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• de luxe 英文词源 deluxe (adj.) 1819, from French de luxe , literally "of luxury," from Latin luxus "excess, abundance" (see luxury ). 中文词源 de luxe ：豪华的 来自法语，即of luxury. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： de luxe 词源， de luxe 含义。
• delusion 英文词源 delusion delusion: see illusion delusion (n.) "act of misleading someone," early 15c.; as a form of mental derangement, 1550s, from Latin delusionem (nominative delusio ) "a deceiving," noun of action from past participle stem of deludere (see delude ). Technically, delusion is a belief that, though false, has been surrendered to and accepted by the whole mind as a truth; illusion is
• delude 英文词源 delude (v.) c. 1400, from Latin deludere "to play false; to mock, deceive," from de- "down, to one's detriment" (see de- ) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous ). Related: Deluded ; deluding . 中文词源 delude ：欺骗 de-, 向下，离开。-lud, 玩弄，欺骗，词源同allude, collude. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： delude 词源， delude 含义。
• deltoids 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random mob mob: [17] Mob is famous as one of the then new ‘slang’ abbreviations against which Joseph Addison and Jonathan Swift inveighed at the beginning of the 18th century (others included pozz for positively and rep for reputation ). Mob was short for mobile , which itself was a truncated form of mobile vulgus , a Latin phrase
• delta 英文词源 delta delta: [16] Delta was the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to English d . Its capital form was written in the shape of a tall triangle, and already in the ancient world the word was being applied metaphorically to the triangular deposit of sand, mud, etc which forms at the mouth of rivers (the Greek historian Herodotus, for instance, used it with reference to t
• delphinium 英文词源 delphinium delphinium: see dolphin 中文词源 delphinium ：飞燕草属 来自dolphin, 据说这种花看起来形如海豚背而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： delphinium 词源， delphinium 含义。
• Delphic 英文词源 Delphic (adj.) 1590s, from Latin Delphicus , from Greek Delphikos , from Delphi (see Delphi ). 中文词源 delphic （隐晦的）：模拟两可的德尔斐神谕 古希腊人有求神谕（Oracle）的习俗。神谕是一种占卜形式，经过某个中介者，传达神明的意旨，对未来做出预言，回答询问。 在古希腊，最著名的神谕是德尔斐神谕。德尔
• delouse 英文词源 delouse (v.) 1918, from de- + louse . First used in reference to World War I armies. Related: Deloused ; delousing . 中文词源 delouse ：除去虱子 de-, 不，非，使相反。louse, 虱子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： delouse 词源， delouse 含义。
• dell 英文词源 dell dell: see dale dell (n.1) Old English dell "dell, hollow, dale" (perhaps lost and then borrowed in Middle English from cognate Middle Dutch/Middle Low German delle ), from Proto-Germanic *daljo (cognates: German Delle "dent, depression," Gothic ib-dalja "slope of a mountain"); related to dale (q.v.). dell (n.2) rogue's cant 16c.-17c. for "a young girl of the vagrant class," of un
• delivery 英文词源 delivery (n.) early 15c., "action of handing over to another," from Anglo-French delivrée , noun use of fem. past participle of Old French délivrer (see deliver ). Childbirth sense is attested from 1570s. Of speech, from 1580s. Of a blow, throw of a ball, etc., from 1702. 中文词源 delivery ：递交 来自deliver, 交付，递交。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• deliverance 英文词源 deliverance (n.) c. 1300, "action of setting free" in physical or spiritual senses, from Old French deliverance (12c.), from délivrer (see deliver ). Formerly also with senses now restricted to delivery . 中文词源 deliverance ：拯救，解脱 来自deliver, 解救，拯救。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deliverance 词源， deliverance 含义。
