英语词源

• sunburn 英文词源 sunburn (v.) 1520s, from sun (n.) + burn (v.). Sunburnt (c. 1400) is older than sunburned (c. 1500, sunne y-brent ). As a noun from 1650s. 中文词源 sunburn ：日炙，晒伤，晒斑 词根词缀： sun太阳 + burn烧伤 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： sunburn 词源， sunburn 含义。 sunburn ：晒伤 sun,太阳，burn,晒伤。
• sun 英文词源 sun sun: [OE] Not surprisingly, considering the central importance of the sun to human life, the word for it in the vast majority of modern European languages goes back to a common Indo-European source – * sāu - or * su -. These variants have however differentiated into several distinct camps. The * sāu - form adopted an - l suffix, and evolved into Greek hélios (source of Englis
• sumptuous 英文词源 sumptuous sumptuous: [15] Etymologically, sumptuous denotes ‘expensive, costly’; its modern connotations of ‘luxury’ or ‘lavishness’ are a secondary development. It comes via Old French somptueux from Latin sumptuōsus , a derivative of sumptus ‘expense’. This in turn was based on the past participle of the verb sūmere ‘spend, consume, take’ (source also of Englis
• summit 英文词源 summit summit: see sum summit (n.) c. 1400, "highest point, peak," from Middle French somete , from Old French somete "summit, top," diminutive of som , sum "highest part, top of a hill," from Latin summum , neuter of noun use of summus "highest," related to super "over" (see sum (n.)). The meaning "meeting of heads of state" (1950) is from Winston Churchill's metaphor of "a parley at
• summary 英文词源 summary (adj.) early 15c., "brief, abbreviated; containing the sum or substance only," from Medieval Latin summarius "of or pertaining to the sum or substance," from Latin summa "whole, totality, gist" (see sum (n.)). Compare Latin phrase ad summam "on the whole, generally, in short." Sense of "done promptly, performed without hesitation or formality" is from 1713. summary (n.) "a sum
• summarize 英文词源 summarize (v.) 1837, American English, from summary + -ize . Related: Summarized ; summarizing . 中文词源 summarize ：总结，概括    词根词缀： -sum-最高,总(m双写) + -ary形容词词尾(y因和后面的i发音重复而略) + -ize动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： summarize 词源， summarize 含义。 summarize ：总结，概括
• summarise 英文词源 summarise (v.) chiefly British English spelling of summarize ; for suffix, see -ize . Related: Summarised ; summarising ; summarisation . 中文词源 summarise ：总结，概括 词根词缀： -sum-最高,总(m双写) + -ary形容词词尾(y因和后面的i发音重复而略) + -ise动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： summarise 词源， summarise 含义
• sum 英文词源 sum sum: [13] Latin summus meant ‘highest’ (a meaning preserved in English summit [15], which is ultimately derived from it); it evolved from an earlier * supmus , a superlative form based on the stem of Latin super ‘above’ (source of English super ). When the Romans counted up columns of figures they worked from the bottom upwards, and put the total on top – whence the use
• suite 英文词源 suite (n.) 1670s, "train of followers or attendants," from French suite , from Old French suite , sieute "act of following, attendance" (see suit (n.), which is an earlier borrowing of the same French word). The meanings "set of instrumental compositions" (1680s), "connected set of rooms" (1716), and "set of furniture" (1805) were imported from French usages or re-spelled on the Frenc
• suitcase 英文词源 suitcase (n.) 1898, from suit (n.) + case (n.2). Originally a case for holding a suit of clothes. In reference to small nuclear weapons, 1954. 中文词源 suitcase ：(旅行用)小提箱，衣箱 词根词缀： suit套,合适 + case²箱 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： suitcase 词源， suitcase 含义。 suitcase ：手提箱 suit,套装，case,箱子。原指
• suitable 英文词源 suitable (adj.) 1580s, from suit (v.) + -able . Earlier suit-like (1560s); suitly (mid-15c.). Related: Suitably ; suitableness . 中文词源 suitable ：合适的，适宜的 词根词缀： suit合适 + -able形容词词尾,被动意义 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： suitable 词源， suitable 含义。 suitable ：合适的，适宜的 suit,匹配，适宜，
• suit 英文词源 suit suit: [13] As in the case of its first cousins sect and set , the etymological notion underlying suit is ‘following’. It comes via Anglo-Norman siute from Vulgar Latin * sequita , a noun use of the feminine past participle of * sequere ‘follow’, which in turn was an alteration of Latin sequī ‘follow’ (source of English consequence , persecute , sequence , etc). It wa
