英语词源
- remand 英文词源 remand (v.) mid-15c., from Middle French remander "send for again" (12c.) or directly from Late Latin remandare "to send back word, repeat a command," from Latin re- "back" (see re- ) + mandare "to consign, order, commit to one's charge" (see mandate (n.)). Specifically in law, "send back (a prisoner) on refusing an application for discharge." Related: Remanded ; remanding . 中文词源
- remake 英文词源 remake (v.) 1630s, from re- "back, again" + make (v.). Related: Remade ; remaking . As a noun, of movies, from 1936. 中文词源 remake :重做,改编 re-,再,重新,make,做。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: remake 词源, remake 含义。
- relocate 英文词源 relocate (v.) 1822, transitive, "to move (something, originally a road) to another place," from re- "back, again" + locate (v.). Intransitive sense of "settle again" is from 1841. Related: Relocated ; relocating . 中文词源 relocate :搬迁 re-,再,重新,locate,定位,定居。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: relocate 词源, relocate 含义。
- reload 英文词源 reload (v.) 1778, from re- "back, again" + load (v.). Of a firearm from 1853. Related: Reloaded ; reloading . 中文词源 reload :再装填,再装满 re-,再,重新,load,装填。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reload 词源, reload 含义。
- rellie 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random albatross albatross: [17] The word albatross has a confused history. The least uncertain thing about it is that until the late 17th century it was alcatras ; the change of the first element to alba seems to have arisen from association of the albatross’s white colour with Latin albus ‘white’. However, which particular bird
- relive 英文词源 relive (v.) 1540s, "to come to life again" (also "to restore to life again"), from re- "back, again" + live (v.). Meaning "to experience over again" is attested from c. 1711. Related: Relived ; reliving . 中文词源 relive :重温,回味 re-,再,重新,live,活,生活。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: relive 词源, relive 含义。
- reliquary 英文词源 reliquary (n.) "receptacle for keeping relics," 1650s, from French reliquaire (14c.), from relique (see relic ). 中文词源 reliquary :圣物箱,圣骨匣 来自古法语 relique,遗留物,词源同 relic,relinquish.特用于指存放圣人遗物的容器。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reliquary 词源, reliquary 含义。
- relinquish 英文词源 relinquish relinquish: see relic relinquish (v.) mid-15c., "desert, abandon;" late 15c., "give up, desist," from Old French relinquiss- , present participle stem of relinquir (12c.), from Latin relinquere "leave behind, forsake, abandon, give up," from re- "back" (see re- ) + linquere "to leave," from PIE *linkw- , from root *leikw- "to leave behind" (cognates: Sanskrit reknas "inheri
- relentless 英文词源 relentless (adj.) 1590s, from relent + -less . Related: Relentlessly ; relentlessness . 中文词源 relentless :不减弱的,无情的 relent,缓和,-less,无,没有。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: relentless 词源, relentless 含义。
- relent 英文词源 relent (v.) late 14c., "to melt, soften, dissolve," from re- + Latin lentus "slow, viscous, supple" (see lithe ), perhaps on model of Old French rallentir . Sense of "become less harsh or cruel" first recorded 1520s. The notion probably is of a hard heart melting with pity. Related: Relented ; relenting . 中文词源 relent :缓和,减弱 re-,表强调,-len,松的,软的,词源
- relegate 英文词源 relegate (v.) 1590s "to banish, send into exile," from Latin relegatus , past participle of relegare "remove, dismiss, banish, send away, schedule, put aside," from re- "back" (see re- ) + legare "send with a commission" (see legate ). Meaning "place in a position of inferiority" is recorded from 1790. Related: Relegated ; relegating ; relegable . 中文词源 relegate :降级,贬职
- relaxant 英文词源 relaxant (adj.) 1771, from Latin relaxantem (nominative relaxans ), present participle of relaxare (see relax ). As a noun from 1832. 中文词源 relaxant :松弛药 来自 relax,放松。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: relaxant 词源, relaxant 含义。
- relaunch 英文词源 relaunch (v.) 1745, from re- + launch (v.). Related: Relaunched ; relaunching . As a noun from 1970. 中文词源 relaunch :重新发布 re-,再,重新,launch,启动,开始。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: relaunch 词源, relaunch 含义。
