英语词源

• adult 英文词源 adult (adj.) 1530s (but not common until mid-17c.), from Latin adultus "grown up, mature, adult, ripe," past participle of adolescere "grow up, mature" (see adolescent ). As a euphemism for "pornographic," it dates to 1958 and does no honor to the word. adult (n.) "adult person," 1650s, from adult (adj.). 中文词源 adult ：成年人 前缀ad-, 去，往。词根ol, 成长. -t,过去
• adulation 英文词源 adulation (n.) late 14c., "insincere praise," from Old French adulacion , from Latin adulationem (nominative adulatio ) "a fawning; flattery, cringing courtesy," noun of action from past participle stem of aduliari "to flatter," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + ulos "tail," from PIE *ul- "the tail" (cognates: Sanskrit valah "tail," Lithuanian valai "horsehair of the tail"). The original not
• adsorb 英文词源 adsorb (v.) 1882, transitive (intransitive use attested from 1919), back-formation from adsorption "condensation of gases on the surfaces of solids" (1882), coined in German from ad- + -sorption , abstracted from absorption . See absorb . Related: Adsorbent ; adsorption . 中文词源 adsorb ：吸收 前缀ad-, 去，往。词根sorb, 吸收，见absorb. 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• adrift 英文词源 adrift (adv.) 1620s, from a- (1) "on" + drift . Figurative use by 1680s. 中文词源 adrift ：漂浮 来自短语 on drift. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： adrift 词源， adrift 含义。
• adrenaline 英文词源 adrenaline adrenaline: [20] The hormone adrenaline is secreted by glands just above the kidneys. From their position these are called the ‘ adrenal glands’ [19], a term based on Latin rēnes ‘kidney’, which has also given English renal [17] and (via Old French) the now obsolete reins ‘kidneys’ [14]. The discovery of adrenaline and the coining of its name are both disputed:
• Adonis 英文词源 Adonis (n.) "a beau," 1620s, from Greek Adonis , name of the youth beloved by Aphrodite, from Phoenician adon "lord," probably originally "ruler," from base a-d-n "to judge, rule." Adonai is the Hebrew cognate. 中文词源 adonis （美男子）：捕获爱神芳心的的美少年阿多尼斯 阿多尼斯Adonis是希腊神话中的美男子。他的母亲是绝世美女米拉（Myrrh
• ado 英文词源 ado ado: [14] In origin, ado (like affair ) means literally ‘to do’. This use of the preposition at ( ado = at do ) is a direct borrowing from Old Norse, where it was used before the infinitive of verbs, where English would use to . Ado persisted in this literal sense in northern English dialects, where Old Norse influence was strong, well into the 19th century, but by the late 16
• ad nauseam 英文词源 ad nauseam "to a sickening extent," Latin, literally "to sickness," from ad "to" (see ad- ) + nauseam , accusative of nausea (see nausea ). 中文词源 ad nauseam ：厌烦 前缀ad-, 去，往。词根naus, 船，海，同nautical,航海的。此处指晕船，呕吐，后厌烦。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ad nauseam 词源， ad nauseam 含义。
• admit 英文词源 admit admit: [15] This is one of a host of words, from mission to transmit , to come down to English from Latin mittere ‘send’. Its source, admittere , meant literally ‘send to’, hence ‘allow to enter’. In the 15th and 16th centuries the form amit was quite common, borrowed from French amettre , but learned influence saw to it that the more ‘correct’ Latin form prevail
• administer 英文词源 administer (v.) late 14c., administren , aministren "to manage as a steward," from Old French amenistrer "help, aid, be of service to" (12c., Modern French administrer , the -d- restored 16c.), and directly from Latin administrare "to help, assist; manage, control, guide, superintend; rule, direct," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + ministrare "serve" (see minister (v.)). Used of medicine, e
• adlib 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random castor castor: There are two distinct words castor in English. The older originally meant ‘beaver’ [14], and was early used with reference to a bitter pungent substance secreted by glands near the beaver’s anus, employed in medicine and perfumery. The term castor oil [18] probably comes from the use of this oil, derived fr
