英语词源

• attempt 英文词源 attempt attempt: [14] Attempting is etymologically related to tempting . The Latin verb attemptāre was formed with the prefix ad - from temptāre , which meant ‘try’ as well as ‘tempt’ (the semantic connection is preserved in modern English try , with the contrasting senses ‘attempt’ and ‘put to the test’). The Latin form passed into Old French as atenter (hence moder
• attar 英文词源 attar (n.) 1798, from Persian 'atar-gul "essence of roses," from 'atar "fragrance," from Arabic 'utur "perfumes, aromas." 中文词源 attar ：玫瑰油 来自阿拉伯语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： attar 词源， attar 含义。
• attagirl 英文词源 attagirl "An informal expression of encouragement or admiration to a woman or girl", 1920s: on the pattern of attaboy . 中文词源 attagirl ：好样的女孩 来自口语that’s the girl. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： attagirl 词源， attagirl 含义。
• attack 英文词源 attack attack: [16] Attack reached English via French attaquer from Italian attaccare ‘attach, join’, which, like Old French atachier (source of English attach ) was based on a hypothetical Germanic * stakōn (from which English gets stake ). Phrases such as attaccare battaglia ‘join battle’ led to attaccare being used on its own to mean ‘attack’. Attach and attack are thu
• attaboy 英文词源 attaboy 1909, probably from common pronunciation of "that's the boy!" a cheer of encouragement or approval. 中文词源 attaboy ：好样的男孩 来自口语that’s the boy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： attaboy 词源， attaboy 含义。
• atrium 英文词源 atrium (n.) 1570s, from Latin atrium "central court or main room of an ancient Roman house, room which contains the hearth," sometimes said (on authority of Varro, "De Lingua Latina" ) to be an Etruscan word, but perhaps from PIE *ater- "fire," on notion of "place where smoke from the hearth escapes" (through a hole in the roof). Anatomical sense of "either of the upper cavities of th
• atopic 英文词源 atopic (adj.) 1923, from atopia (see atopy ) + -ic . 中文词源 atopic ：异位过敏反应 前缀a-, 不，非。词根top, 地方，见utopia, 乌托邦，不存在的地方。指异位感染。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： atopic 词源， atopic 含义。
• atomicity 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hemp hemp: [OE] Hemp is ultimately the same word as cannabis (as, bizarrely, is canvas , which was originally made from hemp). Both go back to a common ancestor which produced Persian kanab , Russian konóplya , Greek kánnabis (source of English cannabis ), and a prehistoric Germanic * khanipiz or * khanapiz . From the latter a
• atoll 英文词源 atoll atoll: [17] Atoll was borrowed from Malayalam atolu ‘reef’, the name used by Maldive Islanders for their islands, many of which are coral atolls atoll (n.) 1620s, atollon , from Malayam atolu "reef," probably from adal "closing, uniting." Popularized in present form by Darwin's writings. 中文词源 atoll ：珊瑚 来自马来语，由达尔文引入英语。 该词的英语
• Atlantis 英文词源 Atlantis mythical island-nation, from Greek Atlantis , literally "daughter of Atlas ." All references trace to Plato's dialogues "Timaeus" and "Critias," both written c. 360 B.C.E. 中文词源 Atlantis ：亚特兰蒂斯岛 泰坦巨人Atlas之岛，最早见于柏拉图著作，传说中被沉入海底的富裕城邦。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Atlantis
• Atkins Diet 英文词源 Atkins diet "A high-protein, high-fat diet in which carbohydrates are severely restricted", 1970s: named after the American cardiologist Robert C. Atkins (1930–2003). 中文词源 Atkins Diet ：阿特金斯规定饮食 来自美国医生和心脏病专家Robert Atkins总结出来的健康饮食方法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Atkins Diet 词源， At
• athwart 英文词源 athwart (adv.) late 15c., from a- (1) + thwart . 中文词源 athwart ：横跨 来自短语on thwart. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： athwart 词源， athwart 含义。
