英语词源

• rickety 英文词源 rickety (adj.) "liable to fall down," 1680s, from rickets (with + -y (2)), via notion of "weak, unhealthy." Literal sense is from c. 1720 but never common in English. Of material things, from 1799. 中文词源 rickety ：不稳固的 来自 rickets,佝偻病，-y,形容词后缀。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rickety 词源， rickety 含义。
• rickets 英文词源 rickets (n.) disease caused by vitamin D deficiency, 1630s, of uncertain origin. Originally a local name for the disease in Dorset and Somerset, England. Some derive it from a Dorset word, rucket "to breathe with difficulty," but the sense connection is difficult. The Modern Latin name for the disease, rachitis , comes from Greek rhakhis "spine" (see rachitic ), but this was chosen by
• rick 英文词源 rick (n.) Old English hreac "stack of hay or straw," from Proto-Germanic *khraukaz (cognates: Old Norse hraukr , Frisian reak , Dutch rook "heap"); perhaps related to ridge . 中文词源 rick ：草堆 来自古英语 hreac,草堆，来自 Proto-Germanic*khraukaz,堆积，堆放，可能来自 PIE*skreuk,*sker, 弯，转，词源同 ring,curve,ridge. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• ricin 英文词源 ricin (n.) poison obtained from the castor-oil bean, 1888, from ricinus , genus name of the castor-oil plant (1694), from Latin ricinus (Pliny), of uncertain origin, perhaps the same word as ricinus "tick" (in sheep, dogs, etc.). 中文词源 ricin ：蓖麻毒素 来自拉丁语 ricinus,蓖麻。后用于指蓖麻毒素。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ricin 词
• ribosome 英文词源 ribosome (n.) 1958, coined by U.S. microbiologist Richard B. Roberts (1910-1980) from ribo(nucleic acid) + -some "body." 中文词源 ribosome ：核糖体 来自 ribose,核糖，-som,体，身体，词源同 chromosome. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ribosome 词源， ribosome 含义。
• ribose 英文词源 ribose (n.) 1892, from German Ribose (1891), from Ribonsäure , a tetrahydroxy acid, with first element shortened and arbitrarily rearranged from English arabinose (c. 1880), a sugar which is so called because it is formed from gum arabic . 中文词源 ribose ：核糖，核酸糖 来自德语 ribose,核糖，杜撰自英语 arabinose,阿拉伯树胶糖，来自 gum arabic,阿拉伯树
• ribonucleic 英文词源 ribonucleic (adj.) 1931, from ribo- , comb. form of ribose , the sugar component, + nucleic acid . 中文词源 ribonucleic ：核糖核酸 来自 ribose,核糖，nucleic,核的，核酸的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ribonucleic 词源， ribonucleic 含义。
• ribcage 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random it it: [OE] It (or hit , as it was in Old English) comes ultimately from the same prehistoric Germanic demonstrative stem form. * khi -, as produced he . The possessive form its is a comparatively recent development, dating from the end of the 16th century; until then, his was used for ‘its’. = he 中文词源 ribcage ：胸腔
• riband 英文词源 riband (n.) archaic for "ribbon," late 14c., from ribbon , with excrescent -d . 中文词源 riband ：丝带，缎带 来自 ribbon 的古语拼写。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： riband 词源， riband 含义。
• ribaldry 英文词源 ribaldry (n.) early 14c., from Old French ribauderie "debauchery, licentiousness," from ribalt (see ribald ). 中文词源 ribaldry ：粗俗的言语或行为 来自 ribald,粗俗的，下流的，-ry,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ribaldry 词源， ribaldry 含义。
• ribald 英文词源 ribald ribald: [13] Ribald was originally a noun, a derogatory term meaning ‘retainer or dependent of low status’. It was borrowed from Old French ribaut , a derivative of the verb riber ‘sleep around’. This is turn went back to Old High German rīban ‘rub’, hence ‘copulate’. It was not used as an adjective until the early 16th century. ribald (adj.) c. 1500, from riba
• ria 英文词源 ria (n.) from Spanish ria "estuary, river mouth" (adopted as a geological term first in German, 1886), from Latin ripa "stream bank" (see riparian ). 中文词源 ria ：河口，溺河 地理名词术语，来自西班牙语 ria,河口，来自拉丁语 ripa,河岸，词源同 river,riparian. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ria 词源， ria 含义。
