英语词源

• sodden 英文词源 sodden (adj.) "soaked or softened in water," 1820, earlier "resembling something that has been boiled a long time" (1590s), originally "boiled" (c. 1300), from Old English soden "boiled," strong past participle of seoþan "to cook, boil" (see seethe ). For sense evolution from "heat in water" to "immerse in water" compare bath . 中文词源 sodden ：湿透的，浸透的 来自 seet
• sodality 英文词源 sodality (n.) "companionship, fellowship, association with others," c. 1600, from Middle French sodalité or directly from Latin sodalitatem (nominative sodalitas ) "companionship, a brotherhood, association, fellowship," from sodalis "companion," perhaps literally "one's own, relative," related to suescere "to accustom," from PIE *swedh- , extended form of root *s(w)e- , pronoun of t
• sock 英文词源 sock sock: English has two distinct words sock . The noun ‘foot covering’ [OE] originally meant ‘light shoe’, and went back ultimately to Greek súkkhos , a word perhaps borrowed from some Asiatic language. Latin took this over as soccus , which was then borrowed into prehistoric Germanic as * sok -. And this in turn evolved into German socke , Dutch zok , Swedish socka , Dani
• sociopath 英文词源 sociopath (n.) 1930, coined by psychologist G.E. Partridge from socio - on model of psychopath . 中文词源 sociopath ：反社会者 socio-,社会的，-path,疾病，词源同 psychopath,精神病。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sociopath 词源， sociopath 含义。
• sociolect 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random errand errand: [OE] Despite the passing similarity, errand has no etymological connection with err and error . It comes from a prehistoric Germanic * ǣrundjam , which meant ‘message’ – a sense which in fact survived in English until as recently as the 18th century (Miles Coverdale, for example, in his 1535 translation of
• societal 英文词源 societal (adj.) 1873, from society (adj.) + -al (1). Related: Societally . Earlier adjective was societarian (1822) "of or pertaining to society." 中文词源 societal ：关于社会的 society,社会，-al,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： societal 词源， societal 含义。
• socialization 英文词源 socialization (n.) 1839, in reference to personal associations; 1884 in reference to socialism; noun of action from socialize . 中文词源 socialization ：社会化过程 socialize,使社会化，-ation,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： socialization 词源， socialization 含义。
• socialite 英文词源 socialite (n.) 1928, first in "Time" magazine, from social (adj.) in the "pertaining to high society" sense, perhaps as a play on social light , in imitation of words in -ite (1). 中文词源 socialite ：社交名流 social,社会的，社交的，-ite,人。后用于指社交名流，上流社会人士等。可能是改写自 social light. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• sobriquet 英文词源 sobriquet (n.) 1640s, from French sobriquet "nickname," from Middle French soubriquet (15c.), which also meant "a jest, quip," and is said to have meant literally "a chuck under the chin" [Gamillscheg]; of unknown origin (first element perhaps from Latin sub "under"). 中文词源 sobriquet ：绰号，外号 来自法语 sobriquet,来自中古法语 soubriquet,绰号，外号，词源不
• sobriety 英文词源 sobriety (n.) c. 1400, "moderation in indulgence," from Old French sobriete "sobriety, moderation" (Modern French sobrieté ) or directly from Latin sobrietatem (nominative sobrietas ), from sobrius (see sober (adj.)). Meaning "steadiness, gravity" is recorded from 1540s. 中文词源 sobriety ：未醉，冷静，持重 sober,冷静的，清醒的，-ety,名词后缀。 该词的英语
• sobering 英文词源 sober (v.) late 14c., "reduce to a quiet condition" (transitive), from sober (adj.). Meaning "render grave or serious" is from 1726. Intransitive sense of "become sober" (since 1847 often with up ) is from 1820. Related: Sobered ; sobering . 中文词源 sobering ：使人冷静的，令人警醒的 sober,使冷静，使清醒，-ing,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• soapy 英文词源 soapy (adj.) c. 1600, from soap (n.) + -y (2). Related: Soapily ; soapiness . 中文词源 soapy ：涂满肥皂的 soap,肥皂，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： soapy 词源， soapy 含义。
