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• abba 英文词源 ABBA Swedish pop music group formed 1972, the name dates from 1973 and is an acronym from the first names of the four band members: Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog. Abba title of honor, from Latin abba , from Greek abba , from Aramaic abba "the father, my father," emphatic of abh "father." 中文词源 abba ：阿爸 来自犹太语分支阿拉米语
• abaya 英文词源 abaya "A full-length, sleeveless outer garment worn by some Muslim women", Mid 19th century: from Arabic ‘abāya . 中文词源 abaya ：阿拉伯长袍 来自阿拉伯语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： abaya 词源， abaya 含义。
• abattoir 英文词源 abattoir (n.) "slaughterhouse for cows," 1820, from French abattre "to beat down" (see abate ) + suffix -oir , corresponding to Latin -orium (see -ory ). 中文词源 abattoir ：屠宰场 词源同abate,指更严重的打压，喻指屠宰。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： abattoir 词源， abattoir 含义。
• abashed 英文词源 unabashed (adj.) 1570s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of abash (v.). Related: Unabashedly . 中文词源 abashed ：羞愧 前缀a-同ex-。-bash同词根bat, 拟声词，表示张嘴，窘迫，羞愧，同bashful. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： abashed 词源， abashed 含义。
• abase 英文词源 abase (v.) late 14c., abaishen , from Old French abaissier "diminish, make lower in value or status" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *ad bassiare "bring lower," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + Late Latin bassus "thick, fat, low" (see base (adj.)). Form in English altered 16c. by influence of base (adj.), thus the word is an exception from the rule that Old French verbs with stem -iss- enter Engl
• abalone 英文词源 abalone (n.) type of marine shell, 1850, American English, from Spanish abulon from Costanoan (a California coastal Indian language family) aluan "red abalone." 中文词源 abalone ：鲍鱼 来自印地安土著语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： abalone 词源， abalone 含义。
• aback 英文词源 aback (adv.) c. 1200, from Old English on bæc "at or on the back;" see back (n.). Now surviving mainly in taken aback , originally a nautical expression in reference to a vessel's square sails when a sudden change of wind flattens them back against the masts and stops the forward motion of the ship (1754). The figurative sense is first recorded 1840. 中文词源 aback ：大吃一惊
• aargh 英文词源 aargh "Used as an expression of anguish, horror, rage, or other strong emotion, often with humorous intent", Late 18th century: lengthened form of ah, expressing a prolonged cry. 中文词源 aargh ：啊 拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： aargh 词源， aargh 含义。
• aardvark 英文词源 aardvark aardvark: see earth , farrow aardvark (n.) 1833, from Afrikaans Dutch aardvark , literally "earth-pig" (the animal burrows), from aard "earth" (see earth ) + vark "pig," cognate with Old High German farah (source of German Ferkel "young pig, sucking pig," a diminutive form), Old English fearh (see farrow ). 中文词源 aardvark ：土豚 aard同earth,表示土。vark同pork,猪
• a 英文词源 a a: [OE] The indefinite article in English is ultimately identical with the word one (as is the case, even more obviously, in other European languages – French un , German ein , and so on). The ancestor of both a(n) and one was ān , with a long vowel, but in the Old English period it was chiefly used for the numeral; where we would use a(n) , the Anglo-Saxons tended not to use an
• auto- 英文词源 auto- word-forming element meaning "self, one's own, by oneself," from Greek auto- "self, one's own," combining form of autos "self, same," which is of unknown origin. Before a vowel, aut- ; before an aspirate, auth- . In Greek also used as a prefix to proper names, as in automelinna "Melinna herself." The opposite prefix would be allo- . 中文词源 auto- ：自主的，自动的 来自
• Ana 英文词源 ana "Anecdotes or literary gossip about a person", Mid 18th century: from -ana. 中文词源 Ana ：向上，向后，再一次 来自PIE *ano, 在上，朝上，词源同古英语an, 现代英语on. 见anachronism（时代错误）, anabaptism（再洗礼）。. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Ana 词源， Ana 含义。
