英语词源

• equilibrium 英文词源 equilibrium (n.) c. 1600, "state of mental balance," from Latin aequilibrium "an even balance; a horizontal position," from aequilibris "equal, level, horizontal, evenly balanced," from aequus "equal" (see equal (adj.)) + libra "a balance, scale, plummet" (see Libra ). Related: Equilibrious . 中文词源 equilibrium ：平衡 equ-, 平等，相等。-libra, 秤，见Libra, 天秤座。
• equilateral 英文词源 equilateral (adj.) "having all sides equal," 1560s, from Late Latin aequilateralis , from aequi- (see equal (adj.)) + lateralis (see lateral ). Related: Equilaterally . 中文词源 equilateral ：等边的 equ-, 平等，相等。-later, 边，见lateral. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： equilateral 词源， equilateral 含义。 equilateral ：等边的，等面
• equestrian 英文词源 equestrian equestrian: [17] Equestrian was adapted from Latin equester , an adjective derived from eques ‘horseman’. Eques in turn was based on equus ‘horse’ (source of English equine [18]). This was the Latin descendant of * ekwos , the prehistoric Indo-European term for ‘horse’, which was once found in all the daughter languages of Indo- European except for the Slavic br
• equerry 英文词源 equerry equerry: [16] Nowadays in Britain simply royal attendants, equerries’ long and traditional association with the royal stables has led to association of the word equerry with Latin equus ‘horse’, but in fact the two are quite unrelated. Equerry originally meant ‘stable’, and was borrowed from the obsolete French escuirie (now écurie ). It is not clear where this came
• equator 英文词源 equator (n.) late 14c., from Medieval Latin aequator (diei et noctis) "equalizer (of day and night)," agent noun from Latin aequare "make equal" (see equate ). When the sun is on the celestial equator, twice annually, day and night are of equal length. Sense of "celestial equator" is earliest, extension to "terrestrial line midway between the poles" first recorded in English 1610s. 中文
• equation 英文词源 equation (n.) late 14c., a term in astrology (from French équation , 14c.); general sense of "action of making equal" is from 1650s, from Latin aequationem (nominative aequatio ) "an equal distribution, a sharing in common," noun of state from past participle stem of aequare (see equal (adj.)). Mathematical sense is from 1560s, on notion of equalizing the expressions; Chemistry sense
• equanimity 英文词源 equanimity (n.) c. 1600, "fairness, impartiality," from French équanimité , from Latin aequanimitatem (nominative aequanimitas ) "evenness of mind, calmness; good-will, kindness," from aequanimis "mild, kind," literally "even-minded," from aequus "even, level" (see equal (adj.)) + animus "mind, spirit" (see animus ). Meaning "evenness of temper" in English is from 1610s. 中文词源
• equality 英文词源 equality (n.) late 14c., "evenness, smoothness, uniformity;" c. 1400, in reference to amount or number, from Old French equalité "equality, parity" (Modern French égalité , which form dates from 17c.), from Latin aequalitatem (nominative aequalitas ) "equality, similarity, likeness" (also sometimes with reference to civil rights), from aequalis "uniform, identical, equal" (see equa
• equal 英文词源 equal equal: [14] Latin aequus (a word of unknown ancestry) meant ‘level’ or ‘even’. From it was derived the adjective aequālis ‘equal’, which has provided the term for ‘equal’ in all the modern Romance languages, including French égal (source of English egalitarian [19]), Italian uguale , and Spanish igual . English, however, is the only Germanic language in which i
• Epsom salts 英文词源 Epsom salts magnesium sulphate, 1770, obtained from Epsom water , the water of a mineral spring at Epsom in Surrey, England, the medicinal properties of which were discovered in Elizabethan times. The place name is recorded c.973 as Ebbesham , literally "Ebbi's homestead," from the name of some forgotten Anglo-Saxon. The mineral supply there was exhausted 19c. 中文词源 Epsom salts
