英语词源

• rota 英文词源 rota rota: [17] Latin rota denoted ‘wheel’: it came ultimately from a prehistoric Indo-European base * reth - meaning ‘run, roll’, which also produced German rad ‘wheel’. It was introduced into English in 1659 by the republican James Harrington as the name for a political club he founded to advocate his idea that government office should be held in rotation. Derivatives of
• roster 英文词源 roster roster: see roast roster (n.) 1727, from Dutch rooster "table, list," originally "gridiron," from Middle Dutch roosten "to roast" (see roast (v.)). So called from the grid of lines drawn on a paper to make a list. 中文词源 roster ：值勤名单 来自荷兰语 rooster,表格，清单，来自中古荷兰语 roosten,烤，烧烤，词源同 roast.比喻用法， 因表格如同
• rosin 英文词源 rosin rosin: see resin rosin (n.) late 13c., from Old French raisine , rousine , variants of résine (see resin ). The verb is from mid- 14c. Related: Rosined ; rosining . 中文词源 rosin ：松香 来自 resin 拼写变体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rosin 词源， rosin 含义。
• rosewood 英文词源 rosewood (n.) 1650s, from rose (n.1) + wood (n.). The name is due to the scent of some species when freshly cut. 中文词源 rosewood ：黄檀木 rose,玫瑰，wood,木头。因该木头散发玫瑰香味而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rosewood 词源， rosewood 含义。
• rosette 英文词源 rosette (n.) "a rose-shaped ornament," especially a bunch or knot of ribbons worn as a decoration, 1790, from French rosette , diminutive of rose "rose" (see rose (n.1)). 中文词源 rosette ：玫瑰形饰物 rose,玫瑰，-ette,小。即小玫瑰，后用于指各种玫瑰形饰物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rosette 词源， rosette 含义。
• ropy 英文词源 ropy (adj.) late 15c., from rope (n.) + -y (2). Related: Ropiness . 中文词源 ropy ：质量差的，糟糕的 来自 rope,绳子，-y,形容词后缀。即绳子的，不结实的，质量差的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ropy 词源， ropy 含义。
• rootsy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random stringent stringent: see strain 中文词源 rootsy ：维持正统的 来自 root 复数形容词，引申词义根正苗红的，维持正统的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rootsy 词源， rootsy 含义。
• rootless 英文词源 rootless (adj.) late 14c., from root (n.) + -less . Related: Rootlessly ; rootlessness . 中文词源 rootless ：无根的，漂泊的 root,根，-less,无，没有。引申词义漂泊的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rootless 词源， rootless 含义。
• rookie 英文词源 rookie (n.) "raw recruit," 1892 in that spelling, popularized by Kipling's "Barrack-Room Ballads," of uncertain origin, perhaps from recruit , influenced by rook (n.1) in its secondary sense, suggesting "easy to cheat." Barrère ["A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon Cant," 1890] has "Rookey (army), a recruit; from the black coat some of them wear," so perhaps directly from rook (n.1). Came
• rookery 英文词源 rookery (n.) "colony of rooks," 1725, from rook (n.1) + -ery . 中文词源 rookery ：秃鼻乌鸦栖息地 rook,秃鼻乌鸦，-ery,表地后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rookery 词源， rookery 含义。
• rook 英文词源 rook (n.1) "European crow," Old English hroc , from Proto-Germanic *khrokaz (cognates: Old Norse hrokr , Middle Dutch roec , Dutch roek , Middle Swedish roka , Old High German hruoh "crow"), possibly imitative of its raucous voice (compare Gaelic roc "croak," Sanskrit kruc "to cry out"). Used as a disparaging term for persons since at least c. 1500, and extended by 1570s to mean "a ch
• rooibos 英文词源 rooibos (n.) 1911, from Afrikaans rooibos , literally "red bush," from rooi "red," from Dutch roi (see red (adj.1)) + bos "bush" (see bush (n.1)). 中文词源 rooibos ：南非红叶茶树 来自南非荷兰语 rooibos,红叶灌木，来自 rooi,红色的，词源同 red,bos,灌木，词源同 bush. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rooibos 词源， rooibos 含义
• rood 英文词源 rood rood: see rod rood (n.) Old English rod "pole," varying from 6 to 8 yards; also "cross," especially that upon which Christ suffered; "crucifix," especially a large one; also a measure of land, properly 40 square poles or perches, from Proto-Germanic *rod- (cognates: Old Saxon ruoda "stake, pile, cross," Old Frisian rode , Middle Dutch roede , Old High German ruota , German Rute "
