英语词源
- stoke 英文词源 stoke stoke: [17] Stoke is a back-formation from stoker [17], which was borrowed from Dutch stoker . This in turn was derived from the verb stoken ‘put fuel into a furnace’, a descendant of Middle Dutch stoken ‘push, poke’. And stoken came from a prehistoric Germanic base * stok -, a variant of * stik -, * stek - ‘pierce, prick’, from which English gets stick , stitch , et
- stoicism 英文词源 stoicism 1620s, from Modern Latin stoicismus , from Latin stoicus (see stoic ). 中文词源 stoicism :坚忍,苦修 stoic,坚忍的,苦修的,-ism,主义,思想,行为。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stoicism 词源, stoicism 含义。
- stoic 英文词源 stoic stoic: [16] The Greek philosopher Zeno (c. 334– c. 262 BC), who taught that only virtue is necessarily good, and that pleasure and pain are matters of indifference, is reputed to have lectured to his followers and students in a porch or portico in Athens. The Greek word for ‘porch’ was stoá (a descendant of the Indo-European base * stā -, * sto - ‘stand’, which also
- stodgy 英文词源 stodgy (adj.) 1823, "thick, semi-solid," from stodge "to stuff, satiate" (1670s), of unknown origin, perhaps somehow imitative. Meaning "dull, heavy" developed by 1874 from use in reference to food (1841). 中文词源 stodgy :易饱的,易撑的,枯燥的,乏味的 stodge,易饱的食物,-y,形容词后缀。引申比喻义枯燥的,乏味的。 该词的英语词源请访问
- stockyard 英文词源 stockyard (n.) also stock-yard , "enclosure for sorting and keeping cattle, swine, sheep, etc.," typically connected with a railroad or slaughter-house, 1802, from stock (n.1) + yard (n.1). 中文词源 stockyard :牲畜栏 stock,牲畜,yard,院子,场地。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stockyard 词源, stockyard 含义。
- stocktaking 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random harbour harbour: [OE] Etymologically, a harbour is a ‘shelter for a crowd of people’. English acquired it in the late Anglo-Saxon period as herebeorg , perhaps borrowed from Old Norse herbergi , but it began life as a compound of prehistoric Germanic * kharjaz , originally ‘crowd’, later specifically ‘army’ (source a
- stock-still 英文词源 stock stock: [OE] The word stock originally denoted a ‘tree-trunk’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic * stukkaz , which also produced German stock ‘stick’ and Swedish stock ‘log’. The lineal semantic descent to the stocks [14], a punishment device made from large pieces of wood, is clear enough, but how stock came to be used for a ‘supply, store’ (a sense first recor
- stockpot 英文词源 stock stock: [OE] The word stock originally denoted a ‘tree-trunk’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic * stukkaz , which also produced German stock ‘stick’ and Swedish stock ‘log’. The lineal semantic descent to the stocks [14], a punishment device made from large pieces of wood, is clear enough, but how stock came to be used for a ‘supply, store’ (a sense first recor
- stockpile 英文词源 stockpile (n.) 1872, originally a term in mining, from stock (n.2) + pile (n.). Extended to general use during World War II. The verb is attested from 1921. Related: Stockpiled ; stockpiling . 中文词源 stockpile :囤聚物资 stock,储存,库存,pile,堆积,堆放。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stockpile 词源, stockpile 含义。
- stockman 英文词源 maverick maverick: [19] Originally, in the American West, a maverick was an unbranded calf that had become separated from its mother and its herd (by convention, any farmer or stockman who came upon such a calf could add it to his herd and brand it as his own). The name probably comes from Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803– 70), a Texas cattle-owner (and ancestor of the Maury Maverick
