英语词源

• enamored 英文词源 enamored (adj.) 1630s, past participle adjective from enamor . 中文词源 enamored ：迷恋 en-, 进入，使。-am, 爱，语源同amigo, amiable. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： enamored 词源， enamored 含义。
• enamel 英文词源 enamel enamel: [14] The underlying meaning element in enamel is ‘melting’. It comes ultimately from a prehistoric Germanic base * smalt - (source of English schmaltz ‘sentimentality’ [20], borrowed via Yiddish from German schmalz ‘fat, dripping’), and related Germanic forms produced English smelt , melt , and malt . Old French acquired the Germanic word and turned it into
• enact 英文词源 enact (v.) early 15c., "act the part of, represent in performance," from en- (1) "make, put in" + act (v.). Meaning "decree, establish, sanction into law" is from mid-15c. Related: Enacted ; enacting . 中文词源 enact ：使实施 en-, 进入，使。act, 做，实施。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： enact 词源， enact 含义。 enact ：制定法律，颁
• enable 英文词源 enable (v.) early 15c., "to make fit;" mid-15c., "to make able to," from en- (1) "make, put in" + able . Related: Enabled ; enabling . An enabling act (1684) is so called because it empowers a body or person to take certain action. 中文词源 enable ：使能够 en-, 进入，使。able, 能够。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： enable 词源， enable 含义。
• emulsion 英文词源 emulsion emulsion: [17] An emulsion is an undissolved suspension of tiny drops of one liquid dispersed throughout another. The classic example of this is milk – whence its name. It comes from modern Latin ēmulsiō , a derivative of ēmulgēre ‘drain out, milk out’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and mulgēre ‘milk’, a distant relative of Engl
• emulsifier 英文词源 emulsifier (n.) 1872, agent noun from emulsify . 中文词源 emulsifier ：乳化剂 来自emulsion, 乳状液。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emulsifier 词源， emulsifier 含义。
• emulgent 英文词源 emulgent 1570s (adj.), 1610s (n.), from Latin emulgentem (nominative emulgens ), present participle of emulgere "to milk out, drain out, exhaust" (see emulsion ). Related: Emulgence . 中文词源 emulgent ：催乳，挤奶 e-, 向外。-mulg, 挤奶，词源同milk. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emulgent 词源， emulgent 含义。
• emulate 英文词源 emulate emulate: see imitate emulate (v.) 1580s, back-formation from emulation , or else from Latin aemulatus , past participle of aemulari "to rival." Related: Emulated ; emulating ; emulable ; emulative . 中文词源 emulate ：仿真，模仿 来自PIE*aim, 模仿，词源同imitate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emulate 词源， emulate 含义。
• emu 英文词源 emu (n.) large Australian three-toed bird, 1610s, probably from Portuguese ema "crane, ostrich" (which is of unknown origin), perhaps based on a folk-etymology of a native name. 中文词源 emu ：鸸鹋 来自葡萄牙语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emu 词源， emu 含义。
• empyrean 英文词源 empyrean (n.) mid-14c. (as empyre ), probably via Medieval Latin empyreus , from Greek empyros "fiery," from assimilated form of en (see en- (2)) + pyr "fire," from PIE root *paəwr- "fire" (see fire (n.)). As an adjective in English from early 15c. The etymological sense is "formed of pure fire or light." In ancient Greek cosmology, the highest heaven, the sphere of pure fire; later
• empty nest 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random strop strop: [OE] Strop has now narrowed down in meaning to the specialized ‘strip of leather for sharpening a razor’, but it used to be a much more general term for a leather band or loop. It goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic word that was probably an adoption of Latin stroppus ‘strap, band’. That in turn may wel
• empty 英文词源 empty empty: [OE] The original meaning of Old English ǣmtig appears to have been ‘unoccupied, at leisure’, and it was only secondarily that it developed the physical connotations of ‘not full’ which have come down to us in empty . (It also meant ‘unmarried’.) It was a derivative of the noun ǣmetta ‘rest, leisure’. This is a word of uncertain history, but it has been
