英语词源

• shuffle 英文词源 shuffle (v.) 1530s, put together hastily," probably from Middle English shovelen "to move with dragging feet," itself probably a frequentative form of shoven (see shove (v.)). Or perhaps from Low German schuffeln "to walk clumsily, deal dishonestly." Of playing cards, first recorded 1560s. Meaning "walk slowly without lifting the feet" is from 1570s. Meaning "push along gradually" is
• shudder 英文词源 shudder (v.) early 14c., possibly from Middle Dutch schuderen "to shudder," or Middle Low German schoderen , both frequentative forms from Proto-Germanic *skuth- "to shake." Related: Shuddered ; shuddering . shudder (n.) c. 1600, from shudder (v.). 中文词源 shudder ：发抖，打颤，战栗 来自中古低地德语 schoderen,颤抖，摇晃，来自 Proto-Germanic*skuth,摇晃，晃
• shucks 英文词源 shucks (interj.) expression of indifference, 1847, from shuck (n.) in the secondary sense "something valueless" (i.e. not worth shucks , attested in a separate source from 1847). 中文词源 shucks ：表示不满，该死 来自 shuck 的复数形式，引申比喻义垃圾，废物，后用于感叹语或咒骂语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shucks 词源
• shtup 英文词源 shtup (v.) "annoy," 1952; "have sexual intercourse with," 1967; from Yiddish, literally "push, shove," related to dialectal German stupfen "to nudge, jog." 中文词源 shtup ：性交 来自依地语 shtup,推，挤，可能来自德语 stupfen,推，挤，词源同 stop,塞子，塞进。引申俚 语义性交。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shtup 词源，
• shtum 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random libel libel: see library 中文词源 shtum ：沉默的 来自依地语 shtum,无声的，沉默的，来自德语 stumm,安静的，哑的，词源同 stammer. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shtum 词源， shtum 含义。
• shtick 英文词源 shtick (n.) also schtick , 1959, from Yiddish shtik "an act, gimmick," literally "a piece, slice," from Middle High German stücke "piece, play," from Old High German stucki (see stock (n.1)). 中文词源 shtick ：幽默风格，妙语，特色 来自依地语 shtik,花招，把戏，表演，字面意思为一块，一片，来自中古高地德语 stucke,一 块，一片，词源同
• shtetl 英文词源 shtetl (n.) Jewish small town or village in Eastern Europe, 1949, from Yiddish, literally "little town," from diminutive of German Stadt "city, town," from Old High German stat "place," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet ). 中文词源 shtetl ：东欧的犹太小镇 来自依地语 shtetl,小镇，小词形式于德语 Stadt,城镇，来自 PIE*sta,站，站立，词源同 sta
• shrug 英文词源 shrug (n.) a shoulder motion meant to express indifference, want of an answer, etc., 1590s, from shrug (v.). shrug (v.) c. 1400, schurgyng, of uncertain origin. Perhaps connected to Danish skrugge "to stoop, crouch." Related: Shrugged ; shrugging . To shrug (something) off "dismiss" is recorded from 1909. 中文词源 shrug ：耸肩 词源不详，可能最终来自 PIE*sker,弯，转，
• shrubby 英文词源 basil (n.) aromatic shrubby plant, early 15c., from Old French basile (15c., Modern French basilic ), from Medieval Latin basilicum , from Greek basilikon (phyton) "royal (plant)," from basileus "king" (see Basil ). So called, probably, because it was believed to have been used in making royal perfumes. In Latin, confused with basiliscus (see basilisk ) because it was supposed to be a
• shrubbery 英文词源 shrubbery (n.) 1748, "place where shrubs are planted," from shrub + -ery . As "shrubs collectively," from 1777. 中文词源 shrubbery ：灌木丛 shrub,灌木，-ery,集合名词后缀。引申词义灌木丛。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shrubbery 词源， shrubbery 含义。
• shrub 英文词源 shrub (n.) Old English scrybb "brushwood, shrubbery," a rare and late word (but preserved also, perhaps, in Shrewsbury ), possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare dialectal Danish skrub "brushwood," Norwegian skrubba "dwarf tree"). Presumably related to North Frisian skrobb "broom plant, brushwood;" West Flemish schrobbe "climbing wild pea," with a base notion of "rough plant," fr
• shroud 英文词源 shroud shroud: [OE] Shroud originally meant simply ‘garment’ – a sense which survived into the early modern English period (‘My princely robes are laid aside, whose glittering pomp Diana’s shrouds supplies’, Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe, Dido Queen of Carthage 1594). Not until the late 16th century did the modern meaning ‘winding-sheet’ begin to emerge. The wor