• suicide 英文词源 suicide (n.) "deliberate killing of oneself," 1650s, from Modern Latin suicidium "suicide," from Latin sui "of oneself" (genitive of se "self"), from PIE *s(u)w-o- "one's own," from root *s(w)e- (see idiom ) + -cidium "a killing" (see -cide ). Probably an English coinage; much maligned by Latin purists because it "may as well seem to participate of sus , a sow, as of the pronoun sui "
• suggestion 英文词源 suggestion (n.) mid-14c., "a prompting to evil," from Anglo-French and Old French suggestioun "hint, temptation," from Latin suggestionem (nominative suggestio ) "an addition, intimation, suggestion," noun of action from suggestus , past participle of suggerere "bring up, bring under, lay beneath; furnish, afford, supply; prompt," from sub "up" (see sub- ) + gerere "bring, carry" (see
• suggest 英文词源 suggest suggest: [16] To suggest something is etymologically to ‘carry it under’. It comes from the past participle of Latin suggerere , a compound verb formed from the suffix sub - and gerere ‘carry’ (source also of English digest , gesture , etc). Its meaning evolved via ‘heap up, build’ and ‘furnish a supply’ to ‘bring forward an idea’. = congest , digest , gest
• sugarcane 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random stocking stocking: [16] Stocking is a derivative of stock , in the now defunct sense ‘stocking’. This appears to have arisen in the 15th century from the blackly humorous comparison of the stocks in which one’s legs are restrained as a punishment with ‘leggings, hose’. Until comparatively recently stocking was a unisex
• suffer 英文词源 suffer suffer: [13] To suffer something is etymologically to ‘hold it up from underneath’, to ‘sustain’ it’. The word comes via Anglo-Norman suffrir from Vulgar Latin * sufferīre , an alteration of Latin sufferre ‘sustain’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix sub - ‘up from underneath’ and ferre ‘carry’ (a relative of English bear ). The word’s mod
• sue 英文词源 sue sue: [13] Sue , like its close relative pursue , originally meant ‘follow’ (‘My wickednesses ever follow me, as men may see the shadow a body sue’, Thomas Hoccleve, Complaint 1421). It comes via Anglo-Norman suer from Vulgar Latin * sequere ‘follow’, an alteration of Latin sequī ‘follow’ (source also of English consecutive , ensue [14], persecute , pursue , sequen
• successor 英文词源 successor (n.) "one who comes after," late 13c., from Anglo-French successor and Old French successour "successor, heir" (12c., Modern French successeur ), from Latin successor "follower, successor," agent noun from past participle stem of succedere "to come after" (see succeed ). 中文词源 successor ：继承人   词根词缀： suc-下,低 + -cess-行走 + -or名词词尾,人 →
• successive 英文词源 successive (adj.) early 15c., from Medieval Latin successivus "successive," from success- , stem of Latin succedere "to come after" (see succeed ). Related: Successively . 中文词源 successive ：继承的，连续的 词根词缀： suc-下,低 + -cess-行走 + -ive形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： successive 词源， successive 含义。 succ
• succession 英文词源 succession (n.) early 14c., "fact or right of succeeding someone by inheritance," from Old French succession "inheritance; a following on" (13c.), from Latin successionem (nominative successio ) "a following after, a coming into another's place, result," noun of action from successus , past participle of succedere (see succeed ). Meaning "fact of being later in time" is late 14c. Mean
• successful 英文词源 successful (adj.) 1580s, from success + -ful . Originally "having or resulting in any kind of success;" since late 19c. it has tended to mean "wealthy, resulting in financial prosperity" unless otherwise indicated. Related: Successfully . 中文词源 successful ：成功的 词根词缀： suc-下,低 + -cess-行走 + -ful形容词词尾 → 走到底 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• success 英文词源 success (n.) 1530s, "result, outcome," from Latin successus "an advance, a coming up; a good result, happy outcome," noun use of past participle of succedere "come after" (see succeed ). Meaning "accomplishment of desired end" ( good success ) first recorded 1580s. Meaning "a thing or person which succeeds," especially in public, is from 1882. The moral flabbiness born of the bitch-go
