英语词源

• alec 英文词源 alec "A stupid person", Late 20th century: shortening of smart alec. 中文词源 alec ：万事通 alec, Alexander昵称，常用于人名。该词仅用于习语讽刺，见smart alec。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： alec 词源， alec 含义。
• Alexander 英文词源 Alexander masc. proper name, from Latin, from Greek Alexandros "defender of men," from alexein "to ward off, keep off, turn (something) away, defend, protect" + aner (genitive andros ) "man" (see anthropo- ). The first element is related to Greek alke "protection, help, strength, power, courage," alkimos "strong;" cognate with Sanskrit raksati "protects," Old English ealgian "to defen
• ale 英文词源 ale ale: [OE] Old English ealu ‘ale’ goes back to a Germanic root * aluth -, which also produced Old Norse öl (Scandinavian languages still use ale related words, whereas other Germanic languages now only use beer -related words; English is the only one to retain both). Going beyond Germanic in time takes us back to the word’s ultimate Indo-European source, a base meaning ‘bi
• alder 英文词源 alder alder: [OE] Alder is an ancient tree-name, represented in several other Indo-European languages, including German erle , Dutch els , Polish olcha , Russian ol’khá , and Latin alnus (which is the genus name of the alder in scientific classification). Alder is clearly the odd man out amongst all these forms in having a d , but it was not always so; the Old English word was alor
• al dente 英文词源 al dente 1935, Italian, literally "to the tooth," from Latin dent (see tooth ). 中文词源 al dente ：耐嚼 来自意大利语。al, 定冠词。dente, 同tooth. 喻指食物有劲道的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： al dente 词源， al dente 含义。
• alcopop 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bastard bastard: [13] The idea underlying the word bastard appears to be that of a child born of an impromptu sexual encounter on an improvised bed, for it seems to echo Old French fils de bast , literally ‘packsaddle son’, that is, one conceived on a packsaddle pillow. If this is the case, the word goes back to medieval Lat
• Alcheringa 英文词源 Alcheringa "(In the mythology of some Australian Aborigines) the ‘golden age’ when the first ancestors were created", Late 19th century: from Arrernte aljerre-nge 'in the Dreamtime'. 中文词源 Alcheringa ：梦幻天国，黄金时代 澳大利亚土著语。指一个超越时间和空间，且过去，现在和未来共存的梦幻宇宙，人在轮回前的住所和最终目的
• alcatraz 英文词源 Alcatraz see albatross . 中文词源 alcatraz ：白头翁岛，阿尔卡特拉斯监狱 albatross的原拼写形式。原指美国旧金山市海湾的一座孤岛上所建监狱，现改造为旅游景点。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： alcatraz 词源， alcatraz 含义。
• albumen 英文词源 albumen (n.) 1590s, "white of an egg," from Latin albumen "white of an egg," literally "whiteness," from albus "white" (see alb ). The organic substance (which exists nearly pure in egg whites) so called from 1800, also known as albumin (1869, from French albumine ). 中文词源 albumen ：蛋白 来自词根alb, 白色。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： albume
• Albion 英文词源 Albion ancient name of England, Old English, from Latin, sometimes said to be from the non-Indo-European base *alb "mountain," which also is suggested as the source of Latin Alpes "Alps," Albania , and Alba , an Irish name for "Scotland." But more likely from Latin albus "white" (see alb ), which would be an apt description of the chalk cliffs of the island's southern coast. Breoton i
• alas 英文词源 alas alas: [13] In origin alas was an exclamation of weariness rather than grief. Latin lassus ‘weary’ (related to let ‘allow’ and source of lassitude ) passed into Old French as las which, with the addition of the exclamation a ‘ah’, became alas . = lassitude , let alas mid-13c., from Old French ha, las (later French hélas ), from ha "ah" + las "unfortunate," originally
• alarm 英文词源 alarm alarm: [14] Alarm was originally a call to arms. It comes from the Old Italian phrase all’ arme ‘to the weapons!’ This was lexicalized as the noun allarme , which was borrowed into Old French as alarme , and thence into English. The archaic variant alarum seems to have arisen from an emphatic rolling of the r accompanying a prolongation of the final syllable when the word
• a la carte 英文词源 a la carte 1826, from French à la carte , literally "by the card" (see card (n.1)); in other words, "ordered by separate items." Distinguished from a table d'hôte , meal served at a fixed, inclusive price. 中文词源 a la carte ：按菜单点菜 来自法语。字面意思by the card. Carte, 卡片，菜单，同card. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： a la ca
