英语词源

• carrel 英文词源 carrel (n.) 1590s, "study in a cloister," from Medieval Latin carula "small study in a cloister," which is of unknown origin; perhaps from Latin corolla "little crown, garland," used in various senses of "ring" (for example, a c. 1330 description of Stonehenge: "þis Bretons renged about þe feld, þe karole of þe stones beheld"); extended to precincts and spaces enclosed by rails, e
• carrefour 英文词源 carrefour (n.) late 15c., "place where four ways meet," from Old French carrefor (13c., quarrefour ), from Latin quadrifurcus "four-forked," from quatuor "four" (see four ) + furca "fork" (see fork (n.)). "Formerly quite naturalized, but now treated only as French" [OED]. Englished variant carfax is from Middle English carfourkes . 中文词源 carrefour ：家乐福超市 来自拉丁语
• carpool 英文词源 car-pool (n.) also carpool , 1942, American English, from car + pool (n.2). As a verb from 1962. Related: Carpooled ; carpooling . 中文词源 carpool ：拼车 来自car和pool的组合词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carpool 词源， carpool 含义。
• carpel 英文词源 carpel (n.) 1835, from Modern Latin carpellum (1817 in French), a diminutive form from Greek karpos "fruit" (also "returns, profit"), literally "that which is plucked," from PIE root *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest (n.)). 中文词源 carpel ：果实心皮 来自词根carp, 果实，来自PIE *sker, 砍，切，词源同harvest, shear. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• carpe diem 英文词源 carpe diem 1786, Latin, "enjoy the day," literally "pluck the day (while it is ripe)," an aphorism from Horace ("Odes" I.xi), from PIE *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest (n.)). 中文词源 carpe diem ：抓住机遇 拉丁短语。carpe, 抓住，来自PIE *sker, *kerp, 砍，切，收割，词源同harvest, shear. -diem, 天，词源同diurnal. 该词的英语词源请访
• carpal 英文词源 carpal (adj.) "of the wrist," 1743, from Modern Latin carpalis , from carpus "wrist" (see carpus ). Carpal tunnel syndrome attested by 1970, from carpal tunnel , the tunnel-like passage that carries nerves through the wrist. 中文词源 carpal ：腕骨 来自PIE *sker, 转，弯，词源同ring, curve. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carpal 词源， carpal 含义
• carousel 英文词源 carousel (n.) "merry-go-round," 1670s, earlier "playful tournament of knights in chariots or on horseback" (1640s), from French carrousel "a tilting match," from Italian carusiello , possibly from carro "chariot," from Latin carrus (see car ). A new and rare invencon knowne by the name of the royalle carousell or tournament being framed and contrived with such engines as will not only
• carotid artery 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random barbecue barbecue: [17] Barbecue originated in the language of the now extinct Taino people of the West Indies. It first emerges in the Haitian creole term barbacoa , which meant simply ‘wooden framework’ (used for other purposes than roasting meat – for example, as a bed). American Spanish adopted the word, and passed it
• carotene 英文词源 carotene (n.) hydrocarbon found in carrots and other plants, 1861, from German carotin , coined 1831 by German chemist H.W.F. Wackenroder (1789-1854) from Latin carota "carrot" (see carrot ) + German form of chemical suffix -ine (2), denoting a hydrocarbon. 中文词源 carotene ：胡萝卜素 来自carrot, 胡萝卜。-ene, 化学名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• carob 英文词源 carob (n.) 1540s, from French carobe , ultimately from Arabic kharrub "locust bean pod" (also in Persian as khirnub ), perhaps from Assyrian kharubu or Aramaic kharubha "carob tree, carob," related to Hebrew harubh . 中文词源 carob ：角豆树 词源同horn, 因角豆树豆荚形如角状而得名。该豆因其重量的稳定性，在古代常用来称量黄金或宝石。 该词的
• carnivore 英文词源 carnivore (n.) "flesh-eating animal," 1839, from French carnivore (16c.), from Latin carnivorus "flesh-eating" (see carnivorous ). 中文词源 carnivore ：食肉动物 carn, 肉。-vore, 吃，见herbivore. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carnivore 词源， carnivore 含义。