• succeed 英文词源 succeed succeed: [15] To succeed someone is etymologically to ‘go next to them’, hence to follow them. The word comes via Old French succeder from Latin succēdere , a compound verb formed from the prefix sub - ‘under’ (used here in the sense ‘next below’, hence ‘next to, after’) and cēdere ‘go’ (source also of English cede , exceed , proceed , etc). The notion of
• subvert 英文词源 subvert (v.) late 14c., "to raze, destroy, overthrow, undermine, overturn," from Old French subvertir "overthrow, destroy" (13c.), or directly from Latin subvertere "to turn upside down, overturn, overthrow," from sub "under" (see sub- ) + vertere "to turn" (see versus ). Related: Subverted ; subverting . 中文词源 subvert ：推翻，暗中破坏，搅乱 词根词缀： sub-由下向
• subversive 英文词源 subversive (adj.) 1640s, from Latin subvers- , past participle stem of subvertere (see subvert ) + -ive . As a noun, attested from 1887. Related: Subversively ; subversiveness . 中文词源 subversive ：颠覆性的，暗中破坏的 词根词缀： sub-下;由下向上 + -vers-转 + -ive形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： subversive 词源， subv
• subversion 英文词源 subversion (n.) late 14c., "physical destruction, demolition, ruination; overthrow of a system or law," from Old French subversion "downfall, overthrow" (12c.), from Late Latin subversionem (nominative subversio ) "an overthrow, ruin, destruction," noun of action from past participle stem of subvertere (see subvert ). 中文词源 subversion ：颠覆，破坏 词根词缀： sub-由下
• suburb 英文词源 suburb suburb: see urban suburb (n.) early 14c., "area outside a town or city," whether agricultural or residential but most frequently residential, from Old French suburbe "suburb of a town," from Latin suburbium "an outlying part of a city" (especially Rome), from sub "below, near" (see sub- ) + urbs (genitive urbis ) "city" (see urban ). Glossed in Old English as underburg . Just b
• subtraction 英文词源 subtraction (n.) c. 1400, "withdrawal, removal," from Late Latin subtractionem (nominative subtractio ) "a drawing back, taking away," from past participle stem of Latin subtrahere "take away, draw off, draw from below," from sub "from under" (see sub- ) + trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (n.1)). The mathematical sense is attested from early 15c. Þou most know þat subtraccion is d
• subtitle 英文词源 subtitle (n.) also sub-title , 1825, "subordinate or additional title, usually explanatory," in reference to literary works, from sub- "under" + title (n.). Applied to motion pictures by 1908. As a verb from 1858. Related: Subtitled . 中文词源 subtitle ：字幕，副标题 词根词缀： sub-下,副 + title标题,称号,头衔 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• substitution 英文词源 substitution (n.) late 14c., "appointment of a subordinate or successor," from Middle French substitution or directly from Late Latin substitutionem (nominative substitutio ) "a putting in place of (another)," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin substituere "put in place of another, place under or next to, present, submit," from sub "under" (see sub- ) + statuere "set up
• substitute 英文词源 substitute substitute: see statue substitute (v.) early 15c. (transitive), from Latin substitutus , past participle of substituere "put in place of another" (see substitution ). Transitive use is from 1888. Related: Substituted ; substituting . substitute (n.) "one who acts in place of another," early 15c., from Middle French substitut (noun use) and directly from Latin substitutus ,
• substantive 英文词源 substantive (adj.) mid-15c., "standing by itself," from Old French substantif , from Late Latin substantivus "of substance or being, self-existent," from Latin substantia "being, essence, material" (see substance ). The grammatical term (late 14c.) was introduced by the French to denote the noun in contradistinction to the adjective, from Latin nomen substantivum "name or word of subs
• substantial 英文词源 substantial (adj.) mid-14c., "ample, sizeable," from Old French substantiel (13c.) and directly from Latin substantialis "having substance or reality, material," in Late Latin "pertaining to the substance or essence," from substantia "being, essence, material"(see substance ). Meaning "existing, having real existence" is from late 14c. Meaning "involving an essential part or point" is
