英语词源

• animator 英文词源 animator (n.) 1630s, "one who enlivens or inspires," from Latin animator , agent noun from animare (see animate (v.)). Cinematographic sense is from 1919. 中文词源 animator ：赋予生气的人；动画片制作者，动画师  词根词缀： -anim-生命,呼吸 + -ator名词词尾,人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： animator 词源， animator 含义。
• animation 英文词源 animation (n.) 1590s, "action of imparting life," from Latin animationem (nominative animatio ) "an animating," noun of action from past participle stem of animare (see animate (v.)). Meaning "vitality" is from 1610s. Cinematographic sense is from 1912. 中文词源 animation ：生动；动画 词根词缀： -anim-生命 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• animated 英文词源 animated (adj.) 1530s, "alive," past participle adjective from animate (v.). Meaning "mentally excited" is from 1530s; "full of activity" from 1580s. The "moving pictures" sense is attested from 1895; of cartoons from 1897. Related: Animatedly . 中文词源 animated ：栩栩如生的，生气勃勃的，活跃的 词根词缀： -anim-生命 + -ate动词词尾 + -ed 该词的英语词
• animality 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random upbraid upbraid: [OE] Upbraid originally meant ‘throw something up against someone as a fault’. It was formed from up and the ancestor of modern English braid , which used to mean ‘throw’, amongst other things. The object of the verb was originally the ‘fault’; the shift of focus to the ‘person blamed’ began in t
• animalcule 英文词源 animalcule (n.) "very small animal," especially a microscopic one, 1590s, from Late Latin animalculum , diminutive of Latin animal (see animal (n.)). Related: Animalcular . 中文词源 animalcule ：微生物；微小的有机体 词根词缀： -anim-生命 + -al名词词尾 + -cule小 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： animalcule 词源， animalcule 含义。
• Anglo-Norman 英文词源 advantage advantage: [14] Advantage comes from Old French avantage , which was based on avant ‘before’; the notion behind its formation was of being ahead of others, and hence in a superior position. As with advance , the intrusive - d became established in the 16th century, on the analogy of words genuinely containing the Latin prefix ad -. The reduced form vantage actually preda
• Angle 英文词源 angle angle: There have been two distinct words angle in English. The older is now encountered virtually only in its derivatives, angler and angling , but until the early 19th century an angle was a ‘fishing hook’ (or, by extension, ‘fishing tackle’). It entered the language in the Old English period, and was based on Germanic * angg - (source also of German angel ‘fishing t
• ancestral 英文词源 ancestral (adj.) 1520s, from Old French ancestrel (Anglo-French auncestrel ), from ancestre (see ancestor ). Related: Ancestrally . 中文词源 ancestral ：祖辈的，祖上传下来的 词根词缀： an(ance-)前 + cest(-cess-)行走 + -or人 + -al 形容词词尾,...的,名词之后 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ancestral 词源， ancestral 含义。
• anarchism 英文词源 anarchism (n.) 1640s; see anarchy + -ism . 中文词源 anarchism ：无政府主义 词根词缀： an-无,不 + -arch-统治 + -ism名词词尾,主义 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： anarchism 词源， anarchism 含义。
• anarthrous 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random button button: [14] Button comes via Old French bouton from Vulgar Latin * botōne , a word connected with the verb * hottāre ‘thrust’ (from which ultimately English gets butt ‘hit with the head’). The underlying notion contained in button is thus of something which pushes up, thrusts itself outwards, rather like a bud
• anarchic 英文词源 anarchic (adj.) 1755, "chaotic, without order or rule," from Greek anarkhos "without head or chief" (see anarchy ) + -ic . Differentiated from anarchistic (1845) which tends to refer to the political philosophy of anarchism. An older word in this sense was anarchical (1590s). Anarchial is from 1710; Landor used anarchal (1824). 中文词源 anarchic ：无政府主义的，无法无天的
• analytically 英文词源 analytical (adj.) 1520s, from Medieval Latin analyticus (see analytic ) + -al (1). Related: Analytically . 中文词源 analytically ：以分析的方法或观点，分析地 词根词缀： analy(sis) + -tical形容词词尾 + -ly副词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： analytically 词源， analytically 含义。
