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• contortion 英文词源 contortion (n.) early 15c., from Middle French contorsion or directly from Latin contortionem (nominative contorsio ), noun of action from past participle stem of contorquere (see contort ). 中文词源 contortion ：扭曲，歪曲，曲解 词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -tort-扭,拧 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contortion 词源，
• continuous 英文词源 continuous (adj.) 1640s, from French continueus or directly from Latin continuus "uninterrupted, hanging together" (see continue ). Related: Continuously . 中文词源 continuous ：连续的，不断的 词根词缀： con-共同 + -tin-握,持有 + -uous 词义辨异：continual 时有间断之连续,因而"频繁的"continuous 不间断之连续,因而"连绵不绝的","畅通的"
• continuity 英文词源 continuity (n.) early 15c., from Middle French continuité , from Latin continuitatem (nominative continuitas ), from continuus (see continue ). Cinematographic sense is recorded from 1921, American English. 中文词源 continuity ：连续(性)，持续(性) 词根词缀： continue连续 + -ity 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： continuity 词源， continuity 含
• continual 英文词源 continual (adj.) early 14c., continuell , from Old French continuel (12c.), from Latin continuus (see continue ). That which is continual is that which is either always going on or recurs at short intervals and never comes to an end; that which is continuous is that in which there is no break between the beginning and the end. Related: Continually (c. 1300, contynuelliche ). 中文词源
• contestant 英文词源 contestant (adj.) 1660s, from French contestant , present participle of contester (see contest (v.)). contestant (n.) "one who contests," from contestant (adj.). Popularized in U.S. Civil War, when it was a journalist's term for the combatants on either side. 中文词源 contestant ：竞争者，选手 词根词缀： con-共同 + -test-证据,验证 + -ant名词词尾 该词的英语
• contented 英文词源 happy happy: [14] The Old and Middle English word for ‘happy’ was what in modern English has become silly . This began to change its meaning around the 15th century, and obviously an opportunity began to open up for an adjective expressing ‘contentment’ (as opposed to positive ‘joy’, denoted then by glad , fain , and joyful ). The gap was partly filled by a weakening in th
• contemporaneous 英文词源 contemporaneous (adj.) 1650s, from Late Latin contemporaneus "contemporary," from the same source as contemporary but with a form after Late Latin temporaneous "timely." Related: Contemporaneously ; contemporaneity . 中文词源 contemporaneous ：同时期的，同时代的 词根词缀： con-共同 + -temp-时间 + -or名词词尾,状况 + -aneous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源
• contamination 英文词源 contamination (n.) early 15c., from Latin contaminationem (nominative contaminatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of contaminare (see contaminate ). Figurative sense is from c. 1620; specifically of radioactivity from 1913. 中文词源 contamination ：玷污，污染，污染物 其词源解释详见contaminate词条。 词根词缀： con-共同 + tamin(-tang-) + -atio
• contagion 英文词源 contagion (n.) late 14c., from Old French contagion , from Latin contagionem (nominative contagio ) "a touching, contact, contagion," related to contingere "touch closely" (see contact (n.)). 中文词源 contagion ：传染 词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -tag-接触 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contagion 词源， contagion 含义。
• consultative 英文词源 consultative (adj.) 1580s, from Medieval Latin *consultativus , from consultat- , past participle stem of consultare (see consultation ). 中文词源 consultative ：商议的，咨询的 词根词缀： con-共同 + sult走 + -ative形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： consultative 词源， consultative 含义。
