英语词源

• steepen 英文词源 steepen (v.) 1847, from steep (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Steepened ; steepening . 中文词源 steepen ：使变陡 steep,陡峭的，-en,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： steepen 词源， steepen 含义。
• steep 英文词源 steep steep: English has two words steep . The adjective, ‘precipitous’ [OE], originally meant ‘very high’. It came from the prehistoric Germanic base * staup -, * stūp -, which also produced English steeple [OE] (etymologically a ‘high’ tower) and stoop [OE]. The verb steep ‘soak’ [14] probably came via an unrecorded Old English * stīepan from prehistoric Germanic *
• steely 英文词源 steely (adj.) 1580s, "made of steel," from steel (n.) + -y (2). Figurative meaning "hard and cold as steel" is from c. 1500. Related: Steeliness . 中文词源 steely ：钢铁般的，强硬的 steel,钢铁，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： steely 词源， steely 含义。
• steel 英文词源 steel steel: [OE] Steel is etymologically a ‘firm’ substance. The word goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic * stakhlam , which was derived from the Germanic base * stakh -, * stagh - ‘be firm’ (source also of English stay ‘rope, support’). It has Germanic relatives in German stahl and Dutch staal . = stay steel (n.) modified form of iron with a small portion of carbon,
• steed 英文词源 steed steed: see stud steed (n.) Old English steda "stallion, stud horse," from Proto-Germanic *stodjon (source also of Old Norse stoð ), from the same Germanic root as Old English stod (see stud (n.2)). In Middle English, "a great horse" (as distinguished from a palfrey ), "a spirited war horse." Obsolete from 16c. except in poetic, rhetorical, or jocular language. 中文词源 stee
• steamy 英文词源 steamy (adj.) 1640s, "vaporous, misty, abounding in steam," from steam + -y (2); in the sense of "erotic, sexy," it is first recorded 1952. Related: Steamily ; steaminess . 中文词源 steamy ：充满蒸汽的，蒙着水气的 steam,蒸汽，水气，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： steamy 词源， steamy 含义。
• steamship 英文词源 steamship (n.) also steam-ship , 1819, from steam (n.) + ship (n.). 中文词源 steamship ：汽船，轮船 steam,蒸汽，ship,船。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： steamship 词源， steamship 含义。
• steamroller 英文词源 steam-roller (n.) also steamroller , 1866, from steam (n.) + roller . As a verb, first recorded 1912 ( steam-roll (v.) is from 1879). Related: Steam-rollered . 中文词源 steamroller ：蒸汽压路机，打败，强迫 steam,蒸汽，roller,滚筒。引申词义蒸汽压路机，比喻义打败，强迫等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： steamroller 词源，
• steaming 英文词源 fume fume: [14] Fume comes via Old French fum from Latin fūmus ‘smoke, steam’. This in turn went back to a prehistoric Indo-European * dhūmo -, which also produced Sanskrit dhūmás ‘smoke’ and Russian and Polish dym ‘smoke’. The word’s verbal use, ‘be very angry’, comes, like seethe , from the notion of being ‘hot or steaming with fury’. Derived words in Engli
• stealthy 英文词源 stealthy (adj.) c. 1600, from stealth + -y (2). Related: Stealthily ; stealthiness . 中文词源 stealthy ：偷偷摸摸的 stealth,偷偷摸摸，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stealthy 词源， stealthy 含义。
• stealth 英文词源 stealth (n.) mid-13c., "theft, action or practice of stealing," from a probable Old English *stælþ , which is related to stelen (see steal (v.)), from Proto-Germanic *stælitho (cognates: Old Norse stulþr ), with Proto-Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)). Compare heal / health , weal / wealth . Sense of "secret action" developed c. 1300, but the word also retained it
• steal 英文词源 steal steal: [OE] Steal comes from a prehistoric Germanic base * stel -. This also produced German stehlen , Dutch stelen , Swedish stjäla , and Danish stjæle , but its ultimate ancestry is unknown. The derived stealth [13] originally meant ‘theft’ (‘I know my lord hath spent of Timon’s wealth, and now ingratitude makes it worse than stealth’, Shakespeare, Timon of Athens
