), from exception (in the take exception to sense) + -able . Related: Exceptionably . Compare objectionable . 中文词源 exceptionable ：极坏的 词源同except, 拿出来的，突出的。与exceptional的词义差别主要来自人为影响。比较egregious, 原义为极好的，优秀的，现义为极坏的，恶劣的。
• exceptional 英文词源 exceptional (adj.) 1828, from exception + -al (1). Related: Exceptionally . Exceptionalism attested from 1864; phrase American exceptionalism by 1960. Other noun forms include exceptionalness (1868), exceptionality (1851). 中文词源 exceptional ：卓越的 词源同except, 拿出来的，突出的。与exceptionable的词义差别主要来自人为影响。比较egregious, 原义为
• except 英文词源 except except: [14] If you except something, you literally ‘take it out’. The verb comes from exceptus , the past participle of Latin excipere , a compound formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and capere ‘take’ (source of English capture ). The use of the word as a preposition, and subsequently as a conjunction, arose from the adjectival use of the Latin past participle excep
• excellent 英文词源 excellent excellent: [14] The underlying notion of excellent is of physically ‘rising above’ others. It comes via Old French from the present participle of Latin excellere . This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and a hypothetical verbal element * cellere , which evidently meant something like ‘rise, be high’: it derived ultimately from an Indo-Europea
• Excellency 英文词源 excellency (n.) "high rank," c. 1200, from Latin excellentia "superiority, excellence," from excellentem (see excellent ); as a title of honor it dates from early 14c. 中文词源 Excellency ：阁下 来自excellent, 极好的。首字母大写用作尊称。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Excellency 词源， Excellency 含义。
• excel 英文词源 excel (v.) c. 1400, from Latin excellere "to rise, surpass, be superior, be eminent," from ex- "out from" (see ex- ) + -cellere "rise high, tower," related to celsus "high, lofty, great," from PIE root *kel- (4) "to rise, be elevated, be prominent; hill" (see hill ). Related: Excelled ; excelling . 中文词源 excel ：擅长 ex-, 向外。-cel, 升出，升高，词源同hill, colum
• exceed 英文词源 exceed (v.) late 14c., from Old French exceder (14c.) "exceed, surpass, go too far," from Latin excedere "depart, go beyond, be in excess, surpass," from ex- "out" (see ex- ) + cedere "go, yield" (see cede ). Related: Exceeded ; exceeding . Exceedingly (late 15c.) means "very greatly or very much;" excessively (mid-15c.) means "too greatly or too much." 中文词源 exceed ：超过 e
• excavate 英文词源 excavate (v.) 1590s, from Latin excavatus , past participle of excavare "to hollow out," from ex- "out" (see ex- ) + cavare "to hollow, hollow out," from cavus "cave" (see cave (n.)). Related: Excavated ; excavating . 中文词源 excavate ：发掘 ex-, 向外。cave, 洞穴。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： excavate 词源， excavate 含义。 excavate ：开凿
• exasperate 英文词源 exasperate (v.) 1530s, "irritate, provoke to anger," from Latin exasperatus , past participle of exasperare "make rough, roughen, irritate, provoke," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex- ) + asper "rough" (see asperity ). Related: Exasperated ; exasperating . 中文词源 exasperate ：激怒 ex-, 向外。-asper, 粗糙，词源同asperity. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• example 英文词源 example example: [14] Etymologically, an example is something that has been ‘taken out’, so that it can be considered separately. The word comes via Old French example from Latin exemplum ‘example’, a derivative of eximere ‘take out’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and emere ‘take, buy’ (source of English peremptory , pre-empt , premium
• examine 英文词源 examine examine: [14] Like essay and exact , examine comes ultimately from Latin exigere , a compound verb formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and agere ‘lead, drive’ (source of English act and agent ). This originally meant literally ‘drive out’, but a metaphorical sense ‘weigh accurately’ developed which was carried over into a derived noun exāmen ‘weighing’. This
• exam 英文词源 exam (n.) college student slang shortened form of examination , 1848. 中文词源 exam ：考试 来自examination的缩写词，学生俚语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： exam 词源， exam 含义。