- relativism 英文词源 relativism (n.) 1865, in philosophy, from relative (adj.) + -ism . Compare relativist . 中文词源 relativism :相对主义 来自 relative,相关的,-ism,主义,思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: relativism 词源, relativism 含义。
- rekindle 英文词源 rekindle (v.) 1590s, from re- "back, again" + kindle (v.). Figurative use from 1650s. Related: Rekindled ; rekindling . 中文词源 rekindle :重新点燃,复苏 re-,再,重新,kindle,点燃。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: rekindle 词源, rekindle 含义。
- rejuvenate 英文词源 rejuvenate (v.) 1807, irregular formation from re- "again" + Latin juvenis (see young (adj.)) + -ate (2). Related: Rejuvenated ; rejuvenating . 中文词源 rejuvenate :使再年轻 re-,再,重新,juven-,年青,词源同 juvenile,young. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: rejuvenate 词源, rejuvenate 含义。
- rejig 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random adore adore: see orator 中文词源 rejig :重新安排 re-,再,重新,jig,晃动,摇摆。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: rejig 词源, rejig 含义。
- reiterate 英文词源 reiterate (v.) early 15c., "repeat again and again," from Late Latin reiteratus , past participle of reiterare "to repeat," from re- "again" (see re- ) + iterare "to repeat," from iterum "again" (see iteration ). Related: Reiterated ; reiterating . 中文词源 reiterate :重申 re-,再,重新,iterate,反复,重复。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reit
- reissue 英文词源 reissue (v.) 1610s, from re- "back, again" + issue (v.). Related: Reissued ; reissuing . The noun is attested from 1805. 中文词源 reissue :再版,再发行 re-,再,重新,issue,出行,出版。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reissue 词源, reissue 含义。
- reinvigorate 英文词源 reinvigorate (v.) 1650s, from re- + invigorate . Related: Reinvigorated ; reinvigorating . 中文词源 reinvigorate :使恢复活力 re-,再,重新,invigorate,使有活力。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reinvigorate 词源, reinvigorate 含义。
- reinvest 英文词源 reinvest (v.) 1610s, of money 1848, also re-invest , 1610s of vestments, etc.; 1848 of money; from re- + invest . Related: Reinvested ; reinvesting . 中文词源 reinvest :再投资 re-,再,重新,invest,投资。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reinvest 词源, reinvest 含义。
- reinvent 英文词源 reinvent (v.) 1680s, from re- + invent . Related: Reinvented ; reinventing . Phrase reinvent the wheel "do redundant work" attested by 1971. 中文词源 reinvent :以新形象示人 re-,再,重新,invent,发明,创造。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reinvent 词源, reinvent 含义。
- reintroduce 英文词源 reintroduce (v.) 1660s, from re- + introduce . Related: Reintroduced ; reintroducing . 中文词源 reintroduce :重新引进 re-,再,重新,introduce,引进。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reintroduce 词源, reintroduce 含义。
- reinterpret 英文词源 cesspool cesspool: [17] Cesspool has no direct etymological connection with pool . It comes from Old French suspirail ‘ventilator, breathing hole’, a derivative of souspirer ‘breathe’ (this goes back to Latin suspīrāre , source of the archaic English suspire ‘sigh’). This was borrowed into English in the early 15th century as suspiral ‘drainpipe’, which in the subseq
- reinsurance 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ascend ascend: see descend 中文词源 reinsurance :再保险 re-,再,重新,insure,保险。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reinsurance 词源, reinsurance 含义。
- reinstate 英文词源 reinstate (v.) 1590s, from re- + instate . Related: Reinstated ; reinstating . 中文词源 reinstate :官复原职,重新回到岗位 re-,再,重新,instate,安置。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reinstate 词源, reinstate 含义。
- reindeer 英文词源 reindeer (n.) c. 1400, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse hreindyri "reindeer," from dyr "animal" (see deer ) + hreinn , by itself the usual name for the animal, from Proto-Germanic *khrinda- (cognates: Old English hran "reindeer;" German Renn "reindeer," which was altered by folk etymology influence of rennen "to run;" Swedish ren-ko "female reindeer," with ko "cow" (n.)).