• steak 英文词源 steak (n.) mid-15c., "thick slice of meat cut for roasting," probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse steik "roast meat," related to steikja "to roast on a spit," and ultimately meaning "something stuck" (on a spit), from Proto-Germanic *staiko- , from PIE *steig- "to stick; pointed" (see stick (v.)). 中文词源 steak ：牛排，肉排，肉块 来自古诺斯语 steik
• steady 英文词源 steady steady: [16] Steady was derived from stead ‘place’, probably on the model of Middle Low German stēdig ‘stable’. This in turn went back to a prehistoric Germanic * stadigaz , a product of the same base as produced English stead . Its etymological meaning is ‘fixed in one place’. = stead steady (adj.) 1520s, "firmly fixed in place or station" (replacing earlier stead
• steadfast 英文词源 steadfast (adj.) Old English stedefæst "secure in position, steady, firm in its place," from stede (see stead ) + fæst (see fast (adj.)); similar formation in Middle Low German stedevast , Old Norse staðfastr "steadfast, firm; faithful, staunch, firm in one's mind." Of persons, in English, "unshakable, stubborn, resolute" from c. 1200. Related: Steadfastly , steadfastness . 中文词
• stead 英文词源 stead stead: [OE] Stead ‘place’ comes from a prehistoric Germanic * stadiz , which also produced German statt ‘place’ and stadt ‘town’. This in turn went back to Indo-European * st ə tís , a derivative of the base * st ə -, * stā - ‘stand’, which also produced English stand and Latin stāre ‘stand’ (source of English state , statue , etc). The expression in the
• staycation 英文词源 staycation (n.) also stay-cation , 2008, American English, a word from the "Great Recession" of that year, from stay (v.1) + ending from vacation . 中文词源 staycation ：居家假 缩写自 stay vacation,宅在家里的假期。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： staycation 词源， staycation 含义。
• stay 英文词源 stay stay: English has three distinct words stay , two of them ultimately from the same source. Stay ‘stop’ [15] comes from estai -, the present stem of Old French ester ‘stand, stop’. This in turn went back to Latin stāre ‘stand’ (source of English state , statue , etc). Staid [16] originated as the past participle of stay . Stay ‘strong rope’ [OE] comes from a prehi
• stave 英文词源 stave (n.) "piece of a barrel," 1750, back-formation from staves (late 14c.), plural of staff , with the usual change of medial -f- to -v- (compare leaves / leaf ). The plural form possibly was in Old English but not recorded there. stave (v.) 1540s, "to fit with staves," from stave (n.). The meaning "break into staves" is from 1590s (with in from 1748, chiefly nautical, on notion of
• staunch 英文词源 staunch (adj.) early 15c., "impervious to water," from Old French estanche "firm, watertight," fem. of estanc "tired, exhausted, wearied, vanquished; water-tight; withered, dried" (Modern French étanche ), from Vulgar Latin *stanticare (source also of Spanish estanco "water-tight," Italian stanco "exhausted, weary"), probably from Latin stans (genitive stantis ), present participle o
• statutory 英文词源 statutory (adj.) "pertaining to statues, depending on statute for authority, required by statute," 1717, from statute + -ory . Statutory rape attested from 1873; in U.S., "sexual intercourse with a female below the legal age of consent, whether forced or not." Related: Statutorily . 中文词源 statutory ：法定的 来自 statute,法令，法规，-ory,形容词后缀。 该词的英
• statute 英文词源 statute statute: see statue statute (n.) late 13c., from Old French statut , estatut "(royal) promulgation, (legal) statute," from Late Latin statutum "a law, decree," noun use of neuter past participle of Latin statuere "enact, establish," from status "condition, position" (see status ). 中文词源 statute ：法令，法规，规章 来自拉丁语 statutum,法令，法规，规章，
• statuette 英文词源 statuette (n.) 1843, from statue + diminutive ending -ette . 中文词源 statuette ：小雕像，小塑像 来自 statue,雕像，塑像，-ette,小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： statuette 词源， statuette 含义。
