英语词源

• soundless 英文词源 soundless (adj.) c. 1600 from sound (n.1) + -less . Related: Soundlessly ; soundlessness . 中文词源 soundless ：无声音的 sound,声音，-less,无，没有。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： soundless 词源， soundless 含义。
• sounding 英文词源 resounding (adj.) late 14c., present participle adjective from resound (v.). Figurative use from 1630s. Related: Resoundingly . 中文词源 sounding ：意见调查，征询意见 sound,试探，调查，-ing,动名词后缀。引申词义意见调查，征询意见。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sounding 词源， sounding 含义。
• soul 英文词源 soul soul: [OE] Behind the word soul lies the ancient notion of the soul as something fleeting or mercurial. For its prehistoric Germanic ancestor, * saiwalō , was related to Greek aiólos ‘quickmoving’. Its modern Germanic cousins include German seele , Dutch ziel , Swedish själ , and Danish sjæl . soul (n.1) "A substantial entity believed to be that in each person which lives
• sough 英文词源 sough (v.) "to make a moaning or murmuring sound," Old English swogan "to sound, roar, howl, rustle, whistle," from Proto-Germanic *swoganan (cognates: Old Saxon swogan "to rustle," Gothic gaswogjan "to sigh"), from PIE imitative root *(s)wagh- (cognates: Greek echo , Latin vagire "to cry, roar, sound"). The noun is late 14c., from the verb. 中文词源 sough ：发出沙沙声，飒飒
• sou 英文词源 sou (n.) small French coin, 1550s, back-formation from sous , plural of Old French soul , formerly a coin worth one-twentieth of a livre, from Latin solidus (see solidus ). 中文词源 sou ：一点钱，一文钱 来自法语 sou,小铜钱，俚语分币，来自拉丁语 solidus,古罗马金币，词源同 solid. souffle 蛋奶酥 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• sottish 英文词源 sottish (adj.) 1560s, "foolish," from sot (-) + -ish . From 1630s as "drunken." Related: sottishly ; sottishness . 中文词源 sottish ：酗酒的，糊涂的 sot,笨蛋，傻瓜，酒鬼，-ish,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sottish 词源， sottish 含义。
• sot 英文词源 sot (n.) late Old English sott "stupid person, fool," from Old French sot , from Gallo-Roman *sott- (probably related to Medieval Latin sottus , c.800), of uncertain origin, with cognates from Portugal to Germany. Surviving meaning "one who is stupefied with drink" first recorded 1590s. As a verb, it is attested from c. 1200, but usually besot . 中文词源 sot ：笨蛋，傻瓜，酒
• SOS 英文词源 SOS 1910, from International Morse code letters, chosen arbitrarily as being easy to transmit and difficult to mistake. Not an initialism (acronym) for "save our ship" or anything else. Won out over alternative suggestion C.Q.D., which is said to mean "come quickly, distress," or "CQ," general call for alerting other ships that a message follows, and "D" for danger. SOS is the telegra
• sortie 英文词源 sortie (n.) "attack of the besieged upon the besiegers," 1778, from French sortie (16c.), literally "a going out," noun use of fem. past participle of sortir "go out," from Vulgar Latin *surctire , from Latin surrectus , past participle of surgere "rise up" (see surge (n.)). 中文词源 sortie ：突围，突击，尝试，外出，出动飞机 来自法语 sortie,突围，突击，来
• sorry 英文词源 sorry sorry: [OE] Sorry goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic * sairig -, a derivative of * sairaz (source of English sore ). The original base denoted physical as well as mental pain, but it is the latter semantic path that has been taken by sorry . Despite the similarity, incidentally, sorry has no etymological connection with sorrow [OE], which comes from a prehistoric Germanic
• sorrowful 英文词源 sorrowful (adj.) Old English sorgful "sad, anxious, careful; distressing, doleful;" see sorrow (n.) + -ful . Related: Sorrowfully ; sorowfulness . 中文词源 sorrowful ：悲伤的，悲痛的 sorrow,悲伤，悲痛，-ful,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sorrowful 词源， sorrowful 含义。