• carnelian 英文词源 carnelian (n.) "red variety of chalcedony," variant of cornelian , altered by influence of Latin carnem "flesh" because of its color. 中文词源 carnelian ：光玉髓 来自拉丁词cornus, 樱桃，同cherry. 因鲜红如樱桃而得名，拼写受词根carn（肉）影响俗化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carnelian 词源， carnelian 含义。
• carnation 英文词源 carnation (n.) " Dianthus Caryophyllus ," commonly also called "pink," herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to southern Europe and abundant in Normandy, 1530s, of uncertain origin. The early forms are confused; perhaps (on evidence of early spellings) it is a corruption of coronation , from the flower's being used in chaplets or from the toothed crown-like look of the petals. O
• carnage 英文词源 carnage (n.) c. 1600, from Middle French carnage (16c.), from Old Italian carnaggio "slaughter, murder," from Medieval Latin carnaticum "flesh," from Latin carnaticum "slaughter of animals," from carnem (nominative caro ) "flesh," originally "a piece of flesh," from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear (v.)). In English always used more of slaughters of men than beasts. Southey (
• carmine 英文词源 carmine carmine: see crimson carmine (n.) 1712, originally of the dyestuff, from French carmin (12c.), from Medieval Latin carminium , from Arabic qirmiz "crimson" (see kermes ). Form influenced in Latin by minium "red lead, cinnabar," a word said to be of Iberian origin. As an adjective from 1737; as a color name from 1799. 中文词源 carmine ：深红色 来自PIE *kwrmi, 虫。原指
• carjacking 英文词源 carjacking "The action of violently stealing an occupied car", 1990s: blend of car and hijacking. 中文词源 carjacking ：劫车 car,汽车。-jack, 抢劫，由hijack引申出来的后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carjacking 词源， carjacking 含义。
• carillon 英文词源 carillon carillon: see quarter carillon (n.) 1775, from French carillon , which, according to French sources, is from Old French carignon "set of four bells," an alteration of quarregon , from Vulgar Latin *quadrinionem , from Latin quaternionem "set of four," from quater "four times," from PIE *kwetrus , from root *kwetwer- "four" (see four ). 中文词源 carillon ：大钟 本义为四
• caries 英文词源 caries (n.) 1630s, from Latin caries "rottenness, decay," from Proto-Italic *kas- , usually said to be from PIE root *kere- "to injure, break apart" (cognates: Greek ker "death, destruction," Old Irish krin "withered, faded"). Related: Carious . But de Vaan writes that "semantically, caries may just as well belong to careo cared 'to lack' as 'defect, state of defectiveness' ...." 中文
• Caribbean 英文词源 Caribbean from Carib , indigenous people's name for themselves, + -ean . 中文词源 Caribbean ：加勒比海地区 来自加勒比海土著语言，义为勇敢的男人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Caribbean 词源， Caribbean 含义。
• cargo 英文词源 cargo cargo: see charge cargo (n.) 1650s, "freight loaded on a ship," from Spanish cargo "burden," from cargar "to load, impose taxes," from Late Latin carricare "to load on a cart" (see charge (v.)). South Pacific cargo cult is from 1949. Cargo pants attested from 1977. 中文词源 cargo ：货物 来自拉丁词carricare, 装载，词源同car, charge. 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• caret 英文词源 caret (n.) "mark in writing to show where something is to be inserted," 1680s, from Latin caret "there is lacking," 3rd person singular indicative of carere "to lack" (see caste ). 中文词源 caret ：补字号 来自PIE *sker, 砍，切，词源同caries,shear. 即小切口。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： caret 词源， caret 含义。
• careless 英文词源 careless (adj.) Old English carleas "free from anxiety; unconcerned," from care (n.) + -less ; a compound probably from Proto-Germanic. Original senses extinct by mid-17c.; main modern meaning "not paying attention, inattentive, not taking due care" is first recorded 1560s (in carelessly ). 中文词源 careless ：粗心的 care, 关心。-less, 否定词缀。 该词的英语词源请
• career 英文词源 career career: [16] Originally, a career was a ‘road or racetrack for vehicles’. Its ultimate source was Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’ (from which we get car ), which produced the Vulgar Latin derivative * carāria ‘track for wheeled vehicles’. This passed into English via Provençal carreira , Italian carriera , and French carrière . Its earliest meaning was ‘racecour