• shroom 英文词源 mushroom (n.) mid-15c., muscheron , musseroun (attested 1327 as a surname, John Mussheron ), from Anglo-French musherun , Old French meisseron (11c., Modern French mousseron ), perhaps from Late Latin mussirionem (nominative mussirio ), though this might as well be borrowed from French. Barnhart says "of uncertain origin." Klein calls it "a word of pre-Latin origin, used in the North
• shrivel 英文词源 shrivel (v.) 1560s (implied in shriveled ), of unknown origin, not found in Middle English; perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Swedish skryvla "to wrinkle, to shrivel"), perhaps ultimately connected with shrimp (n.) and shrink (v.). Related: Shriveled ; shriveling . 中文词源 shrivel ：皱缩，枯萎，干枯 词源不详，可能与 shrink 与相联系。比较 shake,sh
• shrive 英文词源 shrive shrive: [OE] Shrive ‘hear someone’s confession’ goes back ultimately to Latin scrībere ‘write’ (source of English scribe , script , etc). This was borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic as * skrīban , whose direct descendants are German schreiben and Dutch schrijven ‘write’. But it also developed a specialized sense ‘prescribe penances’, and it is this that
• shrinkage 英文词源 shrinkage (n.) 1713, "act or fact of shrinking," from shrink (v.) + -age . Meaning "amount by which something has shrunk" is from 1862. 中文词源 shrinkage ：收缩，收缩量 shrink,收缩，-age,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shrinkage 词源， shrinkage 含义。
• shrink 英文词源 shrink (v.) Old English scrincan "to draw in the limbs, contract, shrivel up; wither, pine away" (class III strong verb; past tense scranc , past participle scruncen ), from Proto-Germanic *skrink- (cognates: Middle Dutch schrinken ), probably from PIE root *(s)ker- (3) "to turn, bend" (see ring (n.1)). Originally with causal shrench (compare drink / drench ). Sense of "become reduced
• shrimp 英文词源 shrimp shrimp: [14] The shrimp’s name appears to echo its small size. It was probably borrowed from some Low German source, and its possible relatives include Middle Low German schrempen ‘shrink, wrinkle’ and modern German schrumpfen ‘shrivel, shrink’. Its use for a ‘tiny person’ is virtually as old in English as its application to the crustacean, and probably goes right
• shrift 英文词源 shrift shrift: see shrive shrift (n.) Old English scrift "confession to priest, followed by penance and absolution," verbal noun from scrifan "to impose penance," from an early Germanic borrowing of Latin scribere "to write" (see script (n.)) that produced nouns for "penance, confession" in Old English and Scandinavian (such as Old Norse skrjpt "penance, confession"), but elsewhere in
• Shri 英文词源 shrift shrift: see shrive shrimp shrimp: [14] The shrimp’s name appears to echo its small size. It was probably borrowed from some Low German source, and its possible relatives include Middle Low German schrempen ‘shrink, wrinkle’ and modern German schrumpfen ‘shrivel, shrink’. Its use for a ‘tiny person’ is virtually as old in English as its application to the crustacea
• shrewish 英文词源 shrewish (adj.) late 14c., "wicked, malignant," from shrew + -ish . Of women, "malignant and scolding," from 1560s. Related: Shrewishly ; shrewishness . 中文词源 shrewish ：女人脾气坏的 来自 shrew,泼妇，悍妇，-ish,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shrewish 词源， shrewish 含义。
• shrew 英文词源 shrew (n.) small insectivorous mammal, Old English screawa "shrew-mouse," unknown outside English, and "the absence of evidence for the word between the OE. period and the 16th c is remarkable" [OED]. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *skraw- , from PIE *skreu- "to cut; cutting tool" (see shred (n.)), in reference to the shrew's pointed snout. Alternative Old English word for it was scirfem
