英语词源

• compos mentis 英文词源 compos mentis Latin, literally "in command of one's mind;" from compos "having the mastery of," from com- "with" (see com- ) + stem of potis "powerful, master" (see potent ); + mentis , genitive of mens "mind" (see mind (n.)). 中文词源 compos mentis ：心智健全 compos, 强健，来自-pos, 能力，力量，词源同possible, potent. mentis, 心智，词源同mind. 该词的英语
• composer 英文词源 composer (n.) "one who writes and arranges music," 1590s, agent noun from compose . Used in general sense of "one who combines into a whole" from 1640s, but the music sense remains the predominant one. 中文词源 composer ：创作者 来自compose, 组成。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： composer 词源， composer 含义。 composer ：作曲者，作者 词
• compose 英文词源 compose compose: [15] Etymologically, compose means simply ‘put together’; it comes, via Old French composer , from compos -, the perfect stem of Latin compōnere , a compound verb formed from the prefix com - ‘with’ and pōnere ‘place, put’, source of English position . Amongst its many descendants and derivatives are compound , component [17] (from the Latin present part
• comport 英文词源 comport (v.) late 14c., from Old French comporter "endure, admit, behave" (13c.), from Latin comportare "to bring together, collect," from com- "together" (see com- ) + portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). Meaning "to agree with, suit" (with with ) is from 1580s. Related: Comported ; comporting . 中文词源 comport ：举止 com-, 强调。-port, 携带，词源同port, porter. 该词
• component 英文词源 component (n.) 1640s, "constitutional element" (earlier "one of a group of persons," 1560s), from Latin componentem (nominative componens ), present participle of componere "to put together" (see composite ). As an adjective, from 1660s. 中文词源 component ：组成 com-, 强调。-pon, 放置，词源同opponent, position. 即放在一起的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• comply 英文词源 comply comply: [17] Like accomplish , complete , complement , and compliment , comply comes from Latin complēre ‘fill up, finish’. It was originally acquired in the 14th century, via Old French complire , but does not seem to have survived, and the sudden explosion in its use in the early 17th century represents a new borrowing, from Italian complire . Italian had the word from S
• complimentary 英文词源 complimentary (adj.) 1620s, "conveying a compliment," from compliment (n.) + -ary . In later use loosely meaning "free of charge." 中文词源 complimentary ：赞美的，免费的 来自compliment, 恭贺，道贺。现该词主要用于在基本服务基础上的免费升级，如免费升舱，免费早餐等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： complimentary
• compliment 英文词源 compliment compliment: [17] Compliment and complement , so often confused, are in effect doublets. They come from the same ultimate source, Latin complēmentum , a noun derived from complēre ‘fill up, finish’ (source of English complete and accomplish ). English borrowed complement direct from Latin in the 14th century in the sense ‘fulfilment, accomplishment’, and by the 16t
• complicity 英文词源 complicity (n.) 1650s, from French complicité , from Old French complice "accomplice, comrade, companion" (14c.), from Late Latin complicem , accusative of complex "partner, confederate," from Latin complicare "to fold together" (see complicate ; also compare accomplice ). 中文词源 complicity ：同谋 com-, 强调。-plic, 编织，组成，词源apply,implicate. 即卷进去的，
• complicate 英文词源 complicate complicate: see ply complicate (v.) 1620s, "to intertwine" (as a past participle adjective, early 15c.), from Latin complicatus "folded together; confused, intricate," past participle of complicare (see complication ). Meaning "to make more complex" is recorded from 1832, from earlier sense "to combine in a complex way" (17c.). Related: Complicated ; complicating . 中文词源
• complex 英文词源 complex (adj.) 1650s, "composed of parts," from French complexe "complicated, complex, intricate" (17c.), from Latin complexus "surrounding, encompassing," past participle of complecti "to encircle, embrace," in transferred use, "to hold fast, master, comprehend," from com- "with" (see com- ) + plectere "to weave, braid, twine, entwine," from PIE *plek-to- , from root *plek- "to plait
