英语词源

• smoke 英文词源 smoke smoke: [OE] Smoke has close relatives in German schmauch and Dutch smook , now specialized in meaning to ‘thick smoke’. And more distantly it is linked to Welsh mwg and Breton moged ‘smoke’, Lithuanian smaugti ‘choke with smoke’, Greek smugenai ‘be consumed with heat’, and Armenian mux ‘smoke’. The use of the verb smoke in connection with tobacco is first rec
• smoggy 英文词源 smoggy (adj.) 1905, from smog (n.) + -y (2). Related: Smogginess . 中文词源 smoggy ：烟雾弥漫的 smog,烟雾，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smoggy 词源， smoggy 含义。
• smog 英文词源 smog (n.) 1905, blend of smoke and fog , formed "after Lewis Carrol's example" [Klein; see portmanteau ]. Reputedly coined in reference to London, and first attested there in a paper read by Dr. H.A. des Voeux, treasurer of the Coal Smoke Abatement Society, though he seems not to have claimed credit for coining it. At a recent health congress in London, a member used a new term to ind
• smocking 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random turtle turtle: Turtle the dove [OE] and turtle the marine reptile [17] are different words. The former was borrowed from Latin turtur , which no doubt originated in imitation of the bird’s cooing. It is now encountered only in the compound turtledove , first recorded in the 13th century. Turtle the reptile is more of a mystery
• smitten 英文词源 smitten (adj.) mid-13c., "struck hard, afflicted, visited with disaster," past participle adjective from smite . Sense of "inspired with love" is from 1660s. 中文词源 smitten ：被爱情击中的，着迷的 来自 smite 过去分词，引申比喻义被爱情击中的，着迷的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smitten 词源， smitten 含义。
• smith 英文词源 smith smith: [OE] Smith is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German schmied , Dutch smid , and Swedish and Danish smed . These point back to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor * smithaz . This appears to have meant simply ‘worker, craftsman’, a sense which survived into Old Norse smithr . The specialization to ‘metalworker’ is a secondary development. smith (n.) Old Engl
• smirk 英文词源 smirk (v.) Old English smearcian "to smile." No exact cognates in other languages, but probably related to smerian "to laugh at, scorn," from Proto-Germanic *smer- , *smar- , variant of PIE *smei- "to smile;" see smile (v.), which after c. 1500 gradually restricted smirk to the unpleasant sense "smile affectedly; grin in a malicious or smug way." In some 18c. glossaries smirk is still
• smiley 英文词源 smiley (adj.) also smily , "inclined to smile," 1848, from smile (n.) + -y (2). Smiley-face (n.) is from 1981; as a computer icon from 1987. 中文词源 smiley ：笑脸符 来自 smile 亲昵用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smiley 词源， smiley 含义。
• smile 英文词源 smile smile: [13] The Old English word for ‘smile’ was smearcian , ancestor of modern English smirk . This was descended ultimately from the Indo- European base * smei -, which also produced Greek meidos ‘laugh’, Sanskrit smeras ‘smiling’, Latvian smaidīt ‘smile’, and Russian smejat’ sja ‘laugh’. Smile , which from the 13th century began to push smirk towards th
• smidgen 英文词源 smidgen (n.) 1845, perhaps from Scottish smitch "very small amount; small insignificant person" (1822). Compare Northumbrian dialectal smiddum "small particle of lead ore" (1821). 中文词源 smidgen ：少量，一点点 可能来自苏格兰方言词 smitch,斑点，污痕，少量，词源可能同 smudge. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smidgen 词源， sm
• smelter 英文词源 smelter (n.) mid-15c., agent noun from smelt (v.). 中文词源 smelter ：熔炉 smelt,熔炼，-er,表物。引申词义熔炉。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smelter 词源， smelter 含义。
• smelt 英文词源 smelt smelt: see melt smelt (v.) mid-15c. (implied in smelter ), from Dutch or Low German smelten , from Proto-Germanic *smelt- (cognates: Old High German smelzan , German schmelzen "to melt"), from PIE *smeld- , variant of *mel- "soft." Thus the word is from a variant of the stem of Old English meltan "to melt" (see melt (v.)). Related: Smelted ; smelting . smelt (n.) Old English sme
• smelly 英文词源 smelly (adj.) 1854, from smell (n.) + -y (2). Related: Smelliness . 中文词源 smelly ：有难闻气味的 smell,气味，臭味，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smelly 词源， smelly 含义。