• shredder 英文词源 shredder (n.) 1570s, agent noun from shred (v.). In the paper disposal sense from 1950. 中文词源 shredder ：碎纸机 shred,切碎，-er,表物。引申词义碎纸机。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shredder 词源， shredder 含义。
• shred 英文词源 shred shred: [OE] A shred is etymologically a ‘cut’ piece. The word comes ultimately from the prehistoric West Germanic base * skraud -, * skreud -, * skrud - ‘cut’, source also of English shroud . From it was formed the noun * skrautha , which has evolved into German schrot , Dutch schroot , and English shred , and has also, via a circuitous route, given English scroll . = sc
• shrapnel 英文词源 shrapnel shrapnel: The term shrapnel commemorates the name of General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), a British artillery officer who in the course of the Peninsular War, at the beginning of the 19th century, invented an exploding shell that sent bullets flying in all directions shrapnel (n.) 1806, from Gen. Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), who invented a type of exploding, fragmenting shell
• showy 英文词源 showy (adj.) 1712, from show (n.) + -y (2). Related: Showiness ; showiness . Originally in a positive sense. 中文词源 showy ：炫耀的，艳丽的 show,展示，炫耀，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： showy 词源， showy 含义。
• showcase 英文词源 showcase (n.) "glass case for exhibiting valuable things," 1835, from show (v.) + case (n.2). In the extended sense, it is attested from 1937. The verb is first recorded 1945. Related: Showcased ; showcasing . 中文词源 showcase ：玻璃陈列柜，展示本领的场合 show,展示，case,柜子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： showcase 词源， showcase 含
• show 英文词源 show show: [OE] Show originally meant ‘look at’. Its modern senses – basically ‘cause to look at’ – did not begin to develop until the early Middle English period. It comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * skauwōjan , whose German descendant schauen still means ‘look at’ (and whose Flemish descendant scauwen gave English scavenger ). This in turn was derived from th
• shovel 英文词源 shovel (n.) Old English scofl , sceofol "shovel," related to scufan (see shove (v.)), from Proto-Germanic *skublo (cognates: Old Saxon skufla , Swedish skovel , Middle Low German schufle , Middle Dutch shuffel , Dutch schoffel , Old High German scuvala , German Schaufel ). Shovel-ready , with reference to construction projects, is attested by 2006. shovel (v.) mid-15c., from shovel (n
• shove 英文词源 shove shove: [OE] Shove was originally a perfectly respectable, neutral verb for ‘push forcefully, thrust’, but over the centuries it has come down in the world, acquiring connotations of rudeness. In common with German schieben and Dutch schuiven it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * skeuban . This was formed from a base which also produced English scuffle [16], sheaf [OE], sh
• shout 英文词源 shout shout: [14] The origins of shout are disputed. One school of thought traces it back to the prehistoric Germanic base * skeut -, * skaut -, * skut - ‘project’ (source of English sheet and shoot ), as if its etymological meaning were ‘throw one’s voice out forcibly’, while another views it as a borrowing from Old Norse skúta ‘taunt’, which may be a distant relative
• shoulder 英文词源 shoulder shoulder: [OE] Shoulder is a general West Germanic word, with relatives in German schulter and Dutch schouder (it was also borrowed into Swedish and Danish as skuldra and skulder respectively). It goes back to a prehistoric * skuldr -, but where this came from is not clear. One suggestion is that it is distantly related to English shield , and originally denoted ‘shoulder-b
• should 英文词源 should should: [OE] Should started life as the past tense of shall . It preserves the word’s original connotations of ‘obligation’ which have all but disappeared from shall . = shall should c. 1200, from Old English sceolde , past tense of sceal (see shall ). Preserves the original notion of "obligation" that has all but dropped from shall . 中文词源 should ：应该，应当