• rondo 英文词源 rondo rondo: see round rondo (n.) 1797, "musical composition of one principal theme, which is repeated at least once," from Italian rondo , from French rondeau , rondel , from Old French rondel "little round" (see rondel ). 中文词源 rondo ：回旋曲 来自意大利语 rondo,来自法语 rondel,来自古法语 rondel,短诗，字面意思为小圈，词源同 round, 圆圈，-el,小
• rondel 英文词源 rondel (n.) late 14c. as a type of verse, from Old French rondel "short poem," literally "small circle" (13c.), diminutive of roont (fem. roonde ) "circular" (see round (adj.)). Metrical form of 14 lines with only two rhymes. So called because the initial couplet is repeated at the end. 中文词源 rondel ：十四行回旋诗，十四行短诗 来自古法语 rondel,短诗，字面意
• rondavel 英文词源 rondavel "A traditional circular African dwelling with a conical thatched roof", From Afrikaans rondawel . 中文词源 rondavel ：圆形尖顶茅屋 来自南非荷兰语 rondawel,字面意思可能为 round wall. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rondavel 词源， rondavel 含义。
• rompers 英文词源 romper (n.) 1842, agent noun from romp (v.). Rompers "small children's overalls" first recorded 1909, on model of trousers . 中文词源 rompers ：幼儿的连衫裤 来自 romp,嬉戏，-er,表物。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rompers 词源， rompers 含义。
• romp 英文词源 romp (v.) 1709, "to play, sport, frolic;" 1734, "piece of lively play;" perhaps a variant of ramp (v.); but also see romp (n.). Meaning "to win (a contest) with great ease" first attested 1888. Related: Romped ; romping . romp (n.) 1734, "piece of lively play," from romp (v.). From 1706 as "a wanton girl" (probably a variant of ramp (n.2)). 中文词源 romp ：嬉戏喧闹，风流韵事
• Romeo 英文词源 Romeo (n.) "a lover, passionate admirer, seducer of women," 1766, from the name of the hero in Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" (1590s). 中文词源 Romeo ：罗密欧，风流男子 来自 16 世纪英国戏剧家莎士比亚的悲剧《Romeo and Juliet》,后代指风流男子。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Romeo 词源， Romeo 含义。
• romanticism 英文词源 romanticism (n.) 1803, "a romantic idea," from romantic + -ism . In literature, 1823 in reference to a movement toward medieval forms (especially in reaction to classical ones) it has an association now more confined to Romanesque . The movement began in German and spread to England and France. Generalized sense of "a tendency toward romantic ideas" is first recorded 1840. 中文词源
• Romani 英文词源 micromania (n.) 1879, "a form of mania in which the patient thinks himself, or some part of himself, to be reduced in size," from Greek mikros "small" (see mica ) + mania . Also used in reference to insane self-belittling. pyromania (n.) 1840, from pyro- "fire" + mania "madness, frenzy." Used in German in the 1830s. The propensity which leads an insane person to accomplish his purpose
• Romanesque 英文词源 Romanesque (adj.) 1715, originally "descended from Latin" (compare romance ), later "architectural style in Europe between Roman and Gothic periods" (1819), from Roman , influenced by French romanesque , from Late Latin Romanice "in Vulgar Latin" (see romance (n.)). 中文词源 Romanesque ：古罗马式的 Roman,古罗马，-esque,风格的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• romaine 英文词源 romaine (adj.) type of lettuce, 1876, from French romaine (in laitue romaine, literally "Roman lettuce"), from fem. of Old French romain "Roman," from Latin Romanus (see Roman ). Perhaps so called because of the lettuce's introduction into France (by Bureau de la Rivière, chamberlain of Charles V and VI) at the time of the Avignon papacy (1309-77). 中文词源 romaine ：长叶莴苣，