• consultation 英文词源 consultation (n.) early 15c., from Middle French consultation , from Latin consultationem (nominative consultatio ), from past participle stem of consultare "consult, ask counsel of; reflect, consider maturely," frequentative of consulere "to deliberate, consider," originally probably "to call together," as in consulere senatum "to gather the senate" (to ask for advice), from com- "wi
• consultancy 英文词源 consultant (n.) 1690s, of persons going to oracles, from consult + -ant . Of physicians, from 1878; meaning "one qualified to give professional advice" is first attested 1893 in a Sherlock Holmes story. Related: Consultancy (1955). 中文词源 consultancy ：提供咨询；咨询公司 词根词缀： con-共同 + sult走 + -ancy名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• consulate 英文词源 consulate (n.) late 14c., "government of Rome by the consuls," from Latin consulatus "office of a consul," from consul (see consul ). Also used in reference to the consular government of France from 1799-1804. In reference to the office of a modern consul, from 1702. 中文词源 consulate ：领事馆 词根词缀： consul领事 + -ate名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• consular 英文词源 consular (adj.) early 15c., from Latin consularis , from consul (see consul ). 中文词源 consular ：领事馆的 词根词缀： consul领事 + -ar形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： consular 词源， consular 含义。
• constructive 英文词源 constructive (adj.) early 15c., "derived by interpretation," from Middle French constructif or from Medieval Latin constructivus , from Latin construct- , past participle stem of construere "to heap up" (see construction ). Meaning "pertaining to construction" is from 1817; "having the quality of constructing" is from 1841. Related: Constructively . Constructive criticism is attested
• construction 英文词源 construction (n.) late 14c., from Old French construction or directly from Latin constructionem (nominative constructio ), from construct- , past participle stem of construere "pile up together, accumulate; build, make, erect," from com- "together" (see com- ) + struere "to pile up" (see structure (n.)). 中文词源 construction ：建造，建设；建造物，建筑物；结构 词根
• constriction 英文词源 constriction (n.) c. 1400, from Latin constrictionem (nominative constrictio ), noun of action from past participle stem of constringere "compress" (see constrain ). 中文词源 constriction ：收缩 词根词缀： con-共同 + -strict-束缚 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： constriction 词源， constriction 含义。
• constraint 英文词源 constraint (n.) late 14c., "distress, oppression," from Old French constreinte "binding, constraint, compulsion" (Modern French contrainte ), fem. noun from constreint , past participle of constreindre , from Vulgar Latin *constrinctus , from Latin constrictus (see constrain ). Meaning "coercion, compulsion" is from 1530s. 中文词源 constraint ：强迫；束缚 词根词缀： con
• constitutional 英文词源 constitutional (adj.) 1680s, "pertaining to a person's (physical or mental) constitution," from constitution + -al (1). Meaning "beneficial to bodily constitution" is from 1750. Meaning "authorized or allowed by the political constitution" is from 1765. Constitutional monarchy is recorded from 1801, from French. Related: Constitutionally . constitutional (n.) "a constitutional walk,"
• constituent 英文词源 constituent (n.) 1620s, "one who appoints or elects a representative," from Latin constituentem (nominative constituens ), present participle of constituere (see constitute ). The notion is "to make up or compose" a body by appointing or electing a representative. As an adjective, "essential, characteristic," from 1660s; "that appoints or elects a representative to a body," from 1714.
