英语词源
- Sinology 英文词源 Sinologist (n.) 1814; see Sino- + -logy + -ist . Related: Sinology (1834). 中文词源 Sinology :中国学,汉学 Sino-,中国,-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: Sinology 词源, Sinology 含义。
- Sinologist 英文词源 Sinologist (n.) 1814; see Sino- + -logy + -ist . Related: Sinology (1834). 中文词源 Sinologist :汉学家 来自 Sinology,汉学,-ist,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: Sinologist 词源, Sinologist 含义。
- sinner 英文词源 sinner (n.) mid-14c., agent noun from sin (v.). Old English had synngiend in this sense. 中文词源 sinner :罪人 sin,有罪,罪行,-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sinner 词源, sinner 含义。
- sinker 英文词源 sinker (n.) 1838 in the fishing-line sense, agent noun from sink (v.). 中文词源 sinker :钓鱼的坠子 sink,下沉,-er,表物。用于指钓鱼的坠子等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sinker 词源, sinker 含义。
- sinistral 英文词源 sinistral (adj.) late 15c., "unlucky," from Old French senestral , sinistral or Medieval Latin *sinistralis , from sinister (see sinister ). Meaning "on the left side" is from 1803. Related: Sinistrally . 中文词源 sinistral :左撇子的,用左手的,左旋的 来自拉丁语 sinister,左边的,-al,形容词后缀。引申词义左撇子的,用左手的。 该词的英语词
- Sinhalese 英文词源 Sinhalese (adj.) also Singhalese , "pertaining to Sri Lanka," 1797, from Sanskrit Sinhala "Sri Lanka, Ceylon," from simhala- , literally "of lions," from simhah "lion." As the name of a language spoken there, it is attested from 1801. 中文词源 Sinhalese :僧伽罗人,僧伽罗语,斯里兰卡人 来自梵语 Sinhala,斯里兰卡,字面意思即狮子岛,来自 simhah,狮子
- singspiel 英文词源 singspiel (n.) 1876, from German Singspiel , literally "a singing play," from singen "to sing" (see sing (v.)) + Spiel "a play" (see spiel ). Kind of performance popular in Germany late 18c. 中文词源 singspiel :德国轻歌剧,轻唱剧 来自德语 Singspiel,轻唱剧,来自 sing,唱,歌唱,spiel,演奏,玩乐,游戏。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
- singleton 英文词源 singleton (n.) "single card of a suit in a hand," 1876, originally in whist, from single (adj.); compare simpleton , etc. Extended early 20c. to other instances of singularity. 中文词源 singleton :单身,单项物 single,单个的,单身的,-ton,人,衍生自 simpleton. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: singleton 词源, singleton 含义。
- singlet 英文词源 singlet (n.) "unlined woolen garment," c. 1746, from single (adj.) in clothing sense of "unlined, of one thickness" (late 14c.) + -et , apparently in imitation of doublet . 中文词源 singlet :背心 single,单个的,单件的,-et,小词后缀。引申词义背心。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: singlet 词源, singlet 含义。
- singleness 英文词源 simplicity (n.) late 14c., "singleness of nature, unity, indivisibility; immutability," from Old French simplicite (12c., Modern French simplicité ), from Latin simplicitatem (nominative simplicitas ) "state of being simple, frankness, openness, artlessness, candor, directness," from simplex (genitive simplicis ) "simple" (see simplex ). Sense of "ignorance" is from c. 1400; that of
- Singh 英文词源 Singh common surname and middle name in North India, later (1699) adopted by Sikhs as a title after their initiation ceremony, also a surname adopted by male Sikhs; 1620s in English, from Hindi Singh , from Sanskrit simhah "lion." 中文词源 Singh :辛格 印度北部常见姓氏,来自印度语 Singh,狮子,来自梵语 simhah,狮子,词源同 Singapore. 该词的英语词源
- singe 英文词源 singe (v.) Old English sengan "to burn lightly, burn the edges" (of hair, wings, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *sangjanan (cognates: Old Frisian of-sendza , Middle Dutch singhen , Dutch zengen , Old High German sengan , German sengen "to singe"). The root is said to be related to that of sing (v.), on the idea of some sort of sound produced by singeing (Century Dictionary), but Klein's s