• archi- 英文词源 arch- also archi- , word-forming element meaning "chief, principal; extreme, ultra; early, primitive," from Latinized form of Greek arkh- , arkhi- "first, chief, primeval," comb. form of arkhos "chief" (see archon ). architrave (n.) 1560s, from Italian architrave , from archi- "beginning, origin" (see archon ) + trave "beam," from Latin trabem (nominative trabs ) "beam, timber," from
• anti- 英文词源 anti- word-forming element meaning "against, opposed to, opposite of, instead," from Old French anti- and directly from Latin anti- , from Greek anti "against, opposite, instead of," also used as a prefix, from PIE *anti- "against," also "in front of" (see ante ). It appears in some words in Middle English but was not commonly used in word formations until modern times. 中文词源 a
• ante- 英文词源 ante- word-forming element meaning "before, in front of; previous, existing beforehand; introductory to," from Latin ante (prep. and adv.) "before, in front of, opposite," used in combinations, from PIE *anti "facing opposite, near, in front of, before" (see ante ). 中文词源 ante- ：在前，先前 来自PIE *anti, 在前，相反，词源同单词and. 见antedate, anteroom 该词的
• amphi- 英文词源 amphi- before a vowel amph- , word-forming element from Greek amphi- "both, of both kinds, on both sides, around," comb. form of amphi "round about, around;" cognate with Latin ambi- (see ambi- ). 中文词源 amphi- ：两边，周围 前缀ambi- 的希腊语形式。见amphibian, amphitheater. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： amphi- 词源， amphi- 含义。
• ambi- 英文词源 ambi- word-forming element meaning "both, on both sides," from Latin ambi- "around, round about," from PIE *ambhi "around" (cognates: Greek amphi "round about;" Sanskrit abhitah "on both sides," abhi "toward, to;" Avestan aibi ; Old English ymbe , German um ; Gaulish ambi- , Old Irish imb- "round about, about;" Old Church Slavonic oba ; Lithuanian abu "both"). The PIE root probably is
• ad- 英文词源 ad- word-forming element expressing direction toward or in addition to, from Latin ad "to, toward" in space or time; "with regard to, in relation to," as a prefix, sometimes merely emphatic, from PIE *ad- "to, near, at" (cognate with Old English æt ; see at ). Simplified to a- before sc- , sp- and st- ; modified to ac- before many consonants and then re-spelled af- , ag- , al- , etc.
• apo- 英文词源 apo- before vowels ap- , word-forming element meaning "from, away from, separate, free from," from Greek apo "from, away from; after; in descent from," in compounds, "from, asunder, away, off; finishing, completing; ceasing from; back again," from PIE root *apo- "off, away" (cognates: Sanskrit apa "away from," Avestan apa "away from," Latin ab "away from, from," Gothic af , Old Englis
• ab- 英文词源 ab- word-forming element meaning "away, from, from off, down;" from Latin ab- , ab "off, away from," cognate with Greek apo "away from, from," Sanskrit apa "away from," Gothic af , Old English of , from PIE root *apo- (see apo- ). Reduced to a- before -m-, -p- , or -v- ; sometimes abs- before -c- or -t- . 中文词源 ab- ：从，从...离开，偏离，非。 来自PIE *apo, 从，从
• an- 英文词源 an- (1) privative prefix, from Greek an- , "not, without," related to ne- and cognate with Sanskrit an- , Latin in- , Gothic and Old English un- (see un- (1)). an- (2) form of Latin ad- before -n- (see ad- ). 中文词源 an- ：不，非。 来自于PIE *ne, 否定，词源同no, not. 见anarchy, anemia. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： an- 词源， an- 含义。
• a- 英文词源 a- (1) in native (derived from Old English) words, it most commonly represents Old English an "on" (see a (2)), as in alive , asleep , abroad , afoot , etc., forming adjectives and adverbs from nouns; but it also can be Middle English of , as in anew , abreast (1590s); or a reduced form of Old English past participle prefix ge- , as in aware ; or the Old English intensive a- , as in a
• abdicate 英文词源 abdicate abdicate: see indicate abdicate (v.) 1540s, "to disown, disinherit (children)," from Latin abdicatus , past participle of abdicare "to disown, disavow, reject" (specifically abdicare magistratu "renounce office"), from ab- "away" (see ab- ) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction ). Meaning "divest oneself of office" first recorded 1610s. Rela