• roly-poly 英文词源 roly-poly (adj.) "short and stout," 1820, probably a varied reduplication of roll (v.). As a noun, it was used as the name of various ball games from 1713, and it was used as early as 1610s in the sense of "rascal." As an appellation of a short, stout person, from 1836. 中文词源 roly-poly ：矮胖的 来自 roly 的同韵构词，由 roll 杜撰出来的形容词。 该词的英语
• Rolls-Royce 英文词源 Rolls-Royce (n.) registered 1908 as trademark, named for designers C.S. Rolls (1877-1910) and Sir Henry Royce (1863-1933). Figurative use from 1916 for any product deemed to be of high quality. Shortened form Rolls first attested 1928. 中文词源 Rolls-Royce ：劳斯莱斯汽车 商标名，来自英国 20 世纪初汽车工程师 C.S.Rolls 和 Sir Henry Royce. 该词的英语词源请
• rollmop 英文词源 rollmop "A rolled uncooked pickled herring fillet", Early 20th century: from German Rollmops . 中文词源 rollmop ：醋渍生鲱鱼卷 来自德语 Rollmops,来自 roll,卷，mop,词义不详，可能来自 mop,抹布。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rollmop 词源， rollmop 含义。
• rollicking 英文词源 rollicking (adj.) 1811, present participle adjective from rollick "be jovial in behavior" (though this does not appear in print until 1826), which perhaps is a blend of roll (v.) and frolic (v.). 中文词源 rollicking ：喧闹的，嬉戏的 来自 roll 和 frolic 的合成词，-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rollicking 词源， roll
• roil 英文词源 roil (v.) 1580s, of uncertain origin, probably from Middle French rouiller "to rust, make muddy," from Old French roil "mud, muck, rust" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *robicula , from Latin robigo "rust" (see robust ). An earlier borrowing of the French verb is Middle English roil "to roam or rove about" (early 14c.). Related: Roiled ; roiling . 中文词源 roil ：搅混，惹恼 可能来
• Rohypnol 英文词源 Rohypnol (n.) 1995, trade name for a powerful insomnia drug. 中文词源 Rohypnol ：罗眠乐 药品名，强药安眠药。可能来自 Roche,瑞士罗氏制药集团，hypn-,睡觉，词源同 hypnotic,-ol, 醇。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Rohypnol 词源， Rohypnol 含义。
• roguish 英文词源 roguish (adj.) 1570s, from rogue + -ish . Related: Roguishly ; roguishness . 中文词源 roguish ：无赖的，淘气的 来自 rogue,无赖，恶棍，-ish,形容词后缀。现常用于褒义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： roguish 词源， roguish 含义。
• rogue 英文词源 rogue rogue: [16] Rogue originated as a thieves’ slang term for a ‘vagrant’ in the mid-16th century. It is not clear where it came from, but one suggestion is that it was derived from the contemporary slang term roger ‘beggar who pretended to be a poor university student in order play on people’s feelings’. This was based on Latin rogāre ‘ask’, source of English inter
• roentgenium 英文词源 roentgenium "The chemical element of atomic number 111, a radioactive element produced artificially", Early 21st century: named after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (see roentgen ). 中文词源 roentgenium ：錀 该金属元素于 1994 年首次合成于德国，名字来自 20 世纪初德国物理学家 Wilhem Conrad Rontgen,以表达对他的敬意。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• roentgen 英文词源 roentgen 1896, in Roentgen rays "X-rays," in recognition of German physicist Wilhem Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), who discovered X-rays in 1895. As a unit of exposure to radiation, it is attested from 1922, proposed in French in 1921. 中文词源 roentgen ：伦琴，伦琴射线 缩写自 Roentgen rays,X 射线，来自其发现者 20 世纪德国物理学家 Wilhem Conrad Rontgen. 该
• roe 英文词源 roe roe: Roe the deer [OE] and roe ‘fish eggs’ [15] are distinct words. The former goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * raikh -, which also produced German reh , Dutch ree , Swedish råa , and Danish raa . Its underlying meaning may be ‘spotted’, an allusion to the roe deer’s dappled coat. Roe ‘fish eggs’ was borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German roge , a word
• rodeo 英文词源 rodeo rodeo: see rota rodeo (n.) 1914 as public entertainment show of horse-riding skill, from earlier meaning "cattle round-up" (1834), from Spanish rodeo , "pen for cattle at a fair or market," literally "a going round," from rodear "go round, surround," related to rodare "revolve, roll," from Latin rotare "go around" (see rotary ). 中文词源 rodeo ：牛仔竞技表演 来自西班
