英语词源

• stag 英文词源 stag (n.) late 12c., probably from Old English stagga "a stag," from Proto-Germanic *stag- , from PIE *stegh- "to prick, sting" (see sting (v.)). The Old Norse equivalent was used of male foxes, tomcats, and dragons; and the Germanic root word perhaps originally meant "male animal in its prime." Meaning "pertaining to or composed of males only" ( stag party ) is American English slang
• staff 英文词源 staff staff: [OE] Staff is a widespread Germanic word, with relatives in German stab , Dutch and Swedish staf , and Danish stav . These point back to a common Germanic ancestor * stabaz . Its ancestral meaning is ‘stick’, and its use as a collective term for ‘employees’, which dates in English from the 18th century, probably originated as an allusion to the carrying of a staff
• stacked 英文词源 stacked (adj.) 1796, of hay, past participle adjective from stack (v.). Of women, "well-built physically; curved in a way considered sexually desirable," 1942. 中文词源 stacked ：成堆的，成摞的 stack,堆，撂，-ed,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stacked 词源， stacked 含义。
• stack 英文词源 stack (v.) early 14c., "to pile up (grain) into a stack," from stack (n.). Meaning "arrange (a deck of cards) unfairly" (in stack the deck ) is first recorded 1825. Stack up "compare against" is 1903, from notion of piles of poker chips (1896). Of aircraft waiting to land, from 1941. Related: Stacked ; Stacking . stack (n.) c. 1300, "pile, heap, or group of things," from a Scandinavia
• staccato 英文词源 staccato (adj.) 1724, from Italian staccato , literally "detached, disconnected," past participle of staccare "to detach," shortened form of distaccare "separate, detach," from Middle French destacher , from Old French destachier "to detach" (see detach ). As an adverb from 1844. Related: Staccatissimo . 中文词源 staccato ：断音的，断奏的 来自意大利语 staccato,断开的
• stabling 英文词源 mews mews: [14] In former times, a mew was a place where trained falcons were kept (etymologically the word means ‘moulting-place’; it came from Old French mue , a derivative of muer ‘moult’, which was descended from Latin mūtāre ‘change’). In the latter part of the 14th century the Royal Mews were built in London on the site of what is now Trafalgar Square, to house the
• stablemate 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random confetti confetti: [19] The Latin compound verb conficere meant ‘put together, make, prepare’ (it was formed from the prefix com - and facere ‘do, make’, source of English fact , factory , fashion , etc and related to English do ). From its past participial stem was formed the noun confectiō , which passed into English,
• stableman 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random tick tick: English now has no fewer than four distinct words tick in general use. The oldest, tick ‘mite’ [OE], comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * tik -, which may be related to Armenian tiz ‘bug’. Tick ‘sound of a clock, mark of correctness, etc’ [13] originally meant broadly ‘light touch, tap’; its modern
• stabilizer 英文词源 stabilizer (n.) 1909 in aeronautical sense, agent noun from stabilize (v.). 中文词源 stabilizer ：稳定装置 stabilize,使稳定，-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stabilizer 词源， stabilizer 含义。
• stabbing 英文词源 bayonet (n.) 1610s, originally a type of dagger; as a steel stabbing weapon fitted to the muzzle of a firearm, from 1670s, from French baionnette (16c.), said to be from Bayonne , city in Gascony where supposedly they first were made; or perhaps it is a diminutive of Old French bayon "crossbow bolt." The city name is from Late Latin baia "bay" + Basque on "good." As a verb from c. 170