• akin 英文词源 akin (adj.) 1550s, from phrase of kin ; see kin . 中文词源 akin ：类似的 来自短语 of kin. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： akin 词源， akin 含义。 akin ：同族的，有血缘关系的；( 词根词缀： a-加强意义 + kin家庭,门第
• akimbo 英文词源 akimbo akimbo: [15] Akimbo was borrowed from Old Norse. Its original English spelling (which occurs only once, in the Tale of Beryn 1400) was in kenebowe , which suggests a probable Old Norse precursor * i keng boginn (never actually discovered), meaning literally ‘bent in a curve’ (Old Norse bogi is related to English bow ); hence the notion of the arms sticking out at the side,
• aka 英文词源 breakable (adj.) 1560s, from break (v.) + -able . As a noun, breakables is attested from 1820. breakage (n.) 1813, "action of breaking," from break (v.) + -age . Meaning "loss or damage done by breaking" is from 1848. breakaway 1906 (n.), in reference to sports; 1930s (adj.) in reference to splinter groups; from break (v.) + away (adv.). kanaka (n.) U.S. nautical and Australian name f
• ajar 英文词源 ajar ajar: [16] Ajar comes from Scotland and Northern England. In Middle English times it was a char or on char , literally ‘on turn’ ( char comes from an Old English word cerr ‘turn’, which in its metaphorical sense ‘turn of work’ has given modern English charwoman and chore ). A door or window that was in the act of turning was therefore neither completely shut nor compl
• aisle 英文词源 aisle aisle: [15] The original English form of this word was ele . It was borrowed from Old French, which in turn took it from Latin āla ‘wing’ (the modern French form of the word, aile , has a diminutive form, aileron ‘movable control surface on an aircraft’s wing’ [20], which has been acquired by English). Besides meaning literally ‘bird’s wing’, āla was used metap
• airy-fairy 英文词源 airy (adj.) late 14c., "of the air, made of air," from air (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "breezy" is attested from 1590s; that of "lively" is from 1640s. Sense of "vain, unsubstantial" is from 1580s. Disparaging airy-fairy is attested from 1920 (earlier in a sense of "delicate or light as a fairy," which is how Tennyson used it in 1830). 中文词源 airy-fairy ：不现实的 airy, 像空气
• air 英文词源 air air: [13] Modern English air is a blend of three strands of meaning from, ultimately, two completely separate sources. In the sense of the gas we breathe it goes back via Old French air and Latin āēr to Greek áēr ‘air’ (whence the aero -compounds of English; see AEROPLANE). Related words in Greek were áērni ‘I blow’ and aúrā ‘breeze’ (from which English acquire
• aioli 英文词源 aioli "Mayonnaise seasoned with garlic", French aïoli , from Provençal ai 'garlic' + oli 'oil'. 中文词源 aioli ：蒜泥蛋黄酱 ai, 同PIE*alu, 葱属，见allium,葱属植物。词根ol, 油，见oil. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aioli 词源， aioli 含义。
• aim 英文词源 aim aim: [14] Etymologically, aim is a contraction of estimate (see ESTEEM). The Latin verb aestimāre became considerably shortened as it developed in the various Romance languages (Italian has stimare , for instance, and Provençal esmar ). In Old French its descendant was esmer , to which was added the prefix a - (from Latin ad - ‘to’), producing aesmer ; and from one or both o
• aileron 英文词源 aileron aileron: see aisle aileron (n.) 1909, from French aileron, altered (by influence of aile "wing"), from French aleron "little wing," diminutive of Old French ele "wing" (12c.), from Latin ala "wing" (see aisle ). 中文词源 aileron ：副翼 来自词根ala, 翅膀，词源同aisle,过道。-on, 小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aileron 词源
• aikido 英文词源 aikido (n.) Japanese art of self-defense, 1936, literally "way of adapting the spirit," from Japanese ai "together" (from au "to harmonize") + ki "spirit" + do "way, art," from Chinese tao "way." 中文词源 aikido ：合气道 来自日语，最终来自汉语。ai, 合。ki,气。do, 道。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aikido 词源， aikido 含义。
• aidememoire 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random forfend forfend: see defend 中文词源 aidememoire ：辅助记忆 来自法语。aide, 同aid. memoire, 同memory. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aidememoire 词源， aidememoire 含义。
• ahistorical 英文词源 ahistorical (adj.) "without reference to or regard for history," 1950, from a- (2) "not" + historical . 中文词源 ahistorical ：非历史的 前缀a-, 非。history, 历史。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ahistorical 词源， ahistorical 含义。
