英语词源

• superaqueous 英文词源 superaqueous "Situated on or above the surface of water", Mid 18th cent.. 中文词源 superaqueous ：水上的，水面上的   词根词缀： super-上,超过 + -aqu-水 + -eous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： superaqueous 词源， superaqueous 含义。
• sunny 英文词源 sunny (adj.) "full of sun," early 14c., from sun (n.) + -y (2). Compare Dutch zonnig , German sonnig . Figurative sense of "cheerful" is attested from 1540s. Sunny side in reference to optimistic outlook is from 1831. Eggs served sunny side up first attested 1887, in lunch counter slang, in reference to appearance when served. Young Man (in Park Row coffee-and-cake saloon)--Waiter, I
• succour 英文词源 succour succour: [13] If you succour someone, you are literally ‘running under’ them. The word comes via Old French socorre from Latin succurrere , a compound verb formed from the prefix sub - ‘under’ and currere ‘run’ (source of English courier , course , current , etc). The original sense ‘run under’ evolved metaphorically to ‘run to someone’s assistance’, and
• submersion 英文词源 submersion (n.) early 15c., "suffocation by being plunged into water," from Late Latin submersionem (nominative submersio ) "a sinking, submerging," noun of action from past participle stem of submergere "to sink" (see submerge ). General sense from early 17c. 中文词源 submersion ：淹没  词根词缀： sub-下,低 + -mers-沉,浸 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问
• submergible 英文词源 submersible (adj.) 1862, from submerse or from Latin submers- , past participle stem of submergere + -ible . As a noun, from 1900, "a submersible craft." Alternative adjective submergible is attested from 1820, from submerge . 中文词源 submergible ：能沉[浸]入水中的；能潜航的  词根词缀： sub-下,低 + -merg-沉,浸 + -ible形容词词尾 → 使沉没在下 该词
• sublunary 英文词源 sublunary (adj.) 1590s, "situated under the moon," hence "earthly, mundane" (old cosmology), from Modern Latin sublunaris , from sub- (see sub- ) + lunaris (see lunar ). 中文词源 sublunary ：月下的，地上的；(诗/文)尘世的，人间的 词根词缀： sub-下,低 + -lun-月亮 + -ary形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sublunary 词源，
• sublate 英文词源 sublate "Assimilate (a smaller entity) into a larger one", Mid 16th century (in the sense 'to remove, take away'): from Latin sublat- 'taken away', from sub- 'from below' + lat- (from the stem of tollere 'take away'). 中文词源 sublate ：[逻，哲]否定[认]；扬弃；勾销，消除   词根词缀： sub-由下向上 + -lat-携带,拿取 + -e动词词尾 该词的英语词源请
• subequal 英文词源 subequal " Zoology and Botany . Nearly, but not exactly, equal in size", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in New Complete Dictionary Arts Science . From sub- + equal, after post-classical Latin subaequalis . 中文词源 subequal ：几乎相等的，近似相等的   词根词缀： sub-副,次→几乎 + -equ-均,等 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• subdivisible 英文词源 subdivisible "Capable of being subdivided", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Walter Charleton (1620–1707), physician and natural philosopher. From sub- + divisible, after subdivide. 中文词源 subdivisible ：可再分[细分]的  词根词缀： sub-下 + -divis-分 + -ible形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： subdivisible 词源， subdivis
• subastral 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ramify ramify: [16] Ramify has no connection with rams. It comes ultimately from Latin rāmus ‘branch’, which probably goes back to the same source as produced Latin rādīx ‘root’ (ancestor of English radical and radish ) and English root . From it was derived the medieval Latin verb rāmificāre , which passed into Eng
• subaquatic 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ruby ruby: [14] Ruby goes back ultimately to Latin ruber ‘red’, a descendant of the same Indo- European base as produced English red . From it was derived the medieval Latin adjective rubīnus , which was used in the term lapis rubīnus ‘red stone’. In due course rubīnus itself came to be employed as a noun in this sens
