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• straightforward 英文词源 straightforward (adj.) 1550s, "directly forward, right ahead," from straight (adj.1) + forward (adv.). In reference to language, from 1806. Related: Straightforwardly ; straightforwardness . 中文词源 straightforward ：正直的，坦率的，简单的，易懂的，直接了当的 词根词缀： straight直的 + forward向前 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• straighten 英文词源 straighten (v.) 1540s (transitive), from straight (adj.1) + -en (1). Intransitive sense from 1891. Related: Straightened ; straightening ; straightener . The Middle English verb was simply straight (late 14c.). 中文词源 straighten ：把 词根词缀： straight直的 + -en动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： straighten 词源， straighten 含义。
• straight 英文词源 straight straight: [14] Straight began life as the past participle of stretch . Nowadays this verb has a perfectly normal past form ( stretched ), but in Middle English it was straught (source of distraught [14], an alteration of distract ) or straight – whence the adjective straight . The sense ‘not bent or curved’ derives from the notion of stretching something between two poi
• store 英文词源 store store: [13] Store is a shortened version of the now defunct astor ‘supplies, stock of provisions’. This was borrowed from Old French estor , a derivative of estorer ‘build, restore, furnish, stock’, which in turn came from Latin instaurāre ‘renew, repair, restore’ (source also of English restaurant and restore , and possible relative of Greek stavrós ‘stake, pale’
• storage 英文词源 storage (n.) 1610s, "space for storing," from store (v.) + -age . Storage unit as a household piece attested from 1951. 中文词源 storage ：储藏(量)，保管；库房   词根词缀： store贮藏 + -age名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： storage 词源， storage 含义。 storage ：贮存，储存 store,贮存，储存，-age,名词后缀。
• stony 英文词源 stony (adj.) also stoney , Old English stænig ; see stone (n.) + -y (2). Similar formation in Old High German steinag , German Steinig , Swedish stenig . Related: Stonily ; stoniness . 中文词源 stony ：石头的，多石的；冷酷的，无情的    词根词缀： stone石头 + -y形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stony 词源， stony 含义
• stone 英文词源 stone stone: [OE] Stone is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German stein , Dutch steen , and Swedish and Danish sten . These all go back to a prehistoric * stainaz , which was derived from a base denoting ‘stiffness’ or ‘solidity’ (source also of Greek stía ‘pebble’ and stéar ‘stiff, fat’, Sanskrit styā - ‘stiffen’, and Serbo-Croat stijena ‘rock’).
• stomachache 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random influence influence: [14] Influence began life as an astrological term. It was coined in medieval Latin as influentia from the present participle of Latin influere ‘flow in’, a compound verb based on fluere ‘flow’, and to begin with denoted a sort of fluid that was supposed to be given off by the stars and to influence h
• stockholder 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random retort retort: see torment 中文词源 stockholder ：股东，股民 词根词缀： stock股份 + hold拥有 + -er人或物 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stockholder 词源， stockholder 含义。 stockholder ：股东 stock,股份，holder,持有者。
• reveal 英文词源 reveal reveal: [14] To reveal something is etymologically to ‘unveil’ it. The word comes via Old French reveler from Latin revēlāre ‘unveil, disclose’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘back’ (in the sense ‘reverting to a former condition’) and vēlum ‘veil’ (source of English veil ). = veil reveal (v.) late 14c., from Old French reveler "reveal" (14c.