• atheism 英文词源 atheism (n.) 1580s, from French athéisme (16c.), from Greek atheos "without god" (see atheist ). A slightly earlier form is represented by atheonism (1530s) which is perhaps from Italian atheo "atheist." Ancient Greek atheotes meant "ungodliness." 中文词源 atheism ：无神论 前缀a-, 不，非。词根theo, 神，见theology, 神学。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• atemporal 英文词源 atemporal (adj.) 1870, from a- "not" + temporal . Related: Atemporally . 中文词源 atemporal ：不受时间影响 前缀a-, 不，非。词根temp, 时间，见temporal, 时间的，世俗的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： atemporal 词源， atemporal 含义。
• atelier 英文词源 atelier (n.) 1840, from French atelier "workshop," from Old French astelier "(carpenter's) workshop, woodpile" (14c.), from astele "piece of wood, a shaving, splinter," probably from Late Latin hastella "a thin stick," diminutive of hasta "spear, shaft" (see yard (n.2)). 中文词源 atelier ：工作室 来自法语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： atelier 词源
• ataxia 英文词源 ataxia (n.) also anglicized as ataxy , "irregularity of bodily functions," 1610s, "confusion, disorder," medical Latin, from Greek ataxia , from a- , privative prefix, + taxis "arrangement, order," from stem of tassein "to arrange" (see tactics ). Pathological sense is attested from 1660s. 中文词源 ataxia ：不协调 前缀a-, 不，非。-tax, 同词根tact, 安排，见tactics,
• atavistic 英文词源 atavistic (adj.) "pertaining to atavism," 1847; see atavism + -ic . 中文词源 atavistic ：返祖 at, 向。词根av, 祖宗，祖父，见avuncular, 叔伯的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： atavistic 词源， atavistic 含义。
• at 英文词源 at at: [OE] The preposition at was originally found throughout the Germanic languages: Old English had æt , Old High German az , Gothic and Old Norse at . It survives in the Scandinavian languages (Swedish att , for instance) as well as English, but has been lost from German and Dutch. Cognates in other Indo-European languages, including Latin ad ‘to, at’, suggest an ultimate com
• asynchronous 英文词源 asynchronous (adj.) 1748, from a- , privative prefix, + synchronous . 中文词源 asynchronous ：不同时存在的 前缀a-, 不，非。synchronous，同时存在的，来自词根chron, 时间。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： asynchronous 词源， asynchronous 含义。
• asymptomatic 英文词源 asymptomatic (adj.) "without symptoms," 1856, from a- , privative prefix, + symptomatic . 中文词源 asymptomatic ：无症状（疾病） 前缀a-, 不，非。symptom, 症状。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： asymptomatic 词源， asymptomatic 含义。
• astroTurf 英文词源 Astroturf (n.) 1966, proprietary name for a kind of artificial grass, so called because it was used first in the Houston, Texas, Astrodome , indoor sports stadium. See astro- + turf . Houston was a center of the U.S. space program. 中文词源 astroTurf ：阿斯特罗人造草皮 来自商标名。词根astro, 星。turf, 草皮。该草皮因最初使用于美国航天城休斯敦而
• astrophysics 英文词源 astrophysicist (n.) 1869, usually hyphenated at first, from astro- + physicist . Astrophysics is recorded from 1877. black dwarf (n.) in astrophysics, a kind of dead and lightless star, 1966. black hole (n.) in astrophysics, 1968, probably with awareness of Black Hole of Calcutta , incident of June 19, 1756, in which 146 British POWs taken by the Nawab of Bengal after the capture of F
• astronomy 英文词源 astronomy astronomy: [13] Astronomy comes via Old French and Latin from Greek astronomíā , a derivative of the verb astronomein , literally ‘watch the stars’. Greek ástron and astér ‘star’ (whence English astral [17] and asterisk [17]) came ultimately from the Indo-European base * ster -, which also produced Latin stella ‘star’, German stern ‘star’, and English sta
• astride 英文词源 astride (adv.) 1660s, from a- (1) "on" + stride (n.). 中文词源 astride ：跨着 来自短语on stride. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： astride 词源， astride 含义。