• epsilon 英文词源 epsilon (n.) from Greek, literally e psilon "bare -e-, -e- and nothing else," so called by late grammarians in contradistinction to the diphthong -ai- , which had come to have the same sound. Greek psilon "smooth, simple" is of uncertain origin (Watkins suggests PIE root *bhes- (1) "to rub"). 中文词源 epsilon ：希腊字母表的第五个字母E 希腊字母e psilon, 即仅发e音，
• epoxy 英文词源 epoxy (n.) 1916, in reference to certain chemical compounds, from epi- + first element of oxygen . Epoxy- is used as a prefix in chemistry to indicate an oxygen atom that is linked to two carbon atoms of a chain, thus forming a "bridge" ("intramolecular connection" is one of the chemical uses of epi- ). Resins from epoxides are used as powerful glues. Hence the verb meaning "to bond w
• eponymous 英文词源 eponymous (adj.) "giving one's name to," 1833; see eponym + -ous . Related: Eponymously . Alternative form eponymal is used in reference to the other classical eponymos , a title of certain magistrates in ancient Greece who gave their names to the years when they held office. Eponymic has been used in the sense "name-giving; pertaining to eponymic myths" as well as "of or pertaining t
• eponym 英文词源 eponym (n.) one whose name becomes that of a place, a people, an era, an institution, etc., 1833, from Greek eponymos "given as a name, giving one's name to something," as a plural noun (short for eponymoi heroes ) denoting founders (legendary or real) of tribes, cities, etc.; from comb. form of epi "upon, (called) after," (see epi- ) + onyma , Aeolic dialectal variant of onoma "name"
• epoch 英文词源 epoch epoch: [17] Historically, epoch means ‘point in time’, but its particular application to ‘point marking the beginning of a new period of time’ has led increasingly to its use in modern English for simply ‘historical period’. The word comes via modern Latin epocha from Greek epokhé , literally ‘pause, stoppage’, and hence ‘fixed point in time’. This was a der
• epitome 英文词源 epitome (n.) 1520s, "an abstract; brief statement of the chief points of some writing," from Middle French épitomé (16c.), from Latin epitome "an abridgment," from Greek epitome "an abridgment, a cutting on the surface; brief summary," from epitemnein "cut short, abridge," from epi "into" (see epi- ) + temnein "to cut" (see tome ). Sense of "person or thing that typifies something"
• epithet 英文词源 epithet epithet: [16] Etymologically, an epithet is a word that is ‘put on’ to or ‘added’ to another. The term comes from Greek epítheton , which meant literally ‘addition’, but was used by Greek grammarians for ‘adjective’. It was a derivative of epitithénai ‘put on, add’, a compound verb formed from the prefix epí - ‘on’ and tithénai ‘place, put’ (a r
• epitaph 英文词源 epitaph epitaph: [14] Greek táphos meant ‘tomb’, and so an oration that was epitáphios (an adjective formed with the prefix epí - ‘over’) was given ‘over the tomb’. Eventually the adjective was made into a noun, epitáphion , and this reached English via Latin epitaphium and Old French epitaphe . epitaph (n.) "inscription on a tomb or monument," mid-14c., from Old Frenc
• epistle 英文词源 epistle epistle: [14] Epistle has never really caught on in English as a general term for a ‘letter’ – too highfalutin – but in fact from a semantic point of view its origins are quite simple. It comes ultimately from Greek epistolé , which meant ‘something sent to someone’. This was a derivative of epistéllein , a compound verb formed from the prefix epí - ‘to’ and
• epistemology 英文词源 epistemology (n.) "theory of knowledge," 1856, coined by Scottish philosopher James F. Ferrier (1808-1864) from Greek episteme "knowledge, acquaintance with (something), skill, experience," from Ionic Greek epistasthai "know how to do, understand," literally "overstand," from epi "over, near" (see epi- ) + histasthai "to stand," from PIE *sta- "to stand" (see stet ). The scientific (a
• epistemic 英文词源 epistemic (adj.) "pertaining to knowledge," 1886, from Greek episteme "knowledge," especially scientific knowledge (see epistemology ) + -ic . 中文词源 epistemic ：认知的 epi-, 在上，在中。-stem, 站，词源同stand.即站在中间的，进行探索和认知的，参照understand。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： epistemic 词源， epistemic 含义