• stab 英文词源 stab (v.) late 14c., "thrust with a pointed weapon," first in Scottish English, apparently a dialectal variant of Scottish stob "to pierce, stab," from stob (n.), perhaps a variant of stub (n.) "stake, nail," but Barnhart finds this "doubtful." Figurative use, of emotions, etc., is from 1590s. Related: Stabbed ; stabbing . stab (n.) "wound produced by stabbing," mid-15c., from stab (v
• squit 英文词源 mosquito mosquito: [16] Mosquito comes ultimately from the Latin word for ‘fly’, musca (this went back to an Indo-European base * mu -, probably imitative of the sound of humming, which also produced English midge [OE], and hence its derivative midget [19] – originally a ‘tiny sand-fly’). Musca became Spanish mosca , whose diminutive form reached English as mosquito – etym
• squishy 英文词源 squishy (adj.) 1847, from squish + -y (2). Related: Squishily ; squishiness . 中文词源 squishy ：湿软的 squish,发吧唧声，-y,形容词后缀。引申俚语词义湿软的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squishy 词源， squishy 含义。
• squish 英文词源 squish (v.) 1640s, probably a variant of squash (v.), perhaps by influence of obsolete squiss "to squeeze or crush" (1550s). Related: Squished ; squishing . 中文词源 squish ：发吧唧声，压坏，挤坏 来自拟声词根 squ-,挤，压，模仿挤压湿物体时发出的吧唧声。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squish 词源， squish 含义。
• squirt 英文词源 squirt (v.) late 15c., squyrten "to spit" (intransitive), of uncertain origin, probably imitative. Transitive sense "cause to issue in a sudden jet or stream" is from 1580s. Related: Squirted ; squirting . Squirt-gun attested from 1803. squirt (n.) late 14c., "diarrhea," from squirt (v.). Meaning "jet of liquid" is from 1620s. Meaning "a whipper-snapper" is from 1839. 中文词源 squ
• squirrelly 英文词源 squirrely (adj.) also squirrelly , 1895, "abounding in squirrels;" 1910 as "reminiscent in some way of a squirrel," from squirrel (n.) + -y (2). Earlier was squirrelish (1834). Related: Squirreliness . 中文词源 squirrelly ：像松鼠的，喧闹的 squirrel,松鼠，-ly,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squirrelly 词源， squirrelly 含义。
• squirrel 英文词源 squirrel squirrel: [14] The squirrel’s name means etymologically ‘little shadow-tail’. It comes via Anglo-Norman esquirel from Vulgar Latin * scūriōlus , a diminutive form of * scūrius . This was an alteration of Latin sciūrus ‘squirrel’ (now the scientific name for the squirrel genus), which in turn came from Greek skíouros , a compound formed from skiá ‘shadow’ a
• squirm 英文词源 squirm (v.) 1690s, originally referring to eels, of unknown origin; sometimes associated with worm or swarm , but perhaps imitative. Figurative sense "to be painfully affected, to writhe inside" is from 1804. Related: Squirmed ; squirming . As a noun from 1839. 中文词源 squirm ：来回扭动，不安，尴尬 来自拟声词根 squ-,挤，压，模仿挤压湿物体时发出的吧唧
• squirearchy 英文词源 squirearchy "Landowners collectively, especially when considered as a class having political or social influence", Late 18th century: from squire , on the pattern of words such as hierarchy . 中文词源 squirearchy ：乡绅阶层 squire,乡绅，-archy,统治，词源同 anarchy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squirearchy 词源， squirearchy 含义。
• squire 英文词源 squire squire: [13] A squire is etymologically a ‘shieldcarrier’. The word was adapted from Old French esquier (which was later reborrowed into English as esquire [15]). This was descended from Latin scūtārius ‘shield-carrier’, a derivative of scūtum ‘shield’ (source also of English escutcheon [15]). = escutcheon squire (v.) "to attend (a lady) as a gallant," late 14c.,
• squillion 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random count count: There are two distinct words count in English. Count ‘enumerate’ [14] comes ultimately from Latin computāre ‘calculate’ (source of English compute ). It came into English from Old French conter , which had, via the notion of ‘adding up and rendering an account’, developed the sense ‘tell a story’ (p