• smell 英文词源 smell smell: [12] Smell is something of a mystery word. It is assumed to go back to an Old English * smiellan or * smyllan , but no such verb has been recorded, nor have any related forms in other languages been pin-pointed for certain. One theory links it with English smoulder [14] and the related Dutch smeulen ‘smoulder’, as if the notion of ‘smelling’ arose from the idea of
• smear 英文词源 smear smear: [OE] Smear comes from a prehistoric Germanic * smerwjan , which also produced German schmieren , Dutch smeren , Swedish smörja , and Danish smøre . The Swedish and Danish words for ‘butter’, smör and smør , come from the same source (the former is the first element in the compound smörgåsbord ‘opensandwich table’, literally ‘butter goose table’, from whi
• smattering 英文词源 smattering (n.) "a slight or superficial knowledge," 1530s, verbal noun from smatter (v.). 中文词源 smattering ：略知，浅知 smatter,东拉西扯，闲谈，-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smattering 词源， smattering 含义。
• smatter 英文词源 smatter (v.) early 15c., "talk idly, chatter; talk ignorantly or superficially," of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative. Similar forms are found in Middle High German smetern "to chatter" and Swedish smattra "to patter, rattle," and compare Danish snaddre "chatter, jabber," Dutch snateren , German schnattern "cackle, chatter, prattle." Related: Smattered ; smattering . 中文词源 sm
• smarts 英文词源 smart (adj.) late Old English smeart "painful, severe, stinging; causing a sharp pain," related to smeortan (see smart (v.)). Meaning "executed with force and vigor" is from c. 1300. Meaning "quick, active, clever" is attested from c. 1300, from the notion of "cutting" wit, words, etc., or else "keen in bargaining." Meaning "trim in attire" first attested 1718, "ascending from the kit
• smarten 英文词源 smarten (v.) "to make smart, to spruce up, to improve appearance," 1786, from smart (adj.) in its sense of "spruce, trim" + -en (1). Related: Smartened ; smartening . 中文词源 smarten ：使光鲜亮丽 smart,光鲜的，亮丽的，-en,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smarten 词源， smarten 含义。
• smart 英文词源 smart smart: [OE] Smart originated as a verb, meaning ‘be painful’. It came from a West Germanic base * smert -, * smart - (source also of German schmerz and Dutch smart ‘pain’), which may go back ultimately to the same Indo-European ancestor that produced Greek smerdnós ‘terrible’ and Latin mordēre ‘bite’ (source of English morsel , remorse , etc). The adjective sma
• smarmy 英文词源 smarmy (adj.) "smooth and sleek" (1909); "ingratiating, unctuous," 1924, from smarm + -y (2). Related: Smarmily ; smarminess . 中文词源 smarmy ：过分殷勤的 词源不确定，可能来自 smear,涂抹。引申比喻义殷勤，讨好。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smarmy 词源， smarmy 含义。
• smallish 英文词源 smallish (adj.) late 14c., from small (adj.) + -ish . 中文词源 smallish ：相当小的 small,小的，-ish,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： smallish 词源， smallish 含义。
• small 英文词源 small small: [OE] Small comes from a prehistoric Germanic * smalaz , which in turn probably goes back ultimately to * smel -, a variant of the Indo- European base * mel - ‘grind’ (source of English meal , mill , etc). Etymologically, therefore, it could well denote ‘ground up into little bits’. Its Germanic relatives, such as German schmal and Dutch smal , have become speciali
• sly 英文词源 sly sly: [12] Etymologically, sly means ‘able to hit’. It was borrowed from Old Norse slǣgr ‘clever, cunning’, which went back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base * slakh -, * slag -, * slōg - ‘hit’ (source also of English slaughter , slay , etc). The word’s original approbatory connotations of ‘cleverness’ or ‘skill’ survived into the 20th century in n
• sluttish 英文词源 sluttish (adj.) late 14c., from slut + -ish . Related: Sluttishly ; sluttishness . 中文词源 sluttish ：邋遢的，懒的 sluttish,邋遢鬼，-ish,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sluttish 词源， sluttish 含义。
