英语词源

• throttle 英文词源 throttle throttle: see throat throttle (v.) "strangle to death," c. 1400, probably from Middle English throte "throat" (see throat ) + -le , perhaps a frequentive suffix (as in spark / sparkle ), or a utensil suffix (as in handle ), or simply to distinguish it from throat (v.), which in late 14c. was used to mean "cut the throat of, kill by cutting the throat." Related: Throttled ; th
• thrombus 英文词源 thrombus (n.) 1690s, Modern Latin, from Greek thrombos "lump, piece, clot of blood, curd of milk." 中文词源 thrombus ：血栓 来自拉丁语 thrombus,来自希腊语 thrombos,血块，肿块。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thrombus 词源， thrombus 含义。
• thrombosis 英文词源 thrombosis (n.) 1706, Modern Latin, from Greek thrombosis "a clumping or curdling" (from thrombousthai "become curdled or clotted," from thrombos "clot, curd, lump;" see thrombus ) + -osis . 中文词源 thrombosis ：血栓形成 来自希腊语 thrombosis,血栓形成，来自 thrombos,血块，肿块，-osis,表状态。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thromb
• throe 英文词源 throe (n.) c. 1200, throwe "pain, pang of childbirth, agony of death," of uncertain origin, possibly from Old English þrawan "twist, turn, writhe" (see throw (v.)), or altered from Old English þrea (genitive þrawe ) "affliction, pang, evil; threat, persecution" (related to þrowian "to suffer"), from Proto-Germanic *thrawo (cognates: Middle High German dro "threat," German drohen "
• throaty 英文词源 throaty (adj.) 1640s, from throat + -y (2). Related: Throatily ; throatiness . 中文词源 throaty ：声音嘶哑的 来自 throat,喉咙，引申词义声音嘶哑的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： throaty 词源， throaty 含义。
• thrice 英文词源 thrice (adv.) c. 1200, from Old English þriga , þriwa "thrice" (from þrie "three;" see three ) + adverbial genitive -es , changed c. 1600 to -ce to reflect voiceless pronunciation. 中文词源 thrice ：三次，三倍 来自 three,三，-ce,副词所有格后缀。比较 twice. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thrice 词源， thrice 含义。
• threnody 英文词源 threnody (n.) "song of lamentation," 1630s, from Greek threnodia "lamentation," from threnos "dirge, lament" + oide "ode" (see ode ). Greek threnos probably is from PIE imitative root *dher- (3) "to drone, murmur, hum;" cognates: Old English dran "drone," Gothic drunjus "sound," Greek tenthrene "a kind of wasp." 中文词源 threnody ：挽歌，哀歌，哀诗 来自希腊语 threnos
• thrall 英文词源 thrall (n.) late Old English þræl "bondman, serf, slave," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse þræll "slave, servant," figuratively "wretch, scoundrel," probably from Proto-Germanic *thrakhilaz , literally "runner," from root *threh- "to run" (cognates: Old High German dregil "servant," properly "runner;" Old English þrægan , Gothic þragjan "to run"). Meaning "condition
• thoughtcrime 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random beverage beverage: [13] Beverage goes back to Latin bibere ‘drink’, from which English also gets imbibe [14], bibulous [17], beer , and probably bibber . From the verb was formed the Vulgar Latin noun * biberāticum ‘something to drink’, and hence, via Old French bevrage , English beverage . The colloquial abbreviation b
• thou 英文词源 thou (pron.) 2nd nominative singular personal pronoun, Old English þu , from Proto-Germanic *thu (cognates: Old Frisian thu , Middle Dutch and Middle Low German du , Old High German and German du , Old Norse þu , Gothic þu ), from PIE *tu- , second person singular pronoun (cognates: Latin tu , Irish tu , Welsh ti , Greek su , Lithuanian tu , Old Church Slavonic ty , Sanskrit twa-m
• thorium 英文词源 thorium (n.) rare metallic element, 1832, Modern Latin, named by its discoverer, Swedish chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848) from thorite (silicate of thorium), the name of a mineral found in Norway from which it was extracted (which Berzelius also had named, as thoria , in 1828), and named in honor of the Scandinavian god Thor . With chemical ending -ium . 中文词源 thorium ：
