英语词源

• caveat emptor 英文词源 caveat emptor Latin, literally "let the buyer beware;" see caveat and second element of exempt (adj.). 中文词源 caveat emptor ：买主购物自行小心 来自拉丁语。caveat, 词源同caution, 谨慎。emptor, 买主，来自词根em, 拿走，买，词源同example. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： caveat emptor 词源， caveat emptor 含义。
• cave 英文词源 cave cave: There are two English words cave which, despite their apparent similarity, are probably unrelated. The earlier, ‘underground chamber’ [13], comes via Old French cave from Latin cavea , a nominal use of the adjective cavus ‘hollow’ (source also of cavern [14], via Old French caverne or Latin caverna , and of cavity [16], from the late Latin derivative cavitās ). The
• Cavalier 英文词源 cavalier cavalier: [16] Etymologically, a cavalier is a ‘horseman’. The word comes via French cavalier from Italian cavaliere , which was derived from Latin caballus ‘horse’, either directly or via late Latin caballārius ‘horseman, rider’. From the beginning in English its connotations were not those of any old horserider, but of a mounted soldier or even a knight, and be
• cavalcade 英文词源 cavalcade cavalcade: [16] Originally, a cavalcade was simply a ride on horseback, often for the purpose of attack: in James I’s Counterblast to tobacco 1604, for example, we find ‘to make some sudden cavalcade upon your enemies’. By the 17th century this had developed to ‘procession on horseback’, and it was not long after that that the present-day, more general ‘processio
• cava 英文词源 cava "A Spanish sparkling wine made in the same way as champagne", Spanish. 中文词源 cava ：卡瓦酒 一种西班牙白葡萄酒。词源同cave, 即窖藏酒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cava 词源， cava 含义。
• caution 英文词源 caution caution: see show caution (n.) c. 1300, "bail, guarantee, pledge," from Old French caution "security, surety" (13c.), from Latin cautionem (nominative cautio ) "caution, care, foresight, precaution," noun of action from past participle stem of cavere "to be on one's guard" (see caveat ). The Latin sense re-emerged in English 16c.-17c. Meaning "word of warning" is from c. 1600.
• causeway 英文词源 causeway causeway: [15] Etymologically, a causeway is a road paved with limestone. In late Middle English, the word was causey way , causey coming via Anglo-Norman * cauce from Vulgar Latin * calciāta , an adjective derived from Latin calx ‘limestone’ (source also of English chalk , calcium , and calculate ). The simple form causey ‘causeway, path’ survived dialectally well i
• cause celebre 英文词源 cause célèbre "A controversial issue that attracts a great deal of public attention", Mid 18th century: French, literally 'famous case'. 中文词源 cause celebre ：广受争议的问题 法语短语。字面意思即celebrated cause, 出名的问题。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cause celebre 词源， cause celebre 含义。
• cause 英文词源 cause cause: [13] Cause comes via Old French cause from Latin causa , which as well as ‘reason’ meant ‘law-suit’; this was carried over into English legal language (it survives in terms such as cause-list ‘list of cases to be tried’) and its use in expressions like ‘plead someone’s cause’ led in the late 16th century to a more general application ‘goal or principle
• cauliflower 英文词源 cauliflower cauliflower: [16] Cauliflower is literally ‘flowered cabbage’. English probably borrowed and adapted the word from Italian cavoli fiori , plural of cavolo fiore ‘cabbage flower’. Cavolo came from late Latin caulus , a variant of Latin caulis ‘cabbage’. This word originally meant ‘stem’, but the notion ultimately underlying it is ‘hollow stem’, for it ca
• cauldron 英文词源 cauldron cauldron: [13] Etymologically, cauldrons are for heating not food but people. The word comes ultimately from Latin calidārium ‘hot bath’, which was a derivative of the adjective calidus ‘warm’ (related to English calorie , and, by a much more circuitous route, lee ‘sheltered area’ and probably lukewarm ). Among the descendants of calidārium were late Latin caldā
