英语词源

• towering 英文词源 excellence (n.) mid-14c., from Old French excellence , from Latin excellentia "superiority, excellence," from excellentem (nominative excellens ) "towering, distinguished, superior" (see excellent ). excellent (adj.) mid-14c., from Old French excellent "outstanding, excellent," from Latin excellentem (nominative excellens ) "towering, prominent, distinguished, superior, surpassing," p
• townscape 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random two two: [OE] Two is an ancient word, traceable right back to Indo-European * duwo . Amongst its other descendants were Greek dúo , Latin duo (source of English deuce , double , dual , duet , duo , etc), Russian dva , and Welsh dau . In the Germanic languages, aside from English, it has evolved into German zwei , Dutch twee , S
• toy 英文词源 toy toy: [14] Nothing is known for certain about the origins of toy . It originally meant ‘amorous dalliance’ (‘So said he, and forbore not glance or toy, of amorous intent, well understood of Eve’, Milton, Paradise Lost 1667), traces of which survive in the verbal sense ‘amuse oneself idly’. ‘Plaything’ first appeared towards the end of the 16th century. toy (n.) c. 1
• toy boy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random wash wash: [OE] Etymologically, to wash something is probably to clean it with ‘water’. Like German waschen , Dutch wasschen , and Swedish vaska , it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * waskan , which seems to have been derived from * wat -, the base which produced English water . ( Washer ‘small disc with a hole’ [14]
• traceable 英文词源 traceable (adj.) 1748, from trace (v.) + -able . Related: Traceability . 中文词源 traceable ：可追踪的 来自 trace,追踪，-able,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： traceable 词源， traceable 含义。 traceable ：可追踪的 来自 trace,追踪，-able,形容词后缀。
• track and field 英文词源 athlete athlete: [18] The etymological idea underlying athlete is ‘competing for a prize’. Greek āthlon meant ‘award, prize’, whence the verb athlein ‘compete for a prize’. Derived from this was the noun athlētés ‘competitor’. The context in which the word was most commonly used in Greek was that of the public games, where competitors took part in races, boxing matc
• tra- 英文词源 contra- word-forming element meaning "against, in opposition," from Latin adverb and preposition contra (see contra ). The Latin word was used as a prefix in Late Latin. In French, it became contre- and passed into English as counter- . The Old English equivalent was wiðer (surviving in withers and widdershins ), from wið "with, against." extra- word-forming element meaning "outside
• tradable 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random razor razor: [13] A razor is etymologically a ‘scraper’. The word was borrowed from Old French rasor , a derivative of raser ‘scrape, shave’ (from which English gets raze [16]). This in turn went back via Vulgar Latin * rasāre to Latin rādere ‘scrape’, source also of English abrade [17], erase , and possibly rascal
• T 英文词源 T to cross one's t's (and dot one's i's) "to be exact" is attested from 1849. Phrase to a T "exactly" is recorded from 1690s, though the exact signification remains uncertain despite much speculation. The measuring tool called a T-square (sometimes suggested as the source of this) is recorded by that name only from 1785. The T-cell (1970) so called because they are derived from the th
• the proletariat 英文词源 proletariat (n.) also proletariate , "the lowest class," 1853, from French prolétariat , from Latin proletarius (see proletarian ). In political economics, "indigent wage-earners," from 1856. Leninist phrase dictatorship of the proletariat attested from 1918. 中文词源 the proletariat ：无产阶级 来自法语proletariat,无产阶级，来自拉丁语proletarius,最低等级公民
• the Privy Council 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random disparage disparage: see pair 中文词源 the Privy Council ：枢密院 privy,准与知事的，council,政务院。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： the Privy Council 词源， the Privy Council 含义。