• astronaut 英文词源 astronaut (n.) coined 1929 in science fiction, popularized from 1961 by U.S. space program, from astro- + nautes "sailor" (see naval ). French astronautique (adj.) had been coined 1927 by "J.H. Rosny," pen name of Belgian-born science fiction writer Joseph Henri Honoré Boex (1856-1940) on model of aéronautique , and Astronaut was used in 1880 as the name of a fictional spaceship by
• astrakhan 英文词源 astrakhan "The dark curly fleece of young karakul lambs from central Asia", Mid 18th century: named after the city of Astrakhan, from which the fleeces were exported. 中文词源 astrakhan ：阿斯特拉罕羔羊毛织物 来自俄罗斯伏尔加河畔城市名，盛产该羊毛织物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： astrakhan 词源， astrakhan 含义。
• astonish 英文词源 astonish (v.) c. 1300, astonien , from Old French estoner "to stun, daze, deafen, astound," from Vulgar Latin *extonare , from Latin ex- "out" + tonare "to thunder" (see thunder ); so, literally "to leave someone thunderstruck." The modern form (influenced by English verbs in -ish , such as distinguish, diminish ) is attested from c. 1530. No wonder is thogh that she were astoned [Cha
• astigmatism 英文词源 astigmatism (n.) 1849, coined by the Rev. William Whewell (1794-1866), English polymath, from Greek a- "without" (see a- (3)) + stigmatos genitive of stigma "a mark, spot, puncture" (see stick (v.)). 中文词源 astigmatism ：散光 前缀a-, 不，非。词根stig, 点，刺，同stick. 指眼睛看东西不能聚成一点。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： a
• astern 英文词源 astern (adv.) 1620s, from a- (1) "on" + stern (n.). 中文词源 astern ：向后 来自短语on stern. stern, 后面，词源同steer, 驾驶。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： astern 词源， astern 含义。
• aster 英文词源 aster (n.) flower genus, 1706, from Latin aster "star" (see star (n.)); so called for the radiate heads of the flowers. Originally used in English in the Latin sense (c. 1600) but this is obsolete. 中文词源 aster ：紫菀 来自词根aster, 星，同star. 形容该花。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aster 词源， aster 含义。 aster ：紫蔸属植物
• astatine 英文词源 astatine (n.) radioactive element, named 1947, from Greek astatos "unstable" (see astatic ) + chemical suffix -ine (2). So called for its short half-life and lack of stable isotopes. "The element appears not to have a stable form and probably does not exist in nature" [Flood, "Origin of Chemical Names"]. 中文词源 astatine ：砹 前缀a-, 不，非。词根st, 站立，稳定。指该
• assorted 英文词源 assorted (adj.) "arranged in sorts," 1797, past participle adjective from assort (v.). 中文词源 assorted ：什锦的 前缀as- 同ad-. sort, 类别。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： assorted 词源， assorted 含义。
• assonance 英文词源 assonance (n.) 1727, "resemblance of sounds between words," from French assonance , from assonant , from Latin assonantem (nominative assonans ), present participle of assonare "to resound, respond to," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + sonare "to sound" (see sonata ). Properly, in prosody, "rhyming of accented vowels, but not consonants" (1823). 中文词源 assonance ：半谐韵 前缀as-
• assist 英文词源 assist assist: [15] Etymologically, assist means ‘stand by’. It comes, via French assister , from Latin assistere , a compound verb formed from the prefix ad - ‘near’ and sistere ‘stand’ (related to Latin stāre ‘stand’, from which English gets state , station , status , statue , etc). A remnant of this original meaning survives in the sense ‘be present without actua
• assignation 英文词源 assignation (n.) early 14c., "appointment by authority," from Old French assignacion (14c., Modern French assignation ), from Latin assignationem (nominative assignatio ) "an assigning, allotment," noun of action from past participle stem of assignare (see assign ). Meaning "action of legally transfering" (a right or property) is from 1570s; that of "a meeting by arrangement, tryst" i