• complete 英文词源 complete complete: [14] Complete first reached English as an adjective, either via Old French complet or direct from Latin complētus . This was the past participle of complēre ‘fill up, finish’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com - and plēre ‘fill’, a word related to Latin plēnus ‘full’ (whence plenary , plenitude , plenty , etc) and indeed to English
• complement 英文词源 complement (n.) late 14c., "that which completes," from Old French compliement "accomplishment, fulfillment" (14c., Modern French complément ), from Latin complementum "that which fills up or completes," from complere "fill up" (see complete (adj.)). Originally also having senses which were taken up c. 1650-1725 by compliment . complement (v.) 1610s, "exchange courtesies," from compl
• complected 英文词源 complected (adj.) 1806, American English, "complexioned," a variant derivation from complexion , which, intentionally or not, shows the Latin root. 中文词源 complected ：肤色...的 com-, 强调。-plect, 编织，组成，词源apply,implicate. 指多成分组成的，形成身体特质的，肤色的。参照humor, 体液，体液学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• complaisant 英文词源 complaisant complaisant: [17] Complaisant and complacent [17] are virtual doublets. Both come from Latin complacēre ‘please greatly’ (a compound verb formed from placēre , source of English please ), but they reached English along different routes. Complaisant came via French, from complaisant , the present participle of complaire ‘gratify’, but complacent was a direct borro
• complaint 英文词源 complaint (n.) late 14c., "lamentation, grief," from Old French complainte (12c.) "complaint, lament," noun use of fem. past participle of complaindre (see complain ). Meaning "bodily ailment" is from 1705 (often in U.S. colloquial use generalized as complaints ). 中文词源 complaint ：抱怨，疾病 来自complain, 抱怨，被疾病侵袭。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• complain 英文词源 complain complain: [14] Complain goes back to the Latin in verb plangere , source also of English plangent . This was formed on a prehistoric base * plak - (from which we also get plankton ), and it originally meant ‘hit’. Its meaning developed metaphorically through ‘beat one’s breast’ to ‘lament’, and in medieval Latin it was combined with the intensive prefix com - to
• complacent 英文词源 complacent complacent: see complaisant complacent (adj.) 1650s, "pleasing," from Latin complacentem (nominative complacens ) "pleasing," present participle of complacere "be very pleasing" (see complacence ). Meaning "pleased with oneself" is from 1767. Related: Complacently . 中文词源 complacent ：自满的 com-, 强调。-plac, 满意，词源同please, placate. 该词的英语词
• compile 英文词源 compile compile: see pile compile (v.) early 14c., from Old French compiler "compile, collect" (13c.), from Latin compilare "to plunder, rob," probably originally "bundle together, heap up;" hence "to pack up and carry off," from com- "together" (see com- ) + pilare "to compress, ram down." Related: Compiled ; compiling . 中文词源 compile ：汇编 com-, 强调。-pil，堆积，词
• competition 英文词源 competition (n.) c. 1600, "action of competing," from Latin competitionem (nominative competitio ) "agreement, rivalry," noun of action from past participle stem of competere (see compete ). Meaning "a contest for something" is from 1610s. Sense of "rivalry in the marketplace" attested from 1793; that of "entity or entities with which one competes" is from 1961, especially in business
• compete 英文词源 compete compete: [17] Compete comes from Latin competere . This was a compound verb formed from com - ‘together’ and petere ‘seek, strive’ (source of English petition , appetite , impetus , and repeat ). At first this meant ‘come together, agree, be fit or suitable’, and the last of these meanings was taken up in the present participial adjective competēns , source of Eng
• compere 英文词源 compere (n.) 1738, from French compère "a godfather," from Old French compere (13c., from Medieval Latin compater ) "godfather," also a friendly greeting, "friend, brother," hence "fellow, familiar, intimate" (see compadre ). 中文词源 compere ：电视节目等的主持人 来自法语，词源同compadre, 教父，哥们。后来指电视节目主持。 该词的英语词源请访