• the preterite 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random globe globe: [16] Globe comes from Latin globus , probably via Old French globe . Globus was related to glēba ‘lump of earth’ (source of English glebe [14]), and may denote etymologically ‘something rolled up into a ball’. = glebe 中文词源 the preterite ：过去式 来自古法语preterit,过去式，过去时态，来
• the Pole Star 英文词源 lodestar (n.) late 14c. (late 13c. as a surname), an old name for the pole star (compare Old Norse leiðarstjarna ) as the star that "leads the way" in navigation; from lode (n.) + star (n.). Figurative use from late 14c. Polaris (n.) 1769, short for stella polaris , Modern Latin, literally "the pole star" (see polar ). The ancient Greeks called it Phoenice , "the Phoenician (star),"
• the peloton 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fence fence: [14] Fence is short for defence , and indeed until the 16th century meant ‘defence’ (‘Yet, for [that is, despite] the fence that he could make, she struck it from his hand’, Felon Sowe Rokeby 1500). Of its present-day meanings, ‘enclosing structure’ (originally a ‘defence’ against intruders) and ‘s
• the Paralympics 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random den den: [OE] Related forms such as German tenne ‘threshing floor’ and possibly Greek thenar ‘palm of the hand’ suggest that the underlying meaning of den may be ‘flat area’. Old English denn denoted ‘wild animal’s lair’, perhaps with reference to animals’ flattening an area of vegetation to form a sleeping p
• the Olympic Games 英文词源 python python: [19] The original Python was a fabulous serpent said to have been hatched from the mud of Deucalion’s flood (Deucalion was the Greek counterpart of Noah) and slain by Apollo near Delphi in ancient Greece. Its name, in Greek Pūthōn , may be related to Pūthó , an old name for Delphi; and that in turn, it has been speculated, may derive from púthein ‘rot’, as th
• the Old Bill 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random abstruse abstruse: [16] It is not clear whether English borrowed abstruse from French abstrus(e) or directly from Latin abstrūsus , but the ultimate source is the Latin form. It is the past participle of the verb abstrūdere , literally ‘thrust’ ( trūdere ) ‘away’ ( ab ). ( Trūdere contributed other derivatives to Eng
• the Old Bailey 英文词源 stick-in-the-mud (n.) 1852, from verbal phrase, stick (v.) on notion of "one who sticks in the mud," hence "one who is content to remain in an abject condition." The phrase appears in 1730, in city of London court records, as the alias of an accused named John Baker, who with two other men received a death sentence at the Old Bailey in December 1733 for "breaking open the House of Mr.
• the Occident 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random embezzle embezzle: [15] Originally, embezzle meant simply ‘steal’: ‘See that no victuals nor no other stuff of the same household be embezzled out’, Household Ordinances 1469. The modern legal sense ‘convert fraudulently’ did not develop until the late 16th century. The word itself comes from Anglo-Norman enbesiler ,
• transfer 英文词源 transfer transfer: [14] Transfer comes via Old French transferer from Latin trānsferre ‘carry across’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix trāns - ‘across’ (a distant relative of English through ) and ferre ‘carry’ (a relative of English bear , birth , fertile , etc). Its past participle trānslātus gave English translate . = bear transfer (v.) late 14c., fr
• tsunami 英文词源 tsunami tsunami: [19] Japanese tsunami means literally ‘harbour waves’, a reference to the devastating effect Pacific tsunamis have had on Japanese coastal communities. For most of the 20th century the term was largely restricted to the specialized vocabulary of oceanographers and earth scientists, lay people preferring the more familiar tidal wave (a misnomer: strictly speaking,
• tyre 英文词源 tyre tyre: [15] The word tyre was originally used for a protective covering of metal plates put round the rim of a wooden wheel. It is thought that it was short for attire [13] (a borrowing from Old French, but ultimately of unknown origin), the notion being of ‘attiring’ the wheels in their covering. At first the word was spelled tire or tyre indiscriminately. By the 18th century