• stereograph 英文词源 stereo stereo: [19] Greek stereós meant ‘solid’. The earliest English compound noun formed from it was stereometry [16], a mathematical term denoting the measurement of solid or threedimensional objects. This was followed by stereographic [17], stereotype [18] (coined in French and originally used for a ‘solid’ printing block; the metaphorical ‘unvaried or conventional imag
• semilunar 英文词源 semilunar "Shaped like a half-moon or crescent", Late Middle English: from medieval Latin semilunaris (see semi- , lunar ). 中文词源 semilunar ：半月形的 词根词缀： semi-半 + -lun-月亮 + -ar形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： semilunar 词源， semilunar 含义。
• semiliterate 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sprain sprain: see express 中文词源 semiliterate ：半文盲的  词根词缀： semi-半 + -liter-文字,字母 + -ate形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： semiliterate 词源， semiliterate 含义。
• semicircle 英文词源 semicircle (n.) 1520s, from semi- + circle (n.) or else from Latin semicirculus . 中文词源 semicircle ：半圆；半圆形体 词根词缀： semi-半 + -circ-圆,环 + -le名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： semicircle 词源， semicircle 含义。
• selector 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random filbert filbert: [14] Hazelnuts begin to ripen around the end of August, and so in medieval times they were named after Saint Philibert, a 7th-century Frankish abbot whose feast day falls on the 22nd of that month. Thus in Anglo-Norman they were * noix de Philibert or noix de filbert – whence English filbert . 中文词源 sel
• seceder 英文词源 secede (v.) 1702, "to leave one's companions," from Latin secedere "go away, withdraw, separate; rebel, revolt" (see secession ). Sense of "to withdraw from a political or religious alliance of union" is recorded from 1755, originally especially in reference to the Church of Scotland. Related: Seceded ; seceding ; seceder . secession (n.) 1530s, from Latin secessionem (nominative sece
• scald 英文词源 scald scald: [13] Scald comes ultimately from Latin calidus ‘hot’ (source also of English cauldron and chowder and related to calorie and nonchalant ). From it was derived the verb excaldāre ‘wash in hot water’, which passed into English via Anglo-Norman escalder as scald . = calorie , cauldron , chowder , nonchalant scald (v.) c. 1200, "to be very hot; to afflict painfully w
• saucepan 英文词源 saucepan (n.) 1680s, from sauce (n.) + pan (n.). Originally a pan for cooking sauces. 中文词源 saucepan ：炖锅；有柄平底锅 来自 sauce（调味汁） + pan（锅），因为这种锅最初专门用于烹制调味料而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： saucepan 词源， saucepan 含义。
• syzygy 英文词源 syzygy (n.) "conjunction or opposition of a heavenly body with the sun," 1650s, from Late Latin syzygia , from Greek syzygia "yoke of animals, pair, union of two, conjunction," from syzygein "to yoke together," from assimilated form of syn- "together" (see syn- ) + zygon "yoke" (see jugular ). Related: Syzygial ; Syzygiacal ; Syzygetic . 中文词源 syzygy ：会合，朔望 sy-,一起
• systolic 英文词源 systolic (adj.) 1690s, from Modern Latin systolicus , from Greek systole "a drawing together, contraction" (see systole ). 中文词源 systolic ：心脏收缩的 systole,心脏收缩，-ic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： systolic 词源， systolic 含义。
• systole 英文词源 systole (n.) "periodic contraction of the heart and arteries," 1570s, from Greek systole "a drawing together, contraction," from syn- "together" (see syn- ) + stem related to stellein "to bring together, draw in; to put, set, place" (see diastole ). 中文词源 systole ：心脏收缩 来自希腊语 systole,收缩，来自 syn-,一起，-stol,放置，集中，词源同 stand,stall,
• systemic 英文词源 systemic (adj.) 1803, irregularly formed from system + -ic ; used in medicine and biology for differentiation of meaning from systematic . Related: Systemically . 中文词源 systemic ：系统的 system,系统，-ic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： systemic 词源， systemic 含义。