• rodent 英文词源 rodent rodent: see rostrum rodent (n.) 1835 (as an adjective 1833), from Modern Latin Rodentia , the order name, from Latin rodentem (nominative rodens ), present participle of rodere "to gnaw, eat away," from PIE root *red- "to scrape, scratch, gnaw" (cognates: Sanskrit radati "scrapes, gnaws," radanah "tooth;" Latin radere "to scrape;" Welsh rhathu "scrape, polish"). Uncertain conne
• rococo 英文词源 rococo rococo: [19] Old French roque was the source of English rock ‘stone’. From its modern French descendant roc was derived rocaille ‘decoration in the form of pebbles, shells, etc’, which was altered to rococo as a term for a style characterized by convoluted ornamentation. = rock rococo (adj.) 1836, "old-fashioned," from French rococo (19c.), apparently a humorous alterat
• rocketry 英文词源 rocketry (n.) 1930, from rocket (n.2) + -ry . 中文词源 rocketry ：火箭制造技术 来自 rocket,火箭，-ry,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rocketry 词源， rocketry 含义。
• robotics 英文词源 robotics (n.) 1941, from robot + -ics . Coined in a science fiction context by Russian-born U.S. author Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), who proposed the "Three Laws of Robotics" in 1968. 中文词源 robotics ：机器人制造术 来自 robot,机器人，-ics,学问。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： robotics 词源， robotics 含义。
• robin 英文词源 robin robin: [15] Robin was borrowed from the French male first name Robin , a familiar form of Robert , which is first recorded as a bird-name in the 15th century. It originally appeared in English, in the mid-15th century, in the expression robin redbreast , and robin was not used on its own until about a hundred years later. Since then its has gradually ousted the native ruddock (a
• roan 英文词源 roan (adj.) 1520s, from Middle French roan "reddish brown," perhaps from Spanish roano , from Old Spanish raudano , probably from a Germanic source (compare Gothic raudan , accusative of rauðs "red"). Chiefly of horses. 中文词源 roan ：毛色斑杂的动物 来自中古法语 roan,红褐色，红棕色，可能来自西班牙语 roano,红褐色，最终来自 PIE*reudh, 红色，词
• roadworthy 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random mediate mediate: see medium 中文词源 roadworthy ：适于行驶的 road,路，worthy,适于的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： roadworthy 词源， roadworthy 含义。
• roadrunner 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random oeuvre oeuvre: hors d’oeuvre [18] In French, hors d’oeuvre means literally ‘outside the work’ – that is, ‘not part of the ordinary set of courses in a meal’. The earliest record of its use in English is in the general sense ‘out of the ordinary’ (‘The Frenzy of one who is given up for a Lunatick, is a Frenzy
• roach 英文词源 roach roach: see cockroach roach (n.1) shortened form of cockroach , 1837, on mistaken notion that it was a compound. In contemporary writing said to be from a polite desire to avoid the sexual connotation in the first syllable. Meaning "butt of a marijuana cigarette" is first recorded 1938, perhaps from resemblance to the insect, but perhaps a different word entirely. roach (n.2) sma
• rivulet 英文词源 rivulet (n.) 1580s, from Italian rivoletto , diminutive of rivolo , itself a diminutive of rivo "brook," from Latin rivus "stream, brook," from PIE *reiwos , literally "that which flows," from root *reie- "to flow, run" (see Rhine ). For ending, see -let . 中文词源 rivulet ：小河，小溪 来自意大利语 rivoletto,小河，小溪，来自 rivolo 小词形式，该词本身 r
• riviera 英文词源 Riviera (n.) Mediterranean seacoast around Genoa, 1630s, from Italian riviera , literally "bank, shore" (see river ). In extended use, the coast from Marseilles to La Spezia, which became popular 19c. as a winter resort. Thence adopted (sometimes ironically) in reference to areas of other countries, as in American Riviera (Florida, 1887); English Riviera (Devonshire coast, 1882). 中文
