英语词源

• develop 英文词源 develop develop: [17] The history of develop and its close relative envelop is hazy. English acquired it from développer , the modern French descendant of Old French desveloper . This was a compound verb formed from the prefix des - ‘un-’ and voloper ‘wrap’. But where did voloper come from? Some have proposed a hypothetical Celtic base * vol - ‘roll’, while others have po
• devastate 英文词源 devastate devastate: [17] Etymologically as well as semantically, devastate is related to ‘lay waste ’. It comes from the past participle of Latin dēvāstāre , a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē - and vāstāre ‘lay waste’. This was a derivative of vāstus ‘waste’, source of English waste . = vast , waste devastate (v.) 1630s, perhaps a back-formation f
• Devanagari 英文词源 Devanagari "The alphabet used for Sanskrit, Hindi, and other Indian languages", From Sanskrit, literally 'divine town script', from deva 'god' + nāgarī (from nagara 'town'), an earlier name of the script. 中文词源 Devanagari ：咖里文字（用于梵语，印度语及其它印度语言） 来自梵语。deva-, 神，神圣，词源同divine. nagara, 城市。即圣城古卷。
• devalue 英文词源 devalue (v.) 1918, a back-formation from devaluation . Related: Devalued ; devaluing . 中文词源 devalue ：贬值 de-, 向下。value, 价值。即贬值。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： devalue 词源， devalue 含义。
• Deutschmark 英文词源 Deutschmark "(Until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of Germany, equal to 100 pfennig", From German deutsche Mark 'German mark'. 中文词源 Deutschmark ：德国马克 Deutsch, 德国，词源同Dutch. mark，标记，用于货币单位。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Deutschmark 词源， Deutschmark 含义。
• deuterium 英文词源 deuterium (n.) 1933, coined by U.S. chemist Harold C. Urey, with Modern Latin ending + Greek deuterion , neuter of deuterios "having second place," from deuteros "next, second," according to some sources from duo (see two ), but according to Watkins the ground sense is "missing" and the Greek word is from PIE from *deu-tero- , suffixed form of root *deu- "to lack, be wanting." So call
• deus ex machina 英文词源 deus ex machina (n.) 1690s, from Modern Latin translation of Greek a̲p̲o̲ mekhanes theos , literally "the god from the machina ," the device by which "gods" were suspended over the stage in Greek theater (see machine ). The fem. is dea ex machina . 中文词源 deus ex machina ：机器神，特指剧本或小说中扭转乾坤之力量 来自拉丁语。deus,神，词源同d
• deurmekaar 英文词源 deurmekaar "In a state of muddle or confusion", Afrikaans, from Dutch dialect variants of door elkaar , literally 'through one another, interchangeable'. 中文词源 deurmekaar ：混乱的，迷惑的 来自南非荷兰语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deurmekaar 词源， deurmekaar 含义。
• deuced 英文词源 deuce (n.) late 15c., "the 2 in dice or cards," also "a roll of 2 in dice" (1510s), from Middle French deus (Modern French deux ), from Latin duos (nominative duo ) "two" (see two ). Became a mild oath by 1710, about 50 years after it was first attested in the sense of "bad luck, the devil, etc.," perhaps because two was the lowest score, and probably by similarity to Latin deus and r
• deuce 英文词源 deuce deuce: [15] The underlying meaning of deuce emerges most clearly in its application to playing cards and dice: the number two. It comes from Old French deus ‘two’, which goes back to duōs , the accusative case of Latin duo ‘two’ (English two comes ultimately from the same source). Its use in tennis comes from the French phrase à deux , literally ‘at two’, which sig
• de trop 英文词源 de trop "Not wanted; unwelcome", Mid 18th century: French, literally 'excessive'. 中文词源 de trop ：多余 来自法语。trop, 多余。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： de trop 词源， de trop 含义。