• stitch 英文词源 stitch stitch: [OE] Stitch was originally a noun, meaning ‘sting, prick’ (a sense which survives in the very specialized application to a ‘pain in the side, caused by exertion’). It came from a prehistoric Germanic * stikiz , which was formed from the base * stik - ‘pierce, prick’ (source also of English stick ). Its use as a verb, denoting ‘join with thread by piercing
• sting 英文词源 sting sting: [OE] Sting comes from a prehistoric Germanic base * stengg -, which also produced Swedish stinga and Danish stinge . This denoted ‘pierce with something sharp’ (‘He with a spear stung the proud Viking’, Battle of Maldon 993), a meaning which was not ousted in English by the more specialized application to insects until the late 15th century. Stingy [17] may be bas
• still 英文词源 still still: The adjective still ‘not moving’ [OE] comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * stillja or * stellja , which also produced German still and Dutch stil . It was derived from the base * stel - ‘fixed, not moving, standing’ (a variant of which lies behind English stalemate and stall ). It was used as an adverb in the Old English period, denoting ‘not changing physic
• sticky 英文词源 sticky (adj.) 1727, "adhesive, inclined to stick," from stick (v.) + -y (2). An Old English word for this was clibbor . First recorded 1864 in the sense of "sentimental;" of situations, 1915 with the meaning "difficult." Of weather, "hot and humid," from 1895. Sticky wicket is 1952, from British slang, in reference to cricket. Related: Stickily ; stickiness . 中文词源 sticky ：粘的
• stick 英文词源 stick stick: Stick ‘piece of wood’ [OE] and stick ‘fix, adhere’ [OE] come from the same Germanic source: the base * stik -, * stek -, * stak - ‘pierce, prick, be sharp’ (which also produced English attach , stake , stitch , stockade , and stoke ). This in turn went back to the Indo-European base * stig -, * steig -, whose other descendants include Greek stígma (source of
• stereophony 英文词源 stereophonic (adj.) 1927, from stereo- + phonic . Related: Stereophony (1950); stereophonics (1958). 中文词源 stereophony ：立体声，立体音响  词根词缀： -stereo-立体的 + -phon-声音 + -y名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stereophony 词源， stereophony 含义。
• stelliform 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random vandal vandal: [17] The term vandal commemorates a Germanic tribe, the Vandals, who sacked Rome in 455 AD, and thereby earned themselves a reputation as destroyers of civilization. Their name for themselves was * Wandal -, which etymologically means ‘wanderer’. 中文词源 stelliform ：星形的，放射状的 词根词缀：
• stellate 英文词源 stellate (adj.) c. 1500, "starry, star-spangled," from Latin stellatus "covered with stars," past participle of stellare "to set with stars," from stella (see star (n.)). Meaning "star-shaped" is recorded from 1660s. 中文词源 stellate ：星形的，似星的；放射状的 词根词缀： -stell-星 + -ate形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stel
• stellar 英文词源 stellar (adj.) 1650s, "pertaining to stars, star-like," from Late Latin stellaris "pertaining to a star, starry," from stella "star" (see star (n.)). Meaning "outstanding, leading" (1883) is from the theatrical sense of star . 中文词源 stellar ：恒星的，天体的  词根词缀： -stell-星 + -ar形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stellar 词
• steamer 英文词源 steamer (n.) 1814 in the cookery sense, agent noun from steam (v.). From 1825 as "a vessel propelled by steam," hence steamer trunk (1885), one that carries the essentials for a voyage. 中文词源 steamer ：汽船，轮船  词根词缀： steam用蒸汽开动 + -er 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： steamer 词源， steamer 含义。 steamer ：蒸锅 steam,蒸
• steam 英文词源 steam steam: [OE] Steam comes from a prehistoric Germanic * staumaz , a word of uncertain origin which also produced Dutch stoom . It originally denoted any ‘vapour given off by something hot’; the specific modern sense ‘vapour from boiling water’ emerged in the 15th century. steam (n.) Old English steam "vapor, fume, water in a gaseous state," from Proto-Germanic *staumaz (co