• exaltation 英文词源 exaltation (n.) late 14c, from Old French exaltacion "enhancement, elevation," from Late Latin exaltationem (nominative exaltatio ) "elevation, pride," noun of action from past participle stem of exaltare "to raise, elevate" (see exalt ). 中文词源 exaltation ：晋升，兴奋 ex-, 向外。-alt, 高，词源同enhance, altitude. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• exaggerate 英文词源 exaggerate exaggerate: [16] Something that is exaggerated is literally ‘piled up’ out of all due proportion; indeed that is what it originally meant in English: ‘With their flipping and flapping up and down in the dirt they exaggerate a mountain of mire’, Philip Stubbes, Anatomy of Abuses 1583. It was not really until the 17th century that the current sense ‘overemphasize’
• exact 英文词源 exact exact: [15] The adjective exact ‘precise’ and the verb exact ‘demand with severity’ have undergone considerable semantic divergence over the centuries, but they both go back to the same source, the Latin verb exigere (from which English also got essay , examine , exigent [15], and exiguous [17]). This, a compound of the prefix ex - ‘out’ and agere ‘lead, drive’ (
• exacerbate 英文词源 exacerbate (v.) 1650s, a back-formation from exacerbation or else from Latin exacerbatus , past participle of exacerbare "irritate, provoke." Related: Exacerbated ; exacerbating . 中文词源 exacerbate ：使恶化，加剧 ex-, 向外。-acerb, 尖，酸，词源同acid, acerbity. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： exacerbate 词源， exacerbate 含义。
• ewer 英文词源 ewer (n.) "water pitcher with a wide spout," early 14c., from Anglo-French *ewiere , Old French eviere "water pitcher," parallel form of aiguiere (Modern French aiguière ), from fem. of Latin aquarius "of or for water," as a noun, "water-carrier" (see aquarium ). 中文词源 ewer ：大口水壶 来自拉丁语aquarius, 水，水壶，词源同aquatic,aquarium. 该词的英语词源请
• ewe 英文词源 ewe (n.) Old English eowu "female sheep," fem. of eow "sheep," from Proto-Germanic *awi , genitive *awjoz (cognates: Old Saxon ewi , Old Frisian ei , Middle Dutch ooge , Dutch ooi , Old High German ouwi "sheep," Gothic aweþi "flock of sheep"), from PIE *owi- "sheep" (cognates: Sanskrit avih , Greek ois , Latin ovis , Lithuanian avis "sheep," Old Church Slavonic ovica "ewe," Old Irish
• evolution 英文词源 evolution evolution: [17] Evolution originally meant simply ‘unfolding’, or metaphorically ‘development’; it was not used in its main current sense, ‘gradual change in form of a species over the centuries’, until the early 19th century. The Scottish geologist Charles Lyell appears to have been the first to do so, in his Principles of Geology 1832, and it was subsequently t
• evolve 英文词源 evolve (v.) 1640s, "to unfold, open out, expand," from Latin evolvere "to unroll, roll out, roll forth, unfold," especially of books; figuratively "to make clear, disclose; to produce, develop," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + volvere "to roll" (see volvox ). Meaning "to develop by natural processes to a higher state" is from 1832. Related: Evolved ; evolving . 中文词
• evoke 英文词源 evoke evoke: see vocation evoke (v.) 1620s, from French évoquer or directly from Latin evocare "call out, rouse, summon" (see evocation ). Often more or less with a sense of "calling spirits," or being called by them. Of feelings, memories, etc., by 1856. Related: Evoked ; evokes ; evoking . 中文词源 evoke ：唤醒 e-, 向外。-vok, 叫，喊，词源同voice, invoke. 该词的英
• evocative 英文词源 evocative (adj.) 1650s, "tending to call forth," from Late Latin evocativus "pertaining to summoning," from Latin evocatus , past participle of evocare "call out; rouse, summon" (see evocation ). 中文词源 evocative ：唤醒的 来自evoke, 唤醒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： evocative 词源， evocative 含义。
• eviscerate 英文词源 eviscerate (v.) c. 1600 (figurative); 1620s (literal), from Latin evisceratus , past participle of eviscerare "to disembowel," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + viscera "internal organs" (see viscera ). Sometimes used 17c. in a figurative sense of "to bring out the deepest secrets of." Related: Eviscerated ; eviscerating . 中文词源 eviscerate ：切除内脏 e-, 向外
• evince 英文词源 evince evince: see evict evince (v.) c. 1600, "disprove, confute," from French évincer "disprove, confute," from Latin evincere "conquer, overcome subdue, vanquish, prevail over; elicit by argument, prove," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + vincere "overcome" (see victor ). Meaning "show clearly" is late 18c. Not clearly distinguished from its doublet, evict , until 18c