• detritus 英文词源 detritus (n.) 1795, "process of erosion," from Latin detritus "a wearing away," from detri- , stem of detere "wear away" (see detriment ). Geological sense of "matter produced by erosion" is 1802, probably from French detritus; incorrect, in any case. 中文词源 detritus ：碎屑 de-, 向下，离开。-trit, 转，磨，词源同turn, attrition. 即磨下来的碎屑。 该词的英
• detriment 英文词源 detriment detriment: [15] Etymologically, detriment denotes damage caused by ‘wearing away’. The word comes via Old French from Latin dētrīmentum , a derivative of dēterere ‘wear away’ (whose past participle is the source of English detritus [18]). This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dē - ‘away’ and terere ‘rub’ (from which English gets attrition and tr
• detrain 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random compliant compliant: see comply 中文词源 detrain ：下火车 de-, 向下，离开。train, 火车。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： detrain 词源， detrain 含义。
• detract 英文词源 detract (v.) early 15c., from Middle French détracter , from Latin detractus , past participle of detrahere "to take down, pull down, disparage" (see detraction ). Related: Detracted ; detracting . 中文词源 detract ：贬低 de-, 向下。-tract,拉，词源同attract, contract. 即向下拉，贬低。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： detract 词源， detr
• detox 英文词源 detox 1972 (v.), 1975 (n.), colloquial abbreviation of detoxify , detoxification . 中文词源 detox ：排毒 de-, 不，非，使相反。-tox, 毒，词源同 toxic. 即使无毒，排毒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： detox 词源， detox 含义。
• detour 英文词源 detour (n.) 1738, from French détour , from Old French destor "side road, byway; evasion, excuse," from destorner "turn aside," from des- "aside" + tourner "to turn" (see turn (v.)). detour (v.) 1836 (intransitive); 1905 (transitive), from detour (n.). Related: Detoured ; detouring . 中文词源 detour ：迂回 de-, 向下，离开。-tour, 转，词源同turn, tourism. 即转开，迂
• detonate 英文词源 detonate detonate: [18] Detonate is related to thunder . It comes from the past participle of Latin dētonāre , a compound verb formed from the prefix dē - ‘down’ and tonāre ‘thunder, roar’, which goes back to the same Indo-European base (* ten -, * ton -) as thunder . Latin dētonāre never actually meant ‘cause to explode’, though; that sense comes from its French des
• dethrone 英文词源 dethrone (v.) c. 1600; see de- (privative) + throne . Related: Dethroned ; dethroning . 中文词源 dethrone ：废黜 de-, 夺去。throne, 王位。即压去王位，废黜。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dethrone 词源， dethrone 含义。
• detest 英文词源 detest detest: [16] Latin dētestārī , source of detest , meant ‘denounce’. It was a compound verb formed from the pejorative prefix dē - and testārī ‘bear witness’. This in turn was a derivative of testis ‘witness’, source of English testify , testimony , and testicle . It retained its original sense of ‘cursing’ or ‘execration’ when first borrowed into Engli
• deterrent 英文词源 deterrent 1829, noun and adjective, in Bentham, from Latin deterrentem , present participle of deterrere (see deter ). In reference to nuclear weapons, from 1954. 中文词源 deterrent ：威慑因素 来自deter, 震慑，威慑。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deterrent 词源， deterrent 含义。
• determinism 英文词源 determinism (n.) 1846, in theology (lack of free will); 1876 in general sense of "doctrine that everything happens by a necessary causation," from French déterminisme , from German Determinismus , perhaps a back-formation from Praedeterminismus (see determine ). 中文词源 determinism ：决定论，宿命论 来自determine, 确定，明确。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• determine 英文词源 determine determine: [14] The central meaning of determine is ‘fix a limit to’, as in ‘determine the scope of an enquiry’. It comes via Old French determiner from Latin dētermināre , a compound verb formed from the prefix dē - ‘off’ and termināre ‘limit’ (source of English terminate ). Its connotations of ‘firm resolve’, a 17th-century development, came via an