• adjutant 英文词源 adjutant adjutant: [17] An adjutant was formerly simply an ‘assistant’, but the more specific military sense of an officer who acts as an aide to a more senior officer has now virtually ousted this original meaning. The word comes from a Latin verb for ‘help’, and is in fact related to English aid . Latin adjuvāre ‘help’ developed a new form, adjūtāre , denoting repeate
• adjure 英文词源 adjure (v.) late 14c., "to bind by oath; to question under oath," from Latin adiurare "confirm by oath, add an oath, to swear to in addition," in Late Latin "to put (someone) to an oath," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + iurare "swear," from ius (genitive iuris ) "law" (see jurist ). Related: Adjured ; adjuring . 中文词源 adjure ：命令 前缀ad-, 去，往。词根jur, 法，起誓。原
• adjudicate 英文词源 adjudicate (v.) 1700, from Latin adiudicatus , past participle of adiudicare (see adjudge ). Related: Adjudicated ; adjudicating . 中文词源 adjudicate ：裁决 前缀ad-, 去，往。-ju同词根jur,法，正义，见jurist, 司法人员。词根dic,说。即按照法律办事的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： adjudicate 词源， adjudicate 含义。
• adjudge 英文词源 adjudge (v.) late 14c., "to make a judicial decision," from Old French ajugier "to judge, pass judgment on," from Latin adiudicare "grant or award as a judge," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + iudicare "to judge," which is related to iudicem (see judge (v.)). Sense of "have an opinion" is from c. 1400. Related: Adjudged ; adjudging . 中文词源 adjudge ：裁决 前缀ad-, 去，往。词根
• adjoin 英文词源 adjoin (v.) c. 1300, "unite, ally" from Old French ajoin- stem of ajoindre "join together, unite," from Latin adiungere "fasten on, harness, join to," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + iungere "to bind together" (see jugular ). Meaning "be contiguous with, be adjacent to" is from late 14c. Related: Adjoined ; adjoining . 中文词源 adjoin ：连接 前缀ad-, 去，往。join, 连接，来自
• adipose 英文词源 adipose (adj.) 1743, from Modern Latin adiposus "fatty," from Latin adipem (nominative adeps , genitive adipis ) "soft fat of animals, fat, lard," from Greek aleipha "unguent, fat," related to lipos "grease, fat" (see leave (v.)). Change of -l- to -d- "prob. due to Umbrian influence" [Klein]. But it could as well be a native Italic formation from the same roots, *ad-leip-a "sticking o
• ad infinitum 英文词源 ad infinitum Latin, literally "to infinity" from ad "to" (see ad- ) + infinitum "infinity," neuter of adjective infinitus "endless" (see infinite ). 中文词源 ad infinitum ：无限 前缀ad-, 去，往。infinitum为英语infinite（无限的）中性名词格。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ad infinitum 词源， ad infinitum 含义。
• adieu 英文词源 adieu late 14c., adewe , from French adieu , from phrase a dieu (vous) commant "I commend (you) to God," from a "to" (see ad ) + dieu "God," from Latin deum , accusative of deus "god," from PIE *deiwos (see Zeus ). Originally said to the party left; farewell was to the party setting forth. 中文词源 adieu ：再见 前缀ad-, 去，往。词根dieu, 神，见deity, 神祗。即上帝
• ad hominem 英文词源 ad hominem c. 1600, Latin, literally "to a man," from ad "to" (see ad- ) + hominem , accusative of homo "man" (see homunculus ). 中文词源 ad hominem ：针对个人 来自拉丁短语。前缀ad-, 去，往。hominem, 同human, 人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ad hominem 词源， ad hominem 含义。
• ad hoc 英文词源 ad hoc Latin, literally "for this (specific purpose)." 中文词源 ad hoc ：临时 来自拉丁短语。前缀ad-, 去，往。hoc, 这个。词源同here, 这里。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ad hoc 词源， ad hoc 含义。
• adenoids 英文词源 adenoids "A mass of enlarged lymphatic tissue between the back of the nose and the throat, often hindering speaking and breathing in young children", Late 19th century: adenoid from Greek adēn 'gland' + -oid. 中文词源 adenoids ：腺样增殖体 词根aden,腺。-oid, 类。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： adenoids 词源， adenoids 含义。