• empress 英文词源 empress (n.) mid-12c., emperice , from Old French emperesse , fem. of emperere (see emperor ). Queen Victoria in 1876 became one as "Empress of India." 中文词源 empress ：女皇，皇后 来自emperor, 皇帝。-ess, 表女性。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： empress 词源， empress 含义。 empress ：皇后，女皇 词根词缀： emp(e)r(or)皇帝
• empower 英文词源 empower (v.) 1650s, also impower , from assimilated form of en- (1) + power (n.). Used by Milton, Beaumont, Pope, Jefferson, Macaulay, but the modern popularity dates from 1986. Related: Empowered ; empowering . 中文词源 empower ：授权 em-, 进入，使。power, 权力。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： empower 词源， empower 含义。 empower ：授权，
• emporium 英文词源 emporium (n.) 1580s, "place of trade, mart," from Latin emporium , from Greek emporion "trading place, market," from emporos "merchant," originally "traveler," from assimilated form of en "in" (see en- (2)) + poros "passage, voyage," related to peirein "to pass through" (see port (n.1)). Greek emporos in the "merchant" sense meant especially "one who trades on a large scale, usually b
• employ 英文词源 employ employ: [15] Essentially, employ is the same word as imply [14] and implicate [16]. All three come ultimately from Latin implicāre ‘enfold, involve’, a compound verb formed from the prefix in - ‘in’ and plicāre ‘fold’ (source of English ply and related to English fold ). This passed into Old French as emplier , which in turn was transmitted into English as imply ;
• emplacement 英文词源 emplacement (n.) 1742, from French emplacement "place, situation," from verb emplacer , from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + placer "to place" (see place (v.)). Gunnery sense attested from 1811. 中文词源 emplacement ：炮台 em-, 进入，使。place, 放置。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emplacement 词源， emplacement 含义。
• empiricism 英文词源 empiricism (n.) 1650s, in the medical sense, from empiric + -ism . Later in a general sense of "reliance on direct observation rather than theory," especially an undue reliance on mere individual experience; in reference to a philosophical doctrine which regards experience as the only source of knowledge from 1796. Were I obliged to give a short name to the attitude in question, I sho
• empirical 英文词源 empirical empirical: [16] Despite their formal resemblance, empirical and empire are completely unrelated. Empirical comes ultimately from the Greek adjective émpeiros ‘skilled or experienced in’, a compound formed from the prefix en - ‘in’ and peira ‘attempt, trial’ (a relative of English expert , peril , pirate , and repertory ). From this were derived successively the
• Empire line 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random approach approach: [14] Approach is etymologically connected with propinquity ‘nearness’; they both go back ultimately to Latin prope ‘near’. Propinquity [14] comes from a derived Latin adjective propinquus ‘neighbouring’, while approach is based on the comparative form propius ‘nearer’. From this was formed the
• empire 英文词源 empire empire: [13] Empire and its close relatives emperor [13], imperial [14], imperious [16], and imperative [16] all come ultimately from the Latin verb imperāre ‘command’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix in - ‘in relation to’ and parāre ‘make ready’ (source of English prepare ), and hence originally meant ‘make preparations for’ before shifting me
• emphysema 英文词源 emphysema (n.) 1660s, from Modern Latin, from Greek emphysema "swelling, inflation" (of the bowels, etc.), from emphysan "to blow in, inflate; to play the flute," from assimilated form of en "in" (see en- (2)) + physan "to blow," from physa "breath, blast" (see pustule ). Related: Emphysematous (adj.). 中文词源 emphysema ：肺气肿 em-, 进入，使。-phys, 肿胀，膨胀，来自