- Singapore 英文词源 Singapore from Sanskrit Simhapuram "Lion City," from simhah "lion" + puram "city," from PIE *pele- "citadel, fortified high place" (see polis (n.)). The name is perhaps metaphoric of something, as no lions are found there. Singapore sling attested from 1930; said on the island to have been invented there 1915 by a barman named Ngian Tong Dron. 中文词源 Singapore :新加坡 来自梵
- sinful 英文词源 sinful (adj.) Old English synnfull "full of sin, wicked, unholy, contrary to the laws of God;" see sin (n.) + -ful . Weakened sense of "contrary to propriety or decency" is from 1863. Related: Sinfully ; sinfulness . 中文词源 sinful :有罪的,不道德的,邪恶的 sin,罪,罪行,-ful,形容词后缀。引申词义不道德的,邪恶的。 该词的英语词源请访问
- sinewy 英文词源 sinewy (adj.) late 14c., "made of sinews," from sinew + -y (2). As "tough, stringy" from 1570s. 中文词源 sinewy :强健的,肌肉发达的 sinew,肌腱,-y,形容词后缀。引申词义强健的,肌肉发达的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sinewy 词源, sinewy 含义。
- sinew 英文词源 sinew (n.) Old English seonowe , oblique form of nominative sionu "sinew," from Proto-Germanic *senawo (cognates: Old Saxon sinewa , Old Norse sina , Old Frisian sine , Middle Dutch senuwe , Dutch zenuw , Old High German senawa , German Sehne ), from PIE root *sai- "to tie, bind" (cognates: Sanskrit snavah "sinew," Avestan snavar , Irish sin "chain"). 中文词源 sinew :肌腱,关键
- sine 英文词源 sine sine: [16] As in the case of many other mathematical terms, English is indebted to Arabic for sine . But here the debt is only semantic, not formal. The word sine itself was borrowed from Latin sinus ‘curve, fold, hollow’ (source also of English sinuous [16] and indeed of sinus [16], whose anatomical use comes from the notion of a ‘hollow’ place or cavity). In postclassic
- sincerely 英文词源 sincerely (adv.) 1530s, "correctly;" 1550s, "honestly," from sincere + -ly (2). As a subscription to letters, recorded from 1702. 中文词源 sincerely :真诚地,真挚地 sincere,真诚的,真挚的,-ly,副词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sincerely 词源, sincerely 含义。
- sincerity 英文词源 sincerity (n.) early 15c., "honesty, genuineness," from Middle French sinceritie (early 16c., Modern French sincérité ) and directly from Latin sinceritatem (nominative sinceritas ) "purity, soundness, wholeness," from sincerus "whole, clean, uninjured," figuratively "sound, genuine, pure, true, candid, truthful" (see sincere ). 中文词源 sincerity :真诚,真挚 sincere,真诚
- since 英文词源 since since: [15] Since is a contracted form of Middle English sithenes ‘since’. This in turn went back (with the addition of a final - s ) to Old English siththan , a compound adverb and conjunction formed from sīth ‘after’ (a relative of German seit ‘since’) and thām ‘that’. since (adv.) early 15c., synnes , from sithenes "since," from sithen (plus adverbial geniti
- sin 英文词源 sin sin: [OE] Sin comes from a prehistoric Germanic * sunjō , a close relative of which produced German sünde , Dutch zonde , and Swedish and Danish synd ‘sin’. It is not altogether clear what its ultimate origins were, but it has been linked with Latin sōns ‘guilty’, and also with English sooth ‘truth’ and Sanskrit satya - ‘real, true’, as if its ancestral meaning
- simulcast 英文词源 simulcast (v.) "to broadcast simultaneously on radio and television," 1948, formed from simul(taneous) + (broad)cast. The noun is first recorded 1949, from the verb. 中文词源 simulcast :联播 缩写自 simultaneous broadcast,同步广播,联播。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: simulcast 词源, simulcast 含义。
- simulator 英文词源 simulator (n.) 1835, of persons, from Latin simulator "a copier, feigner," agent noun from simulare "imitate," from stem of similis "like" (see similar ). In reference to training devices for complex systems, from 1947 ( flight simulator ). 中文词源 simulator :模拟装置 simulate,模拟,模仿,-or,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: simulator 词