• sorrow 英文词源 sorrow (n.) Old English sorg "grief, regret, trouble, care, pain, anxiety," from Proto-Germanic *sorg- (cognates: Old Saxon sorga , Old Norse sorg , Middle Dutch sorghe , Dutch zorg , Old High German soraga , German sorge , Gothic saurga ), perhaps from PIE *swergh- "to worry, be sick" (cognates: Sanskrit surksati "cares for," Lithuanian sergu "to be sick," Old Church Slavonic sraga "
• sorrel 英文词源 sorrel sorrel: see sour sorrel (adj.) "reddish brown," especially of horses, mid-14c., from Old French sorel , from sor "yellowish-brown," probably from Frankish *saur "dry," or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *sauza- (cognates: Middle Dutch soor "dry," Old High German soren "to become dry," Old English sear "withered, barren;" see sere ). Perhaps a diminutive form in
• sorority 英文词源 sorority (n.) 1530s, "a society of women, body of women united for some purpose," from Medieval Latin sororitas "sisterhood, of or pertaining to sisters," from Latin soror "sister" (see sister ). Sense of "women's society in a college or university" attested by 1887 (Alpha Delta Pi claims founding in 1851). 中文词源 sorority ：女生联谊会 来自拉丁语 soror,姐妹，来自
• sororal 英文词源 sororal (adj.) 1650s, from Latin soror "sister" (see sister ) + -al (1). 中文词源 sororal ：姐妹的，姐妹情谊的 来自拉丁语 soror,姐妹，来自 PIE*swesor,姐妹，词源同 sister. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sororal 词源， sororal 含义。
• sorghum 英文词源 sorghum (n.) "Indian millet," 1590s, from Modern Latin Sorghum , the genus name, from Italian sorgo "a tall cereal grass," probably from Medieval Latin surgum, suricum (12c.), perhaps a variant of Latin syricum "Syrian," as in Syricum (gramen) "(grass) of Syria," from Syria , a possible source of the plant or its grain in ancient times. 中文词源 sorghum ：高粱，高粱米 来自现
• sorely 英文词源 sorely (adv.) Old English sarlice "grievously, mournfully, bitterly, painfully;" see sore (adj.) + -ly (2). 中文词源 sorely ：严重地，非常 sore,疼痛的，痛苦的，-ly,副词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sorely 词源， sorely 含义。
• sore 英文词源 sore sore: [OE] Sore comes from a prehistoric Germanic * sairaz ‘painful, pained’, which was related to Irish Gaelic sāeth ‘affliction, sickness’ and possibly Latin saevus ‘fierce’. It was borrowed into Finnish as sairas ‘ill’. The adverbial use of sore as an intensive (as in ‘sore afraid’) has now died out, but it survives in the related German sehr ‘very’. T
• sordid 英文词源 sordid (adj.) early 15c., "festering," from Latin sordidus "dirty, filthy, foul, vile, mean, base," from sordere "be dirty, be shabby," related to sordes "dirt, filth," from PIE *swrd-e- , from root *swordo- "black, dirty" (cognates: Old English sweart "black"). Sense of "foul, low, mean" first recorded 1610s. Related: Sordidly ; sordidness . 中文词源 sordid ：污秽的，肮脏的
• sorcerer 英文词源 sorcerer sorcerer: [16] A sorcerer is etymologically a drawer of ‘lots’ – for the word comes ultimately from Latin sors ‘lot’ (source also of English sort ). The plural sortēs was used for the ‘responses made by oracles’, and this formed the basis of the Vulgar Latin noun * sortārius ‘priest of the oracle’, hence ‘caster of spells’. It passed into English via O
• sorbet 英文词源 sorbet sorbet: see sherbet sorbet (n.) 1580s, "cooling drink of fruit juice and water," from French sorbet (16c.), probably from Italian sorbetto , from Turkish serbet (see sherbet ). Perhaps influenced in form by Italian sorbire "to sip." Meaning "semi-liquid water ice as a dessert" first recorded 1864. 中文词源 sorbet ：冰糕，雪糕 来自法语 sorbet,来自意大利语 sor
• soprano 英文词源 soprano soprano: see super soprano (n.) 1738, "the highest singing voice," ranging easily through the two octaves above middle C, from Italian soprano "the treble in music," literally "high," from sopra "above," from Latin supra , fem. ablative singular of super (see super- ). Meaning "a singer having a soprano voice" is from 1738. As an adjective from 1730. Soprano saxophone is attes