• emphasize 英文词源 emphasize (v.) 1765, from emphasis + -ize . Related: Emphasized ; emphasizing . 中文词源 emphasize ：强调 em-, 进入，使。-phas, 显现，词源同phase, photo, phantasm. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emphasize 词源， emphasize 含义。 emphasize ：强调，重视 词根词缀： em-入,向内 + -pha-说 + s + -ize动词词尾
• empathy 英文词源 empathy (n.) 1908, modeled on German Einfühlung (from ein "in" + Fühlung "feeling"), which was coined 1858 by German philosopher Rudolf Lotze (1817-1881) as a translation of Greek empatheia "passion, state of emotion," from assimilated form of en "in" (see en- (2)) + pathos "feeling" (see pathos ). A term from a theory of art appreciation that maintains appreciation depends on the v
• empathize 英文词源 empathize (v.) 1894, from empathy + -ize . By 1919 in psychology. Related: Empathized ; empathizing . 中文词源 empathize ：同感，共鸣 来自empathy,同情，同感。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： empathize 词源， empathize 含义。
• emotion 英文词源 emotion emotion: [16] The semantic notion underlying emotion – of applying ‘physical movement’ metaphorically to ‘strong feeling’ – is an ancient one: Latin used the phrase mōtus animā , literally ‘movement of the spirit’, in this sense. Emotion itself is a post-classical Latin formation; it comes ultimately from Vulgar Latin * exmovēre , literally ‘move out’, h
• emoticon 英文词源 emoticon (n.) by 1994, apparently from emotion + icon . 中文词源 emoticon ：情感符号 来自emotion和icon的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emoticon 词源， emoticon 含义。
• emolument 英文词源 emolument emolument: [15] Just as a salary was originally a ‘payment for salt’, so emolument appears to have been a particular kind of payment – in this case for flour – which later became generalized in meaning. Latin ēmolere meant ‘grind out’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex - ‘out’ and molere ‘grind’, a relative of English mill and meal ‘grou
• emollient 英文词源 emollient (adj.) 1640s, from French émollient (16c.), from Latin emollientem (nominative emolliens ), present participle of emollire "to make soft, soften," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + mollire "soften," from mollis "soft" (see melt (v.)). The noun is recorded from 1650s. 中文词源 emollient ：使缓和的 e-, 向外。-mol, 磨，软，词源同mill,melt. 该词
• Emmy 英文词源 Emmy (n.) statuette awarded by the American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 1949, said to be an alteration of Immy , from image . 中文词源 Emmy ：艾美奖 来自image的拼写变体，指一著名的美国电视奖项。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Emmy 词源， Emmy 含义。
• Emmental 英文词源 Emmental "A kind of hard Swiss cheese with many holes in it, similar to Gruyère", From German Emmentaler , from Emmental , the name of a valley in Switzerland where the cheese was originally made. 中文词源 Emmental ：埃曼塔尔干酪 因产自瑞士Emmental峡谷而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Emmental 词源， Emmental 含义。
• emit 英文词源 emit (v.) 1620s, from Latin emittere "send forth," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + mittere "to send" (see mission ). Related: Emitted ; emitting . 中文词源 emit ：散发 e-, 向外。-miss, 派遣，发送，见mission. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emit 词源， emit 含义。 emit ：散发，发射 词根词缀： e-出 + -mit-送,派
• emissary 英文词源 emissary (n.) 1620s, from French émissaire (17c.) or directly from Latin emissarius "a scout, a spy," literally "that is sent out," from emissus , past participle of emittere "send forth" (see emit ). 中文词源 emissary ：特使 e-, 向外。-miss, 派遣，发送，见mission. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emissary 词源， emissary 含义。 emissary ：
• emirate 英文词源 emirate (n.) "rule or territory of an emir," 1847; see emir + -ate (1). 中文词源 emirate ：酋长国 来自emir, 酋长。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emirate 词源， emirate 含义。
• emir 英文词源 emir emir: see admiral emir (n.) 1590s, from Arabic amir "commander" (see admiral ). 中文词源 emir ：埃米尔，酋长 来自阿拉伯语，统治者，词源同admiral. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emir 词源， emir 含义。