• slut 英文词源 slut (n.) c. 1400, "a dirty, slovenly, or untidy woman," according to OED "Of doubtful origin," but probably cognate with dialectal German Schlutt "slovenly woman," dialectal Swedish slata "idle woman, slut," and Dutch slodde "slut," slodder "a careless man," but the exact relationship of all these is obscure. Chaucer uses sluttish (late 14c.) in reference to the appearance of an unti
• slush 英文词源 slush slush: [17] Like the very similar (and perhaps ultimately identical) slosh [19] and sludge [17], slush probably originated in imitation of the sound of squelching or splashing. The similarity of early modern Danish slus ‘sleet, mud’ and Norwegian slusk ‘slushy’ suggests the possibility of a Scandinavian borrowing rather than a native formation. Slush fund [19] comes from
• slurry 英文词源 slurry (n.) mid-15c., "mud, slime, semi-fluid mix of water and dirt or clay," probably related to Middle English sloor "thin or fluid mud" (see slur (n.)). 中文词源 slurry ：粪泥，泥浆，淤泥 来自辅音丛 sl-,黏滑的，淤泥的，泥浆的，比较 slop,slosh,slough,sludge. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slurry 词源， slurry 含义。
• slur 英文词源 slur (n.) "deliberate slight, disparaging or slighting remark," c. 1600, from dialectal slur "thin or fluid mud," from Middle English slore (mid-15c.), cognate with Middle Low German sluren , Middle Dutch sloren "to trail in mud." Related to East Frisian sluren "to go about carelessly," Norwegian slora "to be careless." Literal sense of "a mark, stain, smear" is from 1660s in English.
• slumlord 英文词源 slumlord (n.) also slum-lord , 1899, from slum landlord (1885); see slum (n.) + landlord . 中文词源 slumlord ：收取高额租金的贫民窟房东 slum,贫民窟，lord,房东，缩写自 landlord. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slumlord 词源， slumlord 含义。
• slumber 英文词源 slumber (n.) mid-14c., from slumber (v.). Slumber party first recorded 1942. Slumberland is from 1875. slumber (v.) mid-14c. alteration of slumeren (mid-13c.), frequentative form of slumen "to doze," probably from Old English sluma "light sleep" (compare Middle Dutch slumen , Dutch sluimeren , German schlummern "to slumber"). Frequentative on the notion of "intermittent light sleep."
• slum 英文词源 slum (n.) 1845, from back slum "dirty back alley of a city, street of poor or low people" (1825), originally a slang or cant word meaning "room," especially "back room" (1812), of unknown origin, pastime popularized by East End novels. Related: slums . Slumscape is from 1947. slum (v.) "visit slums of a city," especially for diversion or amusement, often under guise of philanthropy, 1
• sluggish 英文词源 sluggish (adj.) mid-15c., from Middle English slugge "lazy person" (see sluggard ) + -ish . Earlier adjective was sluggi (early 13c.). Related: Sluggishly ; sluggishness . 中文词源 sluggish ：缓慢的，迟疑的 slug,懒鬼，懒散，-ish,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sluggish 词源， sluggish 含义。
• slugger 英文词源 slugger (n.) 1877, originally in baseball, agent noun from slug (v.). Meaning "one who hits with the fists" is from 1883. 中文词源 slugger ：强击手，击球强手 slug,猛击，-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slugger 词源， slugger 含义。
• sluggard 英文词源 sluggard (n.) late 14c., late 13c. as a surname, "habitually lazy person," from Middle English sluggi "sluggish, indolent," probably from a Scandinavian word such as dialectal Norwegian slugga "be sluggish," dialectal Norwegian sluggje "heavy, slow person," dialectal Swedish slogga "to be slow or sluggish." Adjective sluggy is attested in English from early 13c. 'Tis the voice of a sl
• slugfest 英文词源 slugfest (n.) 1910, originally in reference to baseball, from slug (n.3) + -fest . 中文词源 slugfest ：激烈的殴斗，争吵，对骂 slug,击打，揍，-fest,节日，词源同 festival.比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slugfest 词源， slugfest 含义。
• slug 英文词源 slug slug: English has at least two, possibly four distinct words slug . The oldest, ‘shell-less mollusc’ [15], originally meant ‘slow or lazy person’. It was not applied to the slow-moving animal until the 18th century. It was probably a borrowing from a Scandinavian source (Norwegian has a dialectal slugg ‘large heavy body’). A similar ancestor, such as Swedish dialect s
• sludge 英文词源 sludge (n.) "mud, mire, ooze," 1640s, of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Middle English slutch "mud, mire," or a variant of slush (n.). 中文词源 sludge ：烂泥，淤泥，工业矿泥 来自辅音丛 sl-,黏滑的，淤泥的，泥浆的，比较 slop,slosh,slough,sludge. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sludge 词源， sludge 含义。