• constantly 英文词源 amoeba amoeba: [19] Amoebas got their name (around 1840) from their inherent shapelessness. With their infinitely mobile exterior and their fluid interior, their shape is constantly changing, and so they were christened with the Greek word amoibē , which means literally ‘change’. diddle diddle: [19] The current meaning of diddle , ‘to cheat or swindle’, was probably inspired
• constance 英文词源 constance (n.) mid-14c., "steadfastness," from Old French constance "steadfastness, permanence" (14c.), from Latin constantia (source of Italian costanza , Spanish constancia ), noun of action from constantem (see constant (adj.)). Obsolete since 17c. except as a given name for a girl, which enjoyed a mild popularity in U.S. c. 1945-1955. 中文词源 constance ：恒定性，不变性
• conspirator 英文词源 conspirator (n.) c. 1400, conspyratour , from Old French conspirateur , from Latin conspiratorem (nominative conspiratorio ), noun of action from conspirat- , past participle stem of conspirare (see conspire ). Fem. form conspiratress is from mid-18c. Related: Conspiratorial ; conspiratorially ; conspiratory . 中文词源 conspirator ：共谋者，阴谋家 词根词缀： con-共同
• conspiracy 英文词源 conspiracy (n.) mid-14c., from Anglo-French conspiracie , Old French conspiracie "conspiracy, plot," from Latin conspirationem (nominative conspiratio ) "agreement, union, unanimity," noun of action from conspirare (see conspire ); earlier in same sense was conspiration (early 14c.), from French conspiration (13c.), from Latin conspirationem . An Old English word for it was facengecwi
• consolidation 英文词源 consolidation (n.) c. 1400, from Late Latin consolidationem (nominative consolidatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of consolidare "to make firm, consolidate," from com- "together" (see com- ) + solidare "to make solid," from solidus (see solid ). 中文词源 consolidation ：巩固，加强，凝固，压实，统一，合并  词根词缀： con-共同 + -sol-坚固 +
• consistent 英文词源 consistent (adj.) 1570s, "standing firm, standing still," from Latin consistentem (nominative consistens ), present participle of consistere (see consist ). Modern sense of "agreeing" (with with ) is first attested 1640s. Older sense survives in consistency . Related: Consistently . 中文词源 consistent ：前后一致的，始终如一的 词根词缀： con-共同 + -sist-站立
• consistency 英文词源 consistency (n.) 1590s, "firmness of matter," from Medieval Latin consistentia or directly from Latin consistentem , from consistere (see consist ). Meaning "state of being in agreement or harmony" (with something) is from 1650s; meaning "self-consistent" is from 1716. 中文词源 consistency ：一贯性，连贯性，坚实度 词根词缀： con-共同 + -sist-站立 + -ency名词词
• considering 英文词源 axle axle: [17] The word axle emerges surprisingly late considering the antiquity of axles, but related terms had existed in the language for perhaps a thousand years. Old English had eax , which came from a hypothetical Germanic * akhsō , related to Latin axis . This survived in the compound ax-tree until the 17th century (later in Scotland); tree in this context meant ‘beam’. B
• consideration 英文词源 consideration (n.) mid-14c., "a beholding, looking at," also "keeping in mind," from Old French consideracion (12c., Modern French considération ), from Latin considerationem (nominative consideratio ) "consideration, contemplation, reflection," noun of action from past participle stem of considerare (see consider ). Meaning "a taking into account" is from mid-15c.; that of "somethin
• conservation 英文词源 conservation (n.) late 14c., conservacioun , "preservation of one's health and soundness," from Latin conservationem (nominative conservatio ) "a keeping, preserving, conserving," noun of action from past participle stem of conservare (see conserve ). Meaning "preservation of existing conditions" in any sense is from mid-15c. Since late 15c., in reference to English municipal authorit
• consequently 英文词源 abound abound: [14] Abound has no connection with bind or bound . Its Latin source means literally ‘overflow’, and its nearest relative among English words is water . Latin undāre ‘flow’ derived from unda ‘wave’ (as in undulate ), which has the same ultimate root as water . The addition of the prefix ab - ‘away’ created abundāre , literally ‘flow away’, hence ‘
• consequent 英文词源 consequent (adj.) late 14c., in various senses now restricted to consequence , from Middle French conséquent "following, resulting," from Latin consequentem (nominative consequens ); see consequence . Meaning "an event which follows another" is from 1610s. Mathematical sense is from 1560s. Related: Consequently . 中文词源 consequent ：作为结果(或后果)的，随之发生的 