• eminence 英文词源 eminence (n.) c. 1400, "projection, protuberance;" early 15c., "high or exalted position," from Old French eminence or directly from Latin eminentia "a distinctive feature, conspicuous part," from eminentem (nominative eminens ) "standing out, projecting," figuratively, "prominent, distinctive" (see eminent ). As a title of honor (now only of cardinals) it is attested from 1650s. The
• emigre 英文词源 emigre (n.) 1792, from French émigré "an emigrant," noun use of past participle of émigrer "emigrate" (18c.), from Latin emigrare "depart from a place" (see emigration ). Originally used of royalist refugees from the French Revolution; extended 1920s to refugees from the Russian Revolution, then generally to political exiles. ÉMIGRÉS Earned their livelihood by giving guitar lesso
• emigrate 英文词源 emigrate (v.) 1778, a back-formation from emigration , or else from Latin emigratus , past participle of emigrare "move away." In 19c. U.S., "to remove from one state to another state or territory." Related: Emigrated ; emigrating . 中文词源 emigrate ：移民 e-, 向外。-migr, 迁徙，移动，词源同move, migrate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emigr
• emetic 英文词源 emetic emetic: see vomit emetic 1650s (n.), 1660s (adj.), from French émétique (16c.), from Latin emeticus , from Greek emetikos "causing vomiting," from emesis "vomiting," from emein "to vomit," from PIE *weme- "to spit, vomit" (see vomit (v.)). 中文词源 emetic ：催吐药 来自PIE*weme, 吐，呕吐，拟声词，词源同vomit. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• emery 英文词源 emery emery: see smear emery (n.) granular mixture used as an abrasive, late 15c., from Middle French émeri , from Old French esmeril , from Italian smeriglo , from Vulgar Latin *smyrilium , from Greek smyris "abrasive powder" used for rubbing and polishing, probably a non-Greek word, perhaps from a Semitic source. Emery board attested from 1725. 中文词源 emery ：金刚砂 来自希
• emeritus 英文词源 emeritus (adj.) c. 1600, from Latin emeritus "veteran soldier who has served his time," noun use of adjective meaning literally "that has finished work, past service," past participle of emerere "serve out, complete one's service," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + merere "to serve, earn," from PIE *(s)mer- (2) "to get a share of something" (see merit (n.)). First used o
• emergency 英文词源 emergency (n.) "unforeseen occurrence requiring immediate attention," 1630s, from Latin emergens , present participle of emergere "to rise out or up" (see emerge ). Or from emerge + -ency . As an adjective by 1881. 中文词源 emergency ：紧急情况 来自emerge, 出现，始料不及的情况。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emergency 词源， emergency 含
• emerge 英文词源 emerge emerge: see merge emerge (v.) 1560s, from Middle French émerger and directly from Latin emergere "bring forth, bring to light," intransitively "arise out or up, come forth, come up, come out, rise," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + mergere "to dip, sink" (see merge ). The notion is of rising from a liquid by virtue of buoyancy. Related: Emerged ; emerging . 中文
• emerald 英文词源 emerald emerald: [13] Emerald traces its history back to an ancient Semitic verb ‘shine’ – bāraq . From this there seems to have been formed a noun * bāraqt meaning ‘gem’. This was taken over into the ancient vernacular languages of India (main source of gems in early times) as maragada -. Greek acquired the word as máragdos ‘green gem’, which was soon superseded as t
• emend 英文词源 emend emend: see mend emend (v.) "remove faults from, alter for the better," c. 1400, from Latin emendare "to free from fault, correct, improve, revise," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex- ) + mendum (nominative menda ) "fault, blemish" (see amend ). Related: Emended ; emending . 中文词源 emend ：修订 e-, 向外。-mend, 错误，瑕疵，词源同amend, mendacious. 该词
• emcee 英文词源 emcee (n.) 1933, emsee , from pronunciation of M.C. , abbreviation of master of ceremonies , a noun phrase attested from the 1660s. 中文词源 emcee ：司仪，主持人 来自缩写词M.C的发音，全称master of ceremony. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emcee 词源， emcee 含义。