• rhyme 英文词源 rhyme rhyme: [12] Etymologically, rhyme and rhythm are the same word. Both go back to medieval Latin rythmus ‘rhythm’, but whereas rhythm has reached us almost unchanged, rhyme has come via a branch line. The sort of accented verse to which the medieval Latin word was applied commonly rhymed, and so when rythmus passed into early Old French as * ritme , it carried connotations of ‘
• rhubarb 英文词源 rhubarb rhubarb: [14] The Greeks had two words for ‘rhubarb’: rhéon , which was borrowed from Persian rēwend , and which evolved into Latin rheum , now the plant’s scientific name; and rha , which is said to have come from Rha , an ancient name of the river Volga, in allusion to the fact that rhubarb was once grown on its banks (rhubarb is native to China, and was once importe
• rhomboid 英文词源 rhomboid (n.) 1560s, from Middle French rhomboide or directly from Late Latin rhomboides , from Greek rhomboeides "rhomboidal; a rhomboid;" see rhombus + -oid . Related: Rhomboidal . As an adjective from 1690s. 中文词源 rhomboid ：长菱形 来自 rhombus,菱形，-oid,类。 rhombus 菱形 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rhomboid 词源， rhomboid 含义。
• rhododendron 英文词源 rhododendron rhododendron: [17] A rhododendron is etymologically a ‘rose-tree’. The term comes from Greek rhodódendron , a compound formed from rhódon ‘rose’ (apparently a relative of English rose ) and déndron ‘tree’ (source of English dendrite [18] and dendrochronology [20]). This denoted the ‘oleander’, an application it retained through Latin rhododendron into E
• rhodium 英文词源 rhodium (n.) hard white metallic element, 1804, Modern Latin, coined by its discoverer, English physician William H. Wollaston (1766-1828), and named for the color of solutions containing it, from Greek rhodon "rose" (see rose (n.1)) + metallic element ending -ium . 中文词源 rhodium ：铑 来自希腊语 rhodon,玫瑰，词源同 rose.因这种金属元素溶入水后呈玫瑰色而
• rhizome 英文词源 rhizome rhizome: see liquorice rhizome (n.) 1832, from Modern Latin rhizoma , from Greek rhizoma "mass of tree roots," from rhizoun "cause to strike root, root into the ground, plant," from rhiza "root," probably from PIE *wrad- "branch, root" (cognates: Latin radix "root," Old Norse rot "root," Old English wyrt "plant, herb;" see radish ). 中文词源 rhizome ：根茎，块状茎 来
• rhizoid 英文词源 rhizoid (adj.) "root-like," 1858, from Greek rhiza "root," literal and figurative (see rhizome ) + -oid . As a noun from 1875. 中文词源 rhizoid ：假根，类根 来自希腊语 rhiza,根，来自 PIE*wrad,根，词源同 root,radish.-oid,类。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rhizoid 词源， rhizoid 含义。
• rhinitis 英文词源 rhinitis (n.) 1829, medical Latin, from rhino- "nose" + -itis "inflammation." 中文词源 rhinitis ：鼻炎 rhin,鼻子，-itis,炎症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rhinitis 词源， rhinitis 含义。
• rhinestone 英文词源 rhinestone (n.) colorless imitation stone of paste or leaded glass, 1879, a loan-translation of French caillou du Rhin "Rhine pebble," so called because they were made near Strasburg, on the River Rhine , and invented there late 17c. Extensively worn later 18c. Rhinestone jewelry, a reproduction of the ornaments of the Louis XV. period, is all the rage in Paris. The Rhinestones are as
• rheumatology 英文词源 rheumatology (n.) 1949, from Greek rheumat- , stem of rheuma "discharge" (see rheum ) + -ology . Related: Rheumatologist . 中文词源 rheumatology ：风湿病学 rheumatic,风湿的，-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rheumatology 词源， rheumatology 含义。