• adductor 英文词源 adductor "A muscle whose contraction moves a limb or other part of the body towards the midline of the body or towards another part", Early 17th century: modern Latin, from Latin adduct- 'brought in', from the verb adducere (see adduce ). 中文词源 adductor ：内收肌 前缀ad-, 去，往。词根duc, 拉，引导，见conduct. 该处用于生理学。 该词的英语词源请访问
• adduce 英文词源 adduce (v.) early 15c., from Latin adducere "lead to, bring to, bring along," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Related: Adduced ; adducing . 中文词源 adduce ：举证 前缀ad-, 去，往。词根duc, 拉，引导，见conduct. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： adduce 词源， adduce 含义。
• addle 英文词源 addle (v.) 1712, from addle (n.) "urine, liquid filth," from Old English adela "mud, mire, liquid manure" (cognate with Old Swedish adel "urine," Middle Low German adel , Dutch aal "puddle"). Used in noun phrase addle egg (mid-13c.) "egg that does not hatch, rotten egg," literally "urine egg," a loan-translation of Latin ovum urinum , which is itself an erroneous loan-translation of G
• adder 英文词源 adder adder: [OE] In Old English, the term for a snake (any snake, not just an adder) was nǣddre ; there are or were related forms in many other European languages, such as Latin natrix , Welsh neidr , and German natter (but there does not seem to be any connection with the natterjack toad). Around the 14th century, however, the word began to lose its initial consonant. The noun phra
• add 英文词源 add add: [14] Etymologically, add means simply ‘put to’. Its source is Latin addere , a compound verb formed from the prefix ad - ‘to’ and the stem - dere ‘put’ (which is related to English do ). Its original meaning in English was simply ‘join one thing to another’; its specific mathematical use did not develop until the early 16th century. = do add (v.) late 14c., "t
• Adam 英文词源 Adam Adam: Adam’s apple [18] The original apple in question was the forbidden fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which the serpent in the Garden of Eden tricked Eve into eating, and which she in turn persuaded Adam to eat. It was traditionally believed that a piece of it stuck in Adam’s throat, and so it became an appropriate and convenient metaphor for the thyro
• adagio 英文词源 adagio (adv.) c. 1746, in music, "slowly, leisurely and gracefully," Italian, from ad agio , from ad "to, at" (see ad- ) + agio "leisure," from Vulgar Latin adiacens , present participle of adiacere "to lie at, to lie near" (compare adjacent ). In noun sense of "a slow movement," first attested 1784. 中文词源 adagio ：慢板 前缀ad-, 去，往。词根agio, 休闲。 该词的英
• acyclic 英文词源 tetracycline (n.) 1952, with chemical suffix -ine (2) + tetracyclic "containing four fused hydrocarbon rings," from tetra- + cyclic (see cycle (n.)). 中文词源 acyclic ：非周期的 前缀a-, 无，非。cycle,圆，周期。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： acyclic 词源， acyclic 含义。
• acupuncture 英文词源 acupuncture (n.) 1680s, "pricking with a needle" to ease pain, from Latin acus "needle" (see acuity ) + puncture . The verb is first recorded 1972. 中文词源 acupuncture ：针刺疗法 词根ac, 尖。puncture, 刺。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： acupuncture 词源， acupuncture 含义。 acupuncture ：针刺疗法 词根词缀： -acu-尖,刺 + -punct-刺
• acupressure 英文词源 acupressure (n.) 1859, from Latin acus "needle" (see acuity ) + pressure (n.). 中文词源 acupressure ：指压疗法 词根ac, 尖。pressure, 压。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： acupressure 词源， acupressure 含义。
• actinium 英文词源 actinium (n.) radioactive element discovered in 1899, from Greek actin- , comb. form of aktis (genitive aktinos ) "ray, radiance" (see actino- ) + chemical suffix -ium . 中文词源 actinium ：锕 来自词根actino-, 射线，光线，-ium,化学元素后缀。因该元素在黑暗中发光而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： actinium 词源， actini
• act 英文词源 act act: [14] Act , action , active , actor all go back to Latin agere ‘do, perform’ (which is the source of a host of other English derivatives, from agent to prodigal ). The past participle of this verb was āctus , from which we get act , partly through French acte , but in the main directly from Latin. The Latin agent noun, āctor , came into the language at about the same tim