• embryonic 英文词源 embryonic (adj.) 1819, from medical Latin embryonem (see embryo ) + -ic . Figurative use is from 1856. Earlier adjectives were embryonal (1650s), embryonate (1690s). Related: Embryonically . 中文词源 embryonic ：胚胎的 来自embryo, 胚胎。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： embryonic 词源， embryonic 含义。
• embryo 英文词源 embryo embryo: [16] The idea underlying embryo is of ‘growing within’. The word comes from Greek émbruon , a compound verb formed from the prefix en - ‘in’ and the verb brúein ‘swell, grow’, which meant literally ‘something that grows inside the body’. English acquired it via late Latin embryo . embryo (n.) "fetus in utero at an early stage of development," mid-14c.,
• embroil 英文词源 embroil (v.) c. 1600, "throw into disorder," from French embrouillier "entangle, confuse, embroil" (cognate of Italian imbrogliare ), from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + brouiller "confuse," from Old French brooillier (see broil (v.2)). Sense of "involve in a quarrel" is first attested c. 1610. Related: Embroiled ; embroiling . Embrangle "mix confusedly" is from 1660s. 中
• embroider 英文词源 embroider (v.) late 14c., from Anglo-French enbrouder , from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + broisder "embroider," from Frankish *brozdon , from Proto-Germanic *bruzdajan . Spelling with -oi- is from c. 1600, perhaps by influence of broiden , irregular alternative Middle English past participle of braid (v.). Related: Embroidered ; embroidering . 中文词源 embroider ：刺绣 em-, 进入，
• embrocation 英文词源 embrocation embrocation: [15] The semantic notion underlying embrocation is of ‘wetness’, for it comes ultimately from the Greek word for ‘rain’, brokhé . This was the basis of a verb embrékhein , used for ‘treat medically by the application of liquid’, from which in turn was derived the noun embrokhé ‘lotion’. Latin took this over and in the Middle Ages formed a ve
• embrasure 英文词源 embrasure (n.) "enlargement of the interior aperture of a door or window," 1702, from French embrasure (16c.), from Old French embraser "to cut at a slant, make a groove or furrow in a door or window," from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + braser "to cut at a slant." 中文词源 embrasure ：斜面门洞 em-, 进入，使。-bras, 砍，破开，可能同break. 即在墙上
• embrace 英文词源 embrace embrace: [14] To embrace someone is literally to ‘put your arms round’ them. It comes via Old French from Vulgar Latin * imbracchiāre , a compound verb formed from the prefix in - ‘in’ and Latin bracchium ‘arm’ (ultimate source of English brace , bracelet , and bra , and of French bras ‘arm’). The transferred sense ‘include’ developed in the 17th century (
• embouchure 英文词源 embouchure (n.) 1760, in musical sense "placement of the mouth on a wind instrument," from French embouchure "river mouth, mouth of a wind instrument," from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + bouche "mouth" (see bouche ). 中文词源 embouchure ：置唇法 em-, 进入，使。-bouch, 嘴，词源同buccal, buckle. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： embo
• emboss 英文词源 emboss (v.) "to ornament with raised work," late 14c., from Old French *embocer (compare embocieure "boss, stud, buckle"), from assimilated form of en- "in, into" (see en- (1)) + boce "knoblike mass" (see boss (n.2)). Related: Embossed ; embossing . 中文词源 emboss ：凹凸印 em-, 进入，使。boss, 凸点，肿块。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： embo
• embolus 英文词源 embolus (n.) 1660s, "stopper, wedge," from Latin embolus "piston of a pump," from Greek embolos "peg, stopper; anything pointed so as to be easily thrust in," also "a tongue (of land), beak (of a ship)," from emballein "to insert, throw in, invade" (see emblem ). Medical sense in reference to obstruction of a blood vessel is from 1866. Related: Embolic . 中文词源 embolus ：栓子
