英语词源

• copulate 英文词源 copulate copulate: see couple copulate (v.) early 15c., "to join," from Latin copulatus , past participle of copulare "join together, couple, bind, link, unite," from copula "band, tie, link," from PIE *ko-ap- , from *ko(m)- "together" + *ap- (1) "to take, reach" (see apt ). Sexual sense attested from 1630s. Related: Copulated ; copulating . 中文词源 copulate ：交配 co-, 强调。
• copula 英文词源 copula (n.) linking verb, 1640s, from Latin copula "that which binds, rope, band, bond" (see copulate ). 中文词源 copula ：联系动词 co-, 强调。-ap,连接，词源同apt,couple. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： copula 词源， copula 含义。
• copse 英文词源 copse (n.) 1570s, "small wood grown for purposes of periodic cutting," contraction of coppice . 中文词源 copse ：萌生林 来自coppice的缩写词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： copse 词源， copse 含义。
• copra 英文词源 copra (n.) dried kernel of coconut, 1580s, from Portuguese copra (16c.), from Malayalam koppara (cognate with Hindi khopra ) "coconut;" related to Hindi khopri "skull," from Sanskrit kharparah "skull." 中文词源 copra ：椰仁干 来自印度语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： copra 词源， copra 含义。
• coppice 英文词源 coppice coppice: [14] The notion underlying coppice is of ‘cutting’. Its ultimate source is the Greek noun kólaphos ‘blow’, which passed via Latin colaphus into medieval Latin as colpus (source of English cope and coup ). From colpus was derived a verb colpāre ‘cut’, which formed the basis of Vulgar Latin colpātīcium ‘having the quality of being cut’. Its Old Frenc
• copper-bottomed 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pitcher pitcher: see beaker 中文词源 copper-bottomed ：可靠的 原指木船底部防止船受损的铜制保护套，后用于形容可靠的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： copper-bottomed 词源， copper-bottomed 含义。
• copious 英文词源 copious copious: [14] Copious comes, either directly or via Old French copieux , from Latin copiōsus , a derivative of copia ‘abundance’ (from which English also gets copy ). Copia itself was originally a compound noun, formed from the intensive prefix com - and ops ‘wealth, power’. = copy , opulent copious (adj.) mid-14c., from Latin copiosus "plentiful," from copia "an abun
• coping 英文词源 coping (n.) c. 1600 as an architectural term, from cope (n.), the cape-like vestment worn by priests (14c.), a variant of cape . Coping saw attested by 1931. 中文词源 coping ：墙压顶 来自cape, 斗篷，因形如斗篷而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： coping 词源， coping 含义。
• Copenhagen 英文词源 Copenhagen capital of Denmark, literally "merchant's port," from Danish køber "merchant," literally "buyer" (see cheap (adj.)), + havn "port" (see haven ). 中文词源 Copenhagen ：哥本哈根 丹麦首都。来自copen, 经商，词源同cheap, -hagen, 港口，词源同haven. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Copenhagen 词源， Copenhagen 含义。
• cope 英文词源 cope cope: There are two distinct words cope in English. The now more familiar one, ‘deal with’ [14], comes from Old French coper , and originally meant ‘hit, punch’. The Old French verb was a derivative of the noun cop ‘blow’, which in turn was a variant of colp (from which modern French gets coup , borrowed into English in the 18th century). This came via medieval Latin
• cop 英文词源 cop (v.) 1704, northern British dialect, "to seize, to catch," perhaps ultimately from Middle French caper "seize, to take," from Latin capere "to take" (see capable ); or from Dutch kapen "to take," from Old Frisian capia "to buy," which is related to Old English ceapian (see cheap ). Related: Copped ; copping . cop (n.) "policeman," 1859, abbreviation of earlier copper (n.2), 1846,
• coot 英文词源 coot (n.) c. 1300, cote , used for various water fowl (now limited to Fulica atra and, in North America, F. americana ), of uncertain origin. Compare Dutch meercoet "lake coot." Meaning "silly person, fool" is attested from 1766. 中文词源 coot ：蹼鸡 可能来自拟声词，模仿水鸟叫的声音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： coot 词源， coot 含义