• substance 英文词源 substance substance: [13] Latin substantia denoted the ‘essence’ of something. Derived from the present participle of substāre ‘be present’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub - ‘under’ and stāre ‘stand’ (a relative of English stand ), it was virtually a loan-translation of Greek hupóstasis ‘substance, existence, essence’, which likewise was formed from
• subsistence 英文词源 subsistence (n.) early 15c., "existence, independence," from Late Latin subsistentia "substance, reality," in Medieval Latin also "stability," from Latin subsistens , present participle of subsistere "stand still or firm" (see subsist ). Latin subsistentia is a loan-translation of Greek hypostasis "foundation, substance, real nature, subject matter; that which settles at the bottom, s
• subsist 英文词源 subsist (v.) 1540s, "to exist;" c. 1600, "retain the existing state," from Middle French subsister and directly from Latin subsistere "to stand still or firm, take a stand, take position; abide, hold out," from sub "under, up to" (see sub- ) + sistere "to assume a standing position, stand still, remain; set, place, cause to stand still" (see assist (v.)). Meaning "to support oneself"
• subsequently 英文词源 abacus abacus: [17] Abacus comes originally from a Hebrew word for ‘dust’, ’ ābāq . This was borrowed into Greek with the sense of ‘drawing board covered with dust or sand’, on which one could draw for, among other purposes, making mathematical calculations. The Greek word, ábax , subsequently developed various other meanings, including ‘table’, both in the literal se
• subsequent 英文词源 subsequent subsequent: see sequence subsequent (adj.) "following in time, later," mid-15c., from Middle French subsequent (14c.) and directly from Latin subsequentem (nominative subsequens ), present participle of subsequi "come after in time, follow closely," figuratively "imitate, conform to," from sub "closely, up to" (see sub- ) + sequi "follow" (see suit (n.)). Related: Subsequen
• subsequence 英文词源 subsequence (n.) c. 1500, from Late Latin subsequentia "act of following, succession," from Latin subsequens (see subsequent ). Related: Subsequency . 中文词源 subsequence ：随后，后来 词根词缀： sub-下,低;后面 + -sequ-跟随 + -ence名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： subsequence 词源， subsequence 含义。
• subscription 英文词源 subscription (n.) c. 1400, "piece of writing at the end of a document," from Middle French subscription (Modern French souscription ) and directly from Latin subscriptionem (nominative subscriptio ) "anything written underneath, a signature," noun of action from past participle stem of subscribere (see subscribe ). Meaning "act of subscribing money" is from 1640s. 中文词源 subscri
• subscriber 英文词源 subscriber (n.) 1590s, agent noun from subscribe . 中文词源 subscriber ：订购者；捐款者，出资者 词根词缀： sub-下 + -scrib-写 + -er名词词尾,…人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： subscriber 词源， subscriber 含义。 subscriber ：订购者，订阅者，消费者，用户 subscribe,订购，订阅，-er,人。引申词义消费者，
• subscribe 英文词源 subscribe (v.) early 15c., "to sign at the bottom of a document," from Latin subscribere "write, write underneath, sign one's name; register," also figuratively "assent, agree to, approve," from sub "underneath" (see sub- ) + scribere "write" (see script (n.)). The meaning "give one's consent" (by subscribing one's name) first recorded mid-15c.; that of "contribute money to" 1630s; an
• submit 英文词源 submit (v.) late 14c., "to place (oneself) under the control of another, to yield oneself," from Latin submittere "to yield, lower, let down, put under, reduce," from sub "under" (see sub- ) + mittere "let go, send" (see mission ). Transitive sense of "refer to another for consideration" first recorded 1550s. Related: Submitted ; submitting . 中文词源 submit ：呈送，提交；主
• submissive 英文词源 submissive (adj.) 1580s, "inclined to submit, yielding to authority," from Latin submiss- , past participle stem of submittere (see submission ) + -ive . Masochistic sexual sense is attested by 1969. As a noun in this sense, by 1985. Related: Submissively ; submissiveness . 中文词源 submissive ：顺从的，温顺的 词根词缀： sub-下 + -miss-送,派 + -ive形容词词尾 该