• consciousness 英文词源 consciousness (n.) 1630s, "internal knowledge," from conscious + -ness . Meaning "state of being aware" is from 1746. 中文词源 consciousness ：意识，知觉 词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -sci-知 + -ous形容词词尾 + -ness名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： consciousness 词源， consciousness 含义。
• consciously 英文词源 ale ale: [OE] Old English ealu ‘ale’ goes back to a Germanic root * aluth -, which also produced Old Norse öl (Scandinavian languages still use ale related words, whereas other Germanic languages now only use beer -related words; English is the only one to retain both). Going beyond Germanic in time takes us back to the word’s ultimate Indo-European source, a base meaning ‘bi
• conscientious 英文词源 conscientious (adj.) 1610s, from Middle French conscientieux (16c.; Modern French consciencieux ), from Medieval Latin conscientiosus , from conscientia (see conscience ). Related: Conscientiously ; conscientiousness . 中文词源 conscientious ：(做事)凭良心的，无愧于心的；认真的，勤勤恳恳的，尽责的   词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -sci-知 + -ent形容
• conqueror 英文词源 conqueror (n.) c. 1300, from Anglo-French conquerour , Old French conquereor , from Old French conquerre (see conquer ). Another early form was conquestor . William the Conqueror so called from early 12c. in Anglo-Latin: Guillelmus Magus id est conquæstor rex Anglorum . 中文词源 conqueror ：征服者，胜利者 词根词缀： con-共同 + -quer-寻求 + -or名词词尾,人 该词
• connection 英文词源 connection (n.) late 14c., conneccion , later connexioun (mid-15c.), from Old French connexion , from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio ) "a binding or joining together," from *connexare , frequentative of conectere "to fasten together, to tie, join together," from com- "together" (see com- ) + nectere "to bind, tie" (see nexus ). Spelling shifted from connexion to connection (es
• conjunct 英文词源 conjunct (adj.) mid-15c., from Latin coniunctus , past participle of coniugare (see conjugal ). A doublet of conjoint . 中文词源 conjunct ：结合的，共同的，与他人联合的   词根词缀： con-共同,一起 + -junct-连接,加入 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： conjunct 词源， conjunct 含义。
• congestion 英文词源 congestion (n.) early 15c., "action of gathering together," from Middle French congestion (14c.), from Latin congestionem (nominative congestio ), noun of action from past participle stem of congerere (see congest ). Medical sense is from 1630s; meaning "a crowding together of people, traffic, etc." is from 1883. 中文词源 congestion ：拥挤；稠密；充血 词根词缀： con-共
• congest 英文词源 congest (v.) early 15c., "to bring together" (transitive), from Latin congestus , past participle of congerere "to bring together, pile up," from com- "together" (see com- ) + gerere "to carry, perform" (see gest ). Medical sense of "unnatural accumulation" (1758) led to transferred (intransitive) sense of "overcrowd" (1859). Related: Congested ; congesting . 中文词源 congest ：充
• confusion 英文词源 confusion (n.) late 13c., "overthrow, ruin," from Old French confusion (11c.) "disorder, confusion, shame," from Latin confusionem (nominative confusio ) "a mingling, mixing, blending; confusion, disorder," noun of action from confundere "to pour together," also "to confuse" (see confound ). Sense of "a putting to shame" (a sort of mental "overthrow") is late 14c. in English, while th
• confrontation 英文词源 confrontation (n.) 1630s, "action of bringing two parties face to face," from Medieval Latin confrontationem (nominative confrontatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of confrontare (see confront ). International political sense is attested from 1963 and traces to the "Cuban missile crisis" of the previous year. 中文词源 confrontation ：对抗，对峙，冲突 词根词
• conformity 英文词源 conformity (n.) early 15c., conformyte , from Middle French conformité (14c.), from Late Latin conformitatem (nominative conformitas ), from conformis "similar in shape," from conformare (see conform ). Modern form is from 17c. 中文词源 conformity ：依照，遵守；符合，一致 词根词缀： con-共同 + -form-形 + -ity性质,状体 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• conflux 英文词源 conflux "Another term for confluence", Early 17th century: from late Latin confluxus , from con- 'together' + fluxus (see flux ). 中文词源 conflux ：汇流，合流点 词根词缀： con-共同 + -flux-流 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： conflux 词源， conflux 含义。