• acrylic 英文词源 acrylic acrylic: [19] Acrylic was based ultimately on acrolein [19], the name of a very pungent poisonous organic compound. This in turn was formed from Latin acer ‘sharp, pungent’ (source of English acrid ) and olere ‘smell’. acrylic (adj.) 1855, "of or containing acryl ," name of a radical from acrolein (1843), the name of a liquid in onions and garlic that makes eyes tear,
• acrylamide 英文词源 acrylamide "A colourless crystalline solid which readily forms water-soluble polymers", Late 19th century: from acrylic + amide. 中文词源 acrylamide ：丙烯酰胺 acryl, 同acrylic. 词根am, 氨，衍生于ammonia. -ide,构成化学物后缀,酰。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： acrylamide 词源， acrylamide 含义。
• acrostic 英文词源 acrostic acrostic: [16] An acrostic is a piece of verse in which the first letters of each line when put together spell out a word. The term is of Greek origin ( akrostikhis ), and was formed from ákros ‘at the extremity’ (see ACROBAT) and stíkhos ‘line of verse’. The second element crops up in several other prosodic terms, such as distich and hemistich , and comes from the
• acropolis 英文词源 acropolis (n.) 1660s, from Latinized form of Greek akropolis "citadel" (especially that of Athens), from akros "highest, upper" (see acrid ) + polis in its older sense of "citadel; enclosed space, often on high ground" (see polis ). 中文词源 acropolis ：卫城（雅典） 词根acer, 尖的，高的。词根pol, 城市，同police, 城市保护者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• acronym 英文词源 acronym (n.) word formed from the first letters of a series of words, 1943, American English coinage from acro- + -onym "name" (abstracted from homonym ; see name (n.)). But for cabalistic esoterica and acrostic poetry, the practice was practically non-existent before 20c. For distinction of usage (not maintained on this site), see initialism . 中文词源 acronym ：首字母缩略词
• acquire 英文词源 acquire acquire: [15] The original source of acquire , Latin acquīrere , meant literally ‘get something extra’. It was formed from the verb quaerere ‘try to get or obtain’ (from which English gets query , the derivatives enquire and require , and, via the past participial stem, quest and question ) plus the prefix ad -, conveying the idea of being additional. English borrowed
• acne 英文词源 acne acne: [19] It is ironic that acne , that represents a low point in many teenagers’ lives, comes from acme , ‘the highest point’. The Greeks used akme , which literally meant ‘point’, for referring to spots on the face, but when it came to be rendered into Latin it was mistransliterated as acnē , and the error has stuck. ( Acme comes, incidentally, from an Indo-European
• ackee 英文词源 ackee "A tropical West African tree which is cultivated for its fruit and has been introduced into the Caribbean and elsewhere", Late 18th century: from Kru ākee . 中文词源 ackee ：阿开基木 来自西非语 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ackee 词源， ackee 含义。
• acid 英文词源 acid acid: [17] The original notion contained in the word acid is ‘pointedness’. In common with a wide range of other English words (for example acute , acne , edge , oxygen ) it can be traced back ultimately to the Indo-European base * ak -, which meant ‘be pointed or sharp’. Among the Latin derivatives of this base was the adjective ācer ‘sharp’. From this was formed th
• achkan 英文词源 achkan "A knee-length coat buttoned in front, worn by men from South Asia", From Hindi ackan . 中文词源 achkan ：爱客坎（印度传统礼服，常见于印度电影） 来自印度语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： achkan 词源， achkan 含义。
• achieve 英文词源 achieve achieve: [14] Achieve is related to chief . It comes from Old French achever ‘bring to an end’, or literally ‘bring to a head’, which was based on the phrase a chief ‘to a head’ ( chief derives ultimately from Latin caput ‘head’). The heraldic meaning of achievement , ‘coat of arms’, comes from the notion that the escutcheon was granted as a reward for a pa