• squiggle 英文词源 squiggle (v.) 1804, probably a blend of squirm and wriggle . Related: Squiggled ; squiggling . squiggle (n.) 1902, from squiggle (v.). In reference to handwriting, drawing, etc., 1928. Related: Squiggly (1902). 中文词源 squiggle ：潦草字迹 可能来自 squirm 和 wriggle 的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squiggle 词源， squiggle 含义。
• squidgy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random moon moon: [OE] Indo-European * mēnes - meant both ‘moon’ and ‘month’. It was probably a derivative of the base * me - (source of English measure ), reflecting the fact that in ancient times the passage of time was measured by the revolutions of the moon. Both strands of meaning have been preserved in the Germanic langu
• squid 英文词源 squid (n.) marine mollusk, cuttlefish, 1610s, of unknown origin; perhaps a sailors' variant of squirt , so called for the "ink" it squirts out. 中文词源 squid ：乌贼，鱿鱼 来自拟声词根 squ-,挤，压，模仿挤压湿物体时发出的吧唧声。模仿乌贼喷射墨汁的吧唧声。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squid 词源， squid 含义。
• squib 英文词源 squib (n.) 1520s, "short bit of sarcastic writing, witty scoff," of unknown origin. If the meaning "small firework that burns with a hissing noise" (also 1520s) is the original one, the word might be imitative. 中文词源 squib ：小爆竹 来自拟声词根 squ-,挤，压，模仿挤压湿物体时发出的吧唧声。模仿小爆竹爆炸发出的吧唧 声。 该词的英语词源
• squelch 英文词源 squelch (v.) 1620s, "to fall, drop, or stomp (on something soft) with crushing force," possibly imitative of sound made in the process. The figurative sense of "suppress completely" is first recorded 1864. Related: Squelched ; squelching . 中文词源 squelch ：发吧唧声，发扑哧声，制止，镇压 来自拟声词根 squ-,挤，压，模仿挤压湿物体时发出的吧唧声。
• squeeze 英文词源 squeeze (v.) c. 1600, "press forcibly" (transitive), probably an alteration of quease (c. 1550), from Old English cwysan "to squeeze," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (compare German quetschen "to squeeze"). Perhaps altered by influence of many words of similar sense in squ- . Intransitive sense from 1680s. Baseball squeeze play first recorded 1905. The 1811 Dictionary of the Vul
• squeegee 英文词源 squeegee (n.) "wooden scraping instrument with a rubber blade," 1844, a nautical word originally, perhaps from squeege "to press" (1782), an alteration of squeeze (v.). Later in photography, then window-washing. 中文词源 squeegee ：橡皮刮水刷，拖把 强化形式自 squeeze,挤压，捏，拧。用于指刮水刷，拖把。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• squeaky 英文词源 squeaky (adj.) 1823, from squeak (n.) + -y (2). Squeaky clean in figurative sense is from 1972, probably from advertisements for dishwashing liquid. Related: Squeakily ; squeakiness . 中文词源 squeaky ：尖叫的 squeak,尖叫声，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squeaky 词源， squeaky 含义。
• squeaker 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random acne acne: [19] It is ironic that acne , that represents a low point in many teenagers’ lives, comes from acme , ‘the highest point’. The Greeks used akme , which literally meant ‘point’, for referring to spots on the face, but when it came to be rendered into Latin it was mistransliterated as acnē , and the error has
• squaw 英文词源 squaw (n.) "American Indian woman," 1630s, from Massachuset (Algonquian) squa "woman" (cognate with Narraganset squaws "woman"). "Over the years it has come to have a derogatory sense and is now considered offensive by many Native Americans" [Bright]. Widespread in U.S. place names, sometimes as a translation of a local native word for "woman." 中文词源 squaw ：印第安女人 来自
• squatter 英文词源 squatter (n.) "settler who occupies land without legal title," 1788, agent noun from squat (v.); in reference to paupers or homeless people in uninhabited buildings, it is recorded from 1880. 中文词源 squatter ：擅自占用他人房子的人 squat,擅自占用，-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squatter 词源， squatter 含义。