- stockjobber 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random swashbuckle swashbuckle: [19] Swashbuckle is a backformation from swashbuckler [16], which originally denoted a warrior who struck his shield with his sword as a sign of aggression and machismo, rather like a gorilla beating its chest. It was a compound formed from swash ‘hit’ [16], a word of imitative origin which is now re
- stockist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random café café: see coffee 中文词源 stockist :专营商店 stock,库存,供应,-ist,人。用以指专门供应某物的商店。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stockist 词源, stockist 含义。
- stockinette 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hawthorn hawthorn: [OE] The hawthorn appears to be etymologically the ‘hedgethorn’. Its first element, haw , which in Old English was haga , goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * khag -, which also produced English hedge and possibly haggard (German hagedorn , Dutch haagdoorn , and Swedish hagtorn share the same ancestry). T
- stockfish 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random assize assize: [13] Like assess , assize comes ultimately from Latin assidēre , which meant literally ‘sit beside someone’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad - ‘near’ and sedēre ‘sit’, related to English sit ). In Old French this became asseeir (modern French has asseoir ), of which the past particip
- stockbroking 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random scrofula scrofula: see screw 中文词源 stockbroking :证券或股票经纪业务 stock,证券,股票,broking,经纪业。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stockbroking 词源, stockbroking 含义。
- stockbroker 英文词源 contango 1853, a stockbroker's invention, perhaps somehow derived from continue , or from Spanish contengo "I contain, refrain, restrain, check." As a verb, from 1900. 中文词源 stockbroker :证券或股票经纪人 stock,证券,股票,broker,经纪人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stockbroker 词源, stockbroker 含义。
- stockade 英文词源 stockade (n.) 1610s, "a barrier of stakes," a nativization of Spanish estacada , from estaca "stake," from a Germanic source cognate with Old English staca , see stake (n.1)). Meaning "military prison" first recorded 1865. As a verb from 1755. 中文词源 stockade :栅栏,围栏 来自西班牙语 estacada,栅栏,围栏,来自 estaca,桩,词源同 stake,-ada,名词后缀。
- stoa 英文词源 stoa (n.) "portico," c. 1600, from Greek stoa "colonnade, corridor," from PIE *sta- "to stand" (see stet ). A name given in Athens to several public buildings. The ancient stoa was "usually a detached portico, often of considerable extent, generally near a public place to afford opportunity for walking or conversation under shelter" [Century Dictionary]. 中文词源 stoa :古希腊建
- stirring 英文词源 stirring (n.) "a beginning to move," mid-14c., verbal noun from stir (v). Figurative sense by late 14c. Related: Stirrings . stirring (adj.) late 15c., replacing sterand , from Old English styrend "in active motion; animated, rousing,"present participle adjective from stir (v.). Related: Stirringly . 中文词源 stirring :打动人的,激动人心的 stir,搅动,打动,-ing,形
- stirrer 英文词源 twirl (v.) 1590s, "move round rapidly" (intransitive), of uncertain origin, possibly connected with Old English þwirl "a stirrer, handle of a churn," and Old Norse þvara "pot-sticker, stirrer." Or on another guess a blend of twist and whirl . Transitive sense, "cause to revolve rapidly," is from 1620s. Related: Twirled ; twirling . versus (prep.) mid-15c., in legal case names, denot
- stir-fry 英文词源 stir (v.) Old English styrian "to stir, move; rouse, agitate, incite, urge" (transitive and intransitive), from Proto-Germanic *sturjan (cognates: Middle Dutch stoeren , Dutch storen "to disturb," Old High German storan "to scatter, destroy," German stören "to disturb"), from PIE *(s)twer- (1) "to turn, whirl" (see storm (n.)). Related: Stirred ; stirring . Stir-fry (v.) is attested