• episiotomy 英文词源 episiotomy (n.) 1869, from comb. form of Greek epision "the pubic region" + -tomy "a cutting." 中文词源 episiotomy ：会阴切开术 episiot, 会阴。-tom, 切，砍，词源同anatomy, epitome. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： episiotomy 词源， episiotomy 含义。
• episcopate 英文词源 episcopate "The office of a bishop", Mid 17th century: from ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus 'made a bishop', from episcopus 'bishop', from Greek episkopos 'overseer' (see bishop ). 中文词源 episcopate ：主教团 来自episcopal,主教的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： episcopate 词源， episcopate 含义。
• episcopal 英文词源 episcopal (adj.) mid-15c., "belonging to or characteristic of bishops," from Middle French épiscopal (14c.), from Late Latin episcopalis , from Latin episcopus "an overseer" (see bishop ). Reference to a church governed by bishops is 1752. With a capital E- , the ordinary designation of the Anglican church in the U.S. and Scotland, so called because its bishops are superior to other
• Epiphany 英文词源 epiphany (n.) early 14c., "festival of the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles" (celebrated Jan. 6; usually with a capital -E- ), from Old French epiphanie , from Late Latin epiphania , neuter plural (taken as feminine singular), from late Greek epiphaneia "manifestation, striking appearance, festival held in commemoration of the appearance of a god at some particular place" (in N
• epilepsy 英文词源 epilepsy epilepsy: [16] Etymologically, epilepsy is the Greek equivalent of English seizure or attack . The word comes, via French or Latin, from Greek epilēpsíā , a derivative of epilambánein ‘seize upon’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix epí - ‘on’ and lambánein ‘take hold of’. epilepsy (n.) 1570s, from Middle French epilepsie (16c.), from Late Latin
• epigraph 英文词源 epigraph (n.) 1620s, "inscription on a building, statue, etc.," from Greek epigraphe "an inscription," from epigraphein "to mark the surface, just pierce; write on, inscribe; to register; inscribe one's name, endorse," from epi "on" (see epi- ) + graphein "to write" (see -graphy ). Sense of "motto; short, pithy sentence at the head of a book or chapter" first recorded in English 1844.
• epigram 英文词源 epigram (n.) also epigramme , mid-15c., from Middle French épigramme , from Latin epigramma "an inscription," from Greek epigramma "inscription (especially in verse) on a tomb, public monument, etc.; a written estimate," from epigraphein "to write on, inscribe" (see epigraph ). "The term was afterward extended to any little piece of verse expressing with precision a delicate or ingen
• epiglottis 英文词源 epiglottis epiglottis: see gloss epiglottis (n.) 1610s, from Late Latin epiglottis , from Greek epiglottis , literally "(that which is) upon the tongue," from epi "on" (see epi- ) + glottis , from glotta , variant of glossa "tongue" (see gloss (n.2)). An earlier form was epiglote (early 15c.), from Old French epiglotte . Related: Epiglottic . 中文词源 epiglottis ：会厌 epi-, 在上
• epidural 英文词源 epidural (adj.) 1873, "situated on or affecting the dura mater," from epi- "on" + dura mater + -al (1). The noun meaning "injection into the epidural region" (usually given during childbirth) is attested by 1966. 中文词源 epidural ：硬膜外阻滞 epi-, 在上，在中。-dur, 硬，硬膜，词源同during, true, tree. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： epid
• epidermis 英文词源 epidermis (n.) 1620s, from Late Latin epidermis , from Greek epidermis "the outer skin," from epi "on" (see epi- ) + derma "skin" (see derma ). Related: Epidermal ; epidermic . 中文词源 epidermis ：表皮 epi-, 在上，在中。-derm, 皮肤，词源同dermal, hypodermic. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： epidermis 词源， epidermis 含义。