• coordinate 英文词源 coordinate (adj.) 1640s, "of the same order," from Medieval Latin coordinatus , past participle of coordinare "to set in order, arrange" (see coordination ). Meaning "involving coordination" is from 1769. Related: Coordinance . coordinate (n.) 1823, in the mathematical sense, especially with reference to the system invented by Descartes; from coordinate (adj.). Hence, coordinates as a
• cooperate 英文词源 cooperate cooperate: see operate cooperate (v.) also co-operate , c. 1600, from Late Latin cooperatus , past participle of cooperari "to work together with" (see cooperation ). Related: Cooperated ; cooperating . 中文词源 cooperate ：合作 co-, 强调。-oper, 工作，词源同operate, opus. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cooperate 词源， cooperate 含义
• coop 英文词源 coop coop: see cup coop (n.) "small cage for poultry," mid-14c., from Old English cype , cypa "basket, cask," akin to Middle Dutch kupe , Swedish kupa , and all probably from Latin cupa "tub, cask," from PIE *keup- "hollow mound" (see cup (n.)). coop (v.) 1560s, from coop (n.). Related: Cooped ; cooping . 中文词源 coop ：笼子 来自拉丁词cupa, 小桶，酒桶，词源同cup.
• coon 英文词源 coon (n.) short for raccoon , 1742, American English. It was the nickname of Whig Party members in U.S. c. 1848-60, as the raccoon was the party's symbol, and it also had associations with frontiersmen (who stereotypically wore raccoon-skin caps), which probably ultimately was the source of the Whig Party sense (the party's 1840 campaign was built on a false image of wealthy William H
• coolie 英文词源 coolie coolie: [17] Coolie is not etymologically related to cool . It comes from Hindi kulī , which may be the same word as Kulī , the name of an aboriginal tribe of Gujarat in western India. It has been speculated that the word was transported by the Portuguese from there to southern India and thence to China (it is now mainly applied to Far Eastern labourers), its meaning perhaps
• coolibah 英文词源 coolibah "A North Australian gum tree which typically grows near watercourses and yields very strong, hard timber", Late 19th century: from Kamilaroi (and related languages) gulubaa . 中文词源 coolibah ：蓝叶桉 来自澳大利亚土著语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： coolibah 词源， coolibah 含义。
• coolant 英文词源 coolant (n.) "radiator fluid," 1930, from cool (adj.) + -ant . 中文词源 coolant ：冷却剂 来自cool, 冷的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： coolant 词源， coolant 含义。
• cool 英文词源 cool cool: [OE] Cool comes from the same source as cold , namely Indo-European * gel -, * gol - (from which English also gets congeal , gel , and jelly ). The Germanic descendants of this Indo- European base were * kal -, * kōl -. From these were derived the Germanic adjective * kōluz , which passed into Old English as cōl . Its use for ‘fashionable, hip’ is mid-20th-century, b
• cookie 英文词源 cookie (n.) 1703, American English, from Dutch koekje "little cake," diminutive of koek "cake," from Middle Dutch koke (see cake (n.)). Slang application to persons attested since 1920. Phrase that's the way the cookie crumbles "that's the way things happen" is from 1957. 中文词源 cookie ：饼干 cook, 同cake, 糕点。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cook
• cook 英文词源 cook cook: [OE] The noun cook is a lot more ancient than the verb, which in English was a 14thcentury development from the noun. The noun itself was borrowed in Old English times from Vulgar Latin cōcus , a descendant of classical Latin coquus . This is of Indo-European origin, and has been linked with Greek péssein ‘cook, boil’. Also from Latin coquus English gets concoct and b
• coo 英文词源 coo (v.) 1660s, echoic of doves; the phrase to bill and coo is first recorded 1816. Related: Cooing . The noun is recorded from 1729. 中文词源 coo ：鸽子咕咕叫 拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： coo 词源， coo 含义。
• convulse 英文词源 convulse (v.) 1640s, transitive; 1680s, intransitive; from Latin convulsus , past participle of convellere (transitive only) "to pull away, to pull this way and that, wrench," hence "to weaken, overthrow, destroy" (see convulsion ). Related: Convulsed (1630s); convulsing . 中文词源 convulse ：痉挛 con-, 强调。-vul, 拔，扯，词源同vulture, wool. 该词的英语词源请访