• confluent 英文词源 confluent (adj.) late 15c., from Middle French confluent or directly from Latin confluentem (nominative confluens ), present participle of confluere "to flow together" (see confluence ). The noun meaning "a stream which flows into another" is from 1850. 中文词源 confluent ：合流的，汇合的 词根词缀： con-共同 + -flu-流 + -ent形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访
• conflagrant 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random catapult catapult: [16] The first catapults were large military machines for hurling missiles at the enemy (originally darts, in contrast with the ballista, which discharged large rocks, but the distinction did not last); the schoolboy’s handheld catapult, consisting of a piece of elastic fixed in a Y-shaped frame, did not app
• confirmatory 英文词源 confirm (v.) mid-13c., confirmyn "to ratify," from Old French confermer (13c., Modern French confirmer ) "strengthen, establish, consolidate; affirm by proof or evidence; anoint (a king)," from Latin confirmare "make firm, strengthen, establish," from com- , intensive prefix (see com- ), + firmare "to strengthen," from firmus "strong, steadfast" (see firm (adj.)). Related: Confirmativ
• confirmation 英文词源 confirmation (n.) c. 1300, confyrmacyoun , the Church rite, from Old French confirmacion (13c.) "strengthening, confirmation; proof; ratification," from Latin confirmationem (nominative confirmatio ) "a securing, establishing; an assurance, encouragement," noun of action from confirmare (see confirm ). As a legal action, "verification, proof," from late 14c.; as "action of making sure
• configuration 英文词源 configuration (n.) 1550s, from Latin configurationem (nominative configuratio ), noun of action from past participle stem of configurare (see configure ). 中文词源 configuration ：构形，构造，布局，配置 词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -fig-制造,塑造 + -ure(e略)名词词尾 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： configuration
• confident 英文词源 confident (adj.) 1570s, "self-reliant, sure of oneself," from Middle French confident , from Latin confidentem (nominative confidens ) "firmly trusting, reliant, self-confident, bold, daring," present participle of confidere (see confidence ). Related: Confidently . 中文词源 confident ：确信的，自信的 词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -fid-信任 + -ent形容词词尾 该词
• confessional 英文词源 confessional (n.) "place where a priest sits to hear confession," 1727, from French confessional , from Medieval Latin confessionale , noun use of neuter of confessionalis (adj.), from confiteri (see confess ). confessional (adj.) "pertaining to confession," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin confessionalis (see confessional (n.)). 中文词源 confessional ：自白的，忏悔的   -fe
• confession 英文词源 confession (n.) late 14c., "action of confessing," originally in religion, from Old French confession (10c.), from Latin confessionem (nominative confessio ) "confession, acknowledgement," noun of action from past participle stem of confiteri (see confess ). In law, from 1570s. Meaning "that which is confessed" is mid-15c. An Old English word for it was andettung , also scriftspræc .
• confect 英文词源 confect "Make (something elaborate or dainty) from various elements", Late Middle English: from Latin confect- 'put together', from the verb conficere , from con- 'together' + facere 'make'. 中文词源 confect ：混合调制；把…做成糖果 词根词缀： con-共同 + -fect-做,作 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： confect 词源， confect 含义。
• conductor 英文词源 conductor (n.) 1520s, "one who leads or guides," from Middle French conductour (14c., Old French conduitor ), from Latin conductor "one who hires, contractor," in Late Latin "a carrier," from conductus , past participle of conducere (see conduce ). Earlier in same sense was conduitour (early 15c., from Old French conduitor ). Meaning "leader of an orchestra or chorus" is from 1784; me
• conductivity 英文词源 supraconductivity "= superconductivity", Early 20th cent. From supra- + conductivity . Compare supraconductor and slightly later supraconductive . 中文词源 conductivity ：传导性，传导率 词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -duct-引导 + -ivity性状 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： conductivity 词源， conductivity 含义。