• evil 英文词源 evil evil: [OE] Evil has got distinctly worse over the millennia. Originally it seems to have signified nothing more sinister than ‘uppity’, and in the Old and Middle English period it meant simply ‘bad’; it is only in modern English that its connotations of ‘extreme moral wickedness’ came to the fore. It probably comes ultimately from * upelo - a derivative of the Indo-Eu
• evidence 英文词源 evidence (n.) c. 1300, "appearance from which inferences may be drawn," from Old French evidence , from Late Latin evidentia "proof," in classical Latin "distinction, vivid presentation, clearness" in rhetoric, from stem of Latin evidens "obvious, apparent" (see evident ). Meaning "ground for belief" is from late 14c.; that of "obviousness" is from 1660s and tacks closely to the sense
• evict 英文词源 evict evict: [15] Ultimately, evict and evince [17] are the same word, although they have diverged considerably over the centuries. Both come from Latin ēvincere , a compound verb formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and vincere (source of English victory ). This originally meant ‘defeat, conquer’, but a whole range of secondary legal senses developed: ‘recover something by de
• every 英文词源 every every: [OE] Stripped down into its component parts, every means literally ‘ever each’. It was originally an Old English compound made up of ǣfre ‘ever’ and ǣlc ‘each’, in which basically the ‘ever’ was performing an emphasizing function; in modern English terms it signified something like ‘every single’, or, in colloquial American, ‘every which’. By lat
• everlasting 英文词源 everlasting early 13c., "eternal" (adj.); "eternally" (adv.); "eternity" (n.); from ever + lasting . Colloquially in mid-19c. U.S., "very, exceedingly." A verb, everlast , "to endure forever," is recorded late 14c. Related: Everlastingly . 中文词源 everlasting ：永久的 ever，永远。last,持续。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： everlasting 词源， e
• evergreen 英文词源 evergreen (n.) 1640s in reference to trees and shrubs, from ever + green (adj.). From 1660s as an adjective; figurative sense from 1871. 中文词源 evergreen ：常绿的 ever，永远。green, 绿色。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： evergreen 词源， evergreen 含义。
• Everest 英文词源 Everest (n.) mountain between Nepal and Tibet, named 1865 for Sir George Everest (1790-1866), surveyor-general of India. The Tibetan name is Chomolangma "mother goddess of the world." Everest's surname is said in name-books to be a variant of Devereux , a Norman name, from Evereux / Evreux in France, which from a Celtic tribal name (Latin Eburovices ) based on the Ebura (modern Eure )
• ever 英文词源 ever ever: [OE] For such a common and longestablished word, the origins of ever are surprisingly obscure. It has no relatives in other Germanic languages, so it must be a purely English creation. Its first element probably comes from Germanic * aiwō (which is also represented in English aye ‘ever’ [12] and either , and is related to Latin aevum ‘age’, source of English eterna
• eventually 英文词源 eventually (adv.) "ultimately," 1670s, from eventual + -ly (2). 中文词源 eventually ：最终 e-, 向外。-vent, 来，词源同advent, venue. 引申义最终来到的，发生的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： eventually 词源， eventually 含义。 eventually ：最后，终于 词根词缀： e-向外 + -vent-来 + -ual形容词词尾,性质 + -ly
• eventing 英文词源 eventing "An equestrian sport in which competitors must take part in each of several contests, usually cross-country, dressage, and showjumping", 1960s: from event, in three-day event , horse trials held on three consecutive days. 中文词源 eventing ：马术三项赛 来自event，重要事件。用来指马术三项赛。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： eve
• eventide 英文词源 eventide (n.) "evening" (archaic), Old English æfentid ; see even (n.) + tide (n.). 中文词源 eventide ：黄昏 even, 黄昏，傍晚。tide, 时间点，潮汐。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： eventide 词源， eventide 含义。
• event 英文词源 event (n.) 1570s, "the consequence of anything" (as in in the event that ); 1580s, "that which happens;" from Middle French event , from Latin eventus "occurrence, accident, event, fortune, fate, lot, issue," from past participle stem of evenire "to come out, happen, result," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + venire "to come" (see venue ). Meaning "a contest or single pr