• assign 英文词源 assign assign: see sign assign (v.) c. 1300, from Old French assiginer (13c.) "assign, set (a date, etc.); appoint legally; allot," from Latin assignare "to mark out, to allot by sign, assign, award," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + signare "make a sign," from signum "mark" (see sign ). Main original use was in English law, in transferences of personal property. General meaning "to fix, se
• assegai 英文词源 assegai "A slender, iron-tipped, hardwood spear used chiefly by southern African peoples", Early 17th century: from obsolete French azagaie or Portuguese azagaia , from Arabic az-zaġāyah , from az , al 'the' + Berber zaġāyah 'spear'. 中文词源 assegai ：（南非的）山茱萸树，长矛 来自南非语，指山茱萸树，为制作长矛上等材料。 该词的英语词源请
• assay 英文词源 assay assay: see essay assay (v.) c. 1300, "to try, endeavor, strive; test the quality of," from Anglo-French assaier , from assai (n.), from Old French essai "trial" (see essay ). assay (n.) "trial, test of quality, test of character," mid-14c., from Anglo-French assai (see assay (v.)). Meaning "analysis" is from late 14c. 中文词源 assay ：测定 来自拉丁语exagire. 前缀ex
• ass 英文词源 ass ass: [OE] Ass comes ultimately from Latin asinus ‘donkey’ (whence English asinine [16]), and English probably acquired it via a Celtic route, from a prehistoric Old Celtic * as(s)in (source of Welsh asyn ). As borrowed directly into the Germanic languages, by contrast, the n of Latin asinus changed to l ; from this branch of the word’s travels Old English had esol , long def
• aspirin 英文词源 aspirin aspirin: [19] The word aspirin was coined in German towards the end of the 19th century. It is a condensed version of the term acetylierte spirsäure ‘acetylated spiraeic acid’. Spiraeic acid is a former term for ‘salicylic acid’, from which aspirin is derived; its name comes from the spiraea , a plant of the rose family. = spiraea aspirin (n.) coined 1899 by German ch
• aspidistra 英文词源 aspidistra "A bulbous plant of the lily family with broad tapering leaves, native to eastern Asia and widely grown as a houseplant", Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek aspis , aspid- 'shield' (because of the shape of the stigma), on the pattern of Tupistra , a related genus. 中文词源 aspidistra ：蜘蛛抱蛋盆栽 来自词根asp, 盾。形容该植物叶片如盾。 该
• aspic 英文词源 aspic aspic: [18] Aspic was borrowed from French, where, like the archaic English asp which reputedly bit Cleopatra, it also means ‘snake’ (ultimately from Greek aspís ). This has led to speculation that aspic the jelly was named from aspic the snake on the basis that the colours and patterns in which moulds of aspic were made in the 18th and 19th centuries resembled a snake’s
• asphalt 英文词源 asphalt asphalt: [14] The ultimate source of asphalt is Greek ásphalton , but when it first came into English it was with the p that had developed in late Latin aspaltus : aspalte . The ph of the original Greek form began to be reintroduced in the 18th century. asphalt (n.) early 14c., "hard, resinous mineral pitch found originally in Biblical lands," from Late Latin asphaltum , from
• aspersions 英文词源 asparagus asparagus: [15] Asparagus comes ultimately from Greek aspáragos (a word related to the Greek verb spargan ‘swell’, to the Latin verb spargere ‘scatter’ – ultimate source of English sparse , disperse , and aspersions – and also to English spark ), and has over the past 150 years or so returned to the full Latin form, asparagus , in which it was originally borrowe
• aspergillosis 英文词源 aspergillosis "A condition in which certain fungi infect the tissues, most commonly the lungs", Late 19th century: from modern Latin Aspergillus , from aspergillum, + -osis. 中文词源 aspergillosis ：曲霉病 前缀a-同ad-. 词根sper, 撒，播，同spread, sprinkler, 形容该细菌在显微镜下形如喷水嘴。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aspergi