• conditional 英文词源 conditional (adj.) late 14c., condicionel , from Old French condicionel (Modern French conditionnel ), from Latin conditionalis , from condicionem (see condition (n.)). Related: Conditionally . 中文词源 conditional ：条件的，带有条件的 词根词缀： condition条件 + -al形容词词尾,名词之后与词根-dic-(说,讲)同源 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• condenser 英文词源 condenser (n.) 1680s, agent noun from condense . Given a wide variety of technical uses in late 18c. and 19c. 中文词源 condenser ：冷凝器，(尤指汽车发动机内的)电容器 来源于拉丁语形容词dens.us, dens.a, dens.um 稠的,厚的 词根词缀： con-加强意义 + dense稠密 + -er 同源词：dense, condense, densely, density 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• condemner 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random spring spring: [OE] The noun spring and the verb spring come from the same source: the Indo-European base * sprengh -, which denoted ‘rapid movement’. Of its Germanic verbal descendants, German and Dutch springen , like English spring , have moved on semantically to ‘jump’, but Swedish springa ‘run’ has stayed closer
• condemnation 英文词源 condemnation (n.) late 14c., from Latin condemnationem (nominative condemnatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of condemnare (see condemn ). 中文词源 condemnation ：谴责，定罪 词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -demn-伤害,惩罚 + -ation名词词尾,行为的过程或结果 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： condemnation 词源， condemnati
• concurrently 英文词源 concurrent (adj.) late 14c., from Old French concurrent or directly from Latin concurrentem (nominative concurrens ), present participle of concurrere (see concur ). Related: Concurrency ; concurrently . Concurrent jurisdiction is recorded from 1767. hand (n.) Old English hond , hand "the human hand;" also "side, part, direction" (in defining position, to either right or left); also "
• concurrent 英文词源 concurrent (adj.) late 14c., from Old French concurrent or directly from Latin concurrentem (nominative concurrens ), present participle of concurrere (see concur ). Related: Concurrency ; concurrently . Concurrent jurisdiction is recorded from 1767. 中文词源 concurrent ：同时发生的；共存的，并存的 词根词缀： con-共同 + -curr-流,跑 + -ent形容词词尾 该词
• concretion 英文词源 concretion (n.) by 1670s, from French concrétion , from Latin concretionem (nominative concretio ), from concretus (see concrete ). 中文词源 concretion ：凝结；结石；具体化 词根词缀： con-共同 + -cret-生长 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： concretion 词源， concretion 含义。
• conclusive 英文词源 conclusive (adj.) 1610s, "occurring at the end," from French conclusif , from Late Latin conclusivus , from conclus- , past participle stem of concludere (see conclude ). Meaning "definitive, decisive, convincing" (putting an end to debate) is from 1640s. Related: Conclusiveness . 中文词源 conclusive ：最后的，决定性的，结论性的 词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -cl
• conclusion 英文词源 conclusion (n.) late 14c., "deduction or conclusion reached by reasoning," from Old French conclusion "conclusion, result, outcome," from Latin conclusionem (nominative conclusio ), noun of action from past participle stem of concludere (see conclude ). Also, from late 14c. "the end" (usually of speech or writing), "closing passages of a speech or writing." 中文词源 conclusion ：结
• concision 英文词源 concision (n.) late 14c., "cutting away, mutilation," also, from 16c., "circumcision," from Latin concisionem "a separation into divisions," literally "a cutting up," noun of action from past participle stem of concidere "to cut up" (see concise ). From 18c. it began to be used in the sense of conciseness (q.v.). 中文词源 concision ：简洁，简明 词根词缀： con-加强 + -
• concerning 英文词源 about about: [OE] About in Old English times meant ‘around the outside of’; it did not develop its commonest present-day meaning, ‘concerning’, until the 13th century. In its earliest incarnation it was onbūtan , a compound made up of on and būtan ‘outside’ (this is the same word as modern English but , which was itself originally a compound, formed from the ancestors of
• concerned 英文词源 unconcerned (adj.) 1630s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of concern (v.). Related: Unconcernedly . 中文词源 concerned ：(用在名词后)有关的；(用在名词前)关切的，担心的 词根词缀： concern有关 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： concerned 词源， concerned 含义。
• conception 英文词源 conception (n.) early 14c., "act of conceiving," from Old French concepcion (Modern French conception ) "conception, grasp, comprehension," from Latin conceptionem (nominative conceptio ) "a comprehending, conception," noun of action from stem of concipere (see conceive ). Originally in the womb sense (also with reference to Conception Day in the Church calendar); mental sense "proces