• soppy 英文词源 soppy (adj.) "very wet," 1823, from sop + -y (2). Meaning "sentimental" first recorded 1918. Related: Soppiness . 中文词源 soppy ：多愁善感的，缠绵的 sop,浸透，湿透，-y,形容词后缀。引申比喻义多愁善感的，缠绵的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： soppy 词源， soppy 含义。
• sopping 英文词源 sopping (adj.) "very wet," 1877, from sop (v.) "to drench with moisture" (1680s), from sop (n.). 中文词源 sopping ：湿透的 sop,浸透，湿透，-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sopping 词源， sopping 含义。
• soporific 英文词源 soporific (adj.) "tending to produce sleep," 1680s, from French soporifique (17c.), formed in French from Latin sopor (genitive soporis ) "deep sleep" (see sopor ). As a noun from 1722. Earlier as an adjective was soporiferous (1580s as "characterized by excessive sleep," c. 1600 as "soporific"). 中文词源 soporific ：催眠的 sopor,睡觉，昏睡，-fic,做，使，词源同 fa
• sopor 英文词源 sopor (n.) Latin, "deep sleep, lethargy," from PIE *swep-os- , suffixed form of root *swep- (1) "to sleep" (see Somnus ). 中文词源 sopor ：睡觉，昏迷，昏睡，嗜眠症 来自拉丁语 sopor,睡觉，昏迷，昏睡，嗜眠症，来自 PIE*swep,睡觉，词源同 somnolent,hypnotic. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sopor 词源， sopor 含义。
• sophistry 英文词源 sophistry (n.) "specious but fallacious reasoning," mid-14c., from Old French sophistrie (Modern French sophisterie ), from Medieval Latin sophistria , from Latin sophista , sophistes (see sophist ). " Sophistry applies to reasoning as sophism to a single argument" [Century Dictionary]. 中文词源 sophistry ：诡辩，诡辩术 sophist,诡辩，-ry,学术，学问。 该词的英语词
• sophistication 英文词源 sophistication (n.) early 15c., "use of sophistry; fallacious argument intended to mislead; adulteration; an adulterated or adulterating substance," from Medieval Latin sophisticationem (nominative sophisticatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of sophisticare "adulterate, cheat quibble," from Latin sophisticus "of sophists," from Greek sophistikos "of or pertaining to a so
• sophisticated 英文词源 sophisticated (adj.) c. 1600, "mixed with a foreign substance, impure; no longer simple or natural," past participle adjective from sophisticate (v.). Of persons, with a positive sense, "worldly-wise, discriminating, cultured," from 1895. 中文词源 sophisticated ：老练的，见过世面的，复杂的，先进的，精密的 来自 sophisticate,诡辩，强词夺理，-ed,形容词
• Sophia 英文词源 Sophia fem. proper name, from Greek sophia "skill, knowledge of, acquaintance with; sound judgement, practical wisdom; cunning, shrewdness; philosophy," also "wisdom personified," abstract noun from sophos "wise" (see sophist ). Saint Sophia in ancient church names and place names in the East is not necessarily a reference to a person; the phrase also is the English translation of the
• sop 英文词源 sop sop: [OE] The word sop originally denoted a ‘piece of bread, cake, etc dipped into water, milk, wine, or similar liquid’. The modern metaphorical meaning ‘something given to gain favour, bribe’ did not emerge until the mid-17th century, in allusion to the piece of bread soaked in enticing honey but spiked with a soporific drug that was given to the guard dog Cerberus to pu
• sooty 英文词源 sooty (adj.) mid-13c., from soot + -y (2). Related: Sootily ; sootiness . 中文词源 sooty ：炭黑色的 来自 soot,煤灰，油灰，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sooty 词源， sooty 含义。
• soothsayer 英文词源 soothsayer (n.) mid-14c., zoþ ziggere (Kentish), "one who speaks truth,;" late 14c., sothseggere , "fortune-teller;" see sooth + say . Old English had soðsagu "act of speaking the truth." 中文词源 soothsayer ：占卜者，预言家 sooth,真实，事实，-say,说，-er,人。即说出事实真相的人，引申词义占卜者，预言家。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• soothfast 英文词源 soothfast (adj.) "truthful," Old English soðfæst "true, trustworthy, honest, just righteous;" see sooth (n.) + -fast . Related: Old English soðfæstnes "truthfulness, fairness, fidelity;" soðfæstlic "true, sincere;" soðfæstlice "truly, honestly." 中文词源 soothfast ：真实的，可靠的 sooth,真实的，事实的，-fast,固定，词源同 fasten. 该词的英语词源请