• catwalk T 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ludicrous ludicrous: see illusion 中文词源 catwalk T ：形台 来自cat和walk的组合词。因模特的舞步形如猫步而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catwalk T 词源， catwalk T 含义。
• catty-cornered 英文词源 catty-cornered (adj., adv.) 1838, earlier cater-cornered (1835, American English), from now-obsolete cater "to set or move diagonally" (1570s), from Middle French catre "four," from Latin quattuor (see four ). Compare carrefour . 中文词源 catty-cornered ：对角的 catty, 四，词源同cadre, four, quarter, 即四边形的，对角的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• catty 英文词源 catty (adj.) 1886, "devious and spiteful," from cat (n.) + -y (2). Slightly earlier was cattish . Meaning "pertaining to cats" is from 1902. Related: Cattily ; cattiness . 中文词源 catty ：搬弄事非的 来自cat的贬义用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catty 词源， catty 含义。
• cattery 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random garage garage: [20] As the motor-car age got under way at the start of the 20th century, a gap opened up in the lexicon for a word for ‘car-storage place’. English filled it in 1902 by borrowing French garage . The first references to it show that the term ( station was an early alternative) was originally applied to large c
• catsuit 英文词源 catsuit (n.) also cat-suit , 1960, from cat (n.) + suit (n.). 中文词源 catsuit ：女式紧身连衣裤 由cat和suit构成的组合词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catsuit 词源， catsuit 含义。
• catnap 英文词源 catnap (n.) also cat-nap , cat's nap , by 1823, from cat (n.) + nap (n.). A nap such as a cat takes. As a verb from 1859. 中文词源 catnap ：小睡 由cat和nap构成的组合词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catnap 词源， catnap 含义。
• catmint 英文词源 catnip (n.) 1712, American English, from cat (n.) + nip , from Old English nepte "catnip," from Latin nepta , name of an aromatic herb. The older name is Middle English catmint (mid-13c.). 中文词源 catmint ：猫薄荷 由cat和mint构成的组合词，因对猫有吸引力而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catmint 词源， catmint 含义。
• catkin 英文词源 catkin (n.) 1570s, from Dutch katteken "flowering stem of willow, birch, hazel, etc.," literally "kitten," diminutive of katte "cat" (see cat (n.)). So called for their soft, furry appearance. 中文词源 catkin ：柔荑花序 cat, 猫。-kin, 小词后缀。因似细软的猫毛而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catkin 词源， catkin 含义。
• cation 英文词源 cation (n.) 1834, from Greek kation "going down," neuter present participle of katienai "to go down," from kata "down" (see cata- ) + ienai "to go" (see ion ). Proposed by the Rev. William Whewell (1794-1866), English polymath, and published by English physicist Michael Faraday. 中文词源 cation ：阳离子 cata-, 向下。ion, 离子，来自拉丁词eo, 走，词源同exit(eo过去
• cathode 英文词源 cathode cathode: [19] The term cathode , meaning ‘negative electrode’, appears to have been introduced by the English philosopher William Whewell around 1834. It was based on Greek káthodos ‘way down’, a compound formed from katá - ‘down’ and hodós ‘way’ (also represented in exodus ‘way out’ and odometer ‘instrument for measuring distance travelled’, and pos
• catheter 英文词源 catheter (n.) c. 1600, from French cathéter , from Late Latin catheter "a catheter," from Greek katheter "surgical catheter," literally "anything let down," from stem of kathienai "to let down, thrust in," from kata "down" (see cata- ) + stem of hienai "to send" (see jet (v.)). Earlier was cathirum (early 15c.), directly from Medieval Latin. Related: Catheterization ; catheterized ;
• Catherine wheel 英文词源 Catherine wheel "A firework in the form of a flat coil which spins when fixed to something solid and lit", Late 16th century (as a heraldic term for a spiked wheel): named after St Catherine (see Catherine, St ), with reference to her martyrdom. 中文词源 Catherine wheel ：凯瑟琳车轮式焰火 来自4世纪基督教殉道者圣徒St.Catherine，因其在大转轮上“轮裂”而