• soapstone 英文词源 soapstone (n.) type of talc, 1680s, from soap (n.) + stone (n.). So called because it is occasionally used for cleaning. 中文词源 soapstone ：皂石 soap,肥皂，香皂，stone,石头。因这种石头质地较软且具备洗涤功能而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： soapstone 词源， soapstone 含义。
• soap 英文词源 soap soap: [OE] The word soap is of West Germanic origin. It comes from a prehistoric * saipō (source also of German seife and Dutch zeep ). This may have been related to Old English sīpian ‘drip’, suggesting that it perhaps originally referred to a stage in the manufacture of soap. The Romans, like the Greeks, used oil for cleansing the skin, not soap, and so they did not have
• soak 英文词源 soak soak: [OE] Soak and suck come from the same ultimate source, the prehistoric Germanic base * suk -. It appears to have been a fairly late Germanic formation, for its only known immediate relative is West Frisian soken or zoken ‘soak’. = suck soak (v.) Old English socian (intransitive) "to soak, to lie in liquid," from Proto-Germanic *sukon (cognates: West Flemish soken ), pos
• so 英文词源 so so: [OE] So is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German so , Dutch zo , Swedish så , and Danish saa . It is also distantly connected with Greek hōs ‘as’ and hóppōs ‘how’. Far back in its history it participated in the formation of English as and such . so (adv.) Old English swa , swæ (adv., conj., pron.) "in this way," also "to that extent; so as, consequently
• snuggle 英文词源 snuggle (v.) 1680s, frequentative form of snug . Related: Snuggled ; snuggling . As a noun from 1901. 中文词源 snuggle ：偎依，依偎 snug,偎依，-le,表反复。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snuggle 词源， snuggle 含义。
• snuffle 英文词源 snuffle (v.) 1580s, from Dutch or Flemish snuffelen "to sniff about, pry," related to Dutch and Flemish snuffen "to sniff" (see snuff (v.2)). Related: Snuffled ; snuffling . snuffle (n.) 1764, "sound made by snuffling," from snuffle (v.). Old English had snofl (n.) "phlegm, mucus." The snuffles "troublesome mucous discharge from the nostrils" is from 1770. 中文词源 snuffle ：抽鼻
• snuffbox 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random wield wield: [OE] To wield something is etymologically to ‘command’ or ‘rule’ it. Indeed, that is what the word originally meant in English. ‘Handle, use’ is a secondary development. It goes back to a prehistoric base * wald -, which also produced German walten , Lithuanian valdyti , Czech vládnouti , and Polish wł
• snuff 英文词源 snuff snuff: English has three words snuff , all probably going back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic base * snuf -, imitative of the sound of drawing air noisily in through the nose. Snuff ‘powdered tobacco for inhaling’ [17] was borrowed from Dutch snuf . This was probably short for snuftabak , etymologically ‘sniff-tobacco’, which in turn was derived from Middle Dutch s
• snub 英文词源 snub (v.) mid-14c., "to check, reprove, rebuke," from Old Norse snubba "to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove." The ground sense is perhaps "to cut off," and the word probably is related to snip . Compare Swedish snobba "lop off, snuff (a candle)," Old Norse snubbotr "snubbed, nipped, with the tip cut off." Meaning "treat coldly" appeared early 18c. Related: Snubbed ; snubbing . snub
• snowy 英文词源 snowy (adj.) Old English snawig ; see snow (n.) + -y (2). Related: Snowiness . Similar formation in Middle Low German sneig , Old High German snewac , German schneeig , Old Norse snæugr , Swedish snögig , Danish sneig . 中文词源 snowy ：积雪覆盖的 snow,积雪，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snowy 词源， snowy 含义。