• statuesque 英文词源 statuesque (adj.) "of or like a statue" in some sense, especially "stately, having a formal dignity and beauty, tall and solidly built," 1823, from statue , patterned on picturesque . Related: Statuesquely ; statuesqueness . 中文词源 statuesque ：雕像般的，又高又美的 来自 statue,雕像，塑像，-esque,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• statuary 英文词源 statuary (n.) 1560s, "art of making statues;" 1580s, "statue sculptor," from Latin statuaria (ars) , noun use of fem. of statuarius "of statues," as a noun, "maker of statues," from statua "an image, statue, monumental figure" (see statue ). Meaning "statues collectively" is from 1670s. As an adjective, "of or pertaining to statues," 1620s, from the noun or from Latin statuarius . 中文
• stative 英文词源 constative "Denoting a speech act or sentence that is a statement declaring something to be the case", Early 20th century: from Latin constat- 'established' (from the verb constare ) + -ive. 中文词源 stative ：表示状态的 来自 state,状态，-ive,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stative 词源， stative 含义。
• statistician 英文词源 statistician (n.) 1801, from statistics + -ian . 中文词源 statistician ：统计员，统计学家 statistics,统计学，统计数据，-ian,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： statistician 词源， statistician 含义。
• statism 英文词源 statism (n.) c. 1600, in reference to church-state matters; 1880 as "the art of government;" 1919 as the modern political opposite of individualism ; from state (n.) + -ism . 中文词源 statism ：中央集权制 来自 state,国家，-ism,主义，思想，行为。引申词义中央集权制。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： statism 词源， statism 含义。
• statin 英文词源 astatine (n.) radioactive element, named 1947, from Greek astatos "unstable" (see astatic ) + chemical suffix -ine (2). So called for its short half-life and lack of stable isotopes. "The element appears not to have a stable form and probably does not exist in nature" [Flood, "Origin of Chemical Names"]. devastating (adj.) 1630s, present participle adjective from devastate . Trivial u
• statesmanship 英文词源 statesman (n.) 1590s, after French homme d'état ; see state (n.1) + man (n.). Related: Statesmanly ; statesmanship . Stateswoman attested from c. 1600. 中文词源 statesmanship ：治国才能 statesman,政治家，-ship,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： statesmanship 词源， statesmanship 含义。
• statesmanlike 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random scrummage scrummage: see skirmish 中文词源 statesmanlike ：有政治家风范的 statesman,政治家，like,相像的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： statesmanlike 词源， statesmanlike 含义。
• stateside 英文词源 stateside (adj.) also state-side , 1944, World War II U.S. military slang, from the States "United States" (see state (n.2)) + side . 中文词源 stateside ：去美国的 state,美国，side,面，方向。二战俚语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stateside 词源， stateside 含义。
• stateroom 英文词源 stateroom (n.) also state-room , 1703, room reserved for ceremonial occasions; earlier (1650s) "a captain's cabin;" from room (n.) + state (n.1) in a sense also preserved in stately . 中文词源 stateroom ：国事活动厅，会客厅 state,国家，政府，room,屋子，房间。原指中世纪贵族招待国王或达官显贵的房间。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• stately 英文词源 stately (adj.) "noble, splendid," late 14c., from -ly (1) + state (n.1) in a sense of "costly and imposing display" (such as benefits a person of rank and wealth), attested from early 14c. This sense also is preserved in the phrase to lie in state "to be ceremoniously exposed to view before interment" (1705). Hence also stateroom . Related: Stateliness . 中文词源 stately ：庄严的
• stateless 英文词源 stateless (adj.) c. 1600, from state (n.2) + -less . Related: Statelessly ; statelessness . 中文词源 stateless ：无国籍的 state,国家，-less,无，没有。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stateless 词源， stateless 含义。