• systematize 英文词源 systematize (v.) "make into a system," 1764, from French systématiser or a native formation from system (Greek stem systemat- ) + -ize . Related: Systematized ; systematizing . 中文词源 systematize ：使系统化，使条理化 systematic,系统的，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： systematize 词源， systematize 含义。
• systematic 英文词源 systematic (adj.) 1670s, "pertaining to a system," from French systématique or directly from Late Latin systematicus , from Greek systematikos "combined in a whole," from systema (genitive systematos ); see system . From 1789 as "methodical," often in a bad sense, "ruthlessly methodical." Related: Systematical (1660s); systematically . 中文词源 systematic ：成系统的，成体系
• system 英文词源 system system: [17] A system is etymologically something that is ‘brought together’. The word comes via French système and late Latin systēma from Greek sústēma ‘combined or organized whole, formed from many parts’. This was a derivative of sunistánai ‘bring together, combine’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sun - ‘together’ and histánai ‘cause to stand’
• syrupy 英文词源 syrupy (adj.) 1707, from syrup + -y . Related: Syrupiness . 中文词源 syrupy ：糖浆的 syrup,糖浆，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： syrupy 词源， syrupy 含义。
• syrup 英文词源 syrup syrup: [14] Syrup is etymologically ‘something drunk’. Like sherbet , it goes back ultimately to the Arabic verb shariba ‘drink’, whose initial /shr/ sound originated in imitation of the sound of slurping. From this was derived the noun sharāb ‘drink’, which passed into English via medieval Latin siropus and Old French sirop . Arab drinks tend to be liberally sweete
• syringe 英文词源 syringe syringe: [15] Syringes get their name from their cylindrical shape. The word comes from late Latin syringa , an alteration of Latin syrinx , which in turn went back to Greek súrigx ‘pipe, shepherd’s pipe’. The stems of both the mock orange shrub and the lilac were used for making such pipes – hence their alternative name syringa [17]. = syringa syringe (n.) "narrow tu
• syphilitic 英文词源 syphilitic (adj.) 1786, from Modern Latin syphiliticus , from syphilis (see syphilis ). As a noun from 1881. 中文词源 syphilitic ：感染梅毒的 来自 syphilis,梅毒，-itic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： syphilitic 词源， syphilitic 含义。
• synthesizer 英文词源 synthesizer (v.) 1869, agent noun from synthesize . As a type of instrument for generating musical or vocal sounds from 1909; the electronic version is from 1950s. 中文词源 synthesizer ：合成装置，音响合成器 synthesize,使合成，-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： synthesizer 词源， synthesizer 含义。
• synthesize 英文词源 synthesize (v.) "combine or bring together" (two or more things), 1825, from synthesis + -ize . A correct formation would be *synthetize . Related: Synthesized ; synthesizing . 中文词源 synthesize ：使综合，使合成 synthesis,综合，合成，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： synthesize 词源， synthesize 含义。
• syntax 英文词源 syntax (n.) c. 1600, from French syntaxe (16c.) and directly from Late Latin syntaxis , from Greek syntaxis "a putting together or in order, arrangement, a grammatical construction," from stem of syntassein "put in order," from syn- "together" (see syn- ) + tassein "arrange" (see tactics ). 中文词源 syntax ：句法，句法规则 syn-,一起，-tax,接触，安排，词源同 tac
• syntagm 英文词源 syntagmatic (adj.) 1937, from French syntagmatique (de Saussure), from Greek syntagma "that which is put together in order," from syntassein (see syntax ). 中文词源 syntagm ：语段，结构体 syn-,一起，-tat,接触，安排，词源同 tactics,tangent,contagious.用于语法格指语段，结构体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： syntagm 词源， s