• slowcoach 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random mould mould: English has three words mould . By some way the oldest is ‘earth, soil’ [OE], which comes ultimately from the Indo-European base * mel -, * mol -, * ml - ‘grind’ (source also of English meal ‘flour’, mill , etc). Moulder [16] may be derived from it. Mould ‘form’ [13] is assumed to come from Old Frenc
• slow 英文词源 slow slow: [OE] The etymological notion underlying slow is ‘dullness, sluggishness’; ‘lack of speed’ is a secondary development. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * slæwaz , which also produced Swedish slö and Danish sløv ‘dull, blunt’. The original idea of ‘sluggishness’ is better preserved in the derivative sloth [12] (etymologically ‘slow-ness’). =
• slovenly 英文词源 slovenly (adj.) 1510s, "low, base, lewd," later "untidy, dirty" (1560s), from sloven + -ly (1). Related: Slovenliness ; also in this sense was slovenry (1540s), which OED reports in common use early 17c. 中文词源 slovenly ：邋遢的，马虎的 sloven,邋遢鬼，-ly,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slovenly 词源， slovenly 含义。
• sloven 英文词源 sloven (n.) late 15c., "immoral woman," later (16c.) also "rascal, knave" (regardless of gender); probably from a continental Germanic source, compare Middle Flemish sloovin "a scold," sloef "untidy, shabby," Dutch slof "careless, negligent," Middle Low German sloven "put on clothes carelessly," from Proto-Germanic *slaubjan , from PIE *sleubh- "to slide, slip" (see sleeve ). Meaning
• slough 英文词源 slough (n.1) "muddy place," Old English sloh "soft, muddy ground," of uncertain origin. Compare Middle Low German sloch "muddy place," Middle High German sluoche "ditch." Figurative use (of moral sunkenness or Bunyan's "Slough of Despond," 1678) attested from mid-13c. slough (v.) "to cast off" (as the skin of a snake or other animal), 1720, originally of diseased tissue, from Middle E
• slouchy 英文词源 slouchy (adj.) 1690s, from slouch + -y (2). Related: Slouchily ; slouchiness . 中文词源 slouchy ：没精打采的，懒散的 slouch,懒人，懒鬼，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slouchy 词源， slouchy 含义。
• slouch 英文词源 slouch (v.) "walk with a slouch," 1754; "have a downcast or stooped aspect," 1755; from slouch (n.). Related: Slouched ; slouching (1610s as a past participle adjective; 1660s of persons, 1690s of hats). slouch (n.) 1510s, "lazy man," variant of slouk (1560s), probably from a Scandinavian source, perhaps Old Norse slokr "lazy fellow," and related to slack (adj.) on the notion of "sagg
• slotted 英文词源 slot (v.2) 1560s, "to bolt a door," from slot (n.2). Related: Slotted ; slotting . slot (v.1) 1747, "provide with a slot, cut slots in," from slot (n.1). Meaning "drop a coin in a slot" is from 1888. Sense of "take a position in a slot" is from 1940; that of "fit (something) into a slot" is from 1966. Oldest sense is obsolete: "stab in the base of the throat" (c. 1400). Related: Slott
• slothful 英文词源 slothful (adj.) c. 1400, from sloth + -ful . Related: Slothfully ; slothfulness . For the latter, Middle English also had sloth-head (c. 1300), with Middle English -hede , cognate with -hood . 中文词源 slothful ：懒惰的，懒散的 sloth,懒惰，-ful,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slothful 词源， slothful 含义。
• sloppy 英文词源 sloppy (adj.) 1727, "muddy," from slop (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "loose, ill-fitting, slovenly" is first recorded 1825, influenced by slop (n.2). Related: Sloppily ; sloppiness . Sloppy Joe was originally "loose-fitting sweater worn by girls" (1942); as a name for a kind of spiced hamburger, it is attested from 1961. 中文词源 sloppy ：泥泞的，马虎的，草率的 slop,泥浆，
• slop 英文词源 slop slop: see slip slop (n.) c. 1400, "mudhole," probably from Old English -sloppe "dung" (in plant name cusloppe , literally "cow dung"), related to slyppe "slime" (see slip (v.)). Meaning "semiliquid food" first recorded 1650s; that of "refuse liquid of any kind, household liquid waste" (usually slops ) is from 1815. Meaning "affected or sentimental material" is from 1866. slop (n.