• ache 英文词源 ache ache: [OE] Of the noun ache and the verb ache , the verb came first. In Old English it was acan . From it was formed the noun, æce or ece . For many centuries, the distinction between the two was preserved in their pronunciation: in the verb, the ch was pronounced as it is now, with a /k/ sound, but the noun was pronounced similarly to the letter H , with a /ch/ sound. It was no
• achcha 英文词源 patchouli (n.) perfume made from an Indian plant of the mint family, 1845, from the native name for the plant in Madras, said to be from Tamil pachchai "green" + ilai "leaf." The form of the word appears French, but this has not been explained and the record of it in English predates that in French. 中文词源 achcha ：嗯，哦 拟声词。印度电影多见。 该词的英语词源
• acetylene 英文词源 acetylene (n.) gaseous hydrocarbon, 1864, from French acétylène , coined by French chemist Marcelin-Pierre-Eugène Berthelot (1823-1907) from chemical ending -ene + acetyl , which was coined from acetic in 1839 by German chemist Justus von Liebig; see acetic . Liebig's coinage was in reference to a different radical; acetyl was transferred to its current sense in 1850s, but Berthelo
• acetone 英文词源 acetone (n.) colorless volatile liquid, 1839, literally "a derivative of acetic acid," from Latin acetum "vinegar" (see acetic ) + Greek-based chemical suffix -one , which owes its use in chemistry to this word. 中文词源 acetone ：丙酮 词根acet, 醋酸。-one, 化学物后缀，酮。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： acetone 词源， acetone 含义。
• acetate 英文词源 acetate (n.) 1827, "salt formed by combining acetic acid with a base," from Latin acetum "vinegar" (see acetic ) + chemical suffix -ate (3). As a type of synthetic material, it is attested from 1920, short for acetate silk , etc. 中文词源 acetate ：醋酸盐 词根acet,醋酸。-ate,化学物后缀，盐。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： acetate 词源，
• acetaminophen 英文词源 acetaminophen (n.) U.S. name for "para-acetylaminophenol," 1960, composed of syllables from the chemical name; in Britain, the same substance is paracetamol . 中文词源 acetaminophen ：醋氨酚 词根acet, 醋酸。词根amino,氨，同ammonia。词根Phen, 酚，发光化学物，同photo, 曝光，照片。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： acetaminophen 词源
• acer 英文词源 acer "A Eurasian or North American deciduous tree or shrub of a genus which includes the maples and the European sycamore", From Latin, 'maple'. 中文词源 acer ：槭树 来自词根ac, 尖的，指该树的尖叶。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： acer 词源， acer 含义。
• acellular 英文词源 intracellular (adj.) 1876, from intra- + cellular . 中文词源 acellular ：无细胞的 前缀a-, 没有。cell, 细胞。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： acellular 词源， acellular 含义。
• accustom 英文词源 accustom accustom: see custom accustom (v.) early 15c., from Old French acostumer (12c., Modern French accoutumer ), from à "to" (see ad- ) + costume (see costume (n.)). Related: Accustomed ; accustoming . 中文词源 accustom ：习惯于 前缀ac-同ad-. custom, 习惯,来自法语，来自拉丁语*consuetumen, 自身养成的。前缀con-,加强。词根sue, 我，同self,自身。
• accredit 英文词源 accredit (v.) 1610s, from French accréditer , from à "to" (see ad- ) + créditer "to credit" (someone with a sum), from crédit "credit" (see credit (n.)). Related: Accredited ; accrediting . 中文词源 accredit ：认可 前缀ac-同ad-. 词根cred,信任,来自于cor,心，-d同词根don, 给予，见donate. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： accredit 词源，
• accouterments 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random size size: [13] The etymological notion underlying size is of ‘settling’ something, of fixing an amount. The word is a curtailed version of assize , which went back ultimately to Latin assidēre , literally ‘sit beside someone’. By the time it reached English, via Old French, it had acquired connotations of ‘sitting do
• account 英文词源 account account: [14] Account is of Old French origin. It was formed from compter , conter ‘count’ (which derived from Latin computāre ) and the prefix a -. Its original meaning in English, too, was ‘count’ or ‘count up’; this had disappeared by the end of the 18th century, but its specialized reference to the keeping of financial records is of equal antiquity. Account fo