• submission 英文词源 submission (n.) late 14c., "act of referring to a third party for judgment or decision," from Old French submission or directly from Latin submissionem (nominative submissio ) "a lowering, letting down; sinking," noun of action from past participle stem of submittere "to let down, put down, lower, reduce, yield" (see submit ). Sense of "humble obedience" is first recorded mid-15c. Mod
• submerge 英文词源 submerge submerge: see merge submerge (v.) c. 1600 (transitive), from French submerger (14c.) or directly from Latin submergere "to plunge under, sink, overwhelm," from sub "under" (see sub- ) + mergere "to plunge, immerse" (see merge ). Intransitive meaning "sink under water, sink out of sight" is from 1650s, made common 20c. in connection with submarines. Related: Submerged ; submer
• submarine 英文词源 submarine (adj.) 1640s, from sub- + marine (adj.). submarine (n.) "submarine boat," 1899, from submarine (adj.). Earlier "a creature living under the sea" (1703). The short form sub is first recorded 1917. As a type of sandwich from 1955, so called from the shape of the roll. Related: Submariner . 中文词源 submarine ：水下的，海底的 词根词缀： sub-下,低 + -mar-海 +
• sublime 英文词源 sublime sublime: [16] Sublime was borrowed from Latin sublīmis ‘lofty, exalted’. This was a compound adjective formed from the prefix sub - ‘under’ and probably līmen ‘lintel, threshold’ (a relative of līmes ‘boundary’, from which English gets limit ). Sub - here probably has the force of ‘up to’, so that the word denotes etymologically ‘as high as the top of
• sublimate 英文词源 sublimate (v.) 1590s, "raise to a high place," back-formation from sublimation or else from Medieval Latin sublimatus , past participle of sublimare "to lift up." The word was used in English from 1560s as a past participle adjective meaning "purified, refined by sublimation." Chemical/alchemical sense of "heat a solid into vapor and allow it to cool again" as a way of extracting a pu
• subjunctive 英文词源 subjunctive (n.) "mood employed to denote an action or state as conceived and not as a fact," 1620s, from earlier adjectival use of subjunctive (1520s), from Late Latin subiunctivus "serving to join, connecting," from subiunct- , past participle stem of Latin subiungere "to append, add at the end, place under," from sub "under" (see sub- ) + iungere "to join" (see jugular ). The Latin
• subjectivity 英文词源 subjectivity (n.) 1803, from subjective + -ity . Popularized in Kantian terminology; compare French subjectivité , German subjektivität . 中文词源 subjectivity ：主观性 词根词缀： sub-下 + -ject-投,射 + -ivity 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： subjectivity 词源， subjectivity 含义。
• subjective 英文词源 subjective (adj.) c. 1500, "characteristic of one who is submissive or obedient," from Late Latin subiectivus "of the subject, subjective," from subiectus "lying under, below, near bordering on," figuratively "subjected, subdued"(see subject (n.)). In early Modern English as "existing, real;" more restricted meaning "existing in the mind" (the mind as "the thinking subject") is from 1
• subjection 英文词源 subjection (n.) late 14c., "obedience, submission; servitude, bondage; lordship, control," from Anglo-French subjectioun , Old French subjection "submission; subjugation; inferior condition; captivity" (12c., Modern French sujétion ), from Latin subjectionem (nominative subjectio ) "a putting under," noun of action from past participle stem of subicere (see subject (n.)). 中文词源
• subject 英文词源 subject subject: [14] To subject something is etymologically to ‘throw it under’. The verb comes via Old French subjecter from Latin sujectāre , which was formed from subjectus , the past participle of Latin subicere ‘bring down’. This in turn was a compound verb formed from the prefix sub - ‘under’ and jacere ‘throw’ (source also of English abject [15], adjacent , ad
• subdivide 英文词源 subdivide (v.) early 15c. (transitive), from Late Latin subdividere from sub in the sense of "resulting from further division" (see sub- ) + Latin dividere (see division ). Intransitive sense is from 1590s. 中文词源 subdivide ：再分，细分 词根词缀： sub-下 + -divid-分 + -e → 继续向下分 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： subdivide 词源， s
• subconscious 英文词源 subconscious (adj.) 1823, "not wholly conscious, feebly conscious" (implied in subconsciously ), from sub- + conscious . First attested in De Quincey. The noun, in the psychological sense ("mental processes taking place without consciousness"), is attested from 1886, from adjectival sense "occurring in the mind, but not in consciousness;" earlier noun was subconsciousness (1845). 中文