• epidemic 英文词源 epidemic epidemic: [17] An epidemic is literally something that has an effect ‘among the people’. The word comes from French épidémique , a derivative of the noun épidémie , which goes back via late Latin epidēmia to Greek epidēmíā ‘disease prevalent among the people’. This was a noun use of epidémios , a compound adjective formed from the prefix epí - ‘among’ an
• epicenter 英文词源 epicenter (n.) 1885 in seismology, "point on the earth's surface directly above the center or focus of an earthquake," from Modern Latin epicentrum (1879 in geological use); see epi- + center (n.). Related: Epicentral (1866). 中文词源 epicenter ：震中 epi-, 在上，在中。center, 中间。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： epicenter 词源， epicenter 含
• epicene 英文词源 epicene (adj.) "belonging to or including both sexes," mid-15c., epycen , originally a grammatical term for nouns that may denote either gender, from Latin epicoenus "common," from Greek epikoinos "common to many, promiscuous," from epi "on" (see epi- ) + koinos "common" (see coeno- ). English has no need of it in its grammatical sense. Extended sense of "characteristic of both sexes"
• epic 英文词源 epic (adj.) 1580s, "pertaining to or constituting a lengthy heroic poem," via Middle French épique or directly from Latin epicus , from Greek epikos , from epos "a word; a tale, story; promise, prophecy, proverb; poetry in heroic verse," from PIE *wekw- "to speak" (see voice (n.)). Extended sense of "grand, heroic" first recorded in English 1731. From 1706 as a noun in reference to a
• ephemeral 英文词源 ephemeral ephemeral: [16] Ephemeral , now used fairly loosely for ‘transitory’, originally meant specifically ‘lasting only one day’. It comes from Greek ephémeros , a compound formed from the prefix epí - ‘on’ and hēmérā ‘day’. The Greeks named the mayfly ephémeron , since its adult form lives only one day, and English adopted ephemeron [16] as the scientific na
• epee 英文词源 épée épée: see spade epee (n.) 1889, from French épée , literally "sword" from Old French espe (9c., spede ) "spear, lance," from Latin spatha (see epaulet ). 中文词源 epee ：重剑（运动项目） 来自法语，词源同spade, 铲子，重剑。拼写演变参照etude, study. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： epee 词源， epee 含义。
• epaulet 英文词源 epaulet (n.) also epaulette , "shoulder ornament on a uniform," 1783, from French épaulette "an epaulet" (16c.), diminutive of épaule "shoulder," from Old French espaule (12c.), from Latin spatula "flat piece of wood, splint," in Medieval Latin "shoulder blade," diminutive of spatha "broad wooden instrument, broad sword," from Greek spathe "a broad flat sword" (see spade (n.1)). 中文
• eon 英文词源 eon (n.) 1640s, from Late Latin aeon , from Greek aion "age, vital force; a period of existence, a lifetime, a generation; a long space of time," in plural, "eternity," from PIE root *aiw- "vital force, life, long life, eternity" (cognates: Sanskrit ayu "life," Avestan ayu "age," Latin aevum "space of time, eternity," Gothic aiws "age, eternity," Old Norse ævi "lifetime," German ewig
• eolian 英文词源 eolian (adj.) see Aeolian . 中文词源 eolian ：风的，风成的 来自Aeolus, 古希腊神话风神，词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： eolian 词源， eolian 含义。
• enzyme 英文词源 enzyme (n.) 1881, as a biochemical term, from German Enzym , coined 1878 by German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne (1837-1900), from Modern Greek enzymos "leavened," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + zyme "leaven" (see zymurgy ). Related: Enzymotic . 中文词源 enzyme ：酶 en-, 进入，使。-zym, 发酵，词源同eczema, zymurgy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： en
• envoy 英文词源 envoy envoy: [14] English has acquired envoy – literally ‘sent on one’s way’ – twice. The first time, it meant ‘final part of a poem’ (this is now usually spelled envoi ); the second time (in the 17th century) it meant ‘diplomatic representative’. Both came from the past participle of the French verb envoyer ‘send’, which in turn was a descendant of late Latin in