• Cathay 英文词源 Cathay (n.) 1560s, poetic name for "China," from Medieval Latin Cataya , from Turkish Khitai , from Uighur Khitai , name of a Tatar dynasty that ruled Beijing 936-1122. 中文词源 Cathay ：契丹，国泰航空 来自契丹的英文名，在英语文化里指古中国，通常含有浪漫色彩，国泰航空的英文商标。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• catgut 英文词源 catgut (n.) 1590s, altered from kitgut , probably from obsolete kit (n.2) "fiddle" + gut (n.). It was made from the intestines of sheep. 中文词源 catgut ：羊肠线 cat, 来自kit的拼写误用，指一种弦乐器，词源同guitar. -gut, 肠。弦乐器通常为羊肠所制，猫肠是做不出好琴弦的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catgut 词源，
• catfish 英文词源 catfish (n.) 1610s, from cat (n.) + fish (n.). Probably so called for its "whiskers." 中文词源 catfish ：鲇鱼 由cat和fish构成的组合词。因其须形如猫的触须而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catfish 词源， catfish 含义。
• caterwaul 英文词源 caterwaul caterwaul: [14] The earliest known use of this word comes in Chaucer’s Wife of Bath’s Prologue 1386: ‘If the cat’s skin be slick and grey, forth she will, ere any day be dawned, to show her skin, and go a-caterwauling’. The first element of the word is generally accepted to be cat , while the second (in Middle English it was usually - wawe or - wrawe ) is presumabl
• categorical 英文词源 categorical (adj.) 1590s, as a term in logic, "unqualified, asserting absolutely," from Late Latin categoricus , from Greek kategorikos "accusatory, affirmative, categorical," from kategoria (see category ). General sense of "explicit, unconditional" is from 1610s. Categorical imperative , from the philosophy of Kant, first recorded 1827. Related: Categorically . 中文词源 categori
• catechism 英文词源 catechism catechism: [16] Etymologically, catechism is ‘teaching by the spoken word’. It is a derivative of catechize [15], which comes ultimately from the Greek verb katēkhein , a compound formed from the prefix katá - ‘thoroughly’ and the verb ēkhein ‘sound, resound’ (related to English echo ). Thus originally to ‘catechize’ someone was literally to ‘din’ inst
• catchpenny 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random perfect perfect: [13] Something that is perfect is etymologically ‘completely made’. The word comes via Old French parfit from Latin perfectus , the past participle of perficere ‘finish’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix per - ‘completely’ and facere ‘do, make’ (source of English fact , fashion , e
• catch 英文词源 catch catch: [13] Originally catch meant ‘chase, hunt’ (and in fact it is etymologically related to the English word chase ). However, it remarkably quickly moved on to be applied to the next logical step in the procedure, ‘capture’, and by the early 16th century ‘chase’ was becoming obsolete (although it remains the only sense of related words in other languages, such as
• catatonia 英文词源 catatonia (n.) 1888, from medical Latin catatonia ; replacing katatonia (1880s), which was formed directly from Greek kata- "down" (see cata- ) + tonos "tone" (see tenet ) + abstract noun ending -ia . 中文词源 catatonia ：紧张症 cata-, 向下。-ton, 拉，紧张，词源同tense, tone. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catatonia 词源， catatonia 含义。
• catarrh 英文词源 catarrh catarrh: [16] Etymologically, catarrh is ‘something that flows down’. It comes via French catarrhe and late Latin catarrhus from Greek katárrhous , a derivative of the verb katarrhein , a compound formed from the prefix katá - ‘down’ (as in cataract ) and the verb rhein ‘flow’ (a relative of English rheumatism and stream ). = diarrhoea , rheumatism , stream catar
• cataract 英文词源 cataract cataract: [15] Greek kataráktēs meant literally ‘swooping down, rushing down’; it was a derivative of the verb katarássein , a compound formed from the prefix katá - ‘down’ (which appears in a wide range of English words, including cataclysm , catalepsy , catalogue , catapult – literally ‘hurl down’ – and catastrophe ) and the verb rássein ‘strike’. H
• catapult 英文词源 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 appear until the latter part of the 19th century. Etymologic