- simulacrum 英文词源 simulacrum (n.) 1590s, from Latin simulacrum "likeness, image, form, representation, portrait," dissimilated from *simulaclom , from simulare "to make like, imitate, copy, represent" (see simulation ). The word was borrowed earlier as semulacre (late 14c.), via Old French simulacre . 中文词源 simulacrum :模拟物,假象,幻象 来自拉丁语 simulacrum,相似,类似,模仿
- simsim 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pistil pistil: see piston 中文词源 simsim :芝麻 来自 sesame 的东非拼写形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: simsim 词源, simsim 含义。
- simplex 英文词源 simplex (adj.) "characterized by a single part," 1590s, from Latin simplex "single, simple, plain, unmixed, uncompounded," literally "onefold," from PIE compound of *sem- (1) "one, as one, together with" (cognates: Latin semper "always," literally "once for all;" Sanskrit sam "together;" see same ) + *plac- "-fold," from PIE *plek- "to plait" (see ply (v.1.)). The noun is attested fro
- simpatico 英文词源 simpatico (adj.) 1864 (in fem. form simpatica ), from Spanish simpatico "sympathetic," from simpatia "sympathy," or from Italian simpatico , from simpatia , both ultimately from Latin sympathia (see sympathy ). 中文词源 simpatico :讨人喜欢的,志趣相投的 来自西班牙语 simpatico,同情的,同感的,来自 simpatia,同情,同感,词源同 sympathy,同情, 同
- simonize 英文词源 simonize (v.) 1921, from Simoniz , trademark for a type of car polish invented by George Simons, who along with Elmer Rich of the Great Northern Railway organized Simons Manufacturing Company to sell it in Chicago, U.S.A., in 1910. Rich and his brother, R.J. Rich, acquired sole ownership two years later. 中文词源 simonize :打蜡,擦亮 来自 Simoniz,一种汽车油商标,来
- Simon 英文词源 Simon masc. proper name, from Latin, from Greek Symeon , from Hebrew Shim'on , literally "hearkening, hearing," from shama "he heard." In English Old Testaments, usually printed as Simeon , but in New Testament almost always as Simon . Confused with Greek masc. proper name Simon , which is from simos "snub-nosed." 中文词源 Simon :西蒙 常见人名,来自希伯来语 shim'on,倾
- simmer 英文词源 simmer (v.) 1650s, alteration of simperen "to simmer" (late 15c.), possibly imitative; not thought to be connected to simper (v.). OED says the change is "probably due to a feeling of phonetic appropriateness." Figurative sense, of feelings, "to be agitated" is from 1764. Opposite sense, in simmer down , first recorded 1871, probably from the notion of moving from a full boil to a mer
- simile 英文词源 simile (n.) late 14c., from Latin simile "a like thing; a comparison, likeness, parallel," neuter of similis "like" (see similar ). Both things must be mentioned and the comparison directly stated. To Johnson, "A simile, to be perfect, must both illustrate and ennoble the subject." 中文词源 simile :明喻,直喻 来自拉丁语 simile,比较,类似,相似之物,来自 si
- simian 英文词源 simian (adj.) "characteristic of monkeys or apes," c. 1600, from Latin simia "ape," from simus "snub-nosed," from Greek simos "snub-nosed" (like the Scythians), also a masculine proper name, of unknown origin. Biological meaning "pertaining to monkeys" is from 1863. The noun meaning "an ape or monkey" first is attested in 1880. 中文词源 simian :像猿或猴的 来自拉丁语 si
- silvery 英文词源 silvery (adj.) late 14c., from silver (n.) + -y (2). Related: Silveriness . 中文词源 silvery :银色的,银铃般的 silver,银,-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silvery 词源, silvery 含义。
- silverware 英文词源 silverware 1860, from silver (n.) + ware (n.). 中文词源 silverware :银器 silver,银,ware,器具,器皿。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silverware 词源, silverware 含义。