• snowplough 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random devout devout: [13] Essentially, devout and devote [16] are the same word; they come from an identical source, but reached English along different routes. That source is dēvōtus , the past participle of Latin dēvovēre , which was a compound formed from the intensive prefix dē - and vovēre ‘promise’ (source of English v
• snowbound 英文词源 snowbound (adj.) 1814, from snow (n.) + bound (adj.1). 中文词源 snowbound ：被积雪所困的 snow,积雪，-bound,所困，所束缚。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snowbound 词源， snowbound 含义。
• snow 英文词源 snow snow: [OE] Snow is an ancient word, with relatives throughout the Indo-European languages. Its ultimate ancestor was Indo- European * snigwh - or * snoigwho -. This also produced Latin nix (source of French neige , Italian neve , and Spanish nieve ), obsolete Welsh nyf , Russian sneg , Czech snóh , Latvian sniegs , etc. Its prehistoric Germanic descendant was * snaiwaz , which h
• snout 英文词源 snout snout: [13] Snout and snot [14] are very close etymologically. Both go back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic base * snut -or * snūt -, source also of obsolete English snite ‘wipe or pick one’s nose’, German schneuzen ‘blow one’s nose’, and German schnauze ‘snout’ (whence English schnauzer ‘German breed of dog’ [20]). The colloquial snoot ‘nose’ [19]
• snotty 英文词源 snotty (adj.) 1560s, "full of snot," from snot + -y (2). Meaning "impudent, curt, conceited" is from 1870. Related: Snottily ; snottiness . Snotnose "upstart" is from 1941; snotty-nose "contemptible fellow" is from c. 1600. 中文词源 snotty ：流鼻涕的 snot,鼻涕，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snotty 词源， snotty 含义。
• snot 英文词源 snot (n.) late 14c., from Old English gesnot "nasal mucus," from Proto-Germanic *snuttan (cognates: Old Frisian snotta , Middle Low German and Middle Dutch snotte , Middle Low German snute ), from the same base as snout . Old English also had a verb snite "wipe or pick one's nose." Meaning "despicable person" is from 1809. 中文词源 snot ：鼻涕 来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅
• snorkeling 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random case case: [13] There are two distinct words case in English, both acquired via Old French from Latin and both members of very large families. Case ‘circumstance’ was borrowed from Old French cas , which in turn came from Latin cāsus ‘fall, chance’. This was formed from the base of the verb cadere ‘fall’. The progre
• snorkel 英文词源 snorkel (n.) 1944, "airshaft for submarines," from German Schnorchel , from German navy slang Schnorchel "nose, snout," related to schnarchen "to snore" (see snore (n.)). So called from its resemblance to a nose and its noise when in use. The anglicized spelling first recorded 1949. The meaning "curved tube used by a swimmer to breathe under water" is first recorded 1951. 中文词源
• snore 英文词源 snore snore: [14] Like snort [14] (which originally meant ‘snore’), snore goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic base * snor -, imitative of the sound it represents. From the same source came German schnarchen ‘snore’, which produced the German dialect noun schnorchel ‘snout’. The mainstream language adopted it as a term for a ‘breathing tube’, and English borr
• snooze 英文词源 snooze (v.) 1789, cant word, of unknown origin, perhaps echoic of a snore. Related: Snoozed ; snoozing . The noun meaning "a short nap" is from 1793. Snooze-alarm is from 1965. 中文词源 snooze ：小睡，打盹 来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申词义小睡， 打盹。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• snooty 英文词源 snooty (adj.) "proud, arrogant," 1918, noted that year as college slang, from snoot (n.) + -y (2). Probably with suggestions of snouty (1858); the notion being of "looking down one's nose." Related: Snootily ; snootiness . 中文词源 snooty ：傲慢的，目中无人的 snoot,鼻孔朝天的人，-y,形容词后缀。引申比喻义傲慢的，目中无人的。 该词的英语词源