• aspartame 英文词源 aspartame (n.) commercial name of an artificial sweetener, 1973, from aspartic acid (1836), formed irregularly from asparagine (1813), a compound found in asparagus, beet-root, etc., which was named from asparagus + chemical suffix -ine (2). The reason for -ame is unknown. 中文词源 aspartame ：阿斯巴甜 提炼自asparagus的物质。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• asp 英文词源 asp asp: see aspic asp (n.) poisonous snake, 1520s, earlier aspis (mid-14c.), from Old French aspe "asp" (13c.) or directly from Latin aspidem (nominative aspis ), from Greek aspis "an asp, Egyptian viper," literally "shield;" the serpent so called probably in reference to its neck hood. 中文词源 asp ：蝰蛇 来自词根asp, 盾，该蛇蛇昂如盾，同aspidistra. 该词的英语
• aslant 英文词源 aslant (adv.) early 14c., o-slant , literally "on slant," from on + slant (v.). As a preposition from c. 1600. 中文词源 aslant ：斜的 来自短语on slant. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aslant 词源， aslant 含义。
• askew 英文词源 askew (adv.) 1570s, of uncertain etymology; perhaps literally "on skew" (see skew ), or from the Old Norse form, a ska . Earlier askoye is attested in the same sense (early 15c.). 中文词源 askew ：斜的 可能同辅音根s-k, 表示歪，斜，见askance, 斜的。askew, 斜的。skew，斜的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： askew 词源， askew 含义。
• askari 英文词源 askari "(In East Africa) a soldier or police officer", Late 19th century: from Arabic ‘askarī 'soldier'. 中文词源 askari ：卫兵 来自阿拉伯语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： askari 词源， askari 含义。
• askance 英文词源 askance askance: [16] The origins of askance remain obscure. When it first entered the language it meant literally ‘obliquely, sideways’ (‘He bid his angels turn askance the poles of Earth’, John Milton, Paradise Lost 1667), so a possible source is Italian a scancio ‘obliquely, slantingly’, but this has never been firmly established. Its metaphorical use in the phrase look
• ask 英文词源 ask ask: [OE] The Old English ancestor of ask existed in two main forms: āscian and ācsian . The first produced descendants such as asshe , which died out in the 16th century; the second resulted in axe (still extant in some dialects), which by metathesis – the reversal of the consonant sounds k and s – became modern English ask . Ultimately the word comes from a prehistoric Wes
• asinine 英文词源 asinine (adj.) c. 1600, "obstinate, stupid," from Latin asininus "stupid," literally "like an ass," from asinus "ass," also "dolt, blockhead" (see ass (n.1)). The literal sense in English is recorded from 1620s. 中文词源 asinine ：笨的 单词ass形容词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： asinine 词源， asinine 含义。
• Asia 英文词源 Asia c. 1300, from Latin Asia , from Greek Asia , speculated to be from Akkadian asu "to go out, to rise," in reference to the sun, thus "the land of the sunrise." 中文词源 Asia ：亚洲 词源不详，争议众多。在古希腊神话里，Asia是一位仙女的名字。同时，古希腊历史学家Herodotus认为Asia是普罗米修斯妻子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• ashram 英文词源 ashram (n.) "religious hermitage," 1917, from Sanskrit asramah , from a- , adnomial prefix, + sramah "effort, toll, fatigue." 中文词源 ashram ：隐修院 来自梵语。在印度旅游常可见“ashram”指示牌。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ashram 词源， ashram 含义。
• Ashkenazi 英文词源 Ashkenazi "A Jew of central or eastern European descent. More than 80 per cent of Jews today are Ashkenazim; they preserve Palestinian rather than Babylonian Jewish traditions and some still use Yiddish", From modern Hebrew, from Ashkenaz , grandson of Japheth, one of the sons of Noah (Gen. 10:3). 中文词源 Ashkenazi ：(德系）犹太人 来自Ashkenazi，诺亚曾孙。于罗马帝
• ash 英文词源 ash ash: [OE] There are two distinct words ash in English: ash the tree and ash ‘burnt material’. The tree (Old English æsc ) comes from a prehistoric Germanic * askiz , which in turn derived from the Indo-European base * os -; this was the source of several tree-names in other Indo-European languages, not all of them by any means corresponding to the ash: Latin ornus , for insta