• ague 英文词源 ague ague: [14] In its origins, ague is the same word as acute . It comes from the Latin phrase febris acuta ‘sharp fever’ (which found its way into Middle English as fever agu ). In the Middle Ages the Latin adjective acuta came to be used on its own as a noun meaning ‘fever’; this became aguē in medieval French, from which it was borrowed into English. From the end of the 1
• agriculture 英文词源 agriculture (n.) mid-15c., from Late Latin agricultura "cultivation of the land," compound of agri cultura "cultivation of land," from agri , genitive of ager "a field" (see acre ) + cultura "cultivation" (see culture (n.)). In Old English, the idea could be expressed by eorðtilþ . 中文词源 agriculture ：农学 词根agro, 农业。culture, 培育。 该词的英语词源请访问
• agree 英文词源 agree agree: [14] Originally, if a thing ‘agreed you’, it was to your liking, it pleased you. This early meaning survives in the adjective agreeable [14], but the verb has meanwhile moved on via ‘to reconcile (people who have quarrelled)’ and ‘to come into accord’ to its commonest presentday sense, ‘to concur’. It comes from Old French agréer ‘to please’, which wa
• agoraphobia 英文词源 agoraphobia agoraphobia: [19] Agoraphobia – fear of open spaces or, more generally, of simply being out of doors – is first referred to in an 1873 issue of the Journal of Mental Science ; this attributes the term to Dr C Westphal, and gives his definition of it as ‘the fear of squares or open places’. This would be literally true, since the first element in the word represents
• agora 英文词源 agora (n.) "assembly place," 1590s, from Greek agora "open space" (typically a marketplace), from ageirein "to assemble," from PIE root *ger- "to gather" (see gregarious ). 中文词源 agora ：（古希腊）广场 前缀a- 同ad-,去，往。词根gor-, 集合,见aggregate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： agora 词源， agora 含义。
• ago 英文词源 ago ago: [14] Historically, ago is the past participle of a verb. Its earlier, Middle English, form – agone – reveals its origins more clearly. It comes from the Old English verb āgān ‘pass away’, which was formed from gān ‘go’ and the prefix ā - ‘away, out’. At first it was used before expressions of time (‘For it was ago five year that he was last there’, Guy
• agnosia 英文词源 agnosia "Inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage", Early 20th century: coined in German from Greek agnōsia 'ignorance'. 中文词源 agnosia ：失认症 前缀a-, 非， 没有。词根gn, 知道，同can, know. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： agnosia 词源， agnosia 含义。
• aglow 英文词源 aglow (adj.) 1817 (in Coleridge), from a- (1) + glow . Figurative sense of "flushed with pleasurable excitement" is from 1830. 中文词源 aglow ：发光 来自短语on glow. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aglow 词源， aglow 含义。
• aghast 英文词源 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 general semantic area of ‘fear’ and ‘horror’ to
• aggro 英文词源 aggro "Aggressive, violent behaviour", 1960s: abbreviation of aggravation (see aggravate ), or of aggression. 中文词源 aggro ：惹事 aggression的缩写. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aggro 词源， aggro 含义。
• aggrieved 英文词源 aggrieved (adj.) "oppressed in spirit," mid-14c., past participle adjective from aggrieve . The legal sense of "injured or wronged in one's rights" is from 1580s. 中文词源 aggrieved ：受委屈的 前缀ag-同ad-, 向，往。-grieve, 同词根grav。指沉重的，受委屈的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aggrieved 词源， aggrieved 含义。
• aggrandizement 英文词源 aggrandizement (n.) 1650s, from French agrandissement , noun of action from agrandir (see aggrandize ). 中文词源 aggrandizement ：扩大 前缀ag-同ad-, 向，往。词根grand, 大，见grandfather。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aggrandizement 词源， aggrandizement 含义。
• agglutinate 英文词源 agglutinate agglutinate: see glue agglutinate (v.) 1580s (from 1540s as a past participle adjective), from Latin agglutinatus , past participle of agglutinare (see agglutination ). Related: Agglutinated ; agglutinating . 中文词源 agglutinate ：粘合的 前缀ag-同ad-, 向，往。词根glut, 胶，粘，同glue, 胶水。来自zero-grade 词根gl, 卷，粘结。 该词的英语词
• agent 英文词源 agent agent: [15] Latin agere , a verb of great semantic breadth (‘drive, lead, act, do’), has been a prolific source of English words. Its past participle, āctus , produced act , action , active , actor , actual , cachet , and exact , while other parts of its paradigm lie behind agile , agitate , ambiguous , coagulate , cogent , cogitate , examine , exigent , exiguous , and prod