• squat 英文词源 squat squat: [13] Someone who squats is etymologically ‘forced together’ – and indeed the verb originally meant ‘squash, flatten’ in English (‘This stone shall fall on such men, and squat them all to powder’, John Wyclif, Sermons 1380). Not until the early 15th century did the modern sense (based on the notion of hunching oneself up small and low) emerge. The word was ad
• squashy 英文词源 squashy (adj.) 1690s, from squash (n.2) + -y (2). 中文词源 squashy ：粉碎的，易压坏的 squash,粉碎，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squashy 词源， squashy 含义。
• squarish 英文词源 spruce (n.) 1660s, "evergreen tree, fir," from spruse (adj.) "made of spruce wood" (early 15c.), literally "from Prussia," from Spruce , Sprws (late 14c.), unexplained alterations of Pruce "Prussia," from an Old French form of Prussia . Spruce seems to have been a generic term for commodities brought to England by Hanseatic merchants (especially beer, boards and wooden chests, and lea
• squarely 英文词源 squarely (adv.) 1540s, of multiplication, from square (adj.) + -ly (2). From 1560s as "in a straightforward manner;" meaning "firmly, solidly" is from 1860. 中文词源 squarely ：径直地，直截了当地 square,方的，直的，-ly,副词后缀。引申词义径直地，直截了当地。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squarely 词源， squarely 含义。
• squander 英文词源 squander (v.) 1580s (implied in squandering ), "to spend recklessly or prodigiously," of unknown origin; Shakespeare used it in "Merchant of Venice" (1593) with a sense of "to be scattered over a wide area." Squander-bug , a British symbol of reckless extravagance and waste during war-time shortages, represented as a devilish insect, was introduced 1943. In U.S., Louis Ludlow coined s
• squalor 英文词源 squalor (n.) 1620s, "state or condition of being miserable and dirty," from Latin squalor "roughness, dirtiness, filthiness," from squalere "be filthy" (see squalid ). 中文词源 squalor ：肮脏 来自拉丁语 squalor,污秽，肮脏，来自 squalere,使污秽，使肮脏。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squalor 词源， squalor 含义。
• squally 英文词源 squally (adj.) 1719, from squall + -y (2). 中文词源 squally ：飑的，有狂风的 squall,飑，狂风，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： squally 词源， squally 含义。
• squalid 英文词源 squalid (adj.) 1590s, from Middle French squalide and directly from Latin squalidus "rough, coated with dirt, filthy," related to squales "filth," squalus "filthy," squalare "be covered with a rough, stiff layer, be coated with dirt, be filthy," of uncertain origin. Related: Squalidly ; squalidness ; squalidity . 中文词源 squalid ：肮脏的 来自 squalor,肮脏，污秽，-id,形
• squadron 英文词源 squadron squadron: [16] A squadron is etymologically a ‘square’. The current sense ‘military group’ comes from an earlier ‘square formation of troops’. The word was borrowed from Italian squadrone , a derivative of squadra ‘square’, which comes from the same source as English square . The related squad [17] comes from French escouade , an alteration of escadre , which
• squad 英文词源 squad (n.) 1640s, "small number of military men detailed for some purpose," from French esquade , from Middle French escadre , from Spanish escuadra or Italian squadra "battalion," literally "square," from Vulgar Latin *exquadra (see square (n.)). Before the widespread use of of automatic weapons, infantry troops tended to fight in a square formation to repel cavalry or superior force
• squ- 英文词源 squeeze (v.) c. 1600, "press forcibly" (transitive), probably an alteration of quease (c. 1550), from Old English cwysan "to squeeze," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (compare German quetschen "to squeeze"). Perhaps altered by influence of many words of similar sense in squ- . Intransitive sense from 1680s. Baseball squeeze play first recorded 1905. The 1811 Dictionary of the Vul