• status 英文词源 status status: see state status (n.) 1670s, "height" of a situation or condition, later "legal standing of a person" (1791), from Latin status "condition, position, state, manner, attitude" from past participle stem of stare "to stand," from PIE *ste-tu- , from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet ). Sense of "standing in one's society or profession" is from 1820. Status symbol first recor
• stature 英文词源 stature (n.) early 14c., "natural height of a body, height," from Old French stature , estature "build, structure," from Latin statura "height, size of body, size, growth," from PIE *ste-tu- , from root *sta- "to stand," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet ). Figurative sense first recorded 1834. 中文词源 stature ：身高；地位   词根词缀：
• statue 英文词源 statue statue: [14] A statue is etymologically something that has been ‘set up’ or ‘erected’. The word comes via Old French statue from Latin statua , a derivative of statuere ‘cause to stand, erect, establish’ (source of English constitute , destitute [14], institute , prostitute , restitution [13], statute [13], and substitute [16]). This in turn was formed from status (
• statistics 英文词源 statistics (n.) 1770, "science dealing with data about the condition of a state or community" [Barnhart], from German Statistik , popularized and perhaps coined by German political scientist Gottfried Aschenwall (1719-1772) in his "Vorbereitung zur Staatswissenschaft" (1748), from Modern Latin statisticum (collegium) "(lecture course on) state affairs," from Italian statista "one skil
• statistical 英文词源 statistical (adj.) 1787, from statistics + -al (1). Related: Statistically . 中文词源 statistical ：统计的，统计学的  词根词缀： -stat-站立,放置(→“政体”站立方式→国家) + -ist从事某项工作(此处：描绘国家所处状态)的人 + -ical形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： statistical 词源， statistical 含义
• statistic 英文词源 statistic statistic: [18] The term statistics [18] etymologically denotes the ‘science of the state’. It comes from statisticus ‘of state affairs’, a modern Latin coinage based on classical Latin status (source of English state ). It was the 18thcentury German political scientist Aschenwall who brought it (in German statistisch ) into general usage, in the specific sense ‘of
• statist 英文词源 statist (n.) 1580s, "statesman;" 1803, "statistician;" 1976 as "supporter of statism;" 1960 as an adjective in this sense; from state (n.2) + -ist . 中文词源 statist ：统计学家  来源于拉丁语中动词stare(站立,放置)的过去分词status派生的statisticus(国家事务的)。 词根词缀： -stat-站立,放置(→“政体”站立方式→国家) + -ist从事某项
• stationery 英文词源 stationery (n.) 1727, from stationery wares (c. 1680) "articles sold by a stationer," from stationer "seller of books and paper" (q.v.) + -y (1). 中文词源 stationery ：(总称)文具   词根词缀： -stat-站立,放置 + -ion名词词尾,物 + -er名词词尾,人 + -y名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： stationery 词源， stationery 含义。
• stationer 英文词源 stationer stationer: [15] In medieval Latin a statiōnārius was originally a ‘trader who kept a permanent stall’ (as opposed to an itinerant seller). The word was derived from Latin statiō ‘standing, keeping still’ (source of English station ), which in the post-classical meaning evolved in meaning to ‘shop’. Such permanent shops were comparatively rare in the Middle Age
• stationary 英文词源 stationary (adj.) late 14c., "having no apparent motion" (in reference to planets), from Middle French stationnaire "motionless" and directly from Latin stationarius , from the stem of statio "a standing, post, job, position" (see station (n.)). Meaning "unmovable" is from 1620s. In classical Latin, stationarius is recorded only in the sense "of a military station;" the word for "stat
• station 英文词源 station station: [14] A station is etymologically a ‘standing’, hence a ‘place for standing’ – a guard who takes up his ‘station’ outside a building goes and ‘stands’ there. The word comes via Old French station from Latin statiō ‘standing’, a descendant of the base * stā - ‘stand’ (to which English stand is related). Various metaphorical senses emerged in
• statics 英文词源 statics (n.) branch of mechanics which treats of stresses and strains, 1650s, from Modern Latin statica (see static ); also see -ics . Related: Statical ; statically . 中文词源 statics ：静力学   词根词缀： -stat-站立,放置 + -ics名词词尾,…学 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： statics 词源， statics 含义。 statics ：静力学，静态