• subaqua 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random stalemate stalemate: [18] Stalemate is a compound noun, based on the now obsolete stale ‘stalemate’. And this in turn was probably borrowed from Anglo- Norman estale ‘fixed position’, a derivative of Old French estaler ‘halt’, which also underlies English stale and stall . So etymologically, when you reach stalemate
• stun 英文词源 stun stun: [13] Stun is virtually the same word as astonish and astound , and like them it denotes etymologically ‘leave thunderstruck’. It comes via Anglo-Norman estuner from Vulgar Latin * extonāre ‘stupefy’. This was a compound verb, formed from the Latin intensive prefix ex - and tonāre ‘thunder’ (a relative of English thunder ) and based on the model of Latin attonā
• studying 英文词源 physics physics: [16] Physics comes ultimately from Greek phúsis ‘nature’, a derivative of phúein ‘bring forth, cause to grow’. The science of studying the natural world was hence phusiké epistémē ‘knowledge of nature’, and phusiké , turned into a noun, passed into English via Latin physica and Old French fisique as fisike . By now its meaning had shifted from ‘nat
• study 英文词源 study study: [13] Study comes via Old French estudie from Latin studium ‘eagerness, intense application’, hence ‘application to learning’ (English studio [19] comes from the same ultimate source, only via Italian). Studium in turn was derived from the verb studēre ‘be eager, study’ (source of English student [15]). This probably went back ultimately to the Indo- European
• studious 英文词源 studious (adj.) mid-14c. (implied in studiously ) "zealous, diligent, eager," from Latin studiosus "devoted to study, assiduous, zealous," from studium "eagerness, zeal" (see study ). From late 14c. as "eager to learn, devoted to learning," also, as noun, "those who study or read diligently." Related: Studiousness . 中文词源 studious ：好学的，用功的 来源于拉丁语名词
• structure 英文词源 structure structure: [15] Structure comes via Old French structure from Latin structūra , a noun derived from the past participle of struere ‘build’. Other English words from the same source are construct , construe , destroy , destruction , instruct , and obstruct [17]. = construct , construe , destroy , destruction , instruct , obstruct , strain structure (n.) mid-15c., "action
• structural 英文词源 structural (adj.) 1814, from structure + -al (1). Related: Structurally . 中文词源 structural ：结构的，构造的 词根词缀： -struct-建设,结构 + -ure(e略) + -al 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： structural 词源， structural 含义。 structural ：结构的 structure,结构，-al,形容词后缀。
• strong 英文词源 strong strong: [OE] Strong comes from a prehistoric Germanic * stranggaz (its immediate Germanic siblings have now died out, but German streng ‘severe’ is quite closely related). It went back ultimately to a base denoting ‘stiffness’ or ‘tautness’, which also produced English string . = string strong (adj.) Old English strang "physically powerful, powerful in effect; force
• stroke 英文词源 stroke stroke: The verb stroke [OE] and the noun stroke [13] are different words, but they come ultimately from the same source – the prehistoric Germanic base * strīk -, * straik - ‘touch lightly’ (from which English also gets streak and strike ). The verb has stayed very close semantically to its source, whereas the noun has followed the same path as its corresponding verb st
• stripe 英文词源 stripe (n.1) "a line or band in cloth," early 15c., from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stripe "stripe, streak," from Proto-Germanic *stripan (cognates: Danish stribe "a striped fabric," German Streifen "stripe"), cognate with Old Irish sriab "stripe," from PIE root *streig- "to stroke, rub, press" (see strigil ). Of soldiers' chevrons, badges, etc., attested from 1827. Stripes for
• strip 英文词源 strip strip: Strip ‘narrow piece’ [15] and strip ‘remove covering’ [13] are distinct words. The former was perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German strippe ‘strap’, and may be related to English stripe [17], an acquisition from Middle Dutch strīfe . A stripling [13] is etymologically someone who is as thin as a ‘strip’. Strip ‘unclothe’ goes back to a prehistoric G