• convoy 英文词源 convoy convoy: see convey convoy (n.) early 16c., "the act of guiding or escorting for protection," from convoy (v.), late 14c., from Old French convoier , from Vulgar Latin *conviare , literally "go together on the road" (see convey ). The meaning "train of ships or wagons carrying munitions or provisions in wartime under protection of escort" is from c. 1600. 中文词源 convoy ：车
• convolvulus 英文词源 convolvulus convolvulus: see volume 中文词源 convolvulus ：旋花属植物 con-, 强调。-vol, 转，旋转，词源同Volvo, volume. 因缠绕的藤蔓而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： convolvulus 词源， convolvulus 含义。
• convoluted 英文词源 convoluted (adj.) 1811, past participle adjective from verb convolute (1690s), from Latin convolutus , past participle of convolvere (see convolution ); or perhaps a back-formation from convolution . French has convoluté (18c.), in form a past participle adjective, without the verb. 中文词源 convoluted ：晦涩难懂的 con-, 强调。-vol, 转，旋转，词源同Volvo, volume.
• convoke 英文词源 convoke convoke: see vocation convoke (v.) 1590s, from Middle French convoquer (14c.), from Latin convocare "to call together" (see convocation ). Related: Convoked ; convoking . 中文词源 convoke ：召集会议 con-, 强调。-vok, 说话，词源同voice, evocation. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： convoke 词源， convoke 含义。 convoke ：召集(会议
• convocation 英文词源 convocation (n.) late 14c., "assembly of persons," from Old French convocation and directly from Latin convocationem (nominative convocatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of convocare "to call together," from com- "together" (see com- ) + vocare "to call," from vox "voice" (see voice (n.)). Related: Convocational . 中文词源 convocation ：大型会议 con-, 强调。-
• convivial 英文词源 convivial convivial: see vivid convivial (adj.) 1660s, "pertaining to a feast," from Late Latin convivialis , from Latin convivium "a feast," from convivere "to carouse together," from com- "together" (see com- ) + vivere "to live" (see vital ). Meaning "sociable" is from 18c. Related: Conviviality . 中文词源 convivial ：欢快友好的 con-, 强调。-viv, 生命，词源同viva
• convince 英文词源 convince convince: [16] Latin convincere meant originally ‘overcome decisively’ (it was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com - and vincere ‘defeat’, source of English victory ). It branched out semantically to ‘overcome in argument’, ‘prove to be false or guilty’; and when borrowed into English it brought these meanings with it. Before long they died ou
• convict 英文词源 convict (v.) mid-14c., from Latin convictus , past participle of convincere "to 'overcome' in argument" (see convince ). Replaced Old English verb oferstælan . Related: Convicted ; convicting . convict (n.) late 15c., from convict (v). Slang shortening con is from 1893. 中文词源 convict ：使定罪 con-, 强调。-vict, 胜利，词源同evince, victory. 该词主要用于法律用
• conveyance 英文词源 conveyance (n.) mid-15c., "act of conveying," from convey + -ance . Meaning "document by which something is legally conveyed" is from 1570s; sense "means of transportation" is attested from 1590s. Related: Conveyanced ; conveyancing . 中文词源 conveyance ：财产转让业务人 来自convey, 运送，传达。该词主要用于法律术语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• convey 英文词源 convey convey: [13] Etymologically, to convey something is to go with it on its way. It comes via Old French conveier from medieval Latin conviāre ‘accompany, escort’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com - ‘with’ and via ‘way’. The verb’s Latin meaning was carried through into English, and though it died out in convey in the 18th century it survives in convoy [14
• convex 英文词源 convex convex: [16] Convex was borrowed from Latin convexus , mainly an architectural term meaning ‘arched, vaulted’. The element - vexus probably came from vehere ‘carry’ (source of English vehicle ), the notion being that vaults are ‘carried together’ (Latin com - ‘together’) to meet at a point at the centre of a roof, although some have speculated that it is related