• compensate 英文词源 compensate compensate: see ponder compensate (v.) 1640s, "to be equivalent;" 1650s, "to counterbalance, make up for," from Latin compensatus , past participle of compensare "to weigh one thing (against another)," thus, "to counterbalance," from com- "with" (see com- ) + pensare , frequentative of pendere "to weigh" (see pendant ). Meaning "to recompense, remunerate" is from 1814. Rela
• compendium 英文词源 compendium compendium: see ponder compendium (n.) 1580s, from Latin compendium "a shortening, saving," literally "that which is weighed together," from compendere "to weigh together," from com- "together" (see com- ) + pendere "to weigh" (see pendant ). Borrowed earlier as compendi (mid-15c.). 中文词源 compendium ：汇编 com-, 强调。-pend, 悬垂，称量，词源同pendulum,
• compelling 英文词源 compelling (adj.) c. 1600, present participle adjective from compel . Meaning "irresistible" is from 1901. Related: Compellingly . 中文词源 compelling ：引人入胜的 来自compel, 强迫。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： compelling 词源， compelling 含义。
• compel 英文词源 compel compel: see pulse compel (v.) mid-14c., from Old French compellir , from Latin compellere "to drive together, drive to one place" (of cattle), "to force or compel" (of persons), from com- "together" (see com- ) + pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Related: Compelled ; compelling . 中文词源 compel ：强迫 com-, 强调。-pel, 驱使，词源同appeal, pulse. 该词的英语
• compatriot 英文词源 compatriot (n.) 1610s, from French compatriote (16c.), from Latin compatriota , from com- "with" (see com- ) + patriota "countryman" (see patriot ). 中文词源 compatriot ：同胞 com-, 强调。-patri, 父亲，词源同father. 即同宗同祖的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： compatriot 词源， compatriot 含义。 compatriot ：同胞，同国人 词根
• compatibility 英文词源 incompatibility (n.) 1610s; see incompatible + -ity . 中文词源 compatibility ：兼容性 com-, 强调。-pat, 情感，忍受，词源同patient, passion.指相互容忍的，兼容的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： compatibility 词源， compatibility 含义。 compatibility ：通用性，兼容性  词根词缀： com-共同 + -pati-痛苦 + bil( -
• compassion 英文词源 compassion (n.) mid-14c., from Old French compassion "sympathy, pity" (12c.), from Late Latin compassionem (nominative compassio ) "sympathy," noun of state from past participle stem of compati "to feel pity," from com- "together" (see com- ) + pati "to suffer" (see passion ). Latin compassio is an ecclesiastical loan-translation of Greek sympatheia (see sympathy ). An Old English loa
• compass 英文词源 compass compass: [13] The notion underlying compass is of ‘measuring out with paces’. It originated as a verb, Vulgar Latin * compassāre ‘pace out’, a compound formed from the Latin intensive prefix com - and passus (source of English pace ). This passed into Old French as compasser ‘measure’, and thence into English. The derived Old French noun compas was early applied t
• compartment 英文词源 compartment (n.) 1560s, from Middle French compartiment "part partitioned off" (16c.), through Italian compartimento , from Late Latin compartiri "to divide," from com- , intensive prefix (see com- ), + partis , genitive of pars "part" (see part (n.)). 中文词源 compartment ：隔间 com-, 强调。-part, 分开，部分。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： com
• compare 英文词源 compare compare: [15] Compare comes via Old French comparer from Latin comparāre ‘couple, match’, a verb based on the adjective compar ‘equal’, a compound formed from the prefix com - ‘mutually’ and pār ‘equal’ (source of English pair , peer , and parity ). The Latin derivative noun comparātiō gave Old French comparesoun and hence English comparison [14]. = pair ,
• company 英文词源 company (n.) mid-12c., "large group of people," from Old French compagnie "society, friendship, intimacy; body of soldiers" (12c.), from Late Latin companio (see companion ). Meaning "companionship" is from late 13c. Sense of "business association" first recorded 1550s, having earlier been used in reference to trade guilds (c. 1300). Meaning "subdivision of an infantry regiment" is fr