• soothe 英文词源 soothe (v.) Old English soðian "show to be true," from soð "true" (see sooth ). Sense of "quiet, comfort, mollify" is first recorded 1690s, via notion of "to assuage one by asserting that what he says is true" (i.e. to be a yes-man), a sense attested from 1560s (and compare Old English gesoð "a parasite, flatterer"). Meaning "reduce the intensity" (of a pain, etc.) is from 1711. Re
• sooth 英文词源 sooth sooth: [OE] Sooth ‘truth’ (which now survives in current usage only in the compound soothsayer [14]) goes back ultimately to Indo-European * sntyós (possible ancestor also of English sin ). This was a derivative of the base * es - ‘be’, and hence etymologically means ‘that which is’. It passed into prehistoric Germanic as the adjective * santhaz . As in English, in
• soot 英文词源 soot soot: [OE] Soot is etymologically that which ‘sits’ on something – that is, a film which settles on a surface. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic * sōtam , which was descended from the Indo-European base * sōd -, * sed - ‘sit’ (source also of English settle , sit , etc). By the time it reached English it had become specialized in meaning to the ‘fine black p
• soon 英文词源 soon soon: [OE] In Old English times, soon meant ‘straightaway’, but human nature being what it is, the tendency to procrastinate led over the centuries to a change in meaning to ‘after a short while’. (The same thing happened to anon , and is in the process of happening to directly .) The word itself comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * sǣnō , whose other descendants ap
• sook 英文词源 sook (n.) variant of souk . 中文词源 sook ：懦夫，胆小鬼 来自古英语 sucan,吸奶，词源同 suck,吸奶。引申俚语义懦夫，胆小鬼。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sook 词源， sook 含义。
• sonny 英文词源 sonny (n.) "small boy," 1833, from son + -y (3). As a familiar form of address to one younger or inferior, from 1852. The song "Sonny Boy" (Jolson) was popular 1928. 中文词源 sonny ：孩子 来自 son 的昵称。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sonny 词源， sonny 含义。
• sonnet 英文词源 sonnet sonnet: [16] A sonnet is etymologically a ‘little sound’. The word comes, via French sonnet and Italian sonetto , from Provençal sonet , a diminutive form of son ‘song’. This in turn was descended from Latin sonus ‘sound’ (source of English sound ). = sound sonnet (n.) 1557 (in title of Surrey's poems), from Middle French sonnet (1540s) or directly from Italian son
• songsmith 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cutaneous cutaneous: see hide 中文词源 songsmith ：作曲者，作曲家 song,歌曲，-smith,匠人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： songsmith 词源， songsmith 含义。
• son 英文词源 son son: [OE] Son is an ancient word, with relatives in several Indo-European languages: Russian, Polish, and Czech syn , for instance, Sanskrit sūnús , and Greek huiús . These point back to an ancestral * sunu - or * sunyu -. This may have been related to Sanskrit sú - ‘bear, carry’, in which case its original meaning would have been ‘birth’, which evolved via ‘offsprin
• somniloquy 英文词源 somniloquy (n.) talking in one's sleep, 1847, from somni- , "sleep" + -loquy , from Latin loqui "to speak" (see locution ). Related: Somniloquence (1814); somniloquent (1804, Coleridge); somniloquist ; somniloquous ; somniloquize . 中文词源 somniloquy ：说梦话，呓语 somn-,做梦的，睡觉的，-loq,说话，词源同 soliloquy,loquacious. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• somnolent 英文词源 somnolent (adj.) mid-15c., sompnolent , from Old French sompnolent (Modern French somnolent ) or directly from Latin somnolentus "sleepy, drowsy," from somnus "sleep" (see Somnus ). Respelled 17c. on Latin model. 中文词源 somnolent ：瞌睡的，犯困的 somn-,睡觉的，犯困的，-ent,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： somnolent 词源，