• sputum 英文词源 sputum sputum: see spit sputum (n.) 1690s, from Latin sputum, noun use of neuter past participle of spuere "to spit" (see spew (v.)). 中文词源 sputum ：痰 来自拟声词根辅音丛 sp-,吐，喷出，比较 spate,spew,spit,spout,sputter.引申词义痰。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sputum 词源， sputum 含义。
• sputnik 英文词源 sputnik sputnik: [20] Russian sputnik means literally ‘travelling companion’ (it is formed from s ‘with’ and put ‘way, journey’, with the agent suffix - nik ). The Soviets gave the name to the series of Earth-orbiting satellites that they launched between 1957 and 1961. The first bleeps from space in October 1957 came as a severe shock to the West, which had not thought So
• spurt 英文词源 spurt spurt: see spit spurt (v.) "to gush out, squirt," 1560s, variant of spirt , perhaps cognate with Middle High German spürzen "to spit," and sprützen "to squirt" (see sprout (v.)). Related: Spurted ; spurting . The noun in this sense is attested from 1775. spurt (n.) "brief burst of activity," 1560s, variant of spirt "brief period of time" (1540s), of uncertain origin, perhaps s
• spurn 英文词源 spurn (v.) Old English spurnan "to kick (away), strike against; reject, scorn, despise," from Proto-Germanic *spurnon (cognates: Old Saxon and Old High German spurnan , Old Frisian spurna , Old Norse sporna "to kick, drive away with the feet"), from PIE root *spere- "ankle" (cognates: Middle Dutch spoor "track of an animal," Greek sphyron "ankle," Latin spernere "to reject, spurn," Sa
• spurious 英文词源 spurious (adj.) 1590s, "born out of wedlock," from Latin spurius "illegitimate, false" (source also of Italian spurio , Spanish espurio ), from spurius (n.) "illegitimate child," probably from Etruscan spural "public." Sense of "having an irregular origin, not properly constituted" is from c. 1600; that of "false, sham" is from 1610s; of writing, etc., "not proceeding from the source
• spur 英文词源 spur spur: [OE] Spur goes back ultimately to Indo- European * sper - ‘hit with the foot, kick’ (source also of English spurn [OE], which originally meant literally ‘hit with the foot, trip over’). From it was descended the prehistoric Germanic noun * spuron , which produced German sporn ‘spur’, Dutch spoor ‘track’ (source of English spoor [19]), and Swedish sporre ‘s
• spunky 英文词源 spunky (adj.) "courageous, spirited," 1786, from spunk (n.) + -y (2). Related: Spunkily ; spunkiness . 中文词源 spunky ：勇敢的 spunk,勇气，胆量，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spunky 词源， spunky 含义。
• spunk 英文词源 spunk (n.) 1530s, "a spark," Scottish, from Gaelic spong "tinder, pith, sponge," from Latin spongia (see sponge (n.)). The sense of "courage, pluck, mettle" is first attested 1773. A similar sense evolution took place in cognate Irish sponnc "sponge, tinder, spark; courage, spunk." Vulgar slang sense of "seminal fluid" is recorded from c. 1888. 中文词源 spunk ：勇气，胆量 词源
• spumescent 英文词源 spumescent (adj.) "foaming, frothing," 1856, from Latin spumescentem (nominative spumescens ), present participle of spumescere "grow frothy," from spuma (see spume ) + inchoative suffix -escere . 中文词源 spumescent ：起泡的，起泡沫的 spume,泡沫，-escent,形容词后缀，词源同 adolescent. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spumescent 词源，
• spume 英文词源 spume spume: see foam spume (n.) late 14c., from Old French spume , from Latin spuma "foam" (also source of Italian spuma , Spanish espuma ); cognate with Old English fam , Old High German veim "foam" (see foam (n.)). 中文词源 spume ：泡沫 来自拉丁语 spuma,泡沫，来自 PIE*spoi-mo,泡沫，可能为拟声词，模仿喷涌的声音，词源同 foam.拼写比较 spring,f
• spud 英文词源 spud (n.) mid-15c., "small or poor knife," of uncertain origin probably related to Danish spyd , Old Norse spjot "spear," German Spiess "spear, lance"). Meaning "spade" is from 1660s; sense of "short or stumpy person or thing" is from 1680s; that of "potato" is first recorded 1845 in New Zealand English. 中文词源 spud ：土豆 俚语，可能来自 spade,铲子，挖洞，种土豆