• sloop 英文词源 sloop (n.) "small fore and aft rigged vessel with one mast, generally carrying a jib, fore-stay sail, mainsail, and gaff-topsail," 1620s, from Dutch sloep "a sloop;" probably from French chaloupe , from Old French chalupe "small, sloop-rigged vessel," which is perhaps related to English shallop [OED]. But according to Barnhart and Watkins the Dutch word might simply be from Middle Dut
• sloganeering 英文词源 sloganeer (v.) 1941, from noun (1922), from slogan + -eer . Earlier verb was sloganize (1909). Related: Sloganeering . 中文词源 sloganeering ：标语口号大量使用 slogan,标语，-eer,人，-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sloganeering 词源， sloganeering 含义。
• slog 英文词源 slog (v.) 1824, "hit hard," probably a variant of slug (v.3) "to strike." Sense of "walk doggedly" first recorded 1872. Related: Slogged ; slogger ; slogging . slog (n.) 1846, "a hard hit," from slog (v.). Sense of "spell of hard work" is from 1888. 中文词源 slog ：猛击，埋头苦干，坚持不懈 可能来自 slug 拼写变体，词义由猛击引申为埋头苦干，坚持不
• sloe 英文词源 sloe sloe: [OE] Etymologically, the sloe is probably the ‘blue-black’ fruit. The word comes, along with its relatives German schlehe , Dutch slee , Swedish slå , and Danish slaa , from a prehistoric Germanic * slaikhwōn , which has been linked with Latin līvēre ‘be blue-black’ (source of English livid [17]). Another close relative is Serbo-Croat shljiva ‘plum’, whose d
• slob 英文词源 slob (n.) 1780, "mud, muddy land," from Irish slab "mud, mire dirt," itself probably borrowed from English slab "muddy place" (c. 1600), from a Scandinavian source (compare Icelandic slabb "sludge"). The meaning "untidy person" is first recorded 1887, from earlier expressions such as slob of a man (1861). 中文词源 slob ：邋遢鬼，懒鬼 来自辅音丛 sl-,邋遢的，懒的，比
• sliver 英文词源 sliver (n.) "splinter of wood," late 14c., from obsolete verb sliven "to split, cleave," from Old English toslifan "to split, cleave" (see sleave ). 中文词源 sliver ：小块，薄片 来自辅音丛 sl-,砍，劈，分开，比较 slab,slip,slat,slit,slot.引申词义小块，薄片。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sliver 词源， sliver 含义。
• slithery 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random exchange exchange: [14] Like change , exchange comes ultimately from Latin cambīre ‘barter’. In postclassical times this had the prefix ex - added to it, here functioning as an indicator of ‘change’, producing late Latin * excambiāre . In Old French this became eschangier (whence modern French échanger ), which Englis
• slither 英文词源 slither (v.) early 15c., variant of Middle English slidder "to slip, slide," from Old English slidrian "to slip, slide on a loose slope," a frequentative form of slidan "to slide" (see slide (v.)). For spelling change, compare gather . Meaning "to walk in a sliding manner" is attested from 1848. In reference to reptile motion, attested from 1839. Related: Slithered ; slithering . slit
• slippy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fiscal fiscal: [16] Latin fiscus originally denoted a ‘small rush basket’, used for example for keeping olives in. Evidently, though, the main purpose to which it was put was as a purse, for it soon acquired the figurative sense ‘public purse, public revenue’. Hence the adjective fiscālis ‘of the imperial treasury’,
• slippage 英文词源 slippage (n.) 1850, "act of slipping," from slip (v.) + -age . 中文词源 slippage ：下降，贬值 slip,下滑，下降，-age,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slippage 词源， slippage 含义。
• slinky 英文词源 slinky (adj.) "sinuous and slender," of women or clothes, 1921, from slink + -y (2). Related: Slinkily ; slinkiness . As a proprietary name (with capital from S- ) for a coil of spring marketed as a toy, 1948, by James Industries Inc., Philadelphia, U.S.A. 中文词源 slinky ：婀娜的，性感的，有曲线美的 来自古义 slink,爬行，摇摆，-y,形容词后缀。引申比喻