• snoot 英文词源 snoot (n.) "the nose," 1861, originally a Scottish variant of snout . 中文词源 snoot ：鼻子，鼻孔朝天的人，势利眼 来自 snout 拼写变体。引申讽刺词义鼻孔朝天的人，势利眼。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snoot 词源， snoot 含义。
• snoopy 英文词源 snoopy (adj.) 1895, from snoop (n.) + -y (2). The cartoon dog of that name in the "Peanuts" newspaper comic strip debuted in 1950. 中文词源 snoopy ：爱打听的，爱管闲事的 snoop,打探，探听，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snoopy 词源， snoopy 含义。
• snoop 英文词源 snoop (v.) 1832, "to go around in a prying manner," American English, probably from Dutch snoepen "to pry," also "eat in secret, eat sweets, sneak," probably related to snappen "to bite, snatch" (see snap (v.)). Specific meaning "to pry into other people's business" is attested from 1921. Related: Snooped ; snooping . snoop (n.) 1891, "act of snooping," from snoop (v.). Meaning "one w
• snooker 英文词源 snooker snooker: [19] The most widely canvassed theory of the origins of the term snooker is that it is an adaptation of late 19th-century army slang snooker ‘new cadet’ (‘These embryo generals were called by the somewhat sneering terms of “snookers” or “last-joined”,’ Routledge’s Every Boy’s Annual 1872). The game was invented, as a diversion perhaps from the mono
• snood 英文词源 snood (n.) Old English snod "ribbon for the hair," from Proto-Germanic *snodo (cognates: Swedish snod "string, cord"), from PIE root *(s)ne- "to spin, sew" (cognates: Lettish snate "a linen cover," Old Irish snathe "thread;" see needle (n.)). In the Middle Ages, typically worn by young unmarried girls, hence "It was held to be emblematic of maidenhood or virginity" [Century Dictionary
• snog 英文词源 snog (v.) "to flirt, cuddle," 1945, British English slang, of unknown origin, perhaps a back-formation from snogging . Related: Snogged . 中文词源 snog ：接吻 可能改写自 snug,偎依。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snog 词源， snog 含义。
• snobocracy 英文词源 snobocracy (n.) 1853, from snob + -ocracy . 中文词源 snobocracy ：势利统治，势利阶层 snob,势利眼，-cracy,统治，管理，词源同 democracy.戏谑用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snobocracy 词源， snobocracy 含义。
• snobbish 英文词源 snobbish (adj.) 1840, "pertaining to snobs," from snob + -ish . Meaning "with the character of a snob" is from 1849. Related: Snobbishly ; snobbishness . 中文词源 snobbish ：势利的 snob,势利眼，-ish,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snobbish 词源， snobbish 含义。
• snobbery 英文词源 snobbery (n.) "the class of snobs," 1833, from snob + -ery . Meaning "snobbishness" is from 1843. 中文词源 snobbery ：势利行为 snob,势利眼，-ery,表行为。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snobbery 词源， snobbery 含义。
• sniveling 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random mare mare: see marshal 中文词源 sniveling ：哭哭啼啼的 snivel,哭啼，哭诉，-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sniveling 词源， sniveling 含义。
• snivel 英文词源 snivel snivel: see snuff snivel (v.) Old English *snyflan "to run at the nose," related to snyflung "running of the nose," snofl "nasal mucus;" see snout . Meaning "to be in an (affected) tearful state" is from 1680s. Related: Snivelled ; snivelling . As a noun from 14c. Melville coined snivelization (1849). Middle English had contemptuous term snivelard (n.). 中文词源 snivel ：哭
• snitch 英文词源 snitch (n.) "informer," 1785, probably from underworld slang meaning "the nose" (1700), which apparently developed from an earlier meaning "fillip on the nose" (1670s). Snitcher in same sense is from 1827. snitch (v.) 1803, "to inform," from snitch (n.). Meaning "to steal, pilfer" is attested from 1904, perhaps a variant of snatch (v.). Related: Snitched ; snitching . 中文词源 sni
• snippy 英文词源 snippy (adj.) 1727, "parsimonious;" 1848, "fault-finding, sharp;" 1886, "fragmentary;" from snip (n.) + -y (2). Related: Snippily ; snippiness . 中文词源 snippy ：粗野无礼的 snip,剪，剪断，-y,形容词后缀。引申比喻义粗野无礼的，比较 snappy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snippy 词源， snippy 含义。