• aseptic 英文词源 aseptic (adj.) 1859, from a- (2) "not" + septic . As a noun from 1884. 中文词源 aseptic ：无菌的 前缀a-同ad-. 词根sept, 菌, 见antiseptic。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aseptic 词源， aseptic 含义。
• ascot 英文词源 Ascot village near Windsor, Berkshire; site of fashionable race-meeting. Used attributively for clothes suitable for the event; especially a type of tie (1908). The town name is literally "eastern cottage." 中文词源 ascot ：宽领结 来自英国地名Ascot，著名赛马场，男士须着该类型领结。林志玲亦曾出席该皇家赛马会。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• ascorbic acid 英文词源 ascorbic acid "A vitamin found particularly in citrus fruits and green vegetables. It is essential in maintaining healthy connective tissue, and is also thought to act as an antioxidant. Severe deficiency causes scurvy", 1930s: from a- 1 'without' + medieval Latin scorbutus 'scurvy' + -ic. 中文词源 ascorbic acid ：维他命C 前缀a-, 不，非。scorbutus, 坏血病。指一种抗
• ascertain 英文词源 ascertain (v.) early 15c., "to inform, to give assurance," from Anglo-French acerteiner , Old French acertener "to assure, certify" (13c.), from a "to" (see ad- ) + certain "certain" (see certain ). Modern meaning of "find out for sure by experiment or investigation" is first attested 1794. Related: Ascertained ; ascertaining . 中文词源 ascertain ：确认 as-同ad-. certain, 确定
• ascend 英文词源 ascend ascend: see descend ascend (v.) late 14c., from Latin ascendere "to climb up, mount, ascend," figuratively "to rise, reach," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + scandere "to climb" (see scan (v.)). Also in 15c. used with a sense "to mount (a female) for copulation." Related: Ascended ; ascending . An Old English word for it was stigan . 中文词源 ascend ：上升 前缀a-同ad-, 在s
• as 英文词源 as as: [12] Ultimately, as is the same word as also . Old English alswā ‘in just this way’ was used in some contexts in which modern English would use as , and as it was weakly stressed in such contexts it gradually dwindled to als or ase and finally to as . = also as (adv.) c. 1200, worn-down form of Old English alswa "quite so" (see also ), fully established by c. 1400. Equival
• Aryan 英文词源 Aryan c. 1600, as a term in classical history, from Latin Arianus , Ariana , from Greek Aria , Areia , names applied in classical times to the eastern part of ancient Persia and to its inhabitants. Ancient Persians used the name in reference to themselves (Old Persian ariya- ), hence Iran . Ultimately from Sanskrit arya- "compatriot;" in later language "noble, of good family." Also th
• arvo 英文词源 arvo "Afternoon", 1930s: abbreviation of afternoon (with voicing of the f ) + -o. 中文词源 arvo ：下午 澳大利亚英语afternoon的口语发音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： arvo 词源， arvo 含义。
• arum lily 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random miscellaneous miscellaneous: see mix 中文词源 arum lily ：水芋 arum, 海芋属。lily, 百合。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： arum lily 词源， arum lily 含义。
• arugula 英文词源 arugula (n.) edible cruciform plant ( Eruca sativa ) used originally in the Mediterranean region as a salad; the American English and Australian form of the name is (via Italian immigrants) from dialectal variant of Italian ruchetta , a diminutive form of ruca- , from Latin eruca , a name of some cabbage-like plant, from PIE *gher(s)-uka- , from root *ghers- "to bristle" (see horror )
• artsy-fartsy 英文词源 artsy (adj.) "pretentiously artistic," 1902, from arts (see art (n.)); originally especially artsy-craftsy , with reference to the arts and crafts movement; always more or less dismissive or pejorative; artsy-fartsy was in use by 1971. 中文词源 artsy-fartsy ：附庸风雅 韵律构词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： artsy-fartsy 词源， artsy-fartsy 含义