- silversmith 英文词源 silversmith (n.) Old English seolfursmið ; see silver (n.) + smith (n.). 中文词源 silversmith :银匠 silver,银,smith,铁匠,匠人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silversmith 词源, silversmith 含义。
- silver 英文词源 silver silver: [OE] The word silver probably originated in Asia Minor. Its unidentified source word was borrowed into prehistoric Germanic as * silubr -, which has evolved into German silber , Dutch zilver , Danish sølf , and English and Swedish silver . Borrowing of the same ancestral form into the Balto-Slavic languages produced Russian serebro , Polish and Serbo-Croat srebro , Lit
- silt 英文词源 silt silt: [15] The likelihood is that silt originally referred to the mud in salt flats by river estuaries, and that it is etymologically related to salt . It was probably borrowed from a Scandinavian word – Danish and Norwegian have the apparently related sylt ‘salt marsh’. = salt silt (n.) mid-15c., originally "sediment deposited by seawater," probably from a Scandinavian sou
- silo 英文词源 silo (n.) 1835, from Spanish silo , traditionally derived from Latin sirum (nominative sirus ), from Greek siros "a pit to keep corn in." "The change from r to l in Spanish is abnormal and Greek siros was a rare foreign term peculiar to regions of Asia Minor and not likely to emerge in Castilian Spain" [Barnhart]. Alternatively, the Spanish word is from a pre-Roman Iberian language wo
- silly 英文词源 silly silly: [OE] In one of the more celebrated semantic volte-faces in the history of the English lexicon, silly has been transformed over the past millennium from ‘blessed, happy’ to ‘stupid’. The word goes back ultimately to a prehistoric West Germanic * sǣliga , a derivative of * sǣli ‘luck, happiness’. It reached Old English as gesǣlig , still meaning ‘happy’,
- sill 英文词源 sill sill: [OE] Sill originally denoted the ‘foundation of a wall’. Not until the 15th century was it used for the ‘base of a window-frame’. It is related to German schwelle ‘threshold’ and possibly also to English sole ‘underside of the foot’. sill (n.) Old English syll "beam, threshold, large timber serving as a foundation of a wall," from Proto-Germanic *suljo (cogn
- silky 英文词源 silky (adj.) 1610s, from silk + -y (2). Related: Silkily ; silkiness . 中文词源 silky :丝质的,丝绸的,柔软的 silk,丝,-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silky 词源, silky 含义。
- silkworm 英文词源 silkworm (n.) Old English seolcwyrm ; see silk + worm (n.). 中文词源 silkworm :蚕 silk,丝,worm,虫。即吐丝的虫,蚕。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silkworm 词源, silkworm 含义。
- silken 英文词源 silken (adj.) Old English seolcen "made of silk;" see silk + -en (2). Meaning "silk-like, soft and glossy" is from 1510s. 中文词源 silken :丝质的,丝绸的,柔软的 silk,丝,-en,相关的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silken 词源, silken 含义。
- silicosis 英文词源 silicosis (n.) 1881, a hybrid from silicon + -osis . 中文词源 silicosis :硅沉着病,硅肺 silica,硅石,-osis,表疾病症状。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silicosis 词源, silicosis 含义。
- silicone 英文词源 silicone (n.) coined 1863 in German from silico- , comb. form indicating the presence of silicon , + -one . 中文词源 silicone :硅酮 silica,硅石,-one,酮。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silicone 词源, silicone 含义。
- silicate 英文词源 silicate (n.) 1811, from silica + -ate (3). 中文词源 silicate :硅酸盐 silica,硅石,-ate,盐。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silicate 词源, silicate 含义。
- silica 英文词源 silica (n.) "hard silicon dioxide," 1801, Modern Latin, from Latin silex (genitive silicis ) "flint, pebble," on model of alumina , soda . 中文词源 silica :硅石,二氧化硅 来自拉丁语 silicis,所有格形式于 silex,打火石,鹅卵石,小石子。后用于指二氧化硅。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silica 词源, silica 含义。