• syntactic 英文词源 syntactic (adj.) 1771, from Modern Latin syntacticus , from Greek syntaktikos "a joining together, a joining in order," from syntassein "put in order" (see syntax ). 中文词源 syntactic ：句法的 syn-,一起，-tact,接触，安排，词源同 tactics,tangent,contagious.用于语法格指句法的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： syntactic 词源， synt
• synopsis 英文词源 synopsis (n.) 1610s, "a general view, an outline," from Late Latin synopsis "a synopsis," from Greek synopsis "a general view," literally "a seeing altogether, a seeing all at once," from syn- "together" (see syn- ) + opsis "sight, appearance," from PIE *okw- "to see" (see eye (n.)). 中文词源 synopsis ：提要，梗概，大纲 syn-,一起，-op,看，词源同 optical,biopsy,-si
• synonymy 英文词源 synonymy (n.) 1650s, "use of synonyms;" 1794, "quality of being synonymous," from French synonymie and directly from Late Latin synonymia , from Greek synonymos (see synonymous ). 中文词源 synonymy ：同义，同义关系 synonym,同义词，-y,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： synonymy 词源， synonymy 含义。
• synonymous 英文词源 synonymous (adj.) c. 1600, of words, "denoting the same idea," from Medieval Latin synonymus , from Greek synonymos , from synonymon (see synonym ). Related: Synonymously . 中文词源 synonymous ：同义的 synonym,同义词，-ous,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： synonymous 词源， synonymous 含义。
• synonym 英文词源 synonym synonym: see name synonym (n.) "word having the same sense as another," early 15c. (but usually in plural form before 18c., or, if singular, as synonyma ), from Old French synonyme (12c.) and directly from Late Latin synonymum , from Greek synonymon "word having the same sense as another," noun use of neuter of synonymos "having the same name as, synonymous," from syn- "togeth
• synod 英文词源 synod (n.) late 14c., "ecclesiastical council," from Late Latin synodus , from Greek synodos "assembly, meeting; a coming together, conjunction of planets," from syn- "together" (see syn- ) + hodos "a going, a way" (see cede ). Earlier in English as sinoth (early 12c.). Used by Presbyterians for "assembly of ministers and other elders" from 1593 to c. 1920, when replaced by General Co
• synergy 英文词源 synergy (n.) 1650s, "cooperation," from Modern Latin synergia , from Greek synergia "joint work, a working together, cooperation; assistance, help," from synergos "working together," related to synergein "work together, help another in work," from syn- "together" (see syn- ) + ergon "work" (see organ ). Meaning "combined activities of a group" is from 1847; sense of "advanced effectiv
• synergism 英文词源 synergism (n.) 1650s, "theological doctrine that human will cooperates with divine grace in regeneration" (implying that the fall did not cost the soul all inclination toward holiness), from Modern Latin synergismus , from Greek synergos "working together" (see synergy ). Used in non-theological sense "a working together, cooperation" by 1910 (first of medicines). 中文词源 synergi
• synecdoche 英文词源 synecdoche (n.) "figure of speech in which a part is taken for the whole or vice versa," late 15c. correction of synodoches (late 14c.), from Medieval Latin synodoche , alteration of Late Latin synecdoche , from Greek synekdokhe "the putting of a whole for a part; an understanding one with another," literally "a receiving together or jointly," from synekdekhesthai "supply a thought or
• syndrome 英文词源 syndrome (n.) "a number of symptoms occurring together," 1540s, from medical Latin, from Greek syndrome "concurrence of symptoms, concourse of people," from syndromos "place where several roads meet," literally "a running together," from syn- "with" (see syn- ) + dromos "a running, course" (see dromedary ). Psychological sense is from 1955. 中文词源 syndrome ：综合症状，症候
• syndicate 英文词源 syndicate syndicate: [17] A syndicate was originally a ‘body of syndics’ or delegates. Syndic [17] came via Old French syndic ‘delegate’ and late Latin syndicus ‘delegate’ from Greek súndikos ‘assistant in a court of law, public advocate’. This was a compound noun formed from the prefix sun - ‘with’ and díkē ‘judgment’. syndicate (n.) 1620s, "council or body