• evensong 英文词源 evensong (n.) the native word for vespers , Old English æfensang ; see even (n.) + song . 中文词源 evensong ：晚祷 even, 黄昏，傍晚。song, 歌，祷告。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： evensong 词源， evensong 含义。
• evenness 英文词源 evenness (n.) Old English efenniss "equality, equity;" see even (adj.) + -ness . Meaning "levelness, smoothness" is late 14c. 中文词源 evenness ：平均，平等 来自even, 平的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： evenness 词源， evenness 含义。
• evening primrose 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random vertebra vertebra: [17] A vertebra is etymologically a bony pivot, a bone on which other bones ‘turn’. The word’s Latin source, vertebra , was derived from the verb vertere ‘turn’ (source also of English verse , version , etc). = verse 中文词源 evening primrose ：月见草 因于黄昏开花而得名。比较daisy
• evening 英文词源 evening evening: [OE] Evening is a derivative of even [OE], a word for ‘evening’ now restricted to bad poetry. This came ultimately from an Indo- European base, whose general meaning of ‘lateness’ is pointed up by other descendants such as Sanskrit apara - ‘later, western’, Greek opsé ‘late’, and Gothic iftuma ‘following, later’. The specific application to ‘lat
• even 英文词源 even even: [OE] Even can be traced back to a prehistoric Germanic * ebnaz , although it is not clear whether it meant originally ‘flat, level’ or ‘equal, alike’ (both strands of meaning are still present in the word, the latter in such expressions as ‘get even with’ and ‘even number’, and also in its various adverbial uses, the former in ‘even keel’, ‘even light’
• eve 英文词源 eve (n.) c. 1200, eve "evening," especially the time between sunset and darkness, from Old English æfen , with loss of terminal -n (which, though forming part of the stem, perhaps was mistaken for an inflection), from Proto-Germanic *æbando- (cognates: Old Saxon aband , Old Frisian ewnd , Dutch avond , Old High German aband , German Abend , Old Norse aptann , Danish aften ), which i
• evasion 英文词源 evasion (n.) early 15c., from Middle French évasion and directly from Late Latin evasionem (nominative evasio ) "a going out," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin evadere "to escape" (see evade ). 中文词源 evasion ：逃避 来自evade,逃避。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： evasion 词源， evasion 含义。 evasion ：逃避；借口 词根
• evaporate 英文词源 evaporate (v.) early 15c., "draw off (humors or spirits) as vapor," from Late Latin evaporatum , past participle of evaporare "disperse in vapor" (see evaporation ). Intransitive sense by 1560s. Figurative use by 1610s. Related: Evaporated ; evaporating . 中文词源 evaporate ：挥发 e-, 向外。vapor, 蒸气，蒸发。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： evap
• evangelist 英文词源 evangelist evangelist: [12] The original sense of evangelist was ‘writer of a gospel’. English used to have the word evangel ‘gospel’. This came via Old French evangile and ecclesiastical Latin evangelium from Greek euaggélion , which in classical times meant ‘reward for bringing good news’ (it was a compound based ultimately on the prefix eu - ‘good, well’ and the no
• evanescent 英文词源 evanescent evanescent: see vanish evanescent (adj.) 1717, "on the point of becoming imperceptible," from French évanescent , from Latin evanescentem (nominative evanescens ), present participle of evanescere "disappear, vanish, pass away," figuratively "be forgotten, be wasted," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + vanescere "vanish" (see vanish ). Sense of "quickly vanish
• evaluate 英文词源 evaluate (v.) 1831, back-formation from evaluation , or else from French évaluer , back-formation from évaluation . Originally in mathematics. Related: Evaluated ; evaluating . 中文词源 evaluate ：估价 e-, 向外。-val, 力量，价值，词源同value, valiant. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： evaluate 词源， evaluate 含义。 evaluate ：对...估价
• evade 英文词源 evade (v.) 1510s, "escape," from Middle French evader , from Latin evadere "to escape, get away," from assimilated form of ex- "away" (see ex- ) + vadere "to go, walk" (see vamoose ). Special sense of "escape by trickery" is from 1530s. Related: Evaded ; evading . 中文词源 evade ：逃避 e-, 向外。-vad, 走，词源同wade,invade. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• evacuate 英文词源 evacuate (v.) 1520s (trans.), from Latin evacuatus , past participle of evacuare "to empty, make void, nullify," used by Pliny in reference to the bowels, used figuratively in Late Latin for "clear out;" from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + vacuus "empty" (see vacuum ). Earliest sense in English is medical. Military use is by 1710. Meaning "remove inhabitants to safer groun