• age 英文词源 age age: [13] Age has undergone considerable transmutations and abbreviations since its beginnings in Latin. Its immediate source in English is Old French aage , which was the product of a hypothetical Vulgar Latin form * aetāticum (the t is preserved in Provençal atge ). This was based on Latin aetāt - (stem of aetās ), which was a shortening of aevitās , which in turn came from
• agbada 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random conciliate conciliate: see council 中文词源 agbada ：西非男式长袍 来自西非语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： agbada 词源， agbada 含义。
• agave 英文词源 agave (n.) American aloe plant, 1797, from Latin Agave , from Greek Agaue , proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at," from gaiein "to rejoice, exult," with intensive prefix a- . The name seems to have been taken generically by botanists, the plant perhaps so called for its "stately" flower stem. 中文词源 agave ：龙舌兰
• agate 英文词源 agate (n.) 1560s, from Middle French agathe (16c.), from Latin achates , from Greek akhates , the name of a river in Sicily where the stones were found (Pliny). But the river could as easily be named for the stone. The earlier English form of the word, achate (early 13c.), was directly from Latin. Figurative sense of "a diminutive person" (c. 1600) is from the now-obsolete meaning "sm
• agar 英文词源 agar "A gelatinous substance obtained from certain red seaweeds and used in biological culture media and as a thickener in foods", Early 19th century: from Malay. 中文词源 agar ：琼脂 来自马来语，通过日语进入英语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： agar 词源， agar 含义。
• agape 英文词源 agape (n.) c. 1600, from Greek agape "brotherly love, charity," from agapan "greet with affection, love," which is of unknown origin. Agape was used by early Christians for their "love feast" held in connection with the Lord's Supper. In modern use, often in simpler sense of "Christian love" (1856, frequently opposed to eros as "carnal or sensual love"). agape (adv.) 1660s, from a- (1
• against 英文词源 against (adv.) early 12c., agenes "in opposition to," a southern variant of agen "again" (see again ), with adverbial genitive. The parasitic -t turned up mid-14c. and was standard by early 16c., perhaps from influence of superlatives. 中文词源 against ：对着的 again的副词所有格。-s, 副词后缀，向。-t被当做最高级后缀-est 寄生于该单词。 该词的英语
• again 英文词源 again again: [OE] The underlying etymological sense of again is ‘in a direct line with, facing’, hence ‘opposite’ and ‘in the opposite direction, back’ (its original meaning in Old English). It comes from a probable Germanic * gagin ‘straight’, which was the source of many compounds formed with on or in in various Germanic languages, such as Old Saxon angegin and Old N
• afterwards 英文词源 afterwards (adv.) c. 1300, from afterward (q.v.) + adverbial genitive -s ; originally a Northern form. 中文词源 afterwards ：以后 after,在后。-ward, 副词后缀，向。-s, 副词所有格。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： afterwards 词源， afterwards 含义。
• afters 英文词源 aftershock (n.) also after-shock , 1894, from after + shock (n.1). 中文词源 afters ：甜食 after,在后。-s, 副词所有格。指正餐之后的甜食。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： afters 词源， afters 含义。
• aft 英文词源 aft (adv.) Old English æftan "from behind, behind, farthest back," from superlative of Old English æf , af , of "away, away from, off" (see of ). The Germanic superlative suffix *-ta corresponds to PIE *-to (compare Greek protos "first," superlative of pro "before"). Now purely nautical. 中文词源 aft ：在船尾 来自PIE *apo, 从，后面，词源同前缀ab-, 单词of。-*to最
• after 英文词源 after after: [OE] In the first millennium AD many Germanic languages had forms cognate with Old English æfter (Gothic aftra , for example, and Old Norse aptr ), but, with the exception of Dutch achter , none survive. It is not clear what their ultimate origin is, but the suffix they share may well be a comparative one, and it is possible that they derive from a Germanic base * af - (
• Afrikaans 英文词源 Afrikaans (n.) Germanic language of South Africa, the Dutch language as spoken in South Africa, 1892, from Dutch Afrikaansch "Africanish" (see Afrikander ). Also known as South African Dutch . 中文词源 Afrikaans ：南非荷兰人 来自Africa 的荷兰语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Afrikaans 词源， Afrikaans 含义。