• catamite 英文词源 catamite (n.) "boy used in pederasty," 1590s, from Latin Catamitus , corruption of Ganymedes , the name of the beloved cup-bearer of Jupiter (see Ganymede ). Cicero used it as a contemptuous insult against Antonius. 中文词源 catamite ：娈童 来自希腊神话人物Ganymede的拼写异化，原为特洛伊美少年，被主神宙斯看中成为宙斯的持杯童子，后指娈童。
• catamaran 英文词源 catamaran catamaran: [17] Catamaran is a word borrowed from the Tamil language of the southeast coast of India. It is a compound meaning literally ‘tied wood’, made up of kattu ‘tie’ and maram ‘wood, tree’. It was first recorded in English in William Dampier’s Voyages 1697: ‘The smaller sort of Bark-logs are more governable than the others … This sort of Floats are u
• catalyst 英文词源 catalyst (n.) "substance which speeds a chemical reaction but itself remains unchanged," 1902, formed in English (on analogy of analyst ) from catalysis . Figurative use by 1943. 中文词源 catalyst ：催化剂 来自catalyse，催化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catalyst 词源， catalyst 含义。
• catalyse 英文词源 catalyse (v.) variant spelling of catalyze (q.v.); for spelling, see -ize . Related: Catalysed ; catalysing . 中文词源 catalyse ：催化 cata-, 向下，强调。-lyse, 同lose,松开。即使松开的，起催化作用的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： catalyse 词源， catalyse 含义。
• catalogue 英文词源 catalogue (n.) early 15c., from Old French catalogue "list, index" (14c.), and directly from Late Latin catalogus , from Greek katalogos "a list, register, enrollment" (such as the katalogos neon , the "catalogue of ships" in the "Iliad"), from kata "down; completely" (see cata- ) + legein "to say, count" (see lecture (n.)). catalogue (v.) 1590s, "to make a catalogue;" see catalogue (
• catalepsy 英文词源 catalepsy (n.) late 14c., cathalempsia , from Medieval Latin catalepsia , from Late Latin catalepsis , from Greek katalepsis "a seizure, a seizing upon, a taking possession," from kataleptos "seized," from katalambanein "to seize upon," from kata- "down" (see cata- ) + lambanein "to take" (see analemma ). 中文词源 catalepsy ：僵住症 cata-, 向下。-lep, 抓住，词源同lemm
• catafalque 英文词源 catafalque catafalque: see scaffold catafalque (n.) 1640s, from French catafalque (17c.), from Italian catafalco "scaffold," from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum , from Greek kata- "down" (see cata- ), used in Medieval Latin with a sense of "beside, alongside" + fala "scaffolding, wooden siege tower," a word said to be of Etruscan origin. The Medieval Latin word also yielded Old French chaf
• catacombs 英文词源 catacomb (n.) usually catacombs , from Old English catacumbas , from Late Latin (400 C.E.) catacumbae (plural), originally the region of underground tombs between the 2nd and 3rd milestones of the Appian Way (where the bodies of apostles Paul and Peter, among others, were said to have been laid), origin obscure, perhaps once a proper name, or dissimilation from Latin cata tumbas "at t
• catabolism 英文词源 catabolism (n.) 1876, katabolism , "destructive metabolism," from Greek katabole "a throwing down" (also "a foundation"), from kataballein "to throw down," from kata- "down" (see cata- ) + ballein "to throw" (see ballistics ). Barnhart says probably formed in English on the model of metabolism . Spelling Latinized from 1889. 中文词源 catabolism ：分解代谢 cata-, 向下。-bal
• casus belli 英文词源 casus belli (n.) 1849, from Latin casus "case" (see case (n.1)) + belli , genitive of bellum "war" (see bellicose ). An act justifying war. 中文词源 casus belli ：交战理由 拉丁短语。字面意思即 belligerent case, 带来战争的情况。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： casus belli 词源， casus belli 含义。
• cat 英文词源 cat cat: [OE] The word cat seems to have appeared on the European scene, in the form of Latin catta or cattus , around 1000 AD (the previous Latin word was fēlēs , source of English feline ). No one is completely sure where it came from (although given the domestic cat’s origins in Egypt, it is likely to have been an Egyptian word), but it soon spread north and west through Europe