• shotgun 英文词源 shotgun (n.) 1821, American English, from shot (n.) in the sense of "lead in small pellets" (1770) + gun (n.). As distinguished from a rifle , which fires bullets. Shotgun wedding first attested 1903, American English. To ride shotgun is 1963, from custom of having an armed man beside the driver on the stagecoach in Old West movies to ward off trouble. 中文词源 shotgun ：霰弹枪，
• short-handed 英文词源 short-handed (adj.) "having too few 'hands,'" 1794, from short (adj.) + -handed . The ice hockey sense is attested from 1939. 中文词源 short-handed ：人手短缺 来自 short,短的，不足的，hand,手，人手。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： short-handed 词源， short-handed 含义。
• shorthand 英文词源 shorthand (n.) method of rapid writing, 1636, from short (adj.) in the "rapid" sense + hand (n.) "handwriting." 中文词源 shorthand ：速记，速记法 来自 short,短的，缩写的，hand,手，书写。比较 longhand. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shorthand 词源， shorthand 含义。
• shortening 英文词源 shortening (n.) 1540s, "action of making short," verbal noun from shorten . Meaning "butter or other fat used in baking" (1796) is from shorten in the sense "make crumbly" (1733), from short (adj.) in the secondary sense of "easily crumbled" (early 15c.), which perhaps arose via the notion of "having short fibers." This is the short in shortbread and shortcake . 中文词源 shortenin
• short-change 英文词源 short-change (v.) also shortchange , "to cheat by giving too little change to," 1903, from adjectival expression short-change (with man , trick , etc.), 1901, from short (adj.) + change (n.). 中文词源 short-change ：少找钱 short,不足的，change,零钱，找钱。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： short-change 词源， short-change 含义。
• shortcake 英文词源 shortcake (n.) also short-cake , 1590s, from short (see shortening ) + cake (n.). 中文词源 shortcake ：酥油饼干 来自 shortening,起酥的，cake,饼干。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shortcake 词源， shortcake 含义。
• shortbread 英文词源 shortbread (n.) also short-bread , 1755, from short (see shortening ) + bread (n.). 中文词源 shortbread ：酥油饼干 来自 shortening,起酥的，bread,面包，饼干。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shortbread 词源， shortbread 含义。
• shore 英文词源 shore shore: English has two words shore . The one meaning ‘land at the water’s edge’ [14] was borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schōre , which probably came from the Germanic base * skur - ‘cut’ (source also of English score , shear , etc). Shore ‘support’ [14], as in ‘shore up’, comes from Middle Dutch schōren ‘prop’, a word of unknown origin. =
• shoplot 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random excerpt excerpt: see scarce 中文词源 shoplot ：商店占地面积 shop,商店，lot,地块。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shoplot 词源， shoplot 含义。
• shoplifting 英文词源 shoplifting (n.) 1690s, "stealing of goods from a shop;" see shoplifter . 中文词源 shoplifting ：商店行窃 shop,商店，lift,小偷小摸。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shoplifting 词源， shoplifting 含义。
• shopaholic 英文词源 shopaholic (n.) 1984, from shop (v.) + -aholic . 中文词源 shopaholic ：购物狂 shop,购物，-aholic,发狂，衍生自 alcoholic,词源同 workaholic. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shopaholic 词源， shopaholic 含义。
• shop 英文词源 shop shop: [13] The word shop had humble beginnings. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * skoppan , which denoted a small additional structure, such as a lean-to shed or a porch. There is one isolated example of an Old English descendant of this – sceoppa , which denoted a ‘treasury’ – but this does not appear to have survived. The modern English word was borrowed from Old
• shoehorn 英文词源 shoehorn (v.) in the figurative sense of "to put or thrust (something somewhere) by means of a 'tool,' " 1859, from shoehorn (n.). Earlier it meant "to cuckold" (mid-17c.), with a play on horn (n.). Related: Shoehorned . shoehorn (n.) 1580s, from shoe (n.) + horn (n.); earlier shoeing-horn (mid-15c.). 中文词源 shoehorn ：鞋拔，硬塞 shoe,鞋，horn,角。比喻用法，引申词