• African 英文词源 African (n.) Old English Africanas (plural), from Latin Africanus (adj.), from Africa (see Africa ). Used of white residents of Africa from 1815. Used of black residents of the U.S. from late 18c., when it especially meant "one brought from Africa" and sometimes was contrasted to native-born Negro . As an adjective by 1560s, "pertaining to Africa or Africans" (Old English had Africani
• afraid 英文词源 afraid (adj.) early 14c., originally past participle of verb afray "frighten," from Anglo-French afrayer , Old French esfreer "to worry, concern, trouble, disturb" (see affray (n.)). A rare case of an English adjective that never stands before a noun. Because it was used in A.V. Bible, it acquired independent standing and thrived while affray faded, and it chased off the once more com
• afoul 英文词源 afoul (adv.) 1809, originally nautical, "in collision or entanglement," from a- (1) + foul (adj.). From 1833 in general sense of "in violent or hostile conflict," mainly in phrases such as run afoul of . 中文词源 afoul ：抵触 来自短语on foul. foul,犯规，发臭。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： afoul 词源， afoul 含义。
• a fortiori 英文词源 a fortiori "Used to express a conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for a previously accepted one", Early 17th century: Latin, from a fortiori argumento 'from stronger argument'. 中文词源 a fortiori ：理由更充分 来自拉丁短语。a 同前缀ad-。词根fort, 强。-ior, 比较级后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： a fortiori 词源
• afore 英文词源 afore (adv.) Old English onforan "before, at the beginning of, in front of," from phrase on foran , from on (prep.) + foran (adv.) "in front," dative of for . In some cases probably it represents Old English ætforan "at-fore." Once the literary equivalent of before , it now has been replaced by that word except in nautical use and in combinations such as aforesaid , aforethought . 中文
• afoot 英文词源 afoot (adj.) c. 1200, afote , from a- "on" (see a- (1)) + foot (n.). Figurative sense of "in active operation" is from 1601 ("Julius Caesar"). 中文词源 afoot ：进行中 来自短语 on foot. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： afoot 词源， afoot 含义。
• aflame 英文词源 aflame (adj.) 1550s, from a- "on" (see a- (1)) + flame (n.). Figurative use by 1856. 中文词源 aflame ：着火 来自短语on flame. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aflame 词源， aflame 含义。
• affricate 英文词源 affricate "A phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation, e.g. ch as in chair and j as in jar ", Late 19th century: from Latin affricatus , past participle of affricare , from ad- 'to' + fricare 'to rub'. 中文词源 affricate ：塞擦音 前缀af-同ad-, 去，往。词根fric, 磨擦，见friction, 磨擦
• aficionado 英文词源 aficionado (n.) 1845, from Spanish aficionado "amateur," specifically "devotee of bullfighting," literally "fond of," from afición "affection," from Latin affectionem (see affection ). "Most sources derive this word from the Spanish verb aficionar but the verb does not appear in Spanish before 1555, and the word aficionado is recorded in the 1400's" [Barnhart]. In English, originally
• affray 英文词源 affray affray: [14] Affray is a word of mixed Germanic and Romance origin. The noun comes from the verb, ‘alarm’ (now obsolete, but still very much with us in the form of its past participle, afraid ), which was borrowed into English from Anglo- Norman afrayer and Old French effreer and esfreer . These go back to a hypothetical Vulgar Latin verb * exfridāre , which was composed o
• afforestation 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random stipend stipend: [15] Latin stīpendium denoted a ‘tax’ or ‘levy’. It was a compound noun formed from stips ‘payment, donation’ and pendere ‘weigh, pay’. It subsequently shifted in meaning to ‘wages, salary’, and particularly ‘soldier’s pay’, both of which passed into English via Old French stipende . =
• affect 英文词源 affect affect: There are two distinct verbs affect in English: ‘simulate insincerely’ [15] and ‘have an effect on’ [17]; but both come ultimately from the same source, Latin afficere . Of compound origin, from the prefix ad - ‘to’ and facere ‘do’, this had a wide range of meanings. One set, in reflexive use, was ‘apply oneself to something’, and a new verb, affectā
• affair 英文词源 affair affair: [13] Like ado , and of course to-do , affair originally meant literally ‘to do’. It was coined in Old French from the phrase à faire ‘to do’, and entered English via Anglo-Norman afere . The spelling affair was established by Caxton, who based it on the French model. The specific sense of a ‘love affair’ dates from the early 18th century. = fact affair (n.)