• casuistry 英文词源 casuist (n.) c. 1600, "one who studies and resolves cases of conscience," from French casuiste (17c.) or Spanish casuista (the French word also might be from Spanish), Italian casista , all from Latin casus (see case (n.1)) in its Medieval Latin sense "case of conscience." Often since 17c. in a sinister or contemptuous sense. Related: Casuistic ; casuistical ; casuistically ; casuistr
• casualty 英文词源 casualty (n.) early 15c., "chance, accident; incidental charge," from casual (adj.) on model of royalty , penalty , etc. Casuality had some currency 16c.-17c. but is now obsolete. Meaning "losses in numbers from a military or other troop" is from late 15c. Meaning "an individual killed, wounded, or lost in battle" is from 1844. 中文词源 casualty ：伤者，遇难者 来自词根c
• castrate 英文词源 castrate (v.) 1610s (implied in castrated ), back-formation from castration (q.v.), or from Latin castratus , past participle of castrare . The figurative sense is attested earlier (1550s). Related: Castrating . 中文词源 castrate ：阉割 来自PIE *kes, 砍，切，进一步来自PIE*sek, 词源同saw, segment。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： castrate 词源
• castor oil 英文词源 castor oil "A pale yellow oil obtained from castor beans, used as a purgative, a lubricant, and in manufacturing oil-based products", Mid 18th century: perhaps so named because it succeeded castor 2 in medicinal use. 中文词源 castor oil ：蓖麻油 因蓖麻油具有与海狸分泌物类似的药物作用而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： castor o
• castor 英文词源 castor castor: There are two distinct words castor in English. The older originally meant ‘beaver’ [14], and was early used with reference to a bitter pungent substance secreted by glands near the beaver’s anus, employed in medicine and perfumery. The term castor oil [18] probably comes from the use of this oil, derived from the seed of a tropical plant, as a substitute for cast
• castle 英文词源 castle castle: [11] Castle was one of the first words borrowed by the English from their Norman conquerors: it is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon chronicle only nine years after the battle of Hastings. It comes via Anglo-Norman castel from Latin castellum , a diminutive form of castrum ‘fort’ (which was acquired by Old English as ceaster , and now appears in English place-names as -
• caster sugar 英文词源 caster sugar "Finely granulated white or pale golden sugar", Mid 19th century: so named because it was suitable for use in a castor (see castor 1 (sense 2) ). 中文词源 caster sugar ：精炼糖 来自cast, 弯，转，摇，选择。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： caster sugar 词源， caster sugar 含义。
• caster 英文词源 caster (n.1) "person or thing that casts," late 14c. (also sometimes castor ), agent noun from cast (v.). Meaning "pepper shaker, small perforated container" is from 1670s, on notion of "throwing." caster (n.2) "wheel and swivel attached to furniture," 1748, agent noun from cast (v.) in the old sense of "turn." Also sometimes castor . 中文词源 caster ：小脚轮 来自cast, 弯，转
• castellated 英文词源 castellated (adj.) "furnished with turrets and battlements," 1670s, from Medieval Latin castellatus "built like a castle," past participle of castellare "to fortify as a castle," from Latin castellum "fort" (see castle (n.)). Related: Castellation . 中文词源 castellated ：有城堡的 来自castle, 城堡。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： castellated 词源，
• castaway 英文词源 castaway (n.) late 15c., "one who is rejected," from the verbal phrase (c. 1300, literal and figurative), from cast (v.) + away (adv.). Specific sense "one adrift at sea" is from 1799. The adjective is first recorded 1540s. 中文词源 castaway ：荒岛求生者 来自cast和away的组合词，即被遗弃的，特指被流落荒岛的人，参照电影《荒岛求生》。 该词的英