• statical 英文词源 statical "Involving or relating to the measurement of weight or the use of a balance; = static. Now rare ", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in John Dee (1527–1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary. From post-classical Latin staticus static + -al. 中文词源 statical ：静态的；静电的 词根词缀： -stat-站立,放置 + -ical形容词词尾 该词的英语词源
• static 英文词源 static static: [17] Static means etymologically ‘causing to stand’. Its ultimate ancestor is Greek statós ‘placed, standing’, a derivative of the base * sta - ‘stand’ (to which English stand is related). From this was derived statikós ‘causing to stand’, which passed into English via Latin staticus . = stand static (adj.) 1630s, "pertaining to the science of weight a
• statesman 英文词源 statesman (n.) 1590s, after French homme d'état ; see state (n.1) + man (n.). Related: Statesmanly ; statesmanship . Stateswoman attested from c. 1600. 中文词源 statesman ：政治家，国务活动家  来源于state’s man(治国之才)。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： statesman 词源， statesman 含义。 statesman ：政治家 合成自 state's ma
• statement 英文词源 statement (n.) 1775, "what is stated," from state (v.) + -ment . From 1789 as "action of stating;" 1885 in the commercial sense "document displaying debits and credits." 中文词源 statement ：声明，陈述    词根词缀： -stat-放置→公开放置→陈述,声明 + -e动词词尾 + -ment名称词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： statement 词源，
• state 英文词源 state state: [13] State comes, partly via Old French estat (source of English estate ), from Latin status ‘way of standing, condition, position’, which was formed from the same base as stāre ‘stand’ (a distant relative of English stand ). The word’s political sense, ‘body politic’, first recorded in the 16th century, comes from Latin expressions such as status rei publi
• startling 英文词源 apparition (n.) c. 1500, "unclosing" (of Heaven), from Anglo-French aparicion , Old French apparition , aparoison (15c.), used in reference to the Epiphany (revealing of Christ child to the Wise Men), from Late Latin apparitionem (nominative apparitio ) "an appearance," also "attendants," in classical Latin "service, servants," noun of action from past participle stem of apparere "app
• startle 英文词源 startle (v.) c. 1300, "run to and fro" (intransitive), frequentative of sterten (see start (v.)). Sense of "move suddenly in surprise or fear" first recorded 1520s. Transitive meaning "frighten suddenly" is from 1590s. The word retains more of the original meaning of start (v.). Related: Startled ; startling ; startlingly . As a noun from 1714. 中文词源 startle ：惊吓，使吃惊
• start 英文词源 start start: [OE] Start originally meant ‘jump, leap, caper’ (‘Him lust not [he did not like] to play nor start, nor to dance, nor to sing’, Chaucer, Romance of the Rose 1366). This gradually evolved via ‘make a sudden movement’ to ‘begin a journey’, but it did not emerge as a fully-fledged synonym for ‘begin’ until the end of the 18th century. Startle [OE], which
• star 英文词源 star star: [OE] Star is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German stern , Dutch ster , Swedish stjärna , and Danish stjerne . These were all descended from a prehistoric Germanic base * ster -, which had come down unaltered from Indo-European * ster - ‘star’, source also of Latin stēlla ‘star’ (from which English gets stellar [16]) and Greek astér ‘star’ (from w
• standpoint 英文词源 standpoint (n.) 1829, from stand (v.) + point (n.). A loan-translation of German Standpunkt . Century Dictionary calls it "a word objected to by purists." 中文词源 standpoint ：立场，观点  词根词缀： stand立场 + point(-punct-)刺,点 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： standpoint 词源， standpoint 含义。 standpoint ：观点，立场 stand,站立
• standoff 英文词源 standoffish (adj.) 1826, from verbal phrase stand off "hold aloof" (c. 1600); see stand (v.) + off (adv.). Related: Standoffishly ; standoffishness . 中文词源 standoff ：冷淡的，有支架的 词根词缀： stand立 + off离开 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： standoff 词源， standoff 含义。
• standardize 英文词源 standardize (v.) 1857, a hybrid from standard (adj.) + -ize . Related: Standardized ; standardizing . Earlier verb was simply standard (1690s). 中文词源 standardize ：使符合标准，使标准化  词根词缀： standard标准 + -ize动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： standardize 词源， standardize 含义。 standardize ：使标准化 stand
