英语词源

• wannabe 英文词源 wannabe (n.) 1981, originally American English surfer slang, from casual pronunciation of want to be ; popularized c. 1984 in reference to female fans of pop singer Madonna. 中文词源 wannabe ：想望者；幻想成功者；幻想成名者 这是20世纪80年代出现的一个词，在美国的通俗文化中颇为流行，原先专指模仿美国摇滚乐红歌星麦当娜（Mado
• weathercock 英文词源 fane (n.) "weathercock," late 14c., from Old English fana "flag, banner," from Proto-Germanic *fanon (cognates: Old Frisian fana , Gothic fana "piece of cloth," Old High German fano , German Fahne "flag, standard"); possibly cognate with Latin pannus "piece of cloth" (see pane ). weather-vane (n.) also weathervane , mid-15c., wederfane ; see weather (n.) + vane . Weathercock also is m
• well-heeled 英文词源 well-heeled (adj.) "well-off, having much money, in good circumstances;" also "well-equipped," 1872, American English slang (originally in the "money" sense), from well (adv.) + colloquial sense of heeled . "[A]pplied to a player at cards who has a good hand, to a person who possesses plenty of money, or to a man who is well armed" [Century Dictionary]. From 1817 in a literal sense, i
• Watt 英文词源 watt (n.) unit of electrical power, 1882, in honor of James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor. The surname is from an old pet form of Walter and also is in Watson . 中文词源 watt ：瓦 来自18世纪苏格兰工程师James Watt,以表达对其的敬意。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： watt 词源， watt 含义。 Watt （瓦特）：改进蒸
• waterloo 英文词源 Waterloo Waterloo: [19] The decisive battle at which the army of Napoleon was finally defeated by British, Dutch, and Prussian forces was fought just outside the village of Waterloo, near Brussels in Belgium, on 18 June 1815. The word Waterloo soon came to be used metaphorically for a ‘final and crushing defeat, something that puts one hors de combat for ever’. The first record of
• whereby 英文词源 whereby (adv.) c. 1200, from where + by . 中文词源 whereby ：凭借 来自 where + by, 字面含义为：by where, by which, 词义引申为“凭借”。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： whereby 词源， whereby 含义。
• warship 英文词源 warship (n.) 1530s, from war (n.) + ship (n.). 中文词源 warship ：战舰，军舰 词根词缀：war战争 + ship船 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： warship 词源， warship 含义。
• worthy 英文词源 worthy (adj.) mid-13c., "having merit," from worth (n.) + -y (2). Old English had weorþful in this sense. Attested from late 14c. as a noun meaning "person of merit" (especially in Nine Worthies , famous men of history and legend: Joshua, David, Judas Maccabæus, Hector, Alexander, Julius Cæsar, Arthur, Charlemagne, Godfrey of Bouillon -- three Jews, three gentiles, three Christians
• worthless 英文词源 worthless (adj.) 1580s, from worth (n.) + -less . Related: Worthlessly ; worthlessness . 中文词源 worthless ：无价值的，无用的 词根词缀： worth价值 + -less形容词词尾,否定 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： worthless 词源， worthless 含义。
• worldwide 英文词源 worldwide (adj.) also world-wide , 1630s, from world + wide . 中文词源 worldwide ：世界范围的，全世界的 词根词缀： world世界 + wide广泛的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： worldwide 词源， worldwide 含义。
• worker 英文词源 worker (n.) mid-14c., "laborer, toiler, performer, doer," agent noun from work (v.). As a type of bee, 1747. As "one employed for a wage," 1848. Old English had wyrcend "worker, laborer." 中文词源 worker ：工人，劳动者 词根词缀： work工作 + -er人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： worker 词源， worker 含义。
• wooden 英文词源 wooden (adj.) 1530s, from wood (n.) + -en (2). Figurative use by 1560s. Wooden nickel "counterfeit coin, worthless token" is from 1916, American English. Related: Woodenly ; woodenness . 中文词源 wooden ：木制的；(喻)呆笨的 词根词缀： wood木材 + -en形容词词尾,...制(质)的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wooden 词源， wooden 含义。