• concentration 英文词源 concentration (n.) 1630s, "action of bringing to a center," noun of action from verb concentrate (v.). Meaning "a mass so collected" is from 1670s; "continuous focus of mental activity" is from 1846. 中文词源 concentration ：集中，专心；浓缩，浓度 词根词缀： con-共同 + -centr- 中心 + -ation 名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： co
• conceivable 英文词源 conceivable (adj.) mid-15c. (implied in conceivableness ), from conceive + -able . Originally in a now-obsolete sense "that can be received." Meaning "that can be imagined" is attested from 1620s (in conceivably ). 中文词源 conceivable ：可想象的 词根词缀： con-共同 + -ceiv-拿 + -able 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： conceivable 词源， conceiv
• conceited 英文词源 conceited (adj.) c. 1600, "having an overweening opinion of oneself" (short for self-conceited , 1590s); earlier "having intelligence" (1540s); past participle adjective from conceit (q.v.). 中文词源 conceited ：自负的   词根词缀： con-加强意义 + ceit(-ceiv-)拿,取,抓 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： conceited 词源， conceited 含义。
• computerize 英文词源 computerized tomography "= computed tomography; abbreviated CT ", 1970s; earliest use found in The Lancet . 中文词源 computerize ：使计算机化，用电脑处理 词根词缀： com-加强意义 + -put-计算 + -er名词词尾,…者 + -ize动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： computerize 词源， computerize 含义。
• computer 英文词源 computer (n.) 1640s, "one who calculates," agent noun from compute (v.). Meaning "calculating machine" (of any type) is from 1897; in modern use, "programmable digital electronic computer" (1945 under this name; theoretical from 1937, as Turing machine ). ENIAC (1946) usually is considered the first. Computer literacy is recorded from 1970; an attempt to establish computerate (adjecti
• computation 英文词源 computation (n.) early 15c., from Middle French computation , from Latin computationem (nominative computatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of computare "to sum up, reckon, compute" (see compute ). 中文词源 computation ：计算，估计；计算结果 词根词缀： com-加强意义 + -put-计算 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• compulsory 英文词源 compulsory (adj.) 1580s, from Medieval Latin compulsorius , from Latin compulsus , past participle of compellere "to drive together, force, compel" (see compel ). 中文词源 compulsory ：强制的，必修的，义务的 词根词缀： com-加强意义 + -puls-推动 + -ory形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： compulsory 词源， compulsory 含义。
• compression 英文词源 compression (n.) c. 1400, from Middle French compression (14c.), from Latin compressionem (nominative compressio ) "a pressing together," noun of action from past participle stem of comprimere "to squeeze" (see compress (v.)). Related: Compressional . Compressional wave is attested from 1887. 中文词源 compression ：压缩，浓缩   词根词缀： com-共同,一起 + -press-压
• comprehensive 英文词源 comprehensive (adj.) "containing much," 1610s, from French comprehénsif , from Late Latin comprehensivus , from comprehens- , past participle stem of Latin comprehendere (see comprehend ). Related: Comprehensively (mid-15c.); comprehensiveness . 中文词源 comprehensive ：理解的；综合的，(内容)广泛的 来源于拉丁语动词prehendere(抓住)。 词根词缀： com-全部
• comprehension 英文词源 comprehension (n.) mid-15c., from Middle French comprehénsion (15c.), from Latin comprehensionem (nominative comprehensio ) "a seizing, laying hold of, arrest," figuratively "perception, comprehension," noun of action from past participle stem of comprehendere (see comprehend ). In reading education, from 1921. 中文词源 comprehension ：理解(力)，领悟 来源于拉丁语动词
• comprehensible 英文词源 comprehensible (adj.) 1520s, "able to be contained," from Latin comprehensibilis , from comprehensus , past participle of comphrehendere (see comprehend ). Meaning "able to be understood" is from c. 1600. Related: Comprehensibly ; comprehensibility . 中文词源 comprehensible ：可理解的 词根词缀： com-共同 + -prehens-抓住 + -ible形容词词尾,被动意义 该词的英语
• composition 英文词源 composition (n.) late 14c., "action of combining," also "manner in which a thing is composed," from Old French composicion (13c., Modern French composition ) "composition, make-up, literary work, agreement, settlement," from Latin compositionem (nominative compositio ) "a putting together, connecting, arranging," noun of action from past participle stem of componere (see composite ).