• abbreviate 英文词源 abbreviate abbreviate: see brief abbreviate (v.) mid-15c., from Latin abbreviatus , past participle of abbreviare "to shorten" (see abbreviation ). Also sometimes 15c. abbrevy , from Middle French abrevier (14c.), from Latin abbreviare . Related: Abbreviated ; abbreviating . 中文词源 abbreviate ：缩写 发音释义：[ə'briːvɪeɪt] vt. 缩写，使省略；使简短vi. 使用缩
• abate 英文词源 abate (v.) c. 1300, "put an end to;" early 14c., "to grow less, diminish in power or influence," from Old French abattre "beat down, cast down," from Vulgar Latin *abbatere , from Latin ad "to" (see ad- ) + battuere "to beat" (see batter (v.)). Secondary sense of "to fell, slaughter" is in abatis and abattoir . Related: Abated ; abating . 中文词源 abate ：减轻 发音释义：[ə
• abash 英文词源 abash abash: [14] Abash shares a common ancestry with abeyance [16], although the latter underwent an about-turn in meaning in the 17th century which disguises their relationship. They go back to a Latin verb batāre , meaning ‘yawn’ or ‘gape’. This was borrowed into French as baer , later bayer (it was the source of English bay ‘recessed space’). The addition of the prefi
• abandon 英文词源 abandon abandon: [14] The Old French verb abandoner is the source of abandon . It was based on a bandon , meaning literally ‘under control or jurisdiction’, which was used in the phrase mettre a bandon ‘put someone under someone else’s control’ – hence ‘abandon them’. The word bandon came, in altered form, from Latin bannum ‘proclamation’, which is circuitously rel
• abide 英文词源 abide abide: see bide abide (v.) Old English abidan, gebidan "remain, wait, delay, remain behind," from ge- completive prefix (denoting onward motion; see a- (1)) + bidan "bide, remain, wait, dwell" (see bide ). Originally intransitive (with genitive of the object: we abidon his "we waited for him"); transitive sense emerged in Middle English. Meaning "to put up with" (now usually neg
• abhor 英文词源 abhor abhor: [15] Abhor comes from Latin abhorrēre , which literally meant ‘shrink back in terror’ (from the prefix ab - ‘away’ and horrēre ‘tremble’ – which also gave English horror and horrid ). The word used to have this intransitive meaning ‘be repelled’ in English too, but the transitive usage ‘loathe’ (which was probably introduced from Old French in the
• abeyance 英文词源 abeyance (n.) 1520s, from Anglo-French abeiance "suspension," also "expectation (especially in a lawsuit)," from Old French abeance "aspiration, desire," noun of condition of abeer "aspire after, gape" from à "at" (see ad- ) + ba(y)er "be open," from Latin *batare "to yawn, gape" (see abash ). Originally in French a legal term, "condition of a person in expectation or hope of receivi
• aberrant 英文词源 aberrant (adj.) 1798, originally in natural history, from Latin aberrantem (nominative aberrans ), present participle of aberrare "to wander away, go astray" (see aberration ). 中文词源 aberrant ：异常的 发音释义：[ə'ber(ə)nt] adj. 异常的；畸变的；脱离常轨的；迷乱的 结构分析：aberrant = ab（离开）+erra（偏离）+ant（形容词后缀）→偏离
• abolish 英文词源 abolish (v.) mid-15c., from Middle French aboliss- , present participle stem of abolir "to abolish" (15c.), from Latin abolere "destroy, cause to die out, retard the growth of," perhaps from ab- "from" (see ab- ) + adolere "to grow," from PIE *ol-eye- , causative of root *al- (3) "to grow, nourish" (see old ), and perhaps formed as an antonym to adolere . But the Latin word rather cou
• abnegate 英文词源 abnegate (v.) 1650s, from Latin abnegatus , past participle of abnegare "to refuse, deny" (see abnegation ). Related: Abnegated ; abnegating . 中文词源 abnegate ：放弃 发音释义：['æbnɪgeɪt] vt. 放弃；舍弃；禁忌 结构分析：abnegate = ab（离开）+neg（否认）+ate（动词后缀）→否认后离开→舍弃。 词源解释：neg←拉丁语negare（否认）