• snippet 英文词源 snippet (n.) 1660s, from snip (n.) + diminutive suffix -et . 中文词源 snippet ：小段，小条消息，一则新闻 snip,剪断，-et,小词后缀。引申诸相关词义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snippet 词源， snippet 含义。
• sniper 英文词源 sniper (n.) "sharpshooter; one who shoots from a hidden place," 1824, agent noun from snipe (v.). The birds were considered a challenging target for an expert shooter: Snipe Shooting is a good trial of the gunner's skill, who often engages in this diversion, without the assistance of a dog of any kind; a steady pointer, however, is a good companion. ["Sportsman's Calendar," London, De
• snipe 英文词源 snipe (v.) "shoot from a hidden place," 1773 (among British soldiers in India), in reference to hunting snipe as game, from snipe (n.). Figurative use from 1892. Related: Sniped ; sniping . snipe (n.) long-billed marsh bird, early 14c., from Old Norse -snipa in myrisnipa "moor snipe;" perhaps a common Germanic term (compare Old Saxon sneppa , Middle Dutch snippe , Dutch snip , Old Hig
• snifter 英文词源 snifter (n.) 1844, "a drink of liquor," earlier "a sniff," from a Scottish and northern English survival of an obsolete verb snift meaning "to sniff, snivel" (mid-14c.), of imitative origin (compare sniff (v.)). Meaning "large bulbous stemmed glass for drinking brandy" is from 1937. The association of "drinking liquor" with words for "inhaling, snuffling" (such as snort (n.), snootful
• sniffle 英文词源 sniffle (v.) 1819, frequentative form of sniff (v.). Related: Sniffled ; sniffling . The sniffles "runny nose, head cold" is recorded from 1825. Sniffly (1897) tends to refer to physical symptoms, while sniffy (1858) means "scornful, disdainful and disagreeable." Snuffy "annoyed" is from 1670s. 中文词源 sniffle ：抽鼻子 sniff,抽鼻子，-le,表反复。 该词的英语词源请
• sniff 英文词源 sniff sniff: see snuff sniff (v.) mid-14c., of imitative origin; possibly related to snyvelen (see snivel ). As an expression of scorn or contempt from 1729. As a synonym for smell (v.) it dates from 1845. In reference to cocaine from 1925. Related: Sniffed ; sniffing . sniff (n.) 1767, from sniff (v.); the scornful sense is from 1859. 中文词源 sniff ：嗅，闻，抽鼻子 来自辅
• snide 英文词源 snide (adj.) 1859, thieves' slang, "counterfeit, sham, bad, spurious," of unknown origin. Of persons, "cunning, sharp," from 1883. Sense of "sneering" is first attested 1933, perhaps via sense of "hypocrisy, malicious gossip" (1902). Related: Sneeringly . 中文词源 snide ：讽刺的，挖苦的 可能来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,s
• snicker 英文词源 snicker (v.) "laugh in a half-suppressed way," 1690s, possibly of imitative origin, similar to Dutch snikken "to gasp, sob." Related: Snickered ; snickering . snicker (n.) "a smothered laugh," 1835, from snicker (v.). 中文词源 snicker ：窃笑，暗笑 来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申词义窃笑， 暗笑。-er,表反
• sneeze 英文词源 sneeze sneeze: [15] The Old English word for ‘sneeze’ was fnēsan , a distant relative of Greek pneuma ‘breath’ (source of English pneumatic ). This survived into Middle English as fnese . The letters f and s were very similar in medieval script, so it could have played a part in the late 15th-century emergence of sneeze . Fnese had largely died out by the early 15th century,
• sneer 英文词源 sneer (v.) 1550s, "to snort" (of horses), perhaps from North Frisian sneere "to scorn," related to Old English fnæran "to snort, gnash one's teeth," of imitative origin (compare Danish snærre "to grin like a dog," Middle Dutch, Middle High German snarren "to rattle"). Meaning "to smile contemptuously" is from 1670s; sense of "to curl the upper lip in scorn" is attested from 1775. Re
• sneak 英文词源 sneak (v.) 1550s (implied in sneakish ), perhaps from some dialectal survival of Middle English sniken "to creep, crawl" (c. 1200), related to Old English snican "to sneak along, creep, crawl," from Proto-Germanic *sneikanan , which is related to the root of snake (n.). Of feelings, suspicions, etc., from 1748. Transitive sense, "to partake of surreptitiously" is from 1883. Related: S