• careen 英文词源 careen careen: [16] Careen comes ultimately from carīna , the Latin word for a ‘nutshell’, which is related to Greek káruon ‘nut’ and Sanskrit kárakas ‘coconut’. The idea of a ‘nut’ as a metaphor for a ‘boat’ is a fairly obvious one ( shell is similarly used for a ‘rowing boat’), and the Latin word came to be used for a ‘ship’s keel’, the raised seam o
• care 英文词源 care care: [OE] Care goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Indo-European * gar -, source of a wide range of words in other Indo-European languages, two of which, garrulous and slogan , have also reached English. In the case of care , the route was via Germanic * karō , which reached Old English as caru . The related adjective from the same source is chary [OE], which originally meant
• cardiovascular 英文词源 cardiovascular (adj.) 1879, from cardio- + vascular . Cardiovascular system is recorded by 1918. 中文词源 cardiovascular ：心血管的 card, 心脏。-vas, 管，容器，词源同vase, vessel. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cardiovascular 词源， cardiovascular 含义。
• cardiology 英文词源 cardiology (n.) 1847, from cardio- + -logy . Cardiologist attested from 1885. 中文词源 cardiology ：心脏病学 card, 心脏。-logy, 学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cardiology 词源， cardiology 含义。 cardiology ：心脏病学  词根词缀： -card-心(脏) + -io- + -logy…学(科)
• cardiac 英文词源 cardiac cardiac: see heart cardiac (adj.) c. 1600, from French cardiaque (14c.) or directly from Latin cardiacus , from Greek kardiakos "pertaining to the heart," from kardia "heart," from PIE root *kerd- (1) "heart" (see heart (n.)). Cardiac arrest is attested from 1950. Greek kardia also could mean "stomach" and Latin cardiacus "pertaining to the stomach." This terminology continues
• cardamom 英文词源 cardamom (n.) 1550s, from French cardamome , from Latin cardamomum , from Greek kardamomon , from kardamon "cress" (which is of unknown origin) + amomon "spice plant." The word was in English from late 14c. in Latin form. 中文词源 cardamom ：豆寇干籽 词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cardamom 词源， cardamom 含义。
• card 英文词源 card card: [16] English borrowed card from French carte , for some unknown reason changing t to d in the process. The French word (source also of English carton ) came from Latin charta , which originally denoted ‘leaf of the papyrus plant’; and since papyrus leaves were used for making paper, the word in due course came to mean ‘paper’ (Latin charta also gave English chart an
• carcinoma 英文词源 carcinoma carcinoma: see cancer carcinoma (n.) "malignant tumor," 1721, from Latin carcinoma , from Greek karkinoma "a cancer," from karkinos "cancer," literally "crab" (see cancer ) + -oma . 中文词源 carcinoma ：癌 carcin, 癌，同cancer, 字母r,n音变。-oma, 块，见sarcoma. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carcinoma 词源， carcinoma 含义。
• carcass 英文词源 carcass carcass: [14] English first acquired this word from Anglo-Norman carcois , and early forms were carcays and carcoys . Spellings similar to modern English carcass begin to emerge in the 16th century, and may be due to reborrowing from French carcasse , to association with the noun case ‘container’, which meant ‘body’ in the 16th century, or to a combination of both. The
• carburetor 英文词源 carburetor (n.) device to enhance a gas flame, 1866, from carburet "compound of carbon and another substance" (1795, now displaced by carbide ), also used as a verb, "to combine with carbon" (1802); from carb- , comb. form of carbon , + -uret , an archaic suffix formed from Modern Latin -uretum to parallel French words in -ure . Motor vehicle sense is from 1896. 中文词源 carbureto
• carbuncle 英文词源 carbuncle carbuncle: [13] Etymologically, a carbuncle is a ‘small piece of coal’. It comes ultimately from Latin carbunculus , a diminutive form of carbō ‘coal’ (source of English carbon ). This reached English via Old French carbuncle . The Latin word had two main metaphorical meanings, based on the idea of a glowing coal: ‘red gem’ and ‘red inflamed spot’, both of w