• deliver 英文词源 deliver deliver: [13] To deliver something is etymologically to ‘set it free’. The word comes via Old French delivrer from late Latin dēlīberāre , a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē - and Latin līberāre ‘set free’, a derivative of the adjective līber ‘free’. Its meaning developed through ‘set free’ to ‘give up, surrender’ and finally ‘hand
• delirium tremens 英文词源 delirium tremens (n.) 1813, medical Latin, literally "trembling delirium," introduced 1813 by British physician Thomas Sutton, for "that form of delirium which is rendered worse by bleeding, but improved by opium. By Rayer and subsequent writers it has been almost exclusively applied to delirium resulting from the abuse of alcohol" [Sydenham Society Lexicon of Medicine]. As synonyms,
• delirious 英文词源 delirious delirious: see last delirious (adj.) 1703, from stem of delirium + -ous . Figurative use attested from 1791. Related: Deliriously . 中文词源 delirious ：精神错乱的 de-, 向下，偏离。-lir, 沟，垄，词源同learn, last. 原指犁地犁偏的，引申义精神错乱。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： delirious 词源， delirious 含义。
• deliquesce 英文词源 deliquesce (v.) 1756, in chemistry, from Latin deliquescere "to melt away," from de- (see de- ) + liquescere "to melt," from liquere "to be liquid" (see liquid (adj.)). General use dates from 1858. 中文词源 deliquesce ：因腐烂而融解 de-, 向下，强调。-liq, 液体，见liquid, liquidize.-esce, 起始格后缀。即成液化状，腐烂。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• delinquent 英文词源 delinquent delinquent: see relic delinquent (n.) late 15c., from Middle French délinquant , from present participle of délinquer (15c.), and directly from Latin delinquentum (nominative delinquens ), present participle of delinquere "to fail; be wanting, fall short; offend," from de- "completely" (see de- ) + linquere "to leave" (see relinquish ). As an adjective, from c. 1600. 中文
• delinquency 英文词源 delinquency (n.) 1630s, from Latin delinquentia "fault, crime, delinquency," from delinquentem (see delinquent ). 中文词源 delinquency ：（常指青少年的）违法，犯罪行为 来自delinquent, 不良青少年。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： delinquency 词源， delinquency 含义。
• delineate 英文词源 delineate (v.) 1550s, from Latin delineatus , past participle of delineare "to sketch out," from de- "completely" (see de- ) + lineare "draw lines," from linea "line" (see line (n.)). Related: Delineated ; delineating . 中文词源 delineate ：描绘 de-, 向下，强调。line, 线，线条。即画线，描绘。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： delineate 词源
• delimit 英文词源 delimit (v.) 1852, from French délimiter (18c.), from Latin delimitare "to mark out as a boundary," from de- (see de- ) + limitare , from limitem , limes "boundary, limit" (see limit (n.)). Related: Delimited ; delimiting . 中文词源 delimit ：限定 de-, 向下，强调。limit, 界限，限制。即明确界限，限制。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• delight 英文词源 delight (n.) c. 1200, delit , from Old French delit "pleasure, delight, sexual desire," from delitier "please greatly, charm," from Latin delectare "to allure, delight, charm, please," frequentative of delicere "entice" (see delicious ). Spelled delite until 16c. when it changed under influence of light, flight , etc. delight (v.) c. 1200, deliten , from Old French delitier (see delig
• delicious 英文词源 delicious delicious: [13] The underlying meaning of delicious is ‘tempting, luring one aside from the straight and narrow’. It comes via Old French delicious from late Latin dēliciōsus , a derivative of Latin dēlicia ‘delight’. This in turn was formed from dēlicere ‘entice away’, a compound verb made from the prefix dē - ‘away’ and lacere ‘lure, deceive’ (sour
• delicatessen 英文词源 delicatessen (n.) 1889, American English, from German delikatessen , plural of delikatesse "a delicacy, fine food," from French délicatesse (1560s), from délicat "fine," from Latin delicatus (see delicate ). 中文词源 delicatessen ：熟食店 词源同delicious, 美味的。用来指熟食店。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： delicatessen 词源， delica