• thorax 英文词源 thorax (n.) "chest of the body," late 14c., from Latin thorax "the breast, chest; breastplate," from Greek thorax (genitive thorakos ) "breastplate, chest," of unknown origin. 中文词源 thorax ：胸，胸腔 来自希腊语 thorax,胸，胸腔。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thorax 词源， thorax 含义。
• thong 英文词源 thong thong: [OE] Etymologically, a thong is something that ‘binds’ up. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic * thwangg -, which also produced German zwang ‘constraint’. In the Old English period it was thwong ; it began to lose its w in the 13th century. thong (n.) Old English þwong , þwang "narrow strip of leather" (used as a cord, band, strip, etc.), from Proto-Germa
• thither 英文词源 thither (adv.) Old English þider "to or toward that place," altered (by influence of its opposite hider ) from earlier þæder "to that place," from Proto-Germanic *thadra- (cognates: Old Norse þaðra "there," Gothic þaþro "thence"), from PIE pronominal root *to- (see that ) + PIE suffix denoting motion toward (compare Gothic -dre , Sanskrit -tra ). The medial -th- developed early
• thistledown 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random gruesome gruesome: [16] The novels of Sir Walter Scott had an enormous influence in introducing Scotticisms into the general English language, and gruesome is a case in point. It was apparently coined in the 16th century from an earlier verb grue ‘be terrified’, which was probably of Scandinavian origin. For over 200 years i
• thistle 英文词源 thistle (n.) prickly herbaceous plant, Old English þistel , from Proto-Germanic *thistilaz (cognates: Old Saxon thistil , Old High German distil , German Distel , Old Norse þistell , Danish tidsel ), of uncertain origin; perhaps from an extended form of PIE root *steig- "to prick, stick, pierce." Emblematic of Scotland since 15c. 中文词源 thistle ：蓟（苏格兰民族象征）
• thinner 英文词源 thinner (n.) liquid used to dilute paint, ink, etc., 1904, agent noun from thin (v.). 中文词源 thinner ：稀释剂 thin,稀的，-er,表物。引申词义稀释剂。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thinner 词源， thinner 含义。
• thingummy 英文词源 thingummy "A person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention", Late 18th century: from thing + a meaningless suffix. 中文词源 thingummy ：叫不出名字的某人，某物 俚语，来自 thing,东西，物品。其拼写形式不固定，也可写为 thingum,thingumbob 等。比较 whatchamacallit,叫不出名字的东西。 该词的英语
• thimbleful 英文词源 thimble (n.) Old English þymel "sheath or covering for the thumb," from thuma (see thumb (n.)) + -el (1), used in forming names of instruments (compare handle ). Excrescent -b- began mid-15c. (compare humble , nimble ). Originally of leather, metal ones came into use 17c. Related: Thimbleful . Thimblerig , con game played with three thimbles and a pea or button, is attested from 1825
• thimble 英文词源 thimble thimble: [OE] A thimble is etymologically a ‘thumb implement’. The word goes back to Old English thymel , a derivative of thūma ‘thumb’. In Old English (where it is recorded only once) it was used for a ‘finger-stall’. By the time it reappears in the 15th century we find it being applied to a ‘leather finger-protector used for pushing in a needle’, and it was
• thickset 英文词源 thickset (adj.) also thick-set , late 14c., thikke sette "with parts or things set close together" (of grass on a sward, etc.), from thick + set (v.). Meaning "stocky, strong and square-built" is recorded from 1724. 中文词源 thickset ：身体粗壮的 thick,厚的，set,放置。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thickset 词源， thickset 含义
• thickness 英文词源 thickness (n.) Old English þicness "density, viscosity, hardness; depth; anything thick or heavy; darkness; thicket;" see thick + -ness . 中文词源 thickness ：厚度 thick,厚的，-ness,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thickness 词源， thickness 含义。