• standardization 英文词源 standardization (n.) 1888, originally in pharmacology publications, noun of action from standardize . 中文词源 standardization ：标准化    词根词缀： standard标准 + -ization名称词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： standardization 词源， standardization 含义。
• standardise 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random load load: [OE] Load originally meant ‘way, course’ and ‘conveyance, carriage’. It goes back to prehistoric Germanic * laithō , which also lies behind English lead ‘conduct’. Not until the 13th century did it begin to move over to its current sense ‘burden’, under the direct influence of lade [OE] (a verb of Ger
• standardisation 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random turban turban: see tulip 中文词源 standardisation ：标准化 词根词缀： standard标准 + -ise动词词尾(e略) + -ation名称词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： standardisation 词源， standardisation 含义。
• stand 英文词源 stand stand: [OE] Stand goes back ultimately to the prehistoric Indo-European base * stā - ‘stand’. This passed into Germanic as * sta -, * stō -. Addition of the suffix *- nd - produced * standan , source of English stand , while past forms were created with the suffix *- t -, which has given English stood . Another descendant of the Indo- European base was Latin stāre ‘stan
• stance 英文词源 stance stance: see stanza stance (n.) 1530s, "standing place, station," probably from Middle French stance "resting place, harbor" (16c.), from Vulgar Latin *stantia "place, abode" (also source of Italian stanza "stopping place, station, stanza," Spanish stancia "a dwelling"), from Latin stans (genitive stantis ), present participle of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand"
• stall 英文词源 stall stall: Stall ‘compartment, booth, etc’ [OE] and stall ‘stop’ [15] are distinct words, but they have a common ancestor, in prehistoric Germanic * stal -, * stel - ‘position’ (source of English still ). This in turn was formed from the base * sta - ‘stand’, which also produced English stand . From * stal - was derived the noun * stallaz ‘standing-place (for an an
• stale 英文词源 stale stale: [13] Something that is stale has etymologically been allowed to ‘stand’ – so that it is no longer fresh. The word comes from Old French estale ‘stationary’, a derivative of estaler ‘halt’ (from which English gets the verb stall ). And this in turn goes back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base * sta - ‘stand’. Stale originally denoted wine, beer,
• stake 英文词源 stake stake: [OE] Stake ‘post’ comes ultimately from the prehistoric Germanic base * stak -, * stek -, * stik - ‘pierce, prick’, which also produced English attach , stick , stockade , etc. It may be that stake ‘wager’ [16] is the same word, alluding to a supposed former practice of putting the object wagered (such as one’s shirt) on a post before the start of the contes
• stable 英文词源 stable stable: English has two distinct words stable , but both come ultimately from the same source: the Indo-European base * stā - ‘stand’, ancestor also of English stand . The adjective stable [13] comes via Old French estable from Latin stabilis ‘standing firm’, which has also given English establish , stability [15], and stabilize [19]. It was formed from the base * stā
• stabilize 英文词源 stabilize (v.) 1861, originally of ships; probably a back-formation from stability , or else from French stabiliser . Related: Stabilized ; stabilizing . Earlier verbs in the same sense were stabilitate (1640s) and simple stable (v.) "make steady or firm, make stable" (c. 1300), from Old French establir . 中文词源 stabilize ：稳定，安定    词根词缀： -st-站立,放置
• stability 英文词源 stability (n.) mid-14c., "firmness of resolve, mental equilibrium" (of persons), from Old French stablete , establete "firmness, solidity, stability; durability, constancy" (Modern French stabilité ), from Latin stabilitatem (nominative stabilitas ) "a standing fast, firmness," figuratively "security, steadfastness," from stabilis "steadfast, firm" (see stable (adj.)). In physical se