• deteriorate 英文词源 deteriorate deteriorate: [16] The meaning of deteriorate resides etymologically in its first syllable, which represents the Latin preposition dē ‘down’. To this was added the adjectival suffix - ter , to produce * dēter ‘bad’, and this in turn was modified with the comparative suffix - ior to dēterior ‘worse’. Dēterior formed the basis of the verb dēteriorāre ‘get
• detergent 英文词源 detergent detergent: [17] A detergent is literally something that ‘wipes away’. The word comes from dētergent -, the present participial stem of Latin dētergēre , a compound verb formed from dē - ‘away’ and tergēre ‘wipe’ (its past participle produced English terse ). English detergent originally meant simply ‘cleansing agent’ (used particularly in a medical or su
• deter 英文词源 deter deter: see terror deter (v.) 1570s, from Latin deterrere "to frighten from, discourage from," from de- "away" (see de- ) + terrere "frighten" (see terrible ). Deterrent is from 1829. 中文词源 deter ：震慑 de-, 向下，强调。-ter, 恐惧，词源同terrible,terrorist. 即使恐惧，威慑，震慑。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deter 词源，
• detention 英文词源 detention (n.) mid-15c., from Middle French détention (13c.), from Late Latin detentionem (nominative detentio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin detinere (see detain ). Sense of "confinement" used by 1570s (in reference to Mary Queen of Scots). In reference to school punishment, recorded from 1882. 中文词源 detention ：扣押 词源同detain, 扣押。 该词的
• detente 英文词源 détente détente: [20] English originally acquired this word from French in the 17th century as detent , which denotes a catch that regulates the movement of a clock. French détente , which originally signified a device for releasing a crossbow string, came from the past participle of Old French destendre ‘release’, a compound verb formed from the prefix des - ‘apart’ and te
• detective 英文词源 detective (n.) 1850, short for detective police , from detective (adj.), 1843; see detect + -ive . 中文词源 detective ：侦探 来自detect,查明，侦查。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： detective 词源， detective 含义。 detective ：侦探 词根词缀： de-去掉 + -tect-掩盖 + -ive名词词尾
• detect 英文词源 detect detect: see protect detect (v.) early 15c., from Latin detectus , past participle of detegere "uncover, expose," figuratively "discover, reveal, disclose," from de- "un-, off" (see de- ) + tegere "to cover" (see stegosaurus ). Related: Detected ; detecting . 中文词源 detect ：查明 de-, 不，非，使相反。-tect, 覆盖，词源同deck, tile. 即揭开覆盖，查明。
• detain 英文词源 detain (v.) early 15c., deteynen , from Old French detenir "to hold off, keep back" (12c.), from Latin detinere "hold off, keep back," from de- "from, away" (see de- ) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet ). Modern spelling is 17c., from influence of contain , retain , etc. Related: Detained ; detaining . 中文词源 detain ：扣押 de-, 向下，强调。-tain, 抓，握，词源同contai
• detail 英文词源 detail detail: [17] Etymologically, a detail is a ‘little piece cut off’. It comes from French détail , a derivative of détailler ‘cut up’. This was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dé - and tailler ‘cut’ (a relative of English tailor and tally ). English acquired the word via the French phrase en détail ‘piece by piece, item by item’, source of the
• detachment 英文词源 detachment (n.) 1660s, "action of detaching," from French détachement (17c.), from détacher (see detach ). Meaning "portion of a military force" is from 1670s; that of "aloofness from objects or circumstances" is from 1798. 中文词源 detachment ：超脱，公正 来自detach, 分开，脱离。引申义超脱，公正。比较disinterested, uninterested. 该词的英语词源请访
• detach 英文词源 detach (v.) 1680s, from French détacher "to detach, untie," from Old French destachier , from des- "apart" + attachier "attach" (see attach ). Related: Detached ; detaching . 中文词源 detach ：分开，脱离 de-, 不，非，使相反。-tach, 连接，词源同attach. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： detach 词源， detach 含义。 detach ：拆开，分开