• rheum 英文词源 rheum (n.) "mucous discharge," late 14c., from Old French reume "a cold" (13c., Modern French rhume ), from Latin rheuma , from Greek rheuma "discharge from the body, flux; a stream, current, flood, a flowing," literally "that which flows," from rhein "to flow," from PIE root *sreu- "to flow" (cognates: Sanskrit sravati "flows," srotah "stream;" Avestan thraotah- "stream, river," Old
• rhetorician 英文词源 rhetorician (n.) early 15c., Old French rethoricien , from rethorique (see rhetoric ). An Old English word for one was wordsawere "word-sower." 中文词源 rhetorician ：修辞学家 来自 rhetorical,修辞的，-ian,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rhetorician 词源， rhetorician 含义。
• rhetorical 英文词源 rhetorical (adj.) mid-15c., "eloquent," from Latin rhetoricus , from Greek rhetorikos "oratorical, rhetorical; skilled in speaking," from rhetor "orator" (see rhetoric ). Meaning "pertaining to rhetoric" is from 1520s. Rhetorical question is from 1670s. Related: Rhetorically . 中文词源 rhetorical ：花言巧语的，修辞的 来自 rhetor,演说家，修辞学者。比喻用法。
• rhetor 英文词源 rhetor "(In ancient Greece and Rome) a teacher of rhetoric", Via Latin from Greek rhētōr . 中文词源 rhetor ：演说家，修辞学者 来自希腊语 rhetor,演说家，演讲家，修辞学教师，来自 rhema,字，词，短语，来自 PIE*were, 说话，词源同 word,verb. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rhetor 词源， rhetor 含义。
• rhenium 英文词源 rhenium (n.) 1925, Modern Latin, from Latin Rhenus "the river Rhine" (see Rhine ) + element ending -ium . Coined by German chemists Walter Noddack and Ida Tacke. 中文词源 rhenium ：铼 来自拉丁语 Rhenus,莱茵河，词源同 Rhine.由其发现者 20 世纪德国化学家 Walter Noddack 所 命名，以表达对母亲河的敬意。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• Rhine 英文词源 Rhine principal river in western Germany, from German Rhein , from Middle High German Rin , ultimately from Gaulish Renos , literally "that which flows," from PIE root *reie- "to move, flow, run" (cognates: Sanskrit rinati "causes to flow," ritih "stream, course;" Latin rivus "stream;" Old Church Slavonic reka "river;" Middle Irish rian "river, way;" Gothic rinnan "run, flow," rinno "
• rheme 英文词源 rheme "The part of a clause that gives information about the theme", Late 19th century: from Greek rhēma 'that which is said'. 中文词源 rheme ：表位，述位 来自希腊语 rhema,字，词，短语，词源同 rhetoric.后用于语言学术语指表位，述位。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rheme 词源， rheme 含义。
• rhea 英文词源 rhea (n.) South American ostrich, 1801, Modern Latin genus name, for unknown reasons from Greek Rhea , name of a titaness, mother of Zeus, a name of unknown origin. As a moon of Saturn, discovered 1672. 中文词源 Rhea ：第二代神后瑞亚 希腊神话中，第二代神王克洛诺斯的妻子是瑞亚（Rhea）。她是大地女神盖亚与天空之神乌拉诺斯所生的女儿，
• rhapsodize 英文词源 rhapsodize (v.) c. 1600, "to piece together;" 1806, "to talk rhapsodically;" see rhapsody + -ize . Related: Rhapsodized ; rhapsodizing . 中文词源 rhapsodize ：热情的讨论 来自 rhapsody,狂想曲，狂热表达，-ize,使。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rhapsodize 词源， rhapsodize 含义。
• Reykjavik 英文词源 Reykjavik capital of Iceland, literally "bay of smoke," from Old Norse reykja "to smoke" (see reek (n.)) + vik "bay" (see viking ). So called from the natural hot springs there. Settlement said to date from 9c., but not established as a town until 1786. 中文词源 Reykjavik ：雷克雅未克（冰岛首都） 来自古诺斯语 reyjia,冒烟，词源同 reek,vik,海湾，词源同
• Rex 英文词源 rex (n.) "a king," 1610s, from Latin rex (genitive regis ) "a king," related to regere "to keep straight, guide, lead, rule," from PIE root *reg- "to rule, to lead straight, to put right" (cognates: Sanskrit raj- "king;" Old Irish ri "king," genitive rig ; see regal ). 中文词源 rex ：[英]王，君主(常用于诉讼案件中) 来源于拉丁语动词rego, regere, rexi, rectum(统治
• rewrite 英文词源 rewrite (v.) "to write again," 1560s, from re- "back, again" + write (v.). Related: Rewrote ; rewritten ; rewriting . Journalistic rewrite man is recorded from 1901. As a noun from 1926. 中文词源 rewrite ：重写 re-,再，重新，write,写。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rewrite 词源， rewrite 含义。