• delicate 英文词源 delicate delicate: [14] Delicate comes either from Old French delicat or direct from its source, Latin dēlicātus , but its ultimate history is obscure. Its formal similarity to delicious and delight , and the fact that ‘addicted to pleasure’ was one of the meanings of Latin dēlicātus , suggest that the three words may have an ancestor in common. Delicatessen [19] was borrowed
• deliberation 英文词源 deliberation (n.) late 14c., Old French deliberation , from Latin deliberationem (nominative deliberatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of deliberare "weigh, consider well," from de- "entirely" (see de- ) + -liberare , altered (perhaps by influence of liberare "liberate") from librare "to balance, weigh," from libra "scale." 中文词源 deliberation ：审慎 de-, 向下，
• deliberate 英文词源 deliberate deliberate: see deliver deliberate (adj.) early 15c., "done with careful consideration," from Latin deliberatus "resolved upon, determined," past participle of deliberare (see deliberation ). Meaning "slow, consciously unhurried" is attested by 1590s. Related: Deliberately . deliberate (v.) 1540s, from Latin deliberatus , past participle of deliberare (see deliberation ). R
• deleterious 英文词源 deleterious (adj.) 1640s, from Medieval Latin deleterius , from Greek deleterios "noxious," from deleter "destroyer," from deleisthai "to hurt, injure." Related: Deleteriously ; deleteriousness . 中文词源 deleterious ：有害的 来自希腊语deleter, 破坏者，毁灭者，可能进一步来自PIE*da, 切，分，词源同 demon.即破坏性的，有害的。 该词的英语词源
• delete 英文词源 delete (v.) late 15c., "destroy, eradicate," from Latin deletus , past participle of delere "destroy, blot out, efface," from delevi , originally perfective tense of delinere "to daub, erase by smudging" (as of the wax on a writing table), from de- "from, away" (see de- ) + linere "to smear, wipe" (see lime (n.1)). In English, specifically of written matter, from c. 1600. Related: Del
• delegate 英文词源 delegate delegate: see legal delegate (n.) late 15c., from Old French delegat or directly from Latin delegatus , past participle of delegare "to send as a representative," from de- "from, away" (see de- ) + legare "send with a commission" (see legate ). delegate (v.) 1520s (early 15c. as a past participle adjective), from delegate (n.). Related: Delegated ; delegating . 中文词源 d
• delectable 英文词源 delectable (adj.) late 14c., from Old French delectable , from Latin delectabilis "delightful," from delectare (see delight (n.)). Related: Delectably . 中文词源 delectable ：美味可口的 词源同delicious,美味的，可口的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： delectable 词源， delectable 含义。
• delay 英文词源 delay delay: [13] English acquired delay from Old French delaier , a compound verb formed from the prefix de - ‘off’ and laier ‘leave’. This verb, which also crops up in English relay , appears to have been a variant of laissier (source of English lease ), which came from Latin laxāre ‘slacken, undo’. This in turn was derived from the adjective laxus ‘loose’. = lax ,
• dekko 英文词源 dekko "A quick look or glance", Late 19th century (originally used by the British army in India): from Hindi dekho 'look!', imperative of dekhnā . 中文词源 dekko ：看，望 来自印度语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dekko 词源， dekko 含义。
• de jure 英文词源 de jure Latin, literally "of law," thus "legitimate, lawful, by right of law, required by law." Jure is ablative of ius (see just (adj.)). 中文词源 de jure ：法律上的 来自法语，即of law(jure). 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： de jure 词源， de jure 含义。
• dejected 英文词源 dejected (adj.) "depressed at heart," 1580s, past participle adjective from deject . Related: Dejectedly (1610s). 中文词源 dejected ：沮丧的 de-, 向下。-ject, 扔，投掷，词源同abject, project.即扔下来的，沮丧的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dejected 词源， dejected 含义。 dejected ：情绪低落的 词根词缀： de-向下