• thickhead 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random nephew nephew: [13] Nephew goes back ultimately to Indo-European * nepōt -, which denoted a range of indirect male descendants, including ‘grandson’ and ‘nephew’. Among its offspring were Greek anepsiós ‘nephew’, Sanskrit nápāt ‘grandson’, Germanic * nebon (source of German neffe and Dutch neef ‘nephew’),
• thicket 英文词源 thicket (n.) "close-set growth of shrubs, bushes, trees, etc.," late Old English þiccet , from þicce (see thick ) + denominative suffix -et . Absent in Middle English, reappearing early 16c., perhaps a dialectal survival or a re-formation. 中文词源 thicket ：灌木丛 thick,厚的，浓密的，-et,派生后缀。引申词义灌木丛。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• thickener 英文词源 agar "A gelatinous substance obtained from certain red seaweeds and used in biological culture media and as a thickener in foods", Early 19th century: from Malay. 中文词源 thickener ：增稠剂 thicken,增稠，-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thickener 词源， thickener 含义。
• theurgy 英文词源 theurgy (n.) 1560s, "white magic," from Latin theurgia , from Greek theourgia "sorcery," from theos (genitive theou ) "a god" (see theo- ) + -ergos "working" (see organ ). From 1858 as "the working of divine forces in human affairs." Related: Theurgical . 中文词源 theurgy ：神通，法术，仙术，占卜 the-,神，-urg,工作，作用，词源同 work,synergy.比喻用法。 该
• thermostat 英文词源 thermostat (n.) automatic instrument for regulating temperature, 1831, from thermo- + -stat . 中文词源 thermostat ：恒温器 therm-,热，热的，-stat,平衡，稳定，词源同 stand. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thermostat 词源， thermostat 含义。
• Thermos 英文词源 Thermos (n.) trademark registered in Britain 1907, invented by Sir James Dewar (patented 1904 but not named then), from Greek thermos "hot" (see thermal ). Dewar built the first one in 1892, but it was first manufactured commercially in Germany in 1904, when two glass blowers formed Thermos GmbH . Supposedly the company sponsored a contest to name the thing, and a Munich resident won
• thermoplastic 英文词源 thermoplastic (adj.) 1870, see thermo- + plastic (adj.). As a noun from 1929. 中文词源 thermoplastic ：热塑塑料 therm-,热，plastic,塑料。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thermoplastic 词源， thermoplastic 含义。
• thermonuclear 英文词源 thermonuclear (adj.) 1938 with reference to stars, 1953 of weapons (technically only to describe the hydrogen bomb), from thermo- + nuclear . 中文词源 thermonuclear ：热核的 therm-,热，nuclear,核的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thermonuclear 词源， thermonuclear 含义。
• thermodynamics 英文词源 thermodynamics (n.) theory of relationship between heat and mechanical energy, 1854, from thermodynamic (adj.); also see -ics . "The consideration of moving forces, though suggested by the form of the word, does not enter into the subject to any considerable extent" [Century Dictionary]. 中文词源 thermodynamics ：热动力学 therm-,热，dynamics,动力学。 该词的英语词源
• Theravada 英文词源 Theravada "The more conservative of the two major traditions of Buddhism (the other being Mahayana), which developed from Hinayana Buddhism. It is practised mainly in Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos", From Pali theravāda , literally 'doctrine of the elders', from thera 'elder, old' + vāda 'speech, doctrine'. 中文词源 Theravada ：上座部（佛教部派）
• therapy 英文词源 therapy therapy: [19] Greek théraps denoted an ‘attendant’. From it was derived the verb therapeúein ‘attend, administer treatment to’, which itself produced two further derivatives: therapeíā ‘treatment’, which gave English therapy , and therapeutés ‘person who administers treatment’, source of the adjective therapeutikós , from which English gets therapeutic [1
• therapist 英文词源 therapist (n.) 1880, from therapy + -ist ; earlier was therapeutist (1816). Especially of psychotherapy practitioners from c. 1930s. 中文词源 therapist ：医生 therapy,治疗，-ist,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： therapist 词源， therapist 含义。