• analytical 英文词源 analytical (adj.) 1520s, from Medieval Latin analyticus (see analytic ) + -al (1). Related: Analytically . 中文词源 analytical ：分析的，分解的，解析的 词根词缀： analy(sis) + -tical形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： analytical 词源， analytical 含义。
• analytic 英文词源 analytic (adj.) c. 1600, from Medieval Latin analyticus , from Greek analytikos "analytical," from analytos "dissolved" (see analysis ). 中文词源 analytic ：分析的，分解的，解析的 词根词缀： analy(sis) + -tic形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： analytic 词源， analytic 含义。
• analyst 英文词源 analyst (n.) 1650s, "mathematician skilled in algebraic geometry," from French analyste "a person who analyzes," from analyser (see analysis ). As a short form of psychoanalyst , attested from 1914. Greek analyter meant "a deliverer." 中文词源 analyst ：分析者，分析家 词根词缀： analy(sis) + -ist (i和y重复发音而去掉i)名词词尾,从事某项工作的人 该词的
• analysis 英文词源 analysis analysis: [16] The underlying etymological notion contained in analysis is of ‘undoing’ or ‘loosening’, so that the component parts are separated and revealed. The word comes ultimately from Greek análusis , a derivative of the compound verb analúein ‘undo’, which was formed from the prefix ana - ‘up, back’ and the verb lúein ‘loosen, free’ (related to
• analogue 英文词源 analogue (n.) 1826, "an analogous thing," from French analogue , from Greek analogon (itself used in English from c. 1810), from ana "up to" (see ana- ) + logos "account, ratio" (see lecture (n.)). Computing sense is recorded from 1946. 中文词源 analogue ：类似物；模拟 词根词缀： ana-类似 + -logu-说话 + -e 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： anal
• analog 英文词源 analog chiefly U.S. spelling of analogue (q.v.). 中文词源 analog ：模拟，类似物 词根词缀： ana-类似 + -log-说话 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： analog 词源， analog 含义。
• amplifier 英文词源 amplifier (n.) 1540s; agent noun from amplify . Electronic sense is from 1914; shortened form amp is from 1967. Alternative stentorphone (1921) did not catch on. 中文词源 amplifier ：扩大器，扩音机 词根词缀： -ampl-大,宽 + -i- + -fier名词词尾,表人或物 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： amplifier 词源， amplifier 含义。
• amplification 英文词源 amplification (n.) 1540s, "enlargement," from Latin amplificationem (nominative amplificatio ) "a widening, extending," noun of action from past participle stem of amplificare (see amplify ). Electronics sense is from 1915. 中文词源 amplification ：扩大，加大 词根词缀： -ampl-大,宽 + -i- + -fic-做 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• amorist 英文词源 amorist "A person who is in love or who writes about love", Late 16th century: from Latin amor or French amour 'love' + -ist. 中文词源 amorist ：情人；好色之徒；专写爱情小说的作家 词根词缀： -am-爱 + -or + -ist名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： amorist 词源， amorist 含义。
• amid 英文词源 amid (prep.) late 14c., from amidde (c. 1200), from Old English on middan "in the middle," from dative singular of midde "mid, middle" (see middle ); the phrase evidently was felt as "in (the) middle" and thus followed by a genitive case, and if this had endured we would follow it today with of . (See amidst for further evolution along this line). The same applies to equivalents in La
• amends 英文词源 amends (n.) early 14c., "restitution," collective singular, from Old French amendes "fine, penalty," plural of amende "reparation," from amender "to amend" (see amend ). 中文词源 amends ：赔罪，赔偿 词根词缀： a-离开 + mend错误 + -s 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： amends 词源， amends 含义。
• ambulation 英文词源 ambulation (n.) 1540s, from Latin ambulationem (nominative ambulatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of ambulare (see amble ). 中文词源 ambulation ：移动，周游 词根词缀： -ambul-行走 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ambulation 词源， ambulation 含义。
• ambulate 英文词源 ambulate (v.) 1620s, from Latin ambulatus , past participle of ambulare "to walk" (see amble ). Related: Ambulated ; ambulating . 中文词源 ambulate ：走动，移动 词根词缀： -ambul-行走 + -ate动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ambulate 词源， ambulate 含义。
• ambulant 英文词源 ambulant (adj.) 1610s, from Latin ambulantem (nominative ambulans ), present participle of ambulare (see amble ). Of diseases, denoting cases in which the patient may be up and around, by 1913. 中文词源 ambulant ：走动的，流动的  词根词缀： -ambul-行走 + -ant形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ambulant 词源， ambulant 含义。