• sprung 英文词源 sprung past participle of spring (v.). 中文词源 sprung ：装有弹簧的 来自 spring 的过去分词形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sprung 词源， sprung 含义。
• spruit 英文词源 sprout (n.) "shoot of a plant, sprout; a twig," Old English sprota , from the verb (see sprout (v.)). Cognate with Middle Dutch spruyte , Dutch spruite "a sprout," Old Norse sproti , German Sproß . 中文词源 spruit ：小河，小溪 来自荷兰语 spruit,小河，小溪，词源同 sprout,喷，涌。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spruit 词源， spruit
• sprout 英文词源 sprout (v.) Old English -sprutan (in asprutan "to sprout"), from Proto-Germanic *sprut- (cognates: Old Saxon sprutan , Old Frisian spruta , Middle Dutch spruten , Old High German spriozan , German sprießen "to sprout"), from PIE *spreud- , extended form of root *sper- (4) "to strew" (cognates: Greek speirein "to scatter," spora "a scattering, sowing," sperma "sperm, seed," literally
• sprocket 英文词源 sprocket (n.) 1530s, originally a carpenters' word for a piece of timber used in framing, of unknown origin. The meaning "projection from the rim of a wheel that engages the links of a chain" is first recorded 1750. 中文词源 sprocket ：链轮，链齿 词源不详，可能来自 PIE*sper,弯，转，词源同 spiral,螺旋的。拼写受 rocket 影响。 该词的英语词源请访
• spritzer 英文词源 spritz (v.) 1917, from Yiddish or directly from German spritzen "to squirt," from Middle High German sprützen "to squirt, sprout," from Proto-Germanic *sprut- (see sprout (v.)). Spritzer "glass of wine mixed with carbonated water" is from 1961. 中文词源 spritzer ：汽水，汽酒 spritz,喷，洒，-er,表物。引申词义汽水，汽酒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• spritz 英文词源 spritz (v.) 1917, from Yiddish or directly from German spritzen "to squirt," from Middle High German sprützen "to squirt, sprout," from Proto-Germanic *sprut- (see sprout (v.)). Spritzer "glass of wine mixed with carbonated water" is from 1961. 中文词源 spritz ：喷，洒 来自德语 spritzen,喷，洒，来自 PIE*sprut,来自 PIE*sper,喷，洒，播种，词源同 spark,spri
• sprite 英文词源 sprite (n.) c. 1300, "Holy Ghost," from Old French esprit "spirit," from Latin spiritus (see spirit (n.)). From mid-14c. as "immaterial being; angel, demon, elf, fairy; apparition, ghost." 中文词源 sprite ：小仙子，小精灵 来自古法语 esprit,精灵，仙子，词源同 spirit,精灵，仙子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sprite 词源， spri
• sprint 英文词源 sprint (v.) 1560s, "to spring, dart," probably an alteration of sprenten "to leap, spring" (early 14c.), from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse spretta "to jump up" (cognate with Swedish spritta "to start, startle"). Meaning "to run a short distance at full speed" first recorded 1871. Related: Sprinted ; sprinting . sprint (n.) "short burst of running, etc.," 1865, from sprint (
• sprinkling 英文词源 sprinkling (n.) mid-15c., "act of sprinkling," verbal noun from sprinkle (v.). Meaning "small amount" is from 1590s. 中文词源 sprinkling ：喷洒物，少量 sprinkle,撒，洒，喷，-ing,动名词后缀。引申词义喷洒物，少量等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sprinkling 词源， sprinkling 含义。
• sprinkler 英文词源 sprinkler (n.) 1530s, agent noun from sprinkle (v.). 中文词源 sprinkler ：洒水器，喷头 sprinkle,撒，洒，喷，-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sprinkler 词源， sprinkler 含义。
• sprinkle 英文词源 sprinkle (v.) late 14c. (implied in sprinkled ), frequentative of sprenge (see spring (v.)) or via Middle Dutch, Middle Low German sprenkel "spot, speck," from PIE root *(s)preg- "to jerk, scatter" (cognates: Latin spargere "to scatter, sprinkle"). The meaning "rain lightly" is first recorded 1778. 中文词源 sprinkle ：撒，洒，喷 来自 PIE*spreg,播，洒，溅，词源同 s
• springy 英文词源 springy (adj.) "elastic," 1650s, from spring (v.) + -y (2). Related: Springiness . 中文词源 springy ：有弹性的，有活力的 spring,弹，跳，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： springy 词源， springy 含义。