• shoe 英文词源 shoe shoe: [OE] Shoe is a strictly Germanic word, with no living relatives in other branches of the Indo- European language family. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic * skōkhaz , which is probably descended ultimately from the Indo- European base * skeu - ‘cover’. Its cousins are German schuh , Dutch schoen , and Swedish and Danish sko . Until the early modern English period sh
• shod 英文词源 shod (adj.) "wearing shoes," late 14c., from Middle English past participle of shoe (v.), surviving chiefly in compounds, such as roughshod , slipshod , etc. 中文词源 shod ：穿着鞋的 来自动词 shoe 的过去分词，常见于复合词 roughshod,slipshod. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shod 词源， shod 含义。
• shock 英文词源 shock shock: English has two words shock in current general usage. Shock ‘heavy blow, unpleasant surprise’ [16] was borrowed from French choc , a derivative of the verb choquer ‘strike’, whose origins are unknown. Shock ‘thick shaggy mass of hair’ [19] is a nominalization of an earlier adjective shock ‘thick and shaggy’ [17], but it is not clear where this came from. I
• shoal 英文词源 shoal shoal: English has two distinct words shoal . ‘Shallow area’ [16] is descended from the Old English adjective sceald ‘shallow’, which in turn came from prehistoric Germanic * skaldaz . (English shallow [15] is related, although it is not clear precisely how.) Shoal of fish [16] is simply a reborrowing of Middle Dutch schōle , which had earlier been taken over as school
• shivery 英文词源 shivery (adj.) "characterized by shaking," 1747, from shiver (v.1) + -y (2). 中文词源 shivery ：颤抖的，哆嗦的 来自 shiver,颤抖，哆嗦，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shivery 词源， shivery 含义。
• shite 英文词源 shite (n.) colloquial modern alternative spelling of shit (n.), preserving the original vowel of the Old English verb. 中文词源 shite ：屎 来自 shit 方言变体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shite 词源， shite 含义。
• shit 英文词源 shit shit: [14] The verb shit is an alteration (due to the influence of the past participle shitten ) of an earlier shite [OE]. This, like German scheissen , Dutch schijten , Swedish skita , and Danish skide , goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base * skīt -, which in turn was descended from Indo- European * skheid - ‘split, divide, separate’ (source of English schism and schist
• shirty 英文词源 shirty (adj.) "ill-tempered," 1846, slang, probably from shirt (n.) + -y (2), on notion of being disheveled in anger. 中文词源 shirty ：生气，动怒 俚语，来自 shirt,衬衫，-y,形容词后缀。其词义演变可能是生气时把袖子拢起来或脱掉衬衣 摆出打架的姿势。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shirty 词源， shirty 含义。
• shirk 英文词源 shirk (v.) 1630s, "to practice fraud or trickery," also a noun (1630s, now obsolete) "a needy, disreputable parasite" [OED], perhaps from German schurke "scoundrel, rogue, knave, villain" (see shark (n.)). Sense of "evade one's work or duty" first recorded 1785, originally in slang. Related: Shirked ; shirking . 中文词源 shirk ：逃避，偷懒 可能来自 shark,鲨鱼，骗子，
• shipper 英文词源 worshipper (n.) late 14c., agent noun from worship (v.). 中文词源 shipper ：托运人 ship,船运，-er,人。用于贸易术语指托运人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shipper 词源， shipper 含义。
• shiny 英文词源 shiny (adj.) 1580s, from shine (n.) + -y (2). As a noun meaning "a shiny object" (also "money") from 1856. Related: Shininess . 中文词源 shiny ：有光泽的 来自 shine,照耀，发光，-y,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shiny 词源， shiny 含义。
• shinny 英文词源 shinny (v.) "to climb a rope, pole, etc.," 1888, from use of shins and ankles to do so; see shin (n.). Earlier simply shin (1829). Related: Shinnied ; shinnying . shinny (n.) also shinney , primitive form of hockey, 1670s, perhaps from Gaelic sinteag "a bound, a leap." OED suggests origin from shin ye "the cry used in the game." 中文词源 shinny ：攀爬，攀登 来自 shin,胫骨，