• syndicalist 英文词源 anarcho-syndicalist also anarchosyndicalist , 1911, from anarcho- , comb. form of anarchist (adj.) + syndicalist (see syndicalism ). Earlier anarchist syndicalist (1907). Related: Anarcho-syndicalism . 中文词源 syndicalist ：工团主义者，工联主义者 来自 syndicalism,工团主义，工联主义，-ist,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： syndica
• syndicalism 英文词源 syndicalism (n.) 1907, from French syndicalisme "movement to transfer ownership of means of production and distribution to industrial workers," from syndical "of a labor union," from syndic "chief representative" (see syndic ). "Syndicalism" is in France the new, all-absorbing form of Labor's conflict with Capital. Its growth has been so rapid that its gravity is not appreciated abroa
• syncretism 英文词源 syncretism (n.) "reconciliation of different beliefs," 1610s, from French syncrétisme (17c.) and directly from Modern Latin syncretismus (used by German Protestant theologian David Pareus, 1615), from Greek synkretismos "union of communities," from synkretizein "to combine against a common enemy," from syn- "together" (see syn- ) + second element of uncertain origin. One theory conne
• syncope 英文词源 syncope (n.) 1520s, "contraction of a word by omission of middle sounds or letters," from Latin syncope "contraction of a word by elision," from Greek synkope "contraction of a word," originally "a cutting off, cutting up, cutting short," from synkoptein "to cut up," from syn- "together, thoroughly" (see syn- ) + koptein "to cut," from PIE root *kop- "to beat, strike" (see hatchet (n.
• syncopate 英文词源 syncopate (v.) c. 1600, "shorten words by omitting syllables or letters in the middle," back-formation from syncopation , or else from Late Latin syncopatus , past participle of syncopare "to shorten," also "to faint away, to swoon," from Late Latin syncope (see syncope ). Musical sense is from 1660s. Related: Syncopated ; syncopating . 中文词源 syncopate ：切分，切分音乐 来
• syncline 英文词源 syncline (n.) 1855, back-formation from synclinal . 中文词源 syncline ：向斜 syn-,一起，-clin,倾斜，词源同 incline,decline.比较 anticline,背斜。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： syncline 词源， syncline 含义。
• synchronous 英文词源 synchronous (adj.) 1660s, "existing or happening at the same time," from Late Latin synchronus "simultaneous," from Greek synkhronos "happening at the same time," from syn- "together" (see syn- ) + khronos "time" (see chrono- ). Meaning "recurring at the same successive instants of time" is attested from 1670s. Related: Synchronously . 中文词源 synchronous ：同时的，同步的
• synchronization 英文词源 synchronization (n.) 1828, noun of action or state from synchronize . 中文词源 synchronization ：同时，同步 来自 synchronize,使同时，使同步，-ation,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： synchronization 词源， synchronization 含义。
• synapse 英文词源 synapse (n.) "junction between two nerve cells," 1899, medical Latin, from Greek synapsis "conjunction," from or related to synaptein "to clasp, join together, tie or bind together, be connected with," from syn- "together" (see syn- ) + haptein "to fasten" (see apse ). Introduced by English physiologist Sir Michael Foster (1836-1907) at the suggestion of English classical scholar Arth
• synagogue 英文词源 synagogue synagogue: [12] A synagogue is etymologically an ‘assembly’. The word comes via Old French sinagoge and late Latin synagōga from Greek sunagōgé ‘meeting, assembly’. This was a derivative of sunágein ‘bring together’, hence ‘assemble’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sun - ‘together’ and ágein ‘lead, drive’. Its specific application to an a