• afara 英文词源 afara "A tall West African hardwood tree with a characteristic shape resembling a pagoda", 1920s: from Yoruba. 中文词源 afara ：西非榄仁树 来自西非语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： afara 词源， afara 含义。
• aetiology 英文词源 aetiology "The cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition", Mid 16th century: via medieval Latin from Greek aitiologia , from aitia 'a cause' + -logia (see -logy ). 中文词源 aetiology ：病原学 词根aitia, 起源，原因。词根logy, 学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aetiology 词源， aetiology 含义。
• aesthete 英文词源 aesthete (n.) attested from 1878, in vogue 1881, from Greek aisthetes "one who perceives," from stem of aisthanesthai "to perceive, to feel" (see aesthetic ). I want to be an aesthete, And with the aesthetes stand; A sunflower on my forehead, And a lily in my hand. ["Puck," Oct. 5, 1881] 中文词源 aesthete ：审美家 词根aes, 感知，同aud, 感知，听，见audience,听众。
• aerostat 英文词源 aerostat "An airship or hot-air balloon", Late 18th century: from French aérostat , from Greek aēr 'air' + statos 'standing'. 中文词源 aerostat ：热气球 词根aero, 空气。词根stat, 站，平衡，同stand. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aerostat 词源， aerostat 含义。
• aerosol 英文词源 aerosol (n.) 1919, from aero- "air" + first syllable in solution . A term in physics; modern commercial application is from 1940s. 中文词源 aerosol ：喷雾器 合成词。词根aero, 空气。solution, 溶解。使溶入空气中。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aerosol 词源， aerosol 含义。
• aeroplane 英文词源 aeroplane aeroplane: [19] The prefix aero - comes ultimately from Greek āér ‘air’, but many of the terms containing it (such as aeronaut and aerostat ) reached English via French. This was the case, too, with aeroplane , in the sense of ‘heavier-than-air flying machine’. The word was first used in English in 1873 (30 years before the Wright brothers’ first flight), by D S
• aeronautics 英文词源 aeronautics (n.) 1824, from aeronautic (1784), from French aéronautique , from aéro- (see aero- ) + nautique "of ships," from Latin nauticus , from Greek nautikos (see nautical ). Originally of balloons. Also see -ics . Aeronaut "balloonist" is from 1784. 中文词源 aeronautics ：航空学 词根aero, 空气。词根naut, 海，航行，见nautical, 航海的。 该词的英语词源
• aerogramme 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random smoke smoke: [OE] Smoke has close relatives in German schmauch and Dutch smook , now specialized in meaning to ‘thick smoke’. And more distantly it is linked to Welsh mwg and Breton moged ‘smoke’, Lithuanian smaugti ‘choke with smoke’, Greek smugenai ‘be consumed with heat’, and Armenian mux ‘smoke’. The use
• aerofoil 英文词源 aerofoil (n.) 1907, from aero- + foil (n.). 中文词源 aerofoil ：翼型 词根aero, 空气。foil, 叶片，船翼。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aerofoil 词源， aerofoil 含义。
• aerodynamics 英文词源 aerodynamics (n.) 1837, from aero- "air" + dynamics . 中文词源 aerodynamics ：航空动力学 词根aero, 空气。词根dyn,动力,见dynamics, 动力学。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aerodynamics 词源， aerodynamics 含义。 aerodynamics ：空气动力学 词根词缀： -aer-空气 + -o- + -dynam-力 + -ics名词词尾,...学
• aerodrome 英文词源 aerodrome (n.) 1902, from aero- on analogy of hippodrome . Earlier (1891) a name for a flying machine. 中文词源 aerodrome ：小型飞机跑道 合成词。aeroplane, 飞机。词根drome, 跑，见hippodrome, 跑马场。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aerodrome 词源， aerodrome 含义。
• aerobic 英文词源 aerobic (adj.) "living only in the presence of oxygen," 1875, (after French aérobie , coined 1863 by Louis Pasteur) from Greek aero- "air" (see aero- ) + bios "life" (see bio- ). 中文词源 aerobic ：好氧的 词根aero, 空气。 -b同词根bio, 生命，见biology, 生物。存活生命的空气，即氧气。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aerobic 词源，