• therapeutics 英文词源 choleretic "Stimulating the secretion of bile by the liver; designating this action or effect", 1920s; earliest use found in Journal of Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics . From chole- + -retic , after German choleretisch and Cholereticum respectively, both ultimately after Cholerese amount of bile secreted by the liver in a specific time. 中文词源 therapeutics ：治疗学
• therapeutic 英文词源 therapeutic (adj.) pertaining to the healing of disease, 1640s, from Modern Latin therapeuticus "curing, healing," from Greek therapeutikos , from therapeutein "to cure, treat medically," primarily "do service, take care of, provide for," of unknown origin, related to therapon "attendant." Therapeutic was used from 1540s as a noun meaning "the branch of medicine concerned with treatme
• theosophy 英文词源 theosophy (n.) 1640s (implied in theosophical ), "knowledge of divine things obtained through mystic study," from Medieval Latin theosophia (c.880), from Late Greek theosophia (c.500) "wisdom concerning God or things divine," from Greek theosophos "one wise about God," from theos "god" (see theo- ) + sophia "skill, knowledge of, acquaintance with; philosophy," from sophos "wise, learn
• theorize 英文词源 theorize (v.) 1630s, perhaps a formation in English from theory + -ize . Related: Theorized ; theorizing . 中文词源 theorize ：使形成理论 theory,理论，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： theorize 词源， theorize 含义。
• theorist 英文词源 theorist (n.) "one given to theory and speculation," 1590s; see theory + -ist . 中文词源 theorist ：理论学家 theory,理论，-ist,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： theorist 词源， theorist 含义。
• theophany 英文词源 theophany (n.) "an appearance of God to man," 1630s, from Late Latin theophania , from Greek theos "god" (see theo- ) + phainein "to show" (see phantasm ). In Middle English "Epiphany" (late 12c.). Ancient Greek Theophaneia was the name of a festival at Delphi during which the statues of Apollo and other gods were displayed to the public. 中文词源 theophany ：神灵显灵，观世音
• theodolite 英文词源 theodolite (n.) surveying instrument, 1570s, of unknown origin (see OED for discussion). "The word has a Gr[eek] semblance, but no obvious Gr[eek] basis" [Century Dictionary]. 中文词源 theodolite ：经纬仪 来自拉丁语 theodolitus,经纬仪，可能来自希腊语 theaomai,看，观察，词源同 theory,theater. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： theodol
• theocracy 英文词源 theocracy (n.) 1737; earlier as un-Latinized theocraty (1620s), "form of government in which God is recognized as supreme ruler and his laws form the statute book," originally of the sacerdotal government of Israel before the rise of kings, from later Greek theokratia (Josephus), literally "the rule of God," from theos "god" (see theo- ) + kratos "a rule, regime, strength" (see -cracy
• thenceforth 英文词源 thenceforth (adv.) late 14c., from thence + forth . 中文词源 thenceforth ：从那以后 thence,此后，forth,向前。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thenceforth 词源， thenceforth 含义。
• thence 英文词源 thence (adv.) late 13c., from Old English þanone , þanon "from that place" + adverbial genitive -es . Old English þanone / þanon is from Proto-Germanic *thanana (cognates: Old Saxon thanana , Old Norse þana , Old Frisian thana , Old High German danana , German von dannen ), related obscurely to the root of then , and ultimately from PIE demonstrative base *to- (see the ). Written
• theist 英文词源 theist (n.) 1660s, from Greek theos "god" (see theo- ) + -ist . The original senses was that later reserved to deist : "one who believes in a transcendent god but denies revelation." Later in 18c. theist was contrasted with deist , as believing in a personal God and allowing the possibility of revelation. 中文词源 theist ：有神论者 the-,神，-ist,人。 该词的英语词源请
• theism 英文词源 theism (n.) 1670s, "belief in a deity or deities," (as opposed to atheism ); by 1711 as "belief in one god" (as opposed to polytheism ); by 1714 as "belief in the existence of God as creator and ruler of the universe" (as opposed to deism ), the usual modern sense; see theist + -ism . Theism assumes a living relation of God to his creatures, but does not define it. It differs from dei