• compadre 英文词源 compadre (n.) "companion," 1834, American English, from Spanish compadre "godfather," hence "benefactor, friend," from Medieval Latin compater , from com- "with" (see com- ) + pater "father" (see father (n.). Compare compere , also gossip (n.). 中文词源 compadre ：老兄 com-, 强调。-padre, 父亲，词源同father. 原用于宗教义，教父，后用于口语，老兄。比较
• compact 英文词源 compact compact: There are two distinct words compact in English; both are of Latin origin, but they come from completely different sources. The adjective, ‘compressed’ [14], comes from Latin compactus , the past participle of compingere , a compound verb formed from com - ‘together’ and pangere ‘fasten’. The noun use ‘small case for face powder’ is 20th-century and ba
• commute 英文词源 commute (v.) mid-15c., "to change, transform," from Latin commutare "to often change, to change altogether," from com- , intensive prefix (see com- ), + mutare "to change" (see mutable ). Sense of "make less severe" is 1630s. Sense of "go back and forth to work" is 1889, from commutation ticket "season pass" (on a railroad, streetcar line, etc.), from commute in its sense of "to chang
• commutative 英文词源 commutative (adj.) 1530s, from Medieval Latin commutativus , from Latin commutat- , past participle stem of commutare (see commute (v.)). 中文词源 commutative ：交换的 com-, 强调。-mut, 改变，交换，词源同move, mutable. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： commutative 词源， commutative 含义。
• commutation 英文词源 commutation (n.) mid-15c., from Old French commutacion "change, transformation, exchange, barter" (13c., Modern French commutation ), from Latin commutationem (nominative commutatio ) "a change, alteration," noun of action from past participle stem of commutare "to change, alter entirely" (see commute (v.)). 中文词源 commutation ：减刑，代偿 com-, 强调。-mut, 改变，交换
• community 英文词源 community (n.) late 14c., from Old French comunité "community, commonness, everybody" (Modern French communauté ), from Latin communitatem (nominative communitas ) "community, society, fellowship, friendly intercourse; courtesy, condescension, affability," from communis "common, public, general, shared by all or many," (see common (adj.)). Latin communitatem "was merely a noun of qu
• communism 英文词源 communism (n.) "social system based on collective ownership," 1843, from French communisme (c. 1840) from commun (Old French comun ; see common (adj.)) + -isme (see -ism ). Originally a theory of society; as name of a political system, 1850, a translation of German Kommunismus (itself from French), in Marx and Engels' "Manifesto of the Communist Party." Compare communist . In some cas
• communique 英文词源 communique (n.) 1852, from French communiqué , originally past participle of communiquer "to communicate" (14c.), from Latin communicare "impart, inform" (see communication ). Originally the heading of official statements from the French government. Better, if it must be used in English, to print it with the accent. 中文词源 communique ：公报 来自法语，词源同communicat
• communion 英文词源 communion (n.) late 14c., from Old French comunion "community, communion" (12c.), from Latin communionem (nominative communio ) "fellowship, mutual participation, a sharing," used in Late Latin ecclesiastical language for "participation in the sacrament," from communis (see common (adj.)). Used by Augustine, in belief that the word was derived from com- "with, together" + unus "onenes
• communicate 英文词源 communicate (v.) 1520s, "to impart" (information, etc.), from Latin communicatus , past participle of communicare "impart, inform" (see communication ). Meaning "to share, transmit" (diseases, etc.) is from 1530s. Related: Communicated ; communicating . 中文词源 communicate ：交流，交际 com-, 强调。-mun, 改变，交换，公共，词源同mutable, common. 该词的英语词
• communicable 英文词源 communicable (adj.) late 14c., from Old French communicable , from Late Latin communicabilis , from communicare (see communication ). 中文词源 communicable ：可传染的 来自communicate, 交流，传播。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： communicable 词源， communicable 含义。