• riveting 英文词源 riveting (adj.) "commanding attention," 1854, present participle adjective from rivet (v.). Related: Rivetingly . 中文词源 riveting ：吸引人的 来自 rivet,固定，吸引。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： riveting 词源， riveting 含义。
• rivet 英文词源 rivet (n.) c. 1400, from Old French rivet "nail, rivet," from Old French river "to clench, fix, fasten," possibly from Middle Dutch wriven "turn, grind," related to rive (v.). The English word may be directly from Middle Dutch. rivet (v.) early 15c., from rivet (n.). Meaning "to command the attention" is from c. 1600. Related: Riveted ; riveting . 中文词源 rivet ：铆钉，固定，
• riverfront 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random grate grate: Grate ‘framework for holding burning fuel’ [14] and grate ‘rub’ [15] are different words. The former comes via Old French grate ‘grille’ and Vulgar Latin * grāta from Latin crātis ‘wickerwork, hurdle’. Grate ‘rub’ is ultimately Germanic (its ultimate ancestor was the Germanic verb * krattōn ,
• riven 英文词源 riven (adj.) "split, cloven, rent," c. 1300, past participle adjective from rive "to tear, rend." 中文词源 riven ：裂开的，四分五裂的 来自 rive 的过去分词形式，引申词义裂开的，四分五裂的等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： riven 词源， riven 含义。
• rive 英文词源 rive (v.) "tear in pieces, strike asunder," c. 1200, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse rifa "to tear apart" (compare Swedish rifva , Danish rive "scratch, tear"), from PIE root *rei- "to scratch, tear, cut" (see riparian ). 中文词源 rive ：撕开，破裂 来自古诺斯语 rifa,撕开，来自 PIE*rei,撕开，劈，砍，词源同 rift,river. 该词的英语词源请访
• ritzy 英文词源 ritzy 1920, from ritz + -y (2). Related: Ritziness . 中文词源 ritzy ：豪华的 来自 Ritz,里兹大酒店。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ritzy 词源， ritzy 含义。
• Ritz 英文词源 Ritz (n.) "high quality, superiority," 1910 ( Ritzian , adj., is attested by 1908), in reference to the luxurious Ritz hotels in New York, London, Paris, etc., commemorating Swiss hotelier César Ritz (1850-1918). To put on the ritz "assume an air of superiority" is recorded from 1926. A verb ritz "to behave haughtily" is recorded from 1911. 中文词源 Ritz ：里兹大酒店 世界著
• ritualise 英文词源 spiritualize (v.) 1630s, from spiritual (adj.) + -ize , or from French spiritualiser . Related: Spiritualize ; spiritualizing ; spiritualization . 中文词源 ritualise ：使仪式化 来自 ritual,仪式的，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ritualise 词源， ritualise 含义。
• rite 英文词源 rite (n.) early 14c., from Latin ritus "religious observance or ceremony, custom, usage," perhaps from PIE root *re(i)- "to count, number" (cognates: Greek arithmos "number," Old English rim "number;" see read (v.)). Rite of passage (1909) is translated from French rite de passage , coined by French anthropologist Arnold van Gennep (1873-1957). 中文词源 rite ：仪式，典礼 来自
• rissole 英文词源 rissole rissole: [18] Rissoles originally got their name from their colour. The word comes via French rissole and Old French ruissole from Vulgar Latin * russeola , a shortening of * russeola pasta ‘reddish pastry’. Late Latin russeolus ‘reddish’ was a derivative of Latin russus ‘red’ (source of English russet ), and is distantly related to English red . = red , russet , r
• risotto 英文词源 risotto (n.) rice cooked in broth with meat and cheese, 1848, from Italian risotto , from riso "rice" (see rice ). At first in Italian contexts; it begins to appear in English cookery books c. 1880. 中文词源 risotto ：意大利肉汁烩饭 来自意大利语 riso,大米，词源同 rice.-otto,小词后缀。用于指意大利的肉汁烩饭。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• risible 英文词源 risible (adj.) 1550s, "given to laughter," from Middle French risible (14c.) and directly from Late Latin risibilis "laughable, able to laugh," from Latin risus , past participle of ridere "to laugh." Meaning "capable of exciting laughter, comical" is from 1727. 中文词源 risible ：可笑的 来自拉丁语 ridere,大笑，嘲笑，词源同 deride,ridiculous.-s,过去分词格. r