• carboy 英文词源 carboy (n.) "large globular bottle covered with basketwork," 1753, probably ultimately from Persian qarabah "large flagon." 中文词源 carboy ：大瓶 来自波斯语qarabah, 大瓶子。拼写受英语car和 boy影响俗化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carboy 词源， carboy 含义。
• Carborundum 英文词源 Carborundum (n.) silicon carbide used as an abrasive, (reg. trademark U.S. June 21, 1892, by Carborundum Co. of Monongahela City, Pa.), from carbon + corundum . 中文词源 Carborundum ：碳化硅 来自carbon和corundum（金刚砂）的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Carborundum 词源， Carborundum 含义。
• carboniferous 英文词源 Carboniferous (adj.) 1830 with reference the geological period, from a word formed in English in 1799 to mean "coal-bearing," from Latin carbo (genitive carbonis ) "coal" (see carbon ) + -ferous "producing, containing, bearing," from ferre "to bear" (see infer ). The great coal beds of Europe were laid down during this period. As a stand-alone noun (short for Carboniferous Period ) fr
• caronate 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random aghast aghast: [13] Aghast was originally the past participle of a verb, agasten ‘frighten’, which in turn was based on the Old English verb gǣstan ‘torment’. The spelling with gh did not finally become established until the 18th century, and in fact aghast was the last in a series of etymologically related words in the
• carbon 英文词源 carbon carbon: [18] The notion underlying carbon is probably that of ‘burning’; it has been tentatively traced back to a base * kar - ‘fire’. The word’s immediate source was French carbone , coined in the 1780s on the basis of Latin carbō ‘coal, charcoal’ (supplementing an earlier borrowing charbon ‘coal, charcoal’). It is not certain whether char and charcoal are r
• carbolic 英文词源 carbolic (adj.) 1836, from carb- , comb. form of carbon + -ol "oil" + -ic . 中文词源 carbolic ：石碳酸 来自词根carb, 碳，见carbon. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： carbolic 词源， carbolic 含义。
• carbine 英文词源 carbine (n.) short rifle, 1580s, from French carabine (Middle French carabin ), used of light horsemen and also of the weapon they carried, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Medieval Latin Calabrinus "Calabrian" (i.e., "rifle made in Calabria"). A less-likely theory (Gamillscheg, etc.) connects it to Old French escarrabin "corpse-bearer during the plague," literally (probably) "carrio
• caraway 英文词源 caraway caraway: [14] The ultimate source of caraway is probably Greek káron ‘cumin’ (caraway and cumin seeds are very similar). Arabic borrowed the word as alkarāwiyā ‘the cumin’, and it subsequently diverged along different branches. Borrowed into medieval Latin it became carvi , which was the source of carvy , the Scottish word for ‘caraway’ since the 17th century. T
• caravansera 英文词源 caravanserai (n.) 1590s, carvanzara , "Eastern inn (with a large central court) catering to caravans," ultimately from Persian karwan-sarai , from karwan (see caravan ) + sara'i "palace, mansion; inn," from Iranian base *thraya- "to protect" (see seraglio ). 中文词源 caravansera ：旅行车队 caravan, 旅行拖车。-sera, 旅馆，住所。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• caravan 英文词源 caravan caravan: [16] Caravans have no etymological connection with cars, nor with char-a-bancs. The word comes ultimately from Persian kārwān ‘group of desert travellers’, and came into English via French caravane . Its use in English for ‘vehicle’ dates from the 17th century, but to begin with it referred to a covered cart for carrying passengers and goods (basis of the sh
• carat 英文词源 carat carat: [16] The carat gets its name from the use of carob beans as standard weights for measuring the heaviness of small quantities. The Greek name for the elongated seed pod of the carob tree was kerátion , a derivative of kéras ‘horn’ (related to English horn ). This passed into Arabic as qīrāt , where it became formalized in a system of weights and measures as ‘four