• castanets 英文词源 castanets "Small concave pieces of wood, ivory, or plastic, joined in pairs by a cord and clicked together by the fingers as a rhythmic accompaniment to Spanish dancing", Early 17th century: from Spanish castañeta , diminutive of castaña , from Latin castanea 'chestnut'. 中文词源 castanets ：响板 来自chestnut, 原指一种用栗子做的打击乐器。 该词的英语词源请
• cassowary 英文词源 cassowary (n.) 1610s, via French or Dutch, from Malay kasuari . 中文词源 cassowary ：鹤鸵 来自马来语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cassowary 词源， cassowary 含义。
• cassoulet 英文词源 cassoulet "A French stew made with meat (typically pork, goose, and duck) and beans", French, diminutive of dialect cassolo 'stew pan', from Old Provençal cassa 'pan'; related to casserole. 中文词源 cassoulet ：法式锅菜 来自法语，义为炖锅，词源同kettle. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cassoulet 词源， cassoulet 含义。
• cassock 英文词源 cassock cassock: [16] Etymologically, a cassock is probably a cloak worn by a Cossack ; the two words appear to be ultimately identical. Cassock , which originally meant simply ‘cloak’ or ‘long coat’ (its current application to clergymen’s tunics arose in the 17th century), comes via French casaque from Italian casacca . It has been conjectured that this was a descendant of
• cassette 英文词源 cassette (n.) 1793, "little box," from French cassette , from Middle French casset , diminutive of Old North French casse "box" (see case (n.2)). Meaning "magnetic tape recorder cartridge" is from 1960. 中文词源 cassette ：磁带 来自case, 箱子。-ette, 小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cassette 词源， cassette 含义。 cassette ：盒式
• casserole 英文词源 casserole (n.) 1706, "stew pan," from French casserole "sauce pan" (16c.), diminutive of Middle French casse "pan" (14c.), from Provençal cassa "melting pan," from Medieval Latin cattia "pan, vessel," possibly from Greek kyathion , diminutive of kyathos "cup for the wine bowl." Originally the pan, since c. 1930 also of the dishes cooked in it, via cookery phrases such as en casserole
• cassava 英文词源 cassava (n.) 1560s, from French cassave , Spanish casabe , or Portuguese cassave , from Taino (Haiti) caçabi . Earlier in English as cazabbi (1550s). 中文词源 cassava ：木薯淀粉 来自加勒比海海地语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cassava 词源， cassava 含义。
• casket 英文词源 casket (n.) mid-15c., "small box for jewels, etc.," possibly a diminutive of English cask with -et , or from a corruption of Middle French casset (see cassette ). Meaning "coffin" is American English, probably euphemistic, attested by 1832. Caskets! a vile modern phrase, which compels a person ... to shrink ... from the idea of being buried at all. [Hawthorne, "Our Old Home," 1863] 中文
• cask 英文词源 cask (n.) mid-15c., from Middle French casque "cask; helmet," from Spanish casco "skull, cask, helmet," originally "potsherd," from cascar "to break up," from Vulgar Latin *quassicare , frequentative of Latin quassare "to shake, shatter" (see quash ). The sense evolution is unclear. 中文词源 cask ：小木桶，酒桶 可能来自case, 箱子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• cashmere 英文词源 cashmere (n.) 1680s, "shawl made of cashmere wool," from the old spelling of Kashmir , Himalayan kingdom where wool was obtained from long-haired goats. As a name for this kind of woolen fabric, favored for shawls, etc., it is attested from 1822. 中文词源 cashmere ：克什米尔羊毛 来自Kashmir的旧式拼写，印巴冲突地带，知名的高质量羊毛产地。 该词的英
• cashier 英文词源 cashier (n.) "person in charge of money," 1590s, from Middle French caissier "treasurer," from caisse "money box" (see cash (n.)). The immediate source of the English word might be Middle Dutch kassier . cashier (v.) "dismiss," 1590s, from Middle Dutch casseren , kaseeren "to cast off, discharge," from French casser "to discharge, annul," from Late Latin cassare "annul," from Latin ca
• cashew 英文词源 cashew (n.) 1703, a shortening of French acajou , from older Portuguese acajú from Tupi (Brazil) acajuba , name of the tree that produces the nut. 中文词源 cashew ：腰果 来自南美土著语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cashew 词源， cashew 含义。