• slink 英文词源 slink (v.) Old English slincan "to creep, crawl" (of reptiles), from Proto-Germanic *slinkan (cognates: Swedish slinka "to glide," Dutch slinken "to shrink, shrivel;" related to sling (v.)). Of persons, attested from late 14c. Related: Slinked ; slinking . 中文词源 slink ：溜走，偷偷摸摸的走 来自古英语 slincan,爬行，来自 Proto-Germanic*slinkan,爬行，来自 P
• slingshot 英文词源 slingshot (n.) 1849, from sling (v.) + shot (n.). As a verb, from 1969. The piece of stone or metal hurled from it is a sling-stone (late 14c.). A slung-shot (1848) was a rock wrapped in a sling, used as a weapon by roughs and criminals. 中文词源 slingshot ：弹弓 sling,扔，投掷，shot,射。引申词义弹弓。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slingsh
• slingback 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random flourish flourish: [13] To flourish is etymologically to ‘flower’ – and indeed ‘come into flower, bloom’ is originally what the verb literally meant in English: ‘to smell the sweet savour of the vine when it flourisheth’, Geoffrey Chaucer, Parson’s Tale 1386. The metaphorical ‘thrive’ developed in the 14th ce
• sling 英文词源 sling sling: English has at least two distinct words sling , maybe more – the picture is far from clear. The first to appear was the verb, ‘throw’ [13]. This was probably borrowed from Old Norse slyngva , but as it originally meant specifically ‘throw with a sling’ there is clearly some connection with the noun sling ‘strap for throwing stones’ [13], whose immediate sour
• slimy 英文词源 slimy (adj.) late 14c., "covered with slime; of the nature of slime," from slime (n.) + -y (2). Similar formation in Middle Dutch slimich , Dutch slijmig , German schleimig . Figurative sense of "morally repulsive" is first attested 1570s. Related: Slimily ; sliminess . 中文词源 slimy ：似泥浆的，黏稠的 slime,污泥，泥浆，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访
• slimming 英文词源 slimming (adj.) "producing an appearance of thinness," 1925, present participle adjective from slim (v.). 中文词源 slimming ：减肥 slim,使苗条，减肥，-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slimming 词源， slimming 含义。
• slimmer 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random use use: [13] The verb use comes via Old French user from Vulgar Latin * ūsāre . This was derived from ūsus , the past participle of Latin ūtī ‘use’ (source also of English utensil , utility [14], utilize [19], etc). Latin ūsus was also used as a noun, meaning ‘use, usage’, and this has given English the noun use [
• slimline 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random tardy tardy: see bustard 中文词源 slimline ：小巧的，式样轻薄的 slim,苗条的，纤细的，line,线条。引申词义小巧的，式样轻薄的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slimline 词源， slimline 含义。
• slime 英文词源 slime slime: [OE] Along with its relatives German schleim , Dutch slijm , and Danish slim , slime comes from a prehistoric Germanic slīm -. This probably has connections with English lime ‘calcium’ and Latin līmus ‘mud’. slime (n.) Old English slim "slime," from Proto-Germanic *slimaz (cognates: Old Norse slim , Old Frisian slym , Dutch slijm "slime, phlegm," German Schleim
• slim 英文词源 slim slim: [17] Slim is now quite an upbeat word, but that is a comparatively new departure, for historically it has been neutral if not downright derogatory. It was borrowed from Dutch slim ‘small, inferior’, which went back via Middle Dutch slim ‘slanting, bad’ to a prehistoric Germanic * slimbaz ‘oblique, crooked’ (source also of German schlimm ‘bad’). It may be dis