• ripping 英文词源 ripping (adj.) "cutting," 1714, present participle adjective from rip (v.). Slang meaning "very fast, rapid" is from 1826; hence further slang development "excellent, splendid" (1846). Related: Rippingly . 中文词源 ripping ：极好的 俚语，来自 rip,撕开，撕裂，-ing,动名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ripping 词源， ripping 含义
• ripper 英文词源 ripper (n.) 1610s, agent noun from rip (v.). Meaning "killer who mutilates his victims" (1890) is from Jack the Ripper , notorious London murderer, whose nickname contains a pun on ripper in sense of "tool for ripping" old slates, etc. (1823) and the slang meaning "excellent person or thing, a 'ripping' fellow" (1838), from ripping "excellent, splendid." 中文词源 ripper ：滑雪板
• riposte 英文词源 riposte riposte: see respond riposte (n.) 1707, "a quick thrust after parrying a lunge," a fencing term, from French riposte , by dissimilation from risposte (17c.), from Italian risposta "a reply," noun use of fem. past participle of rispondere "to respond," from Latin respondere (see respond ). Sense of "sharp retort; quick, sharp reply," is first attested 1865. As a verb, 1851. 中文
• ripcord 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random sheer sheer: see shear 中文词源 ripcord ：开伞索 rip,撕开，cord,绳索。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ripcord 词源， ripcord 含义。
• riparian 英文词源 riparian riparian: see river riparian (adj.) "of or pertaining to river banks," 1849, with -an + Latin riparius "of a river bank," from riparia "shore," later used in reference to the stream flowing between the banks, from ripa "(steep) bank of a river, shore," probably literally "break" (and indicating the drop off from ground level to the stream bed), or else "that which is cut out
• rink 英文词源 rink (n.) late 14c., Scottish dialect, probably from Old French renc , reng "row, line," from Frankish and ultimately connected with ring (n.1). Probably confused in meaning with ring (n.1) in sense of "area marked out for a sporting contest." From 1787 in curling; ice hockey sense first attested 1896. 中文词源 rink ：溜冰场 来自 ring 方言变体。 该词的英语词源请访
• ringworm 英文词源 ringworm (n.) name given to certain skin diseases, early 15c., from ring (n.1) + worm (n.). 中文词源 ringworm ：癣 ring,圆环，worm,虫。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ringworm 词源， ringworm 含义。
• ringtoss 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random catastrophe catastrophe: see apostrophe 中文词源 ringtoss ：投环套物 ring,圆环，toss,扔。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ringtoss 词源， ringtoss 含义。
• ringtone 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random flotilla flotilla: see float 中文词源 ringtone ：响铃，铃声 ring,响铃，tone,铃声。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ringtone 词源， ringtone 含义。
• ringmaster 英文词源 ringmaster (n.) 1842, from ring (n.1) in the circus sense + master (n.). 中文词源 ringmaster ：马戏表演领班 ring,马戏场，master,老板。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ringmaster 词源， ringmaster 含义。
• ringlet 英文词源 ringlet (n.) 1550s, from ring (n.1) + diminutive suffix -let . Of hair, since 1660s. Related: Ringleted . 中文词源 ringlet ：垂下的长鬈发 ring,圆环，-let,小词后缀。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ringlet 词源， ringlet 含义。
• ringleader 英文词源 ringleader (n.) c. 1500, from Middle English phrase to lead the ring (mid-14c.), probably from a medieval metaphor from dancing. See ring (n.1) + lead (v.1). 中文词源 ringleader ：罪魁，元凶 ring,马戏场，leader,领班，老板。字面意思即马戏场老板，比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ringleader 词源， ringleader 含义。