• accordion 英文词源 accordion (n.) 1831, from German Akkordion , from Akkord "musical chord, concord of sounds, be in tune" (compare Italian accordare "to attune an instrument"); ultimately from same source as English accord (v.), with suffix on analogy of clarion , etc. Invented 1829 by piano-maker Cyrill Demian (1772-1847) of Vienna. 中文词源 accordion ：手风琴 前缀ac-同ad-. 词根cord, 心，
• accident 英文词源 accident accident: [14] Etymologically, an accident is simply ‘something which happens’ – ‘an event’. That was what the word originally meant in English, and it was only subsequently that the senses ‘something which happens by chance’ and ‘mishap’ developed. It comes from the Latin verb cadere ‘fall’ (also the source of such diverse English words as case , decade
• accept 英文词源 accept accept: [14] Accept comes ultimately from Latin capere , which meant ‘take’ (and was derived from the same root as English heave ). The addition of the prefix ad - ‘to’ produced accipere , literally ‘take to oneself’, hence ‘receive’. The past participle of this, acceptus , formed the basis of a new verb, acceptāre , denoting repeated action, which made its way
• accent 英文词源 accent accent: [14] Accent was originally a loantranslation from Greek into Latin (a loantranslation is when each constituent of a compound in one language is translated into its equivalent in another, and then reassembled into a new compound). Greek prosōidíā (whence English prosody ) was formed from pros ‘to’ and ōidé ‘song’ (whence English ode ); these elements were tr
• a cappella 英文词源 a cappella "(With reference to choral music) sung without instrumental accompaniment", Italian, literally 'in chapel style'.Morechapel from Middle English:The first place to be called a chapel was named after the holy relic preserved in it, the cape of St Martin. The Latin word cappella , meaning ‘little cape’, was applied to the building itself and eventually to any holy sanctuar
• acadian 英文词源 Acadian 1705, from Acadia , Latinized form of Acadie , French name of Nova Scotia, probably from Archadia , the name given to the region by Verrazano in 1520s, from Greek Arkadia , emblematic in pastoral poetry of a place of rural peace (see Arcadian ); the name may have been suggested to Europeans by the native Micmac (Algonquian) word akadie "fertile land." The Acadians, expelled by
• acacia 英文词源 acacia acacia: [16] Acacia comes via Latin from Greek akakía , a word for the shittah. This is a tree mentioned several times in the Bible (the Ark of the Covenant was made from its wood). It is not clear precisely what it was, but it was probably a species of what we now know as the acacia. The ultimate derivation of Greek akakía is obscure too; some hold that it is based on Greek
• abundant 英文词源 abundant (adj.) late 14c., from Old French abundant and directly from Latin abundantem (nominative abundans ) "overflowing," present participle of abundare "to overflow" (see abound ). Related: Abundantly . 中文词源 abundant ：大量的 abound 形容词形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： abundant 词源， abundant 含义。 abundant ：充裕的，充分
• absolve 英文词源 absolve (v.) early 15c., from Latin absolvere "set free, loosen, acquit," from ab- "from" (see ab- ) + solvere "loosen" (see solve ). Related: Absolved ; absolving . 中文词源 absolve ：宣告无罪 前缀ab-,离开，松开，此处用于强调义。solve,溶解，解开，解决。此处用于法律用语，无罪释放。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： a
• absinthe 英文词源 absinthe (n.) also absinth , alcoholic liqueur distilled from wine mixed with wormwood ( Artemisia Absinthium ), 1842, from French absinthe , "essence of wormwood," from Latin absinthum "wormwood," from Greek apsinthion , perhaps from Persian (compare Persian aspand , of the same meaning). The plant so called in English from c. 1500 (Old English used the word in the Latin form). 中文词