• environs 英文词源 environs (n.) "outskirts," 1660s, from French environs , plural of Old French environ "compass, circuit," from environ (adv.) "around, round about" (see environ ). 中文词源 environs ：周围地区 来自environment, 环境。 envisage 展望 en-, 进入，使。-vis, 看，词源同video, visage. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： environs 词源， environs 含
• environment 英文词源 environment (n.) c. 1600, "state of being environed" (see environ + -ment ); sense of "the aggregate of the conditions in which a person or thing lives" first recorded 1827 (used by Carlyle to render German Umgebung ); specialized ecology sense first recorded 1956. 中文词源 environment ：环境 en-, 进入，使。-viron, 围，绕，词源同wind,wrap.即周围的环境。 该词的
• envious 英文词源 envious (adj.) c. 1300, from Anglo-French envious , Old French envieus (13c.), earlier envidius "envious, jealous" (12c., Modern French envieux ), from Latin invidiosus "full of envy" (source of Spanish envidioso , Italian invidioso , Portuguese invejoso ), from invidia (see envy ). Related: Enviously ; enviousness . 中文词源 envious ：羡慕的 来自envy, 羡慕。 该词的英语
• envelope 英文词源 envelope envelope: [18] English borrowed envelope from French enveloppe in the sense ‘wrapper’, and more specifically ‘cover for a letter’, at the start of the 18th century. It was a derivative of the verb envelopper ‘wrap’, whose ancestor, envoloper , gave English envelop in the 14th century. As in the case of its first cousin develop , the origin of the verb remains a my
• envelop 英文词源 envelop (v.) late 14c., envolupen , "be involved" (in sin, crime, etc.), from Old French envoleper "envelop, cover; fold up, wrap up" (10c., Modern French envelopper ), from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + voloper "wrap up," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps Celtic (see Gamillscheg, Diez) or Germanic ("Century Dictionary"). Literal sense is from 1580s. Related: Enveloped ; enveloping . 中
• enuresis 英文词源 enuresis (n.) minor urinary incontinence, 1800, medical Latin, from Greek enourein "to urinate in," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + ourein "to urinate," from ouron (see urine ). 中文词源 enuresis ：尿床 en-, 进入，使。-ur, 尿，词源同urine, urinate. 即尿在里面的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： enuresis 词源， enuresis 含义。
• enunciate 英文词源 enunciate (v.) 1620s, "declare, express," from Latin enunciatus , properly enuntiatus , past participle of enuntiare "speak out, say, express, assert; divulge, disclose, reveal, betray," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + nuntiare "to announce" (see nuncio ). Or perhaps a back-formation from enunciation . Meaning "to articulate, pronounce" is from 1759. Related: Enunciate
• enumerate 英文词源 enumerate enumerate: see number enumerate (v.) 1640s, from or modeled on Latin enumeratus , past participle of enumerare (see enumeration ). Middle English had annumerate (early 15c.). Related: Enumerated ; enumerating . 中文词源 enumerate ：列举 e-, 向外。number, 数字，数数。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： enumerate 词源， enumerate 含义。
• E-number 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random loan loan: [13] Old English had a noun lǣn , a close relative of the verb lǣnan (precursor of modern English lend ). It meant ‘gift’, but it died out before the Middle English period, and was replaced by the related Old Norse lán , which has become modern English loan . Both go back ultimately to prehistoric Indo-European
• entwine 英文词源 entwine (v.) also intwine , 1590s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + twine (n.). Related: Entwined ; entwining . 中文词源 entwine ：缠绕 en-, 进入，使。twine, 缠绕，词源同two. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： entwine 词源， entwine 含义。
• entry 英文词源 entry entry: see enter entry (n.) c. 1300, "act or fact of physically entering; place of entrance, means of entering a building; opportunity or right of entering; initiation or beginning of an action;" from Old French entree "entry, entrance" (12c.), noun use of fem. past participle of entrer "to enter" (see enter ). Meaning "that which is entered or set down (in a book, list, etc.)"