• commotion 英文词源 commotion commotion: see motor commotion (n.) late 14c., from Middle French commocion "violent motion, agitation" (12c., Modern French commotion ), from Latin commotionem (nominative commotio ) "violent motion, agitation," noun of action from past participle stem of commovere "to move, disturb," from com- "together," or "thoroughly" (see com- ) + movere "to move" (see move (v.)). 中文
• commonwealth 英文词源 commonwealth commonwealth: see wealth commonwealth (n.) late 15c., "public welfare, general good," from common (adj.) + wealth (n.); meaning "the state" is attested from 1510s; applied specifically to the government of England in the period 1649-1660. 中文词源 commonwealth ：英联邦 来自common和wealth的组合词，原指公共财富，公共福利，后用于指英联邦国家
• commoner 英文词源 commoner (n.) early 14c. (in commoners ), from common (adj.). 中文词源 commoner ：平民 来自common, 普通的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： commoner 词源， commoner 含义。
• commodore 英文词源 commodore commodore: see command commodore (n.) 1690s, probably via Dutch kommandeur from French commandeur , from Old French comandeor (see commander ). In U.S. Navy, above a captain, below a rear-admiral. 中文词源 commodore ：海军准将 来自commander,将军。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： commodore 词源， commodore 含义。
• commodity 英文词源 commodity (n.) early 15c., "benefit, profit, welfare;" later "a convenient or useful product," from Middle French commodité "benefit, profit," from Latin commoditatem (nominative commoditas ) "fitness, adaptation, convenience, advantage," from commodus "suitable, convenient" (see commode ). General sense "property possession" is from c. 1500. 中文词源 commodity ：商品 来自co
• commode 英文词源 commode (n.) 1786, "chest of drawers," earlier (1680s) name of a type of fashionable ladies' headdress, from French commode , noun use of adjective meaning "convenient, suitable," from Latin commodus "proper, fit, appropriate, convenient, satisfactory," from com- , intensive prefix (see com- ), + modus "measure, manner" (see mode (n.1)). Meaning "chair housing a chamber pot" first att
• commitment 英文词源 commitment (n.) 1610s, "action of officially consigning to the custody of the state," from commit + -ment . (Anglo-French had commettement .) Meaning "the committing of oneself, pledge, promise" is attested from 1793; hence, "an obligation, an engagement" (1864). 中文词源 commitment ：承诺 来自commit, 承诺。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： commitment
• commit 英文词源 commit commit: [14] Etymologically, commit simply means ‘put together’. It comes from Latin committere , a compound verb formed from the prefix com - ‘together’ and the verb mittere ‘put, send’ (whence English missile and mission ). It originally meant literally ‘join, connect’, but then branched out along the lines of ‘put for safety, entrust’ (the force of com -
• commission 英文词源 commission (n.) mid-14c., "authority entrusted to someone," from Latin commissionem (nominative commissio ) "delegation of business," noun of action from past participle stem of committere (see commit ). Meaning "body of persons charged with authority" is from late 15c. commission (v.) 1660s, from commission (n.). Related: Commissioned ; commissioning . 中文词源 commission ：使命
• commissary 英文词源 commissary (n.) mid-14c., "one to whom special duty is entrusted by a higher power," from Medieval Latin commissarius , from Latin commissus "entrusted," past participle of committere (see commit ). Originally ecclesiastical; the military sense of "official in charge of supply of food, stores, transport" dates to late 15c. Hence "storeroom" (1882) and "dining room in a larger facility