• eutrophication 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random context context: see text 中文词源 eutrophication ：富营养化 来自eutrophic，富营养的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： eutrophication 词源， eutrophication 含义。
• eutrophic 英文词源 eutrophic "(Of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen", Early 18th century (denoting a medicine promoting good nutrition): from Greek eutrophia , from eu 'well' + trephein 'nourish'. The current sense dates from the 1930s. 中文词源 eutrophic ：富营养的
• euthanize 英文词源 euthanize (v.) by 1915, in place of earlier and etymologically correct euthanatize (1873); see euthanasia + -ize . Related: Euthanized ; euthanizing . 中文词源 euthanize ：安乐死 来自euthanasia，安乐死。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： euthanize 词源， euthanize 含义。
• Eustachian tube 英文词源 Eustachian tube (n.) so called for Italian physician Bartolomeo Eustachio (d.1574), who discovered the passages from the ears to the throat. His name is from Latin Eustachius (see Eustace ). 中文词源 Eustachian tube ：咽鼓管 以其发现者意大利16世纪解剖学家Bartolomeo Eustachio命名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Eustachian tube 词源，
• eurypterid 英文词源 eurypterid (n.) fossil swimming crustacean of the Silurian and Devonian, 1874, from Greek eurys "broad, wide" (see eury- ) + pteron "feather, wing" (see pterodactyl ); so called from their swimming appendages. 中文词源 eurypterid ：广翅鲎 euro, 宽的，词源同aneurysm, Europe. -pt, 翅膀，词源同feather, compete. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： eu
• Eurovision 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random nerd nerd: [20] It seems likely that nerd , a term for a dull, socially inept or otherwise obnoxious person that appeared in US slang in the early 1950s, was inspired by a whimsical creature called a ‘nerd’ that was invented by the American children’s author ‘Dr Seuss’ (Theodore Seuss Geisel (1904–91)) and introduced
• Euro-sceptic 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random philosophy philosophy: [14] Greek phílos (a word of uncertain origin) meant ‘loving’. It has entered into an enormous range of English compounds, including philander [17] (adopted from a Greek word meaning ‘loving men’), philanthropy [17], philately , and philology [17], not to mention all the terms suffixed with -phil
• europium 英文词源 europium (n.) rare earth element, 1901, named by its discoverer, French chemist Eugène Demarçay (1852-1903) in 1896, from Europe + -ium . 中文词源 europium ：铕 以Europe命名的金属元素。比较americium. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： europium 词源， europium 含义。
• Euro 英文词源 Euro (n.) name for the basic monetary unit of a pan-European currency, from 1996. 中文词源 Euro ：欧元 来自pan-European currency的缩写。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Euro 词源， Euro 含义。
• eurhythmics 英文词源 eurhythmics "A system of rhythmical physical movements to music used to teach musical understanding (especially in Steiner schools) or for therapeutic purposes, evolved by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze", Early 20th century: from eu- 'well' + rhythm + -ics. 中文词源 eurhythmics ：韵律体操 eu-, 好的。rhythm, 韵律。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： eurhythmi
• eureka 英文词源 eureka eureka: [16] The Greek mathematician Archimedes (c. 287–212 BC) was commissioned by King Hiero II of Syracuse to find out whether the goldsmith who had made a new crown for him had fraudulently mixed some silver in with the gold. In order to do so, Archimedes needed to ascertain the metal’s specific gravity. But how to do this? According to Plutarch, he decided to take a ba
• Eurasian 英文词源 Eurasian (adj.) 1844, from Euro- + Asian . Originally of children of British-East Indian marriages; meaning "of Europe and Asia considered as one continent" is from 1868. As a noun from 1845. 中文词源 Eurasian ：欧亚的 来自European 和Asia的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Eurasian 词源， Eurasian 含义。