• spy 英文词源 spy spy: [13] A spy is etymologically someone who ‘looks’. The word was adapted from Old French espie ‘watcher, spy’, a derivative of espier ‘watch, spy’ (from which English gets the verb spy , and also espy [14] and espionage [18]). This in turn was formed from the borrowed Germanic base * spekh - (source of German spähen ‘reconnoitre, watch’ and Swedish speja ‘spy
• spring 英文词源 spring spring: [OE] The noun spring and the verb spring come from the same source: the Indo-European base * sprengh -, which denoted ‘rapid movement’. Of its Germanic verbal descendants, German and Dutch springen , like English spring , have moved on semantically to ‘jump’, but Swedish springa ‘run’ has stayed closer to its roots. The noun spring in Old English times denot
• sponsor 英文词源 sponsor sponsor: [17] Etymologically, a sponsor is someone who makes a ‘solemn promise’. The word was borrowed from Latin sponsor , a derivative of spondēre ‘promise solemnly’, which denoted ‘someone who stands surely for another’. In the Christian era it came to be used for a ‘godparent’, which was its original sense in English. From the same source come English desp
• spokesperson 英文词源 spokesman (n.) 1510s, "an interpreter," 1530s in the sense of "person who speaks for another or others." Irregular formation from spoke , past tense of speak (actually a back-formation from spoken ) + man (n.). Perhaps on analogy of craftsman . Spokeswoman is from 1650s; spokesperson is from 1972; spokesmodel is attested from 1990. 中文词源 spokesperson ：代言人，发言人  
• spokesman 英文词源 spokesman (n.) 1510s, "an interpreter," 1530s in the sense of "person who speaks for another or others." Irregular formation from spoke , past tense of speak (actually a back-formation from spoken ) + man (n.). Perhaps on analogy of craftsman . Spokeswoman is from 1650s; spokesperson is from 1972; spokesmodel is attested from 1990. 中文词源 spokesman ：发言人  词根词缀：
• splendor 英文词源 splendor (n.) mid-15c., from Middle French esplendour , Anglo-French esplendour (Old French splendeur , splendor , 12c.) or directly from Latin splendor "brilliance, brightness," from splendere "be bright, shine" (see splendid ). 中文词源 splendor ：光彩，壮观，杰出 词根词缀： -splend-发光 + -or名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spl
• splendiferous 英文词源 splendiferous (adj.) considered a playful elaboration since its re-birth in 1843, but in 15c. it was good English, from Medieval Latin splendorifer , from splendor (see splendor ) + ferre "to bear" (see infer ). Compare 15c. splendidious , also splendacious (1843). Bartlett (1859) offers this, allegedly from "An itinerant gospeller ... holding forth to a Kentuckian audience on the kin
• splendid 英文词源 splendid splendid: [17] Splendid comes via French splendide from Latin splendidus , a derivative of the verb splendēre ‘shine’. This went back ultimately to the Indo-European base * splēnd - or * plēnd - ‘bright’, which also produced Old Lithuanian splendeti ‘shine’ and Welsh llathru ‘polish’. Amongst the derivatives adopted by English are resplendent [15], splendif
• splendent 英文词源 splendent "Shining brightly", Late 15th century: from Latin splendent- 'shining', from the verb splendere . 中文词源 splendent ：发亮的，有光泽的；辉煌的，显著的 词根词缀： -splend-发光 + -ent形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： splendent 词源， splendent 含义。
• spite 英文词源 spite spite: [13] Spite was adapted from Old French despit ‘scorn, ill will’, which was also borrowed intact as despite [13]. This came from Latin dēspectus , the past participle of dēspicere ‘look down on’ (source of English despise [13]), which was a compound verb formed from the prefix dē - ‘down’ and specere ‘look’ (source of English spectacle , spy , etc). The
• spiritual 英文词源 spiritual (adj.) c. 1300, "of or concerning the spirit" (especially in religious aspects), from Old French spirituel , esperituel (12c.) or directly from a Medieval Latin ecclesiastical use of Latin spiritualis "of or pertaining to breath, breathing, wind, or air; pertaining to spirit," from spiritus "of breathing, of the spirit" (see spirit (n.)). Meaning "of or concerning the church
• spiritless 英文词源 spiritless (adj.) 1560s, "dead," from spirit (n.) + -less . Meaning "having no vigor or vivacity" is from 1650s. Related: Spiritlessly . 中文词源 spiritless ：垂头丧气的，没精打彩的，灰心的；无生命的，死的  词根词缀： -spir-呼吸 + -it名词词尾 + -less否定 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spiritless 词源， spiritless 含义