• spring-clean 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random spurt spurt: see spit 中文词源 spring-clean ：彻底打扫 回构自 spring-cleaning,春天对屋子彻底打扫的习俗，通常认为起源于古波斯新年大扫除的传 统。比较中国过年大扫除。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spring-clean 词源， spring-clean 含义。
• springboard 英文词源 springboard (n.) also spring-board , 1799, from spring (v.) + board (n.1). 中文词源 springboard ：跳板 spring,跳，board,板。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： springboard 词源， springboard 含义。
• sprightly 英文词源 sprightly (adj.) 1590s, from spright , an early 16c. variant of sprite , + -ly (1). Related: Sprightliness . 中文词源 sprightly ：老年人精力充沛的，精神矍铄的 spright,精神，精力，活力，-ly,形容词后缀。即精神饱满的，多用于形容老年人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sprightly 词源， sprightly 含义。
• spright 英文词源 spright (n.) alternative form of sprite . 中文词源 spright ：精神，精力，活力 古拼写形式自 sprite,精神，精力，活力，词源同 spirit. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spright 词源， spright 含义。
• sprig 英文词源 sprig (n.) "shoot, twig or spray of a plant, shrub," c. 1400, probably related to Old English spræc "shoot, twig," of obscure origin. 中文词源 sprig ：小树枝 词源不确定，可能最终来自 PIE*sper,播撒，播种，词源同 spread,sprout.引申词义小树枝。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sprig 词源， sprig 含义。
• spree 英文词源 spree (n.) "a frolic, drinking bout," 1804, slang, earliest use in Scottish dialect works, of uncertain origin. Perhaps [Barnhart] an alteration of French esprit "lively wit" (see esprit ). According to Klein, Irish spre seems to be a loan-word from Old Norse sprakr . Watkins proposes a possible origin as an alteration of Scots spreath "cattle raid," from Gaelic sprédh , spré , "cat
• spreadsheet 英文词源 spreadsheet (n.) 1965, from spread (n.) + sheet (n.). 中文词源 spreadsheet ：电子表格程序 spread,展开，sheet,表格。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spreadsheet 词源， spreadsheet 含义。
• spreadeagled 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random slide slide: [OE] Slide comes from a prehistoric Germanic * slīd - ‘slide, slip’, which also produced English sled , sledge , sleigh , and slither [OE]. Its ultimate source was the Indo-European base * slei - or * lei -, a prolific source of words for ‘slide’. A version with - dh - on the end lies behind slide , and is
• spread 英文词源 spread spread: [OE] Spread is a general West Germanic word, with relatives in German spreiten and Dutch speiden . These point back to a common prehistoric ancestor * spraidjan . Where that came from is not clear, although it may have links with Latin spargere ‘scatter, sprinkle’ (source of English aspersion [16] and sparse [18]) and Greek speírein ‘sow’ (a relative of English
• sprayer 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random whether whether: [OE] Whether was formed in the prehistoric Germanic period from the interrogative base * khwa -, * khwe - (source of English what , who , etc) and the comparative suffix *- theraz , which also occurs in English other . Its Germanic relatives include German weder ‘neither’ and Swedish hvar ‘each’. English
• spray 英文词源 spray (v.) "sprinkle liquid in drops," 1520s, from Middle Dutch sprayen , from Proto-Germanic *sprewjan (cognates: German sprühen "to sparkle, drizzle," Spreu "chaff," literally "that which flies about"), from extended form of PIE root *sper- (4) "to sow, scatter" (see sprout (v.)). Related: Sprayed ; spraying . spray (n.1) "small branch," mid-13c., of uncertain origin. Perhaps relat
• sprawl 英文词源 sprawl (v.) Old English spreawlian "move convulsively," with cognates in the Scandinavian languages (such as Norwegian sprala , Danish sprælle ) and North Frisian spraweli , probably ultimately from PIE root *sper- (4) "to strew" (see sprout (v.)). Meaning "to spread out" is from c. 1300. That of "to spread or stretch in a careless manner" is attested from 1540s; of things, from 1745