• ring-fence 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random lackey lackey: [16] By a circuitous series of steps, lackey is of Arabic origin. English borrowed it from French laquais , which originally denoted a sort of foot-soldier, and hence a ‘footman’ or ‘servant’. French in turn got it from Catalan alacay , whose source was Arabic al-qādī ‘the judge’ (the Spanish version
• ringette 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random taxi taxi: [20] Taxi is short for taximeter cab , a term coined around 1890 for a cab fitted with a taximeter, a device for showing the fare to be paid. Taximeter [19] was borrowed from French taximètre , a compound noun formed from taxe ‘charge, tariff’ (a relative of English tax ) and mètre ‘meter’. = tax 中文词源
• ringer 英文词源 ringer (n.) early 15c., "one who rings" (a bell), agent noun from ring (v.1). In quoits (and by extension, horseshoes) from 1863, from ring (v.2). Especially in be a dead ringer for "resemble closely," 1891, from ringer , a fast horse entered fraudulently in a race in place of a slow one (the verb to ring in this sense is attested from 1812), possibly from British ring in "substitute,
• rind 英文词源 rind (n.) Old English rinde "bark, crust," later "peel of a fruit or vegetable" (c. 1400), from Proto-Germanic *rind- (cognates: Old Saxon rinda , Middle Dutch and Dutch rinde "bark of a tree," Old High German rinda , German Rinde ), probably related to Old English rendan (see rend (v.)). 中文词源 rind ：果皮，果壳 来自古英语 rinde,树皮，果皮，来自 Proto-Germani
• rimless 英文词源 bonnet (n.) late 14c., Scottish bonat "brimless hat for men," from Old French bonet , short for chapel de bonet , from bonet (12c., Modern French bonnet ) "kind of cloth used as a headdress," from Medieval Latin bonitum "material for hats," perhaps a shortening of Late Latin abonnis "a kind of cap" (7c.), which is perhaps from a Germanic source. balmoral "A round brimless hat with a c
• rime 英文词源 rime (n.) "hoarfrost," Old English hrim , from Proto-Germanic *khrima- (cognates: Old Norse hrim , Dutch rijm , German Reif ). Old French rime is of Germanic origin. Rare in Middle English, surviving mainly in Scottish and northern English, revived in literary use late 18c. 中文词源 rime ：雾凇 来自古英语 hrim,来自 Proto-Germanic*khrima,雾凇。 该词的英语词源请访
• rill 英文词源 rill (n.) "small brook, rivulet," 1530s, from or related to Dutch and Frisian ril , Low German rille "groove, furrow, running stream," probably from Proto-Germanic *ril- (cognates: Old English rið, riþe "brook, stream," which survives only in dialects), a diminutive form from PIE root *reie- "to run, flow" (see Rhine ). 中文词源 rill ：细沟 来 自 德 语 rille, 沟 ， 槽 ，
• rigmarole 英文词源 rigmarole rigmarole: [18] Rigmarole is a corruption of an earlier ragman roll , a term first encountered in the late 13th century. It denoted a roll of parchment used in a gambling game. The roll had things written on it, such as names, with pieces of string attached to them, and participants had to select a string at random. The word ragman may have been a contraction of ragged man ,
• rightsize 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random aeolian harp aeolian harp: [18] Aeolus was the Greek god of the winds (the form of the name is Latin; the original Greek was Aiolos , deriving from the adjective aiolos ‘quick-moving’). Hence the application of the epithet to a musical instrument whose strings are sounded by the breeze blowing over them. The term is first re
• rightmost 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random float float: [OE] Germanic * fleut -, which produced English fleet , had the so-called ‘weak grades’ (that is, variant forms which because they were weakly stressed had different vowels) * flot - and * flut -. The former was the source of Germanic * flotōjan , which passed into late Old English as flotian and eventually ous