• statecraft 英文词源 statecraft (n.) "the art of government," 1640s, from state (n.2) + craft (n.). 中文词源 statecraft ：治国才能 state,国家，craft,才能。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： statecraft 词源， statecraft 含义。
• stasis 英文词源 stasis (n.) "stoppage of circulation," 1745, from medical Latin, from Greek stasis "a standing still, a standing; the posture of standing; a position, a point of the compass; position, state, or condition of anything;" also "a party, a company, a sect," especially one for seditious purposes; related to statos "placed," verbal adjective of histemi "cause to stand," from PIE root *sta-
• stash 英文词源 stash (v.) "to conceal, hide," 1797, criminals' slang, of unknown origin, perhaps a blend of stow and cache . Related: Stashed ; stashing . stash (n.) "hoard, cache," 1914, from stash (v.). Slang sense of "personal supply of narcotics" is from 1942. 中文词源 stash ：存放，贮藏，隐藏 可能合成自 stow,存放，放置，cache,隐藏处，贮藏。 该词的英语词源请访
• starve 英文词源 starve starve: [OE] Starve means etymologically ‘be stiff’ – it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base * star -, * ster - ‘be stiff’, which also produced English starch , stare , etc. The ‘stiffness’ of a corpse led to its use for ‘die’ – a meaning which it retains in the related German sterben and Dutch sterven . In English, however, from the 12th century onward
• starvation 英文词源 starvation (n.) 1778, hybrid noun of action from starve . Famously (but not certainly) introduced in English by Henry Dundas during debate in the House of Commons in 1775 on American affairs. It earned him the nickname "Starvation Dundas," though sources disagree on whether this was given in objection to the harshness of his suggestion of starving the rebels into submission or in deri
• star-studded 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random rare rare: Rare ‘uncommon’ [15] and rare ‘underdone’ [17] are not the same word. The former was borrowed from Latin rārus , which originally signified ‘having a loose texture, widely separated’ – hence ‘scarce’. It is not known what its ultimate source is. The latter is an alteration of the now obsolete rear ‘
• star-struck 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bias bias: [16] English acquired bias from Old French biais , but its previous history is uncertain. It probably came via Old Provençal, but where from? Speculations include Latin bifacem ‘looking two ways’, from bi - ‘two’ and faciēs ‘face’, and Greek epikársios ‘oblique’. When the word first entered English
• starship 英文词源 starship (n.) "space ship," 1934 (in "Astounding Stories"), from star (n.) + ship (n.). Earlier in reference to celebrity. 中文词源 starship ：星际飞船 star,星星，ship,船。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： starship 词源， starship 含义。
• starry 英文词源 starry (adj.) late 14c., from star (n.) + -y (2). Starry-eyed "unrealistically optimistic" is attested from 1884; earlier descriptive of bright eyes. Related: Starrily ; starriness . 中文词源 starry ：繁星满天的，明亮的 star,星星，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： starry 词源， starry 含义。
• sterling 英文词源 sterling sterling: [13] Sterling ‘British money’ originated as a term for an English silver penny from the 13th to the 15th centuries. The first ones struck had the design of a small star on them – hence the name sterling (and its now defunct variant starling ), literally ‘little star’. Two hundred and forty of such coins formed a unit of weight, known as a pound of sterling
• starlet 英文词源 starlet (n.) 1825, "small star," from star (n.) + diminutive suffix -let . Meaning "promising young female performer" is from 1911 [Italian soprano Emma Trentini (1878-1959), so called in "The Theatre" magazine, March 1911]. 中文词源 starlet ：小明星 star,明星，-let,小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： starlet 词源， starlet 含义。