• somnambulist 英文词源 sleep (n.) Old English slæp "sleep, sleepiness, inactivity," from Proto-Germanic *slepaz , from the root of sleep (v.); compare cognate Old Saxon slap , Old Frisian slep , Middle Dutch slæp , Dutch slaap , Old High German slaf , German Schlaf , Gothic sleps . Personified in English from late 14c., on model of Latin Somnus ), Greek Hypnos . Figurative use for "repose of death" was in
• somnambulism 英文词源 somnambulism (n.) 1786, "walking in one's sleep or under hypnosis," from French somnambulisme , from Modern Latin somnambulus "sleepwalker," from Latin somnus "sleep" (see Somnus ) + ambulare "to walk" (see amble (v.)). Originally brought into use during the excitement over "animal magnetism;" it won out over noctambulation . A stack of related words came into use early 19c., such as
• semicolon 英文词源 semicolon (n.) punctuation-mark, 1640s, a hybrid coined from Latin-derived semi- + Greek-based colon (n.1). The mark itself was (and is) in Greek the point of interrogation. 中文词源 semicolon ：分号 semi-,半，colon,冒号。用于指分号。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： semicolon 词源， semicolon 含义。
• Somnus 英文词源 Somnus (n.) "sleep personified; the god of sleep in Roman mythology," equivalent of Greek Hypnos , son of Night and brother of Death, 1590s, from Latin somnus "sleep, drowsiness," from PIE *swep-no- , from root *swep- (1) "to sleep" (cognates: Sanskrit svapnah , Avestan kvafna- , Greek hypnos , Lithuanian sapnas , Old Church Slavonic sunu , Old Irish suan , Welsh hun "sleep," Latin so
• somn- 英文词源 somni- before vowels somn- , word-forming element meaning "sleep," from comb. form of Latin somnus (see Somnus ). 中文词源 somn- ：做梦的，睡觉的，犯困的 来自拉丁语 somnus,睡觉，犯困，来自 PIE*swep,睡觉，词源同 soporific,Hypnotic,-mn,名词后 缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： somn- 词源， somn- 含义。
• sometimes 英文词源 sometimes (adv.) "now and then," 1520s, from sometime + adverbial genitive -s . 中文词源 sometimes ：有时 sometime,有时，-s,副词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sometimes 词源， sometimes 含义。
• sometime 英文词源 sometime (adv.) late 13c., "at one time or another" (adv.); as an adjective, late 15c. Meaning "at some future time" is late 14c. From some + time (n.). 中文词源 sometime ：有时 some,有些，time,时间。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sometime 词源， sometime 含义。
• somersault 英文词源 somersault somersault: [16] Somersaults have no connection with ‘summer’. The first element of the word means etymologically ‘over’. It comes from Old French sombresault , an alteration of an earlier sobresault . And this in turn was acquired from Provençal * sobresaut , a compound formed from sobre ‘over, above’ (a descendant of Latin sūpra ) and saut ‘jump’ (a desc
• sombrero 英文词源 sombrero (n.) 1770, from Spanish sombrero "broad-brimmed hat," originally "umbrella, parasol" (a sense found in English 1590s), from sombra "shade," from Late Latin subumbrare (see somber ). 中文词源 sombrero ：墨西哥宽边帽 来自西班牙语 sombrero,宽边帽，来自 sombra,影子，词源同 somber. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sombrero 词源，
• somatosensory 英文词源 somatosensory (adj.) 1952, from somato- "body" + sensory . 中文词源 somatosensory ：体感，身体感觉的 somoto-,身体的，sensory,感觉，感官。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： somatosensory 词源， somatosensory 含义。
• somatic 英文词源 somatic (adj.) "pertaining to the body" (as distinct from the soul, spirit, or mind), 1775, from French somatique and directly from Greek somatikos "of the body," from soma (genitive somatos ) "the body" (see somato- ). 中文词源 somatic ：身体的，肉体的 soma,身体，肉体，-atic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： somatic 词源，
• soma 英文词源 soma (n.) name of an intoxicant used in ancient Vedic ritual, prepared from the juice of some East Indian plant, 1785, from Sanskrit soma , from PIE *seu- "juice," from root *seue- (2) "to take liquid" (see sup (v.2)). In "Brave New World" (1932), the name of a state-dispensed narcotic producing euphoria and hallucination. 中文词源 soma ：身体，肉体 来自希腊语 soma,身体