• ambitious 英文词源 ambitious (adj.) late 14c., from Latin ambitiosus "going around to canvass for office," from ambitio (see ambition ). Related: Ambitiously . 中文词源 ambitious ：有雄心的，野心勃勃的 词根词缀： -amb-行走 + -it-行,走 + -i- + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ambitious 词源， ambitious 含义。 ambitious ：有目标的，
• amazing 英文词源 amazing (adj.) early 15c., "stupefactive;" 1590s, "dreadful;" present participle adjective from amaze . Sense of "wonderful" is recorded from 1704. Related: Amazingly . 中文词源 amazing ：使人惊叹(惊奇)的 词根词缀： amaze使惊奇(去掉e) + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： amazing 词源， amazing 含义。
• amatory 英文词源 amatory (adj.) 1590s, "pertaining to love" (especially sexual love), from Latin amatorius "loving," from amatus , past participle of amare (see Amy ). 中文词源 amatory ：恋爱的，色情的 词根词缀： -am-爱 + -atory形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： amatory 词源， amatory 含义。
• altitude 英文词源 altitude altitude: see old altitude (n.) late 14c., from Latin altitudinem (nominative altitudo ) "height, altitude," from altus "high" (see old ). 中文词源 altitude ：高度，海拔 词根词缀： -alt-高 + -i- + -tude名词后缀 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： altitude 词源， altitude 含义。
• altimetry 英文词源 altimetry (n.) 1690s, from Medieval Latin altimetria , from Latin alti- "high" (see old ) + Greek -metria (see -metry ). 中文词源 altimetry ：测高法；高度测量术 词根词缀： -alt-高 + -i-中缀 + -metr-计量仪表 + -y名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： altimetry 词源， altimetry 含义。
• alternatively 英文词源 bundle bundle: [14] Etymologically, bundle is ‘that which binds or is bound’. Like band , bend , bind , and bond , it can be traced back ultimately to an Indo-European base * bhendh - ‘tie’. The Germanic base * bund -, derived from this, produced Old English byndelle ‘binding’. There is no direct evidence to link this with the much later bundle , although the similarities
• alternative 英文词源 alternative (adj.) 1580s, "offering one or the other of two," from Medieval Latin alternativus , from Latin alternatus , past participle of alternare (see alternate (v.)). Meaning "purporting to be a superior choice to what is in general use" was current by 1970 (earliest reference is to the media). Alternative energy is from 1975. Related: Alternatively . alternative (n.) 1620s, in r
• alternately 英文词源 alternately (adv.) early 15c., from alternate (adj.) + -ly (2). 中文词源 alternately ：轮流地 词根词缀： altern(-ali-)其它→交替 + -ate形容词词尾 + -ly 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： alternately 词源， alternately 含义。
• alphabetical 英文词源 alphabetical (adj.) 1560s, from alphabet + -ical . Related: Alphabetically . 中文词源 alphabetical ：按字母顺序的 词根词缀： alphabet字母 + -ical形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： alphabetical 词源， alphabetical 含义。
• alphabetic 英文词源 alphabetical (adj.) 1560s, from alphabet + -ical . Related: Alphabetically . 中文词源 alphabetic ：照字母次序的，字母的 词根词缀： alphabet字母 + -ic形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： alphabetic 词源， alphabetic 含义。
• alongside 英文词源 alongside (adv.) 1707, from along + side (n.). A word formed from a phrase. Originally mostly nautical. 中文词源 alongside ：在…旁边，和…在一起，横靠 词根词缀： a- + long长的 + side旁边 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： alongside 词源， alongside 含义。
• allotment 英文词源 allotment (n.) 1570s, "action of allotting," from Middle French allotement , from Old French aloter (see allot ). Or else a native formation from allot + -ment . Meaning "portion assigned to someone or some purpose" is from 1670s. 中文词源 allotment ：分配，配给 词根词缀： al-来,临近 + lot份额 + -ment 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： allotment
• allonym 英文词源 allonym "The name of another person which has been assumed by the actual author of a work; (more generally) any name assumed by someone; a pseudonym, an alias. Also (occasionally): a book purporting to be by someone other than its actual author", Mid 19th cent. From allo- + -onym , probably after French allonyme . 中文词源 allonym ：(著作家的)别名，假名；假托伪名的著