• synesthesia 英文词源 synaesthesia (n.) also synesthesia , "sensation in one part of the body produced by stimulus in another," 1881, in some cases via French, from Modern Latin, from Greek syn- "together" (see syn- ) + aisthe "to feel, perceive," related to aisthesis "feeling," from PIE root *au- "to perceive" (see audience ) + abstract noun ending -ia . Also psychologically, of the senses (colors that se
• syn- 英文词源 syn- word-forming element meaning "together with, jointly; alike; at the same time," also sometimes completive or intensive, from Greek syn (prep.) "with, together with, along with, in the company of," from PIE *ksun- "with" (cognates: Russian so- "with, together," from Old Russian su(n)- ). Assimilated to -l- , reduced to sy- before -s- and -z- , and altered to sym- before -b- , -m-
• symptomatic 英文词源 symptomatic (adj.) 1690s, from French symptomatique or directly from Late Latin symptomaticus , from symptomat- , stem of symptoma (see symptom ). General sense of "indicative (of)" is from 1751. Related: Symptomatical (1580s). 中文词源 symptomatic ：症状的，征兆的 symptom,症状，征兆，-atic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sym
• symptom 英文词源 symptom symptom: [16] A symptom is etymologically something that ‘happens’ – an occurrence or phenomenon. The word’s application to physiological phenomena as signs of disease is a secondary development. It comes via late Latin symptōma from Greek súmptōma ‘occurrence’, a derivative of sumpíptein ‘fall together’, hence ‘fall on, happen to’. This was a compound
• symbolize 英文词源 symbolize (v.) c. 1600, "represent by a symbol," also "be a symbol of," from French symboliser , from symbole (see symbol ). Related: Symbolized ; symbolizes ; symbolizing . 中文词源 symbolize ：使象征，代表 symbol,象征，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： symbolize 词源， symbolize 含义。
• symbolism 英文词源 symbolism (n.) 1650s, "practice of representing things with symbols," from symbol + -ism . Applied to the arts by 1866; attested from 1892 as a movement in French literature, from French symbolisme (see symbolist ). 中文词源 symbolism ：象征主义 symbol,象征，-ism,主义，思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： symbolism 词源， symbolism 含义。
• symbolic 英文词源 symbolic (adj.) 1650s, from symbol + -ic , or from Greek symbolikos . Related: Symbolical (c. 1600); symbolically . 中文词源 symbolic ：象征的，符号的 symbol,象征，符号，-ic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： symbolic 词源， symbolic 含义。
• symbiosis 英文词源 symbiosis (n.) 1876, as a biological term, "union for life of two different organisms based on mutually benefit," from Greek symbiosis "a living together," from symbioun "live together," from symbios "(one) living together (with another), partner, companion, husband or wife," from assimilated form of syn- "together" (see syn- ) + bios "life" (see bio- ). Given a wider (non-biological)
• sym- 英文词源 sym- assimilated form of syn- , from Greek form of syn- in compounds with words beginning in -b- , -m- , -p- , -ph- , -ps- . 中文词源 sym- ：一起，一致 来自 syn-在字母 b,m,p 前的拼写异化形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sym- 词源， sym- 含义。
• sylphlike 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random peculiar peculiar: [15] The etymological notion underlying peculiar is of ‘not being shared with others’, of being ‘one’s own alone’. It was borrowed from Latin pecūliāris ‘of private property’, a derivative of pecūlium ‘private property’, which in turn was based on pecus ‘cattle’, hence ‘wealth’ (so
• sylph 英文词源 sylph (n.) 1650s, "air-spirit," from Modern Latin sylphes (plural), coined 16c. by Paracelsus (1493-1541), originally referring to any race of spirits inhabiting the air, described as being mortal but lacking a soul. Paracelsus' word seems to be an arbitrary coinage, but perhaps it holds a suggestion of Latin silva and Greek nymph , or Greek silphe "a kind of beetle," but French etymo