• desuetude 英文词源 desuetude (n.) 1620s, from Middle French désuétude (16c.), from Latin desuetudo "disuse," from desuetus , past participle of desuescere "become unaccustomed to," from de- "away, from" (see de- ) + suescere "become used to" (see mansuetude ). 中文词源 desuetude ：废弃，不用 dis-, 不，非，使相反。-suet,自己，习惯，词源同self, custom.即不再习惯，废弃使
• destruction 英文词源 destruction (n.) early 14c., from Old French destruction (12c.) and directly from Latin destructionem (nominative destructio ) "a pulling down, destruction," from past participle stem of destruere "tear down" (see destroy ). 中文词源 destruction ：摧毁 de-, 夺去，损毁。-struct, 建造，词源同structure,destroy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： des
• destroy 英文词源 destroy destroy: [13] As in the case of demolish , to destroy something is almost literally to ‘unbuild’ it. The word comes via Old French destruire from * dēstrūgere , a Vulgar Latin alteration of Latin dēstrūere . This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dē -, denoting reversal of a previous state, and strūere ‘pile up, build’ (source of English construct and st
• de-stress 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random crow crow: [OE] The verb crow began in prehistoric West Germanic as an imitation of the harsh call of the cockerel. Its relatives still survive in other Germanic languages, including German krähen and Dutch kraaien . Early examples of birds other than cockerels being described as ‘crowing’ are comparatively rare, but nevert
• destock 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random lay lay: English has three words lay . The common verb, ‘cause to lie’ [OE], goes back to the prehistoric Germanic base * lag - ‘put’, a variant of which produced lie . From it was derived * lagjan , whose modern descendants are German legen , Dutch leggen , Swedish lägga , Danish lægge , and English lay . Law comes fr
• destitute 英文词源 destitute destitute: see statue destitute (adj.) late 14c., "abandoned, forsaken," from Latin destitutus "abandoned," past participle of destituere "forsake," from de- "away" + statuere "put, place," causative of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet ). Originally literal; sense of "lacking resources, impoverished" is 1530s. 中文词源 destitute ：贫困的 de-
• destiny 英文词源 destiny destiny: [14] Etymologically, one’s destiny is that which has been firmly established or determined for one (as if by fate). The word comes from destinee , the Old French descendant of Latin dēstinātus . This was the past participle of dēstināre ‘make firm, establish’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē - and * stanāre ‘fix’ (source also of Eng
• destination 英文词源 destination (n.) 1590s, "act of appointing," from Latin destinationem (nominative destinatio ) "purpose, design," from past participle stem of destinare "determine, appoint, choose, make firm or fast," from de- "completely, formally" (see de- ) + -stinare (related to stare "to stand") from PIE *ste-no- , from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet ). Modern sense (1787) is from place of dest
• destabilize 英文词源 destabilize (v.) 1934 in a physical sense; earlier (1924) with reference to political systems, governments, nations, etc.; see de- + stabilize . Related: Destabilized ; destabilizing . 中文词源 destabilize ：使动摇 de-, 不，非，使相反。stabilize, 使稳定。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： destabilize 词源， destabilize 含义。
• des res 英文词源 des res "A desirable residence (used as a humorous allusion to the language used in housing advertisements)", 1980s: abbreviation. 中文词源 des res ：理想的房子 来自desirable residence的缩写。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： des res 词源， des res 含义。