• rework 英文词源 rework (v.) 1842, from re- + work (v.). Related: Reworked ; reworking . 中文词源 rework ：修改，重做 re-,再，重新，work,工作。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rework 词源， rework 含义。
• reword 英文词源 reword (v.) "to express in other words," c. 1600, from re- "back, again" + word (v.). Related: Reworded ; rewording . 中文词源 reword ：修改措辞 re-,再，重新，word,词语，措辞。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reword 词源， reword 含义。
• rewire 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random geography geography: [16] All the English ‘ geo -’ words ( geography , geology [18], geometry [14], etc) come ultimately from Greek gē ‘earth’, a word probably of pre-Indo-European origin, whose Homeric form gaia was used as the name of the Greek goddess of the earth. Geography denotes literally the ‘describing of the
• rewind 英文词源 rewind (v.) also re-wind , 1717, from re- "back, again" + wind (v.1). Noun meaning "mechanism for rewinding film or tape" is recorded from 1938. Related: Rewound ; rewinding . 中文词源 rewind ：倒带 re-,向后，往回，wind,转动，缠绕。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rewind 词源， rewind 含义。
• revulsion 英文词源 revulsion (n.) 1540s, as a medical term, from Middle French revulsion (16c.) or directly from Latin revulsionem (nominative revulsio ) "a tearing off, act of pulling away," noun of action from past participle stem of revellere "to pull away," from re- "away" (see re- ) + vellere "to tear, pull," from PIE *wel-no- , suffixed form of root *wel- (4) "to tear, pull" (see svelte ). The mea
• revue 英文词源 revue (n.) 1872, "show presenting a review of current events," from French revue , from Middle French, literally "survey," noun use of fem. past participle of revoir "to see again" (see review (n.)). Later extended to shows consisting of a series of unrelated scenes. 中文词源 revue ：讽刺时事的滑稽剧 来自法语 revue,时评，来自中古法语 revoir,再看，来自拉丁
• revocation 英文词源 revocation (n.) early 15c., from Old French revocacion or directly from Latin revocationem (nominative revocatio ) "a calling back, recalling," noun of action from past participle stem of revocare (see revoke ). 中文词源 revocation ：撤消，废除 来自 revoke,撤消，废除，-ation,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： revocation 词源， r
• revivify 英文词源 revivify "Give new life or vigour to", Late 17th century: from French revivifier or late Latin revivificare (see re- , vivify ). 中文词源 revivify ：使复活，使再生 来自 revive,苏醒，复活，-fy,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： revivify 词源， revivify 含义。
• revitalize 英文词源 revitalize (v.) 1840, from re- "back, again" + vitalize . Related: Revitalized ; revitalizing . 中文词源 revitalize ：使恢复生机 re-,再，重新，vital,有生命的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： revitalize 词源， revitalize 含义。
• revisit 英文词源 revisit (v.) 1520s, from Middle French revisiter , from re- (see re- ) + visiter "to visit" (see visit (v.)). Related: Revisited ; revisiting . 中文词源 revisit ：重访，重游 re-,再，重新，visit,访问。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： revisit 词源， revisit 含义。
• revile 英文词源 revile revile: see vile revile (v.) c. 1300, from Old French reviler "consider vile, despise, scorn," from re- , intensive prefix (see re- ), + aviler "make vile or cheap, disesteem," from vil (see vile ). Related: Reviled ; reviling . 中文词源 revile ：辱骂，斥责 re-,表强调，vile,邪恶的，卑鄙的。即把别人看做邪恶的，引申词义辱骂，斥责。 该词的
• revetment 英文词源 revetment (n.) 1779, from French revêtement , Old French revestiment , from revestir (Modern French revêtir ), from Late Latin revestire "to clothe again," from re- (see re- ) + Latin vestire "to clothe" (see vest (v.)). 中文词源 revetment ：护堤 来自法语 revetment,来自古法语 revestiment,来自拉丁语 revestire,再次穿上衣服，来自 re-,再， 重新，vestir