• absence 英文词源 absence (n.) late 14c., from Old French absence (14c.), from Latin absentia , noun of state from absentem (nominative absens ), present participle of abesse "be away from, be absent," from ab- "away" (see ab- ) + esse "to be" (see essence ). Absence makes the heart grow fonder [Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839) "Isle of Beauty"] 中文词源 absence ：缺席 前缀ab-,离开。-sence为
• abseil 英文词源 abseil "Descend a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point", 1930s: from German abseilen , from ab 'down' + Seil 'rope'.MoreThis is from the German verb abseilen , from ab ‘down’ and seil ‘rope’. 中文词源 abseil ：绕绳下降 前缀ab-离开，下来。Seil，德语，绳子，可能同sail, 风帆，
• abscissa 英文词源 abscissa (n.) 1690s, from Latin abscissa (linea) "(a line) cut off," from fem. past participle of abscindere "to cut off," from ab- "off, away" (see ab- ) + scindere "to cut" (see shed (v.)). 中文词源 abscissa ：横坐标 前缀ab-,离开，剪开。词根sciss, 剪，见scissors,剪刀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： abscissa 词源， abscissa 含义。
• abrupt 英文词源 abrupt (adj.) 1580s, from Latin abruptus "broken off, precipitous, disconnected," past participle of abrumpere "break off," from ab- "off" (see ab- ) + rumpere "break" (see rupture (n.)). Related: Abruptly ; abruptness . 中文词源 abrupt ：突然 前缀ab-, 离开，断开。词根rupt, 断开，见corrupt, 词源同river, 水流冲刷。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• abroad 英文词源 abroad abroad: [13] It was only in the 15th century that abroad came to mean ‘in foreign parts’. Earlier, it had been used for ‘out of doors’, a sense still current today, if with a rather archaic air; but originally it meant ‘widely’ or ‘about’ (as in ‘noise something abroad’). It was formed quite simply from a ‘on’ and the adjective broad , although it was pr
• above 英文词源 above above: [OE] As in the case of about , the a - in above represents on and the - b - element represents by ; above (Old English abufan ) is a compound based on Old English ufan . This meant both ‘on top’ and ‘down from above’; it is related to over , and is probably descended from a hypothetical West Germanic ancestor * ufana , whose uf - element eventually became modern E
• about-turn 英文词源 about-turn "(Chiefly in military contexts) a turn made so as to face the opposite direction", Late 19th century (originally as a military command): shortening of right about turn . 中文词源 about-turn ：向后转，彻底改变 来自古义about,向后。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： about-turn 词源， about-turn 含义。
• about 英文词源 about about: [OE] About in Old English times meant ‘around the outside of’; it did not develop its commonest present-day meaning, ‘concerning’, until the 13th century. In its earliest incarnation it was onbūtan , a compound made up of on and būtan ‘outside’ (this is the same word as modern English but , which was itself originally a compound, formed from the ancestors of
• abound 英文词源 abound abound: [14] Abound has no connection with bind or bound . Its Latin source means literally ‘overflow’, and its nearest relative among English words is water . Latin undāre ‘flow’ derived from unda ‘wave’ (as in undulate ), which has the same ultimate root as water . The addition of the prefix ab - ‘away’ created abundāre , literally ‘flow away’, hence ‘
• abort 英文词源 abort abort: see origin abort (v.) 1570s, "to miscarry," from Latin abortus , past participle of aboriri "to miscarry" (see abortive ); 1610s as "to deliberately terminate" anything, but especially a pregnancy, which seems to be the literal sense. Transitive meaning "to cause a woman to miscarry" is recorded from 1933. Related: Aborted ; aborting . 中文词源 abort ：流产 前缀a
• aborigine 英文词源 aborigine (n.) 1858, mistaken singular of aborigines (1540s; the correct singular is aboriginal ), from Latin Aborigines "the first ancestors of the Romans; the first inhabitants" (especially of Latium), possibly a tribal name, or from or made to conform to ab origine , literally "from the beginning." Extended 1789 to natives of other countries which Europeans have colonized. Australi