• witty 英文词源 witty (adj.) Old English wittig "clever, wise, sagacious; in one's right mind;" see wit (n.) "intellect" + -y (2). Meaning "possessing sparkling wit" is recorded from 1580s. Related: Wittily ; wittiness . 中文词源 witty ：机智的，风趣的 来源于原始印欧语woid-, weid-, wid-(看见,知道)。 词根词缀： wit(-vid-)看见 + -ty名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问
• winner 英文词源 winner (n.) mid-14c., agent noun from win (v.). Adjectival winner-take-all attested from 1901. 中文词源 winner ：得胜者，获胜者 词根词缀： win获胜(n双写) + -er 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： winner 词源， winner 含义。
• windy 英文词源 windy (adj.) Old English windig "windy, breezy;" see wind (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "affected by flatulence" is in late Old English. Chichago has been the Windy City since at least 1885. 中文词源 windy ：多风的，刮风的 词根词缀： wind(-vent-)风 + -y形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： windy 词源， windy 含义。
• wildlife 英文词源 wildlife (n.) also wild life , "fauna of a region," 1879, from wild (adj.) + life . 中文词源 wildlife ：野生动物，野生生物 词根词缀： wild野生的 + life生物 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wildlife 词源， wildlife 含义。
• widespread 英文词源 widespread (adj.) also wide-spread , 1705, from wide + past participle of spread (v.). Earlier was wide-spreading (1590s). 中文词源 widespread ：分布广泛地，普遍的  词根词缀： wide广泛的 + spread铺开 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： widespread 词源， widespread 含义。
• widen 英文词源 widen (v.) c. 1600 (transitive), from wide + -en (1). Intransitive sense from 1709. Related: Widened ; widening . 中文词源 widen ：加宽，放宽  词根词缀： wide宽阔的 + -en动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： widen 词源， widen 含义。
• widely 英文词源 widely (adv.) 1660s, from wide + -ly (2). 中文词源 widely ：广泛地 词根词缀： wide广泛地 + -ly副词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： widely 词源， widely 含义。
• wholly 英文词源 wholly (adv.) mid-14c., from whole (adj.) + -ly (2), or a modification of unrecorded Old English *hallice . 中文词源 wholly ：完全地，一概，全面地 词根词缀： whole全部的(e略) + -ly 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wholly 词源， wholly 含义。
• wholesaling 英文词源 wholesale (adj.) early 15c., "in large quantities," from whole (adj.) + sale ; the general sense of "extensive" is attested from 1640s. As a verb from 1800. Related: Wholesaling ; wholesaler . 中文词源 wholesaling ：批发业  词根词缀： whole整个 + sale销售 + -ing名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wholesaling 词源， wholesaling 含义。
• wholesaler 英文词源 grocer (n.) early 15c. (mid-13c. as a surname), "wholesale dealer, one who buys and sells in gross," corrupted spelling of Anglo-French grosser , Old French grossier , from Medieval Latin grossarius "wholesaler," literally "dealer in quantity" (source also of Spanish grosero , Italian grosseiro ), from Late Latin grossus "coarse (of food), great, gross" (see gross (adj.)). Sense of "a
• wholeness 英文词源 wholeness (n.) mid-14c., from whole (adj.) + -ness . Old English had halnes . 中文词源 wholeness ：全体，一切，完全 词根词缀： whole全体的 + -ness 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wholeness 词源， wholeness 含义。
• weld line 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random resolve resolve: see solve 中文词源 weld line ：熔接痕 注塑件缺陷之一,在模腔内两股熔融塑料相遇后凝固而形成的接合线。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： weld line 词源， weld line 含义。
• watertight 英文词源 watertight (adj.) also water-tight , late 14c., from water (n.1) + tight (adj.). Figurative use from 1640s. 中文词源 watertight ：不透水的，防水的；严密的，无懈可击的  词根词缀： water水 + -tight紧的→密不透…的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： watertight 词源， watertight 含义。
• waterproof 英文词源 waterproof (adj.) also water-proof , 1725, from water (n.1) + proof (n.). Noun meaning "garment of waterproof material" is from 1799. The verb is first recorded 1843. Related: Waterproofed ; waterproofing . 中文词源 waterproof ：防水的，耐水的  词根词缀： water水 + -proof防…的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： waterproof 词源， waterproof