• aerobatics 英文词源 aerobatics (n.) aircraft tricks, "trick flying," 1914, from aero- + ending from acrobat (also see -ics ). Earlier (1879) it meant "the art of constructing and using airships; aerial navigation; aeronautics." 中文词源 aerobatics ：特技飞行 合成词。词根aero, 天空。-batics, 来自acrobatics, 杂技。喻指。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aerob
• aerie 英文词源 aerie (n.) "eagle's nest," 1580s (attested in Anglo-Latin from early 13c.), from Old French aire "nest," Medieval Latin area "nest of a bird of prey" (12c.), perhaps from Latin area "level ground, garden bed" [Littré], though some doubt this [Klein]. Another theory connects it to atrium . Formerly misspelled eyrie (1660s) on the mistaken assumption that it derived from Middle English
• aeon 英文词源 aeon aeon: see age aeon (n.) 1640s; see eon . 中文词源 aeon ：万古 来自词根aeon, 万古，来自PIE *aiw, 生命力。词源同age , 时代，词根ev，生命，见longevity,长寿。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aeon 词源， aeon 含义。
• aeolian 英文词源 Aeolian (adj.) c. 1600, "of the wind," from Latin Æolus "god of the winds," from Greek Aiolos , from aiolos "quickly moving." Æolian harp first recorded 1791. The ancient district of Aiolis in Asia Minor was said to have been named for the wind god, hence Æolian also refers to one branch of the ancient Greek people. 中文词源 aeolian ：风成的 来自词根aeol, 风。Aeolus, 风
• adzuki 英文词源 adzuki "A small, round dark-red edible bean", Early 18th century: from Japanese azuki . 中文词源 adzuki ：小红豆 来自日语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： adzuki 词源， adzuki 含义。
• adze 英文词源 adze (n.) also adz , "cutting tool resembling an axe, but with a curved blade at a right-angle to the handle, used for dressing timber," 18c. spelling modification of ads , addes , from Middle English adese , adse , from Old English adesa "adze, hatchet," which is of unknown origin. Adze "has been monosyllabic only since the seventeenth century. The word has no cognates, though it res
• advise 英文词源 advise (v.) late 13c., avisen "to view, consider," from Old French aviser "deliberate, reflect, consider" (13c.), from avis "opinion" (see advice ). Meaning "to give counsel to" is late 14c. Related: Advised ; advising . 中文词源 advise ：建议 前缀ad-, 去，往。词根vis, 看，同vision, 视野。去看，去给建议。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• advice 英文词源 advice advice: [13] Like modern French avis , advice originally meant ‘opinion’, literally ‘what seems to one to be the case’. In Latin, ‘seem’ was usually expressed by the passive of the verb vidēre ‘see’; thus, vīsum est , ‘it seems’ (literally ‘it is seen’). With the addition of the dative first person pronoun, one could express the notion of opinion: mihi
• adverb 英文词源 adverb adverb: [15] Adverb comes ultimately from a Latin word modelled on Greek epírrhēma , literally ‘added word’. The elements of this compound (the prefix epi - and rhēma ‘word’) were translated literally into Latin ( ad - and verbum ), giving adverbum . English took the word either directly from Latin, or via French adverbe . = verb adverb (n.) late 14c., from Late Lati
• advantage 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
• advance 英文词源 advance advance: [13] Advance originated in the Latin adverb abante ‘before’ (source of, among others, French avant and Italian avanti ), which in turn was based on ab ‘from’ and ante ‘before’. In post-classical times a verb, * abantiāre , seems to have been formed from the adverb. It developed into Old French avancer , and passed into English as avaunce , initially with
• adultery 英文词源 adultery adultery: [14] Neither adultery nor the related adulterate have any connection with adult . Both come ultimately from the Latin verb adulterāre ‘debauch, corrupt’ (which may have been based on Latin alter ‘other’, with the notion of pollution from some extraneous source). By the regular processes of phonetic change, adulterāre passed into Old French as avoutrer , an