• despondent 英文词源 despondent (adj.) 1690s, from Latin despondentem (nominative despondens ), present participle of despondere (see despondence ). Related: Despondently (1670s). 中文词源 despondent ：沮丧的 de-, 向下，离开。-spond, 承诺，词源同spouse, respond. 原义为承诺离开，放弃，引申词义沮丧的。比较abjure, forswear. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• despoil 英文词源 despoil (v.) c. 1300, from Old French despoillier (12c., Modern French dépouiller ) "to strip, rob, deprive of, steal, borrow," from Latin despoliare "to rob, despoil, plunder," from de- "entirely" (see de- ) + spoliare "to strip of clothing, rob," from spolium "armor, booty" (see spoil (v.)). Related: Despoiled ; despoiling . 中文词源 despoil ：掠夺 de-, 向下，离开。spo
• despite 英文词源 despite c. 1300, originally a noun, from Old French despit (12c., Modern French dépit ), from Latin despectus "a looking down on, scorn, contempt," from past participle of despicere (see despise ). The preposition (early 15c.) is short for in despite of (late 13c.), a loan-translation of Old French en despit de "in contempt of." Almost became despight during 16c. spelling reform. 中文
• despise 英文词源 despise (v.) c. 1300, from Old French despis- , present participle stem of despire "to despise," from Latin despicere "look down on, scorn," from de- "down" (see de- ) + spicere / specere "look at" (see scope (n.1)). Related: Despised ; despising . 中文词源 despise ：鄙视 来自古法 语despis, de-, 向下，-spis, 看，词源同special, spectator. 即向下看，鄙视。 该词
• despicable 英文词源 despicable (adj.) 1550s, from Late Latin despicabilis , from Latin despicari "despise, disdain, look down on," from de- "down" (see de- ) + spicare , variant of specere "to look" (see scope (n.1)). 中文词源 despicable ：可鄙的 de-, 向下。-spic, 看，词源同inspect, spectator. 即向下看的，鄙视的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： despicable
• desperate 英文词源 desperate (adj.) early 15c., "despairing, hopeless," from Latin desperatus "given up, despaired of," past participle of desperare (see despair (v.)). Sense of "driven to recklessness" is from late 15c.; weakened sense of "having a great desire for" is from 1950s. Related: Desperately . 中文词源 desperate ：绝望的，铤而走险的 来自despair, 绝望。 该词的英语词源请
• desperado 英文词源 desperado (n.) c. 1600, "a person in despair," mock-Spanish version of desperate (n.) "reckless criminal" (1560s), from Latin desperatus (see desperation ). There was an adjective desperado in Old Spanish, meaning "out of hope, desperate," but apparently it never was used as a noun and it probably has nothing to do with the English word. Meaning "a desperate or reckless man" is record
• despair 英文词源 despair despair: [14] Etymologically, despair is literally ‘lack of hope’. The word comes via Old French desperer from Latin dēspērāre , a compound verb formed from the prefix dē -, denoting reversal, and spērāre , a derivative of the noun spēs ‘hope’. Its past participle, dēspērātus , produced English desperate [15], from which desperado is a 17th-century mock-Spani
• desolate 英文词源 desolate desolate: see sole desolate (adj.) mid-14c., "without companions," also "uninhabited," from Latin desolatus , past participle of desolare "leave alone, desert," from de- "completely" (see de- ) + solare "make lonely," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). Sense of "joyless" is 15c. desolate (v.) late 14c., from desolate (adj.). Related: Desolated ; desolating . 中文词源 d
• deskill 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random leak leak: [15] The ultimate source of leak is probably a prehistoric Germanic * lek -, which denoted ‘deficiency’ (a variant * lak - gave English lack ). It is not clear how this reached English; it could have been via Old Norse leka , or through Middle Dutch lēken . = lack 中文词源 deskill ：降低技术要求 de-, 向