• ablution 英文词源 ablution ablution: see lavatory ablution (n.) "ritual washing," late 14c., from Latin ablutionem (nominative ablutio ), noun of action from past participle stem of abluere "to wash off," from ab- "off" (see ab- ) + luere "wash," related to lavere (see lave ). 中文词源 ablution ：沐浴 发音释义：[ə'bluːʃ(ə)n] n. 洗礼；洗澡（常用复数）；斋戒沐浴 结构分析
• abjure 英文词源 abjure (v.) early 15c., from Middle French abjurer or directly from Latin abiurare "deny on oath," from ab- "away" (see ab- ) + iurare "to swear," related to ius (genitive iuris ) "law" (see jurist ). Related: Abjured ; abjuring . 中文词源 abjure ：誓绝 发音释义：[əb'dʒʊə; əb'dʒɔː] vt. 发誓放弃；公开放弃；避免 结构分析：abjure = ab（离开）+jure（
• abject 英文词源 abject (adj.) early 15c., "cast off, rejected," from Latin abiectus , past participle of abicere "to throw away, cast off; degrade, humble, lower," from ab- "away, off" (see ab- ) + iacere "to throw" (past participle iactus ; see jet (v.)). Figurative sense of "downcast, brought low" first attested 1510s. Related: Abjectly ; abjectness . 中文词源 abject ：卑鄙的 发音释义：
• abridge 英文词源 abridge abridge: see brief abridge (v.) c. 1300, abreggen , "to make shorter, to condense," from Old French abregier "abridge, diminish, shorten," from Late Latin abbreviare "make short" (see abbreviate ). The sound development from Latin -vi- to French -dg- is paralleled in assuage (from assuavidare ) and deluge (from diluvium ). Related: Abridged ; abridging . 中文词源 abridge ：
• abreast 英文词源 abreast (adv.) mid-15c., on brest , from a- (1) + breast (n.); the notion is of "with breasts in line." To keep abreast in figurative sense of "stay up-to-date" is from 1650s. 中文词源 abreast ：并排的 发音释义：[ə'brest] adv. 并肩地；并列adj. 并排的；肩并肩的 结构分析：abreast = a（处于）+breast（乳房）→乳房所处状态→并排的。 该词
• abrade 英文词源 abrade (v.) 1670s, from Latin abradere "to scrape off" (see abrasion ). Related: Abraded ; abrading . 中文词源 abrade ：磨损 发音释义：[ə'breɪd] vt. 擦伤；磨损vi. 经受磨损；受擦伤 结构分析：abrade = ab（离开）+rade（刮擦）→刮擦掉部分→磨损。 词源解释：rade←拉丁语radere（刮擦） 同源词：abrase（磨损）、abrasion（磨
• aboveboard 英文词源 aboveboard (adj.) 1610s, from above and board (n.1). "A figurative expression borrowed from gamesters, who, when they put their hands under the table, are changing their cards." [Johnson] 中文词源 aboveboard ：光明正大的 发音释义：[ə,bʌv'bɔːd] adv. 光明正大地；率直地adj. 光明正大的；直率的 结构分析：aboveboard = above（在上面）+board（木板
• abominate 英文词源 abominate (v.) 1640s, back-formation from abomination or from Latin abominatus , past participle of abominari "shun as an ill omen" (see abomination ). Related: Abominated ; abominating . 中文词源 abominate ：憎恶 发音释义：[ə'bɒmɪneɪt] vt. 痛恨；憎恶 结构分析：abominate = ab（离开）+omin（凶兆）+ate（动词后缀）→视为凶兆躲开→痛恨，憎
• absolute 英文词源 absolute absolute: [14] Absolute , absolution , and absolve all come ultimately from the same source: Latin absolvere ‘set free’, a compound verb made up from the prefix ab - ‘away’ and the verb solvere ‘loose’ (from which English gets solve and several other derivatives, including dissolve and resolve ). From the 13th to the 16th century an alternative version of the verb
• absenteeism 英文词源 absenteeism (n.) 1829, from absentee + -ism ; originally in reference to landlords, especially in Ireland ( absentee in this sense is in Johnson's dictionary); reference to pupils or workers is from 1922. 中文词源 absenteeism ：缺勤 发音释义：[æbs(ə)n'tiːɪz(ə)m] n. 旷工；旷课；有计划的怠工；经常无故缺席 结构分析：absenteeism = absent（缺席）
• abscond 英文词源 abscond (v.) 1560s, from Middle French abscondre and directly from Latin abscondere "to hide, conceal, put out of sight," from ab(s)- "away" (see ab- ) + condere "put together, store," from com- "together" (see com- ) + -dere "put," from PIE *dhe- "to put, place" (see factitious ). The notion is of "to hide oneself," especially to escape debt or the law. Related: Absconded ; absconder
• abscission 英文词源 abscission (n.) "removal or cutting away," early 15c., from Latin abscissionem (nominative abscissio ) "a cutting off," noun of action from past participle stem of abscindere "to cut off" (see abscissa ). 中文词源 abscission ：切除 发音释义：[əb'sɪʃ(ə)n] n. 切断；切除；顿断法 结构分析：abscission = ab（去除）+sciss（切）+ion（名词后缀）→切除