• rightist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bite bite: [OE] The Old English verb bītan came from prehistoric Germanic * bītan , which also produced German beissen and Dutch bijten . The short-vowel version of the base, * bit -, was the source of bit , beetle , and probably bitter , and is also represented in various non-Germanic forms, such as Latin fidere ‘split’ (
• righteous 英文词源 righteous (adj.) early 16c. alteration of rightwise , from Old English rihtwis , from riht (see right ) + wis "wise, way, manner" (see wise (adj.)). Suffix altered by influence of courteous , etc. Meaning "genuine, excellent" is 1942 in jazz slang. Related: Righteously . 中文词源 righteous ：公正的，正义的 来自古英语 rihtwis,正确的举止，来自 riht,正确的，w
• rig 英文词源 rig (v.) late 15c., originally nautical, "to fit with sails," probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish, Norwegian rigge "to equip," Swedish rigga "to rig, harness"), though these may be from English; perhaps ultimately from PIE *reig- "to bind." Slang meaning "to pre-arrange or tamper with results" is attested from 1938, perhaps a different word, from rig (n.) "a trick, swi
• rift 英文词源 rift (n.) early 14c., "a split, act of splitting," from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish and Norwegian rift "a cleft," Old Icelandic ript (pronounced "rift") "breach;" related to Old Norse ripa "to break a contract" (see riven ). Figurative use from 1620s. Geological sense from 1921. As a verb, c. 1300. 中文词源 rift ：分裂，分歧，裂缝 来自北欧某语言，比较挪
• riff-raff 英文词源 riff-raff "Disreputable or undesirable people", Late 15th century (as riff and raff ): from Old French rif et raf 'one and all, every bit', of Germanic origin. More rifle from Middle English:The Old French rifler meant both ‘to plunder’ and to ‘to scratch’. The plunder sense developed via ‘search for valuables’ into ‘to search thoroughly’ (mid 17th century). The word w
• riffle 英文词源 riffle (v.) 1754, "to make choppy water," American English, perhaps a variant of ruffle "make rough." The word meaning "shuffle" (cards) is first recorded 1894, probably echoic; hence that of "skim, leaf through quickly" (of papers, etc.) is from 1922. Related: Riffled ; riffling . 中文词源 riffle ：浅滩，涟漪，迅速翻动 可能来自 ruffle 变皱，起皱，词义受 ri
• rife 英文词源 rife (adj.) Old English rife "abundant, common, prevalent," from Proto-Germanic *rif- (cognates: Old Norse rifr , Swedish river , Norwegian riv , Middle Dutch riif , Middle Low German rive "abundant, generous"), said to be from PIE root *rei- "to scratch, tear, cut" "The prevalence of the word in early southern texts is in favour of its being native in English, rather than an adoption
• ridden 英文词源 ridden (adj.) mid-14c., from past participle of ride (q.v.). Sense evolution, via horses, is from "that which has been ridden upon, broken in" (1520s) to, in compounds, "oppressed, taken advantage of" (1650s). 中文词源 ridden ：遭虐待的，充满痛苦的 来自 ride 过去分词，即被骑上去的，引申词义做牛做马的，遭虐待的，充满痛苦的。 该词的英语
• rictus 英文词源 district district: [17] District started life as the past participle of the verb which gave English distrain [13] and strain . It came via French district from medieval Latin districtus ; this meant literally ‘seized, compelled’, and hence was used as a noun in the sense ‘seizure of offenders’, and hence ‘exercise of justice’, and finally ‘area in which justice is so exe
• ricochet 英文词源 ricochet (v.) 1758, originally in a military sense, from French ricochet (n.) "the skipping of a shot, or of a flat stone on water" (see ricochet (n.). Related: Ricochetted ; ricochetting . ricochet (n.) 1769, from ricochet (v.) or French ricochet "the skipping of a shot or of a flat stone on water," but in earliest French use (15c.) "verbal to-and-fro," and only in the phrase fable d