• composite 英文词源 composite (adj.) c. 1400, from Old French composite , from Latin compositus "placed together," past participle of componere "to put together, to collect a whole from several parts," from com- "together" (see com- ) + ponere "to place" (past participle positus ; see position (n.)). The noun is attested from c. 1400. Composite number is from 1730s. 中文词源 composite ：混合的，合
• complication 英文词源 complication (n.) early 15c., from Middle French complication , from Latin complicationem (nominative complicatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of complicare "to fold together, fold up, roll up," from com- "together" (see com- ) + plicare "to fold, weave" (see ply (v.1)). Meaning "something that complicates" first recorded 1903. 中文词源 complication ：复杂，纠纷
• complicated 英文词源 complicated (adj.) 1640s, "tangled," from past participle adjective from complicate . Figurative meaning "not easy to solve, intricate, confused, difficult to unravel" is from 1650s. 中文词源 complicated ：错综复杂的，麻烦的，难解的 词根词缀： com-一起 + -plic-折叠 + -ate动词词尾 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： complicated 词源
• complexity 英文词源 complexity (n.) 1721, "composite nature," from complex (adj.) + -ity . Meaning "intricacy" is from 1790. Meaning "a complex condition" is from 1794. 中文词源 complexity ：复杂(性)；复杂的事物  词根词缀： com-一起 + -plex-重叠,编织 + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： complexity 词源， complexity 含义。
• completion 英文词源 completion (n.) late 14c., from Latin completionem (nominative completio ), noun of action from past participle stem of complere "to fill up, complete" (see complete (adj.)). 中文词源 completion ：完成，圆满 来源于拉丁语动词com.plere(充满,完成) 即与词根-ple-(充满)同源 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： completion 词源， completion 含
• completely 英文词源 completely (adv.) 1520s, from complete (adj.) + -ly (2). 中文词源 completely ：十分，完全 来源于拉丁语动词com.plere(充满,完成) 即与词根-ple-(充满)同源 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： completely 词源， completely 含义。
• complementary 英文词源 complementary (adj.) 1620s, "ceremonious," from complement + -ary . Sense "forming a complement" attested from 1829, earliest in complementary colors . 中文词源 complementary ：补足的，补余的；相互补足的；不另收费的，免费赠送的 词根词缀： com-加强意义 + -ple-充满 + -ment名词词尾 + -ary形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• competitor 英文词源 competitor (n.) 1530s, from Middle French compétiteur (16c.), or directly from Latin competitor "rival," agent noun from competere (see compete ). 中文词源 competitor ：竞争者，敌手 词根词缀： com-共同 + -pet-寻求 + -itor名词词尾,人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： competitor 词源， competitor 含义。
• competitive 英文词源 competitive (adj.) 1826, from Latin competit- , past participle stem of competere (see compete ) + -ive . Related: Competitively ; competitiveness . 中文词源 competitive ：竞争的，比赛的；(价格等)有竞争力的 词根词缀： com-共同 + -pet-寻求 + -itive形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： competitive 词源， competitive 含义。
• competent 英文词源 competent (adj.) late 14c., "suitable," from Old French competent "sufficient, appropriate, suitable," from Latin competentem (nominative competens ), present participle of competere "coincide, agree" (see compete ). Meaning "able, fit" is from 1640s. Legal sense is late 15c. 中文词源 competent ：有能力的，胜任的 词根词缀： com-加强意义 + -pet-寻求 + -ent形容词