• allied 英文词源 allied (adj.) c. 1300, past participle adjective from ally (v.). Originally of kindred; in reference to a league or formal treaty, it is first recorded late 14c. 中文词源 allied ：联合的，同盟的 词根词缀： al-加强意义 + -li-捆,约束 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： allied 词源， allied 含义。
• alliance 英文词源 alliance (n.) c. 1300, "bond of marriage" (between ruling houses or noble families), from Old French aliance (12c., Modern French alliance ) "alliance, bond; marriage, union," from aliier (Modern French allier ) "combine, unite" (see ally (v.)). As a bond or treaty between rulers, late 14c. 中文词源 alliance ：结盟，联盟 词根词缀： al-加强意义 + -li-捆,约束 + -an
• allegedly 英文词源 allegedly (adv.) 1828, from alleged + -ly (2). 中文词源 allegedly ：据称，据指控 词根词缀： al-加强意义 + -leg-诵读 + -ed + -ly 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： allegedly 词源， allegedly 含义。
• allegation 英文词源 allegation (n.) early 15c., "action of alleging," from Middle French allégation , from Latin allegationem (nominative allegatio ) "a sending, despatching," noun of action from past participle stem of allegare (see allege ). 中文词源 allegation ：主张，断言，辩解 词根词缀： al-加强意义 + -leg-诵读 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• alive 英文词源 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 alive (adj.) c. 1200, from Old English on life "in living." The fuller form on live was still current 17c.
• alienable 英文词源 alienable (adj.) 1610s; see alien (adj.) + -able . Related: Alienability . 中文词源 alienable ：可转让的，可让渡的 词根词缀： -ali-其它 + -en动词词尾,使成为 + -able形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： alienable 词源， alienable 含义。
• airway 英文词源 fairway (n.) 1580s, "navigational channel of a river," from fair (adj.) + way (n.). Golfing sense is by 1898. stairway (n.) 1767, from stair + way (n.). 中文词源 airway ：航空公司，航线，(喉咙的)气道 词根词缀： air空气 + way路线 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： airway 词源， airway 含义。
• airproof 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random crimp crimp: see cram 中文词源 airproof ：不通气的，密不透气的 词根词缀： air空气 + -proof形容词词尾,防…的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： airproof 词源， airproof 含义。
• airport 英文词源 airport (n.) 1919, from air (n.1) + port (n.1). First reference is to Bader Field, outside Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S., which opened in 1910. 中文词源 airport ：机场，航空站   词根词缀： air天空 + -port-港口 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： airport 词源， airport 含义。
• airplane 英文词源 airplane (n.) 1907, from air (n.1) + plane (n.1); though the original references are British, the word caught on in American English, where it largely superseded earlier aeroplane (1873 in this sense and still common in British English). Aircraft "airplane" also is from 1907. Lord Byron, speculatively, used air-vessel (1822). 中文词源 airplane ：飞机 词根词缀： air空气 +
• airline 英文词源 airline (n.) also air-line , 1813, "beeline, straight line between two points on the earth's surface" (as through the air, rather than over terrain; from 1853 and in later 19c. especially in reference to railways that ran directly between big cities in the U.S. instead of meandering from town to town in search of stock subscriptions as early railways typically did), from air (n.1) + l
• aircraft 英文词源 aircraft (n.) 1851, originally in reference to airships and balloons, from air (n.1) + craft (n.); a term from boating, as were many early aviation words. Of airplanes from 1907 and since 1930s exclusively of them. Aircraft carrier is attested from 1919 (H.M.S. Hermes, launched September 1919, was the first ship to be built from the hull up as an aircraft carrier). 中文词源 aircra
• aid 英文词源 aid aid: [15] Aid comes ultimately from the same source as adjutant (which originally meant simply ‘assistant’). Latin juvāre became, with the addition of the prefix ad - ‘to’, adjuvāre ‘give help to’; from its past participle adjutus was formed a new verb, adjūtāre , denoting repeated action, and this passed into Old French as aïdier , the source of English aid . = a
• ahead 英文词源 ahead (adv.) 1620s, "at the head, in front," from a- "on" (see a- (1)) + head (n.). Originally nautical. To be ahead of (one's) time attested by 1837. 中文词源 ahead ：前头，在前；向前，提前 词根词缀： a-副词前缀 + head头部 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ahead 词源， ahead 含义。