• theatricality 英文词源 theatrical (adj.) 1550s, "pertaining to the theater;" see theater + -ical . Sense of "stagy, histrionic" is attested from 1709. Related: Theatrically ; theatricality . 中文词源 theatricality ：戏剧性，夸张 theatrical,戏剧的，夸张的，-ity,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： theatricality 词源， theatricality 含义。
• theatrical 英文词源 theatrical (adj.) 1550s, "pertaining to the theater;" see theater + -ical . Sense of "stagy, histrionic" is attested from 1709. Related: Theatrically ; theatricality . 中文词源 theatrical ：戏剧的，夸张的 theater,戏剧，-ical,形容词后缀。引申词义夸张的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： theatrical 词源， theatrical 含义。
• thaw 英文词源 thaw (n.) "the melting of ice or snow," also "spell of weather causing this," c. 1400, from thaw (v.). Figurative sense is from 1590s; specifically "relaxation of political harshness or hostility" from 1950, an image from the "Cold War." thaw (v.) Old English þawian (transitive), from Proto-Germanic *thawon- (cognates: Old Norse þeyja , Middle Low German doien , Dutch dooien , Old H
• thatcher 英文词源 thatcher (n.) early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname); agent noun from thatch (v.). Corresponds to Old English þecere , Dutch dekker , German Decker . Thatcherite in British politics (1976) refers to policies and principles of Conservative politician and prime minister Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013). 中文词源 thatcher ：盖茅草的人 来自 thatch,盖茅草，-er,人。 该词的英语
• thankless 英文词源 thankless (adj.) "likely to not be rewarded with thanks," 1540s, from thank + -less . Related: Thanklessly ; thanklessness . 中文词源 thankless ：不感谢的，吃力不讨好的 thank,感谢，-less,无，没有。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： thankless 词源， thankless 含义。
• thankful 英文词源 thankful (adj.) Old English þancful "satisfied, grateful," also "thoughtful, ingenious, clever;" see thank + -ful . Related: Thankfully ; thankfulness . Thankfully in the sense "thankful to say" is attested by 1966, but deplored by purists (compare hopefully ). 中文词源 thankful ：感谢的，感激的 thank,感谢，-ful,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• thanatology 英文词源 thanatology (n.) "scientific study of death," 1837, from thanato- "death" + -logy . In 1970s, some undertakers made a bid to be called thanatologists ; but from 1974 that word has been used principally in reference to specialists in the needs of the terminally ill. 中文词源 thanatology ：死亡学，消亡学 thanato-,死亡，-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• thallus 英文词源 thallus (n.) 1829, Latin, from Greek thallos "green shoot, young branch, twig," related to thalia "abundance," thalos "scion, child," ultimately from PIE root *dhal- "to bloom" (cognates: Armenian dalar "green, fresh," Albanian dal' "I sprout," Old Irish duilesc , a type of algae). 中文词源 thallus ：绿枝，嫩枝 来自拉丁语 thallus,来自希腊语 thallos,绿枝，嫩枝，
• thallium 英文词源 thallium (n.) rare metallic element, 1861, Modern Latin, from Greek thallos "young shoot, green branch" (see thallus ) + element name ending -ium . So called by its discoverer, Sir William Crookes (1832-1919), from the green line in its spectrum by which he detected it. Related: Thallic . 中文词源 thallium ：铊 来自 thallus,绿枝，嫩枝，-ium,金属元素。因在光谱仪上
• thalamus 英文词源 thalamus (n.) plural thalami , 1753, "the receptacle of a flower," Modern Latin, from Latin thalamus "inner chamber, sleeping room" (hence, figuratively, "marriage, wedlock"), from Greek thalamos "inner chamber, bedroom," related to thalame "den, lair," tholos "vault, vaulted building." Used in English since 1756 of a part of the forebrain where a nerve appears to originate. 中文词源