• convert 英文词源 convert (v.) c. 1300, from Old French convertir , from Vulgar Latin *convertire , from Latin convertere "turn around, transform," from com- "together" (see com- ) + vertere "to turn" (see versus ). Originally in the religious sense. The Latin word is glossed in Old English by gecyrren , from cierran "to turn, return." Related: Converted ; converting . convert (n.) 1560s, from convert
• conversion 英文词源 conversion (n.) mid-14c., originally of religion, from French conversion , from Latin conversionem (nominative conversatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of convertere (see convert (v.)). General sense of "transformation" is early 15c. Of buildings, from 1921. Conversion disorder "hysteria" (attested from 1946 but said to have been coined by Freud) was in DSM-IV (1994). 中
• converse 英文词源 converse (v.) "to communicate (with)," 1590s; earlier "to move about, live, dwell" (mid-14c.), from Old French converser "to talk" (12c.), from Latin conversari (see conversation ). Related: Conversed ; conversing . converse (adj.) "exact opposite," 1560s, from Latin conversus "turn around," past participle of convertere "to turn about" (see convert ). Originally mathematical. The nou
• conversation 英文词源 conversation conversation: [14] Latin convertere meant ‘turn round, transform’. It was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com - and vertere ‘turn’ (source of English verse , version , and vertigo ). It has spawned a variety of English words, its most direct descendant being convert [13]. Its past participle conversus produced the noun converse ‘opposite’ [16]
• conversant 英文词源 conversant (adj.) late 14c., from Old French conversant , present participle of converser (see converse (v.)). 中文词源 conversant ：通晓的 con-, 强调。-verse, 转，词源同versatile, versus. 即圆转自如的，通晓的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： conversant 词源， conversant 含义。
• converge 英文词源 converge converge: see verge converge (v.) 1690s, from Late Latin convergere "to incline together" from com- "together" (see com- ) + vergere "to bend" (see verge (v.)). Related: Converged ; converging . 中文词源 converge ：汇集 con-, 强调。-verge, 转，词源同diverge, versus. 即转到一起，汇集。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： converge 词源
• convention 英文词源 convention (n.) early 15c., "agreement," from Middle French convention and directly from Latin conventionem (nominative conventio ) "meeting, assembly, covenant," noun of action from past participle stem of convenire (see convene ). 中文词源 convention ：会议 来自convene, 会议召集。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： convention 词源， convention 含义
• convent 英文词源 convent convent: [13] Latin conventus meant ‘assembly’ (it was the past participle of convenire ‘come together’, source of English convenient ), but as it passed via Anglo-Norman covent into English it acquired the specialized sense ‘religious community’ (in early use it was applied to communities of either sex, but since the end of the 18th century it has come to be used
• convenient 英文词源 convenient convenient: [14] Convenient comes from Latin conveniēns , the present participle of convenire ‘come together, be suitable, agree’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com - ‘together’ and venire ‘come’ (a distant relative of English come ). Convenient reflects the more figurative of convenire ’s meanings, as ultimately does covenant , but its original lite
• convene 英文词源 convene (v.) early 15c., from Middle French convenir "to suit, agree," from Latin convenire "unite, be suitable, agree, assemble," from com- "together" (see com- ) + venire "to come" (see venue ). Related: Convened ; convener ; convening . 中文词源 convene ：召集 con-, 强调。-ven, 走，词源同advent, venue. 即来到一起，召集会议。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• convection 英文词源 convection (n.) 1620s, from Latin convectionem (nominative convectio ) "the act of carrying," noun of action from past participle stem of convehere "to carry together," from com- "together" (see com- ) + vehere "to carry" (see vehicle ). Related: Convective . Convection current recorded from 1868. 中文词源 convection ：对流 con-, 强调。-vect, 携带，移动，词源同vecto