• snazzy 英文词源 snazzy (adj.) "stylish, flashy," 1932, U.S. colloquial, perhaps a blend of snappy and jazzy . 中文词源 snazzy ：漂亮时髦的 俚语，可能来自 snappy 和 jazzy 的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snazzy 词源， snazzy 含义。
• snatcher 英文词源 snatcher (n.) 1570s, agent noun from snatch (v.). 中文词源 snatcher ：抢劫者 snatch,抓，抢，-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snatcher 词源， snatcher 含义。
• snatch 英文词源 snatch snatch: see snack snatch (n.) c. 1300, "a trap, snare," from snatch (v.). Meaning "a sudden grab" is from 1570s; that of "a small amount" is from 1590s. Sense in weight-lifting is from 1928. Vulgar slang sense of "vulva" is recorded by 1903, perhaps 1864; a much older venereal sense was "sexual intercourse quickly performed" (1580s). snatch (v.) early 13c., "make a sudden snap
• snarl 英文词源 snarl (v.2) "growl and bare the teeth," 1580s, perhaps from Dutch or Low German snarren "to rattle," probably of imitative origin (compare German schnarren "to rattle," schnurren "to hum, buzz"). Meaning "speak in a harsh manner" first recorded 1690s. Related: Snarled ; snarling . snarl (v.1) "to tangle, to catch in a snare or noose" (trans.), late 14c., from a noun snarl "a snare, a
• snarky 英文词源 snarky (adj.) "irritable, short-tempered," 1906, from snark (v.) "to find fault with, nag" (1882), literally "to snort" (1866), from an imitative source akin to Low German snarken , North Frisian snarke , Swedish snarka ; and compare snarl (v.2), sneer (v.). Back-formation snark (n.) "caustic, opinionated, and critical rhetoric" is from c.2002 (compare snark (n.)). Related: Snarkily ;
• snapshot 英文词源 snapshot (n.) also snap-shot , 1808, "a quick shot with a gun, without aim, at a fast-moving target," from snap + shot (n.). Photographic sense is attested from 1890. Figuratively, of something captured at a moment in time, from 1897. 中文词源 snapshot ：拍照，照片 snap,抓拍，抢拍，shot,照片。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snapshot 词源，
• snappy 英文词源 snappy (adj.) "quick, energetic," 1825, from snap (v.) + -y (2). Meaning "clever, smart" is from 1871; that of "neat and stylishly elegant" is from 1881. Related: Snappily ; snappiness . Command make it snappy attested from 1910. 中文词源 snappy ：精练的，简洁的 snap,咬，抓，-y,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： sna
• snappish 英文词源 snappish (adj.) "peevish," 1540s, from snap (v.) + -ish . Related: Snappishly ; snappishness . 中文词源 snappish ：脾气暴躁的 snap,咬，抓，-ish,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： snappish 词源， snappish 含义。
• snapper 英文词源 snapper (n.) "one who or that which snaps," 1570s, agent noun from snap (v.). Applied to various fishes since 1690s. Slang meaning "vagina" is by 2000. As a short form of snapping turtle (1784) it is recorded from 1872. Snappers "teeth" is attested from 1924. 中文词源 snapper ：啮鱼，摄影者 snap,咬，抓，拍照，-er,表人或物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• snapdragon 英文词源 snapdragon snapdragon: [16] The herbalist John Gerard (no feminist, evidently) gave the reason why antirrhinums were called snapdragons : ‘The flowers [are] fashioned like a dragon’s mouth; from whence the women have taken the name Snapdragon’, Herbal 1597. The term was also used from the early 18th century for a party game which involved picking raisins out of a bowl of burning
• snap 英文词源 snap snap: see snack snap (n.) late 15c., "quick, sudden bite or cut," from Dutch or Low German snappen "to snap," probably related to Middle Low German or Middle Dutch snavel "bill, beak," from West Germanic *snu- , an imitative root forming words having to do with the nose (see snout ). As an adjective from 1790. Commonly used to indicate instantaneous action, as in snap judgment (1