• stringent 英文词源 stringent stringent: see strain stringent (adj.) c. 1600, "astringent," especially with reference to taste, from Latin stringentem (nominative stringens ), present participle of stringere (2) "to compress, contract, bind or draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Of regulations, procedures, etc., 1846. 中文词源 stringent ：严厉的，迫切的，银根紧的 词根词缀： -string-束缚
• stringency 英文词源 stringency (n.) 1829, from stringent + -cy . 中文词源 stringency ：严格，严厉；银钱短少；短缺  词根词缀： -string-束缚 + -ency名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stringency 词源， stringency 含义。
• string 英文词源 string string: [OE] String is etymologically something that has been pulled ‘taut’ or ‘stiff’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic base * strang -, denoting ‘taut, stiff’, which also produced English strong . = strong string (n.) Old English streng "line, cord, thread, string of a bow or harp," in plural "tackle, rigging; lineage, race," from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (cog
• striking 英文词源 striking (adj.) 1610s, "that strikes," present participle adjective from strike (v.). Meaning "producing a vivid impression" id from 1752, from the verb in the sense of "to catch the fancy of" (1590s). Related: Strikingly . 中文词源 striking ：惊人的，显著的  词根词缀： strike打动 + -ing → “打动”人心的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• strike 英文词源 strike strike: [OE] Strike comes from a prehistoric Germanic base which denoted ‘touch lightly’ – a sense which survived into English (‘That good horse blessed he then, and lovingly struck its mane’, Sir Ferumbras 1380). The more violent modern sense ‘hit hard’ did not begin to encroach until the 13th century. The related stroke retains the original meaning, but another
• strict 英文词源 strict strict: [16] Strict was acquired direct from strictus , the past participle of Latin stringere ‘pull tight, tighten’ (source also of English prestige , strain , and stringent ). The original literal sense ‘tight’ survived into English (‘She wildly breaketh from their strict embrace’, Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis 1592), but it has since given way to various metaphor
• stretch 英文词源 stretch stretch: [OE] Stretch comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * strakkjan (source also of German strecken and Dutch strekken ). This was formed from a base * strak -, which probably also produced English straggle [14]. It is not certain where * strak - came from, but probably it was an alteration of * strak - ‘rigid’ (source of English starch and stark ). Reversal of speech
• suffocate 英文词源 suffocate suffocate: [16] To suffocate someone is etymologically to press down their ‘throat’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin suffocāre , a compound verb formed from the prefix sub - ‘under, down’ and faucēs ‘throat’ (source of the English technical term faucal ‘of the throat’ [19]). The origins of faucēs are not known. = faucal suffocate (v.) earl
• suffix 英文词源 suffix suffix: see fix suffix (n.) 1778, from Modern Latin suffixum , noun use of neuter of Latin suffixus "fastened," past participle of suffigere "fasten, fix on, fasten below," from sub "upon" (see sub- ) + figere "fasten" (see fix (v.)). Related: Suffixal . suffix (v.) in the grammatical sense, 1778, from suffix (n.). Earlier "to put or place under" (c. 1600). Related: Suffixed ;
• sufficient 英文词源 sufficient sufficient: [14] Sufficient originated as the present participle of Latin sufficere ‘be enough’ (source also of English suffice [14]). This was a compound verb formed from the prefix sub - ‘under’ and facere ‘do, make’ (source of English fact , factory , etc). It originally meant literally ‘put under’, and the notion of ‘enough’ evolved via ‘cause to t
• suffice 英文词源 suffice (v.) early 14c. (intransitive); late 14c. (transitive), from present participle stem of Old French sofire "be sufficient, satisfy" (Modern French suffire ), from Latin sufficere "put under, lay a foundation under; supply as a substitute; be enough, be adequate," from sub "up to" (see sub- ) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious ). Phrase suffice it to say (1690s) is a rar