• agrimotor 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random median median: see medium 中文词源 agrimotor ：农耕用拖拉机   词根词缀： -agr-田地 + -i- + -mot-移动 + -or名词词尾,物 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： agrimotor 词源， agrimotor 含义。
• agriculturist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random corgi corgi: see hound 中文词源 agriculturist ：农学家   词根词缀： -agr-田地 + -i- + -cult- 耕种,培育 + -ure (e略)名词后缀 + -ist名词词尾,从事某一工作的人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： agriculturist 词源， agriculturist 含义。
• agricultural 英文词源 agricultural (adj.) 1776, from agriculture + -al (1). Related: Agriculturally ; agriculturalist . 中文词源 agricultural ：农业的 词根词缀： -agr-田地 + -i- + -cult- 耕种,培育 + -ure (e略)名词后缀 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： agricultural 词源， agricultural 含义。
• agrestic 英文词源 agrestic "Relating to the country; rural or rustic", Early 17th century: from Latin agrestis , from ager , agr- 'field' + -ic. 中文词源 agrestic ：乡土的，粗野的  词根词缀： -agr-田地 + estic 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： agrestic 词源， agrestic 含义。
• agreement 英文词源 agreement (n.) c. 1400, "mutual understanding" (among persons), also (of things) "mutual conformity," from Old French agrement , noun of action from agreer "to please" (see agree ). 中文词源 agreement ：协议，一致 词根词缀： a-来,临近 + gree(= -grat- )高兴,恩惠 + -ment名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： agreement 词源， agreemen
• agrarianism 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fief fief: see fee 中文词源 agrarianism ：田地均分法，平均地权论   词根词缀： -agr-田地 + -arian名词或形容词词尾 + -ism名词词尾,主义 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： agrarianism 词源， agrarianism 含义。
• agitator 英文词源 agitator (n.) 1640s, agent noun from agitate (v.); originally "elected representative of the common soldiers in Cromwell's army," who brought grievances (chiefly over lack of pay) to their officers and Parliament. Political sense is first recorded 1734, and negative overtones began with its association with Irish patriots such as Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847). Historically, in American
• agitation 英文词源 agitation (n.) 1560s, "mental tossing to and fro," from French agitation , from Latin agitationem (nominative agitatio ) "motion, agitation," noun of action from past participle stem of agitare "move to and fro," frequentative of agere in its sense of "to drive" (see act (n.)). 中文词源 agitation ：鼓动，煽动 来源于拉丁语中动词agere(驾驶,引导)派生的agitare(前后
• aggregation 英文词源 aggregation (n.) early 15c., from Middle French agrégation or directly from Medieval Latin aggregationem (nominative aggregatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin aggregare (see aggregate (adj.)). 中文词源 aggregation ：聚集；聚集物 词根词缀： ag-加强意义 + -greg-群,聚集 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• agency 英文词源 agency (n.) 1650s, "active operation," from Medieval Latin agentia , noun of state from Latin agentem (nominative agens ) "effective, powerful," present participle of agere (see act (n.)). Meaning "establishment where business is done for another" first recorded 1861. 中文词源 agency ：代办，代理；代办处，代理处 词根词缀： -ag-行动 + -ency名词词尾 该词的英
• afflux 英文词源 afflux "A flow of something, especially water or air", Early 17th century: from medieval Latin affluxus , from affluere 'flow freely' (see affluent ). 中文词源 afflux ：流入，注入，涌入  词根词缀： af-临近 + -flux-流 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： afflux 词源， afflux 含义。
• afflictive 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random delirious delirious: see last 中文词源 afflictive ：带给人痛苦的，苦恼的，难受的 词根词缀： af-加强意义 + -flict-打击 + -ive形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： afflictive 词源， afflictive 含义。
• affirmative 英文词源 affirmative (adj.) "answering 'yes,'" mid-15c., from use in logic; from Middle French affirmatif (13c.), from Latin affirmativus , from affirmat- , past participle stem of affirmare (see affirm ). As a noun from early 15c. Affirmative action "positive or corrective effort by employers to prevent discrimination in hiring or promotion" is attested from 1935 with regard to labor unions;