• revers 英文词源 revers "The turned-back edge of a garment revealing the undersurface, especially at the lapel", Mid 19th century: from French, literally 'reverse'. 中文词源 revers ：翻边，翻领 缩写自 reverse 或拼写讹误。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： revers 词源， revers 含义。
• reverie 英文词源 reverie (n.) mid-14c., reuerye , "wild conduct, frolic," from Old French reverie , resverie "revelry, raving, delirium" (Modern French rêverie ), from resver "to dream, wander, rave" (12c., Modern French rêver ), of uncertain origin (also the root of rave ). Meaning "daydream" is first attested 1650s, a reborrowing from French. As a type of musical composition, it is attested from 1
• reverend 英文词源 reverend (adj.) early 15c., "worthy of respect," from Middle French reverend , from Latin reverendus "(he who is) to be respected," gerundive of revereri (see reverence ). As a form of address for clergymen, it is attested from late 15c.; earlier reverent (late 14c. in this sense). Abbreviation Rev. is attested from 1721, earlier Revd. (1690s). Very Reverend is used of deans, Right Re
• reverberate 英文词源 reverberate reverberate: [16] Latin verbera meant ‘whips, rods’ (it was related to Greek rhábdos ‘stick’). From it was derived the verb verberāre ‘whip, beat’, which with the addition of the prefix re - ‘back’ produced reverberāre ‘beat back’. When this first arrived in English it was used literally (Thomas Coryat, for instance, in his Crudities 1611, wrote of ‘
• reveler 英文词源 reveler (n.) also reveller , late 14c., from Old French revelour , agent noun from reveler (see revel (v.)). 中文词源 reveler ：狂欢者 来自 revel,狂欢作乐。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reveler 词源， reveler 含义。
• reveille 英文词源 reveille reveille: see vigil reveille (n.) 1640s, from French réveillez-vous "awaken!" imperative plural of réveiller "to awaken, to wake up," from Middle French re- "again" (see re- ) + eveiller "to rouse," from Vulgar Latin *exvigilare , from Latin ex- "out" + vigilare "be awake, keep watch" (see vigil ). 中文词源 reveille ：军队的起床号 来自法语 reveiller,吵醒，唤
• revanche 英文词源 revanche (n.) "revenge," 1858, from French revanche (see revanchist ). 中文词源 revanche ：报复，复仇 来自 revenge 的法语拼写形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： revanche 词源， revanche 含义。
• revamp 英文词源 revamp (v.) 1850, from re- "again" + vamp (v.) "patch up, replace the upper front part of a shoe." An earlier verb was new-vamp (1630s). Modern use is typically figurative. Related: Revamped ; revamping . 中文词源 revamp ：翻新，修改 re-,再，重新，vamp,鞋面。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： revamp 词源， revamp 含义。
• revalue 英文词源 revalue (v.) 1590s, from re- + value (v.). Related: Revalued ; revaluing . 中文词源 revalue ：重新评估 re-,再，重新，value,评估。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： revalue 词源， revalue 含义。
• reuse 英文词源 reuse (v.) also re-use , 1843, from re- + use (v.). Related: Reused ; reusing . reuse (n.) 1850, from re- + use (n.). 中文词源 reuse ：重复使用 re-,再，重新，use,使用。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reuse 词源， reuse 含义。
• reunify 英文词源 reunify (v.) also re-unify , 1879, from re- + unify . Related: Reunified ; reunifying . 中文词源 reunify ：重新统一 re-,再，重新，unify,统一，使一致。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reunify 词源， reunify 含义。
• retsina 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random scathe scathe: [12] Scathe is now encountered virtually only in the negative form unscathed (first recorded in the 14th century), but originally it was a verb in its own right, meaning ‘harm’. It was borrowed from Old Norse skatha , which was descended from a prehistoric Germanic * skathōjan (source also of German and Dutch