• commissariat 英文词源 commissariat (n.) c. 1600, in Scottish law, "commissary court," from French commissariat , from Medieval Latin *commissariatus , from commissarius (see commissary ). Military use is from 1779. In reference to the USSR, "ministry," from 1918. 中文词源 commissariat ：军需处 com-, 强调。-miss, 派遣，词源同mission. 用于军事用语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• commissar 英文词源 commissar (n.) 1918, from Russian komissar , from German Kommissar "commissioner," from French, ultimately from Medieval Latin commissarius (see commissary ). 中文词源 commissar ：（尤指旧时苏联的）政治委员，政委 com-, 强调。-miss, 派遣，词源同mission.用于俄语，即派到军队的政治人员，思想指导员。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• commiserate 英文词源 commiserate (v.) c. 1600, from Latin commiseratus , past participle of commiserari "to pity, bewail" (see commiseration ). Related: Commiserated ; commiserating . An Old English loan-translation of commiserate was efensargian . 中文词源 commiserate ：同情 com-, 强调。-miser, 可怜，见miserable. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： commiserate 词源， c
• commingle 英文词源 commingle (v.) 1620s, from com- + mingle . See comingle . Related: Commingled ; commingling . 中文词源 commingle ：混合 com-, 强调。-mingle, 混合，词源同among. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： commingle 词源， commingle 含义。
• commercial 英文词源 commercial (adj.) 1680s, "pertaining to trade," from commerce + -al (1). Meaning "paid for by advertisements" (in reference to radio, TV, etc.) is from 1932; meaning "done for the sake of financial profit" (of art, etc.) is from 1871. Related: Commercially . commercial (n.) "an advertisement broadcast on radio or TV," 1935, from commercial (adj.). 中文词源 commercial ：商业的
• commentary 英文词源 commentary (n.) 1530s, from Middle French commentaire , or directly from Latin commentarius "notebook, annotation; diary, memoir," noun use of adjective, "relating to comments," from commentum (see comment (n.)). Perhaps the Latin noun is short for volumen commentarium . Originally in English as an adjective (early 15c.). 中文词源 commentary ：评论的，实况报道 来自comme
• comment 英文词源 comment comment: [15] In Latin, a commentum was originally ‘something invented or devised’. It was derived from the verb comminiscī ‘devise, contrive by thought’, a compound formed from the prefix com - ‘with’ and a base * men - (this also produced Latin mens and mentiō , source respectively of English mental and mention ). It was used in the 7th century by the Spanish t
• commensurate 英文词源 commensurate commensurate: see measure commensurate (adj.) 1640s, from Late Latin commensuratus , from Latin com- "with" (see com- ) + Late Latin mensuratus , past participle of mensurare "to measure," from mensura (see measure (v.)). 中文词源 commensurate ：相匹配的 com-, 强调。-mens,测量，词源同mode, measure. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： c
• commensal 英文词源 commensal (n.) "one who eats at the same table" (as another), c. 1400, from Old French commensal (15c.), from Medieval Latin commensalis , from com- "together" (see com- ) + mensa (genitive mensalis ) "table" (see mesa ). Biological sense attested from 1870. 中文词源 commensal ：共栖 com-, 强调。-mensa, 桌子，见mesa.原指一张桌子上吃饭的人。 该词的英语词源
• commend 英文词源 commend (v.) mid-14c., comenden , from Latin commendare "to commit to the care or keeping (of someone), to entrust to; to commit to writing;" hence "to set off, render agreeable, praise," from com- , intensive prefix (see com- ), + mandare "to commit to one's charge" (see mandate (n.)). In some senses, a shortening of recommend . Related: Commended ; commending . 中文词源 commend ：
• commencement 英文词源 commencement (n.) late 13c., "beginning," from Old French comencement "beginning, start" (Modern French commencement ), from comencier (see commence ). Meaning "school graduation ceremony" attested by 1850, American English. (Sense "entrance upon the privileges of a master or doctor in a university" is from late 14c.) I know what you are thinking of -- the class members grouped in a s
• commence 英文词源 commence (v.) c. 1300, from Old French comencier "to begin, start" (10c., Modern French commencer ), from Vulgar Latin *cominitiare , originally "to initiate as priest, consecrate," from Latin com- "together" (see com- ) + initiare "to initiate," from initium (see initial (adj.)). Spelling with double -m- began in French and was established in English by 1500. Related: Commenced ; com