• abrogate 英文词源 abrogate (v.) 1520s, from Latin abrogatus , past participle of abrogare "to annul, repeal (a law)," from ab- "away" (see ab- ) + rogare "propose a law, request" (see rogation ). Form abrogen , from Old French abroger , is recorded from early 15c. Related: Abrogated ; abrogating . 中文词源 abrogate ：废除 发音释义：['æbrəgeɪt] vt. 废除；取消 结构分析：abrogate
• abstract 英文词源 abstract (adj.) late 14c., originally in grammar (of nouns), from Latin abstractus "drawn away," past participle of abstrahere "to drag away, detach, pull away, divert;" also figuratively, from ab(s)- "away" (see ab- ) + trahere "draw" (see tract (n.1)). Meaning "withdrawn or separated from material objects or practical matters" is from mid-15c. That of "difficult to understand, abstr
• abstention 英文词源 abstention (n.) 1520s, from Middle French abstention (Old French astencion ), from Late Latin abstentionem (nominative abstentio ) "the act of retaining," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin abstinere "keep back, keep off, hold off" (see abstain ). 中文词源 abstention ：弃权 发音释义：[əb'stenʃ(ə)n] n. 弃权；节制；戒绝 结构分析：abstention = a
• abstemious 英文词源 abstemious (adj.) c. 1600, from Latin abstemius "sober, temperate," from ab(s)- "from" (see ab- ) + stem of temetum "strong drink," related to temulentus "drunken." Technically, of liquor, but extended in Latin to temperance in living generally. Related: Abstemiously ; abstemiousness . 中文词源 abstemious ：节俭的 发音释义：[əb'stiːmɪəs] adj. 节约的，节省的；有
• abstain 英文词源 abstain abstain: [14] The literal meaning of this word’s ultimate source, Latin abstinēre , was ‘hold or keep away’, and hence ‘withhold’ (the root verb, tenēre , produced many other derivatives in English, such as contain , maintain , obtain , and retain , as well as tenacious , tenant , tenement , tenet , tenor , and tenure ). That is how it was used when it was first in
• absorb 英文词源 absorb absorb: [15] Absorb comes, via French absorber , from Latin absorbēre , a compound verb formed from the prefix ab - ‘away’ and sorbēre ‘suck up, swallow’. Words connected with drinking and swallowing quite often contain the sounds s or sh , r , and b or p – Arabic, for instance, has surāb , which gave us syrup – and this noisy gulping seems to have been reflected
• abut 英文词源 abut abut: see butt abut (v.) mid-13c., "to end at, to border on," from Old French aboter "join end to end, touch upon" (13c.), from à "to" (see ad- ) + bout "end" (see butt (n.3)). Related: Abutted ; abutting . 中文词源 abut ：毗邻 发音释义：[ə'bʌt] vi. 邻接；毗邻；紧靠vt. 邻接；毗邻；紧靠 结构分析：abut = a（去）+but（尽头、边界）→靠近
• abuse 英文词源 abuse abuse: see use abuse (v.) early 15c., "to misuse, misapply," from Middle French abuser , from Vulgar Latin *abusare , from Latin abusus "an abusing, using up," past participle of abuti "use up," also "misuse," from ab- "away" (see ab- ) + uti "use" (see use ). Of sexual situations from early 15c., but originally incest, homosexuality, prostitution, etc.; meaning "to misuse sexua
• abundance 英文词源 abundance (n.) mid-14c., from Old French abondance and directly from Latin abundantia "fullness, plenty," noun of state from abundantem (nominative abundans ), present participle of abundare "to overflow" (see abound ). 中文词源 abundance ：充裕 发音释义：[ə'bʌnd(ə)ns] n. 充裕，丰富 结构分析：abundance = ab（离开）+und（=ound，水上升）+ance（名词后
• absurd 英文词源 absurd (adj.) 1550s, from Middle French absurde (16c.), from Latin absurdus "out of tune; foolish" (see absurdity ). The main modern sense (also present in Latin) is a figurative one, "out of harmony with reason or propriety." Related: Absurdly ; absurdness . 中文词源 absurd ：荒谬的 发音释义：[əb'sɜːd] adj. 荒谬的；可笑的n. 荒诞；荒诞作品 结构分析：
• abstruse 英文词源 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 English, including extrude and intrude , and it is related t
• accentuate 英文词源 accentuate (v.) 1731, from Medieval Latin accentuatus, past participle of accentuare "to accent," from Latin accentus (see accent (n.)). Originally "to pronounce with an accent;" meaning "emphasize" is recorded from 1865. You've got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between ["Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," 1944, mu