• waterfall 英文词源 waterfall (n.) Old English wætergefeall ; see water (n.1) + fall (n.). The modern English word is perhaps a re-formation from c. 1500. Similar formation in German wasserfall , Old Norse vatnfall . 中文词源 waterfall ：瀑布 词根词缀： water水 + fall落下 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： waterfall 词源， waterfall 含义。
• wasteland 英文词源 wasteland (n.) 1825 as one word, from waste (adj.) + land (n.). Figurative sense is attested from 1868. Eliot's poem is from 1922. April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. 中文词源 wasteland ：不毛之地，荒地 词根词缀： waste荒芜的 + land土地 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• wasteful 英文词源 wasteful (adj.) early 14c., "destructive," from waste (n.) + -ful . Meaning "lavish" is from mid-15c. Related: Wastefully ; wastefulness . 中文词源 wasteful ：浪费的  词根词缀： waste浪费 + -ful形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wasteful 词源， wasteful 含义。
• warning 英文词源 warning (n.) "notice beforehand of the consequences that will probably follow continuance in some particular course" [Century Dictionary], Old English warnung , verbal noun from warnian (see warn (v.)). 中文词源 warning ：警告 词根词缀： warn警告 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： warning 词源， warning 含义。
• Wales 英文词源 Wales see Welsh . 中文词源 Wales ：威尔士，英国大不列颠岛西部半岛之一地区。 盎格鲁-撒克逊人占领不列颠岛后,把岛上原来以布立吞人为主体的凯尔特人驱逐到西部山地之中,称其为Welsh(威尔士人,异族人),并将他们栖息的地区称为Wales(威尔士,异族人之地)。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• waken 英文词源 waken (v.) "to become awake, cease to sleep," Old English wæcnan , wæcnian "to rise, awake; spring from, come into being," from the same source as wake (v.). OED regards the ending as the -n- "suffix of inchoative verbs of state," but Barnhart rejects this and says it is simply -en (1). Figurative sense was in Old English. Transitive sense of "to rouse (someone or something) from sl
• waggon 英文词源 waggon waggon: [16] Waggon was borrowed from Dutch wagen . It has gradually replaced the native English form wain ‘waggon’ [OE]. Both words go back via prehistoric Germanic * wagnaz , * wegnaz to Indo-European * woghnos , * weghnos , a derivative of the base * wogh -, * wegh - ‘carry’ (which also produced English vehicle , way , weigh , etc). = vehicle , vex , wain , wainscot
• Walkman 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random lilac lilac: [17] Like the river Nile, the lilac gets its name from its colour. The Sanskrit word for ‘dark blue’ was nīla . This passed into Persian as nīl , from which was derived nīlak ‘bluish’. This developed a variant līlak , which English acquired via Arabic līlak , Spanish lilac , and early modern French lila
• war-paint 英文词源 war (n.) late Old English wyrre , werre "large-scale military conflict," from Old North French werre "war" (Old French guerre "difficulty, dispute; hostility; fight, combat, war;" Modern French guerre ), from Frankish *werra , from Proto-Germanic *werz-a- (cognates: Old Saxon werran , Old High German werran , German verwirren "to confuse, perplex"), from PIE *wers- (1) "to confuse, mi
• whisky 英文词源 whisky whisky: [18] Whisky denotes etymologically ‘water of life’. The word is short for an earlier whiskybae , which was an alteration of usquebaugh ; and this in turn was an anglicization of Gaelic uisge beatha ‘water of life’ (Gaelic uisge ‘water’ comes from the same Indo-European source as English water , and beatha ‘life’ is related to Latin vīta ‘life’ and E
• W 英文词源 W not in the Roman alphabet, but the Modern English sound it represents is close to the devocalized consonant expressed by Roman -U- or -V- . In Old English, this originally was written -uu- , but by 8c. began to be expressed by the runic character wyn (Kentish wen ), which looked like this: ƿ (the character is a late addition to the online font set and doesn't display properly on ma