• stargazer 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random supplant supplant: [13] Supplant has no connection with things that grow, even though it may be related to English plant . Etymologically it means ‘trip up’. It comes via Old French supplanter from Latin supplantāre ‘trip up’, hence ‘overthrow’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub - ‘up from under’ and pl
• starfish 英文词源 starfish (n.) also star-fish , 1530s, from star (n.) + fish (n.). 中文词源 starfish ：海星 star,星星，fish,鱼。因海星形如星星而得名。 starfruit 杨桃 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： starfish 词源， starfish 含义。
• stare 英文词源 stare stare: [OE] The etymological notion underlying stare is of ‘fixity’ or ‘rigidity’. It goes back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base * star -, * ster - ‘be rigid’, which also produced English starch [15], stark [OE], starve (originally ‘be stiff’, hence ‘die’), stern ‘severe’, and stork (etymologically the ‘stiff’-legged bird). Thus to stare is
• stardom 英文词源 stardom (n.) 1860 in reference to celebrity, from star (n.) + -dom . From 1856 in reference to the celestial sort. 中文词源 stardom ：明星地位，明星身份 star,明星，-dom,表状态。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stardom 词源， stardom 含义。
• starchy 英文词源 starchy (adj.) 1795, from starch (n.) + -y (2). Related: Starchily ; starchiness . 中文词源 starchy ：富含淀粉的 starch,淀粉，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： starchy 词源， starchy 含义。
• starch 英文词源 starch (v.) late 14c., from Old English *stercan (Mercian), *stiercan (West Saxon) "make rigid," found in stercedferhð "fixed, hard, resolute" (related to stearc "stiff"), from Proto-Germanic *starkijan "to make hard" (cognates: German Stärke "strength, starch," Swedish stärka "to starch"), from PIE root *ster- (1) "strong, firm, stiff, rigid" (see stark ). Related: Starched ; star
• stapler 英文词源 stapler (n.) mechanical device for driving staples, by 1949; agent noun from staple (v.). Long before, it meant "merchant of the staple, monopolist." 中文词源 stapler ：订书机 staple,订订书钉，-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stapler 词源， stapler 含义。
• staphylococcus 英文词源 staphylococcus (n.) (plural staphylococci ), 1887, Modern Latin, the genus name, coined (on model of streptococcus ) in 1882 by Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist Alexander Ogston (1844-1929). The first element is from comb. form of Greek staphyle "bunch of grapes," which possibly is from PIE *stabh- , variant of *stebh- "post, stem; to support" (see staff (n.)). The second element i
• stanza 英文词源 stanza stanza: [16] Etymologically, a stanza is a place where one ‘stands’ or stops. The word was borrowed from Italian stanza , a descendant of Vulgar Latin * stantia ‘standing, stopping-place’, which in turn was derived from the present participle of Latin stāre ‘stand’ (source of English stage , state , station , etc). Its application to a ‘verse of poetry’ arose i
• stand-up 英文词源 stand-up (adj.) 1811, "courageous," originally of fist fights, denoting a manful contest without fake falls, from the verbal phrase (early 12c. in sense "rise to one's feet"), from stand (v.) + up (adv.). To stand up "hold oneself against an opponent" is from c. 1600; as stand up to in the same sense from 1620s. To stand up for "defend the cause of" is from c. 1600. To stand (someone)
• standstill 英文词源 standstill (n.) "state of cessation of movement," 1702, from stand (v.) + still (adv.). Earlier the notion would have been expressed simply by stand . 中文词源 standstill ：停滞，停止 stand,站立，still,停止，静止。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： standstill 词源， standstill 含义。
• standing 英文词源 standing (n.) late 14c., verbal noun from stand (v.). In the sense of "rank, status," it is first recorded 1570s. Sense of "state of having existed for some time" is 1650s. Legal sense is first recorded 1924. Sports sense is from 1881. To be in good standing is from 1789. Standing room is from 1788. A young gentleman attempting to get into Drury-lane play-house, found there was such a