• accelerate 英文词源 accelerate accelerate: [16] Accelerate comes from Latin accelerāre , a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ad - ( ac - before /k/ sounds) and celerāre ‘hurry’. Celerāre , in turn, derived from the adjective celer ‘fast’ (which gave English celerity [15] and is ultimately related to hold ). accelerate (v.) 1520s, from Latin acceleratus , past participle of acceler
• accede 英文词源 accede (v.) early 15c., from Latin accedere "approach, enter upon," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + cedere "go, move" (see cede ). Latin ad- usually became ac- before "k" sounds. Related: Acceded ; acceding . 中文词源 accede ：同意 发音释义：[ək'siːd] vi. 加入；同意；就任 结构分析：accede = ad（去）+cede（移动）→接近→加入→同意、就任。 词源解
• abysmal 英文词源 abysmal (adj.) 1650s, formed in English from abysm + -al (1). Weakened sense of "extremely bad" is first recorded 1904, perhaps from abysmal ignorance (suggestive of its "depth"), an expression attested from 1847. Related: Abysmally . 中文词源 abysmal ：深不可测的 发音释义：[ə'bɪzm(ə)l] adj. 深不可测的；糟透的；极度的 结构分析：abysmal = abysm（深渊
• acclimate 英文词源 acclimate (v.) 1792, from French acclimater , verb formed from à "to" (see ad- ) + climat (see climate ). Related: Acclimated ; acclimating . The extended form acclimatize is now more common. 中文词源 acclimate ：使适应 发音释义：['æklɪmeɪt; ə'klaɪmət] vi. 服水土；适应新环境vt. 使适应；使服水土 结构分析：acclimate = ac（=ad，去）+climate（气
• acclaim 英文词源 acclaim (n.) "act of acclaiming," 1667 (in Milton), from acclaim (v.). acclaim (v.) early 14c., "to lay claim to," from Latin acclamare "to cry out at" (see acclamation ); the meaning "to applaud" is recorded by 1630s. Related: Acclaimed ; acclaiming . 中文词源 acclaim ：欢呼 发音释义：[ə'kleɪm] vt. 称赞；为…喝采，向…欢呼n. 欢呼，喝彩；称赞vi. 欢呼，
• accessory 英文词源 accessory (n.) also accessary , early 15c. as a legal term in the criminal sense of "one aiding in a crime;" also "that which is subordinate to something else," from Late Latin accessorius , from accessor , agent noun from accedere "to approach" (see accede ). Attested from 1896 as "woman's smaller articles of dress;" hence accessorize . accessory (adj.) 1550s, "subordinate," from Lat
• access 英文词源 access (n.) early 14c., "an attack of fever," from Old French acces "onslaught, attack; onset (of an illness)" (14c.), from Latin accessus "a coming to, an approach," noun use of past participle of accedere "to approach" (see accede ). The later senses are directly from Latin. Meaning "an entrance" is from c. 1600. Meaning "habit or power of getting into the presence of (someone or so
• accord 英文词源 accord accord: [12] In its original source, Vulgar Latin * accordāre , accord meant literally ‘heart-toheart’ (from Latin ad ‘to’ and cord -, the stem of cor ‘heart’). It passed into Old French as acorder , and was borrowed comparatively early into English, turning up in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1123. Its general sense of ‘being in agreement’ has been narrowed dow
• accomplish 英文词源 accomplish accomplish: see complete accomplish (v.) late 14c., from Old French acompliss- , present participle stem of acomplir "to fulfill, fill up, complete" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *accomplere , from Latin ad- "to" (see ad- ) + complere "fill up" (see complete (adj.)). Related: Accomplished ; accomplishing . 中文词源 accomplish ：完成 发音释义：[ə'kɑmplɪʃ] n. 完成
• accomplice 英文词源 accomplice accomplice: [15] This word was borrowed into English (from French) as complice (and complice stayed in common usage until late in the 19th century). It comes from Latin complex , which is related to English complicated , and originally meant simply ‘an associate’, without any pejorative associations. The form accomplice first appears on the scene in the late 15th centur
• accompany 英文词源 accompany (v.) early 15c., "to be in company with," from Middle French accompagner , from Old French acompaignier (12c.) "take as a companion," from à "to" (see ad- ) + compaignier , from compaign (see companion ). Related: Accompanied ; accompanying . 中文词源 accompany ：陪伴 发音释义：[ə'kʌmpənɪ] vt. 陪伴，伴随；伴奏vi. 伴奏，伴唱 结构分析：accomp