• typist 英文词源 typist (n.) 1843, "compositor," from type (n.) + -ist . Meaning "person who operates a typewriter" is from 1884. 中文词源 typist ：打字员 词根词缀： type打字 + -ist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： typist 词源， typist 含义。
• typical 英文词源 typical (adj.) c. 1600, "symbolic, emblematic," from Medieval Latin typicalis "symbolic," from Late Latin typicus "of or pertaining to a type," from Greek typikos , from typos "impression" (see type (n.)). Sense of "characteristic" is first recorded 1850. Related: Typically . 中文词源 typical ：典型的，有代表性的；特有的，独特的 来源于希腊语tupos(打击,压印
• typewriter 英文词源 typewriter (n.) in the mechanical sense, 1868, from type (n.) + writer . Related: Type-write (v.) "print by means of a typewriter;" type-written (1882). 中文词源 typewriter ：打字机 词根词缀： type打字 + write写 + -er人或物 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： typewriter 词源， typewriter 含义。
• type 英文词源 type type: [15] The etymological notion underlying the word type is of making an impression by ‘striking’. It comes via Latin typus from Greek túpos ‘blow, impression’, a derivative of túptein ‘hit’. In post-classical Latin the meaning ‘form, sort’ evolved (in much the same way as it did in the case of stamp ). The more concrete metaphorical attachment to ‘making a
• tutorial 英文词源 tutorial (adj.) 1742, from tutor (n.) + -al (1). As a noun, attested from 1923. 中文词源 tutorial ：导师的，家庭教师的 词根词缀： -tut-监护,看管 + -or名词词尾,人 + -ial形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tutorial 词源， tutorial 含义。 tutorial ：辅导的，教导的 来自 tutor,导师，教师，-ial,形容词后缀
• tutor 英文词源 tutor tutor: [14] A tutor is etymologically someone who ‘looks after’ another – indeed, it was originally used for a ‘guardian’ or ‘protector’: ‘The king … behested himself to be a tutor and defender of him and of his’, Foundation of St Bartholomew’s church 1425. The word’s educational connotations are a secondary development. It comes via Anglo-Norman tutour f
• turtle 英文词源 turtle turtle: Turtle the dove [OE] and turtle the marine reptile [17] are different words. The former was borrowed from Latin turtur , which no doubt originated in imitation of the bird’s cooing. It is now encountered only in the compound turtledove , first recorded in the 13th century. Turtle the reptile is more of a mystery. It is generally assumed to be an alteration of French t
• turret 英文词源 turret turret: see tower turret (n.) c. 1300, touret "small tower forming part of a city wall or castle," from Old French torete (12c., Modern French tourette ), diminutive of tour "tower," from Latin turris (see tower (n.1)). Meaning "low, flat gun-tower on a warship" is recorded from 1862, later also of tanks. Related: Turreted . Welsh twrd is from English. 中文词源 turret ：炮塔
• turnover 英文词源 turnover (n.) also turn-over , 1650s, "action of turning over," from the verbal phrase; see turn (v.) + over (adv.). As a kind of pastry tart, from 1798. Meaning "number of employees leaving a place and being replaced" is recorded from 1955. 中文词源 turnover ：人员调整，人员更替率；成交量，营业额 词根词缀： turn翻转 + over结束 该词的英语词源请访
• turnip 英文词源 turnip turnip: [16] Etymologically, a turnip may be a ‘turned neep’ – that is, a neep, or turnip, that has been ‘turned’ on a lathe, so as to be round (the turnip is a roughly spherical vegetable). Its second syllable, - nip , goes back ultimately to Latin nāpus ‘turnip’, which was adopted by Old English as nǣp . It survives in Scottish English as neep , which is used
• turn 英文词源 turn turn: [OE] The ultimate source of turn is Greek tórnos ‘lathe’, which was probably related to Latin terere ‘rub’ (source of English attrition , detritus , trite , etc). Latin took this over as tornus and formed a verb from it, tornāre ‘turn on a lathe’, hence ‘round off, make smooth’. Old English borrowed tornāre as turnian , which was later reinforced by Old F