• wilt 英文词源 wilt (v.) 1690s, "to fade, droop, wither," probably an alteration of welk "to wilt," probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German welken "to wither," cognate with Old High German irwelhen "become soft," from Proto-Germanic *welk- , from PIE root *welg- "wet" (see welkin ). Transitive sense of "cause to fade or droop" is from 1809. Related: Wilted ; wilting . 中文词源 wilt ：枯萎
• wuss 英文词源 wuss (n.) 1982, abbreviated from wussy . Mike Damone: You are a wuss: part wimp, and part pussy ["Fast Times at Ridgemont High" script, 1982] 中文词源 wuss ：草包 俚语词，可能来自pussy，猫咪，女阴，娘娘腔。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wuss 词源， wuss 含义。 wuss ：草包 俚语词，可能来自 pussy,猫咪，女阴，娘娘腔
• wurst 英文词源 wurst (n.) German sausage, 1855, from German Wurst , from Old High German wurst "sausage," probably etymologically "mixture," from Proto-Germanic *wursti- , from PIE *wers- (1) "to confuse, mix up" (see war (n.)). 中文词源 wurst ：(尤指德国式的)香肠 来自PIE*wers,混合，搅拌，混乱，词源同war,wors。因香肠多用碎肉或杂碎等制作而得名。 该词的英
• Wurlitzer 英文词源 Wurlitzer (n.) type of musical instrument (originally a player piano popular in silent movie theaters, later a type of jukebox), 1925, named for The Wurlitzer Company, founded near Cincinnati, Ohio, 1856 by Rudolph Wurlitzer (1831-1914), Saxon immigrant to U.S. An importer at first, he started production of pianos in 1880; coin-operated pianos in 1896. 中文词源 Wurlitzer ：沃利策
• wunderkind 英文词源 wunderkind (n.) child prodigy (especially in music), 1883 in English (earlier as a German word in German contexts), from German Wunderkind , literally "wonder-child." 中文词源 wunderkind ：神童 来自德语wunderkind, 即wonder child. 拼写比较kindergarten. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wunderkind 词源， wunderkind 含义。 wunderkind ：神童 来
• wry 英文词源 wry wry: [16] Wry means literally ‘twisted’ (many other English words beginning with wr -, such as wrist and writhe , share the same basic meaning). It comes from the now obsolete verb wry ‘deviate, twist’, which was descended from Old English wrīgian ‘turn, tend in a particular direction’. Wriggle [15] is probably related. = wriggle wry (adj.) 1520s, "distorted, somewhat
• wrought 英文词源 wrought wrought: see work wrought (adj.) mid-13c., from past participle of Middle English werken (see work (v.)). Wrought iron (1703) is that which is malleable and has been brought into some form. 中文词源 wrought ：造成，铸成 来自work的古体过去分词形式，已完成的，造成，铸成。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wrought 词源， wr
• wrong 英文词源 wrong wrong: [OE] Etymologically, wrong probably means ‘twisted’. It was borrowed into late Old English from Old Norse * vrangr ‘awry’ ( rangr is the recorded form), which was descended from prehistoric Germanic * wrangg - (source also of English wrangle [14]). A variant of the same base, * wrengg -, produced English wring [OE]. = wrangle , wring wrong (adj.) late Old English,
• writhe 英文词源 writhe writhe: see wrist writhe (v.) Old English wriðan (transitive) "to twist or bend," earlier "to bind or fetter," from Proto-Germanic *writhanan (cognates: North Frisian wrial , Old High German ridan , Old Norse riða , Middle Swedish vriþa , Middle Danish vride ), from PIE *wreit- "to turn, bend" (see wreath ). Intransitive, of the body or limbs, "move in a twisting or tortuous
• write 英文词源 write write: [OE] The etymological notion underlying write is of ‘cutting’ or ‘scratching’ (it is related to German reissen ‘tear’). The earliest form of writing involved cutting marks on stone, wood, etc, and the same word was carried over when the technology of writing moved on to pen and ink. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic * wrītan , but its ultimate origins are
• writ 英文词源 writ (n.) Old English writ "something written, piece of writing," from the past participle stem of writan (see write ). Used of legal documents or instruments since at least 1121. 中文词源 writ ：令状 来自write的古体writan的过去分词形式，已写好的，写成的，引申义令状，文书。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： writ 词源， writ