• textual 英文词源 textual (adj.) late 14c., textuel "of or pertaining to text," also "well-read," from Old French textuel , from Latin textus (see text ). English spelling conformed to Latin from late 15c. Related: Textually . 中文词源 textual ：文本的，篇章的 来自 text,文本，篇章，-al,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： textual 词源， textua
• Teutonic 英文词源 Teutonic (adj.) 1610s, "of or pertaining to the Germanic languages and to peoples or tribes who speak or spoke them," from Latin Teutonicus , from Teutones , Teutoni , name of a tribe that inhabited coastal Germany near the mouth of the Elbe and devastated Gaul 113-101 B.C.E., probably via Celtic from Proto-Germanic *theudanoz , from PIE *teuta- , the common word for "people, tribe" (
• tetralogy 英文词源 tetralogy (n.) 1650s, from Greek tetralogia , from tetra- (see tetra- ) + -logia (see -logy ). A group of four dramatic compositions, originally three tragedies (the trilogia ) and a Satyric play. 中文词源 tetralogy ：四部曲 tetra-,四，-log,说，词源同 trilogy,dialogue.引申词义四部曲。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tetralogy 词源， tet
• tetrahedron 英文词源 tetrahedron (n.) "triangular pyramid, solid figure contained by four triangular surfaces," 1560s, from Late Greek tetraedron , noun use of neuter of tetraedros (adj.) "four-sided," from tetra- "four" (see tetra- ) + hedra "seat, base, chair, face of a geometric solid," from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sedentary ). Related: Tetrahedral . 中文词源 tetrahedron ：四面体 tetra
• tetra- 英文词源 tetra- before vowels tetr- , word-forming element meaning "four," from Greek tetra- , combining form of tettares (Attic), tessares "the numeral four" (see four ). 中文词源 tetra- ：四 来自希腊语 tetra-,四，来自 PIE*kwetwer,四，词源同 quarter,four.词首 te-为 tra-韵律重复。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tetra- 词源， tetra- 含义。
• tether 英文词源 tether (n.) late 14c., "rope for fastening an animal," not found in Old English, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse tjoðr "tether," from Proto-Germanic *teudran (cognates: Danish tøir , Old Swedish tiuther , Swedish tjuder , Old Frisian tiader , Middle Dutch tuder , Dutch tuier "line, rope," Old High German zeotar "pole of a cart"), from PIE root *deu- "to fasten"
• tete-a-tete 英文词源 tete-a-tete (n.) "a private meeting," from French tête-à-tête , literally "head-to-head," from Old French teste "head" (see tete ). The adjective, "private, confidential, with none present but the persons concerned" is recorded from 1728; as an adverb from 1790. 中文词源 tete-a-tete ：两人密谈 来自法语 tete-a-tete,头对头，来自古法语 teste,头，词源同 test,陶
• tetchy 英文词源 tetchy (adj.) "easily irritated," 1592, teachie , in "Romeo Juliet" I.iii.32; of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle English tatch "a mark, quality," derived via Old French from Vulgar Latin *tecca , from a Germanic source akin to Old English tacen (see token ). 中文词源 tetchy ：易怒的 词源不详，可能来自中古英语 tatch,斑点，标签，记号，来自古英语
• tetany 英文词源 tetany (n.) 1890, from French tétanie "intermitent tetanus," from Modern Latin tetania (see tetanus ). 中文词源 tetany ：手足抽搐，强直 来自拉丁语 tetania,手足抽搐，强直，词源同 tetanus. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tetany 词源， tetany 含义。
• tetanus 英文词源 tetanus (n.) infectious disease, late 14c., from Latin tetanus "tetanus," from Greek tetanos "tetanus, muscular spasm," literally "a stretching, tension," from teinein "to stretch" (see tenet ); "so called because the disease is characterized by violent spasms and stiffness of the muscles" [Barnhart]. Related: Tetanoid (adj.). 中文词源 tetanus ：破伤风 来自拉丁语 tetanus,破
• testy 英文词源 testy testy: [14] Testy means etymologically ‘heady’. It was borrowed from Anglo-Norman testif , a derivative of Old French teste ‘head’ (ancestor of modern French tête ). This in turn went back to Latin testa ‘tile, earthenware pot’ (a relative of testum , from which English gets test ), which in the post-classical period was used humorously for ‘head’. English acqui