• entrust 英文词源 entrust (v.) also intrust , c. 1600, from en- (1) "make, put in" + trust (n.). Related: Entrusted ; entrusting . 中文词源 entrust ：委托 en-, 进入，使。trust, 信任。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： entrust 词源， entrust 含义。
• entropy 英文词源 entropy entropy: [19] The term entropy was coined (as entropie ) in 1865 by the German physicist Rudolph Clausius (1822–88), formulator of the second law of thermodynamics. It was he who developed the concept of entropy (a measure of the disorder of a system at atomic or molecular level), and he created the name for it (on the model of energy ) from Greek en - ‘in’ and tropé ‘
• entrepreneur 英文词源 entrepreneur (n.) 1828, "manager or promoter of a theatrical production," reborrowing of French entrepreneur "one who undertakes or manages," agent noun from Old French entreprendre "undertake" (see enterprise ). The word first crossed the Channel late 15c. (Middle English entreprenour ) but did not stay. Meaning "business manager" is from 1852. Related: Entrepreneurship . 中文词源
• entrepot 英文词源 entrepot (n.) "warehouse," 1758, from French entrepôt (16c.), from Latin interpositum "that which is placed between," neuter past participle of interponere "to place between" (see interposition ). 中文词源 entrepot ：转运口岸 来自法语。来自拉丁语interpositum, 转运，inter-, 在中间，-posit, 放置，见position. 后用来指转运口岸。字母s脱落，参照
• entrench 英文词源 entrench (v.) also intrench , 1550s, implied in intrenched , from en- (1) "make, put in" + trench (n.). Figurative use is from 1590s. Related: Entrenched ; entrenching . 中文词源 entrench ：牢固树立 en-, 进入，使。-trench, 砍，切，词源同trench, truncate. 即切进去，牢固树立。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： entrench 词源， entren
• entree 英文词源 entree (n.) 1724, "opening piece of an opera or ballet," from French entrée , from Old French entree (see entry ). Cookery sense is from 1759; originally the dish which was introductory to the main course. Meaning "entry, freedom of access" is from 1762. The word had been borrowed in Middle English as entre "act of entering." 中文词源 entree ：主菜前的小菜 来自enter, 进入
• entreat 英文词源 entreat (v.) c. 1400, "to enter into negotiations," especially "discuss or arrange peace terms;" also "to treat (someone) in a certain way," from Anglo-French entretier , Old French entraiter "to treat," from en- "make" (see en- (1)) + traiter "to treat" (see treat (v.)). Meaning "to beseech, implore, plead with (someone)" is from early 15c.; meaning "to plead for (someone)" is from m
• entrapment 英文词源 entrapment (n.) 1590s, from entrap + -ment . Criminal investigation sense attested by 1896. 中文词源 entrapment ：诱人犯罪，钓鱼执法 来自entrap, 使入圈套。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： entrapment 词源， entrapment 含义。
• entrap 英文词源 entrap (v.) "to catch, as in a trap," 1530s, intrappe , from Old French entraper "trap, catch in a trap;" see en- (1) + trap (n.). Related: Entrapped ; entrapping . 中文词源 entrap ：使入圈套 en-, 进入，使。trap, 陷阱。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： entrap 词源， entrap 含义。
• entrant 英文词源 entrant (n.) 1630s, "one who enters, a beginner" (of professions, etc.); from French entrant , present participle of entrer (see enter ). From 1838 with reference to one who enters a contest. As an adjective from 1630s. 中文词源 entrant ：新成员 来自enter, 进入。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： entrant 词源， entrant 含义。
• entrance 英文词源 entrance entrance: see enter entrance (n.) 1520s, "act of entering," from Middle French entrance , from entrer (see enter ). Sense of "door, gate" first recorded in English 1530s. Meaning "a coming of an actor upon the stage" is from c. 1600. entrance (v.) "to throw into a trance," 1590s, from en- (1) "put in" + trance (n.). Meaning "to delight" also is 1590s. Related: Entranced ; ent
• entrails 英文词源 entrails entrails: [13] Entrails means literally just ‘insides’ – and indeed there is an unbroken semantic undercurrent to the word from earliest times to the present day signifying exactly that (as in ‘entrails of the earth’). It comes ultimately from the Latin adjective interāneus ‘internal’, a derivative of the adverb and preposition inter ‘inside, among’. Its ne
• entr 英文词源 centre centre: [14] The word centre came originally from the spike of a pair of compasses which is stuck into a surface while the other arm describes a circle round it. Greek kéntron meant ‘sharp point’, or more specifically ‘goad for oxen’ (it was a derivative of the verb kentein ‘prick’), and hence was applied to a compass spike; and it was not long before this spread m