• turbulent 英文词源 turbulent turbulent: see trouble turbulent (adj.) early 15c., "disorderly, tumultuous, unruly" (of persons), from Middle French turbulent (12c.), from Latin turbulentus "full of commotion, restless, disturbed, boisterous, stormy," figuratively "troubled, confused," from turba "turmoil, crowd" (see turbid ). In reference to weather, from 1570s. Related: Turbulently . 中文词源 turbu
• turbulence 英文词源 turbulence (n.) early 15c., from Late Latin turbulentia "trouble, disquiet," from Latin turbulentus (see turbulent ). In reference to atmospheric eddies that affect airplanes, by 1918. Related: Turbulency . 中文词源 turbulence ：动荡，骚乱；(空气和水的)湍流，涡流 词根词缀： -turbul- 混乱,骚扰 + -ence名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• turbine 英文词源 turbine turbine: [19] Latin turbō denoted ‘whirl’, ‘whirling thing’, or ‘whirlwind’, and also ‘spinning-top’ (it was related to turba ‘disturbance, crowd’, source of English disturb , trouble , etc). From it around 1824 was coined French turbine , applied originally to a revolving wheel on an axis, driven by water-pressure. It was borrowed into English in the earl
• tune 英文词源 tune tune: [14] Tune originated as a variant of tone , and to begin with it was used for ‘sound, tone’ (‘He told him of the death of Brunes; then were made hideous tunes of many a gentle damsel’, Troy book 1400). Very quickly, however, the sense ‘melody’ emerged (it is not present in tone ), and eventually took over from ‘sound’. The derivative attune dates from the la
• tuition 英文词源 tuition (n.) early 15c., "protection, care, custody," from Anglo-French tuycioun (13c.), Old French tuicion "guardianship," from Latin tuitionem (nominative tuitio ) "a looking after, a caring for, watching over, protection, guardianship," from tuitus , past participle of tueri "to look after" (see tutor (n.)). Meaning "action or business of teaching pupils" is recorded from 1580s. Th
• trouble 英文词源 trouble trouble: [13] Trouble is etymologically something that ‘disturbs’ one – indeed, the two words are related. Trouble was borrowed from Old French trouble or tourble , a derivative of the verb tourbler . This was descended from Vulgar Latin * turbulāre , a derivative of * turbulus , which in turn was an alteration of Latin turbidus ‘wild, confused, muddy’ (source of En
• triple 英文词源 triple (v.) late 14c., from Medieval Latin triplare "to triple," from Latin triplus "threefold, triple," from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + -plus "-fold" (see -plus ). Related: Tripled ; tripling . triple (adj.) early 15c., from Old French triple or directly from Latin triplus (see triple (adj.)). As a noun, early 15c., "a triple sum or quantity," from the adjective. The baseball sense o
• trilogy 英文词源 trilogy (n.) series of three related works, 1660s, from Greek trilogia "series of three related tragedies performed at Athens at the festival of Dionysus," from tri- "three" (see three ) + logos "story" (see logos ). 中文词源 trilogy ：三部剧，三部曲 词根词缀： tri-三 + -log-说话 + -y名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trilogy 词源，
• trilingual 英文词源 trilingual (adj.) "involving three languages," 1834, from tri- + Latin lingua "language," literally "tongue" (see lingual ). Latin trilinguis meant "triple-tongued," and was used of Cerberus. 中文词源 trilingual ：能讲三种语言的 词根词缀： tri-三 + -lingu-语言 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trilingual 词源， trilingua
• tricky 英文词源 tricky (adj.) 1786, "characterized by tricks," from trick (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "deceptively difficult" is from 1868. Related: Trickily ; trickiness . Earlier was tricksy (1590s). 中文词源 tricky ：狡猾的，耍花招的；(工作等)复杂的，微妙的 词根词缀： trick诡计,诀窍 + -y形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tricky 词源，
• trick 英文词源 trick trick: [15] Trick comes from Old French trique , a variant of triche , which was derived from the verb trichier ‘cheat’ (source of English treachery ). And this in turn probably came from Latin trīcarī ‘make difficulties, play tricks’ (source also of English extricate [17] and intricate [15]), a derivative of trīcae ‘difficulties, tricks’, whose origins are unknow