• deja vu 英文词源 deja vu 1903, from French déjà vu , literally "already seen." The phenomenon also is known as promnesia . Similar phenomena are déjà entendu "already heard" (of music, etc.), 1965; and déjà lu "already read." 中文词源 deja vu ：似曾相识 来自法语。deja, 已经。vu, 看，词源同visit. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deja vu 词源， deja v
• deixis 英文词源 deixis (n.) 1949, from Greek deixis "reference." Related: Deictic . 中文词源 deixis ：（定冠词等的）指示功能 词源同deictic, 指示性的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deixis 词源， deixis 含义。
• deity 英文词源 deity deity: [14] Deity comes via Old French deite from late Latin deitās ‘godhood, divinity’, a derivative of Latin deus ‘god’. This traces its ancestry back to Indo-European * deiwos , which has links with other words meaning ‘sky’ and ‘day’ and probably comes ultimately from a base with the sense ‘bright, shining’. Amongst its other descendants are English divi
• deism 英文词源 deism (n.) 1680s ( deist is from 1620s), from French déisme , from Latin deus "god" (see Zeus ). Until c. 1700, opposed to atheism ; later as the opposite of theism (q.v.). 中文词源 deism ：自然神论 dei-, 神，词源同deity. -ism ,主义，观点。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deism 词源， deism 含义。
• deign 英文词源 deign deign: see disdain deign (v.) c. 1300, from Old French deignier (Modern French daigner ), from Latin dignari "to deem worthy or fit" (source of Italian degnare , Spanish deñar ), from dignus "worthy" (see dignity ). Sense of "take or accept graciously" led to that of "condescend" (1580s). Related: Deigned ; deigning . 中文词源 deign ：屈尊 词源同dignity, 尊贵。引申
• deify 英文词源 deify (v.) mid-14c., from Old French deifier (13c.), from Late Latin deificare , from deificus "making godlike," from Latin deus "god" (see Zeus ) + -ficare, from facere "to make, do" (see factitious ). Related: Deified ; deifying . 中文词源 deify ：奉为神明的 dei-, 神，词源同deity. -fy, 使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deify 词源， deify
• deictic 英文词源 deictic (adj.) 1828, from Latinized form of Greek deiktikos "able to show," from deiktos "shown," verbal adjective from deiknynai "to show" (see diction ). 中文词源 deictic ：指示性的 词源同diction. 用于语法格，说，指出，指示性的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deictic 词源， deictic 含义。
• de-ice 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random upbraid upbraid: [OE] Upbraid originally meant ‘throw something up against someone as a fault’. It was formed from up and the ancestor of modern English braid , which used to mean ‘throw’, amongst other things. The object of the verb was originally the ‘fault’; the shift of focus to the ‘person blamed’ began in t
• dehydrate 英文词源 dehydrate (v.) 1854, from de- + hydrate (v.). A chemical term at first, given a broader extension 1880s. Related: Dehydration (1834). 中文词源 dehydrate ：脱水 de-, 不，非，使相反。hydrate, 补水。即脱水。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dehydrate 词源， dehydrate 含义。
• dehumidifier 英文词源 dehumidifier (n.) 1921, agent noun from de- + humidify . 中文词源 dehumidifier ：除湿机 de-, 不，非，使相反。humidifier, 加湿机。即除湿。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dehumidifier 词源， dehumidifier 含义。
• dehumanize 英文词源 dehumanize (v.) 1818, from de- + humanize . Related: Dehumanized ; dehumanizing . 中文词源 dehumanize ：丧失人性的 de-, 不，非，使相反。humanize, 人性化。即使没有人性。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： dehumanize 词源， dehumanize 含义。
• degree 英文词源 degree degree: [13] Etymologically, degree means ‘step down’, a sense revealed more clearly in its relative degrade [14]. It comes via Old French degre from Vulgar Latin * dēgradus , a compound noun formed from the prefix dē - ‘down’ and gradus ‘step’ (source of English gradual and a wide range of other words). The word’s modern meanings, such as ‘academic rank’ an