• syllogism 英文词源 syllogism syllogism: [14] A syllogism is etymologically something ‘reasoned together’, hence ‘inferred’. The word comes via Old French sillogisme and Latin syllogismus from Greek sullogismós , a derivative of sullogīzesthai ‘reason together, infer’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix sun - ‘together’ and logízesthai ‘reason, reckon, compute’, a deri
• syllepsis 英文词源 syllepsis (n.) use of a word at once in both a literal and metaphoric sense, 1570s, from Late Latin syllepsis , from assimilated form of Greek syn "together" (see syn- ) + lepsis "a taking," related to lambanein (see analemma ). Related: Sylleptic . 中文词源 syllepsis ：一语双叙法，兼用法 syl-,一起，集中，-lep,拿，带，词源同 syllable,epilepsy,narcolepsy.用于
• syllable 英文词源 syllable syllable: [14] A syllable is etymologically a ‘gathering together’ of letters. The word comes from Anglo-Norman sillable , an alteration of Old French sillabe , which went back via Latin syllaba to Greek sullabé ‘gathering, gathering together of letters, syllable’. This was a derivative of sullambánein ‘gather together’, hence ‘spell together’, a compound ve
• syllabic 英文词源 syllabic (adj.) 1728, from Modern Latin syllabicus , from Greek syllabikos "of or pertaining to a syllable," from syllabe "a syllable" (see syllable ). Related: Syllabical (1520s). 中文词源 syllabic ：音节的 来自拉丁语 syllaba,音节，-ic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： syllabic 词源， syllabic 含义。
• syllabary 英文词源 syllabary "A set of written characters representing syllables and (in some languages or stages of writing) serving the purpose of an alphabet", Mid 19th century: from modern Latin syllabarium , from Latin syllaba (see syllable ). 中文词源 syllabary ：音节表 来自拉丁语 syllaba,音节，-ary,集合名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： syllab
• syl- 英文词源 syl- assimilated form of Greek syn- before -l- . 中文词源 syl- ：一起，一致 来自 syn-在字母 l 前的拼写异化形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： syl- 词源， syl- 含义。
• sycamore 英文词源 sycamore sycamore: [14] The sycamore is etymologically either the ‘fig-mulberry’ or the ‘mulberrymulberry’. The word came via Old French sicamor and Latin sycomorus from Greek sūkómoros . This was a compound based on móron ‘mulberry’, its first element being either Greek súkon ‘fig’ or an adaptation of Hebrew shiqmāh ‘mulberry’. It was originally used in Engli
• sybaritic 英文词源 sybaritic (adj.) 1610s, from Latin sybariticus , from Greek sybaritikos , from Sybarites (see sybarite ). 中文词源 sybaritic ：贪图享乐的 来自 sybarite,贪图享乐的人，-ic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sybaritic 词源， sybaritic 含义。
• sy- 英文词源 sy- form of syn- before -s- or -z- . 中文词源 sy- ：一起，一致 来自 syn-在字母 s 或 z 前的拼写异化形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sy- 词源， sy- 含义。
• swot 英文词源 swot swot: see sweat 中文词源 swot ：书呆子 来自 sweat 方言变体。比较 wonk,书呆子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： swot 词源， swot 含义。
• swordsmanship 英文词源 swordsman (n.) 1670s, from sword + genitive -s- + man (n.). Earlier was swordman (late 14c.); Old English had sweordfreca in the same sense. Related: Swordsmanship (1765). 中文词源 swordsmanship ：剑术 swordsman,剑客，-ship,抽象名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： swordsmanship 词源， swordsmanship 含义。
• swordsman 英文词源 swordsman (n.) 1670s, from sword + genitive -s- + man (n.). Earlier was swordman (late 14c.); Old English had sweordfreca in the same sense. Related: Swordsmanship (1765). 中文词源 swordsman ：剑客 合成自 sword's man,使剑的人，剑客。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： swordsman 词源， swordsman 含义。
• sword 英文词源 sword sword: [OE] Sword comes from a prehistoric Germanic * swertham , which also produced German schwert , Dutch zwaard , Swedish svärd , and Danish sværd . It is not known what its ultimate source was, although it has been speculated that it may have links with Old High German swerdo ‘pain’ – in which case its etymological meaning would be the ‘stinger, causer of pain’.