• triceratops 英文词源 triceratops (n.) dinosaur genus, 1890, from Greek trikeratos "three-horned" + ops "face," literally "eye," from PIE *okw- "to see" (see eye (n.)). The first element is from tri- "three" (see three ) + keras (genitive keratos ) "horn" (see kerato- ). 中文词源 triceratops ：三角恐龙  词根词缀： tri-三 + cerat(-cer-)角 + ops 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• tribute 英文词源 tribute (n.) mid-14c., "stated sum of money or other valuable consideration paid by one ruler or country to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of peace or protection," from Anglo-French tribute , Old French tribut and directly from Latin tributum "tribute, a stated payment, a thing contributed or paid," noun use of neuter of tributus , past participle of tribuere
• triangular 英文词源 triangular (adj.) c. 1400, from Late Latin triangularis "triangular, pertaining to a triangle," from Latin triangulus "with three corners" (the usual adjective in classical Latin), as a noun, "a triangle;" see triangle . Related: Triangularly . In the huts of witches all the instruments and implements are triangular. [ "Handwörterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens" ] 中文词源 triang
• triangle 英文词源 triangle (n.) late 14c., from Old French triangle (13c.), from Latin triangulum "triangle," noun use of neuter of adjective triangulus "three-cornered, having three angles," from tri- "three" (see tri- ) + angulus "corner, angle" (see angle (n.)). 中文词源 triangle ：三角，三角形 词根词缀： tri-三 + angle角 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： trian
• tremulous 英文词源 tremulous (adj.) 1610s, from Latin tremulus "shaking, quivering," from tremere "to shake, quake, quiver" (see tremble (v.)). Related: Tremulously ; tremulousness . 中文词源 tremulous ：发抖的，震颤的 词根词缀： -trem-发抖 + -ulous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： tremulous 词源， tremulous 含义。 tremulous ：发颤的，打哆
• tremor 英文词源 tremor (n.) late 14c., "terror," from Old French tremor "fear, terror, quaking" (13c.), from Latin tremorem (nominative tremor ) "a trembling, terror," from tremere (see tremble (v.)). Sense of "an involuntary shaking" first recorded 1610s and probably represents a re-introduction from Latin. 中文词源 tremor ：震动，颤动 借用于拉丁语tremor(发抖)。 词根词缀： -t
• tremendous 英文词源 tremendous (adj.) 1630s, "awful, dreadful, terrible," from Latin tremendus "fearful, to be dreaded, terrible," literally "to be trembled at," gerundive form of tremere "to tremble" (see tremble (v.)). Hyperbolic or intensive sense of "extraordinarily great or good, immense" is attested from 1812, paralleling semantic changes in terrific , terrible , dreadful , awful , etc. Related: Tr
• tremble 英文词源 tremble tremble: [14] Tremble goes back ultimately to a prehistoric base * trem - ‘shake’, which probably has connections with English terrify , terror , etc. Amongst the Latin descendants of this base were tremor ‘shaking’ (source of English tremor [14]), tremere ‘tremble’ (source of English tremendous [17]), and tremulus ‘shaking’ (source of English tremolo [19] and
• treaty 英文词源 treaty (n.) late 14c., "treatment, discussion," from Anglo-French treté , Old French traitié "assembly, agreement, dealings," from Latin tractatus "discussion, handling, management," from tractare "to handle, manage" (see treat (v.)). Sense of "contract or league between nations or sovereigns" is first recorded early 15c. 中文词源 treaty ：条约，协定 词根词缀： treat(
• treatment 英文词源 treatment (n.) 1560s, "conduct or behavior toward someone or something," from treat (v.) + -ment . In the medical sense, it is first recorded 1744. 中文词源 treatment ：处理；对待，待遇；治疗；疗法 词根词缀： treat(-tract-)拉,引 + -ment名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： treatment 词源， treatment 含义。 treatment ：对待
• treat 英文词源 treat treat: [13] Treat comes ultimately from Latin tractāre , a derivative of tractus (source of English contract , tractor , etc), the past participle of trahere ‘pull’. Originally tractāre meant ‘drag’, but it branched out metaphorically to ‘handle, deal with, discuss’, and it was in these senses that it reached English via Anglo-Norman treter . The notion of ‘deali