- silent 英文词源 silent silent: [16] Silent comes from the present participle of Latin silēre ‘be silent’. It is not clear what the origins of this were, although it seems likely to be related in some way to Gothic anasilan , a verb which denoted the wind dying down, and also perhaps to Latin dēsinere ‘stop’ (in which case its underlying meaning would be ‘stop speaking’). The Latin-deriv
- silencer 英文词源 silencer (n.) c. 1600, "person who silences," agent noun from silence (v.). Meaning "mechanism that stifles the sound of a motor or firearm" is from 1898. 中文词源 silencer :消音器 来自 silence,安静,-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silencer 词源, silencer 含义。
- silence 英文词源 silence (n.) c. 1200, "muteness, state of being silent," from Old French silence "state of being silent; absence of sound," from Latin silentium "a being silent," from silens , present participle of silere "be quiet or still," of unknown origin. Meaning "absence of sound" in English is from late 14c. silence (v.) 1560s, intransitive, "become still or silent;" 1590s, transitive, "make
- silage 英文词源 silage (n.) "fodder packed in a silo," 1884, alteration (probably by influence of silo ) of ensilage . 中文词源 silage :青贮饲料 缩写自 ensilage,青贮饲料,来自法语 ensiler,放入青贮窖,来自 en-,进入,使,silo,青贮窖。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: silage 词源, silage 含义。
- Sikh 英文词源 Sikh (n.) 1781, member of a politico-religious community established c. 1500 in Punjab by Nanak Shah, from Hindi sikh "disciple," from Sanskrit siksati "studies, learns," related to saknoti "he is able, he is strong" (see Shakti ). 中文词源 Sikh :锡克教教徒 印度宗教之一,教徒主要位于印度旁遮普邦,来自印度语 sikh,学徒,学生。 该词的英语词源
- signpost 英文词源 signpost (n.) also sign-post , 1610s, "sign on a post, usually indicating an inn or shop," from sign (n.) + post (n.1). Meaning "guide- or direction-post along a road" is attested from 1863. Figurative sense is from 1889. 中文词源 signpost :路标 sign,标记,post,柱子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: signpost 词源, signpost 含义。
- signing 英文词源 designing (adj.) "scheming," 1670s, present participle adjective from design (v.). 中文词源 signing :签字,签署,签约 sign,签字,-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: signing 词源, signing 含义。
- signification 英文词源 signification (n.) early 14c., "symbolization, representation," from Old French significacion and directly from Latin significationem (nominative significatio ) "a signifying, indication, expression, sign, token, meaning, emphasis," noun of action from past participle stem of significare "make known, indicate" (see signify ). From late 14c. as "meaning" (of a word, etc.). 中文词源
- signage 英文词源 signage (n.) 1972, in reference to signs on roads or outside stores, from sign (n.) + -age . Earlier in legal language with reference to affixing signatures. 中文词源 signage :标记,记号 sign,标记,记号,-age,集合名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: signage 词源, signage 含义。
- sigma 英文词源 sigma 18th letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to Latin S , a metathesis of Hebrew samekh . In uncial writing, shaped like an S or a C . 中文词源 sigma :希腊字母表的第十八个字母 来自希腊字母 Sigma,置换自希伯来字母 samekh,支撑,支柱。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sigma 词源, sigma 含义。
- sigil 英文词源 sigil (n.) "a sign, mark, or seal," mid-15c., from Late Latin sigillum , from Latin sigilla (neuter plural) "statuettes, little images, seal," diminutive of signum "sign" (see sign (n.)). In astrology, an occult device supposed to have great power (1650s). When my mistress died, she had under her arm-hole a small scarlet bag full of many things, which, one that was there delivered unt