- stipule 英文词源 stipule (n.) "small appendage at the base of the petiole of a leaf," 1793, from French stipule , from Latin stipula "stalk (of hay), straw," from PIE *stip-ola- , from root *steip- "to stick, compress" (see stiff (adj.)). 中文词源 stipule :草梗,叶柄,托叶 来自拉丁语 stipula,草,草梗,来自 PIE*steip,刺,插,扩大形式于 PIE*stei,刺,插,词源同 s
- stipulation 英文词源 stipulation (n.) 1550s, "a commitment or activity to do something" (now obsolete), from Latin stipulationem (nominative stipulatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of stipulari "exact a promise, engage, bargain," of uncertain origin. Traditionally said to be from Latin stipula "stalk, straw" (see stipule ) in reference to some obscure symbolic act; this is rejected by most
- stipulate 英文词源 stipulate stipulate: [17] Tradition has it that the etymological notion underlying stipulate is an ancient custom of breaking a straw to seal a bargain. The word comes from the Latin verb stipulārī ‘bargain, demand’, and it has been speculated that this was derived from Latin stipula ‘straw’ (source also of English stubble [13]). The theory has not been conclusively demonstr
- stipple 英文词源 stipple (v.) "paint with dots," 1670s, from Dutch stippelen "to make points," frequentative of stippen "to prick, speckle," from stip "a point," perhaps ultimately from PIE root *st(e)ig- "pointed" (see stick (v.)), or from *steip- "to stick, compress." Related: Stippled ; stippling . 中文词源 stipple :点画,点彩画出 来自荷兰语 stippelen,点画,点涂,反复格于
- stipendiary 英文词源 stipendiary (adj.) 1540s, from Latin stipendiarius , from stipendium (see stipend ). 中文词源 stipendiary :受薪治安法官 stipend,薪俸,-ary,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stipendiary 词源, stipendiary 含义。
- stipend 英文词源 stipend stipend: [15] Latin stīpendium denoted a ‘tax’ or ‘levy’. It was a compound noun formed from stips ‘payment, donation’ and pendere ‘weigh, pay’. It subsequently shifted in meaning to ‘wages, salary’, and particularly ‘soldier’s pay’, both of which passed into English via Old French stipende . = pendant , pendulum , spend stipend (n.) early 15c., "per
- stint 英文词源 stint (v.) "to be sparing or frugal," 1722, earlier "to limit, restrain" (1510s), "cause to cease, put an end to" (mid-14c.), "cease, desist" (intransitive), c. 1200, from Old English styntan "to blunt, make dull," probably originally "make short," from Proto-Germanic *stuntijanan (cognates: Old Norse stuttr "short, scant," Middle High German stunz "blunt, short," German stutzen "to c
- stinky 英文词源 stinky (adj.) 1888, from stink (n.) + -y (2). Related: Stinkiness . Stinko "of very poor quality" is from 1924. 中文词源 stinky :恶臭的 stink,发臭,-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stinky 词源, stinky 含义。
- stinking 英文词源 stinking (adj.) late 14c., earlier stinkend , from Old English stincende ; present participle adjective from stink (v.). Modifying drunk , first attested 1887; stinking rich dates from 1956. 中文词源 stinking :恶臭的 stink,发臭,-ing,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stinking 词源, stinking 含义。
- stinker 英文词源 stinker (n.) as a term of abuse (often banteringly), c. 1600, agent noun from stink (v.); also in the same sense was stinkard (c. 1600). Extended form stinkeroo attested by 1934. 中文词源 stinker :讨厌的人 stink,发臭,-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stinker 词源, stinker 含义。
- stingy 英文词源 stingy (adj.) "niggardly, penurious, extremely tight-fisted," 1650s, of uncertain origin, perhaps a dialectal alteration of earlier stingy "biting, sharp, stinging" (1610s), from sting (v.). Back-formation stinge "a stingy person" is recorded from 1905. Related: Stingily ; stinginess . 中文词源 stingy :小气的,吝啬的 sting,刺,叮,蜇,-y,形容词后缀。俚语。 该