• testosterone 英文词源 testosterone (n.) male sex hormone, 1935, from German Testosteron (1935), coined from a presumed comb. form of Latin testis "testicle" (see testis ) + first syllable of sterol + chemical ending -one . 中文词源 testosterone ：睾丸素，睾酮 来自拉丁语 testis,睾丸，-ster,固化，词源同 sterol,-one,酮。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： testost
• testis 英文词源 testis (n.) (plural testes ), 1704, from Latin testis "testicle," usually regarded as a special application of testis "witness" (see testament ), presumably because it "bears witness to male virility" [Barnhart]. Stories that trace the use of the Latin word to some supposed swearing-in ceremony are modern and groundless. Compare Greek parastatai "testicles," from parastates "one that
• testimony 英文词源 testimony (n.) c. 1400, "proof or demonstration of some fact, evidence, piece of evidence;" early 15c., "legal testimony, sworn statement of a witness," from Old North French testimonie (Old French testimoine 11c.), from Latin testimonium "evidence, proof, witness, attestation," from testis "a witness, one who attests" (see testament ) + -monium , suffix signifying action, state, cond
• testimonial 英文词源 testimonial (adj.) early 15c., "of or pertaining to testimony," in part from testimonial (n.) and from Late Latin testimonialis , from Latin testimonium (see testimony ). Originally especially in phrase letters testimonial (Middle French lettres testimoniaulx , Latin litteræ testimoniales ) "document or documents attesting to a fact or to the good standing of the bearer," literally "
• testate 英文词源 testate (adj.) "having left a valid will," late 15c., from Latin testatus "public, manifest, published," past participle of testari "make a will, be witness to, declare" (see testament ). 中文词源 testate ：立下遗嘱的 test-,见证，证明，-ate,形容词后缀。引申词义立下遗嘱的，即有人作证的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： testa
• tessera 英文词源 tessera (n.) plural tesserae , "small, square piece of stone," 1650s, from Latin tessera "a die, cube, square tablet with writing on it" used as a token or ticket, from Ionic Greek tessera , neuter of tesseres (Attic tessares ) "four" (see four ). 中文词源 tessera ：小石块，小方块 来自拉丁语 tessera,骰子，立方体，石块，来自希腊语 tessera,四，来自 PI
• tesla 英文词源 tesla (n.) "unit of magnetic flux density," 1960, from Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), Croatian-born U.S. engineer. Tesla coil is attested from 1896. 中文词源 tesla ：特斯拉 磁通量单位，来自其发明者 20 世纪美国科学家 Nikola Tesla.后用于美国著名电动跑车“特斯 拉”商标名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tesla 词源， tes
• terylene 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random desolate desolate: see sole 中文词源 terylene ：涤沦 商标名，来自(polyeth)ylene ter(ephehalate)的颠倒形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： terylene 词源， terylene 含义。
• tertiary 英文词源 tertiary tertiary: see third tertiary (adj.) 1650s, "of the third order, rank, degree, etc.," from Latin tertiarius "of or pertaining to a third," from tertius "third, a third," from root of tres "three" (see three ). The geological sense (with capital T- ) of "era after the Mesozoic" (which formerly was called the Secondary ) is attested from 1794, after Italian terziari , used in th
• terse 英文词源 terse terse: [17] Terse originally meant ‘polished, smooth’ (‘This man … so laboured upon it that he left it smooth and terse’, Helkiah Crooke, Description of the Body of Man 1615). By the 18th century, however, the associated notion of ‘neatness’ had led on to ‘neatly concise’. The word’s present-day negative connotations of ‘brusqueness’ seem to be a comparat
• terry 英文词源 terry (n.) "loop raised in pile-weaving, left uncut," 1784, of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of French tiré "drawn," from past participle of tirer "draw out" (compare German gezogener Sammet "drawn velvet"). 中文词源 terry ：毛巾布 词源不详，可能来自法语 tire,拉出的，拉长的，来自 PIE*der,撕，撕开，词源同 tirade,tear. 引申词义毛巾布