• swoop 英文词源 swoop (v.) 1560s, "to move or walk in a stately manner," apparently from a dialectal survival of Old English swapan "to sweep, brandish, dash," from Proto-Germanic *swaip- , from PIE root *swei- (2) "to bend, turn" (see swivel (n.)). Meaning "pounce upon with a sweeping movement" first recorded 1630s (see swoop (n.)). Spelling with -oo- may have been influenced by Scottish and norther
• swoon 英文词源 swoon (n.) c. 1300, suowne , suun , "state of unconsciousness," probably from Old English geswogen "in a faint," past participle of a lost verb *swogan (see swoon (v.)). swoon (v.) c. 1200, "to become unconscious," probably from a lost Old English verb *swogan (as in Old English aswogan "to choke"), of uncertain origin. Compare Low German swogen "to sigh." Related: Swooned ; swooning
• swizzle 英文词源 swizzle (n.) 1813, name for various kinds of liquor drinks, or for intoxicating drinks generally, possibly a variant of switchel "a drink of molasses and water" (often mixed with rum), first attested 1790, of uncertain origin. As a verb from 1843. Related: Swizzled ; swizzling . Swizzle-stick , used for stirring drinks, attested by 1859. 中文词源 swizzle ：诈骗，欺骗 可能改
• swivel 英文词源 swivel swivel: see swift swivel (n.) c. 1300, "coupling device that allows independent rotation," from frequentative form of stem of Old English verb swifan "to move in a course, revolve, sweep" (a class I strong verb), from Proto-Germanic *swif- (cognates: Old Frisian swiva "to be uncertain," Old Norse svifa "to rove, ramble, drift"), from PIE root *swei- (2) "to turn, bend, move in
• switchboard 英文词源 switchboard (n.) also switch-board , "device for making interchangeable connections between many circuits," 1867, from switch (n.) + board (n.1). 中文词源 switchboard ：交换机，交换台，总机 switch,交换，board,电路板。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： switchboard 词源， switchboard 含义。
• switchblade 英文词源 switchblade (n.) also switch-blade , type of folding pocket knife, 1932, from switch (n.) + blade . So called for the "switch" which is pressed to spring the knife open. Earlier a similar tool was known as an Arkansas toothpick (1837) and a clasp-knife (1755). 中文词源 switchblade ：弹簧刀 switch,转换，blade,刀片。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： s
• switch 英文词源 switch switch: [16] Switch originally denoted a ‘thin flexible twig’; it may have been borrowed from Middle Dutch swijch ‘bough, twig’. From the noun was derived the verb switch . This originally meant ‘beat with a switch’, but in the early 19th century the sense ‘bend or waggle to and fro like a flexible stick’ emerged, and this led on in the middle of the century via
• swirl 英文词源 swirl (v.) 1510s (transitive), with an isolated instance from 14c.; from swirl (n.). Intransitive sense "form in eddies, whirl in eddies" is from 1755. Related: Swirled ; swirling . swirl (n.) early 15c., "whirlpool, eddy," originally Scottish, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to dialectal Norwegian svirla or Dutch zwirrelen "to whirl." The meaning "whirling movement" is from 1818
• swipe 英文词源 swipe swipe: see sweep swipe (v.) 1825, "strike with a sweeping motion," from swipe (n.). The slang sense of "steal, pilfer" appeared 1885, American English; earliest use in prison jargon: The blokes in the next cell, little Charley Ames and the Sheeney Kid, they was hot to try it, and swiped enough shoe-lining out of shop No. 5, where they worked, to make us all breeches to the strip
• swinging 英文词源 swinging (adj.) 1550s, "moving to and fro," present participle adjective from swing (v.). Meaning "marked by a free, sweeping movement" is from 1818. Sense of "uninhibited" is from 1958. 中文词源 swinging ：活跃的，时髦的 来自 swing,摇摆，摆动，-ing,形容词后缀。引申比喻义活跃的，时髦的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： swin
• swinger 英文词源 swinger (n.) 1540s, "one who or that which swings," agent noun from swing (v.). Also (now obsolete) "anything big or great" (1580s). Meaning "person who is sexually promiscuous" is from 1964. Old English swingere (n.) meant "one who strikes, scourger." 中文词源 swinger ：性开放者，滥交者 来自古义 swing,摆动，交换，-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词