• accommodate 英文词源 accommodate (v.) 1530s, from Latin accomodatus "suitable," past participle of accomodare "make fit, adapt, fit one thing to another," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + commodare "make fit," from commodus "fit" (see commode ). Related: Accommodated ; accommodating . 中文词源 accommodate ：适应 发音释义：[ə'kɒmədeɪt] vt. 容纳；使适应；供应膳宿；调解vi. 适应；调解
• accrue 英文词源 accrue (v.) mid-15c., from Old French acreue "growth, increase, what has grown," fem. of acreu , past participle of acreistre (Modern French accroître ) "to increase," from Latin accrescere (see accretion ). Related: Accrued ; accruing . Apparently a verb from a French noun because there is no English verb to go with it until much later, unless the record is defective. 中文词源 a
• accretion 英文词源 accretion accretion: see crescent accretion (n.) 1610s, from Latin accretionem (nominative accretio ) "an increasing, a growing larger" (as of the waxing moon), noun of action from past participle stem of accrescere , from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + crescere "grow" (see crescent ). 中文词源 accretion ：增加物 发音释义：[ə'kriːʃ(ə)n] n. 添加；增加物；连生；冲积层
• accrete 英文词源 accrete "Grow by accumulation or coalescence", Late 18th century: from Latin accret- 'grown', from the verb accrescere , from ad- 'to' + crescere 'grow'. 中文词源 accrete ：增大生长 发音释义：[ə'kriːt] vi. 合生；增大生长；依附vt. 使依附；使连接；把…吸引过来adj. 合生的；增积的 结构分析：accrete =ac（=ad，去）+crete（生长）→增
• accountability 英文词源 accountability (n.) 1770, from accountable + -ity . Earlier was accountableness (1660s). 中文词源 accountability ：有责任 发音释义：[ə,kauntə'biləti] n. 有义务；有责任；可说明性 结构分析：accountability = account（解释）+ ability（能力）→解释的能力→可说明性、解释的义务；account = ac（=ad，去）+count（计数、计帐）→
• acerbic 英文词源 acerbic (adj.) 1865, originally, and usually, figurative: "sour, harsh, severe" (of speech, manners, etc.), from Latin acerbus "harsh to the taste, sharp, bitter, sour" (see acerbity ) + -ic . 中文词源 acerbic ：刻薄的 发音释义：[ə'sɜːbɪk] adj. 尖刻的（等于acerb）；酸的；辛辣的 结构分析：acerbic = acer（酸的、辛辣的) + bic（形容词后缀）→
• accuse 英文词源 accuse accuse: [13] Accuse comes via Old French acuser from the Latin verb accūsāre , which was based on the noun causa ‘cause’ – but cause in the sense not of ‘something that produces a result’, but of ‘legal action’ (a meaning preserved in English cause list , for instance). Hence accūsāre was to ‘call someone to account for their actions’. The grammatical term
• accurate 英文词源 accurate accurate: [16] ‘Accuracy’ is connected with ‘curing’, in the sense not of ‘making better’ but of ‘looking after’ – as in ‘the cure of souls’. The adjective comes from Latin accūrātus ‘done carefully’, which in turn derived from a verb ( cūrāre ‘care for’) formed from the noun cūra ‘care’ (other English words from this source are curate ,
• accuracy 英文词源 accuracy (n.) 1660s, from accurate + -cy . 中文词源 accuracy ：精确度 发音释义：['ækjərəsi] n. 精确度，准确性 结构分析：accuracy =accura（te）（精确的）+cy（名词后缀）→精确度；accurate = ac(=ad，去)+curate（注意、小心）→小心地做→精确的 词源解释：curate ←拉丁语curare（照看、注意） 同源词：cure（治愈
• accumulate 英文词源 accumulate accumulate: [16] Accumulate was borrowed from Latin accumulāre , a compound verb formed from the prefix ad -, here meaning ‘in addition’, and cumulāre ‘heap up’ (the source of English cumulative ). Cumulāre itself derived from cumulus ‘heap’; English adopted this with its original Latin meaning in the 17th century, but it was not until the early 19th century
• acoustic 英文词源 acoustic acoustic: [17] Appropriately enough, acoustic may be distantly related to hear . It first appeared in English in Francis Bacon’s Advancement of Learning 1605, borrowed from Greek akoustikós . This in turn was derived from the Greek verb for ‘hear’, akoúein , which, it has been speculated, may have some connection with * khauzjan , the original Germanic source of Engli