• caramel 英文词源 caramel (n.) 1725, from French caramel "burnt sugar" (17c.), via Old Spanish caramel (modern caramelo ), ultimately from Medieval Latin cannamellis , traditionally from Latin canna (see cane (n.)) + mellis , genitive of mel "honey" (see Melissa ). But some give the Medieval Latin word an Arabic origin, or trace it to Latin calamus "reed, cane." 中文词源 caramel ：焦糖 来自拉丁
• car 英文词源 car car: [14] Car seems first to have been used as an independent term for a road vehicle powered by an internal-combustion engine in 1896, in the publication Farman’s Auto-Cars (the compounds autocar and motorcar are a year earlier). But the word is of course of far longer standing as a general term for a wheeled conveyance. It comes ultimately from an unrecorded Celtic * karros ,
• captive 英文词源 captive (adj.) late 14c., "imprisoned, enslaved," from Latin captivus "caught, taken prisoner," from captus , past participle of capere "to take, hold, seize" (see capable ). As a noun from c. 1400; an Old English noun was hæftling , from hæft "taken, seized." 中文词源 captive ：俘虏 来自词根cap, 抓，拿，握，见captive。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• captain 英文词源 captain captain: [14] Etymologically, a captain is someone who is at the ‘head’ of an organization, team, etc. It derives ultimately from late Latin capitāneus ‘chief’, a derivative of caput ‘head’, which came to English via Old French capitain . A parallel but earlier formation was chieftain , which also came from late Latin capitāneus , but along a different route, by
• capstone 英文词源 capstone (n.) also cap-stone , topmost stone in a construction, 1680s, from cap + stone (n.). Earliest use is figurative. 中文词源 capstone ：压顶石 来自cap和stone的复合词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： capstone 词源， capstone 含义。
• capstan 英文词源 capstan capstan: [14] Capstan is a borrowing from Old Provençal. There the word was cabestan . Its earlier form capestran was a derivative of capestre ‘rope, noose’, which came from Latin capistrum ‘halter’. This in turn came from capere ‘take’, a prolific source of English words, and related to English heave . = capture , heave capstan (n.) late 14c., from Old French cab
• capsize 英文词源 capsize (v.) 1780 (transitive); 1792 (intransitive), a nautical word of obscure origin, perhaps (as Skeat suggests) from Spanish capuzar "to sink by the head," from cabo "head," from Latin caput (see capitulum ). For sense, compare French chavirer "to capsize, upset," faire capot "capsize;" Provençal cap virar "to turn the head." Related: Capsized ; capsizing . 中文词源 capsize ：
• capsicum 英文词源 capsicum capsicum: see case Capsicum (n.) genus of pepper plants, 1660s, of unknown origin, a word said to have been chosen by French botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708); perhaps irregularly formed from Latin capsa "box" (see case (n.2)). 中文词源 capsicum ：辣椒 来自拉丁词capsa, 箱子，词源同case, capsule. 最终来自词根cap, 抓，拿，握，见capt
• capri pants 英文词源 Capri pants 1956 (said to have been designed c. 1948), from Capri , Italian island; so called perhaps because they were first popular in Capri, which was emerging as a European holiday destination about this time (compare Bermuda shorts ). 中文词源 capri pants ：卡普里裤，七分裤 Capri，意大利岛名，来自拉丁词caper，山羊。因该裤子流行于该岛而得名。
• Capricorn 英文词源 Capricorn zodiac sign, late Old English, from Latin Capricornus , literally "horned like a goat," from caper (genitive capri ) "goat" (see cab ) + cornu "horn," from PIE *ker- (1) "horn; head, uppermost part of the body" (see horn (n.)); a loan-translation of Greek Aigokheros , the name of the constellation. Extended 1894 to persons born under the sign. 中文词源 Capricorn ：摩羯座
• capricious 英文词源 capricious (adj.) 1590s, from French capricieux "whimsical" (16c.), from Italian capriccioso , from capriccio (see caprice ). Related: Capriciously ; capriciousness . 中文词源 capricious ：反复无常的，任性的 来自caprice. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： capricious 词源， capricious 含义。