• art nouveau 英文词源 art nouveau first recorded 1901, French, literally "new art" (see novel (adj.)). Called in German Jugendstil . 中文词源 art nouveau ：新艺术 法语短语。art, 技艺，工艺。词根nov, 新，同now. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： art nouveau 词源， art nouveau 含义。
• artillery 英文词源 artillery artillery: [14] Originally artillery meant ‘military supplies, munitions’ (Chaucer used it thus); it was not until the late 15th century that it came to be used for ‘weapons for firing missiles’ – originally catapults, bows, etc. The source of the English word was Old French artillerie , a derivative of the verb artiller ‘equip, arm’. This was an alteration of
• article 英文词源 article article: [13] Like art , arm , and arthritis , article goes back to an Indo-European root * ar -, which meant ‘put things together, join, fit’. Amongst its derivatives was Latin artus ‘joint’ (a form parallel to Greek árthron , source of arthritis ), of which the diminutive was articulus ‘small joint’. This was extended metaphorically to mean ‘division, part’,
• artichoke 英文词源 artichoke artichoke: [16] The word artichoke is of Arabic origin; it comes from al kharshōf ‘the artichoke’, which was the Arabic term for a plant of the thistle family with edible flower-parts. This was borrowed into Spanish as alcarchofa , and passed from there into Italian as arcicioffo . In northern dialects this became articiocco , the form in which the word was borrowed int
• Arthurian 英文词源 Arthurian (adj.) "pertaining to the series of tales of British King Arthur and his knights," 1793, from Arthur + -ian . 中文词源 Arthurian ：亚瑟王的 来自Arthur, 英国传说中的伟大国王，圆桌会议的首创者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Arthurian 词源， Arthurian 含义。
• arthropod 英文词源 arthropod (n.) 1877, from Modern Latin Arthropoda , literally "those with jointed feet," biological classification of the phylum of segmented, legged invertebrates; see Arthropoda . 中文词源 arthropod ：节肢动物 词根arthr, 关节。词根pod, 脚，同foot. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： arthropod 词源， arthropod 含义。 arthropod ：节肢动物
• artesian well 英文词源 artesian well see artesian 中文词源 artesian well ：自流井 来自法国地名Artois, 因该井首次在该地发现而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： artesian well 词源， artesian well 含义。
• arteriosclerosis 英文词源 arteriosclerosis (n.) "hardening of the arteries," 1885, medical Latin, from arterio- + sclerosis . 中文词源 arteriosclerosis ：动脉硬化 artery, 动脉。sclerosis,硬化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： arteriosclerosis 词源， arteriosclerosis 含义。
• arteriole 英文词源 arteriole (n.) "small artery," by 1808, from Modern Latin arteriola , diminutive of arteria (see artery ). 中文词源 arteriole ：小动脉 来自aorta。-ol, 小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： arteriole 词源， arteriole 含义。
• art deco 英文词源 art deco "decorative and architectural style of the period 1925-1940," attested from 1966, from French art décoratif , literally "decorative art" (see decorative ); from L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes , held in Paris 1925. 中文词源 art deco ：装饰艺术 art, 艺术。deco, 装饰，同decoration,装修。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• art 英文词源 art art: [13] Like arm , arthritis , and article , art goes back to an Indo-European root * ar -, which meant ‘put things together, join’. Putting things together implies some skill: hence Latin ars ‘skill’. Its stem art - produced Old French art , the source of the English word. It brought with it the notion of ‘skill’, which it still retains; the modern association with
• arsey 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random butter butter: [OE] The ultimate source of butter is Greek boútūron . This is usually said to be a compound noun, formed from boús ‘cow’ and tūros ‘cheese’, but not all etymologists accept the admittedly attractive hypothesis that butter was once ‘cow-cheese’, preferring to see the Greek word as a foreign borrowi