• desk 英文词源 desk desk: [14] Desk , disc , dish , and dais – strange bedfellows semantically – form a little gang of words going back ultimately, via Latin discus , to Greek dískos ‘quoit’. Desk seems perhaps the least likely descendant of ‘quoit’, but it came about like this: Latin discus was used metaphorically, on the basis of its circular shape, for a ‘tray’ or ‘platter, dis
• desist 英文词源 desist desist: see statue desist (v.) mid-15c., from Middle French désister (mid-14c.), from Latin desistere "to stand aside, leave off, cease," from de- "off" (see de- ) + sistere "stop, come to a stand" (see assist ). Related: Desisted ; desisting . 中文词源 desist ：停止 de-, 向下，离开。-sist, 站立，词源同stand, assist. 即站下来，不再坚持，停止。 该
• desire 英文词源 desire desire: [13] The underlying etymological meaning of desire is something of a mystery. Like consider , it comes ultimately from a base related to Latin sīdus ‘star’, but the links in the semantic chain that would lead us back from ‘desire’ to ‘star’ have not all been successfully reconstructed. It does at least seem, though, that before the word denoted ‘wanting’
• designation 英文词源 designation (n.) late 14c., "action of pointing out," from Old French designacion or directly from Latin designationem (nominative designatio ) "a marking out, specification," noun of action from past participle stem of designare (see design (v.)). Meaning "descriptive name" is from 1824. 中文词源 designation ：指定 来自design, 标记，指定。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• design 英文词源 design design: [16] The semantic history of design is a little complicated. It comes ultimately from the past participle of Latin dēsignāre ‘mark out’ (source also of English designate [15]), a compound verb formed from the prefix dē - ‘out’ and signāre ‘mark’, a derivative of signum ‘sign’. But English acquired it largely via French, in which a three-way split of
• desideratum 英文词源 desideratum (n.) "something lacking," see desiderata . 中文词源 desideratum ：渴望 词源同desire, 渴望。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： desideratum 词源， desideratum 含义。
• desiccated 英文词源 desiccated (adj.) 1670s, past participle adjective from desiccate . 中文词源 desiccated ：脱水的 de-, 向下，强调，完全的。-sicc, 干，干旱，词源同siccative. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： desiccated 词源， desiccated 含义。
• deshabille 英文词源 déshabillé "The state of being only partly or scantily clothed", French, 'undressed'. 中文词源 deshabille ：赤身裸体 des-, 使相反。-hab, 穿着，词源同habit(长袍，道袍),exhibit. 即脱去衣服，使赤身裸体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deshabille 词源， deshabille 含义。
• deserve 英文词源 deserve deserve: [13] Latin dēservīre meant ‘serve well or enthusiastically’ (it was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē - and servīre ‘serve’). Hence in late Latin it came to mean ‘become entitled to because of meritorious service’, a sense which passed via Old French deservir into English. The more general modern English ‘be worthy of’ developed i
• deserts 英文词源 deserts "What a person deserves with regard to reward or (more usually) punishment", Middle English: via Old French desert , from deservir 'serve well' (see deserve ). 中文词源 deserts ：应得的惩罚 来自deserve, 应得，应得的奖励或惩罚，后主要指惩罚义。比较condign. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deserts 词源， deserts 含义。
• desertification 英文词源 desertification (n.) 1973, from desert (n.1) + -fication . In French, désertisation is attested from 1968. 中文词源 desertification ：沙漠化 desert, 沙漠。-fy, 使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： desertification 词源， desertification 含义。
• deserter 英文词源 deserter (n.) 1630s, agent noun from desert (v.). 中文词源 deserter ：逃兵 来自desert, 断开，遗弃，逃离。即逃离的人，逃兵。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deserter 词源， deserter 含义。