• abode 英文词源 abode abode: see bide abode (n.) mid-13c., "action of waiting," verbal noun identical with Old English abad , past participle of abiden "to abide" (see abide ), used as a verbal noun. The present-to-preterite vowel change is consistent with an Old English class I strong verb ( ride / rode , etc.). Meaning "habitual residence" is first attested 1570s. 中文词源 abode ：住所，家
• abnormal 英文词源 abnormal (adj.) 1835, displaced older abnormous (1742) and rival anormal (1835) under influence of Latin abnormis "deviating from a rule," from ab- "off, away from" (see ab- ) + norma "rule" (see norm ). The older forms were via Old French anormal (13c.), from Medieval Latin anormalos , from Greek anomalos , from an- "not" + homalos , from homos "same." The Greek word was altered in L
• ablutions 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random chopstick chopstick: [17] A chopstick is literally a ‘quick stick’. The element chop occurs more recognizably in chop-chop ‘quickly’; it is a Pidgin English modification of Cantonese Chinese gap ‘urgent’. ‘Quick stick’ is a rather free translation of the Chinese term for ‘chopsticks’, Cantonese kuàizi , lite
• able 英文词源 able able: [14] Able and ability both come ultimately from the Latin verb habēre ‘have’ or ‘hold’. From this the Latin adjective habilis developed, meaning literally ‘convenient or suitable for holding on to’, and hence in more general terms ‘suitable’ or ‘apt’, and later, more positively, ‘competent’ or ‘expert’. It came into English via Old French, bring
• ablaze 英文词源 ablaze (adv.) late 14c., from a "on" (see a- (1)) + blaze (n.). 中文词源 ablaze ：燃烧的 来自古英语on blaze. blaze, 燃烧。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ablaze 词源， ablaze 含义。
• ablative 英文词源 ablative (n.) mid-15c., from Middle French ablatif , from Latin (casus) ablativus "(case) of removal," expressing direction from a place or time, coined by Julius Caesar from ablatus "taken away," past participle of auferre "carrying away," from ab- "away" (see ab- ) + irregular verb ferre (past participle latum ; see oblate ) "to carry, to bear" (see infer ). The Latin case of adverb
• ablation 英文词源 ablation (n.) early 15c., from Latin ablationem (nominative ablatio ), "a taking away," noun of action from past participle stem of auferre "to carry away," from ab- "off" (see ab- ) + ferre (past participle latum ; see oblate ) "to bear." 中文词源 ablation ：冰雪消融 前缀ab-,离开。词根lat, 拿，带，见translate翻译。此处用于地质学。 该词的英语词源请
• abiotic 英文词源 abiotic (adj.) "without life," 1870, from a- (3) + biotic . 中文词源 abiotic ：非生物的 前缀a-, 非，没有。词根bio, 动物，生命, 同zoo. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： abiotic 词源， abiotic 含义。
• ability 英文词源 ability (n.) late 14c., from Old French ableté "expert at handling (something)," from Latin habilitatem (nominative habilitas ) "aptitude," noun of quality from habilis "easy to manage, handy" (see able ). One case where a Latin silent -h- failed to make a return in English (despite efforts of 16c.-17c. scholars); see H . 中文词源 ability ：能力 来自able的名词形式。 该词
• Aberdonian 英文词源 Aberdonian "Of Aberdeen", Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin Aberdonia 'Aberdeen' + -an. 中文词源 Aberdonian ：苏格兰阿伯丁人 来自苏格兰地名Aberdeen. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Aberdonian 词源， Aberdonian 含义。
• abduct 英文词源 abduct (v.) "to kidnap," 1834, probably a back-formation from abduction ; also see abduce . Related: Abducted ; abducting . 中文词源 abduct ：诱拐 来自拉丁语，来自 ab-（away，离开）+ duct-（拉，牵引，引导）→ 其字面意思就是“将...拉走、拐跑”，故引申为“绑架、诱拐”。同源词：conduct（引导、带领），produce（生产），
• abdomen 英文词源 abdomen (n.) 1540s, "belly fat," from Latin abdomen "belly," which is of unknown origin, perhaps from abdere "conceal," with a sense of "concealment of the viscera," or else "what is concealed" by proper dress. De Vaan, however, finds this derivation "unfounded." Purely anatomical sense is from 1610s. Zoological sense of "posterior division of the bodies of arthropods" first recorded