- stingray 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random delinquent delinquent: see relic 中文词源 stingray :魔鬼鱼,刺鳐 sting,刺,ray,鳐。一种大型扁宽海鱼,因尾巴有尖刺而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stingray 词源, stingray 含义。
- stimulus 英文词源 stimulus (n.) plural stimuli , 1680s, originally as a medical term, "something that goads a lazy organ" (often the male member), from a modern use of Latin stimulus "a goad, a pointed stick," figuratively "a sting, a pang; incitement, spur," from PIE *sti- "point, prick, pierce" (see stick (v.)). General sense of "something that excites or arouses the mind or spirit" is from 1791. Psy
- stimulating 英文词源 mustache (n.) 1580s, from French moustache (15c.), from Italian mostaccio , from Medieval Greek moustakion , diminutive of Doric mystax (genitive mystakos ) "upper lip, mustache," related to mastax "jaws, mouth," literally "that with which one chews," from PIE root *mendh- "to chew" (see mandible ). Borrowed earlier (1550s) as mostacchi , from the Italian word or its Spanish derivativ
- stimulate 英文词源 stimulate stimulate: [16] Latin stimulus denoted a ‘pointed stick for goading animals on’ (it probably came ultimately from an Indo-European base * sti - ‘point, prick, pierce’, extensions of which lie behind English stick , stitch , style , etc). It was used metaphorically for ‘something that incites or causes a response’, and in that sense was borrowed into English as st
- stimulant 英文词源 stimulant (adj.) 1772, from French stimulant or directly from Latin stimulantem (nominative stimulans ), present participle of stimulare "to prick, urge, stimulate" (see stimulation ). As a noun from 1794. 中文词源 stimulant :兴奋剂 来自 stimulus,刺激物,-ant,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stimulant 词源, stimulant 含义。
- stilted 英文词源 stilted (adj.) 1610s, "having stilts," from stilt (n.). That of "elevated or supported by stilts" is from 1820. Figurative sense of "pompous, stuffy, formal and stiff" is first recorded 1820. 中文词源 stilted :生硬的,不自然的 stilt,高跷,-ed,形容词后缀。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stilted 词源, stilted 含义。
- stilt 英文词源 stilt stilt: [14] Stilt was probably acquired from some Low German source – Low German and Flemish have stilte . Its ultimate ancestor was a prehistoric Germanic * steltjōn , which was formed from a base meaning ‘walk stiffly, strut’ (source also of German stolz ‘proud’ and English stout ). The derived stilted ‘over-dignified’ dates from the early 19th century. = stout
- stillness 英文词源 stillness (n.) Old English stilnes "quiet, silence, peace, release, relaxation;" see still (adj.) + -ness . 中文词源 stillness :静止,安静,宁静 still,静止的,安静的,-ness,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stillness 词源, stillness 含义。
- stiletto 英文词源 stiletto (n.) 1610s, "short dagger with a thick blade," from Italian stiletto , diminutive of stilo "dagger," from Latin stilus "pointed writing instrument" (see style (n.)). Stiletto heel first attested 1953. 中文词源 stiletto :短剑,匕首,细高跟 来自意大利语 stiletto,小词形式于 stilo,短剑,匕首,来自拉丁语 stilus,尖刺,书写工具,词 源同
- stile 英文词源 stile stile: [OE] A stile is etymologically something you ‘climb’. The word goes back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base * stig - ‘climb’ (source also of English stair , stirrup , etc, and of German steigen ‘climb, rise’). = stair , stirrup stile (n.) Old English stigel , stile "device for climbing, ladder," related to stigen "to climb," from Proto-Germanic *stig-
- stigmatize 英文词源 stigmatize (v.) 1580s, "to brand or tattoo," from Medieval Latin stigmatizare , from Greek stigmatizein , from stigmat- , stem of stigma (see stigma ). Meaning "to blemish" is from 1610s (figurative), 1630s (literal). Related: Stigmatized ; stigmatizing . 中文词源 stigmatize :使受耻辱 来自希腊语 stigmatos,所有格形式于 stigma,烙印,刺痕标记,-ize,使。引申