• retry 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random toffee toffee: [19] Toffee is one of the mystery words of English. It is an alteration of an earlier taffy [19] (still current in American English), but where that came from is not known. The early 19thcentury spelling toughy suggests that it may have been derived from tough , in allusion to the sweet’s texture, but it is prob
• retrovirus 英文词源 retrovirus (n.) 1977, earlier retravirus (1974), from re(verse) tra(nscriptase) + virus . So called because it contains reverse transcriptase, an enzyme that uses RNA instead of DNA to encode genetic information, which reverses the usual pattern. Remodeled by influence of retro- "backwards." 中文词源 retrovirus ：逆转录酶病毒 改写自 retravirus,缩写自 reverse transcrip
• retrogressive 英文词源 retrogressive (adj.) "tending to move backward," 1785, from Latin retrogress- , past participle stem of retrogradi "move backward, go backward" (see retrograde ) + -ive . Related: Retrogressively . 中文词源 retrogressive ：倒退的，退化的 来自 retrograde,倒退，退化，-ss,过去分词格，-ive,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• retroflex 英文词源 retroflex (adj.) 1776, from Modern Latin retroflexus , past participle of retroflectere "to bend back," from retro (see retro- ) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible ). The verb (1898) is a back-formation from retroflexed (1806), from the adjective. 中文词源 retroflex ：卷舌音的 retro-,向后，往回，-flex,弯，卷，词源同 flexible,reflex. 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• retrofit 英文词源 retrofit (v.) 1954, from retro- + fit (v.). Related: Retrofitted ; retrofitting . As a noun, 1956, from the verb. 中文词源 retrofit ：翻修，改造 retro-,向后，fit,匹配，装配。引申词义翻新，改造。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retrofit 词源， retrofit 含义。
• retroactive 英文词源 retroactive (adj.) 1610s, from French rétroactif (16c.) "casting or relating back," from Latin retroact- , past participle stem of retroagere "drive or turn back," from retro- "back" (see retro- ) + agere "to drive, set in motion" (see act (v.)). Related: Retroactively . 中文词源 retroactive ：有追溯力的 retro-,向后，往回，active,有效力的。 该词的英语词源请
• retriever 英文词源 retriever (n.) "dog used for retrieving game," late 15c., agent noun from retrieve . 中文词源 retriever ：寻回犬 来自 retrieve,取回，索回。用于指一种取回被击中的猎物的狗。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retriever 词源， retriever 含义。
• retrieve 英文词源 retrieve retrieve: [15] To retrieve something is etymologically to ‘re-find’ it. The word comes from retreuv -, the stem of Old French retrover . This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘again’ and trover ‘find’ (ancestor of modern French trouver and source of English troubadour and trove , as in treasure trove ). Its original application in English was to dog
• retribution 英文词源 retribution retribution: see tribe retribution (n.) late 14c., "repayment," from Old French retribution and directly from Latin retributionem (nominative retributio ) "recompense, repayment," noun of action from past participle stem of retribuere "hand back, repay," from re- "back" (see re- ) + tribuere "to assign, allot" (see tribute ). Originally "that which is given in return for p
• retrench 英文词源 retrench retrench: [16] Retrench originally meant literally ‘dig a new trench as a second line of defence’. It was borrowed from early modern French retrencher , a descendant of Old French retrenchier . This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘again’ and trenchier ‘cut off’ (source of English trench , trenchant , etc). The standard present-day sense of retrenc