• treason 英文词源 treason treason: [13] Treason and tradition are doublets – they have a common source. This was Latin trāditiō , a derivative of trādere ‘hand over, deliver’ (source also of English traitor ). The notion of ‘handing something on to someone else’ lies behind tradition , but treason (acquired via Anglo-Norman treisoun ) gets its meaning from the metaphorically extended Latin
• travesty 英文词源 travesty travesty: [17] Travesty and transvestite [20] are first cousins. Both are compounded of the Latin elements trāns - ‘across’ and vestīre ‘clothe’ (source of English vest , vestment , etc), but they are separate formations. Travesty comes ultimately from Italian travestire ‘change clothes so as to disguise’, formed from the Italian descendants of the Latin element
• traverse 英文词源 traverse (v.) early 14c., "pass across, over, or through," from Old French traverser "to cross, place across" (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *traversare, from Latin transversare "to cross, throw across," from Latin transversus "turn across" (see transverse ). As an adjective from early 15c. Related: Traversed ; traversing . traverse (n.) "act of passing through a gate, crossing a bridge, e
• traversable 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random nemesis nemesis: see nomad 中文词源 traversable ：能横过的，能越过的；可否认的，可反驳的   词根词缀： tra-横过,越过 + -vers-转→转动,移动 + -able形容词词尾,可被...的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： traversable 词源， traversable 含义。
• transpose 英文词源 transpose transpose: see position transpose (v.) late 14c., from Old French transposer "transfer, remove; present, render symbolically" (14c.), from Latin transponere (past participle transpositus ) "to place over, set over," from trans- "over" (see trans- ) + ponere "to put, place" (past participle positus ; see position (n.)). Form altered in French on model of poser "to put, place.
• transportation 英文词源 transportation (n.) 1530s, "act of transporting," noun of action from transport (v.). Middle English used verbal noun transporting (early 15c.). In the sense of "means of conveyance" it is first recorded 1853. 中文词源 transportation ：运输，运送 词根词缀： trans-横过,越过 + -port-运输,携带 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• transport 英文词源 transport (v.) late 14c., "convey from one place to another," from Old French transporter "carry or convey across; overwhelm (emotionally)" (14c.) or directly from Latin transportare "carry over, take across, convey, remove," from trans- "across" (see trans- ) + portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). Sense of "carry away with strong feelings" is first recorded c. 1500. Meaning "to carry
• transpire 英文词源 transpire transpire: see spirit transpire (v.) 1590s, "pass off in the form of a vapor or liquid," from Middle French transpirer (16c.), from Latin trans- "through" (see trans- ) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). Figurative sense of "leak out, become known" is recorded from 1741, and the erroneous meaning "take place, happen" is almost as old, being first recorded 1755. Relate
• transpiration 英文词源 transpiration (n.) early 15c., from Medieval Latin transpirationem (nominative transpiratio ), noun of action from transpirare (see transpire ). 中文词源 transpiration ：蒸发，发散 词根词缀： trans-横过,越过(s略) + -spir-呼吸 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transpiration 词源， transpiration 含义。
• transparent 英文词源 transparent transparent: [15] Etymologically, something that is transparent allows the light to ‘appear through’ it. The word comes via Old French from medieval Latin trānspārēns , the present participle of trānspārēre ‘be seen through’. This was a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix trāns - ‘across, through’ and pārēre ‘show, appear’ (source of English
• transparency 英文词源 transparency (n.) 1610s, "condition of being transparent," from Medieval Latin transparentia , from transparentem (see transparent ). Meaning "that which is transparent" is from 1590s; of pictures, prints, etc., from 1785; in photography from 1866. Related: Transparence . 中文词源 transparency ：透明，透明度 词根词缀： trans-横过 + -par-出现 + -ency名词词尾 该词