• shingly 英文词源 astonish (v.) c. 1300, astonien , from Old French estoner "to stun, daze, deafen, astound," from Vulgar Latin *extonare , from Latin ex- "out" + tonare "to thunder" (see thunder ); so, literally "to leave someone thunderstruck." The modern form (influenced by English verbs in -ish , such as distinguish, diminish ) is attested from c. 1530. No wonder is thogh that she were astoned [Cha
• shingles 英文词源 shingles (n.) "inflammatory disease of the skin," late 14c., from Medieval Latin cingulus (loan-translation of Greek zoster "girdle"), variant of Latin cingulum "girdle," from cingere "to gird" (see cinch (n.)). The inflammation often extends around the middle of the body, like a girdle. 中文词源 shingles ：带状疱疹 来自拉丁语 cingulus,带子，来自 cingulum,带子，来
• shingle 英文词源 shingle shingle: English has two distinct words shingle . The older, ‘roof tile’ [12], was borrowed from Latin scindula , a variant of scandula ‘roof tile’. This was probably derived from scandere ‘ascend’ (source of English ascend , descend , scan , etc), the underlying notion being of rows of tiles rising one above the other like steps. Shingle ‘beach pebbles’ [16] i
• shiner 英文词源 moonshine (n.) c. 1500, "moonlight," from moon (n.) + shine (n.). In figurative use, implying "appearance without substance," from late 15c.; perhaps connected in that sense with notion of "moonshine in water" (see moonraker ). Meaning "illicit liquor" is attested from 1785 (earliest reference is to that smuggled on the coasts of Kent and Sussex); moonlight also occasionally was used
• shine 英文词源 shine shine: [OE] Shine and its Germanic relatives, German scheinen , Dutch schijnen , Swedish skina , and Danish skinne , go back to a prehistoric * skīnan . This was derived from * ski -, a base which also produced English sheer and shimmer ( sheen , despite its similarity, is not connected). Other descendants of this base were Greek skiá ‘shadow’ and skēné ‘tent’ (sourc
• shindig 英文词源 shindig (n.) "dance, party, lively gathering," 1871, probably from shindy "a spree, merrymaking" (1821), also "a game like hockey;" perhaps from shinty , name of a Scottish game akin to hockey (1771), earlier shinny (see shinny (n.)). 中文词源 shindig ：盛大集会 俚语，可能来自 shin,胫骨，腿，dig,挖，俚语义摇摆。引申词义盛大舞会。 该词的英语词源
• shin 英文词源 shin shin: [OE] Shin has Germanic relatives in German schiene ‘thin plate’, Dutch schen ‘shin’, Swedish skena ‘shin’, and Danish skinne ‘splint’. Its underlying meaning seems to be ‘thin piece’. The first record of its use as a verb, meaning ‘climb with the hands and legs’, comes from the early 19th century. shin (n.) Old English scinu "shin, fore part of the l
• shimmy 英文词源 shimmy (v.) "do a suggestive dance," 1918, perhaps via phrase shake the shimmy , which is possibly from shimmy (n.), a U.S. dialectal form of chemise (mistaken as a plural; compare shammy ) first recorded 1837. Or perhaps the verb is related to shimmer (v.) via a notion of glistening light. Transferred sense of "vibration of a motor vehicle" is from 1925. Related: Shimmied ; shimmying
• shimmer 英文词源 shimmer shimmer: [OE] Shimmer goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * skim - (source also of German schimmern ‘glitter, gleam’). This was an extension of the base * ski -, from which English gets sheer and shine . = sheer , shine shimmer (n.) "a tremulous light," 1821, from shimmer (v.). shimmer (v.) Old English scimerian "to glitter, shimmer, glisten, shine," related to (perhaps a
• shilling 英文词源 shilling shilling: [OE] Shilling has relatives in the other Germanic languages – German schilling , Dutch schelling , and Swedish and Danish skilling – which point back to a prehistoric Germanic * skillinggaz . Where this came from, however, is a mystery. Among suggestions are that it was formed from the base * skel - ‘divide, separate’ (source of English scale , shell , etc),