• euphoria 英文词源 euphoria (n.) 1727, a physician's term for "condition of feeling healthy and comfortable (especially when sick)," medical Latin, from Greek euphoria "power of enduring easily," from euphoros , literally "bearing well," from eu "well" (see eu- ) + pherein "to carry" (see infer ). Non-technical use, now the main one, dates to 1882 and perhaps is a reintroduction. Earlier the word meant
• euphonium 英文词源 euphonium "A valved brass musical instrument of tenor pitch, resembling a small tuba", Mid 19th century: from Greek euphōnos 'having a pleasing sound' + -ium. 中文词源 euphonium ：尤凤宁号 eu-, 好的。-phon, 说，词源同fame, phone. 即发出好听声音的乐器。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： euphonium 词源， euphonium 含义。
• euphonious 英文词源 engender (v.) early 14c., "beget, procreate," from Old French engendrer (12c.) "give birth to, beget, bear; cause, bring about," from Latin ingenerare "to implant, engender, produce," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + generare "beget, create" (see generation ). With euphonious -d- in French. Also from early 14c. engendered was used in a theological sense, with reference to Jesus, "derived
• euphemism 英文词源 euphemism euphemism: [17] Etymologically, euphemism means ‘speaking with good words’. Greek euphēmismós , a compound formed ultimately from the prefix eu - ‘good, well’ and phémē ‘speech, saying’ (a relative of English fable , fame , and fate ), originally denoted the avoidance of words of ill omen at religious ceremonies, but it was subsequently taken up by grammarian
• eunuch 英文词源 eunuch eunuch: [15] Eunuch has no etymological connection with ‘castration’. It is simply the fact that in former times male harem attendants in Oriental courts had their testicles removed, to ensure that they were not distracted from their work, that has led ultimately to the equation of eunuch with ‘castrated man’. Literally, the word means ‘bed-guard’; it comes via Lati
• eulogy 英文词源 eulogy (n.) mid-15c., from Latin eulogium , from Greek eulogia "praise; good or fine language" (in New Testament, "blessing"), from eu "well" (see eu- ) + -logia "speaking" (see -logy ). Eu legein meant "speak well of." 中文词源 eulogy ：颂词 eu-, 好的。-log, 说，词源同lecture, lesson. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： eulogy 词源， eulogy 含义。
• euhemerism 英文词源 euhemerism (n.) 1846, "the method of regarding myths as glorified accounts of actual events or persons," with -ism + name of Euhemerus , Greek philosopher of Sicily (4c. B.C.E.), who wrote "Iera Anagraphe," in which he maintained the Greek deities actually were historical mortals. His name is literally "good day," from eu "well, good" (see eu- ) + hemera "day" (see ephemera ). Related
• eugenics 英文词源 eugenics (n.) "doctrine of progress in evolution of the human race, race-culture," 1883, coined (along with adjective eugenic ) by English scientist Francis Galton (1822-1911) on analogy of ethics , physics , etc. from Greek eugenes "well-born, of good stock, of noble race," from eu- "good" (see eu- ) + genos "birth" (see genus ). The investigation of human eugenics, that is, of the c
• Euclidean geometry 英文词源 homaloidal "Of or relating to straight lines and planes; satisfying the axioms of Euclidean geometry, flat", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in James Joseph Sylvester (1814–1897), mathematician. From ancient Greek ὁμαλός + -oidal . 中文词源 Euclidean geometry ：欧几里得几何 来自古希腊哲学家、数学家Euclid. 其字面意思为eu-, 好的，-clid, 名声，
• Eucharist 英文词源 eucharist eucharist: [14] The Greek-based eucharist corresponds to native English thanksgiving . It comes via Old French eucariste and late Latin eucharistia from Greek eukharistíā ‘gratitude’. This was a derivative of eukháristos ‘grateful’, a compound adjective formed from the prefix eu - ‘well’ and kharízesthai ‘show favour’. The verb in turn was formed from the
• eucalyptus 英文词源 eucalyptus eucalyptus: [19] Europeans first encountered eucalyptus trees in Australia at the end of the 18th century. The French botanist Charles Louis l’Héritier based its Latin name, which he coined in 1788, on the fact that its flower buds have a characteristic conical cover (the Greek prefix eu means ‘well’ and Greek kaluptós means ‘covered’). eucalyptus (n.) evergreen
• etymology 英文词源 etymology etymology: [14] The underlying meaning of etymology is ‘finding the underlying or ‘true’ meaning of words’. Its ultimate source is Greek étumos ‘real, true’. From this was derived étumon ‘true or literal sense of a word’ (acquired by English in the 16th century as etymon ). Postclassical grammarians came to use this in the sense ‘root from which a particu