• solver 英文词源 absolute absolute: [14] Absolute , absolution , and absolve all come ultimately from the same source: Latin absolvere ‘set free’, a compound verb made up from the prefix ab - ‘away’ and the verb solvere ‘loose’ (from which English gets solve and several other derivatives, including dissolve and resolve ). From the 13th to the 16th century an alternative version of the verb
• solvent 英文词源 solvent (adj.) 1650s, "able to pay all one owes," from French solvent , from Latin solventem (nominative solvens ), present participle of solvere "loosen, dissolve" (see solve ). solvent (n.) "substance able to dissolve other substances," 1670s, from Latin solventem (see solvent (n.)). 中文词源 solvent ：有偿付能力的，可溶解的 来自 solve,溶解，解决，-ent,形容词
• solubility 英文词源 solubility (n.) 1670s, from soluble + -ity . 中文词源 solubility ：可溶性，溶解性，浓度 soluble,可溶的，-ity,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： solubility 词源， solubility 含义。
• solstice 英文词源 solstice solstice: see solar solstice (n.) mid-13c., from Old French solstice (13c.), from Latin solstitium "point at which the sun seems to stand still," especially the summer solstice, from sol "sun" (see sol ) + past participle stem of sistere "to come to a stop, make stand still" (see assist (v.)). In early use, Englished as sunstead (late Old English sunstede ). 中文词源 sols
• solitaire 英文词源 solitaire (n.) c. 1500, "widow;" 1716, "solitary person, recluse," from French solitaire , from Latin adjective solitarius "alone, lonely, isolated" (see solitary ). Sense of "a precious stone set by itself" is from 1727. Meaning "card game played by one person" is first attested 1746. 中文词源 solitaire ：单人跳棋 来自 solitary 的法语拼写形式，用于指一种单人跳
• solipsistic 英文词源 solipsistic (adj.) 1882, from solipsism + -istic . Related: Solipsist ; solipsistically . 中文词源 solipsistic ：唯我论的，唯我的 来自 solipsism,唯我论，-ist,人，-ic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： solipsistic 词源， solipsistic 含义。
• solipsism 英文词源 solipsism (n.) 1871, coined from Latin solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)) + ipse "self." The view or theory that self is the only object of real knowledge or the only thing that is real. "The identification of one's self with the Absolute is not generally intended, but the denial of there being really anybody else" [Century Dictionary]. 中文词源 solipsism ：唯我论 来自拉丁语
• sol- 英文词源 sol-fa sol-fa: [16] Sol-fa is a lexicalization of two of the syllables ( sol and fa ) used in the tonic sol-fa system for representing the notes of the musical scale. In Italian the combination was turned into a verb, solfeggiare , a derivative of which has given English solfeggio ‘use of the sol-fa system’ [18]. (Another English word based on the name of notes of the scale is gam
• solidus 英文词源 solidus (n.) late 14c., plural solidi , used of both English shilling and Roman gold coin, from Late Latin solidus , an imperial Roman coin (worth about 25 denarii ), from nummus solidus , literally "solid coin," properly a coin of thick or solid metal, not of thin plate (see solid (adj.)). 中文词源 solidus ：古罗马金币 来自拉丁语 solidus,古罗马金币名，词源同
• solicitude 英文词源 solicitude (n.) early 15c., from Middle French solicitude (Modern French sollicitude ), and directly from Latin sollicitudinem (nominative solicitudo ) "anxiety, uneasiness of mind," noun of state from past participle stem of solicitare (see solicit ). 中文词源 solicitude ：关心，关切 solicit,关心的，关切的，-ude,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• solicitous 英文词源 solicitous (adj.) 1560s, from Latin sollicitus "restless, uneasy, careful, full of anxiety" (see solicit ). Related: Solicitously ; solicitousness . 中文词源 solicitous ：焦急的，操心的，关心的，关切的 solicit,请求，恳求，-ous,形容词后缀。引申词义关心的，关切的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： solicitous 词源， sol