• spirited 英文词源 spirited (adj.) "lively, energetic," 1590s, from spirit (v.) in its older sense. Milton uses it to mean "possessed by a spirit." Related: Spiritedly ; spiritedness . 中文词源 spirited ：精神饱满的，生气勃勃的，勇敢的，猛烈的  词根词缀： -spir-呼吸 + -it名词词尾 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spirited 词源， spirited 含
• spirit 英文词源 spirit spirit: [13] Latin spīritus originally meant ‘breath’: it was derived from the verb spīrāre ‘breathe’ (source of English aspire [15], conspire [14], expire [15], inspire [14], perspire [17], respire [14], transpire [16], etc), which probably came ultimately from the prehistoric Indo-European base * speis - or * peis -, imitative of the sound of blowing or breathing o
• spin 英文词源 spin spin: [OE] Spin is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German and Dutch spinnen , Swedish spinna , and Danish spinde . It goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Indo-European base * spen - or * pen - ‘stretch’ which also produced English span , Lithuanian pinti ‘plait’, and Old Church Slavonic peti ‘stretch’. English words derived from it or its immediate German
• spider 英文词源 spider spider: [OE] The spider is etymologically the ‘spinner’. Its name goes back to a primitive Old English * spinthron , a derivative of the verb spinnan ‘spin’. The inspiration is the same, and much more obvious, behind other Germanic words for ‘spider’, such as German spinne , Dutch spinner , Swedish spindel , and Danish spinder . = spin spider (n.) late 14c., spydyr
• sphere 英文词源 sphere sphere: [17] Sphere goes back ultimately to Greek sphaira , a word of uncertain origin, which reached English via Latin sphaera or sphēra and Old French espere . Amongst the theories put forward to account for its ancestry are that it was derived from Greek sphurás ‘fall of dung, round pellet of dung, pill’, which has relatives in Lithuanian spira ‘sheep-dung’ and mod
• spend 英文词源 spend spend: [OE] Spend is a blend of verbs from two distinct sources, but both going back ultimately to Latin pendere ‘weigh, pay’. The earlier was Latin expendere ‘pay out’ (later to give English expend [15]), which Old English took over as spendan . (It was also the source of German spenden .) This was later reinforced by dispend , a borrowing from Old French despendre whic
• speed 英文词源 speed speed: [OE] Speed originally meant ‘success, prosperity’ – and when you wish someone Godspeed , you are wishing them ‘good fortune’. Largely, though, it is the secondary sense ‘quickness’, which first emerged in the late Old English period, that has survived to the present day. It has a surviving Germanic relative in Dutch spoed ‘quickness’, and it also has pos
• speech 英文词源 speech speech: [OE] Speech originated as a derivative of the late Old English verb specan , ancestor of modern English speak . It was originally used for the ‘action of speaking’ in general, or for ‘conversation’; the modern application to an ‘address delivered to an audience’ did not emerge until the 16th century. = speak speech (n.) Old English spæc "act of speaking; po
• speculator 英文词源 speculator (n.) 1550s, "one who engages in mental speculation," from Latin speculator "a looker-out, spy, scout, explorer; investigator, examiner," agent noun from speculari (see speculation ). The financial sense is from 1778. Formerly also "observer, onlooker," especially "an occult seer" (1650s). Fem. form speculatrix attested from 1610s. Related: Speculatory . 中文词源 specula
• speculation 英文词源 speculation (n.) late 14c., "intelligent contemplation, consideration; act of looking," from Old French speculacion "close observation, rapt attention," and directly from Late Latin speculationem (nominative speculatio ) "contemplation, observation," noun of action from Latin speculatus , past participle of speculari "observe," from specere "to look at, view" (see scope (n.1)). Meanin
• speculate 英文词源 speculate (v.) 1590s, "view mentally, contemplate" (transitive), back-formation from speculation . Also formerly "view as from a watchtower" (1610s). Intransitive sense of "pursue truth by conjecture or thinking" is from 1670s. Meaning "to invest money upon risk for the sake of profit" is from 1785. Related: Speculated ; speculating . 中文词源 speculate ：投机，做投机买卖；