• retread 英文词源 retread (v.) "to put a new tread on (a tire)," 1908, from re- "back, again" (see re- ) + tread (q.v.). The noun is attested from 1914; in World War I it was Australian slang for "a re-enlisted soldier." 中文词源 retread ：翻新，翻版 re-,再，重新，tread,踩踏，鞋面，轮胎胎面。引申词义翻新，翻版。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• retrain 英文词源 retrain (v.) 1905, from re- "back, again" + train (v.). Related: Retrained ; retraining . 中文词源 retrain ：再训练，再培训 re-,再，重新，train,训练。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retrain 词源， retrain 含义。
• retrace 英文词源 retrace (v.) 1690s, from French retracer "to trace again," from Middle French retracier , from re- "again" (see re- ) + tracier "to trace" (see trace (v.)). Related: Retraced ; retracing . 中文词源 retrace ：折回，返回，追溯 re-,向后，往回，trace,追踪。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retrace 词源， retrace 含义。
• retouch 英文词源 retouch (v.) 1640s, from French retoucher (13c.) "to touch again" (with a view to improving), from re- "again" (see re- ) + toucher (see touch (v.)). 中文词源 retouch ：修饰图片 re-,再，重新，touch,触摸。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retouch 词源， retouch 含义。
• retool 英文词源 retool (v.) 1866, "to shape again with a tool," from re- "back, again" + tool (v.). Meaning "to furnish a factory with new equipment" is recorded from 1940. Related: Retooled ; retooling . 中文词源 retool ：重新装配机器设备 re-,再，重新，tool,工具。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retool 词源， retool 含义。
• retinue 英文词源 retinue retinue: [14] A retinue is etymologically ‘that which is retained’. The word was borrowed from Old French retenue , the feminine past participle of retenir ‘keep, restrain’ (source of English retain [14]). This in turn went back via Vulgar Latin * retenēre to Latin retinēre ‘hold back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘back’ and tenēre ‘hold’
• retinitis 英文词源 retinitis (n.) 1821, from retina + -itis "inflammation." 中文词源 retinitis ：视网膜炎 retina,视网膜，-itis,炎症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retinitis 词源， retinitis 含义。
• retina 英文词源 retina (n.) late 14c., from Medieval Latin retina "the retina," probably from Vulgar Latin (tunica) *retina , literally "net-like tunic," on resemblance to the network of blood vessels at the back of the eye, and ultimately from Latin rete "net" (see reticulate (adj.)). The Vulgar Latin phrase might be Gerard of Cremona's 12c. translation of Arabic (tabaqa) shabakiyyah "netlike (layer
• reticule 英文词源 reticule reticule: [18] Reticule is a now superannuated term for a small handbag. It alludes to the fact that such bags were originally made from netted fabric. The Latin word for ‘net’ was rēte , whose diminutive form rēticulum was used for ‘netted bag’ – whence, via French réticule , English reticule . From rēticulum was derived rēticulātus ‘having a network patter
• reticulated 英文词源 reticule reticule: [18] Reticule is a now superannuated term for a small handbag. It alludes to the fact that such bags were originally made from netted fabric. The Latin word for ‘net’ was rēte , whose diminutive form rēticulum was used for ‘netted bag’ – whence, via French réticule , English reticule . From rēticulum was derived rēticulātus ‘having a network patter
• reticular 英文词源 reticular (adj.) 1590s, from Modern Latin reticularis , from Latin reticulum "little net" (see reticulate (adj.)). 中文词源 reticular ：网状的，错综复杂的 来自拉丁语 reticulum,小网，来自 rete,网，-cul,小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reticular 词源， reticular 含义。
• reticent 英文词源 reticent reticent: [19] The ultimate source of reticent is Latin tacēre ‘be silent’ (source of English tacit and taciturn ). Combination with the intensive prefix re - produced reticēre ‘keep silent’, whose present participle gave English reticent . It was preceded into the language by over two hundred years by the derived noun reticence . = tacit , taciturn reticent (adj.)