• sprat 英文词源 sprat (n.) small European herring, 1590s, variant of sprot (c. 1300), from Old English sprott "a small herring," according to Klein related to Dutch sprot and probably connected to sprout (v.). 中文词源 sprat ：黍鲱 改写自 sprot,来自古英语 sprott,小鲱鱼，可能来自 PIE*sper,播洒，播种，展开，词源同 spark,spread.因这种小鲱鱼成群出现而得名。
• sprain 英文词源 sprain sprain: see express sprain (n.) c. 1600, of uncertain origin. The verb is attested from 1620s. A connection has been suggested to Middle French espraindre "to press out," from Latin exprimere [Klein, Century Dictionary], but the sense evolution is difficult. Related: Sprained ; spraining . 中文词源 sprain ：扭伤 词源不确定，可能来自 PIE*sper,弯，转，词源同
• spout 英文词源 spout spout: see spit spout (v.) "to issue forcible, as a liquid," early 14c., related to Middle Dutch spoiten "to spout" (Dutch spuiten "to flow, spout"), North Frisian spütji "spout, squirt," Swedish sputa "to spout," from Proto-Germanic *sput- , from PIE *sp(y)eu- "to spew, spit" (see spew (v.)). Meaning "to talk, declaim" is recorded from 1610s. Related: Spouted ; spouting . spou
• spousal 英文词源 spousal (adj.) 1510s, "pertaining to marriage," from spouse (n.) + -al (1). spousal (n.) c. 1300, "a wedding ceremony, action of marrying; wedlock, condition of being espoused," from Anglo-French spousaille , Old French esposaille (see espousal ). Earlier was spousage "marriage, wedlock" (mid-14c.). 中文词源 spousal ：配偶的 spouse,配偶，-al,形容词后缀。 该词的英语
• spotty 英文词源 spotty (adj.) mid-14c., "marked with spots," from spot (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "unsteady, uneven" is attested from 1932, from a more specific use with reference to painting (1812). 中文词源 spotty ：长丘疹的，多粉刺的 spot,丘疹，粉刺，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spotty 词源， spotty 含义。
• spotter 英文词源 spotter (n.) 1610s, "one who makes spots," agent noun from spot (v.). From 1893 in hunting; 1903 in sense "look-out." 中文词源 spotter ：探子，星探 spot,认出，发现，-er,人。引申词义探子，星探。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spotter 词源， spotter 含义。
• spotted 英文词源 plover plover: [14] Etymologically, the plover is the ‘rain-bird’. Its name comes via Anglo-Norman plover from Vulgar Latin * ploviārius , a derivative of Latin pluvia ‘rain’ (source of French pluie , Italian pioggia , and Spanish Iluvia ‘rain’ and related to English flow ). Various theories have been put forward as to how it came to be so called, among them that migratin
• spotless 英文词源 spotless (adj.) late 14c., spotlez , from spot (n.) + -less . Figurative sense is from 1570s. Related: Spotlessly ; spotlessness . 中文词源 spotless ：无污渍的，干净的 spot,斑点，污迹，-less,无，没有。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spotless 词源， spotless 含义。
• spot 英文词源 spot spot: [12] Spot may have been borrowed from Low German spot or Middle Dutch spotte . These point back to a prehistoric Germanic * sput -, which also produced Norwegian spott ‘speck, spot’. There may also be some connection with Old English splott ‘spot’. spot (n.) c. 1200, "moral stain," probably from Old English splott "a spot, blot, patch (of land)," and partly from or
• sporty 英文词源 sporty (adj.) 1889, "sportsmanlike;" 1962, "in the style of a sports car," from sport (n.) + -y (2). Related: Sportily ; sportiness . 中文词源 sporty ：爱好运动的，精神的 sport,体育运动，-y,形容词后缀。引申比喻义精神的，有活力的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sporty 词源， sporty 含义。
• sportsmanship 英文词源 sportsmanship (n.) "conduct worthy of a sportsman," 1745, from sportsman + -ship . 中文词源 sportsmanship ：体育精神 sportsman,运动员，-ship,表状态。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sportsmanship 词源， sportsmanship 含义。
• sportsmanlike 英文词源 sportsmanlike (adj.) 1728, from sportsman + like (adj.). 中文词源 sportsmanlike ：有体育精神的 sportsman,运动员，like,像，相似。引申词义有体育精神的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sportsmanlike 词源， sportsmanlike 含义。