• standard-bearer 英文词源 ancient ancient: [14] Like antique , ancient was originally, in Latin, an adjectivized version of the adverb and preposition ‘before’: to ante ‘before’ was added the adjective suffix - ānus , to produce the adjective * anteānus ‘going before’. In Old French this became ancien , and it passed into English via Anglo-Norman auncien . The final - t began to appear in the 15t
• stanchion 英文词源 stanchion (n.) early 14c., "post, pillar, or beam used for support," from Old French estanchon "prop, brace, support" (13c., Modern French étançon ), probably from estant "upright," from present participle of ester "be upright, stand," from Latin stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet ). 中文词源 stanchion ：支柱 来自古法语 estanchon,来自 estance,支柱
• stanch 英文词源 stanch (v.) "to stop the flow of" (especially of blood), early 14c., from Old French estanchier "cause to cease flowing (of blood), stop, hinder; extinguish (of fire); tire, exhaust, drain" (Modern French étancher ), from Vulgar Latin *stancare , perhaps contracted from *stagnicare , from Latin stagnum "pond, pool" (see stagnate ). But Barnhart says it probably is from Latin stantio
• stampede 英文词源 stampede (n.) 1844 (earlier stampedo , 1839), "A general scamper of animals on the Western prairies, generally caused by a fright" [Bartlett] from Mexican Spanish estampida , from Spanish, "an uproar," from estamper "to stamp, press, pound," from Provençal estampier "to stamp," from the same Germanic root that yielded English stamp (v.). The political sense is first recorded 1846 (in
• stamp 英文词源 stamp stamp: [12] Stamp originally meant ‘crush into small pieces, pound’. The sense ‘slam the foot down’ did not emerge until the 14th century, and ‘imprint with a design by pressure’ (which forms the semantic basis of postage stamp [19]) is as recent as the 16th century. The word comes, probably via an unrecorded Old English * stampian , from prehistoric Germanic * stampō
• stammer 英文词源 stammer stammer: [OE] To stammer is etymologically to be ‘impeded’ in speech. The word comes (along with Dutch stameren ) from a prehistoric West Germanic * stamrōjan , which was derived from the base * stam -, * stum - ‘check, impede’ (source also of English stem ‘halt, check’ and stumble ). = stem , stumble stammer (v.) Old English stamerian "to stammer," from Proto-Ger
• stamen 英文词源 stamen (n.) "pollen-bearing organ of a flower," 1660s, from Modern Latin (1625, Spigelus), from Latin stamen "stamen" (Pliny), literally "foundation in weaving, thread of the warp" in the upright loom (related to stare "to stand"), from PIE *sta-men- (cognates: Greek stemon "warp," also used by Hesychius for some part of a plant, Gothic stoma , Sanskrit sthaman "place," also "strength
• stalwart 英文词源 stalwart stalwart: [14] The ancestor of stalwart was Old English stǣlwierthe . The second half of this compound adjective denoted ‘worth, worthy’, but the precise significance of the first element is not clear. It represents Old English stǣl ‘place’, perhaps used here in the metaphorical sense ‘stead’, so that etymologically the word would mean ‘able to stand someone i
• stallion 英文词源 stallion (n.) mid-15c., earlier staloun (c. 1300), "male horse kept for breeding purposes," from Anglo-French estaloun , Old French estalon "stallion, uncastrated male horse" (Modern French étalon ), from Frankish *stal , cognate with Old High German stal "stable," from Proto-Germanic *stalla- (see stall (n.1)). The notion is probably of a horse kept in a stable to service mares. Tra