• degrease 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random tarmac tarmac: [20] The term tarmac commemorates the name of John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), a Scottish civil engineer who developed a method of levelling roads and covering them with gravel. Setting the gravel in tar produced in the 1880s the term tarmacadam , and in 1903 the abbreviated form tarmac was registered as a tradem
• degrade 英文词源 degrade (v.) late 14c., from Old French degrader (12c.) "degrade, deprive (of office, rank, etc.)," from des- "down" (see dis- ) + Latin gradus "step" (see grade (n.)). Related: Degraded ; degrading . 中文词源 degrade ：降级 de-, 向下。grade, 层级。即降级。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： degrade 词源， degrade 含义。 degrade ：降低...的
• degenerative 英文词源 degenerative (adj.) 1846; see degenerate + -ive . 中文词源 degenerative ：疾病恶化的 来自degenerate,堕落，恶化。用于形容疾病恶化的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： degenerative 词源， degenerative 含义。
• degenerate 英文词源 degenerate (adj.) late 15c., from Latin degeneratus , past participle of degenerare "to be inferior to one's ancestors, to become unlike one's race or kind, fall from ancestral quality," used of physical as well as moral qualities, from phrase de genere , from de + genus (genitive generis ) "birth, descent" (see genus ). The noun is from 1550s. degenerate (v.) 1540s, from Latin degene
• defy 英文词源 defy defy: [14] The underlying notion of defy is of the renunciation of allegiance. It comes via Old French defier from a Vulgar Latin * disfidāre ‘renounce one’s faith’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis -, denoting reversal, and Latin fīdus ‘trusting’. This adjective came from a lengthened variant of the stem which produced fidēs ‘faith’, source of English
• defuse 英文词源 defuse (v.) 1943, from de- + fuse . Related: Defused ; defusing . 中文词源 defuse ：拆除引信，缓和 de-, 向下，除去。fuse, 引信。即拆除引信，引申义缓和。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： defuse 词源， defuse 含义。
• defunct 英文词源 defunct defunct: [16] The - funct in defunct is the same ultimately as that in function and perfunctory . It comes from the past participle of Latin fungī ‘perform, discharge’. In combination with the intensive prefix dē - this produced dēfunctus ‘discharged, finished’, hence ‘dead’, which was borrowed directly into English. = function , perfunctory defunct (adj.) 1590s
• deft 英文词源 deft (adj.) Old English gedæfte "mild, gentle," differentiated in Middle English into daft (q.v.) and this word, via sense of "apt, skillful, adept." Cognate with Gothic gadaban "to be fit," Old Norse dafna "to grow strong," Dutch deftig "important, relevant." 中文词源 deft ：灵巧的 来自PIE*dhabh, 装配，匹配，词源同fabric, daft. 引申词义手巧的，灵巧的。
• defrost 英文词源 defrost (v.) 1895, from de- + frost . Related: Defrosted ; defrosting . 中文词源 defrost ：解冻 de-, 不，非，使相反。frost, 结霜，受冻。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： defrost 词源， defrost 含义。
• defrock 英文词源 defrock (v.) 1580s, from French défroquer (15c.), from de- (see de- ) + froque "frock" (see frock ). Related: Defrocked . A Modern English verb frock "supply with a frock" is attested only from 1828 and probably is a back-formation from this. 中文词源 defrock ：除去圣职 de-, 夺去，损毁。frock, 礼服，圣职。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： de
• defray 英文词源 defray (v.) 1540s, from Middle French defraier (15c.), perhaps from de- "out" (see de- ) + fraier "spend," from Old French frais "costs, damages caused by breakage," from Latin fractum , neuter past participle of frangere "to break" (see fraction ). Alternative etymology traces second element to Old High German fridu "peace," via Vulgar Latin *fredum "fine, cost." 中文词源 defray ：