• snaky 英文词源 snaky (adj.) 1560s, from snake (n.) + -y (2). 中文词源 snaky ：蛇一样的，生气的，发怒的 来自 snake,蛇，-y,形容词后缀。引申比喻义生气的，发怒的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： snaky 词源， snaky 含义。
• snail 英文词源 snail snail: [OE] Snail , like German dialect schnägel , Swedish snigel , and Danish snegl , comes from a prehistoric Germanic base * snag -, * sneg - ‘crawl’, which also produced German schnecke ‘snail’ and English snake . Lithuanian snāke ‘snail’ is a distant relative. = snake snail (n.) Old English snægl , from Proto-Germanic *snagila (cognates: Old Saxon snegil , Ol
• snaggle 英文词源 snaggle-toothed (adj.) "having crooked, projecting teeth," 1580s) from snag (n.), perhaps a frequentative formation, + toothed "having teeth" (of a certain kind); see tooth (n.). Alternative snaggle-tooth (adj.) is from 1650s; snaggle-tooth (n.) is from 1820. 中文词源 snaggle ：使缠结，使混乱 snag,被勾住，-le,表反复。引申比喻义使缠结，使混乱。 该词的英
• snag 英文词源 snag (n.) 1570s, "stump of a tree, branch," of Scandinavian origin, compare Old Norse snagi "clothes peg," snaga "a kind of ax," snag-hyrndr "snag-cornered, with sharp points." The ground sense seems to be "a sharp protuberance." The meaning "sharp or jagged projection" is first recorded 1580s; especially "tree or branch in water and partly near the surface, so as to be dangerous to n
• snafu 英文词源 snafu (n.) 1941, U.S. military slang, acronym for situation normal, all fucked up , "an expression conveying the common soldier's laconic acceptance of the disorder of war and the ineptitude of his superiors" ["Oxford English Dictionary"]. As an adjective from 1942. In public explanations the word typically was euphemised to fouled . 中文词源 snafu ：混乱，一团糟 美国二战
• snaffle 英文词源 snaffle (n.) "simple bridle-bit," 1530s, of uncertain origin, perhaps from or related to Dutch snavel "beak, bill;" compare German Schnabel "beak, face," Old English nebb , Old Norse neff "beak, nose" (see neb ). 中文词源 snaffle ：攫取，偷窃 俚语，可能来自辅音丛 sn-,抓，抢，比较 snap,sniff,snuff.引申比喻义攫取，偷窃。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• snack 英文词源 snack snack: [15] Snack originally meant ‘bite’ (‘The … Tuscan hound … with his wide chafts [jaws] at him makes a snack’, Gavin Douglas, Æneid 1513). It was not used for a ‘quick meal’ (as in ‘have a bite to eat’) until the 18th century. It was borrowed from Middle Dutch snac or snack ‘bite’, which was closely related to snappen ‘seize’, source of English
• smutty 英文词源 smutty (adj.) 1590s, "soiled with smut" (of grain); 1660s, "indecent," from smut + -y (2). Related: Smuttily ; smuttiness . Smutty-nosed in ornithology means "having black nostrils." 中文词源 smutty ：淫秽的，下流的 smut,淫秽小说，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smutty 词源， smutty 含义。
• smut 英文词源 smut smut: [16] Smut is a member of a large but loosely-knit family of West Germanic words beginning with sm and ending in t or d that convey the general notion of ‘putting dirt on something’. Others include German schmutzen ‘get dirty’ and English smudge [15], and also English smite , which originally meant ‘smear’. Smut itself may have been borrowed from Low German smutt
• smuggling 英文词源 contraband contraband: [16] Contraband means literally ‘proclamation against’ – hence ‘prohibition’. It comes via French contrebande from Italian contrabbando , a compound formed from contra ‘against’ (see CONTRARY) and bando ‘proclamation’ (whose source was late Latin bannus , bannum , a relative of English ban ). The sense ‘dealing in prohibited goods’ had alre
• smuggler 英文词源 smuggler (n.) 1660s, from Low German smuggeln or Dutch smokkelen "to transport (goods) illegally," apparently a frequentative formation of a word meaning "to sneak" (from Proto-Germanic *smuganan ; cognates: Dutch smuigen "to eat secretly;" Swedish smyg "a lurking-hole," Danish smughandel "contraband trade," Norwegian smjuga , Old English smeogan "to creep"), perhaps literally "to sli