• terrorize 英文词源 terrorize (v.) "coerce or deter by terror," 1823, from terror + -ize (also see terrorism ). Related: Terrorized ; terrorizing ; terrorization . 中文词源 terrorize ：使恐吓，威胁 来自 terror,恐惧，惊恐，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： terrorize 词源， terrorize 含义。
• terrine 英文词源 terrine (n.) earthenware dish, 1706, obsolete original form of tureen . 中文词源 terrine ：陶罐，沙锅，罐装肉糜，鱼酱 来自法语 terrine,土制的，来自拉丁语 terra,土。后引申词义陶罐，沙锅及罐装肉糜，鱼酱等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： terrine 词源， terrine 含义。
• terrier 英文词源 terrier (n.) kind of dog, early 15c., from Old French chien terrier "terrier dog," literally "earth dog," from Medieval Latin terrarius "of earth," from Latin terra "earth" (see terrain ). So called because the dogs pursue their quarry (foxes, badgers, etc.) into their burrows. 中文词源 terrier ：小猎狗 来自古法语 chien terrier,土狗，来自 chien,狗，词源同 canine
• terrestrial 英文词源 terrestrial (adj.) late 14c., "of or pertaining to the earth," with + -al (1) + from Latin terrestris "earthly, of the earth, on land," from terra "earth" (see terrain ). Originally opposed to celestial ; natural history sense of "living on land" is attested from 1630s. The noun meaning "a human being, a mortal" is recorded from 1590s. 中文词源 terrestrial ：陆地的，陆栖的
• terrarium 英文词源 terrarium (n.) 1877, from Modern Latin, formed from Latin terra "land" (see terrain ) + -arium, abstracted from aquarium . 中文词源 terrarium ：生物育养箱 来自拉丁语 terra,土，-arium,观赏馆，来自 aquarium,水族馆。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： terrarium 词源， terrarium 含义。
• terrapin 英文词源 terrapin (n.) North American turtle, 1670s, earlier torope (1610s), from an Algonquian source (such as Abenaki turepe , Munsee (Delaware) tolpew "turtle"). Subsequently extended to allied species in South America, East Indies, China, North Africa. 中文词源 terrapin ：水龟 来自北美印第安土著语 torope,小乌龟。后用于指北美温带江河湖泊的水龟。 该词的英
• terraform 英文词源 terraform "(Especially in science fiction) transform (a planet) so as to resemble the earth, especially so that it can support human life", 1940s: from Latin terra 'earth' + the verb form . 中文词源 terraform ：将行星地球化以适宜人类居住 terra-,土地，地球，form,形状，形态。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： terraform 词源
• terracotta 英文词源 terracotta "A type of fired clay, typically of a brownish-red colour and unglazed, used as an ornamental building material and in modelling", Early 18th century: from Italian terra cotta 'baked earth', from Latin terra cocta . 中文词源 terracotta ：赤陶土 来自意大利语 terra cotta,熟土，陶土，来自 terra,土，cotta,烤过的，来自拉丁语 cocta,烤过的， 词源
• terrace 英文词源 terrace terrace: [16] Terrace is one of a small family of English words that go back ultimately to Latin terra ‘earth, land’. This was probably descended from Indo-European * tersā - ‘dry’ (source also of English thirst , torrid , etc), in which case it denoted etymologically ‘dry land’, as opposed to ‘sea’. The family also includes inter [14] (etymologically ‘put i
• Terpsichore 英文词源 Terpsichore (n.) the muse of the dance, Greek Terpsikhore , literally "enjoyment of dance," from terpein "to delight" (from PIE root *terp- "to satisfy;" cognates: Sanskrit trpyati "takes one's fill," Lithuanian tarpstu "to thrive, prosper") + khoros "dance, chorus" (see chorus ). 中文词源 Terpsichore ：古希腊神话中的歌舞女神 来自希腊语 Terpsikhore,歌舞女神，来
• ternary 英文词源 ternary (adj.) "threefold," early 15c., from Late Latin ternarius "consisting of three," from terni "three by three," from ter "thrice," which is related to tres "three" (see three ). 中文词源 ternary ：三倍的，三重的 来自拉丁语 ternarius,三倍的，来自 ter,三，词源同 three. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ternary 词源， ternary 含义
• tern 英文词源 tern (n.) gull-like shore bird (subfamily Sterninae ), 1670s, via East Anglian dialect, from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish terne , Swedish tärna , Færoese terna ) related to Old Norse þerna "tern" (also "maid-servant"), cognate with Old English stearn . 中文词源 tern ：燕鸥 来自古诺斯语 therna,来自 Proto-Germanic*staraz,鸥，椋鸟，来自 PIE*stern,鸥，椋