• suffering 英文词源 suffering (n.) "patient enduring of pain, inconvenience, loss, etc.," mid-14c.; "undergoing of punishment, affliction, etc.," late 14c., verbal noun from suffer (v.). Meaning "a painful condition, pain felt" is from late 14c. 中文词源 suffering ：痛苦，苦难；苦恼 词根词缀： suf-下 + -fer-携带 + -ing 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： suffering 词
• sufferable 英文词源 sufferable (adj.) c. 1300, "patient, long-suffering;" mid-14c., "allowed, permissible;" late 14c., "able to be endured;" from Anglo-French, Old French sofrable "tolerable, acceptable; able to bear or endure," from Medieval Latin sufferabilis ; see suffer + -able . Related: Sufferably . 中文词源 sufferable ：可容忍的，可忍耐的 词根词缀： suf-由下向上 + -fer-携带
• strengthen 英文词源 strengthen (v.) late 14c., from strength + -en (1). Related: Strengthened ; strengthening ; strengthener . Earlier verb was simply strength (12c.). 中文词源 strengthen ：加强，巩固   词根词缀： strength力量 + -en动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： strengthen 词源， strengthen 含义。 strengthen ：使加强 strength,力量，-en,使
• strength 英文词源 strength strength: [OE] Strength is of course closely related to strong . It was formed in prehistoric Germanic (as * stranggithō ) from the ancestor of modern English strong . The verb strengthen was coined from it in the 13th century. = string , strong strength (n.) Old English strengþu , strengð "bodily power, force, vigor, firmness, fortitude, manhood, violence, moral resistanc
• street 英文词源 street street: [OE] Etymologically, a street is a road that has been ‘spread’ – with paving stones, that is. A ‘paved’ road, in other words. The term was borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic from Latin strāta , short for via strāta ‘paved road’. Strāta was the feminine form of strātus , the past participle of sternere ‘spread out’ (source of English strata , s
• streamline 英文词源 streamline (v.) 1913, "give a streamline form to," from streamline (n.). From 1936 in the extended sense of "simplify and organize." Related: Streamlined ; streamlining . streamline (n.) 1868, "line drawn from point to point, so that its direction is everywhere that of the motion of the fluid" [Lamb, "Hydrodynamics," 1906], from stream (n.) + line (n.). The adjective is attested from
• stream 英文词源 stream stream: [OE] A stream is etymologically something that ‘flows’. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic * straumaz (source also of German strom , Dutch stroom , Swedish ström , and Danish strøm ). This in turn was derived from the Indo-European base * sreu - ‘flow’, which has also given English catarrh , diarrhoea , and rheumatism . Non-Germanic relatives of stream
• strap 英文词源 strap (n.) 1610s, "band of leather," from Scottish and/or nautical variant of strope "loop or strap on a harness" (mid-14c.), probably from Old French estrop "strap," from Latin stroppus "strap, band," perhaps via Etruscan, ultimately from Greek strophos "twisted band; a cord, rope," from strephein "to turn" (see strophe ). Old English stropp , Dutch strop "halter" also are borrowed f
• strait 英文词源 strait strait: [12] Strait was originally an adjective and adverb, meaning ‘narrow’ or ‘tight’. It reached English via Old French estreit ‘narrow, tight’ from Latin strictus (source of English strict ). Its use as a noun, ‘narrow waterway’, emerged in the 14th century, and the metaphorical straits ‘difficulties’ is a 16th-century development. = strict strait (n.) m
• strain 英文词源 strain strain: English has two distinct words strain . The older, ‘line of ancestry’ [OE], denotes etymologically ‘something gained by accumulation’. It comes from the prehistoric base * streu - ‘pile up’, which was related to Latin struere ‘build’ (source of English destroy , structure , etc). In the Old English period the notion of ‘gaining something’ was extende
• straightway 英文词源 anon (adv.) late Old English anon , earlier on an , literally "into one," thus "continuously; straightway (in one course), at once;" see one . By gradual misuse, "soon, in a little while" (1520s). A one-word etymological lesson in the enduring power of procrastination. forthright (adj.) Old English forðriht "direct, plain;" see forth + right (adj.). Compare downright . Related: Forth