• smuggle 英文词源 smuggle smuggle: see smock smuggle (v.) "import or export secretly and contrary to law," 1680s, of Low German or Dutch origin (see smuggler ). Related: Smuggled ; smuggling . 中文词源 smuggle ：走私，偷运 来自荷兰语 smokkelen,走私，偷运，来自 smuken,秘密行动，来自 Proto-Germanic*smeugana, 滑进，溜进，来自 PIE*smeug,滑动，词源同 smock,smug. 该
• smug 英文词源 smug (adj.) 1550s, "trim, neat, spruce, smart," possibly an alteration of Low German smuk "trim, neat," from Middle Low German smücken "to adorn" (originally "to dress," secondary sense of words meaning "to creep or slip into"), from the same source as smock . The meaning "having a self-satisfied air" is from 1701, an extension of the sense of "smooth, sleek" (1580s), which was commo
• smudge 英文词源 smudge (v.) early 15c., smogen "to soil, stain, blacken," of obscure origin. Related: Smudged ; smudging . Meaning "make a smoky fire" is from 1860, hence smudge-pot (1903). The noun meaning "a stain, spot, smear" is first attested 1768, from the verb. 中文词源 smudge ：污迹，污痕，弄脏 来自动词 smogen,弄脏，弄黑，玷污，可能来自 PIE*sme,涂抹，词源同
• smother 英文词源 smother (v.) c. 1200, "to suffocate with smoke," from smother (n.), earlier smorthre "dense, suffocating smoke" (late 12c.), from stem of Old English smorian "to suffocate, choke, strangle, stifle," cognate with Middle Dutch smoren , German schmoren ; possibly connected to smolder . Meaning "to kill by suffocation in any manner" is from 1540s; sense of "to extinguish a fire" is from 1
• smorgasbord 英文词源 smorgasbord smorgasbord: see smear smorgasbord (n.) 1893, from Swedish smörgåsbord , literally "butter-goose table," from smörgås , "slice of bread and butter," compounded from smör "butter" (see smear (n.)) and gås , literally "goose" (and from the same Germanic root that yielded English goose (n.)). [Smörgås] properly signifies "a slice of bread-and-butter"; and has come by
• smooth 英文词源 smooth smooth: [OE] Smooth is a mystery word, with no known relatives in any other Indo-European language. The usual term in Old English was smēthe , which survived into modern English dialect speech as smeeth . Smooth comes from the late Old English variant smōth . smooth (adj.) Old English smoð "smooth, serene, calm," variant of smeðe "free from roughness, not harsh, polished; s
• smoodge 英文词源 smoodge "Behave in an ingratiating manner", Early 20th century: probably an alteration of dialect smouch 'kiss, sidle up to'. 中文词源 smoodge ：套近乎 澳大利亚俚语，来自 smooch 拼写变体，引申比喻义套近乎。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smoodge 词源， smoodge 含义。
• smolder 英文词源 smolder (v.) c. 1300 (implied in smoldering ), "to smother, suffocate," related to Middle Dutch smolen , Low German smelen , Flemish smoel "hot," from Proto-Germanic *smel- , *smul- . The intransitive meaning "burn and smoke without flame" is first recorded 1520s, fell from use 17c. (though smoldering persisted in poetry) and was revived 19c. Figurative sense "exist in a suppressed st
• smokescreen 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random baboon baboon: [14] The origins of baboon are obscure, but it seems that the notion underlying it may be that of ‘grimacing’. Baboons characteristically draw back their lips in snarling, revealing their teeth, and it has been speculated that there may be a connection with Old French baboue ‘grimace’. However that may be,
• smokeless 英文词源 smokeless (adj.) "emitting little smoke," 1580s, from smoke (n.1) + -less . 中文词源 smokeless ：无烟的 smoke,吸烟，-less,无，没有。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smokeless 词源， smokeless 含义。
• smoke-free 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ulterior ulterior: [17] Ulterior goes back to an unrecorded Latin * ulter ‘distant’ (a relative of ultrā ‘beyond’, source of the English prefix ultra -). Its comparative form was ulterior , which meant literally ‘more distant’. Its superlative form was ultimus , which lies behind English ultimate [17] and ultimatum