• embolism 英文词源 embolism (n.) late 14c., "intercalation, insertion of days into a calendar," from Old French embolisme "intercalation," from Late Latin embolismus "insertion of days in a calendar to correct errors," from Late Greek embolismos "intercalation," from embolos "insertion, a plug, wedge" (see embolus ). Medical sense of "obstruction of a blood vessel" is first recorded in English 1855. Rel
• embolden 英文词源 embolden (v.) 1570s, from em- (1) + bold + -en (1). Or perhaps an extended form of earlier embold , enbold (late 14c.). Related: Emboldened ; emboldening . 中文词源 embolden ：使勇敢 em-, 进入，使。bold, 勇敢。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： embolden 词源， embolden 含义。
• embody 英文词源 embody (v.) 1540s, in reference to a soul or spirit invested with a physical form; from 1660s of principles, ideas, etc.; from em- (1) "in" + body (n.). Related: Embodied ; embodying . 中文词源 embody ：具体体现 em-, 进入，使。body, 身体，具象。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： embody 词源， embody 含义。
• emblem 英文词源 emblem emblem: [15] The Latin term emblēma referred to ‘inlaid work’ – designs formed by setting some material such as wood or ivory, or enamel, into a contrasting surface. This usage survived into English as a conscious archaism (‘The ground more colour’d then with stone of costliest emblem’, John Milton, Paradise Lost 1667), but for the most part English has used the wo
• emblazon 英文词源 emblazon (v.) "inscribe conspicuously," also "extol," 1590s, from assimilated form of en- (1) + blazon . Related: Emblazoned ; emblazoning . 中文词源 emblazon ：装饰 em-, 进入，使。-blazon, 火，燃烧，见blaze.即炫丽，惹人注目的装饰。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emblazon 词源， emblazon 含义。
• embitter 英文词源 embitter (v.) c. 1600, from em- (1) + bitter (adj.). Now rare in its literal sense; figurative meaning first attested 1630s. Related: Embittered ; embitterment . 中文词源 embitter ：使苦恼 em-, 进入，使。bitter, 苦。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： embitter 词源， embitter 含义。
• embezzle 英文词源 embezzle embezzle: [15] Originally, embezzle meant simply ‘steal’: ‘See that no victuals nor no other stuff of the same household be embezzled out’, Household Ordinances 1469. The modern legal sense ‘convert fraudulently’ did not develop until the late 16th century. The word itself comes from Anglo-Norman enbesiler , a compound formed from the intensive prefix en - and the
• ember 英文词源 ember ember: [OE] Ember goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * aimuzjōn , although it is possible that the modern English word represents a borrowing from the related Old Norse eimyrja rather than a direct line of descent from Old English ǣmyrge . The ember of Ember days [10], incidentally, ‘days following certain Christian festivals’, is a completely different word. It comes fro
• embellish 英文词源 embellish embellish: [14] To embellish something is literally to ‘make it beautiful’. It comes from Old French embellir , a compound verb formed from the prefix en -, which denotes ‘causing’ or ‘making’, and bel ‘beautiful’. This Old French adjective (source of modern French beau ) came from Latin bellus ‘beautiful’, and its other English offspring include beau , b
• embed 英文词源 embed (v.) 1778, "to lay in a bed (of surrounding matter)," from em- (1) + bed (n.). Originally a geological term, in reference to fossils in rock; figurative sense is by 1835; meaning "place (a journalist) within a military unit at war" is from 2003 and the Iraq war. Related: Embedded ; embedding . 中文词源 embed ：嵌入 em-, 进入，使。-bed，挖，河床，词源同fossil。
• embattled 英文词源 embattled (adj.) "under attack," by 1882; earlier and more etymologically it meant "prepared to fight" (late 15c.), and (of structures) "fitted with battlements" (late 14c.); past participle adjective from embattle (v.). 中文词源 embattled ：危机四伏的 em-, 进入，使。battle，战斗。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： embattled 词源， embattled 含