- sightseeing 英文词源 sightseeing (n.) also sight-seeing , 1821, from sight (see sights ) + present participle of see (v.). Sight-see (v.) is from 1824. Sight-seer first recorded 1821. 中文词源 sightseeing :观光,游览 sight,风景,see,看。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sightseeing 词源, sightseeing 含义。
- sifter 英文词源 sifter (n.) 1570s, agent noun from sift (v.). 中文词源 sifter :筛子 sift,筛,-er,表物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sifter 词源, sifter 含义。
- sift 英文词源 sift (v.) Old English siftan "pass (something) through a sieve," from Proto-Germanic *sib- (cognates: Dutch ziften , Middle Low German sichten , German sichten "to sift;" see sieve (n.)). Intransitive sense "to pass loosely or fall scatteredly" is from 1590s. Metaphoric sense of "look carefully through" first recorded 1530s. Related: Sifted ; sifting . 中文词源 sift :筛,筛出,
- sievert 英文词源 sievert "The SI unit of dose equivalent (the biological effect of ionizing radiation), equal to an effective dose of a joule of energy per kilogram of recipient mass", 1940s: named after Rolf M. Sievert (1896–1966), Swedish physicist. 中文词源 sievert :希(辐射效果单位) 来自 20 世纪瑞典放射学家 Rolf Sievert. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
- sieve 英文词源 sieve (n.) Old English sife "sieve," from Proto-Germanic *sib (cognates: Middle Dutch seve , Dutch zeef , Old High German sib , German Sieb ), from PIE *seib- "to pour out, sieve, drip, trickle" (see soap (n.)). Related to sift . The Sieve of Eratosthenes (1803) is a contrivance for finding prime numbers. Sieve and shears formerly were used in divinations. sieve (v.) late 15c., from s
- siesta 英文词源 siesta (n.) "mid-day nap," 1650s, from Spanish siesta , from Latin sexta (hora) "sixth (hour)," the noon of the Roman day (coming six hours after sunrise), from sexta , fem. of sextus "sixth" (see Sextus ). 中文词源 siesta :午睡,午休 来自西班牙语 siesta,午睡,来自拉丁语 sexta hora,即 sixth hour,即第六小时,在古罗马时期以 日出计时,第六小时
- sierra 英文词源 sierra (n.) "a range of hills," 1610s, from Spanish sierra "jagged mountain range," literally "saw," from Latin serra "a saw" (compare serrated ), which is of unknown origin. 中文词源 sierra :锯齿状山脉 来自西班牙语 sierra,锯齿状山脉,来自拉丁语 serra,锯子,锯齿,词源同 serrated,锯齿状的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:
- sienna 英文词源 Sienna city in central Italy, probably from Senones , the name of a Gaulish people who settled there in ancient times. Related: Sienese . The brownish-ochre color (1760) is from Italian terra di Sienna "earth of Siena," where the coloring material first was produced. 中文词源 sienna :褐土 来自 Sienna,意大利中部城市,现词义来自 Terra di Sienna,产自 Sienna 的土,
- siemens 英文词源 dynamic dynamic: [19] Greek dūnamis (a word of unknown origin) meant ‘strength’. It was used by the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel in 1867 to form the name of the new explosive he had invented, dynamite . From it was derived the adjective dunamikós ‘powerful’, which French adopted in the 17th century as dynamique , and English acquired it in the early 19th century. Related to
- siege 英文词源 siege (n.) early 13c., "a seat" (as in Siege Perilous , early 13c., the vacant seat at Arthur's Round Table, according to prophecy to be occupied safely only by the knight destined to find the Holy Grail), from Old French sege "seat, throne," from Vulgar Latin *sedicum "seat," from Latin sedere "sit" (see sedentary ). The military sense is attested from c. 1300; the notion is of an ar