• convalesce 英文词源 convalesce convalesce: [15] Latin valēre meant ‘be strong or healthy’ (from it English gets valiant , valid , valour , and value ). Derived from it was valēscere ‘grow strong’, which, with the addition of the intensive prefix com - produced convalēscere , source of English convalesce . It was quite a commonly used word in Scottish English from earliest times, but does not s
• conurbation 英文词源 conurbation (n.) 1915, from Latin com- "with, together" (see com- ) + urbs "city" + -ation . Coined by Scottish biologist and urban planner Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) in "Cities in Evolution." 中文词源 conurbation ：大都市 con-, 强调。-urb, 城市，词源同urban, suburb. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： conurbation 词源， conurbation 含义。
• conundrum 英文词源 conundrum conundrum: [16] Conundrum originally appeared in all manner of weird and wonderful guises – conimbrum , conuncrum , quonundrum , connunder , etc – before settling down to conundrum in the late 18th century. It bears all the marks of one of the rather heavy-handed quasi-Latin joke words beloved of scholars in the 16th and 17th centuries, and a mid-17thcentury commentator
• contusion 英文词源 contusion contusion: [14] Latin tundere meant ‘beat, hit’ (it may be related to English stint and stunt ). Addition of the intensive prefix com - produced contundere ‘beat hard, pound’, and from its past participle contūsus was formed the noun contūsiō , which passed into English via Old French contusion . Apart from isolated instances in the 17th and 18th centuries when it
• contumacious 英文词源 contumacious (adj.) c. 1600, from Latin contumaci- , stem of contumax "haughty, insolent, obstinate" (see contumely ) + -ous . 中文词源 contumacious ：违抗的 con-, 强调。-tum, 肿胀，词源同tumor. 即内心膨胀的，自大的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contumacious 词源， contumacious 含义。
• controversy 英文词源 controversy controversy: see verse controversy (n.) late 14c., from Old French controversie or directly from Latin controversia , from controversus "turned in an opposite direction, disputed, turned against," from contra- "against" (see contra ) + versus (see verse ). 中文词源 controversy ：争议 contra-, 相对，相反。-verse, 转，词源同versus. 该词的英语词源请访
• controlling interest 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random clay clay: [OE] Clay is named from its consistency – its stickiness, its squidginess, its capacity for being smeared. Its ultimate source is the Indo- European base * gloi -, * glei -, * gli -, from which English also gets glue and gluten . From it was descended the Germanic base * klai -, on which was formed West Germanic * k
• control 英文词源 control control: [15] Implausible as it may seem, control ’s closest relative in English is contrarotating . It has its origins in a medieval method of checking accounts which involved a duplicate register, or ‘counter-roll’, as it was known ( contrārotulus in medieval Latin, contrā meaning ‘opposite’ and rotulus being the diminutive of rota ‘wheel’). From the medieval
• contrive 英文词源 contrive contrive: [14] In Middle English, contrive was controve ; it was not transformed into contrive (perhaps under the influence of Scottish pronunciation) until the 15th century. It came via Old French controver from Latin contropāre ‘represent metaphorically, compare’, a compound verb based on the prefix com - ‘too’ and tropus ‘figure of speech’ (source of English t
• contrivance 英文词源 contrivance (n.) 1620s, from contrive + -ance . 中文词源 contrivance ：人工产物，矫揉造作 来自contrive, 发明，创造。词义贬义化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contrivance 词源， contrivance 含义。