• wrist 英文词源 wrist wrist: [OE] The wrist is etymologically the ‘twisting’ joint. The word goes back to prehistoric Germanic * wristiz , which also produced German rist ‘instep, wrist’ and Swedish vrist ‘instep, ankle’. This was derived from the base * writh -, whose wr - sound seems originally to have been symbolic of the action of twisting. Variants of the base lie behind English wrea
• wrinkle 英文词源 wrinkle (v.) early 15c. (transitive), probably from stem of Old English gewrinclod "wrinkled, crooked, winding," past participle of gewrinclian "to wind, crease," from perfective prefix ge- + -wrinclian "to wind," from Proto-Germanic *wrankjan (see wrench (v.)). Intransitive sense from 1610s. Related: Wrinkled ; wrinkling . wrinkle (n.) "fold or crease in the extenal body," late 14c.;
• wring 英文词源 wring wring: see wrong wring (v.) Old English wringan "press, strain, wring, twist" (class III strong verb; past tense wrang , past participle wrungen ), from Proto-Germanic *wreng- (cognates: Old English wringen "to wring, press out," Old Frisian wringa , Middle Dutch wringhen , Dutch wringen "to wring," Old High German ringan "to move to and fro, to twist," German ringen "to wrestle
• wright 英文词源 wright wright: see work wright (n.) Old English wryhta , wrihta (Northumbrian wyrchta , Kentish werhta ) "worker," variant of earlier wyhrta , from wyrcan "to work" (see work (v.)). Now usually in combinations ( wheelwright, playwright, etc.) or as a surname. Common West Germanic; cognate with Old Saxon wurhito , Old Frisian wrichta , Old High German wurhto . 中文词源 wright ：建造
• wriggle 英文词源 wriggle wriggle: see wry wriggle (v.) late 15c., from Middle Low German wrigglen "to wriggle," from Proto-Germanic *wreik- "to turn" (see wry ). Related to Old English wrigian "to turn, incline, go forward." 中文词源 wriggle ：扭动 来自PIE*wer,弯，转，扭动，词源同wring,worm. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wriggle 词源， wriggle 含义。 w
• wretch 英文词源 wretch (n.) Old English wrecca "wretch, stranger, exile," from Proto-Germanic *wrakjon "pursuer; one pursued" (cognates: Old Saxon wrekkio , Old High German reckeo "a banished person, exile," German recke "renowned warrior, hero"), related to Old English wreccan "to drive out, punish" (see wreak ). "The contrast in the development of the meaning in Eng. and German is remarkable" [OED]
• wrestle 英文词源 wrestle (v.) Old English *wræstlian , frequentative of wræstan "to wrest" (see wrest ). Compare North Frisian wrassele , Middle Low German worstelen . Figurative sense is recorded from early 13c. Related: Wrestled ; wrestling . 中文词源 wrestle ：摔跤 来自wrest,拧，扭，用于指摔跤。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wrestle 词源， wrestle 含义
• wrest 英文词源 wrest (v.) Old English wræstan "to twist, wrench," from Proto-Germanic *wraistjan (source of Old Norse reista "to bend, twist"), from PIE *wreik- "to turn" (see wry ). Meaning "to pull, detach" (something) is recorded from c. 1300. Meaning "to take by force" (in reference to power, authority, etc.) is attested from early 15c. Related: Wrested ; wresting . 中文词源 wrest ：拧，扭
• wrench 英文词源 wrench (v.) Old English wrencan "to twist," from Proto-Germanic *wrankjan (cognates: Old High German renken , German renken "to twist, wrench," Old English wringan "to wring"), from PIE *wreng- "to turn" (cognates: Sanskrit vrnakti "turns, twists," Lithuanian rengtis "to grow crooked, to writhe"), nasalized variant of *werg- "to turn" (cognates: Latin vergere "to turn, tend toward"),
• wren 英文词源 wren (n.) small, migratory singing bird, Old English wrenna , metathesis variation of earlier werna , a Germanic word of uncertain origin. Compare Icelandic rindill , Old High German wrendo, wrendilo "wren." The bird's name in other languages usually denotes "royalty" (such as Latin regulus ), in reference to its golden crest. 中文词源 wren ：鹪鹩 词源不详。 该词的英语词