• cash 英文词源 cash cash: [16] Cash originally meant ‘money-box’. English acquired it via French casse or Italian cassa from Latin capsa ‘box’ (source of English case ). It was not until the mid 18th century that this underlying sense died out, leaving the secondary ‘money’ (which had already developed before the word entered English). Cashier ‘person in charge of money’ [16] is a de
• case-sensitive 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random alive alive: [OE] Alive comes from the Old English phrase on life , literally ‘on life’. Līfe was the dative case of līf ‘life’; between two vowels f was pronounced /v/ in Old English, hence the distinction in modern English pronunciation between life and alive . = life 中文词源 case-sensitive ：能区分大小写的
• casement 英文词源 casement (n.) type of hinged sash-window that swings open like doors, early 15c., "hollow molding," probably a shortening of Old French dialectal enchassement "window frame" (Modern French enchâssement ), from en- "in," prefix forming verbs, + casse "case, frame" (see case (n.2)) + -ment . Or possibly from Anglo-Latin cassementum , from casse . The "window" sense is from 1550s in Eng
• case 英文词源 case case: [13] There are two distinct words case in English, both acquired via Old French from Latin and both members of very large families. Case ‘circumstance’ was borrowed from Old French cas , which in turn came from Latin cāsus ‘fall, chance’. This was formed from the base of the verb cadere ‘fall’. The progression of senses is from the concrete ‘that which falls’
• cascade 英文词源 cascade (n.) 1640s, from French cascade (17c.), from Italian cascata "waterfall," from cascare "to fall," from Vulgar Latin *casicare , frequentative of Latin casum , casus , past participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). cascade (v.) 1702, from cascade (n.). In early 19c. slang, "to vomit." Related: Cascaded ; cascading . 中文词源 cascade ：小瀑布 来自词根cad, 掉落
• Casanova 英文词源 Casanova (n.) "man of carnal adventures, connoisseur of seduction," 1888, from Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seignalt (1725-1798), the infamous debaucher. His name could be Englished as Jacob Jerome Newhouse, which is somewhat less romantic. 中文词源 Casanova ：浪荡公子 来自18世纪意大利冒险家Giacomo Casanova，因他在其自传里描述了他一生中放荡不羁的生
• caryatid 英文词源 caryatid (n.) "carved female figure used as a column," 1560s, from Middle French cariatide , from Latin caryatides , from Greek Karyatides (singular Karyatis ) "priestesses of Artemis at Caryae" (Greek Karyai ), a town in Laconia where dance festivals were held in Artemis' temple. Male figures in a like situation are Atlantes , plural of Atlas . 中文词源 caryatid ：女像柱 来自
• carvery 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ferment ferment: see fervent 中文词源 carvery ：烤肉馆 来自PIE *sker, 砍，切，刻，词源同graph ,shear ,scribe. -ery, 地名后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carvery 词源， carvery 含义。
• carve 英文词源 carve carve: [OE] Originally, carve meant simply ‘cut’. That sense died out in the 16th century, leaving the more specialized ‘cut or incise decoratively’ and later ‘cut up meat at table’. Related words in other Germanic languages, such as Dutch kerven , point to a prehistoric West Germanic * kerfan , which is probably ultimately linked to Greek gráphein ‘write’ (sour
• cartwheel 英文词源 cartwheel (n.) late 14c., "wheel of a cart," from cart (n.) + wheel (n.). Meaning "lateral somersault" is recorded from 1861; as a verb from 1907. Related: Cartwheeled ; cartwheeling . 中文词源 cartwheel ：车轮，侧手翻 来自cart和wheel的组合词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cartwheel 词源， cartwheel 含义。
• cartridge 英文词源 cartridge cartridge: see chart cartridge (n.) 1570s, cartage , corruption of French cartouche "a full charge for a pistol," originally wrapped in paper (16c.), from Italian cartoccio "roll of paper," an augmentative form of Medieval Latin carta "paper" (see card (n.)). The notion is of a roll of paper containing a charge for a firearm. The modern form of the English word is recorded f