- sidle 英文词源 sidle (v.) "to move or go sideways," 1690s, back-formation from obsolete Middle English sidlyng (adv.) "obliquely, sideways; aslant; laterally" (early 14c., perhaps in Old English), from side (n.) + adverbial suffix -ling ; altered on analogy of verbs ending in -le . Related: Sidled ; sidling . Old English had sidlingweg (n.) "sidelong-way, oblique road." 中文词源 sidle :悄悄地
- side-splitting 英文词源 side (n.) Old English side "flanks of a person, the long part or aspect of anything," from Proto-Germanic *sithon (cognates: Old Saxon sida , Old Norse siða , Danish side , Swedish sida , Middle Dutch side , Dutch zidje , Old High German sita , German Seite ), from adjective *sithas "long" (source of Old English sid "long, broad, spacious," Old Norse siðr "long, hanging down"), from
- sidereal 英文词源 sidereal (adj.) also siderial , 1630s, "star-like;" 1640s, "of or pertaining to the stars," earlier sideral (1590s), from French sidereal (16c.), from Latin sidereus "starry, astral, of the constellations," from sidus (genitive sideris ) "star, group of stars, constellation," probably from PIE root *sweid- "to shine" (cognates: Lithuanian svidus "shining, bright"). Sidereal time is me
- sideline 英文词源 sideline (n.) also side-line , "line on the side of a fish," 1768; "lines marking the limits of playing area" (on a football field, etc.), 1862, from side (adj.) + line (q.v.). Meaning "course of business aside from one's regular occupation" is from 1890. Railway sense is from 1890. The figurative sense of "position removed from active participation" is attested from 1934 (from the ra
- sidekick 英文词源 sidekick (n.) also side-kick , "companion or close associate," 1901, also side-kicker (1903), American English, of unknown origin. Earlier terms were side-pal (1886), side-partner (1886). 中文词源 sidekick :助手,助理 side,边,侧,kick,踢。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sidekick 词源, sidekick 含义。
- sideburn 英文词源 sideburn "A strip of hair grown by a man down each side of the face in front of his ears", Late 19th century: originally burnside , from the name of General Burnside (1824–81), who wore sideburns. 中文词源 sideburn :男子的鬓角 拼写俗化为 burnsides,鬓角,大胡子,来自美国内战时期的陆军将军 Ambrose E.Burnside,因 其鬓角两边所蓄的大胡子而得
- sideboard 英文词源 sideboard (n.) "table placed near the side of a room or hall" (especially one where food is served), c. 1300, from side (adj.) + board (n.1). 中文词源 sideboard :餐具柜 side,边,board,板,柜子。引申词义餐具柜。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sideboard 词源, sideboard 含义。
- sicko 英文词源 sicko (n.) 1977, from sick (adj.) in the mental sense + ending as in weirdo . Sickie "a pervert" is attested from 1972; sicknik (1959) "pervert, obscene comedian" (applied to Lenny Bruce) has fad ending -nik . 中文词源 sicko :变态,精神病 来自 sick,生病的,有病的,病态的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sicko 词源, sicko 含义。
- sickness 英文词源 sickness (n.) Old English seocnes "sickness, disease; a disease;" see sick (adj.) and -ness . 中文词源 sickness :疾病,不健康 sick,生病的,-ness,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sickness 词源, sickness 含义。
- sickly 英文词源 sickly (adj.) late 14c., "ill, invalid, habitually ailing," from sick (adj.) + -ly (1). Meaning "causing sickness" in any sense is from c. 1600. Related: Sickliness . 中文词源 sickly :多病的,有病容的 sick,生病的,-ly,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sickly 词源, sickly 含义。
- sickie 英文词源 sicko (n.) 1977, from sick (adj.) in the mental sense + ending as in weirdo . Sickie "a pervert" is attested from 1972; sicknik (1959) "pervert, obscene comedian" (applied to Lenny Bruce) has fad ending -nik . 中文词源 sickie :假病假,称病缺勤 sick,生病的,-ie,人,表亲昵或可怜。俚语,用于指假生病请假的人。比较 sick leave. 该词的英语词源请