• entourage 英文词源 entourage (n.) 1832, "surroundings, environment," picked up by De Quincey from French entourage , from Middle French entourer "to surround" (16c.), from Old French entour "that which surrounds" (10c.), from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + tour "a circuit" (see tour ). Specific sense of "attendant persons, persons among whom as followers or companions one is accustomed to move" recorded in En
• entomology 英文词源 entomology entomology: see insect entomology (n.) 1764, from French entomologie (1764), coined from -logie "study of" (see -logy ) + Greek entomon "insect," neuter of entomos "cut in pieces, cut up," in this case "having a notch or cut (at the waist)," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + temnein "to cut" (see tome ). Insects were so called by Aristotle in reference to the segmented division
• entomb 英文词源 entomb (v.) 1570s, from Old French entomber "place in a tomb," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + tombe "tomb" (see tomb ). Related: Entombed ; entombing . The earlier verb was simply tomb (c. 1300). 中文词源 entomb ：掩埋 en-, 进入，使。tomb, 坟墓。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： entomb 词源， entomb 含义。
• entity 英文词源 entity (n.) 1590s, from Late Latin entitatem (nominative entitas ), from ens (genitive entis ) "a thing," proposed by Caesar as present participle of esse "be" (see is ), to render Greek philosophical term to on "that which is" (from neuter of present participle of einai "to be;" see essence ). Originally abstract; concrete sense in English is from 1620s. 中文词源 entity ：实体
• entitle 英文词源 entitle entitle: see title entitle (v.) also intitle , late 14c., "to give a title to a chapter, book, etc.," from Anglo-French entitler , Old French entiteler "entitle, call" (Modern French intituler ), from Late Latin intitulare "give a title or name to," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + titulus "title" (see title (n.)). Meaning "to bestow (on a person) a rank or office" is mid-15c. Se
• entire 英文词源 entire entire: [14] Entire and integrity [15] have the same source – Latin integer . This meant ‘whole, complete’, and was formed from the prefix in - ‘in’ and * tag -, the base which produced Latin tangere ‘touch’, source of English tactile and tangible (and indeed of intact [15], a parallel formation to entire and integrity ). English borrowed integer [16] itself as a
• entice 英文词源 entice entice: [13] Entice is an inflammatory sort of word. It comes ultimately from Latin tītiō ‘firebrand’, which was used, with the prefix in - ‘in’, to form the Vulgar Latin verb * intītiāre ‘set on fire’. This passed into English via Old French enticier , and originally retained much of the heat and vigour of its origins: ‘Your master is enticed and provoked by
• enthuse 英文词源 enthuse (v.) 1827, American English, back-formation from enthusiasm . Originally often humorous or with affected ignorance. Related: enthused ; enthusing . 中文词源 enthuse ：使热情 en-, 进入，使。-thus, 神，词源同theology, theist. 即鬼神附体，发狂，狂热。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： enthuse 词源， enthuse 含义。
• enthrone 英文词源 enthrone (v.) c. 1600, from en- (1) + throne (n.). Replacing enthronize (late 14c.), from Old French introniser (13c.), from Late Latin inthronizare , from Greek enthronizein . Also simply throne (v.), late 14c., from the noun in English. Related: Enthroned ; enthroning . 中文词源 enthrone ：登基 来自entertain, 招待，维持，娱乐。throne, 王位。 该词的英语词源请
• enthrall 英文词源 enthrall (v.) also enthral "to hold in mental or moral bondage," 1570s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + thrall (n.). Literal sense (1610s) is rare in English. Related: Enthralled ; enthralling . 中文词源 enthrall ：吸引住 来自entertain, 招待，维持，娱乐。thrall, 奴隶，束缚。即使成为奴隶，引申义吸引。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• entertainer 英文词源 entertainer (n.) "public performer," 1530s, agent noun from entertain . 中文词源 entertainer ：演员，艺人 来自entertain, 招待，维持，娱乐。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： entertainer 词源， entertainer 含义。 entertainer ：接待者；表演娱乐节目者 词根词缀： enter(= inter-)中间,之间,相互 + -tain-握,持有 + -er
• entertain 英文词源 entertain (v.) late 15c., "to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind," from Middle French entretenir , from Old French entretenir "hold together, stick together, support" (12c.), from entre- "among" (from Latin inter ; see inter- ) + tenir "to hold" (from Latin tenere ; see tenet ). Sense of "have a guest" is late 15c.; that of "gratify, amuse" is 1620s. Meani