• defraud 英文词源 defraud (v.) mid-14c., from Old French defrauder , from Latin defraudare "to defraud, cheat," from de- "thoroughly" (see de- ) + fraudare "to cheat, swindle" (see fraud ). Related: Defrauded ; defrauding . 中文词源 defraud ：欺骗 de-, 向下，强调。fraud, 欺骗。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： defraud 词源， defraud 含义。
• defragment 英文词源 defragment (v.) 1992, in computer sense, from de- + fragment . Related: Defragmented ; defragmenting . 中文词源 defragment ：计算机碎片清理 de-, 不，非，使相反。fragment, 碎片。用于指计算机清理碎片。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： defragment 词源， defragment 含义。
• deform 英文词源 deform (v.) c. 1400, "to disfigure," from Old French deformer (13c.), from Latin deformare "put out of shape, disfigure," from de- (see de- ) + formare (see form (v.)). Related: Deformed ; deforming . 中文词源 deform ：损毁外形 de-, 夺去，损毁。form, 外形。即损毁外形。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deform 词源， deform 含义。 defo
• deforest 英文词源 deforest (v.) 1880 in modern sense, from de- + forest . Related: Deforested ; deforesting . Disforest in the sense "to clear of trees" is from 1660s. Disafforest is attested in this sense from 1842; originally it meant "reduce from the legal status of a forest" (1590s). 中文词源 deforest ：毁林 de-, 夺去，损毁。forest, 森林。即毁林。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• defoliant 英文词源 defoliant (adj.) 1943, from defoliate + -ant . 中文词源 defoliant ：落叶剂 de-, 夺去，损毁。foliage, 叶子。用来指落叶剂。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： defoliant 词源， defoliant 含义。
• defog 英文词源 defogger (n.) 1966, from agent noun from de- + fog (v.). 中文词源 defog ：除雾 de-, 不，非，使相反。fog, 雾。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： defog 词源， defog 含义。
• deflower 英文词源 deflower (v.) late 14c., "deprive (a maiden) of her virginity," also "excerpt the best parts of (a book)," from Old French desflorer (13c., Modern French déflorer ) "to deflower (a garden); to take the virginity of," from Late Latin deflorare , from de- (see de- ) + flos "flower" (see flora ). Notion is "to strip of flowers," hence "to ravish," which is the oldest sense in English. T
• deflect 英文词源 deflect (v.) 1550s, from Latin deflectere "to bend (something) aside or downward," from de- "away" (see de- ) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible ). Originally transitive, the intransitive sense is first recorded 1640s. Related: Deflected ; deflecting . 中文词源 deflect ：使倾斜 de-, 向下。-flect, 弯曲，词源同flexible, inflect. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• deflate 英文词源 deflate (v.) 1891, in reference to balloons, coinage based on inflate . Latin deflare meant "to blow away," but in the modern word the prefix is taken in the sense of "down." Related: Deflated ; deflating . 中文词源 deflate ：使泄气 de-, 不，非，使相反。-flat, 膨胀，鼓气，词源同blow, inflate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deflate 词源，
• definition 英文词源 definition (n.) late 14c., "decision, setting of boundaries," from Old French definicion , from Latin definitionem (nominative definitio ), noun of action from past participle stem of definire (see define ). In logic, meaning "act of stating what something means" is from 1640s; meaning "a statement of the essential nature of something" is from late 14c.; the special focus on words dev
• definite 英文词源 definite (adj.) 1550s, from Latin definitus "defined, bounded, limited," past participle of definire (see define ). Definite means "defined, clear, precise, unmistakable;" definitive means "having the character of finality." 中文词源 definite ：明确的 来自define, 明确，界定。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： definite 词源， definite 含义。 d
• define 英文词源 define define: see fine define (v.) late 14c., "to specify; to end," from Old French defenir , definir "to finish, conclude, come to an end; bring to an end; define, determine with precision," and directly from Latin definire "to limit, determine, explain," from de- "completely" (see de- ) + finire "to bound, limit," from finis "boundary, end" (see finish (v.)). Related: Defined ; def