• desert 英文词源 desert desert: English has three distinct words desert , which come from two separate sources. Desert ‘what one deserves’ [13] (now usually used in the plural) is related, as its meaning suggests, to the verb deserve . It comes from Old French desert or deserte , which were formed from the past participle of deservir ‘deserve’. ( Dessert ‘sweet course’ [17] is its first co
• desensitize 英文词源 desensitize (v.) 1904; see de- "do the opposite of" + sensitize . Originally of photography development; psychological sense is first recorded 1935. Related: Desensitized ; desensitizing . 中文词源 desensitize ：降低敏感度 de-, 不，非，使相反。sensitize, 敏感。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： desensitize 词源， desensitize 含义。
• deselect 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random synagogue synagogue: [12] A synagogue is etymologically an ‘assembly’. The word comes via Old French sinagoge and late Latin synagōga from Greek sunagōgé ‘meeting, assembly’. This was a derivative of sunágein ‘bring together’, hence ‘assemble’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sun - ‘together’ and á
• desegregate 英文词源 desegregate (v.) 1948, back-formation from desegregation . Related: Desegregated ; desegregating . 中文词源 desegregate ：废除种族隔离 de-, 不，非，使相反。segregate, 种族隔离。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： desegregate 词源， desegregate 含义。
• desecrate 英文词源 desecrate (v.) 1670s, formed from de- "do the opposite of" (see de- ) + stem of consecrate . Old French had dessacrer "to profane," and there is a similar formation in Italian; but Latin desecrare meant "to make holy," with de- in this case having a completive sense. Related: Desecrated ; desecrating . 中文词源 desecrate ：亵渎神圣 de-, 不，非，使相反。-secra,神，词源
• descry 英文词源 descry (v.1) "to see, discern," c. 1300, probably from Old French descrier "publish" (Modern French décrier ), from Latin describere (see describe ). descry (v.2) "to proclaim," mid-14c., from Old French descrier , from des- (see dis- ) + crier , from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)). 中文词源 descry ：突然看到 des-, 强调。cry, 尖叫。引申词义突然看到，尖叫。 该
• describe 英文词源 describe describe: [15] To describe something is literally to ‘write it down’. The word comes from Latin dēscrībere , a compound verb formed from the prefix dē - ‘down’ and scrībere ‘write’ (source of English scribe , script , etc). English originally borrowed it via Old French descrivre in the 13th century as descrive , in which the metaphorical sense ‘give an accou
• descendant 英文词源 descendant mid-15c. (adj.), c. 1600 (n.), from French descendant (13c.), present participle of descendre (see descend ). Despite a tendency to use descendent for the adjective and descendant for the noun, descendant seems to be prevailing in all uses and appears 5 times more often than its rival in books printed since 1900. Compare dependant . 中文词源 descendant ：后裔 来自d
• descend 英文词源 descend descend: [13] Etymologically, descend means ‘climb down’. Like its opposite, ascend [14], it comes ultimately from Latin scandere ‘climb’, which also produced English scan and scansion and is related to echelon , escalate , scale ‘set of graduated marks’, scandal , and slander . The Latin verb was a product of the Indo-European base * skand - ‘jump’. = ascend ,
• descant 英文词源 descant descant: [14] Etymologically, descant is a parallel formation to English part song . English acquired it via Old French deschant from medieval Latin discantus ‘refrain’, a compound noun formed from the prefix dis - ‘apart’ and cantus ‘song’. The notion originally underlying it is of a separate vocal line ‘apart’ from the main musical theme. The Middle English f
• descale 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pavilion pavilion: [13] Pavilion got its name because some anonymous ancient Roman was reminded by a tent, with its two ‘wings’ spread out from a central crosspiece, of a ‘butterfly’. Latin for ‘butterfly’ was pāpiliō (a word of unknown origin), which hence came to be used for ‘tent’. English acquired it via Ol