• transparence 英文词源 transparency (n.) 1610s, "condition of being transparent," from Medieval Latin transparentia , from transparentem (see transparent ). Meaning "that which is transparent" is from 1590s; of pictures, prints, etc., from 1785; in photography from 1866. Related: Transparence . 中文词源 transparence ：透明，透明度  词根词缀： trans-横过 + -par-出现 + -ence名词词尾 该
• transmit 英文词源 transmit (v.) c. 1400, from Latin transmittere "send across, cause to go across, transfer, pass on," from trans- "across" (see trans- ) + mittere "to send" (see mission ). Related: Transmitted ; transmitting . 中文词源 transmit ：传播，发射；传递，传导 词根词缀： trans-横过 + -mit-送,派 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transmit 词源，
• transmission 英文词源 transmission (n.) 1610s, "conveyance from one place to another," from Latin transmissionem (nominative transmissio ) "a sending over or across, passage," noun of action from past participle stem of transmittere "send over or across" (see transmit ). Meaning "part of a motor vehicle that regulates power from the engine to the axle" is first recorded 1894. 中文词源 transmission ：播
• transmigrator 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random dust dust: [OE] The notion ultimately underlying dust seems to be that of ‘smoke’ or ‘vapour’. It goes back to a prehistoric Indo-European base * dheu -, which also produced Latin fūmus and Sanskrit dhūma - ‘smoke’. A Germanic descendant of this, * dunstu -, picks up the idea of a cloud of fine particles being blow
• transmigration 英文词源 transmigration (n.) c. 1300, from Old French transmigracion "exile, diaspora" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin transmigrationem (nominative transmigratio ) "change of country," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin transmigrare "to wander, move, to migrate," from trans- "over" (see trans- ) + migrare "to migrate" (see migration ). Originally literal, in reference to the
• transmigrate 英文词源 transmigrate "(Of the soul) pass into a different body after death", Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'transferred'): from Latin transmigrat- 'removed from one place to another', from the verb transmigrare (see trans- , migrate ). 中文词源 transmigrate ：移居，迁徙；(宗教词汇)转生，轮回   词根词缀： trans-横过,越过 + -migr-迁移 + -ate动
• transmarine 英文词源 transmarine "Situated or originating on the other side of the sea", Late 16th century: from Latin transmarinus , from trans- 'across' + marinus 'marine, of the sea'. 中文词源 transmarine ：海外的，横越海洋的 词根词缀： trans-横过,越过 + -mar-海 + -ine形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transmarine 词源， transmarine 含义。
• translucent 英文词源 translucent (adj.) 1590s, from Latin translucentem (nominative translucens ), present participle of translucere "to shine through," from trans- "through" (see trans- ) + lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). Related: Translucently . 中文词源 translucent ：半透明的，透明的 词根词缀： trans-横过,越过 + -luc-光,照 + -ent形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• transitory 英文词源 transitory (adj.) "passing without continuing," late 14c., from Old French transitoire "ephemeral, transitory" (12c.), from Late Latin transitorius "passing, transient," in classical Latin "allowing passage through," from transitus , past participle of transire "go or cross over" (see transient ). 中文词源 transitory ：短时间的  词根词缀： trans-横过,越过 + -it-行,走
• transition 英文词源 transition (n.) mid-15c., from Latin transitionem (nominative transitio ) "a going across or over," noun of action from past participle stem of transire "go or cross over" (see transient ). 中文词源 transition ：过渡，转变 词根词缀： trans-横过,越过 + -it-行,走 + -ion 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transition 词源， transition 含义。
• transit 英文词源 transit (v.) mid-15c., from Latin transitus , past participle of transire "go or cross over" (see transient ). Astronomical sense is from 1680s. Related: Transited ; transiting . transit (n.) mid-15c., "act or fact of passing across or through," from Latin transitus "a going over, passing over, passage," verbal noun from past participle of transire "go or cross over" (see transient ).