- stigmata 英文词源 pick (v.) early 13c., picken "to peck;" c. 1300, piken "to work with a pick," probably representing a fusion of Old English *pician "to prick," (implied by picung "a piercing, pricking," an 8c. gloss on Latin stigmata ) with Old Norse pikka "to prick, peck," both from a Germanic root (source also of Middle Dutch picken , German picken "to pick, peck"), perhaps imitative. Influence fro
- stigmatic 英文词源 stigmatic (adj.) c. 1600, from Medieval Latin stigmaticus , from stigmat- , stem of Greek stigma (see stigma ), + -ic . Related: Stigmatical (1580s). 中文词源 stigmatic :有烙印的 来自拉丁语 stigma,烙印,-atic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stigmatic 词源, stigmatic 含义。
- stifle 英文词源 stifle stifle: [14] Stiffle was probably adapted from Old French estouffer ‘choke, smother’. This in turn went back to a Vulgar Latin * extuffāre , which may have been a blend of * extūfāre ‘take a steam bath’ (source of English stew ) and late Latin stuppāre ‘stop up, plug’ (source of English stop and stuff ). = stew , stop , stuff stifle (v.) late 14c., "to choke, su
- stiffen 英文词源 stiffen (v.) early 15c., "make steadfast," from stiff (adj.) + -en (1). Intransitive sense from 1690s. Earlier verb was simply stiff "gain strength, become strong" (late 14c.). Related: Stiffened ; stiffener ; stiffening . Compare German steifen "to stiffen." 中文词源 stiffen :使变僵,使变硬 stiff,硬的,僵硬的,-en,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
- stiff 英文词源 stiff stiff: [OE] Stiff goes back to prehistoric Germanic * stīfaz ‘inflexible’, source also of German steif , Dutch stiff , Swedish styf , and Danish stiv . This in turn was descended from an Indo-European * stīpos , a derivative of the same base as produced Latin stīpāre ‘press, pack’ (source of English constipate and stevedore ), Latvian stipt ‘stiffen’, and Lithuan
- stickybeak 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random clout clout: [OE] In Old English, a clout was a patch of cloth put over a hole to mend it. Hence in due course it came to be used simply for a ‘piece of cloth’, and by further extension for a ‘garment’ (as in ‘Ne’er cast a clout till May be out’). However, the reason for its colloquial application to ‘hit, blow’
- stick-up 英文词源 stick-up (n.) also stickup , 1857, "a stand-up collar," from verbal phrase (attested from early 15c.), from stick (v.) + up (adv.). The verbal phrase in the sense of "rob someone at gunpoint" is from 1846, hence the noun in this sense (1887). Stick up for "defend" is attested from 1823. 中文词源 stick-up :持枪抢劫 来自俚语 stick-up,举起手来。持枪抢劫时的命令语
- stickler 英文词源 stickler (n.) 1530s, "moderator, umpire," agent noun from stickle "mediate" (1520s), probably a frequentative of Middle English stighten "to arrange, place," from Old English stihtan "to rule, direct, arrange, order," which is cognate with Middle Dutch stichten , German stiften "to found, establish," probably from Proto-Germanic *stihtan "to place on a step or base," from PIE root *st
- stickleback 英文词源 stickleback (n.) c. 1400, from Old English sticel "prick, sting, goad, thorn" (from Proto-Germanic *stik- "pierce, prick, be sharp;" see stick (v.)) + back (n.). 中文词源 stickleback :刺鱼 来自古英语 sticel,刺,词源同 stick,-el,小词后缀,back,背。因这种鱼背后有刺而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stickleback 词源, s
- stick-in-the-mud 英文词源 stick-in-the-mud (n.) 1852, from verbal phrase, stick (v.) on notion of "one who sticks in the mud," hence "one who is content to remain in an abject condition." The phrase appears in 1730, in city of London court records, as the alias of an accused named John Baker, who with two other men received a death sentence at the Old Bailey in December 1733 for "breaking open the House of Mr.