• cappuccino 英文词源 cappuccino cappuccino: [20] Frothy coffee was given the name cappuccino in Italian from its supposed resemblance to the habit of Capuchin monks, which is the colour of lightly milked coffee. The Order of Friars Minor Capuchins, an independent branch of Franciscans, was founded in 1528. In emulation of St Francis they wear a pointed cowl, in Italian a cappuccio (from late Latin cappa ‘
• capon 英文词源 capon capon: [OE] Capon , a ‘castrated male chicken’, is probably literally a ‘cut cockerel’. The word comes via Anglo-Norman capun from Latin capō , which is probably ultimately derived from a word for ‘cut’ – Greek kóptein , for example – the underlying reference of course being to the cutting off of the unfortunate bird’s testicles. capon (n.) "a castrated cock,
• Caplet 英文词源 caplet "A coated oral medicinal tablet", 1930s: blend of capsule and tablet. 中文词源 Caplet ：胶囊 商标名，来自Capsule和tablet的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Caplet 词源， Caplet 含义。
• capitol 英文词源 Capitol (n.) "building where U.S. Congress meets," 1793 (in writings of Thomas Jefferson), from Latin Capitolium , temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome. Used earlier of Virginia state houses (1699). Its use in American public architecture deliberately evokes Roman republican imagery. With reference to the Roman citadel, it is recorded in English fro
• capitation 英文词源 capitation (n.) 1610s, "counting of heads," from Late Latin capitationem (nominative capitatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of a verb derived from caput "head" (see capitulum ). Meaning "levying of a poll tax" is from 1640s. 中文词源 capitation ：人头税 来自词根cap, 头，词源同captain. 即按人头收的税。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• capitalism 英文词源 capitalism (n.) 1854, "condition of having capital;" from capital (n.1) + -ism . Meaning "political/economic system which encourages capitalists" is recorded from 1872. 中文词源 capitalism ：资本主义的 来自capital, 资本。-ism, 抽象名词后缀，见Marxism. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： capitalism 词源， capitalism 含义。 capitalism ：资
• capercaillie 英文词源 capercaillie capercaillie: [16] The name of the capercaillie, a very large species of grouse, means literally ‘horse of the woods’ in Scots Gaelic. The Gaelic form of the word is capalcoille , a compound formed from capall ‘horse’ (probably borrowed from Latin caballus ‘horse’, source of English cavalier ) and coille ‘woods’. = cavalier 中文词源 capercaillie ：松鸡
• caper 英文词源 caper caper: Caper ‘jump about’ [16] and the edible caper [15] are two different words. The former is a shortening of capriole ‘leap’, now obsolete except as a technical term in horsemanship, which comes via early French capriole from Italian capriola , a derivative of the verb capriolare ‘leap’, which in turn was formed from capriolo ‘roebuck’; its ultimate source was
• caparison 英文词源 caparison (n.) 1570s, "cloth spread over a saddle," also "personal dress and ornaments," from Middle French caparasson (15c., Modern French caparaçon ), from Spanish caparazón , perhaps from augmentative of Old Provençal caparasso "a mantle with a hood," or Medieval Latin caparo , the name of a type of cape worn by women, literally "chaperon" (see chaperon ). Past participle adject
• capacitance 英文词源 capacitance (n.) 1893, from capacity + -ance . 中文词源 capacitance ：电容 来自词根cap, 持，握，抓。词源同accept, capture. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： capacitance 词源， capacitance 含义。
• capable 英文词源 capable capable: [16] In common with a wide range of other English words, from capture to recuperate , capable comes from Latin capere ‘take’, a relative of English heave . An adjective derived from the verb was Latin capāx ‘able to hold much’, from which English gets capacious [17] and capacity [15]. From its stem capāci - was formed the late Latin adjective capābilis , al