• embassy 英文词源 embassy embassy: [16] Ultimately, embassy comes from the same source as ambassador , the Vulgar Latin verb * ambactiāre ‘go on a mission’ (a derivative, via a rather circuitous route, of Latin ambactus ‘vassal’, which was of Celtic origin). From the verb was derived the Old French noun ambassade , which was borrowed into English in the 15th century but was gradually supplante
• embarrass 英文词源 embarrass embarrass: [17] As in the case of embargo , the etymological meaning of embarrass is ‘put behind bars’. It comes ultimately from Italian imbarrare ‘surround with bars’, hence ‘impede’, a compound verb formed from the prefix in - ‘in’ and Vulgar Latin * barra ‘bar’ (source of English bar ). From this was derived imbarazzare , which passed into English via
• embargo 英文词源 embargo embargo: [16] Something that has been embargoed has been literally ‘placed behind bars’ (compare EMBARRASS). The word comes from Vulgar Latin * imbarricāre , which was formed from the Latin prefix in - ‘in’ and Vulgar Latin * barra (source of English bar ). This passed into Spanish as embargar ‘impede, restrain’, and its derived noun embargo was borrowed into Engl
• embankment 英文词源 embankment (n.) 1786, from embank "to enclose with a bank" (1570s; see em- (1) + bank (n.2)) + -ment . 中文词源 embankment ：堤岸 em-, 进入，使。bank, 河堤，岸。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： embankment 词源， embankment 含义。
• embalm 英文词源 embalm (v.) late 14c., embaumen "to apply balm or ointment; to embalm a corpse," from Old French embaumer , earlier embausmer , "preserve (a corpse) with spices," from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + baume "balm" (see balm ) + verbal suffix -er . The -l- inserted in English 1500s in imitation of Latin. Related: Embalmed ; embalming . 中文词源 embalm ：防腐处理 em
• emasculate 英文词源 emasculate (v.) c. 1600, from Latin emasculatus , past participle of emasculare "castrate," from assimilated form of ex- "out, away" (see ex- ) + masculus "male, manly" (see masculine ). Originally and usually in a figurative sense in English. Related: Emasculated ; emasculating . 中文词源 emasculate ：使无男子气的 e-, 向外。-masc, 男人，词源同 muscular,male. 即被阉
• emanate 英文词源 emanate (v.) 1680s, "to flow out," from Latin emanatus , past participle of emanare "flow out," figuratively "arise from, proceed from" (see emanation ). Related: Emanated ; emanating . 中文词源 emanate ：流出，散发，放射 词根词缀：e-（=ex-"out"出来）+ man-（=to flow流）+ -ate（动词后缀）；从......流出来 → 流出，散发，放射。 该词的英语
• email 英文词源 email (n.) type of pottery design pattern, 1877, from French email , earlier esmail (12c.), literally "enamel" (see enamel (n.)). Also now a variant of e-mail . 中文词源 email ：电子邮件 全称electronic mail. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： email 词源， email 含义。
• emaciated 英文词源 emaciated (adj.) 1660s, past participle adjective from emaciate . 中文词源 emaciated ：消瘦的 e-, 向外。-mac, 瘦，瘦长，词源同macro-, 大，细，宏观，见macrocosm. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： emaciated 词源， emaciated 含义。 emaciated ：极瘦的，骨瘦如柴的，憔悴的 词根词缀：e-（=ex-"out"出来）+ maci-（=lo
• Elysian 英文词源 Elysian (adj.) 1570s, "pertaining to Elysium (q.v.), the abode of the blessed after death." Hence, "exquisitely happy, full of the highest bliss." 中文词源 Elysian ：乐园的 来自希腊语Elysion，天国，天堂，英雄和善人死后去的地方。比较北欧天国Valhalla. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Elysian 词源， Elysian 含义。
• elver 英文词源 elver (n.) "young eel," 1640s, variant or corruption of eelfare (1530s), literally "passage of young eels up a river;" see eel + fare (n.). 中文词源 elver ：幼鳗 来自ell和fare的合成词，因幼鳗的洄流行为而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： elver 词源， elver 含义。
• elusive 英文词源 elusive (adj.) 1719, from Latin elus- , past participle stem of eludere "elude, frustrate" (see elude ) + -ive . Related: Elusiveness . 中文词源 elusive ：难以找到的 来自elude, 逃避。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： elusive 词源， elusive 含义。
• elude 英文词源 elude elude: see illusion elude (v.) 1530s, "delude, make a fool of," from Latin eludere "finish play, win at play; escape from or parry (a blow), make a fool of, mock, frustrate; win from at play," from assimilated form of ex- "out, away" (see ex- ) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous ). Sense of "evade" is first recorded 1610s in a figurative sense, 1630s in a literal one. Related: El