• solicitor 英文词源 solicitor (n.) early 15c., "one who urges," from Middle French soliciteur , from soliciter (see solicit ). Meaning "one who conducts matters on behalf of another" is from early 15c. As a name for a specific class of legal practitioners in Britain, it is attested from 1570s. Both the fem. forms, solicitress (1630s) and solicitrix (1610s), have been in the sexual sense, but the latter s
• solicit 英文词源 solicit solicit: [15] The ultimate source of solicit is Latin sollicitus ‘agitated’, which also gave English solicitous [16]. It was a compound adjective, formed from sollus ‘whole’ (source also of English solemn ) and citus , the past participle of ciēre ‘move’ (source of English cite , excite , etc) – hence literally ‘completely moved’. From it was formed the verb
• solenoid 英文词源 solenoid (n.) "coil of insulated wire carrying an electrical current and having magnetic properties," 1827, from French solénoïde , from Greek solenoeides "pipe-shaped," from solen "pipe, channel" + comb. form of eidos "form, shape" (see -oid ). Related: Solenoidal . 中文词源 solenoid ：电磁线圈，螺线管，电磁铁 物理学名词，来自希腊语 solen,管，通道，
• solder 英文词源 solder solder: [14] To solder something is etymologically to make it ‘solid’. The word was originally acquired, as a noun, from Old French soldure , a derivative of the verb solder ‘solder’. This in turn came from Latin solidāre ‘make solid, strengthen, fasten’, a derivative of solidus ‘solid’ (source of English solid ). = soldier , solid solder (v.) mid-14c., sawd "m
• solace 英文词源 solace solace: see console solace (n.) "comfort in grief, consolation," late 13c., from Old French solaz "pleasure, entertainment, enjoyment; solace, comfort," from Latin solacium "a soothing, assuaging; comfort, consolation," from solatus , past participle of solari "to console, soothe," from PIE *sol-a- , suffixed form of root *sele- "of good mood; to favor" (cognates: Old English g
• Sol 英文词源 Sol (n.) "the sun personified," mid-15c. (also in Old English), from Latin sol "the sun, sunlight," from PIE *s(e)wol- , variant of root *saewel- "the sun" (cognates: Sanskrit suryah , Avestan hvar "sun, light, heavens;" Greek helios ; Lithuanian saule ; Old Church Slavonic slunice ; Gothic sauil , Old English sol "sun," swegl "sky, heavens, the sun;" Welsh haul , Old Cornish heuul ,
• sojourn 英文词源 sojourn sojourn: [13] To sojourn in a place is etymologically to ‘spend the day’ there. The word comes via Old French sojorner from Vulgar Latin * subdiurnāre ‘spend the day’, a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix sub ‘under’, hence ‘during’, and late Latin diurnum ‘day’ (source of English diurnal , journey , etc). = diurnal , journey sojourn (v.) late 13c.
• soiree 英文词源 soirée soirée: see serenade soiree (n.) "an evening party," 1793, from French soirée , from soir "evening," from Old French soir "evening, night" (10c.), from Latin sero (adv.) "late, at a late hour," from serum "late hour," neuter of serus "late," from PIE *se-ro- , suffixed form of root *se- (2) "long, late" (cognates: Sanskrit sayam "in the evening," Lithuanian sietuva "deep pla
• soil 英文词源 soil soil: Soil ‘ground’ [14] and soil ‘make dirty’ [13] are distinct words. The former comes from Anglo-Norman soil ‘land’. This was the formal descendant of Latin solium ‘seat’, but its use for ‘land’ appears to have arisen from confusion with Latin solum ‘ground’. Etymologically, to soil something virtually amounts to making a pigsty of it. The verb comes vi
• soignee 英文词源 soigne (adj.) "prepared with great attention to detail," 1821, from French soigné (fem. soignée ), from past participle of soigner "to take care of," from soin "care," which is of unknown origin. 中文词源 soignee ：优雅的，讲究的 来自法语 soignee,阴性格于 soigne,讲究的，注意的，过去分词格于 soigner,关心，关注，来 自古法语 soin,关心，关注