- sticker 英文词源 sticker (n.) 1580s, "one who sticks," agent noun from stick (v.). Meaning "gummed adhesive label" is from 1871. 中文词源 sticker :贴纸,标签 stick,粘贴,-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sticker 词源, sticker 含义。
- stewed 英文词源 compose compose: [15] Etymologically, compose means simply ‘put together’; it comes, via Old French composer , from compos -, the perfect stem of Latin compōnere , a compound verb formed from the prefix com - ‘with’ and pōnere ‘place, put’, source of English position . Amongst its many descendants and derivatives are compound , component [17] (from the Latin present part
- stewardship 英文词源 stewardship (n.) "position or responsibilities of a steward," mid-15c., from steward (n.) + -ship . Specific ecclesiastical sense of "responsible use of resources in the service of God" is from 1899. 中文词源 stewardship :管理,看管 steward,管家,监工,-ship,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stewardship 词源, stewardship 含义。
- stewardess 英文词源 stewardess (n.) 1630s, "female steward," from steward (n.) + -ess . Meaning "female attendant on passenger aircraft" is from 1931; used of ships (where she waited on the female passengers) from 1837. 中文词源 stewardess :女乘务员,空姐 steward,乘务员,-ess,表阴性。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stewardess 词源, stewardess 含义。
- stew 英文词源 stew stew: [14] The cooking sense of stew is a secondary development, first recorded in English in the 15th century. It originally denoted ‘take a steam bath’. It came via Old French estuver from Vulgar Latin * extūfāre . This was a compound verb formed from a probable noun * tūfus ‘hot vapour, steam’, a descendant of Greek túphos ‘smoke, steam, stupor’ (source also of
- stevedore 英文词源 stevedore stevedore: [18] A stevedore ‘docker’ is etymologically a ‘packer’ of cargo. The word was originally borrowed into American English from Spanish estivador , a derivative of estivar ‘stow cargo’. This was descended from Latin stīpāre ‘press, pack’ (source also of English constipation ). = constipation , stiff stevedore (n.) 1828, earlier stowadore (1788), fro
- stetson 英文词源 Stetson 1902, trademark name, from John B. Stetson (1830-1906), U.S. hat manufacturer, who started his company in Philadelphia in 1865. 中文词源 stetson :牛仔帽 商标名,来自美国 19 世纪帽业制造商 John B.Stetson. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stetson 词源, stetson 含义。
- stethoscope 英文词源 stethoscope (n.) instrument for examining the chest, 1820, from French stéthoscope , coined 1819 by its inventor, French physician René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laënnec (1781-1826) from comb. form of Greek stethos "chest, breast" + -scope . Greek stethos is perhaps related to sternon (see sternum ); it meant "front of the chest," and was only rarely used of a woman's breasts, but in Mo
- sterol 英文词源 sterol (n.) "white, crystalline substance discovered in gallstones," 1913, abstracted from cholesterol . 中文词源 sterol :固醇 缩写自 cholesterol,胆固醇。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sterol 词源, sterol 含义。
- steroid 英文词源 steroid (n.) naturally occuring substance based on a carbon skeleton similar to that of sterol molecules, 1936, from sterol + -oid "resembling." Related: Steroids . 中文词源 steroid :类固醇 来自 sterol,固醇,-oid,类。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: steroid 词源, steroid 含义。
- sternum 英文词源 sternum (n.) "breastbone," 1660s, from Greek sternon "chest, breast, breastbone" (in Homer, only of males), also "the breast as the seat of affections," related to stornynai "to spread out," from PIE *ster-no- "to stretch, extend," from root *stere- , *ster- "to spread," related to stornynai "to spread out" (see structure (n.)), on the notion of the chest as broad and flat, as opposed
- sterilizer 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random torsion torsion: see torment 中文词源 sterilizer :消毒器 sterilize,使消毒,-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sterilizer 词源, sterilizer 含义。