• commemorate 英文词源 commemorate (v.) 1590s, from Latin commemoratus , past participle of commemorare "bring to remembrance" (see commemoration ). Related: Commemorated ; commemorates ; commemorating . 中文词源 commemorate ：纪念 com-, 强调。-memor, 记忆，见memory。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： commemorate 词源， commemorate 含义。 commemorate ：纪念，庆祝
• commedia dell'arte 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random desolate desolate: see sole 中文词源 commedia dellarte ：即兴喜剧 来自意大利语。字面意思即the art comedy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： commedia dellarte 词源， commedia dellarte 含义。
• commandment 英文词源 commandment (n.) late 13c., "an order from an authority," from Old French comandement "order, command," from Latin *commandamentum , from *commandare (see command (v.)). Pronounced as four syllables until 17c. Of þe x commandements ... þe first comondement is þis, O God we ssul honuri [c. 1280] 中文词源 commandment ：诫律 来自command, 命令。后用于宗教术语。 该词
• commandeer 英文词源 commandeer (v.) 1881, from Dutch (especially Afrikaans) kommandeeren "to command" (for military service), from French commander (see command (v.)). Related: Commandeered ; commandeering . 中文词源 commandeer ：强征 来自command, 命令。后用于军事术语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： commandeer 词源， commandeer 含义。 commandeer ：强占，
• command 英文词源 command command: [13] Ultimately, command and commend are the same word. Both come from Latin compound verbs formed from the intensive prefix com - and the verb mandāre ‘entrust, commit to someone’s charge’ (from which we get mandate ). In the classical period this combination produced commendāre ‘commit to someone’s charge, commend, recommend’, which passed into English
• comma 英文词源 comma comma: [16] Greek kómma meant literally ‘piece cut off, segment’. It derived from the verb kóptein ‘cut’, relatives of which include Russian kopje ‘lance’, source of the coin-name kopeck , and probably English capon . Kómma came to be applied metaphorically, as a technical term in prosody, to a small piece of a sentence, a ‘short clause’, a sense which it reta
• comic 英文词源 comic (adj.) late 14c., "of comedy in the dramatic sense," from Latin comicus "of comedy, represented in comedy, in comic style," from Greek komikos "of or pertaining to comedy," from komos (see comedy ). Meaning "intentionally funny" first recorded 1791, and comedic (1630s) has since picked up the older sense of the word. Speaking of the masters of the comedic spirit (if I call it, a
• comfort 英文词源 comfort comfort: [13] Comfort did not always have its present ‘soft’ connotations of physical ease, contentment, and well-being. Etymologically it means ‘make someone stronger’, and its original English sense was ‘encourage, support’ (this survives in such contexts as ‘give aid and comfort to the enemy’). It comes via Old French conforter from late Latin confortāre ‘
• comfit 英文词源 comfit comfit: see confetti comfit (n.) early 14c., "sugarplum," from Old French confit "preserved fruit," from Latin confectum , from confectionem (see confection ). 中文词源 comfit ：蜜饯 来自confection的变体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： comfit 词源， comfit 含义。
• comeuppance 英文词源 comeuppance (n.) also comeupance , 1859, presumably rooted in verbal phrase come up "present oneself for judgment before a tribunal" + -ance . 中文词源 comeuppance ：报应 来自短语come up。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： comeuppance 词源， comeuppance 含义。
• comet 英文词源 comet comet: [13] Comet means literally ‘the longhaired one’. Greek kómē meant ‘hair’, but it was also applied metaphorically to the tail of a comet, which was thought of as streaming out behind like a luxuriant head of hair being blown by the wind. Hence an astēr kométēs ‘longhaired star’ was the name given to a comet. Eventually the adjective kométēs came to stand
• comestible 英文词源 comestible comestible: see eat comestible (n.) 1837, "article of food," from French comestible (14c.), from Late Latin comestibilis , from Latin comestus , past participle of comedere "eat up, consume," from com- "thoroughly" (see com- ) + edere "to eat" (see edible ). It was attested earlier as an adjective (late 15c.) meaning "fit to eat" but seems to have fallen from use 17c., and