• affirmation 英文词源 affirmation (n.) early 15c., "assertion that something is true," from Old French afermacion (14c.), from Latin affirmationem (nominative affirmatio ) "an affirmation, solid assurance," noun of action from past participle stem of affirmare (see affirm ). In law, as the Quaker alternative to oath-taking, it is attested from 1690s. 中文词源 affirmation ：肯定，断言 词根词缀：
• affirmance 英文词源 affirmance "Confirmation, corroboration; an instance of this. Frequently in in affirmance ( of something)", Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman affermaunce , affirmaunce , Anglo-Norman and Middle French affermance , affirmance action or act of affirming, assertion, confirmation, corroboration, (of a law, verdict, etc.) ratification, confirmation from affermer , affirmer + -ance . 中
• afferent 英文词源 afferent "Conducting or conducted inwards or towards something (for nerves, the central nervous system; for blood vessels, the organ supplied)", Mid 19th century: from Latin afferent- 'bringing towards', from the verb afferre , from ad- 'to' + ferre 'bring'. 中文词源 afferent ：传入的，输入的，向心的 词根词缀： af-朝,向 + -fer-携带,拿取 + -ent形容词词尾
• affectionate 英文词源 affectionate (adj.) 1580s, "fond, loving," from affection + -ate (1). Early, now mostly obsolete, senses included "inclined" (1530s), "prejudiced" (1530s), "passionate" (1540s), "earnest" (c. 1600). Other forms also used in the main modern sense of the word included affectious (1580s), affectuous (mid-15c.). 中文词源 affectionate ：挚爱的；亲切的 词根词缀： af-临近
• affected 英文词源 affected (adj.) past participle adjective from affect (v.2); 1530s in the now-obsolete sense "favorably disposed" (preserved in disaffected ); meaning "artificially displayed" is recorded from 1580s. 中文词源 affected ：受感动的；假装的 词根词缀： af-来,临近 + -fect-做,作 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： affected 词源， affected 含义
• aerosphere 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random agitate agitate: [16] Agitate is one of a host of English words descended ultimately from Latin agere (see AGENT). Among the many meanings of agere was ‘drive, move’, and a verb derived from it denoting repeated action, agitāre , hence meant ‘move to and fro’. This physical sense of shaking was present from the start in
• aerospace 英文词源 aerospace (adj.) 1958, American English, from aero- "atmosphere" + (outer) space (n.). 中文词源 aerospace ：航空航天工业，航空 词根词缀： -aer-空气 + -o- + space空间 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aerospace 词源， aerospace 含义。
• aeronaut 英文词源 aeronaut "A traveller in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft", Late 18th century: from French aéronaute , from Greek aēr 'air' + nautēs 'sailor'.More see asterisk, nausea 中文词源 aeronaut ：气球(飞艇)驾驶员 词根词缀： -aer-空气 + -o- + -naut-船 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aeronaut 词源， aeronaut 含义。
• aerology 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ladle ladle: see load 中文词源 aerology ：高空气象学，大气学 词根词缀： -aer-空气 + -o- + -logy …学(科) 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aerology 词源， aerology 含义。
• advocator 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random treasure treasure: [12] Treasure comes ultimately from Greek thēsaurós ‘treasure’, a word of unknown origin. This was borrowed into Latin as thēsaurus (acquired directly by English as thesaurus [19] with the metaphorical sense ‘treasury of knowledge, words, etc’), and it made its way into English via Vulgar Latin * tr
• advocacy 英文词源 advocacy (n.) late 14c., from Old French avocacie (14c.), from Medieval Latin advocatia , noun of state from Latin advocatus (see advocate (n.)). 中文词源 advocacy ：拥护，鼓吹，辩护 词根词缀： ad-来,临近 + -voc-声音,叫喊 + -acy名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： advocacy 词源， advocacy 含义。
• advisory 英文词源 advisory (adj.) 1778; see advise + -ory . The noun meaning "weather warning" is from 1931. 中文词源 advisory ：劝告的，忠告的，咨询的 词根词缀： ad-临近 + -vis-看见 + -ory形容词词尾,性状 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： advisory 词源， advisory 含义。
• advertisement 英文词源 advertisement (n.) early 15c., "written statement calling attention to" something, "public notice" (of anything, but often of a sale); from Middle French avertissement , from stem of avertir (see advertise ). Meaning "public notice" (usually paid), the main modern sense, emerged 1580s and was fully developed by 18c. 中文词源 advertisement ：广告，做广告  词根词缀： ad