• contrite 英文词源 contrite (adj.) c. 1300, from Old French contrit and directly from Latin contritus , literally "worn out, ground to pieces," past participle of conterere "to grind," from com- "together" (see com- ) + terere "to rub" (see throw (v.)). Used in English in figurative sense of "crushed in spirit by a sense of sin." Related: Contritely . 中文词源 contrite ：懊悔的 con-, 强调。-t
• contribute 英文词源 contribute contribute: see tribe contribute (v.) 1520s, from Latin contributus , past participle of contribuere "to bring together, add, unite, collect, contribute" (see contribution ). Figurative sense is from 1630s. Related: Contributed ; contributing . 中文词源 contribute ：贡献 con-, 强调。-trib, 贡献，词源同tribe, attribute. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• contretemps 英文词源 contretemps (n.) 1680s, "a blunder in fencing," from French contre-temps "motion out of time, unfortunate accident, bad times;" from Latin contra + tempus (see temporal ). As a ballet term, from 1706; as "an unfortunate accident," 1802; as "a dispute," from 1961. 中文词源 contretemps ：不幸事情，难堪 contra-, 相对，相反。-temp, 时间，词源同temporary. 即时间不
• contravene 英文词源 contravene (v.) 1560s, from Middle French contravenir "to transgress, decline, depart," from Late Latin contravenire "to come against," in Medieval Latin "to transgress," from Latin contra "against" (see contra ) + venire "to come" (see venue ). Related: Contravened ; contravening . 中文词源 contravene ：违反 contra-, 相对，相反。-ven, 走，词源同venue, circumvent. 该词
• contrast 英文词源 contrast contrast: see statue contrast (v.) 1690s, from French contraster (Old French contrester ), modified by or from Italian contrastare "stand out against, strive, contend," from Vulgar Latin *contrastare "to withstand," from Latin contra "against" (see contra ) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet ). Middle English had contrest "to fight against, to withst
• contrary 英文词源 contrary contrary: [14] Contrary originated as a Latin adjectival formation based on the preposition contrā ‘against’, which historically was a derivative of com or cum ‘with’. Latin contrārius passed into English via Old French contraire and Anglo-Norman contrarie . Originally contrary was pronounced with the main stress on its middle syllable, but this survives only in the
• contrapuntal 英文词源 contrapuntal (adj.) 1845, from Italian contrapunto "counterpoint," also "backstitch," from contra "against" (see contra ) + punto "point" (see point (n.)). Musical use is from Medieval Latin cantus contrapunctis . Compare counterpoint . Related: Contrapuntally . 中文词源 contrapuntal ：对位的 contra-, 相对，相反。-punt, 词源同point, 点。用于音乐术语。 该词的
• contraption 英文词源 contraption (n.) 1825, western England dialect, origin obscure, perhaps from con(trive) + trap , or deception . 中文词源 contraption ：奇特的装置 来自contrive和deception的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contraption 词源， contraption 含义。
• contraindicate 英文词源 contraindicate (v.) 1660s, from contra- + indicate . Related: Contraindicated ; contraindication (1620s). 中文词源 contraindicate ：禁忌使用 contra-, 相对，相反。-indicate, 指示。即相反的指示，不能做的事，禁忌。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contraindicate 词源， contraindicate 含义。
• contraflow 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random glory glory: [13] Latin glōria had two separate descendants in Old French: glore , which produced modern French gloire , and glorie , which English took over via Anglo-Norman. The source of the Latin word, which is also the ancestor of Italian and Spanish gloria and Irish Gaelic glōir , is not known. The now obsolete English s
• contradistinction 英文词源 contradistinction (n.) 1640s, from contra- + distinction . 中文词源 contradistinction ：截然相反 contra-, 相对，相反。-distinction, 区分，差明。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contradistinction 词源， contradistinction 含义。