• stallholder 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pupil pupil: [14] Latin pūpus and pūpa meant respectively ‘boy’ and ‘girl’ ( pūpa was applied by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus to ‘chrysalises’, the underlying link being ‘undeveloped creature’, and English adopted it as pupa [19]). The diminutive derivatives pūpillus and pūpilla denoted ‘orphan’, a se
• stalking 英文词源 stalk (v.1) "pursue stealthily," Old English -stealcian , as in bestealcian "to steal along, walk warily," from Proto-Germanic *stalkon , frequentative of PIE *stel- , possibly a variant of *ster- (3) "to rob, steal" (see steal (v.)). Compare hark / hear , talk / tell ). In another view the Old English word might be from a sense of stalk (v.1), influenced by stalk (n.). Meaning "haras
• stalker 英文词源 stalker (n.) early 15c., "a poacher;" also "one who prowls for purposes of theft" (c. 1500), agent noun from stalk (v.1). Meaning "obsessive harasser" is from early 1990s. 中文词源 stalker ：跟踪者，盯梢者 stalk,跟踪，盯梢，-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stalker 词源， stalker 含义。
• stalk 英文词源 stalk stalk: English has two distinct words stalk . The noun, ‘plant stem’ [14], probably originated as a diminutive form of the now extinct stale ‘long handle’, a word distantly related to Greek steleá ‘handle’. The verb, ‘track stealthily’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * stalkōjan , which was formed from the same base as produced English steal . The sen
• stalemate 英文词源 stalemate stalemate: [18] Stalemate is a compound noun, based on the now obsolete stale ‘stalemate’. And this in turn was probably borrowed from Anglo- Norman estale ‘fixed position’, a derivative of Old French estaler ‘halt’, which also underlies English stale and stall . So etymologically, when you reach stalemate in chess, you have to ‘stand’ or ‘halt’ where you
• stalagmite 英文词源 stalagmite (n.) cone-shaped formation of carbonate of lime on the floor of a cave, 1680s, from Modern Latin stalagmites (1650s, Olaus Wormius), from Greek stalagmos "a dropping," or stalagma "a drop, drip, that which drops," from stalassein "to trickle" (see stalactite ). Related: Stalagmitic ; stalagmitical . 中文词源 stalagmite ：石笋 来自拉丁语 stalagmites,石笋，向上
• stalactite 英文词源 stalactite stalactite: [17] A stalactite is etymologically something that ‘drips’. The word was coined in modern Latin as stalactītēs , based on Greek stalaktós ‘dripping’, a derivative of the verb stalássein ‘drip’. Also derived from stalássein was stalagmós ‘dropping’, which formed the basis of stalagmite [17]. stalactite (n.) "hanging formation of carbonite of
• stakeholder 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random row row: There are three distinct words row in English. The one meaning ‘use oars’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base * rō - ‘steer’, which also produced Dutch roeijen and Swedish ro , not to mention English rudder . Row ‘orderly line’ [OE] comes from a prehistoric Germanic * raigwa , and is probably rela
• stairwell 英文词源 stairwell (n.) by 1862, from stair + well (n.). 中文词源 stairwell ：楼梯井 stair,楼梯，well,井。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stairwell 词源， stairwell 含义。
• staircase 英文词源 staircase (n.) also stair-case , 1620s, originally the enclosure of the stairs, from stair + case (n.2) in its sense "frame;" compare former window-case , door-case . 中文词源 staircase ：楼梯 stair,楼梯，case,箱子，框架。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： staircase 词源， staircase 含义。
• stair 英文词源 stair stair: [OE] A stair is etymologically something you ‘climb’. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * staigrī (source also of Dutch steiger ‘scaffolding’). This was derived from the base * staig -, * stig - ‘rise’, which also produced English stile , stirrup , and sty in the eye. And this in turn went back to an Indo-European * steigh - ‘go, rise’, source
• stained 英文词源 blood-stained (adj.) 1590s, from blood (n.) + past participle of stain (v.). 中文词源 stained ：有斑点的，有污渍的 stain,斑点，污渍，-ed,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stained 词源， stained 含义。