• soi-disant 英文词源 soi-disant (adj.) "self-named, so-called, would-be," 1752 (in Chesterfield), French, from soi "oneself" (from Latin se , see se- ) + present participle of dire "to say" (see diction ). 中文词源 soi-disant ：自诩的，自命的 来自法语 soi-disant,自说的，来自 soi,自己，来自拉丁语 se,自己，词源同 self,disant,说出的， 现在分词格于 dire,说，说出
• soggy 英文词源 soggy (adj.) 1722, perhaps from dialectal sog "bog, swamp," or the verb sog "become soaked," both of unknown origin, + -y (2). Related: Soggily ; sogginess . 中文词源 soggy ：潮湿的，湿而软的 sog,沼泽，湿地，-y,形容词后缀。引申词义潮湿的，湿而软的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： soggy 词源， soggy 含义。
• sog 英文词源 sog (n.) "soft or marshy place," 1530s, of unknown origin. Also as a verb, "to become soaked; to soak" (mid-15c.), perhaps related to soak (v.) or from or related to similar words in Scandinavian. 中文词源 sog ：沼泽，湿地 词源不确定， 可能与 soak 同源。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sog 词源， sog 含义。
• software 英文词源 software (n.) 1851, soft wares , "woolen or cotton fabrics," also, "relatively perishable consumer goods," from soft + ware (n.). The computer sense is a separate coinage from 1960, based on hardware . 中文词源 software ：软件 soft,软的，ware,物件。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： software 词源， software 含义。
• soften 英文词源 soften (v.) late 14c., "to mitigate, diminish" (transitive), from soft (adj.) + -en (1). Meaning "to make physically soft" is from 1520s; intransitive sense of "to become softer" is attested from 1610s. Soften up in military sense of "weaken defenses" is from 1940. Related: Softened ; softening . 中文词源 soften ：变软，软化，减轻 soft,软的，-en,使。 softener 软化器
• soft 英文词源 soft soft: [OE] Soft goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic * samft -, which also produced German sanft ‘gentle, easy, smooth’ and Dutch zacht ‘soft’. It may go back ultimately to the prehistoric base * sōrn - ‘fitting, agreeable’, source of English seem and seemly . = seem , seemly soft (adj.) Old English softe , earlier sefte , "gentle, mild-natured; easeful, comforta
• sofa 英文词源 sofa (n.) 1620s, "raised section of a floor, covered with carpets and cushions," from Turkish sofa , from Arabic suffah "bench of stone or wood; a couch." Meaning "long stuffed seat for reclining" is recorded from 1717. 中文词源 sofa ：沙发 来自土耳其语 sofa,来自阿拉伯语 suffah,铺着垫子或毯子的石凳或木凳。后用于指现代意义 上的沙发。 该词的
• sodomy 英文词源 sodomy sodomy: [13] The term sodomy commemorates the ancient Palestinian city of Sodom, which according to the Bible was a hotbed of unnatural vice (‘But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter. And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to the
• sodomize 英文词源 sodomize (v.) 1859, "to demoralize;" see sodomy + -ize . By 1895 in a specific sexual sense (translating Greek paiderastein ). Related: Sodomized ; sodomizing . In Dutch slang, besodemieteren means "to deceive," and evidently is built from the traditional notion of "corruption" in Sodom. 中文词源 sodomize ：鸡奸行为 sodomy,鸡奸，-ize,做。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• sodomite 英文词源 sodomite (n.) late 14c., from Old French Sodomite "inhabitant of Sodom; sodomite," also a general term of abuse, or directly from Late Latin Sodomita , from Greek Sodomites "inhabitant of Sodom" (see Sodom , also sodomy ). Related: Sodomitical . Old English had adjective sodomitisc . The King James Bible (1611) has fem. form sodomitesse in a marginal note to "whore" in Deut. xxiii:17.
• sodium 英文词源 sodium (n.) metallic alkaline element, 1807, coined by English chemist Humphry Davy from soda ; so called because the element was isolated from caustic soda (sodium hydroxide). The chemical symbol Na is from natrium , alternative name for the element proposed by Berzelius from natron , a name of a type of soda. 中文词源 sodium ：钠 来自 soda,苏打，-ium,金属元素后素。因
• sodding 英文词源 sod (v.1) c. 1400, "to cover with sod," from sod (n.). Related: Sodded ; sodding . 中文词源 sodding ：他妈的 sod,鸡奸，-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sodding 词源， sodding 含义。