• contradict 英文词源 contradict (v.) 1570s, "speak against," also "assert the contrary" (1580s), from Latin contradictus , past participle of contradicere (see contradiction ). Related: Contradicted ; contradicting ; contradictive . 中文词源 contradict ：反驳，驳斥 contra-, 相对，相反。-dict, 说，见dictator, dictionary. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contradict 词
• contractor 英文词源 contractor (n.) 1540s, "one who enters into a contract," from Late Latin contractor , agent noun from past participle stem of Latin contrahere (see contract (n.)); specifically of "one who enters into a contract to provide work, services, or goods" from 1724. 中文词源 contractor ：合同商 来自contract, 合同。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contracto
• contraction 英文词源 contraction (n.) late 14c., "action of making a contract" (especially of marriage), also "action of shrinking or shortening," from Old French contraction (13c.), or directly from Latin contractionem (nominative contractio ), noun of action from past participle stem of contrahere (see contract (n.)). Meaning "action of acquiring (a disease) is from c. 1600. Grammatical sense is from 17
• contract 英文词源 contract contract: [14] English acquired the word contract in stages, although in all cases the ultimate source was contractus , the past participle of Latin contrahere , a compound verb formed from the prefix com - ‘together’ and trahere ‘pull, draw’ (source of English traction and tractor ). This meant literally ‘pull together’, but it had a variety of metaphorical sense
• contraception 英文词源 contraception (n.) "birth control," coined 1886 from Latin contra (see contra ) + ending from conception . 中文词源 contraception ：节育法 contra-, 相对，相反。-ception, 缩写至conception, 孕育。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contraception 词源， contraception 含义。
• contraband 英文词源 contraband contraband: [16] Contraband means literally ‘proclamation against’ – hence ‘prohibition’. It comes via French contrebande from Italian contrabbando , a compound formed from contra ‘against’ (see CONTRARY) and bando ‘proclamation’ (whose source was late Latin bannus , bannum , a relative of English ban ). The sense ‘dealing in prohibited goods’ had alre
• contour 英文词源 contour (n.) 1660s, a term in painting and sculpture, from French contour "circumference, outline," from Italian and Medieval Latin contornare "to go around," from Latin com- , intensive prefix (see com- ), + tornare "to turn (on a lathe);" see turn (v.). First recorded application to topography is from 1769. Earlier the word was used to mean "bedspread, quilt" (early 15c.) in referen
• contortionist 英文词源 contortionist (n.) 1841, from contortion + -ist . 中文词源 contortionist ：杂技演员 来自contort, 扭曲。即身体可以扭曲的人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contortionist 词源， contortionist 含义。
• contort 英文词源 contort contort: see torment contort (v.) early 15c., from Latin contortus , past participle of contorquere "to whirl, twist together," from com- "together" or intensive (see com- ) + torquere "to twist" (see torque (n.)). Related: Contorted ; contorting . 中文词源 contort ：扭曲 con-, 强调。-tort, 转，扭曲，词源同turn,torque. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• continuum 英文词源 continuum (n.) 1640s, from Latin continuum "a continuous thing," neuter of continuus (see continue ). The plural is continua . 中文词源 continuum ：连续体 来自continue, 持续，连续。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： continuum 词源， continuum 含义。
• continue 英文词源 continue continue: [14] Latin continēre in its transitive sense (with an object) meant ‘hold together, contain’, and led to English contain . However, it was also used intransitively in the sense ‘hang together’. From it was derived the adjective continuus ‘uninterrupted’ (source of English continuous [17]), which formed the basis of a new verb continuāre ‘make or be c
• contingent 英文词源 contingent (adj.) late 14c., from Old French contingent or directly from Latin contingentem (nominative contingens ) "happening, touching," present participle of contingere "to touch" (see contact ). The noun is from 1540s, "thing happening by chance;" as "a group forming part of a larger group" from 1727. 中文词源 contingent ：代表团，小分队 来自contingency, 紧急事件，