• slight 英文词源 slight slight: [13] The ancestral sense of slight is ‘level, even’. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * slekhtaz , a word of unknown origin which had that meaning, but whose descendants have diversified semantically beyond all recognition (German schlecht and Dutch slecht , for instance, now mean ‘bad’, having arrived there by way of ‘level, smooth’ and ‘simple, ord
• slider 英文词源 slider (n.) 1520s, "skater," agent noun from slide (v.). As a type of terrapin, from 1877; as a type of baseball pitch, 1936. 中文词源 slider ：滑杆，滑动器 slide,滑动，-er,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slider 词源， slider 含义。
• slick 英文词源 slick slick: see sleek slick (v.) Old English -slician (in nigslicod "newly made sleek"), from Proto-Germanic *slikojan , from base *slikaz (cognates: Old Norse slikr "smooth," Old High German slihhan "to glide," German schleichen "to creep, crawl, sneak," Dutch slijk "mud, mire"), from PIE *sleig- "to smooth, glide, be muddy," from root *(s)lei- "slimy" (see slime (n.)). Related: Sli
• slice 英文词源 slice slice: [14] Slice comes from Old French esclice ‘splinter’, a derivative of the verb esclicier ‘reduce to splinters, shatter’. This in turn was acquired from Frankish * slītjan , a descendant of prehistoric Germanic * slītan ‘slit’ (source of English slit and possibly of slat and slate ). English originally took over the word’s French meaning, but this had died o
• slew 英文词源 slew (n.1) "swampy place," 1708, North American variant of slough . slew (v.) "to turn, swing, twist," 1834, earlier slue (1769), a nautical word, of unknown origin. Slewed (1801) is old nautical slang for "drunk." Slew-foot "clumsy person who walks with feet turned out" is from 1896. slew (n.2) "large number," 1839, from Irish sluagh "a host, crowd, multitude," from Celtic and Balto-
• sleuth 英文词源 sleuth sleuth: [12] Sleuth originally meant ‘track, trail’ (‘John of Lorn perceived the hound had lost the sleuth’, John Barbour, The Bruce 1375). It was borrowed from Old Norse slóth ‘track, trail’, which was probably also the ultimate source of English slot ‘trail of an animal’ [16]. In the 14th century the compound sleuth-hound ‘bloodhound for tracking fugitives’
• slender 英文词源 slender (adj.) c. 1400, earlier sclendre (late 14c.), probably from a French source, often said to be from Old French esclendre "thin, slender," which could be from Old Dutch slinder , but the connections, and even the existence of these words, is doubtful. Related: Slenderly ; slenderness . 中文词源 slender ：苗条的，纤细的 构成 slide 的鼻音化形容词形式，词义由
• sleight 英文词源 sleight (n.) "cunning," early 14c. alteration of sleahthe (c. 1200), from Old Norse sloegð "cleverness, cunning, slyness," from sloegr (see sly ). Meaning "skill, cleverness, dexterity" is from late 14c. Meaning "feat or trick requiring quickness and nimbleness of the hands" is from 1590s. Term sleight of hand is attested from c. 1400. 中文词源 sleight ：敏捷手法，把戏，花
• sleigh 英文词源 sleigh sleigh: see sledge sleigh (n.) "vehicle mounted on runners for use on ice and snow," 1703, American and Canadian English, from Dutch slee , shortened from slede (see sled (n.)). As a verb from 1728. Related: Sleighing . Sleigh-ride is first recorded 1770; sleigh-bells is from c. 1780; they originally were used to give warning of the approach of a sleigh. 中文词源 sleigh ：马
• sleeve 英文词源 sleeve (n.) Old English sliefe (West Saxon), slefe (Mercian) "arm-covering part of a garment," probably literally "that into which the arm slips," from Proto-Germanic *slaubjon (cognates: Middle Low German sloven "to dress carelessly," Old High German sloufen "to put on or off"). Related to Old English slefan , sliefan "to slip on (clothes)" and slupan "to slip, glide," from PIE root