• wreckage 英文词源 wreckage (n.) 1814, "fact of being wrecked," from wreck (v.) + -age . Meaning "remains of a wrecked thing" is from 1832. 中文词源 wreckage ：残骸 来自wreck,残骸，沉船。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wreckage 词源， wreckage 含义。 wreckage ：残骸 来自 wreck,残骸，沉船。
• wreck 英文词源 wreck wreck: [13] Wreck goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base * wreg -, a variant of which may be responsible for English urge . Its Germanic descendant * wrek - formed the basis of a verb * wrekan ‘drive’. The native English descendant of this is wreak [OE], which originally meant ‘drive out’, and developed its modern meaning via ‘give vent to anger or other violen
• wreath 英文词源 wreath wreath: see wrist wreath (n.) Old English wriða "fillet, bandage, band" (literally "that which is wound around"), from Proto-Germanic *writh- (cognates: Old Norse riða , Danish vride , Old High German ridan "to turn, twist," Old Saxon, Old Frisian wreth "angry," Dutch wreed "rough, harsh, cruel," Old High German reid "twisted," Old Norse reiða "angry"), from PIE *wreit- "to
• wreak 英文词源 wreak (v.) Old English wrecan "avenge," originally "to drive, drive out, punish" (class V strong verb; past tense wræc , past participle wrecen ), from Proto-Germanic *wrekan (cognates: Old Saxon wrekan , Old Norse reka , Old Frisian wreka , Middle Dutch wreken "to drive, push, compel, pursue, throw," Old High German rehhan , German rächen "to avenge," Gothic wrikan "to persecute"),
• wrath 英文词源 wrath (n.) Old English wræððu "anger," from wrað "angry" (see wroth ) + -þu , from Proto-Germanic -itho (as in strength , width etc.; see -th (2)). 中文词源 wrath ：愤怒 来自PIE*wreit,弯，转，扭曲，词源同wreath,writhe。引申词义愤怒，尤指神的愤怒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wrath 词源， wrath 含义。 wrath ：愤怒
• wrapping 英文词源 bend (n.2) "broad diagonal band in a coat-of-arms, etc.," c. 1400, from earlier sense of "thin, flat strap for wrapping round," from Old English bend "fetter, shackle, chain," from PIE *bhendh- (see bend (v.)). enwrap (v.) also inwrap , late 14c., from en- (1) "make, put in" + wrap (v.). Related: Enwrapped ; enwrapping . kermes (n.) "shield louse," c. 1600 of the insect preparation us
• wrap 英文词源 wrap wrap: [14] The antecedents of wrap are a mystery. It has no known Germanic relatives, although it is similar to North Frisian wrappe ‘stop up’ and Danish dialect vrappe ‘stuff’. A possible connection has been suggested with Greek ráptein ‘sew, patch’ and Lithuanian verpti ‘spin’. wrap (v.) early 14c., wrappen , "to wind (something around something else), cover (s
• wrangler 英文词源 wrangler (n.) 1510s, "one who takes part in quarrels," agent noun from wrangle (v.). Meaning "person in charge of horses or cattle, herder" is from 1888; as a proprietary name for a brand of jeans, copyrighted 1947, claiming use from 1929. 中文词源 wrangler ：争吵者，牧人 来自wrangle,争吵。牧人来自其比喻义，即与牛，羊缠斗的人。 该词的英语词源请
• wrangle 英文词源 wrangle wrangle: see wrong wrangle (v.) late 14c., from Low German wrangeln "to dispute, to wrestle," related to Middle Low German wringen , from Proto-Germanic *wrang- , from PIE *wrengh- , nasalized variant of *wergh- "to turn" (see wring ). Meaning "take charge of horses" is by 1897, American English. Related: Wrangled ; wrangling . The noun is recorded from 1540s. 中文词源 wra
• wraith 英文词源 wraith (n.) 1510s, "ghost," Scottish, of uncertain origin. Weekley and Century Dictionary suggest Old Norse vorðr "guardian" in the sense of "guardian angel." Klein points to Gaelic and Irish arrach "specter, apparition." 中文词源 wraith ：鬼魂 词源不详，可能来自PIE*wer,弯，转，扭曲，词源同wreath,wriggle。用来指形状可以扭曲的鬼魂。 该词的英语