• Shiite 英文词源 Shiite (n.) 1728, "a member of the Shia sect of Islam," from Shia + -ite (1), Latin-derived suffix denoting "follower." 中文词源 Shiite ：什叶派穆斯林 来自 Shia,穆斯林什叶派，-ite,人，成员。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Shiite 词源， Shiite 含义。
• shifty 英文词源 shifty (adj.) 1560s, "able to manage for oneself, fertile in expedients," from shift (n.1) in secondary sense of "dodge, trick, artifice" + -y (2). Meaning "habitually using dishonest methods, characterized by trickery" first recorded 1837. In a sense "prone to shifting," of the wind, used from 1884. Related: Shiftily ; shiftiness . 中文词源 shifty ：不可靠的 shift,转移，-
• shiftless 英文词源 shiftless (adj.) "wanting in resources or energy and ability to shift for oneself," 1580s, from shift (n.1) in the sense "resources" + -less . Related: Shiftlessly ; shiftlessness . 中文词源 shiftless ：懒惰的，不思上进的 shift,转移，进步，-less,无，没有。引申词义懒惰的，不思上进的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： shiftles
• shift 英文词源 shift shift: [OE] Old English sciftan meant ‘arrange’ (it came from a prehistoric Germanic base * skip -, which also produced German schichten ‘arrange in layers, pile up’, and traces of its original meaning survive in make-shift [16], denoting something arranged or contrived for lack of anything better). Its modern meaning ‘move’ emerged in the 14th century, via an interm
• shibboleth 英文词源 shibboleth shibboleth: [14] Hebrew shibbōleth meant ‘stream’. According to the Bible, the Gileadites used it as a password, for they knew their enemies the Ephraimites could not pronounce the sh properly (‘And it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay, then they s
• Shia 英文词源 Shia (n.) also Shiah , 1620s, a collective name for one of the two great Muslim sects, from Arabic shi'ah "partisans, followers, sect, company, faction" (from sha'a "to follow"). This is the proper use, but it commonly is used in English to mean "a Shiite." In Arabic, shi'ah is the name of the sect, shiya'iy is a member of the sect. The branch of Islam that recognizes Ali, Muhammad's
• Sherlock 英文词源 Sherlock masc. proper name, literally "fair-haired," from Old English scir "bright" + locc "lock of hair." Slang for "private detective, perceptive person" (the latter often ironic) is attested from 1903, from A.C. Doyle's fictional character Sherlock Holmes (full name in this sense used from 1896; Holmes debuted in 1887 and was popular by 1892). 中文词源 Sherlock ：神探 常见姓
• sheriff 英文词源 sheriff sheriff: [OE] A sheriff is etymologically a ‘shirereeve’ – that is, a ‘county official’. The term was compounded in the Old English period from scīr , ancestor of modern English shire , and gerēfa ‘local official’, a word based on * rōf ‘assembly’ which survives as the historical term reeve . It was used for the ‘monarch’s representative in a county’
• sherbet 英文词源 sherbet sherbet: [17] Like syrup , sherbet goes back ultimately to the Arabic verb shariba ‘drink’, whose initial /shr/ sound was originally imitative of the sound of noisy drinking or slurping. From it was derived the noun sharbah , whose plural sharbāt passed into Turkish as sherbet or shorbet . English took over the former as sherbet , and originally used it for a ‘cooling M
• shelve 英文词源 shelve (v.1) 1590s, "to overhang," also "to provide with shelves," probably a back-formation from shelves , plural of shelf (n.1). Meaning "put on a shelf" first recorded 1650s; metaphoric sense of "lay aside, dismiss" is from 1812. Related: Shelved ; shelving . shelve (v.2) "to slope gradually," 1610s, from Middle English shelven "to slope," from shelfe "grassy slope," a word related
• shelling 英文词源 shell (v.) 1560s, "to remove (a nut, etc.) from a shell," from shell (n.). The meaning "to bombard with shells" is first attested 1856. To shell out "disburse" (1801) is a figurative use from the image of extracting nuts. Related: Shelled ; shelling . 中文词源 shelling ：炮火，炮击 来自 shell,弹壳，炮弹，炮击。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• shellac 英文词源 shellac (n.) 1713, from shell (n.) + lac (see lacquer ). Translates French laque en écailles "lac in thin plates." shellac (v.) 1876, from shellack (n.). The slang sense of "beat soundly" is 1920s, perhaps from the notion of shellac as a "finish." Shellacked "drunk" is from 1922 (compare plastered ). Related: Shellacking . 中文词源 shellac ：紫胶，虫胶 来自 shell,壳，la