• defile 英文词源 defile defile: Defile ‘make dirty’ [14] and defile ‘narrow pass’ [17] are distinct words in English. The former has a rather complex history. It was originally acquired in the 13th century as defoul , borrowed from Old French defouler ‘trample down, injure’; this was a compound verb formed from the prefix de - ‘down’ and fouler ‘tread’, which in turn goes back via
• deficit 英文词源 deficit (n.) 1782, from French déficit (late 17c.), from Latin deficit "it is wanting," an introductory word in clauses of inventory, third person singular present indicative of deficere "to be deficient" (see deficient ). 中文词源 deficit ：赤字 de-, 不，非，使相反。-fic, 做，词源同defect, efficient. 即没做好，出现赤字的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• deficiency 英文词源 deficiency (n.) 1630s, from deficience (mid-15c.) + -cy ; or from Late Latin deficientia , from deficientem (see deficient ). 中文词源 deficiency ：缺陷 de-, 不，非，使相反。-fic, 做，词源同defect, efficient. 即没做好，缺陷。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deficiency 词源， deficiency 含义。 deficiency ：缺乏，不足；缺点
• defibrillator 英文词源 defibrillator (n.) 1956, agent noun from defibrillation . 中文词源 defibrillator ：心脏除颤仪 de-, 不，非，使相反。fibrillate, 颤抖。即使心脏不再颤抖，除颤。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： defibrillator 词源， defibrillator 含义。
• defiance 英文词源 defiance (n.) c. 1300, from Old French desfiance "challenge, declaration of war," from desfiant , present participle of desfier (see defy ). 中文词源 defiance ：违抗 来自defy的名词形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： defiance 词源， defiance 含义。
• deference 英文词源 deference (n.) 1640s, from French déférence (16c.), from déférer (see defer (v.2)). 中文词源 deference ：遵从 来自defer, 遵从，顺从。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deference 词源， deference 含义。 deference ：顺从，尊重 词根词缀： de-取消 + -fer-携带,拿取 + -ence名词词尾
• defer 英文词源 defer defer: English has two distinct verbs defer . The one meaning ‘delay’ [14] is ultimately the same words as differ . It comes via Old French differer from Latin differre ‘carry apart, delay’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis - ‘apart’ and ferre ‘carry’ (related to English bear ). The Latin verb’s past participle, dīlātus , is the source of English di
• defense 英文词源 defense (n.) c. 1300, "forbidding, prohibition," also "action of guarding or protecting," from Old French defense , from Latin defensus , past participle of defendere "ward off, protect" (see defend ). But it also arrived (without the final -e ) from Old French defens , from Latin defensum "thing protected or forbidden," neuter past participle of defendere . Defens was assimilated int
• defend 英文词源 defend defend: [13] Defend comes via Old French defendre from Latin dēfendere ‘ward off’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē - ‘off, away’ and an element that survives elsewhere only in other compound forms (represented in English by offend ). It has been suggested that this is related to Sanskrit han - ‘strike’ and Old English gūth ‘battle’, and that it can
• defect 英文词源 defect defect: see deficient defect (n.) early 15c., from Middle French defect and directly from Latin defectus "failure, revolt, falling away," noun use of past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see deficient ). defect (v.) 1570s, from Latin defectus , past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see defect (n.)). Related: Defected ; defecting . 中文词源 defect ：缺陷
• defecate 英文词源 defecate (v.) 1570s, "to purify," from Latin defaecatus , past participle of defaecare "cleanse from dregs, purify," from the phrase de faece "from dregs" (plural faeces ; see feces ). Excretory sense first recorded 1830 ( defecation ), American English, from French. Related: Defecated ; defecating . 中文词源 defecate ：排便 de-, 向下，离开。feces, 粪便。引申义排便。