• cartouche 英文词源 cartouche cartouche: see chart cartouche (n.) 1610s, "scroll-like ornament," also "paper cartridge," from French cartouche , the French form of cartridge (q.v.). Application to Egyptian hieroglyphics dates from 1830, on resemblance to rolled paper cartridges. 中文词源 cartouche ：古埃及象形文字图框 来自法语，cartridge的拼写原型。来自词根cart, 卡片，因古
• cartoon 英文词源 cartoon cartoon: [17] Cartoon comes via French carton from Italian cartone , which meant literally ‘strong heavy paper, pasteboard’ (it was a derivative of carta ‘paper’, which came from Latin charta , source also of English card , carton , chart , and charter ). Its meaning was in due course transferred to the preliminary sketches made by artists on such paper, the original a
• carton 英文词源 carton carton: see chart carton (n.) 1816, from French carton "pasteboard" (17c.), from Italian cartone "pasteboard," augmentative of Medieval Latin carta "paper" (see card (n.)). Originally the material for making paper boxes; extended 1906 to the boxes themselves. As a verb, from 1921. 中文词源 carton ：硬纸盒 来自词根cart, 卡片，词源同card, chart. 该词的英语词
• cartilage 英文词源 cartilage (n.) early 15c., from Middle French cartilage (16c.) and directly from Latin cartilaginem (nominative cartilago ) "cartilage, gristle," possibly related to Latin crates "wickerwork." 中文词源 cartilage ：软骨 可能来自PIE *sker, 围，转，编织，词源同cradle,coronet. 因骨软而命名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cartilage 词源，
• Cartesian 英文词源 Cartesian (adj.) 1650s, from Cartesius , Latinized form of the name of French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650), + -ian . 中文词源 Cartesian ：笛卡尔 来自17世纪法国数学家Rene Descartes。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Cartesian 词源， Cartesian 含义。
• carte blanche 英文词源 carte blanche (n.) 1707, blank paper, French, literally "white paper" (see card (n.) + blank (adj.)); figurative sense of "full discretionary power" is from 1766. 中文词源 carte blanche ：自由行使权 来自法语。字面意思为blank card, 即白纸，全权委托。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carte blanche 词源， carte blanche 含义。
• cart 英文词源 cart cart: [13] Old English had a word cræt ‘carriage’, which may, by the process known as metathesis (reversal of speech sounds), have produced the word which first appeared at the beginning of the 13th century as karte or carte . But a part must certainly also have been played by Old Norse kartr ‘cart’, and some have also detected the influence of Anglo-Norman carete , a di
• carsick 英文词源 carsick (adj.) also car-sick , 1908, on model of seasick , from car (n.) + sick (adj.). Related: Carsickness . 中文词源 carsick ：晕车 来自car和sick的组合词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carsick 词源， carsick 含义。
• carry 英文词源 carry carry: [14] For such a basic and common word, carry has a surprisingly brief history. It does not go back to some prehistoric Indo-European root, but was formed less than 1000 years ago in Anglo-Norman or Old Northern French, on the basis of carre or car (immediate source of English car ). The verb carier thus meant literally ‘transport in a wheeled vehicle’. This sense was
• carrot 英文词源 carrot (n.) 1530s, from Middle French carrotte , from Latin carota , from Greek karoton "carrot," probably from PIE *kre- , from root *ker- (1) "horn, head" (see horn (n.)); so called for its horn-like shape. Originally white-rooted and a medicinal plant to the ancients, who used it as an aphrodisiac and to prevent poisoning. Not entirely distinguished from parsnips in ancient times.
• carriage 英文词源 carriage carriage: [14] Carriage is literally ‘carrying’. It is an Old Northern French derivative of the verb carier , in the sense ‘transport in a vehicle’. At first it meant simply ‘conveyance’ in the abstract sense, but in the 15th century more concrete meaning began to emerge: ‘load, luggage’ (now obsolete) and ‘means of conveyance, vehicle’. By the 18th centur