• etude 英文词源 etude (n.) a composition having musical value but primarily intended to exercise the pupil in technical difficulties, 1837, from French étude , literally "study" (12c., Old French estudie ), from Latin studium (see study (n.)). Popularized in English by the etudes of Chopin (1810-1849). 中文词源 etude ：练习曲 来自study. 出于缓和读音需要，加上缓音字母e，后s脱
• Eton 英文词源 Eton collar (1882), jacket (1873, formerly worn by the younger boys there), etc., from Eton College, public school for boys on the Thames opposite Windsor, founded by Henry VI. The place name is Old English ea "river" (see ea ) + tun "farm, settlement" (see town (n.)). Related: Etonian . 中文词源 Eton ：伊顿公学 由英国国王亨利6世建于15世纪的贵族学校，历史悠
• etiology 英文词源 etiology (n.) also aetiology , "science of causes or causation," 1550s, from Late Latin aetiologia , from Greek aitiologia "statement of cause," from aitia "cause, responsibility" (from PIE *ai-t-ya- , from root *ai- (1) "to give, allot;" see diet (n.1)) + -logia "a speaking" (see -logy ). Related: Etiologic ; etiological . 中文词源 etiology ：病理学 来自希腊语aitia, 原因
• etiolated 英文词源 etiolated "(Of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light", Late 18th century: from etiolate + -ed 2 . 中文词源 etiolated ：植物因吸收光线不足而变黄的 来自拉丁语stipula, 草，词源同stipple, stipulate. 即枯草般的，枯黄的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： etiolated 词源， etiolated 含义。
• ethyne 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random gladiator gladiator: [16] The main Latin word for ‘sword’ was gladius . It was probably borrowed from a Celtic word, in which case its relatives would include Irish claideb , Welsh cleddyf , and Scots Gaelic claidheamh (which with the addition of mór ‘great’ produced English claymore [18]). Among its derivatives were gl
• ethylene 英文词源 ethylene (n.) poisonous, flammable gas, 1852, from ethyl + -ene , probably suggested by methylene . 中文词源 ethylene ：乙烯 ethyl,含乙基的。-ene,化学名词后缀，烯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ethylene 词源， ethylene 含义。
• ethyl 英文词源 ethyl (n.) 1838, from German ethyl (Liebig, 1834), from ether + -yl . Ethyl alcohol, under other names, was widely used in medicine by 13c. 中文词源 ethyl ：含乙基的 来自ether, 乙醚。-yl, 化学基，来自希腊语hyle, 木头，建筑基，后用来做化学名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ethyl 词源， ethyl 含义。
• ethos 英文词源 ethos (n.) "the 'genius' of a people, characteristic spirit of a time and place," 1851 (Palgrave) from Greek ethos "habitual character and disposition; moral character; habit, custom; an accustomed place," in plural, "manners," from suffixed form of PIE root *s(w)e- third person pronoun and reflexive (see idiom ). An important concept in Aristotle (as in "Rhetoric" II xii-xiv). 中文词
• ethnography 英文词源 ethnography (n.) "science of the description and classification of the races of mankind," 1812, perhaps from German Ethnographie ; see ethno- "race, culture" + -graphy "study." Related: Ethnographer ; ethnographic . 中文词源 ethnography ：人种论，民族志 ethno-, 种族。-graphy, 写，描述。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ethnography 词源， et
• ethnocentric 英文词源 ethnocentric (adj.) "believing that one's own nation is the center of civilization," 1891, from ethno- + -centric ; a technical term in social sciences until it began to be more widely used in the second half of the 20th century. Related: Ethnocentricity ; ethnocentrism (1902). Dr. Gumplowicz, professor of sociology at the University of Gratz, says that there are illusions which have
• ethnic 英文词源 ethnic ethnic: [14] Greek éthnos meant ‘nation, people’. However, its use in the Septuagint (the early Greek translation of the Old Testament) to render the Hebrew word for ‘gentile’ led to its derived adjective ethnikós , and hence Latin ethnicus , meaning virtually ‘heathen’. It was in this sense that English first acquired the word (‘an ethnic and a pagan king’, N
• ethic 英文词源 ethic (n.) late 14c., ethik "study of morals," from Old French etique "ethics, moral philosophy" (13c.), from Late Latin ethica , from Greek ethike philosophia "moral philosophy," fem. of ethikos "ethical," from ethos "moral character," related to ethos "custom" (see ethos ). Meaning "moral principles of a person or group" is attested from 1650s. 中文词源 ethic ：道德伦理 来自