• acorn 英文词源 acorn acorn: [OE] Acorn has no etymological connection with oak ; its nearest linguistic relative in English is probably acre . The Old English word was æcern , which may well have derived from æcer ‘open land’ (the related Middle High German ackeran referred to beech mast as well as acorns, and Gothic akran developed more widely still, to mean simply ‘fruit’). There are cog
• acolyte 英文词源 acolyte acolyte: [14] Acolyte comes, via Old French and/or medieval Latin, from Greek akólouthos ‘following’. This was formed from the prefix a - (which is related to homos ‘same’) and the noun keleuthos ‘path’, and it appears again in English in anacolouthon [18] (literally ‘not following’), a technical term for lack of grammatical sequence. The original use of acoly
• acme 英文词源 acme (n.) "highest point," 1560s, from Greek akme "(highest) point, edge; peak of anything," from PIE root *ak- "sharp" (see acrid ). Written in Greek letters until c. 1620. The U.S. grocery store chain was founded 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 中文词源 acme ：顶点 发音释义：['ækmɪ] n. 顶点，极点；最高点 词源解释：acme ←希腊语akme （顶点）←原
• acknowledge 英文词源 acknowledge acknowledge: see know acknowledge (v.) 1550s, a blend of Middle English aknow (from Old English oncnawan "understand," from on + cnawan "recognize;" see know ) and Middle English knowlechen "admit, acknowledge" (c. 1200; see knowledge ). In the merger, a parasitic -c- slipped in, so that while the kn- became a simple "n" sound (as in know ), the -c- stepped up to preserve,
• acquit 英文词源 acquit acquit: [13] Acquit is ultimately related to quiet . The Latin noun quies , from which we get quiet , was the basis of a probable verb * quietare , later * quitare , whose original meaning, ‘put to rest’, developed to ‘settle’, as in ‘settle a debt’. With the addition of the prefix ad - this passed into Old French as a(c)quiter , and thence into English (still with
• acquisitive 英文词源 acquisitive (adj.) 1630s, "owned through acquisition," from Latin acquisit- , past participle stem of acquirere (see acquisition ) + -ive . Meaning "given to acquisition, avaricious" is from 1826 (implied in acquisitiveness ). Related: Acquisitively (1590s). 中文词源 acquisitive ：想获得的 发音释义：[ə'kwaɪrd] adj. 贪得的；想获得的；可学到的；有获得可能
• acquired 英文词源 acquired (adj.) c. 1600, "gained by effort," past participle adjective from acquire . Of diseases, "occurring after birth, thus not dependent on heredity," 1842 (opposed to congenital ). Acquired taste is attested from 1734. 中文词源 acquired ：后天的 发音释义：[ə'kwaɪrd] adj. 后天的；已获得的；已成习惯的 结构分析：acquired = acquire（获得) + ed（过
• acquiesce 英文词源 acquiesce (v.) 1610s, from Middle French acquiescer (16c.), from Latin acquiescere "to become quiet, remain at rest," thus "be satisfied with," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + quiescere "to become quiet," from quies (genitive quietis ) "rest, quiet" (see quiet (n.)). Related: Acquiesced ; acquiescing . 中文词源 acquiesce ：默许 发音释义：[,ækwɪ'es] vi. 默许；勉强同意 结
• acquaint 英文词源 acquaint acquaint: [13] Acquaint is connected with quaint , distant though they may seem in meaning. It comes via Old French acointer from medieval Latin accognitāre , which was based ultimately on cognitus , the past participle of cognoscere ‘know’. Cognitus gave English cognition , of course, but also quaint ( cognitus developed into cointe , queinte in Old French, and came to
• acuity 英文词源 acuity (n.) early 15c., from Middle French acuité (16c.) or directly from Medieval Latin acuitatem (nominative acuitas ) "sharpness," from Latin acuere "to sharpen," related to acus "needle," acuere "to sharpen," from PIE root *ak- "rise to a point, be sharp" (see acrid ). 中文词源 acuity ：敏锐 发音释义：[ə'kjuəti] n. 敏锐；尖锐；剧烈 结构分析：acuity = ac
• acrophobia 英文词源 acrophobia (n.) "morbid fear of heights," 1887, medical Latin, from Greek akros "at the end, the top" (see acrid ) + -phobia "fear." Coined by Italian physician Dr. Andrea Verga in a paper describing the condition, from which Verga himself suffered. In this paper, read somewhat over a year ago at the congress of alienists at Pavia, the author makes confession of his own extreme dread