• cap 英文词源 cap cap: [OE] Old English cæppa came from late Latin cappa ‘hood’, source also of English cape ‘cloak’. The late Latin word may well have come from Latin caput ‘head’, its underlying meaning thus being ‘head covering’. = cappuccino , chapel , chaperone , képi cap (n.) late Old English cæppe "hood, head-covering, cape," from Late Latin cappa "a cape, hooded cloak" (s
• cantor 英文词源 cantor (n.) 1530s, "church song-leader," from Latin cantor "singer, poet, actor," agent noun from past participle stem of canere "to sing" (see chant (v.)). Applied in English to the Hebrew chazan from 1893. 中文词源 cantor ：领唱 来自词根cant, 唱，吟唱，见chant. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cantor 词源， cantor 含义。
• Cantopop 英文词源 Cantopop "A type of popular music combining Cantonese lyrics and Western disco music", 1990s: blend of Cantonese and pop 2 . 中文词源 Cantopop ：粤语流行歌 来自Canton和popular music的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Cantopop 词源， Cantopop 含义。
• cantonment 英文词源 cantonment (n.) 1756, "military quarters," from French cantonnement , from cantonner "to divide into cantons" (14c.), from canton (see canton ). Meaning "action of quartering troops" is from 1757. 中文词源 cantonment ：军队驻地 来自词根cant, 弯，转，角落，词源同decant, canteen. -on, 大词后缀。用于军事术语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• Cantonese 英文词源 Cantonese (n.) 1816, from Canton , former transliteration of the name of the Chinese region now known in English as Guangzhou . The older form of the name is from the old British-run, Hong Kong-based Chinese postal system. As an adjective from 1840. 中文词源 Cantonese ：广东话 来自19世纪早期广州开埠时外国人对广州的发音，而非广东。 该词的英语词源请
• canton 英文词源 canton canton: see cant canton (n.) 1530s, "corner, angle," from Middle French canton "piece, portion of a country" (13c.), from Italian (Lombard dialect) cantone "region," especially in the mountains, augmentative of Latin canto "section of a country," literally "corner" (see cant (n.2)). Originally in English a term in heraldry and flag descriptions; applied to the sovereign states
• cantilever 英文词源 cantilever (n.) 1660s, probably from cant (n.2) + lever , but earliest form (c. 1610) was cantlapper . First element also might be Spanish can "dog," architect's term for an end of timber jutting out of a wall, on which beams rested. Related: Cantilevered . 中文词源 cantilever ：悬臂 cant, 弯，转，角落，词源同decant, canton. -lever, 杠杆，操作杆。 该词的英语
• canticle 英文词源 canticle canticle: see chant canticle (n.) "short hymn," early 13c., from Latin canticulum "a little song," diminutive of canticum "song" (also a scene in Roman comedy enacted by one person and accompanied by music and dancing), from cantus (see chant (v.)). 中文词源 canticle ：圣歌 来自词根cant, 唱，吟唱，见chant. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• canteen culture 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random angina angina: see anguish 中文词源 canteen culture ：（警队内部的）陈旧不公正风气 因在餐厅吃饭时讨论各种小道消息而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： canteen culture 词源， canteen culture 含义。
• canteen 英文词源 canteen canteen: see cant canteen (n.) c. 1710, "store in a military camp," from French cantine "sutler's shop" (17c.), from Italian cantina "wine cellar, vault," which is perhaps another of the many meanings that were attached to Latin canto "corner;" in this case, perhaps "corner for storage." A Gaulish origin also has been proposed. Extended to "refreshment room at a military base,
• cantata 英文词源 cantata cantata: see chant cantata (n.) 1724, from Italian cantata , literally "that which is sung," past participle of cantare "to sing" (see chant (v.)). 中文词源 cantata ：康塔塔（宗教题材短小音乐作品） 来自词根cant, 唱，吟唱，词源同chant. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cantata 词源， cantata 含义。
• cantaloupe 英文词源 cantaloupe cantaloupe: [18] The cantaloupe melon was introduced into Europe from Armenia. The place where the newcomer was first cultivated is said to have been a former summer estate of the popes near Rome called Cantaluppi – whence the name. Both the name and the fruit had made their way to France by the 15th century, but neither seems to have arrived permanently in England until