• stain 英文词源 stain (v.) late 14c., "damage or blemish the appearance of," probably representing a merger of Old Norse steina "to paint, color, stain," and a shortened form of Middle English disteynen "to discolor or stain," from Old French desteign- , stem of desteindre "to remove the color" (Modern French déteindre ), from des- (from Latin dis- "remove;" see dis- ) + Old French teindre "to dye,"
• staid 英文词源 staid staid: see stay staid (adj.) 1540s, "fixed, permanent," adjectival use of stayed , past participle of stay (v.). Meaning "sober, sedate" first recorded 1550s. Related: Staidly . 中文词源 staid ：古板的，一本正经的 来自 stay 的过去分词古拼写形式，引申比喻义古板的，一本正经的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： staid 词
• stagy 英文词源 stagy (adj.) also stagey , 1845, from stage (n.) in the theatrical sense + -y (2). Related: Staginess . 中文词源 stagy ：舞台表演的，做作的 stage,舞台，-y,形容词后缀。引申词义表演的，假的，做作的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stagy 词源， stagy 含义。
• stagnate 英文词源 stagnate (v.) 1660s, from Latin stagnatum , stagnatus , past participle of stagnare "to stagnate," from stagnatum "standing water, pond, swamp," perhaps from a PIE root *stag- "to seep drip" (cognates: Greek stazein "to ooze, drip;" see stalactite ). Figurative use by 1709. Related: Stagnated ; stagnating . 中文词源 stagnate ：停滞，不流动 来自拉丁语 stagnare,停滞，静
• stagnant 英文词源 stagnant (adj.) 1660s, from French stagnant (early 17c.), from Latin stagnantem (nominative stagnans ), present participle of stagnare "to stagnate" (see stagnate ). Related: Stagnancy (1650s); stagnantly . 中文词源 stagnant ：停滞的，无发展的 stagnate,停滞，不流动，-ant,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stagnant 词源， st
• staggering 英文词源 staggering (adj.) "amazing," 1560s, figurative present participle adjective from stagger (v.). Related: Staggeringly . 中文词源 staggering ：难以置信的 stagger,震惊，-ing,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： staggering 词源， staggering 含义。
• staggered 英文词源 stagger (v.) mid-15c., "walk unsteadily, reel" (intransitive), altered from stakeren (early 14c.), from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Danish stagra , Old Norse stakra "to push, shove, cause to reel," also "to stumble, stagger," perhaps literally "hit with a stick," from Proto-Germanic *stakon- "a stake," from PIE *steg- (1) "pole, stick." Cognate with Dutch staggelen "to stagger,
• stagger 英文词源 stagger (v.) mid-15c., "walk unsteadily, reel" (intransitive), altered from stakeren (early 14c.), from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Danish stagra , Old Norse stakra "to push, shove, cause to reel," also "to stumble, stagger," perhaps literally "hit with a stick," from Proto-Germanic *stakon- "a stake," from PIE *steg- (1) "pole, stick." Cognate with Dutch staggelen "to stagger,
• stagflation 英文词源 stagflation (n.) 1965, apparently coined by U.K. politician Iain Macleod (1913-1970), from stag(nation) + (in)flation . Attacking the Government's economic policy last night in the House of Commons, Mr. Iain Macleod (West Enfield - Con.) the Opposition spokesman on Treasury and economic affairs, described the present situation in Britain as "stagflation" -- stagnation and inflation to
• stagecraft 英文词源 stagecraft (n.) also stage-craft , 1848, from stage (n.) + craft (n.). 中文词源 stagecraft ：舞台表演技巧 stage,舞台，craft,技术，技艺。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stagecraft 词源， stagecraft 含义。
• stage 英文词源 stage stage: [13] A stage (like a stable ) is etymologically a ‘standing-place’. The word comes via Old French estage from Vulgar Latin * staticum ‘standing-place, position’, a derivative of Latin stāre ‘stand’ (to which English stand is distantly related). By the time it arrived in English it had acquired the additional connotation of a ‘set of positions one above the