• contingency 英文词源 contingency (n.) 1560s, "quality of being contingent," from contingent + -cy . Meaning "a chance occurrence" is from 1610s. 中文词源 contingency ：紧急事件 con-, 强调。-ting, 接触，词源同contact,tangible. 指接触到的，偶然发生的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contingency 词源， contingency 含义。
• continence 英文词源 continence (n.) late 14c., "self-restraint," from Old French continence (14c.), from Latin continentia "a holding back, repression," from continent- , present participle stem of continere (see continent ). Especially of sexual desire from late 14c.; of the body's eliminatory functions, from 1915. Related: Continency . 中文词源 continence ：节制，自制 con-, 强调。-tin, 持，
• contiguous 英文词源 contiguous (adj.) 1610s, from Latin contiguus "near, touching, bordering upon," from root of contingere "to touch upon" (see contact ). Earlier form, now obsolete, was contiguate (mid-15c.). 中文词源 contiguous ：相接的 con-, 强调。-tig, 接触，词源同contact, tangible. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contiguous 词源， contiguous 含义。
• context 英文词源 context context: see text context (n.) early 15c., from Latin contextus "a joining together," originally past participle of contexere "to weave together," from com- "together" (see com- ) + texere "to weave, to make" (see texture (n.)). 中文词源 context ：背景，上下文 con-, 强调。-text, 编织，词源同texture, pretext. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• contest 英文词源 contest contest: [16] The idea underlying contest , unlikely as it may seem, is of ‘bearing witness’. It goes back to Latin contestārī , a compound verb formed from the prefix com - ‘together’ and testārī ‘bear witness’, which in turn was derived from testis ‘witness’ (whence English testament , testicle , and testimony ). This verb signified the bringing of a laws
• contentment 英文词源 contentment (n.) mid-15c., from Old French contentment , from contenter (see content (v.)). 中文词源 contentment ：满意 来自content, 满意。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contentment 词源， contentment 含义。
• contention 英文词源 contention (n.) late 14c., "strife," from Old French contention , from Latin contentionem (nominative contentio ), from content- , past participle stem of contendere (see contend ). 中文词源 contention ：争吵 来自contend, 声称，争议。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： contention 词源， contention 含义。 contention ：竞争，争夺；争论，争
• content 英文词源 content content: The adjective and noun content come ultimately from the same source, but as their divergent pronunciations suggest, they reached English via different routes. Their common original is Latin contentus , past participle of continēre ‘hold together, enclose, contain’ (source of English contain , continent , continue , and countenance ). The more recent borrowing, th
• contend 英文词源 contend contend: see tend contend (v.) mid-15c., from Old French contendre , from Latin contendere "to stretch out, strive after," from com- , intensive prefix (see com- ), + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet ). Related: Contended ; contending . 中文词源 contend ：声称，主张 con-, 强调。-tend, 伸出，伸长。词根ten含有多种引申词义，1. 持，握，词源同ten
• contempt 英文词源 contempt (n.) late 14c., from Latin contemptus "scorn," from past participle of contemnere "to scorn, despise," from com- , intensive prefix (see com- ), + *temnere "to slight, scorn," which is of uncertain origin. Phrase contempt of court is attested from 19c., though the idea is several centuries older. 中文词源 contempt ：蔑视 来自contemn, 蔑视。-pt, 过去分词后缀。
• contemporary 英文词源 contemporary (adj.) 1630s, from Medieval Latin contemporarius , from Latin com- "with" (see com- ) + temporarius "of time," from tempus "time" (see temporal (v.)). Meaning "modern, characteristic of the present" is from 1866. contemporary (n.) "one who lives at the same time as another," 1630s, originally cotemporary , from co- + temporary ; modified by influence of contemporary (adj.