- sicken 英文词源 sicken (v.) c. 1200, "to become ill," from sick (adj.) + -en (1). Transitive sense of "to make sick" is recorded from 1610s. Related: Sickened ; sickening . The earlier verb was simply sick (Old English seocan ) "to be ill, fall ill." 中文词源 sicken :使震惊,使愤怒 sick,生病的,欲呕的,-en,使。引申比喻义使震惊,使愤怒。 该词的英语词源请访问
- sick 英文词源 sick sick: [OE] The ultimate origins of sick are a mystery. It has been traced back to a hypothetical prehistoric Germanic * seukaz , but beyond that nothing certain is known. Its modern relatives are German siech , Dutch ziek , Swedish sjuk , and Danish syg . sick (v.) "to chase, set upon" (as in command sick him! ), 1845, dialectal variant of seek . Used as an imperative to incite a
- siccative 英文词源 siccative (adj.) 1540s, from Late Latin siccativus "drying, siccative," from Latin siccatus , past participle of siccare "to dry, make dry; dry up," from siccus "dry, thirsty; without rain," from PIE root *seikw- "to flow out" (cognates: Avestan hiku- "dry," Greek iskhnos "dry, withered," Lithuanian seklus "shallow," Middle Irish sesc "dry," Sanskrit sincati "makes dry"). The noun is
- sibylline 英文词源 sibylline (adj.) 1570s, from Latin sibyllinus , from sibylla (see sibyl ). 中文词源 sibylline :神谕的,预言的 来自 sibyl,女预言家,-ine,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sibylline 词源, sibylline 含义。
- sibilate 英文词源 sibilate (v.) 1650s, from Latin sibilatus , past participle of sibilare "to hiss, whistle" (see sibilant (adj.)). Related: Sibilated ; sibilating . 中文词源 sibilate :发咝咝声 来自拉丁语 sibilare,发咝咝声,拟声词,-ate,动词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: sibilate 词源, sibilate 含义。
- sibilant 英文词源 sibilant (adj.) 1660s, from Latin sibilantem (nominative sibilans ), present participle of sibilare "to hiss, whistle," possibly of imitative origin (compare Greek sizein "to hiss," Lettish sikt "to hiss," Old Church Slavonic svistati "to hiss, whistle"). Related: Sibilance ; sibilation (1620s). sibilant (n.) "speech sound having a hissing effect," 1772, from sibilant (adj.). 中文词源
- shy 英文词源 shy shy: Shy ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew ). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the two words is not clear. The original application of the verb seems to have been specifically to the throwing of stic
- shutterbug 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random gain gain: [15] Gain is Germanic in origin, although English acquired it via Old French. Its distant ancestor is the Germanic noun * waithā . The etymological meaning of this was ‘hunting ground’ (it came ultimately from a prehistoric Indo-European base * wei -, which also produced Lithuanian vyti ‘pursue, hunt’ and San
- shunt 英文词源 shunt (v.) early 13c., "to shy, start," perhaps from shunen "to shun" (see shun ), and altered by influence of shot or shut . Meaning "to turn aside" is from late 14c.; that of "move out of the way" is from 1706. Adopted by railways from 1842. Related: Shunted ; shunting . shunt (n.) 1838, in railway use, from shunt (v.). By technicians in the sense of "electrical conductor" from 1863
- shun 英文词源 shun (v.) Old English scunian "to shun, avoid; abhor; desist, abstain; to hide, seek safety by concealment," of uncertain origin; not found in any other language. Perhaps ultimately from PIE root *skeu- "to cover, to hide." Related: Shunned ; shunning . A shun-pike (American English, 1911) was a road constructed to avoid tolls. 中文词源 shun :逃避,回避 来自古英语 scun
- shuffleboard 英文词源 shuffleboard (n.) 1530s, shovillaborde "shovel board," an unexplained alteration of shove-board (1520s), from shove (v.) + board (n.1). Originally a tabletop game (c. 1600), the large-scale version (1877) was invented for play on ocean liners. 中文词源 shuffleboard :推圆盘游戏 改写自 shove-board,推圆盘游戏,来自 shove,推,board,板。 该词的英语词源请访问