• rethink 英文词源 rethink (v.) 1700, from re- "back, again" + think (v.). Related: Rethinking . 中文词源 rethink ：重新思考 re-,再，重新，think,思考。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rethink 词源， rethink 含义。
• retest 英文词源 pretest also pre-test , 1949 (v. and n.), from pre- + test . 中文词源 retest ：重新测试 re-,再，重新，test,测试。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retest 词源， retest 含义。
• retaliate 英文词源 retaliate retaliate: [17] To retaliate is etymologically to give someone ‘so much’ or an equal amount in return for what they have given you. Its ultimate source is Latin tālis ‘suchlike’ (source of French tel ‘such’). This formed the basis of a noun tāliō ‘punishment equal in severity to the wrong that occasioned it’, which was combined with the prefix re - ‘back’
• retake 英文词源 retake (v.) mid-15c., "to take back," from re- "back, again" + take (v.). Meaning "to recapture" is recorded from 1640s; sense of "to record a second time" is attested from 1962. Related: Retook ; retaking ; retaken . As a noun from 1918; figurative use from 1937. 中文词源 retake ：重新收复 re-,再，重新，take,拿起，收复。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• resuscitate 英文词源 resuscitate (v.) early 15c., "revive, restore," from Latin resuscitatus , past participle of resuscitare "rouse again, revive," from re- "again" (see re- ) + suscitare "to raise, revive," from sub "(up from) under" (see sub- ) + citare "to summon" (see cite ). Intransitive use from 1650s. Related: Resuscitated ; resuscitating . Earlier was resuscen "restore (someone) to life, resurrec
• resurrection 英文词源 resurrection resurrection: see surge resurrection (n.) c. 1300, originally the name of a Church festival commemorating Christ's rising from death, from Anglo-French resurrectiun , Old French resurrection "the Resurrection of Christ" (12c.) and directly from Church Latin resurrectionem (nominative resurrectio ) "a rising again from the dead," noun of action from past participle stem of
• resurgent 英文词源 resurgent (adj.) 1808, from obsolete verb resurge "to rise again" (1570s), from Latin resurgere "rise again, lift oneself, be restored," from re- "again" (see re- ) + surgere "to rise" (see surge ). 中文词源 resurgent ：复兴的，复活的 来自拉丁语 resurgere,再升起，再举起，来自 re-,再，surgere,升起，缩写自 surrigere,来自 sur-, 向上，regere,拉直，
• resurface 英文词源 resurface (v.) 1886, "to provide with a fresh surface," from re- "back, again" + surface (v.). Meaning "to come to the surface again" is recorded from 1953. Related: Resurfaced ; resurfacing . 中文词源 resurface ：再次露出水面 re-,再，重新，surface,表面，水面。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： resurface 词源， resurface 含义。
• resupply 英文词源 resupply (v.) also re-supply , 1630s, from re- + supply (v.). Related: Resupplied ; resupplying . As a noun by 1875. 中文词源 resupply ：重新供给 re-,再，重新，supply,供给。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： resupply 词源， resupply 含义。
• restroom 英文词源 restroom (n.) also rest-room , 1897, as a room with a toilet, from rest (n.1) + room (n.). 中文词源 restroom ：洗手间 rest,休息，room,室。委婉语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： restroom 词源， restroom 含义。