• shelf 英文词源 shelf shelf: [14] Shelf appears to have been borrowed from Middle Low German schelf ‘shelf’. This may have come from the Germanic base * skelf - ‘split’, which also produced Old English scylfe ‘partition’, the word’s underlying meaning therefore being a ‘piece of split wood used for standing things on’. The derivative shelve dates from the 16th century. shelf (n.) la
• shekel 英文词源 shekel (n.) early 13c., sicle , via Old French and Latin, from Hebrew sheqel , from shaqal "he weighed." Chief silver coin of ancient Hebrews, also a unit of weight. Modern form in English dates from mid-16c. As slang for "money," it dates from 1871. 中文词源 shekel ：谢克尔（以色列货币单位） 来自希伯来语 sheqel,来自 shaqal,称量。词义演变比较 pound,ru
• sheila 英文词源 Sheila fem. proper name, Irish equivalent of Celia , shortened form of Cecilia , the fem. form of Cecil . A standard type of an Irish women's name since 1828; slang for "girlfriend, young woman" dates from 1839. 中文词源 sheila ：少女 爱尔兰常见少女名，对应于英语名字 Celia,缩写自 Cecilia.如张柏芝英文名 Cecilia Cheung,韩 雪英文名 Cecilia Han.后首字
• sheikhdom 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random quad quad: see quarter 中文词源 sheikhdom ：酋长国 sheikh,酋长，-dom,领域，王国，缩写自 kingdom. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sheikhdom 词源， sheikhdom 含义。
• sheikh 英文词源 sheikh "An Arab leader, in particular the chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village", Late 16th century: based on Arabic šayḵ 'old man, sheikh', from šāḵa 'be or grow old'. 中文词源 sheikh ：亲王，酋长，首领 来自阿拉伯语 shaykh,老人。引申词义首长，首领，酋长等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sheikh 词源，
• sheeting 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ratchet ratchet: [17] Ratchet was originally acquired, in the form rochet , from French rochet . This was a diminutive form descended ultimately from Frankish * rokko ‘spool’, which is related to English rocket . The notion of having teeth, which is central to the idea of a ratchet , therefore appears to be historically seco
• sheet 英文词源 sheet sheet: Sheet ‘cloth’ [OE] and sheet ‘rope attached to a sail’ [OE] are distinct words, although they have a common ancestor. This was the Germanic base * skaut -, * skut - ‘project’, which also produced English scot-free , scuttle ‘sink a ship’, shoot , shot , shout , shut , and skit . This produced two Old English nouns, scēte ‘cloth’ and scēata ‘sail-ro
• sheer 英文词源 sheer sheer: see shear sheer (adj.) c. 1200, "exempt, free from guilt" (as in Sheer Thursday , the Thursday of Holy Week); later schiere "thin, sparse" (c. 1400), from Old English scir "bright, clear, gleaming; translucent; pure, unmixed," and influenced by Old Norse cognate scær "bright, clean, pure," both from Proto-Germanic *skeran- (cognates: Old Saxon skiri , Old Frisian skire ,
• sheepfold 英文词源 hedge (n.) Old English hecg , originally any fence, living or artificial, from West Germanic *khagja (cognates: Middle Dutch hegge , Dutch heg , Old High German hegga , German Hecke "hedge"), from PIE *kagh- "to catch, seize; wickerwork, fence" (cognates: Latin caulae "a sheepfold, enclosure," Gaulish caio "circumvallation," Welsh cae "fence, hedge"). Related to Old English haga "encl
• sheen 英文词源 sheen sheen: [OE] Despite its similarity in form and meaning, sheen has no etymological connection with shine . It was originally an adjective, meaning ‘beautiful, bright’. Like its relatives, German schön and Dutch schoon , it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * skauniz , which was derived from the base * skau - ‘see, look’ (source also of English scavenger and show ). It