• wrack 英文词源 wrack (n.) late 14c., "wrecked ship, shipwreck," probably from Middle Dutch wrak "wreck," from Proto-Germanic *wrakaz- , from root *wreg- "to push, shove drive" (see wreak ). The root sense perhaps is "that which is cast ashore." Sense perhaps influenced by Old English wræc "misery, punishment," and wrecan "to punish, drive out" (source of modern wreak ). The meaning "damage, disaste
• wowser 英文词源 wowser "A puritanical or censorious person, in particular a teetotaller or person opposed to alcohol", Late 19th century: of obscure origin. 中文词源 wowser ：扫兴的人 俚语词，词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wowser 词源， wowser 含义。
• wow 英文词源 wow (interj.) 1510s, Scottish, a natural expression of amazement. "This old interjection had a new popularity in the early 1900s and again during the 1960s and later" [DAS]. wow (v.) "overwhelm with delight or amazement," 1924, American English slang, from wow (interj.). Related: Wowed ; wowing . Used as a noun meaning "unqualified success" since 1920. 中文词源 wow ：天啦，呀
• wound 英文词源 wound wound: [OE] Wound is a widespread Germanic word, with relatives in German wunde , Dutch wond , and Icelandic und (Danish vunde is a reborrowing from Low German). Its ultimate origins are uncertain, but it has been speculated that it may go back to an Indo-European base * wen -, which also produced Welsh gwanu ‘stab’. wound (n.) Old English wund "hurt, injury, ulcer," from Pr
• would 英文词源 would would: [OE] Would goes back to wold -, the Old English past tense of will . Its vowel is inherited from the Indo-European variant * wol - (as in German wollen ‘will, want’), rather than the * wel - that produced the English present form will . Its use as an auxiliary to form the conditional dates back to the Old English period. = will would Old English wolde , past tense and
• worth 英文词源 worth worth: [OE] Worth is a general Germanic adjective, with relatives in German wert , Dutch waard , Swedish värd , and Danish værd ( worth ‘value’ [OE] is a noun use of the adjective). Its ultimate ancestry is uncertain, although it has been speculated that it may go back to the Indo- European base * wer - ‘turn’, which also produced Latin vertere (source of English conve
• wort 英文词源 wort (n.) "a plant," Old English wyrt "root, herb, vegetable, plant, spice," from Proto-Germanic *wurtiz (cognates: Old Saxon wurt , Old Norse, Danish urt , Old High German wurz "plant, herb," German Wurz , Gothic waurts , Old Norse rot "root"), from PIE root *wrad- "twig, root" (see radish ). St. John's wort attested from 15c. 中文词源 wort ：植物，植物根，麦芽枝 来自
• worsted 英文词源 worsted (n.) woolen fabric made from twisted yarn, late 13c., from Worstead (Old English Wurðestede ), town in Norfolk where the cloth originally was made. 中文词源 worsted ：精纺毛料 因产自英国Worsted而得名，sted-,庄园，村庄，词源同stand,homestead. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： worsted 词源， worsted 含义。 worsted ：精纺毛
• worst 英文词源 worst (adj.) Old English wyrresta , from Proto-Germanic *wers-ista- (cognates: Old Saxon wirsista , Old Norse verstr , Old Frisian wersta , Old High German wirsisto ), superlative of PIE *wers- (1) "to confuse, mix up" (see war (n.)). Phrase in the worst way (1839) is from American English sense of "most severely." The adverb is Old English wyrst ; the noun, "that which is most evil o
• worship 英文词源 worship worship: [OE] Worship began life as a compound noun meaning virtually ‘worthiness’. It was formed from the adjective worth and the noun suffix - ship ‘state, condition’, and at first was used for ‘distinction, credit, dignity’. This soon passed into ‘respect, reverence’, but it was not used in specifically religious contexts until the 13th century. The verb dat
• worse 英文词源 worse worse: [OE] Worse goes back to prehistoric Germanic * wersizon . This was a comparative formation based on * wers -, which also produced English war and German wirren ‘confuse’. The superlative worst [OE] came from the same base. worse (adj.) Old English wiersa , wyrsa "worse," from Proto-Germanic *wers-izon- (cognates: Old Saxon wirs , Old Norse verri , Swedish värre , Old