• sleet 英文词源 sleet (n.) c. 1300, slete , either from an unrecorded Old English *slete , *slyte , related to Middle High German sloz , Middle Low German sloten (plural) "hail," from Proto-Germanic *slautjan- (cognates: dialectal Norwegian slutr , Danish slud , Swedish sloud "sleet"), from root *slaut- . sleet (v.) early 14c., from sleet (n.). Related: Sleeted ; sleeting . 中文词源 sleet ：雨夹
• sleepless 英文词源 sleepless (adj.) early 15c., from sleep (n.) + -less . Old English had slæpleas but the modern word seems to be a re-formation. Similar formation in German schlaflos , Dutch slapeloos . Related: Sleeplessly ; sleeplessness . 中文词源 sleepless ：无眠的，失眠的 sleep,睡觉，睡眠，-less,无，没有。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sleepless 词源
• sleep 英文词源 sleep sleep: [OE] Sleep comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * slǣpan , which also produced German schlafen and Dutch slapen . Its ancestry has not been pieced together in detail, but it is related to Dutch slap ‘sluggish’ and German schlaff ‘slack, loose’, and a link has been suggested with Lithuanian slabnas ‘weak’. sleep (v.) Old English slæpan "to be or fall asleep
• sledgehammer 英文词源 sledgehammer (n.) late 15c., from sledge (n.1) + hammer (n.). As a verb, from 1834. Old English had slegebytel "hammer," from beetle (n.2). 中文词源 sledgehammer ：长柄大锤 sledge,重锤，hammer,锤子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sledgehammer 词源， sledgehammer 含义。
• sledge 英文词源 sledge sledge: English has two words sledge . The sledge [OE] of sledgehammer [15] was once a word in its own right, meaning ‘heavy hammer’. It goes back to the prehistoric Germanic base * slakh - ‘hit’, source also of English slaughter , slay , etc. Sledge ‘snow vehicle’ [17] was borrowed from Middle Dutch sleedse . Like Dutch slee (source of English sleigh [18]) and Midd
• sled 英文词源 sled (n.) early 14c., "a dragged vehicle used for transport of heavy goods," from Middle Dutch sledde "sled," from Proto-Germanic *slid- (cognates: Old Saxon slido , Old Norse sleði , Danish slæde , Swedish släde , Old High German slito , German Schlitten "sledge"), from the same root as Old English slidan (see slide (v.)). Not found in Old English. In reference to a sleigh used fo
• slayer 英文词源 slayer (n.) late 14c., agent noun from slay (v.). The Old English agent noun was slaga "slayer, killer." 中文词源 slayer ：杀人者，屠杀者 slay,杀，杀害，-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slayer 词源， slayer 含义。
• slay 英文词源 slay slay: [OE] Etymologically, slay means ‘hit’ (its German relative schlagen still does), but from the earliest Old English times it was also used for ‘kill’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic base * slakh -, * slag -, * slög - ‘hit’, which also produced English onslaught , slaughter , the sledge of sledgehammer , sleight , sly , and possibly slag [16] (from the noti
• slavish 英文词源 slavish (adj.) 1560s, from slave (n.) + -ish . Sense of "servilely imitative, lacking originality or independence" is from 1753. Related: Slavishly ; slavishness . 中文词源 slavish ：奴性的，盲从的 slave,贩卖奴隶，-ish,形容词后缀。引申比喻义奴性的，盲从的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slavish 词源， slavish 含义。
• slavery 英文词源 slavery (n.) 1550s, "severe toil, hard work, drudgery;" from slave (v.) + -ery . Meaning "state of servitude" is from 1570s; meaning "keeping or holding of slaves" is from 1728. 中文词源 slavery ：奴隶制 slave,贩卖奴隶，-ery,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： slavery 词源， slavery 含义。