• elucidate 英文词源 elucidate (v.) 1560s, perhaps via Middle French élucider (15c.) or directly from Late Latin elucidatus , past participle of elucidare "make light or clear," from assimilated form of ex- "out, away" (see ex- ) + lucidus "clear" (see lucid ). Related: Elucidated ; elucidates ; elucidating . 中文词源 elucidate ：阐明 e-, 向外。-lucid, 照明，词源同light, lucid. 该词的英
• else 英文词源 else else: [OE] Else shares its sense of ‘otherness’ with related words in other parts of the Indo- European language family. It comes ultimately from the base * al -, which also produced Latin alter ‘other’ (source of English alter ) and alius ‘other’ (source of English alibi and alien ) and Greek állos ‘other’ (source of the prefix allo - in such English words as al
• eloquent 英文词源 eloquent eloquent: see ventriloquist eloquent (adj.) late 14c., from Old French eloquent , from Latin eloquentem (nominative eloquens ) "speaking, having the faculty of speech; eloquent," present participle of eloqui "to speak out" (see eloquence ). Related: Eloquently . 中文词源 eloquent ：雄辩的 e-, 向外。-loq, 说，词源同locution, colloquy. 该词的英语词源请访问
• elope 英文词源 elope elope: [17] Etymologically, elope signifies ‘leap away’. It was originally an Anglo-Norman legal term applied to a married woman running off with a lover, and only in the past couple of hundred years has it come to be applied to a couple leaving home to get married when parental permission is denied. It is thought that the Anglo-Norman term was an adaptation of Middle Englis
• elongate 英文词源 elongate (v.) "to make long or longer," 1530s, from Late Latin elongatus , past participle of elongare "to prolong, protract" (see elongation ). Earlier in the same sense was elongen (mid-15c.). Related: Elongated ; elongating . 中文词源 elongate ：伸长 e-, 向外。long, 长。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： elongate 词源， elongate 含义。
• elocution 英文词源 elocution (n.) mid-15c., from Late Latin elocutionem (nominative elocutio ) "voice production, a speaking out, utterance, manner of expression," in classical Latin especially "rhetorical utterance, oratorical expression," noun of action from past participle stem of eloqui "speak out" (see eloquence ). Related: Elocutionary ; elocutionist . 中文词源 elocution ：演说术 e-, 向外。
• El Nino 英文词源 El Niño "An irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region and beyond every few years, characterized by the appearance of unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador, typically in late December. The effects of El Niño include reversal of wind patterns across the Pacific, drought in Australasia, and unseasona
• elm 英文词源 elm elm: [OE] The tree-name elm is widely distributed throughout the Indo-European languages of Europe. Latin had ulmus , for instance (source of German ulme and Dutch olm ) and Irish has leamh . Of the Germanic languages (those whose native forms have not been supplanted by Latin ulmus ) Swedish and Norwegian have alm beside English elm . elm (n.) Old English elm , from Proto-Germani
• Ellis island 英文词源 Ellis Island sandy island in mouth of Hudson River, said to have been called "Gull Island" by local Indians and "Oyster Island" by the Dutch, renamed "Gull Island" after the British took over, then "Gibbet Island" because pirates were hanged there. Sold to Samuel Ellis in 1785, who made it a picnic spot and gave it his name. Sold by his heirs in 1808 to New York State and acquired tha
• elliptical 英文词源 elliptical (adj.) 1650s, "elliptic in shape;" see elliptic + -al (1). Grammatical sense of "missing essential words or phrases" is recorded from 1778 (see ellipsis ). Related: Elliptically . 中文词源 elliptical ：椭圆的，省略的 来自ellipse, ellipsis. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： elliptical 词源， elliptical 含义。