• Cantabrigian 英文词源 Cantabrigian (adj.) "pertaining to Cambridge," 1540s, from Medieval Latin Cantabrigia (see Cambridge ) + -an . 中文词源 Cantabrigian ：剑桥大学的 来自Cambridge的拼写异化形式。cam, 弯，弯曲的河流，词源同cant. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Cantabrigian 词源， Cantabrigian 含义。
• canoodle 英文词源 canoodle (v.) "to indulge in caresses and fondling endearments" [OED], by 1850s, said to be U.S. slang, of uncertain origin. The earliest known sources are British, but they tend to identify the word as American. In the 1830s it seems to have been in use in Britain in a sense of "cheat" or "overpower." Related: Canoodled ; canoodling . 中文词源 canoodle ：亲吻爱抚 可能来自
• canonize 英文词源 canonize (v.) late 14c., "to place in the canon or calendar of saints," from Old French cannonisier and directly from Medieval Latin canonizare , from Late Latin canon "church rule" (see canon (n.1)). Related: Canonized ; cannonizing . 中文词源 canonize ：宣圣 来自canon, 准则，典范。即使成为圣人，典范。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ca
• canola 英文词源 canola (n.) "rapeseed," a euphemistic name coined 1978, supposedly involving Canada , where it was developed, and the root of oil (n.). 中文词源 canola ：芥花籽油 can, 同Canada. ol-, 油，词源同oil, petroleum. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： canola 词源， canola 含义。
• cannula 英文词源 cannula (n.) 1680s in surgical sense, from Latin cannula "small reed or pipe," diminutive of canna "reed, pipe" (see cane (n.)). 中文词源 cannula ：（输药等）插管 来自cane, 芦苇。-ula, 小词后缀。因形如小荒芜而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： cannula 词源， cannula 含义。
• cannon 英文词源 cannon cannon: English has two different words cannon , neither of which can for certain be connected with canon . The earlier, ‘large gun’ [16], comes via French canon from Italian cannone ‘large tube’, which was a derivative of canna ‘tube, pipe’, from Latin canna (source of English cane ). Cannon as in ‘cannon off something’ [19] is originally a billiards term, and
• cannibalize 英文词源 cannibalize (v.) 1798 (in Burke's memoirs), figurative, and meaning "be perverted into cannibalism," from cannibal + -ize . Meaning "take parts from one construction and use them in another" is from 1943, originally of military equipment. Related: Cannibalized ; cannibalizing . 中文词源 cannibalize ：拆用 来自cannibal的比喻义，即将一个机器的零部件拆做另一个机
• cannelloni 英文词源 cannelloni "Rolls of pasta stuffed with a meat or vegetable mixture", Italian, literally 'large tubes', from cannello 'tube'.Morecannon from Late Middle English:This large heavy piece of artillery derives its name from French canon , from Italian cannone ‘large tube’, from canna ‘cane, reed, tube’. Soldiers have been called cannon fodder, no more than material to be used up in
• cannabis 英文词源 cannabis (n.) 1798, "common hemp," from Cannabis , Modern Latin plant genus named (1728), from Greek kannabis "hemp," a Scythian or Thracian word. Also source of Armenian kanap' , Albanian kanep , Russian konoplja , Persian kanab , Lithuanian kanapes "hemp," and English canvas and possibly hemp . In reference to use of the plant parts as an intoxicant, from 1848. Related: Cannabic . 中
• canker 英文词源 canker (n.) late Old English cancer "spreading ulcer, cancerous tumor," from Latin cancer "malignant tumor," literally "crab" (see cancer ); influenced in Middle English by Old North French cancre "canker, sore, abscess" (Old French chancre , Modern French chancre ). The word was the common one for "cancer" until c. 1700. Also used since 15c. of caterpillars and insect larvae that eat
• canister 英文词源 canister (n.) late 15c., "basket," from Latin canistrum "wicker basket" for bread, fruit, flowers, etc., from Greek kanystron "basket made from reed," from kanna (see cane (n.)). It came to mean "metal receptacle" (1711) through influence of can (n.). As short for canister shot , it is attested from 1801, so called for its casing. 中文词源 canister ：小罐 词源同can, cane. 该词