• defeat 英文词源 defeat defeat: [14] Etymologically, to defeat someone is literally to ‘undo’ them. The verb comes from Anglo–Norman defeter , a derivative of the noun defet . This in turn came from Old French desfait , the past participle of the verb desfaire . This was a descendant of medieval Latin disfacere , literally ‘undo’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis -, denoting revers
• default 英文词源 default (n.) early 13c., "offense, crime, sin," later (late 13c.) "failure, failure to act," from Old French defaute (12c.) "fault, defect, failure, culpability, lack, privation," from Vulgar Latin *defallita "a deficiency or failure," past participle of *defallere , from Latin de- "away" (see de- ) + fallere "to deceive, to cheat; to put wrong, to lead astray, cause to be mistaken; t
• defame 英文词源 defame defame: [14] The main source of defame (originally, in Middle English, diffame ) is Old French diffamer , which came from Latin diffāmāre ‘spread damaging rumours about’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis -, denoting ‘ruination’, and fāma ‘report, fame’ (source of English fame ). = fame defame (v.) c. 1300, from Old French defamer (13c., Modern French di
• de facto 英文词源 de facto Latin, literally "in fact, in reality," thus, "existing, but not necessarily legally ordained;" from facto , ablative of factum "deed, act" (see fact ). 中文词源 de facto ：实际上存在的（不一定合法） 来自拉丁语，即in fact. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： de facto 词源， de facto 含义。
• deface 英文词源 deface (v.) mid-14c., "to obliterate," from Old French desfacier "mutilate, destroy, disfigure," from des- "away from" (see dis- ) + Vulgar Latin *facia (see face (n.)). Weaker sense of "to mar, make ugly" is late 14c. in English. Related: Defaced ; defacing . 中文词源 deface ：损伤外观，丑化 de-, 向下，抹去。face, 脸。即把脸面抹掉，损伤外观。 该词的英
• def 英文词源 def (adj.) "excellent," first recorded 1979 in Black English, perhaps a shortened form of definite , or from a Jamaican variant of death . 中文词源 def ：极棒的 来自definitely的口语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： def 词源， def 含义。
• deerstalker 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random genre genre: see general 中文词源 deerstalker ：猎鹿帽 deer, 鹿。stalk, 盯梢。指一种打猎时戴的帽子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： deerstalker 词源， deerstalker 含义。
• deer 英文词源 deer deer: [OE] In Old English, dēor meant ‘animal’ in general, as opposed to ‘human being’ (as its modern Germanic relatives, German tier , Dutch dier , and Swedish djur , still do). Apparently connected forms in some other Indo-European languages, such as Lithuanian dusti ‘gasp’ and Church Slavonic dychati ‘breathe’, suggest that it comes via a prehistoric Germanic
• deep-six 英文词源 deep-six "Destroy or dispose of (something) irretrievably", 1920s (as the deep six 'the grave'): perhaps from the custom of burial at sea at a depth of six fathoms. 中文词源 deep-six ：抛弃 口语用语，坟墓。一种说法认为来自six foots, 普通坟墓深度，另一种说法认为来自six fathoms, 海底坟墓深度。引申词义抛弃。 该词的英语词源请访问
• deep 英文词源 deep deep: [OE] Deep is a member of a quite extensive and heterogeneous family of English words. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic * deupaz (source also of German tief , Dutch diep , and Swedish djup ), which was a derivative of the base *d(e)u - ‘deep, hollow’. This may also have been the ancestor of the first syllable of dabchick ‘little grebe’ [16] (which would thus mean
• deem 英文词源 deem (v.) Old English deman "to judge, condemn, think, compute," from root of dom (see doom (n.)). Originally "to pronounce judgment" as well as "to form an opinion." The two judges of the Isle of Man were called deemsters in 17c., a title formerly common throughout England and Scotland and preserved in the surname Dempster . 中文词源 deem ：认为，视为 词源同doom，裁定，