• wors 英文词源 wors "Sausage", Afrikaans, from Dutch worst 'sausage'. 中文词源 wors ：香肠 来自南非荷兰语wurst的拼写变体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： wors 词源， wors 含义。 wors ：香肠 来自南非荷兰语 wurst 的拼写变体。
• worrywart 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random aspire aspire: see spirit 中文词源 worrywart ：自寻烦恼的人 原为漫画小说角色名，原为麻烦别人的人，后在口语中词义反转。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： worrywart 词源， worrywart 含义。
• worry 英文词源 worry worry: [OE] Worry originally meant ‘strangle’. It comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * wurgjan , which also produced German wügen ‘choke, strangle’. The sense ‘harass physically’ (as in ‘dogs worrying sheep’) emerged in the 16th century, via an intermediate ‘seize by the throat’, and the modern sense ‘vex, disturb’ came on the scene in the 17th centu
• worn 英文词源 worn (adj.) c. 1500, from adjectival use of past participle of wear (v.); from Old English geworen . Worn-out "exhausted by wear, made ineffective by overuse" is attested from 1610s in reference to things, c. 1700 in reference to persons. 中文词源 worn ：用旧的 来自wear的过去分词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： worn 词源， worn 含义。 wor
• wormwood 英文词源 wormwood wormwood: see vermouth wormwood (n.) c. 1400, folk etymology of Old English wermod "wormwood, absinthe," related to vermouth , but the ultimate etymology is unknown. Compare Old Saxon wermoda , Dutch wermoet , Old High German werimuota , German Wermut . Weekley suggests wer "man" + mod "courage," from its early use as an aphrodisiac. Figurative use, however, is usually in ref
• wormery 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random nylon nylon: [20] English has a long history of naming fabrics after their places of origin: denim from Nîmes, for instance, muslin from Mosul, and calico from Calicut in India. It is not surprising, therefore, that the popular myth has grown up that nylon took its name from New York ( ny -) and London (- lon ). The truth, howe
• worm 英文词源 worm worm: [OE] The ancestral meaning of worm appears to be ‘snake’; its application to smaller limbless creatures is a secondary development. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic * wurmiz , * wurmaz , which also produced German wurm , Dutch worm , and Danish orm ‘worm’ and Swedish orm ‘snake’. And this in turn went back to Indo-European * wrmi -, * wrmo - (source also of
• world 英文词源 world world: [OE] Etymologically, world means ‘age of man’. That is the basis of its earliest recorded sense, ‘earthly existence, human life’. But already by the 9th century it was being used for the ‘earth’ itself. It is a compound noun formed in the prehistoric Germanic period from * weraz ‘man’ (probable source of the were - of English werewolf and related to virile
• work-shy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random protest protest: [14] The noun protest comes from early modern French protest , a derivative of the verb protester , which goes back to Latin prōtestārī ‘make a public declaration’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘out, in public’ and testārī ‘declare, bear witness’ (source of or related t
• workshop 英文词源 workshop (n.) 1580s, from work (n.) + shop (n.). Meaning "gathering for study, etc.," is from 1937. 中文词源 workshop ：车间，研讨会 work,工作，shop,工厂，车间。引申义研讨会。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： workshop 词源， workshop 含义。 workshop ：车间，研讨会 work,工作，shop,工厂，车间。引申词义研讨会。
• workmanship 英文词源 workmanship (n.) early 14c., "performance of labor," from workman + -ship . Meaning "skill as a workman" is from 1520s. 中文词源 workmanship ：技艺 workman,工人，-ship,抽象名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： workmanship 词源， workmanship 含义。 workmanship ：技艺 workman,工人，-ship,抽象名词后缀。