- sterile 英文词源 sterile sterile: [16] Sterile is a word of ancient ancestry, which goes right back to the prehistoric Indo- European base * ster - (source also of Greek stériphos and Gothic stairō ‘infertile’). The Latin descendant of the base was sterilis , acquired by English via French stérile . sterile (adj.) mid-15c., "barren," from Middle French stérile "not producing fruit," from Latin
- stereotype 英文词源 stereotype (n.) 1798, "method of printing from a plate," from French stéréotype (adj.) "printed by means of a solid plate of type," from Greek stereos "solid" (see stereo- ) + French type "type" (see type (n.)). Meaning "a stereotype plate" is from 1817. Meaning "image perpetuated without change" is first recorded 1850, from the verb in this sense. Meaning "preconceived and oversimp
- stereoscopic 英文词源 stereoscopic (adj.) 1852, from stereoscope + -ic . 中文词源 stereoscopic :立体效果的 stereoscope,立视镜,-ic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stereoscopic 词源, stereoscopic 含义。
- stereoscope 英文词源 stereoscope (n.) 1838, coined by inventor Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) from stereo- + -scope . Instrument allowing binocular vision of two identical pictures that appear as a single image with relief and solidity. Related: Stereoscopy ; stereoscopically . 中文词源 stereoscope :立视镜,立体镜 stereo-,立体的,-scope,镜子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
- stereo 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
- stepwise 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random spatial spatial: see space 中文词源 stepwise :逐步的 step,脚步,步骤,-wise,副词后缀,词源同 clockwise. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stepwise 词源, stepwise 含义。
- steppe 英文词源 steppe (n.) vast treeless plain of southeastern Europe and of Asia, 1670s, from German steppe and directly from Russian step' , of unknown origin. Introduced in Western Europe by Humboldt. 中文词源 steppe :大草原 来自俄罗斯语 step',大草原,尤指从东欧横穿苏联南部直至西伯利亚的大片地区。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: ste
- step-parent 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random inexorable inexorable: [16] Etymologically, inexorable means ‘that cannot be removed by praying’. It is an adjective of many layers, of which the original is Latin ōrāre ‘pray’ (source of English oracle , orator , etc). Addition of the prefix ex - ‘out’ produced exōrāre ‘remove by pleading or entreating’, and
- stepladder 英文词源 step-ladder (n.) also stepladder , one with flat steps instead of rungs, 1728, from step (n.) + ladder . 中文词源 stepladder :步梯,梯子 step,脚步,ladder,梯子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stepladder 词源, stepladder 含义。
- stepchild 英文词源 stepchild (n.) also step-child , Old English steopcild ; see step- + child (n.). Old English also had steopbearn . Similar formation in German Stiefkind . 中文词源 stepchild :继子,继女 step-,继,child,孩子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stepchild 词源, stepchild 含义。
- step 英文词源 step step: [OE] Step , together with its relatives German stapfen and Dutch steppen , comes from a prehistoric West Germanic base * stap - ‘tread’ (a nasalized version of which produced English stamp ). (Russian step , source of English steppe [17], is not related.) The prefix step - [OE], as in stepdaughter , stepfather , etc, originated in a word meaning ‘orphan’. It is rela
- stent 英文词源 stent (n.) "tube implanted temporarily," 1964, named for Charles T. Stent (1807-1885), English dentist. 中文词源 stent :血管支架 可能来自 19 世纪英国牙科医生 Charles T.Stent,其发明了一种牙齿托架,后用于指其它相关 医用支架。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stent 词源, stent 含义。
- stenosis 英文词源 stenosis (n.) 1846, medical Latin, from Greek stenosis "narrowing," from stenoun "to narrow," from stenos "narrow" (see steno- ) + -osis . 中文词源 stenosis :器官狭窄 steno-,狭窄的,缩小的,-osis,表症状。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stenosis 词源, stenosis 含义。
- stenography 英文词源 stenography (n.) "shorthand," c. 1600, from steno- "narrow" + -graphy . Related: Stenographic ; stenographical . 中文词源 stenography :速记学 steno-,狭窄的,缩小的,-graph,写,-y,学说。引申词义速记学。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stenography 词源, stenography 含义。