• arsenic 英文词源 arsenic arsenic: [14] The term arsenic was originally applied to the lemon-yellow mineral arsenic trisulphide, and its history reveals the reason: for its appears to be based ultimately on Persian zar ‘gold’ (related forms include Sanskrit hari ‘yellowish’, Greek khlōros ‘greenish-yellow’, and English yellow itself). The derivative zarnīk was borrowed into Arabic as zernī
• arse 英文词源 arse arse: [OE] Arse is a word of considerable antiquity, and its relatives are found practically from end to end of the geographical range of the Indo-European language family, from Old Irish err ‘tail’ in the west to Armenian or ‘rump’. Its Indo-European source was * órsos , which produced the Germanic form * arsaz : hence German arsch , Dutch aars , and, via Old English æ
• arrowroot 英文词源 arrowroot arrowroot: [17] Arrowroot, a tropical American plant with starchy tubers, gets its name by folk etymology, the process whereby an unfamiliar foreign word is reformulated along lines more accessible to the speakers of a language. In this case the word in question was aru-aru , the term used by the Arawak Indians of South America for the plant (meaning literally ‘meal of mea
• arrow 英文词源 arrow arrow: [OE] Appropriately enough, the word arrow comes from the same ultimate Indo- European source that produced the Latin word for ‘bow’ – * arkw -. The Latin descendant of this was arcus (whence English arc and arch ), but in Germanic it became * arkhw -. From this basic ‘bow’ word were formed derivatives in various Germanic languages meaning literally ‘that which
• arriviste 英文词源 arriviste (n.) "pushy, ambitious person," 1901, from French arriviste , from arriver "to arrive" (see arrive ). The notion is of a person intent on "arriving" at success or in society. 中文词源 arriviste ：攀龙附凤之人 arrive的戏谑用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： arriviste 词源， arriviste 含义。
• arrears 英文词源 arrears (n.) mid-14c., "in times past," from Old French ariere "behind, backward," from Vulgar Latin *ad retro , from Latin ad "to" (see ad- ) + retro "behind" (see retro- ). Meaning "balance due" dates from early 15c.; phrase in arrears first recorded 1610s, but in arrearages is from late 14c. 中文词源 arrears ：逾期欠款 来自拉丁短语ad retro, 应用于经济学指滞后，
• arrant 英文词源 arrant arrant: [16] Arrant is an alteration of errant , as in knight errant . This originally meant ‘roaming, wandering’, but its persistent application to nouns with negative connotations, such as rogue and thief , gradually drove its meaning downwards by association, to ‘notorious’. = errant arrant (adj.) late 14c., variant of errant (q.v.); at first merely derogatory, "wand
• arrange 英文词源 arrange arrange: [14] Arrange is a French formation: Old French arangier was a compound verb formed from the prefix a - and the verb rangier ‘set in a row’ (related to English range and rank ). In English its first, and for a long time its only meaning was ‘array in a line of battle’. Shakespeare does not use it, and it does not occur in the 1611 translation of the Bible. It i
• arraign 英文词源 arraign (v.) late 14c., araynen , "to call to account," from Old French araisnier "speak to, address; accuse (in a law court)," from Vulgar Latin *arrationare , from Latin adrationare , from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + *rationare , from ratio "argumentation, reckoning, calculation" (see ratio ). Sense of "to call up on a criminal charge" is c. 1400. The excrescent -g- is a 16c. overcorrecti
• arpeggio 英文词源 arpeggio arpeggio: see harpsichord arpeggio (n.) 1742, from Italian arpeggio , from arpeggiare "to play upon the harp," from arpa "harp," which is of Germanic origin (see harp (n.)). Related: Arpeggiated ; arpeggiation . 中文词源 arpeggio ：琶音 来自意大利语。arp, 同harp, 竖琴。词根eg, 同ag, 做，弹奏。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ar