• desalination 英文词源 desalination (n.) 1943, from de- + salination . As a verb, desalt is recorded from 1909. 中文词源 desalination ：脱盐 de-, 不，非，使相反。-sal, 盐，词源同salt. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： desalination 词源， desalination 含义。
• dervish 英文词源 dervish (n.) 1580s, from Turkish dervish , from Persian darvesh , darvish "beggar, poor," hence "religious mendicant;" equivalent of Arabic faqir (see fakir ). The "whirling dervishes" are just one order among many. Originally dervis ; modern spelling is from mid-19c. 中文词源 dervish ：伊斯兰教托钵僧 来自土耳其语，穷人，乞丐，虔诚的修道者。 该词的英语
• derogate 英文词源 derogate (v.) early 15c., "impair (authority); disparage (reputation)," from Latin derogatus , past participle of derogare "diminish" (see derogatory ). 中文词源 derogate ：贬低 de-, 向下。-rog, 说，要求，词源同arrogant. 引申义贬低。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： derogate 词源， derogate 含义。
• dermis 英文词源 dermis (n.) 1830, perhaps from Latinized form of Greek derma "skin" (see derma ); or perhaps a back-formation from epidermis . 中文词源 dermis ：真皮 来自PIE*der, 撕开，词源同tear. 引申义撕开的皮，真皮。参照carnal, corium. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dermis 词源， dermis 含义。
• dermatology 英文词源 dermatology (n.) 1819, from dermato- + -logy . Related: Dermatological . 中文词源 dermatology ：皮肤病学 dermat-, 皮肤。-logy, 学科。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dermatology 词源， dermatology 含义。
• dermatitis 英文词源 dermatitis (n.) 1851; see dermato- + -itis "inflammation." 中文词源 dermatitis ：皮肤病 dermat-, 皮肤。-itis, 炎症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dermatitis 词源， dermatitis 含义。
• derive 英文词源 derive derive: [14] Like rival , derive comes ultimately from Latin rīvus ‘stream’. This was used as the basis of a verb dērīvāre , formed with the prefix dē - ‘away’, which originally designated literally the ‘drawing off of water from a source’. This sense was subsequently generalized to ‘divert’, and extended figuratively to ‘derive’ (a metaphor reminiscent
• derisive 英文词源 derisive (adj.) 1620s, "characterized by derision," from Latin deris- , past participle stem of deridere (see derision ) + -ive . Meaning "ridiculous" is from 1896. Related: Derisively . 中文词源 derisive ：嘲笑的 来自deride, 嘲笑。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： derisive 词源， derisive 含义。
• de rigueur 英文词源 de rigueur 1849, French, literally "of strictness," thus "according to obligation of convention." See rigor . 中文词源 de rigueur ：合乎礼节 来自法语。rigueur, 严格的，正确的，词源同right. 引申义合乎礼节的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： de rigueur 词源， de rigueur 含义。
• deride 英文词源 deride (v.) 1520s, from Middle French derider , from Latin deridere "to ridicule, laugh to scorn" (see derision ). Related: Derided ; deriding . 中文词源 deride ：嘲笑 de-, 向下，强调。-rid, 嘲笑，词源同ridiculous, risible. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deride 词源， deride 含义。 deride ：嘲笑 单词ridiculous（荒谬的）的字面
• derelict 英文词源 derelict (adj.) 1640s, from Latin derelictus "solitary, deserted," past participle of dereliquere "to abandon, forsake, desert," from de- "entirely" + relinquere "leave behind" (see relinquish ). Originally especially of vessels abandoned at sea or stranded on shore. As a noun, from 1660s. 中文词源 derelict ：荒废的 de-, 向下，离开，-re, 向后，-lict, 留下，遗留，词
• deregulate 英文词源 deregulate (v.) 1963, back-formation from deregulation . Related: Deregulated ; deregulating . 中文词源 deregulate ：取消管制 de-, 不，非，使相反。regulate, 管制。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deregulate 词源， deregulate 含义。
• deranged 英文词源 deranged (adj.) c. 1790, "insane;" of things, "out of order," from 1796; past participle adjective from derange (v.). 中文词源 deranged ：发狂的 de-, 向下，脱离。range, 范围，排列。即脱离顺序，引申义发狂的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deranged 词源， deranged 含义。