• enterprising 英文词源 enterprising (adj.) "eager to undertake, prompt to attempt," 1610s, present participle adjective from the verb enterprise (late 15c.), from the noun enterprise . Until mid-19c. (at least in Britain) mostly in a bad sense: "scheming, ambitious, foolhardy." Earlier (1560s) as a verbal noun meaning "action of undertaking." 中文词源 enterprising ：事业心，进取心 来自enterpri
• enterprise 英文词源 enterprise enterprise: [15] Enterprise is the Romancelanguage equivalent of the native English formation undertaking . It comes from the past participle of Old French entreprendre , a compound verb formed from entre ‘between’ and prendre ‘take’ (a word with many relatives in English, from comprehend to surprise ). The original Old French version of the word was emprise (from V
• enteritis 英文词源 enteritis (n.) "acute inflammation of the bowels," 1808, medical Latin, coined c. 1750 by French pathologist François-Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages (1706-1767), from enteron "intestine" (see enteric ) + -itis "inflammation." 中文词源 enteritis ：小肠炎 enter-, 肠，词源同enter. -itis, 炎症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： enteritis 词源，
• enteric 英文词源 enteric (adj.) "pertaining to the intestines," 1822, from Latinized form of Greek enterikos "intestinal," first used in this sense by Aristotle, from entera (plural; singular enteron ) "intestines," from PIE *enter- , comparative of *en "in" (see inter- ). 中文词源 enteric ：肠的 enter-, 肠，来自enter，进入，里面。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• enter 英文词源 enter enter: [13] Enter comes ultimately from a Latin preposition and adverb, intrā , which meant ‘inside’ (and was formed from in ‘in’ and the suffix - trā , as in extra ). This was taken as the basis of a Latin verb, intrāre ‘enter’, which passed into English via Old French entrer . Of its derivatives, entry [13] has the longer history, going back to a Vulgar Latin *
• entente cordiale 英文词源 entente (n.) "an understanding," 1854, from French éntente "an understanding," from Old French entente "intent, intention; attention; aim, goal" (12c.), noun use of fem. past participle of entendre "to direct one's attention" (see intent ). Political sense arose in 19c. from entente cordiale (1844); the best-known example was that between England and France (1904), to which Russia wa
• entente 英文词源 entente (n.) "an understanding," 1854, from French éntente "an understanding," from Old French entente "intent, intention; attention; aim, goal" (12c.), noun use of fem. past participle of entendre "to direct one's attention" (see intent ). Political sense arose in 19c. from entente cordiale (1844); the best-known example was that between England and France (1904), to which Russia wa
• entangle 英文词源 entangle (v.) early 15c., from en- (1) + tangle (n.). Related: Entangled ; entangling . 中文词源 entangle ：卷入 en-, 进入，使。tangle, 卷入。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： entangle 词源， entangle 含义。
• entail 英文词源 entail entail: [14] Entail means literally ‘put a tail on’ – but not the sort that grows. This is a tail in the sense of a ‘legal limitation’. It came from Old French taille , meaning literally ‘cut’, which is also related to English detail , retail , tailor , and tally . The coining of entail itself probably took place in Anglo-Norman. Its current main meaning ‘have a
• ensure 英文词源 ensure ensure: see insure ensure (v.) late 14c., from Anglo-French enseurer , from en- "make" (see en- (1)) + Old French seur "sure" (see sure ); probably influenced by Old French asseurer "assure." Compare insure . Related: Ensured ; ensures ; ensuring . 中文词源 ensure ：确保 en-, 进入，使。sure, 确认。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ensure 词源
• ensue 英文词源 ensue ensue: see sue ensue (v.) c. 1400, "seek after, pursue; follow (a path)," from Old French ensu- , past participle stem of ensivre "follow close upon, come afterward," from Late Latin insequere , from Latin insequi "to pursue, follow, follow after; come next," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + sequi "follow" (see sequel ). Early 15c. as "follow (as a consequence), to result;" mid-1
• ensnare 英文词源 ensnare (v.) 1570s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + snare (n.). Related: Ensnared ; ensnaring . 中文词源 ensnare ：使入圈套 en-, 进入，使。snare, 圈套，罗网。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ensnare 词源， ensnare 含义。