• spectrum 英文词源 spectrum (n.) 1610s, "apparition, specter," from Latin spectrum (plural spectra ) "an appearance, image, apparition, specter," from specere "to look at, view" (see scope (n.1)). Meaning "visible band showing the successive colors, formed from a beam of light passed through a prism" first recorded 1670s. Figurative sense of "entire range (of something)" is from 1936. 中文词源 spect
• spectator 英文词源 spectator (n.) 1580s, from Latin spectator "viewer, watcher," from past participle stem of spectare "to view, watch" (see spectacle ). Spectator sport is attested from 1943. Related: Spectatorial . Fem. form spectatress (1630s) is less classically correct than spectatrix (1610s). 中文词源 spectator ：观众，旁观者 词根词缀： -spect-看 + -ator名词词尾,人 该词的英
• spectacular 英文词源 spectacular (adj.) 1680s, from Latin spectaculum "a sight, show" (see spectacle ) + -ar . As a noun, first attested 1890. Related: Spectacularly . 中文词源 spectacular ：壮观的，引人注目的 词根词缀： -spect-看 + -ac形容词词尾 + -ular形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： spectacular 词源， spectacular 含义。 spectacular ：精
• spectacle 英文词源 spectacle spectacle: [14] Spectacle is one of a large family of English words that go back ultimately to Latin specere ‘look’ (a descendant of the Indo- European base * spek - ‘look’, of which a reversed Greek version * skep - gave English sceptic and scope ). Others include special , species , spectator [16], spectre [17] (etymologically an ‘appearance’ or ‘image’), s
• specimen 英文词源 specimen (n.) 1610s, "pattern, model," from Latin specimen "indication, mark, example, sign, evidence; that by which a thing is known, means of knowing," from specere "to look at" (see scope (n.1)). Meaning "single thing regarded as typical of its kind" first recorded 1650s. 中文词源 specimen ：标本，样本  词根词缀： -spec-种;特别 + -i- + -men名词词尾 该词的英
• specify 英文词源 specify (v.) early 14c., "to speak;" mid-14c. "to name explicitly," from Old French specifier , especefier (13c.) and directly from Late Latin specificare "mention particularly," from specificus (see specific ). Related: Specified ; specifying . 中文词源 specify ：指定，详细说明  词根词缀： -spec-特别 + -ify动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• specification 英文词源 specification (n.) 1610s, "act of investing with some quality," from Medieval Latin specificationem (nominative specificatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin specificare "mention particularly," from Latin specificus , (see specific ). With Latin -ficus , unstressed comb. form of facere "to make, do." Meaning "technical particular" is attested from 1833; short
• specifically 英文词源 abstain abstain: [14] The literal meaning of this word’s ultimate source, Latin abstinēre , was ‘hold or keep away’, and hence ‘withhold’ (the root verb, tenēre , produced many other derivatives in English, such as contain , maintain , obtain , and retain , as well as tenacious , tenant , tenement , tenet , tenor , and tenure ). That is how it was used when it was first in
• specific 英文词源 specific (adj.) 1630s, "having a special quality," from French spécifique and directly from Late Latin specificus "constituting a kind or sort" (in Medieval Latin "specific, particular"), from Latin species "kind, sort" (see species ). Earlier form was specifical (early 15c.). Meaning "definite, precise" first recorded 1740. Related: Specifically ; specificness . specific (n.) "a spe
• species 英文词源 species (n.) late 14c. as a classification in logic, from Latin species "a particular sort, kind, or type" (opposed to genus ), originally "a sight, look, view, appearance," hence also "a spectacle; mental appearance, idea, notion; a look; a pretext; a resemblance; a show or display," typically in passive senses; in Late Latin, "a special case;" related to specere "to look at, to see,
• specialty 英文词源 specialty (n.) c. 1300, "particular affection; special attachment or favor, partiality," from Old French especialte , more vernacular form of specialite (see speciality ). Compare personalty / personality ; realty / reality . From early 15c. as "unusual, or extraordinary thing; specialized branch of learning; peculiar quality, distinctive characteristic." 中文词源 specialty ：专业