• transgression 英文词源 transgression (n.) late 14c., from Old French transgression "transgression," particularly that relating to Adam and the Fall (12c.), from Late Latin transgressionem (nominative transgressio ) "a transgression of the law," in classical Latin, "a going over, a going across," noun of action from transgressus , past participle of transgredi "step across, step over; climb over, pass, go be
• transgress 英文词源 transgress transgress: see gradual transgress (v.) late 15c., from Middle French transgresser (14c.), from Latin transgressus , past participle of transgredi "to step across, step over" (see transgression ). Related: Transgressed ; transgressing . 中文词源 transgress ：违反，犯罪，侵犯 词根词缀： trans-横过,越过 + -gress-步,级 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• transfuse 英文词源 transfuse (v.) "to transfer by pouring," early 15c., from Latin transfusus , past participle of transfundere "pour from one container to another," from trans- "across" (see trans- ) + fundere "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Related: Transfused ; transfusing . 中文词源 transfuse ：输(血或别的液体)；渗透；使…被灌输或传达 词根词缀： trans-横过,越过 + -fus-熔
• transformer 英文词源 transformer (n.) c. 1600, "one who or that which transforms," agent noun from transform (v.). Meaning "device to reduce electrical currents" is from 1882. 中文词源 transformer ：变压器 词根词缀： trans-转变,转换 + -form-形 + -er 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transformer 词源， transformer 含义。 transformer ：变压器 来自 transform
• transform 英文词源 transform (v.) mid-14c., "change the form of" (transitive), from Old French transformer (14c.), from Latin transformare "change in shape, metamorphose," from trans- "across" (see trans- ) + formare "to form" (see form (v.)). Intransitive sense "undergo a change of form" is from 1590s. Related: Transformed ; transforming . 中文词源 transform ：使改变形态；变换，改变；变
• transferable 英文词源 transferable (adj.) 1650s, from transfer (v.) + -able . 中文词源 transferable ：可转移的，可转换的，可传递的 词根词缀： trans-转变,越过 + -fer-拿取 + -able形容词词尾,被动意义 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transferable 词源， transferable 含义。
• transcript 英文词源 transcript transcript: see scribe transcript (n.) "written copy of a document," c. 1300, from Medieval Latin transcriptum , neuter past participle of Latin transcribere (see transcribe ). 中文词源 transcript ：抄本，副本 词根词缀： trans-转变,转换 + -script-写(重复的s略) 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transcript 词源， transcript 含义
• transcribe 英文词源 transcribe (v.) 1550s, from Latin transcribere "to copy, write again in another place, write over, transfer," from trans- "over" (see trans- ) + scribere "write" (see script (n.)). To do it poorly is to transcribble (1746). Related: Transcribed ; transcriber ; transcribing . 中文词源 transcribe ：抄写，誊写，用打字机打印 词根词缀： trans-转变,转换 + -scrib-写
• transcend 英文词源 transcend (v.) mid-14c., "escape inclusion in; lie beyond the scope of," from Old French transcendre "transcend, surpass," and directly from Latin transcendere "climb over or beyond, surmount, overstep," from trans- "beyond" (see trans- ) + scandere "to climb" (see scan (v.)). Meanings "be surpassing, outdo, excel; surmount, move beyond" are from early 15c. Related: Transcended ; tran
• transaction 英文词源 transaction (n.) mid-15c., "the adjustment of a dispute, a negotiated agreement, management or settlement of an affair," from Old French transaccion "exchange, transaction," from Late Latin transactionem (nominative transactio ) "an agreement, accomplishment," noun of action from past participle stem of transigere "stab through; accomplish, perform, drive or carry through, come to a s
• transact 英文词源 transact (v.) 1580s, back-formation from transaction , or else from Latin transactus , past participle of transigere "to drive through, accomplish, bring to an end, settle." Related: Transacted ; transacting . 中文词源 transact ：办理，交易，谈判，处理 词根词缀： trans-转变 + -act-行动 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： transact 词源， t
• trajectory 英文词源 trajectory (n.) "path described by a body moving under the influence of given forces," 1690s, from Modern Latin trajectorium , from trajectorius "of or pertaining to throwing across," from Latin traiectus "thrown over or across," past participle of traicere "throw across, shoot across," from Latin trans- "across" (see trans- ) + icere , combining form of iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.
• traitor 英文词源 traitor traitor: [13] Traitor and tradition [14] come from the same ultimate source: Latin trādere . This was a compound verb formed from the prefix trāns - ‘across’ and dare ‘give’ (source of English data , date , etc). It originally meant ‘hand over, deliver’, and it is this sense that (via the derivative trāditiō ) has given English tradition – etymologically some