- stenographer 英文词源 stenographer (n.) 1796, agent noun formation from stenography . 中文词源 stenographer :速记员 来自 stenography,速记学,-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: stenographer 词源, stenographer 含义。
- steno- 英文词源 steno- before vowels sten- , word-forming element meaning "narrow," from comb. form of Greek stenos "narrow, strait," as a noun "straits of the sea, narrow strip of land," also metaphorically, "close, confined; scanty, petty," from PIE *sten- "narrow." 中文词源 steno- :狭窄的,缩小的 来自希腊语 stenos,狭窄的,缩写的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
- stencil 英文词源 stencil stencil: [14] Stencil was originally a verb, meaning ‘decorate with bright colours’. It came from Old French estenceler ‘cause to sparkle’, a derivative of estencele ‘spark’. This was descended from Vulgar Latin * stincilla , an alteration of Latin scintilla ‘spark’ (source of English scintilla ‘jot’ [17] and scintillate [17]). There are no records of this
- stench 英文词源 stench stench: see stink stench (n.) Old English stenc "a smell, odor, scent, fragrance" (either pleasant or unpleasant), from Proto-Germanic *stankwiz (cognates: Old Saxon stanc , Old High German stanch , German stank ). Related to stincan "emit a smell" (see stink (v.)) as drench is to drink . It tended toward "bad smell" in Old English (as a verb, only with this sense), and the not
- stem 英文词源 stem stem: The stem [OE] of a tree is etymologically the upright part, the part that ‘stands’ up. The word comes from prehistoric Germanic * stamniz , a derivative of the base * sta - ‘stand’ (which also produced English stand ). The application to the ‘front of a vessel’ (as in from stem to stern ) comes from the notion of an ‘upright beam’ at the prow (and originally
- stegosaurus 英文词源 stegosaurus (n.) type of plant-eating dinosaur, 1892, from Modern Latin order name Stegosauria (O.C. Marsh, 1877), from comb. form of Greek stegos "a roof" (related to stege "covering," stegein "to cover," from PIE root *(s)teg- (2) "to cover," especially "cover with a roof" (cognates: Sanskrit sthag- "cover, conceal, hide;" Latin tegere "to cover;" Lithuanian stegti "roof;" Old Norse
- steering 英文词源 steering (n.) early 13c., verbal noun from steer (v.). Steering-wheel attested from 1750. Steering committee in the U.S. political sense is recorded from 1887. 中文词源 steering :驾驶装置 steer,驾驶,-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: steering 词源, steering 含义。
- steerage 英文词源 steerage (n.) c. 1400, "steering apparatus of a ship;" mid-15c., "action of steering," from steer (v.) + -age . Meaning "part of a ship in front of the chief cabin" is from 1610s; originally in the rear of the ship where the steering apparatus was, it retained the name after the introduction of the deck wheel in early 18c.; hence meaning "section of a ship with the cheapest accommodat
- steer 英文词源 steer steer: Steer ‘control direction’ [OE] and steer ‘young ox’ [OE] are quite unrelated. The latter comes from a prehistoric Germanic * (s)teuraz , which also produced German and Dutch stier , Swedish tjur , and Danish tyr ‘bull’. It was descended from a base denoting ‘strength’ or ‘sturdiness’ (source also of Sanskrit somethingūra - ‘strong, thick’), and ma
- steeplejack 英文词源 steeplejack (n.) "one who climbs steeples, chimneys, etc. to make repairs," 1881, from steeple + jack (n.) "fellow, man." 中文词源 steeplejack :高空作业工人 steeple,尖塔,jack,杰克,工人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: steeplejack 词源, steeplejack 含义。
- steeple 英文词源 steeple (n.) Old English stepel (Mercian), stiepel (West Saxon) "high tower," related to steap "high, lofty," from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (see steep (adj.)). Also the name of a lofty style of women's head-dress from the 14th century. Steeple-house (1640s) was the old Quaker way of referring to "a church edifice," to avoid in that sense using church , which had with them a more rest