• comely 英文词源 comely comely: [13] Old English had an adjective cymlic ‘beautiful’ (no relation at all to come ), but this seems to have died out around the year 1000, and it is likely that comely , which first appears in the early 13th century, represents a reduced version of becomely , an adjective long since defunct of which there are a few records towards the end of the 12th century. This me
• come-hither 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random 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’. 中文词源 come-hither ：调情的 come, 来
• comedienne 英文词源 comedienne (n.) 1860, from French comédienne , fem. of comédien (see comedian ). 中文词源 comedienne ：女喜剧演员 来自comedy, 喜剧。-enne, 女性后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： comedienne 词源， comedienne 含义。
• comedian 英文词源 comedian (n.) 1580s, "comic poet," later (c. 1600) "stage actor in comedies," also, generally, "actor," from Middle French comédien , from comédie (see comedy ). Meaning "professional joke-teller, etc." is from 1898. 中文词源 comedian ：喜剧演员 来自comedy, 喜剧。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： comedian 词源， comedian 含义。
• come 英文词源 come come: [OE] Come is of course one of the basic words of English, and its history goes back to the language’s Indo-European roots. Here its distant ancestor was the base * gwem -, which also produced Greek baínein ‘go, walk’ (related to English base and basis ) and Latin venīre ‘come’ (source of a whole range of English words from adventure to venue ). The prehistoric G
• combust 英文词源 combust late 14c. as an adjective, "burnt," from Old French combust (14c.), from Latin combustus , past participle of combuere "to burn up, consume" (see combustion ). Also an astrological term for planets when near the sun. The verb is attested from late 15c. Related: Combusted ; combusting . 中文词源 combust ：开始燃烧 com-, 强调。-bust, 燃烧。 该词的英语词源请访
• combo 英文词源 combo (n.) 1929, U.S. slang, originally in entertainment (jazz groups, dance teams), short for combination . 中文词源 combo ：组合物，混合餐 来自combine, 组合。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： combo 词源， combo 含义。
• combine 英文词源 combine combine: [15] The notion underlying combine is simply ‘two together’. It comes, perhaps via French combiner , from late Latin combīnāre , a compound verb formed from Latin com - ‘together’ and bīnī ‘two at a time’; this Latin adverb was formed from the prefix bi - ‘twice’, and is the basis of English binary . = binary combine (n.) "machine that cuts, thresh
• combat 英文词源 combat combat: [16] Combat means literally ‘fight with’. It comes via French combattre from late Latin combattere , a compound verb formed from Latin com - ‘with’ and * battere , an assumed variant of Latin battuere ‘fight, beat’ (ultimate source of English abate , battle , and debate ). = abate , battle , debate combat (v.) 1560s, from Middle French combat (16c.), from Ol
• comb 英文词源 comb comb: [OE] Comb is an ancient word, which has been traced back to an Indo-European * gombhos . This appears to have signified ‘tooth’, for among its other descendants were Sanskrit jámbhas ‘tooth’ and Greek góphos ‘pin, tooth’. In prehistoric West and North Germanic it became * kambaz , which produced English comb , German kamm , and Dutch kam (probably borrowed int
• comatose 英文词源 comatose (adj.) 1755, from Latinized form of Greek komat- , comb. form of koma (genitive komatos ; see coma ) + -ose (1). Perhaps immediately from French comateux . Transferred sense of "lethargic" is from 1828. 中文词源 comatose ：昏迷的 来自coma, 昏迷。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： comatose 词源， comatose 含义。
• coma 英文词源 coma (n.1) state of prolonged unconsciousness, 1640s, from Latinized form of Greek koma (genitive komatos ) "deep sleep," which is of uncertain origin. A term for "coma" in Middle English was false sleep (late 14c.). coma (n.2) "head of a comet," 1765, from Latin coma , from Greek kome "hair of the head," which is of unknown origin. Earlier in English as a botanical term for a tuft of