• adversity 英文词源 adversity (n.) c. 1200, aduersite "misfortune, hardship, difficulty," from Old French aversité "adversity, calamity, misfortune; hostility, wickedness, malice" (Modern French adversité ), from Latin adversitatem (nominative adversitas ) "opposition," from adversus (see adverse ). 中文词源 adversity ：不幸，灾祸 词根词缀： ad-朝,向 + -vers-转 + -ity名词词尾 → 转
• adversary 英文词源 adversary (n.) mid-14c., aduersere , from Anglo-French adverser (13c.), Old French adversaire "adversary, opponent, enemy," or directly from Latin adversarius "opponent, adversary, rival," noun use of adjective meaning "opposite, hostile, contrary," literally "turned toward one," from adversus "turned against" (see adverse ). The Latin word is glossed in Old English by wiðerbroca . 中
• adventurous 英文词源 adventurous (adj.) mid-14c., "hazardous" (also "occurring by chance," late 14c.), from Old French aventuros "chance, accidental, fortuitous;" of persons, "devoted to adventure" (Modern French aventureux ), from aventure (see adventure (n.)). Sense evolution is through "rash, risk-taking" (c. 1400), "daring, fond of adventure" (mid-15c.). 中文词源 adventurous ：大胆的，富于冒
• adventurer 英文词源 adventurer (n.) late 15c., "one who plays at games of chance," agent noun from adventure (v.). Meaning "one who seeks adventures" is from 1660s. 中文词源 adventurer ：冒险者 词根词缀： ad-临近 + -vent-来 + -ure名词词尾(e略) + -er名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： adventurer 词源， adventurer 含义。
• adventure 英文词源 adventure adventure: [13] Adventure derives ultimately from a Latin verb meaning ‘arrive’. It originally meant ‘what comes or happens by chance’, hence ‘luck’, but it took a rather pessimistic downturn via ‘risk, danger’ to (in the 14th century) ‘hazardous undertaking’. Its Latin source was advenīre , formed from the prefix ad and venīre ‘come’. Its past part
• advantageous 英文词源 advantageous (adj.) 1590s, formed in English from advantage , or else from French avantageux (15c.), from avantage (see advantage ). Related: Advantageously ; advantageousness . 中文词源 advantageous ：有利的 词根词缀： advantage 优势 + -ous 形容词词尾 同源词：advance 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： advantageous 词源， advantageous 含义
• advancement 英文词源 advancement (n.) c. 1300, avauncement , "a raising to a higher rank," from Old French avancement "advancement, profit, advance payment," from avancer (see advance (v.)). Of money, from 1640s. 中文词源 advancement ：推动，促进，晋升 词根词缀： advance前进 + -ment名词词尾 同源词：advantage, advantageous 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： a
• advanced 英文词源 advanced (adj.) 1530s, "far ahead in the course of actions or ideas," past participle adjective from advance (v.). Of studies, from 1790. Military use is from 1795. In late 19c. used especially in reference to views on women's equality. 中文词源 advanced ：前进的，先进的，高级的 词根词缀： advance前进 + -ed 同源词：advantage, advantageous 相关词：element
• admiration 英文词源 admiration (n.) early 15c., "wonder," from Middle French admiration (14c.) or directly from Latin admirationem (nominative admiratio ) "a wondering at, admiration," noun of state from past participle stem of admirari "admire," from ad- "at" (see ad- ) + mirari "to wonder," from mirus "wonderful" (see miracle ). The sense has weakened steadily since 16c. 中文词源 admiration ：钦佩
• admirable 英文词源 admirable (adj.) mid-15c., "worthy of admiration," from Middle French admirable (Old French amirable ), from Latin admirabilis "admirable, wonderful," from admirari "to admire" (see admiration ). In early years it also carried a stronger sense of "awe-inspiring." 中文词源 admirable ：令人钦佩的，令人赞美的，极妙的，极好的 词根词缀： ad-加强 + -mir-惊奇
• administrator 英文词源 administrator (n.) mid-15c., from Middle French administrateur or directly from Latin administrator "a manager, conductor," agent noun from past participle stem of administrare (see administer ). Estate sense is earliest. For ending, see -er . 中文词源 administrator ：行政长官   词根词缀： ad-临近 + -ministr-服务 + -ator名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词