- reincarnate 英文词源 reincarnate (v.) 1858, from re- + incarnate . Related: Reincarnated ; reincarnating . As an adjective from 1882. 中文词源 reincarnate :投胎,转世 re-,再,重新,incarnate,化身。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reincarnate 词源, reincarnate 含义。
- reimburse 英文词源 reimburse reimburse: see purse reimburse (v.) 1610s, from re- "back" + imburse "to pay, enrich," literally "put in a purse" (c. 1530), from Middle French embourser , from Old French em- "in" + borser "to get money," from borse "purse," from Medieval Latin bursa (see purse (n.)). Related: Reimbursed ; reimbursing . 中文词源 reimburse :偿还,补偿 re-,向后,往回,-im,进入
- reignite 英文词源 re-ignite (v.) also reignite , 1863, from re- + ignite . Related: Reignited ; reigniting . 中文词源 reignite :重新点燃 re-,再,重新,ignite,点燃。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reignite 词源, reignite 含义。
- reify 英文词源 reify (v.) "make into a thing; make real or material; consider as a thing," 1854, back-formation from reification , or else from re- , stem of Latin res "thing, object, matter, affair, event, circumstance, condition," from PIE *re- "to bestow, endow" + -fy . Related: Reified ; reifying . 中文词源 reify :使具体化 来自拉丁语 res,事物,物体,事实,词源同 real,r
- rehear 英文词源 rehearse rehearse: [13] To rehearse something is etymologically to ‘rake it over’. The word comes from Old French rehercer ‘repeat’, a compound verb based on hercer ‘harrow’. This was a derivative of the noun herce ‘large agricultural rake’, from which English gets hearse . At first in English too rehearse meant simply ‘say over again, repeat, recite’; not until th
- rehash 英文词源 rehash (v.) 1822, from re- "again" + hash (v.). Related: Rehashed ; rehashing . rehash (n.) 1849, from rehash (v.); "old material worked up anew," usually of literary productions. 中文词源 rehash :稍作改动,旧瓶装新酒 re-,再,重新,hash,剁,切碎。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: rehash 词源, rehash 含义。
- rehabilitate 英文词源 rehabilitate (v.) 1570s, "to bring back to a former condition after decay or damage," back-formation from rehabilitation and in part from Medieval Latin rehabilitatus , past participle of rehabilitare . Meaning "to restore one's reputation or character in the eyes of others" is from 1847. Related: Rehabilitated ; rehabilitating . 中文词源 rehabilitate :恢复,康复 re-,再,重
- regulator 英文词源 regulator (n.) 1650s, agent noun in Latin form from regulate . In English history, from 1680s; in American history, from 1767, applied to local posses that kept order (or disturbed it) in rural regions. As a mechanical device or clock used to set the time of other pieces, from 1758. 中文词源 regulator :监管者 来自 regulate,管理,控制。 regurgitate 回流,回涌,反胃
- regroup 英文词源 regroup (v.) also re-group , 1838, from re- "again" + group (v.). Related: Regrouped ; regrouping . 中文词源 regroup :重组 re-,再,重新,group,组织,群体。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: regroup 词源, regroup 含义。
- regress 英文词源 regress (n.) late 14c., "act of going back," from Latin regressus "a return, retreat, a going back," noun use of past participle of regredi "to go back," from re- "back" (see re- ) + gradi "to step, walk" (see grade (n.)). regress (v.) 1550s, "to return to a former state," from Latin regressus (see regress (n.)). Meaning "to move backward" is from 1823. The psychological sense of "to
- regionalism 英文词源 regionalism (n.) 1878, originally of Italy, "tendency toward regional loyalties" (opposed to nationalism ), from regional + -ism . As "a word or phrase of local use" is from 1953. 中文词源 regionalism :区域性,区域主义 来自 regional,地区,区域,-ism,主义,思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: regionalism 词源, regionalism 含义。
- Regina 英文词源 Regina fem. proper name, from Latin, literally "queen;" related to rex (genitive regis ) "king" (see regal ). Cognate with Sanskrit rajni "queen," Welsh rhyain "maiden, virgin." The city in Canada was named 1882 by the then-governor general of Canada, Marquess of Lorne, in honor of Queen Victoria. 中文词源 regina :女王 词根 reg-,rect-,rex- 表统治、王室和使保持直。如
- regicide 英文词源 regicide (n.) 1540s, "man who kills a king," formed from Latin rex (genitive regis ) "king" (see regal ) on model of suicide . Meaning "crime of killing a king" is from c. 1600. 中文词源 regicide :弑君者 reg-,国君,国王,词源同 regal,-cid,杀,词源同 herbicide,suicide. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: regicide 词源, regicide 含义。
- reggae 英文词源 reggae (n.) 1968, Jamaican English (first in song title "Do the Reggay" by Toots the Maytals), perhaps [OED, Barnhart] related to rege-rege "a quarrel, protest," literally "ragged clothes," variant of raga-raga , alteration and reduplication of English rag (n.). 中文词源 reggae :雷盖乐 来自牙买加英语 rege,破布,争吵,词源同 rag,ragga.后用于这种音乐名称。
- regent 英文词源 regent regent: [14] Regent is one of a large family of English words that go back to Latin regere ‘rule’, a descendant of the Indo-European base reg - ‘move in a straight line’, hence ‘direct, guide, rule’. Others include correct , direct , dirge , erect , rector , régime [18], regimen [14] (and its more heavily disguised twin realm ), regiment [14] (which originally mean
- regency 英文词源 regency (n.) early 15c., "government by regents," from Medieval Latin regentia , from Latin regens (see regent ). Notable instances were: France 1715-1723 (under Philip, Duke of Orleans), Britain 1811-1820 (under George, Prince of Wales, Prince Regent), "in each case with suggestion of debauchery" [Weekley]. In reference to the style of that time, attested from 1880 (there is an unexp
- regatta 英文词源 regatta regatta: [17] The word regatta originated in Italy, and at first denoted a gondola race on the Grand Canal in Venice. It appears to have been derived from a Venetian dialect verb rigattare ‘contend, fight’, of uncertain origin. The first record of its application to a boat race in England is in June 1775, when a ‘regatta’ was held on the Thames: the Public advertiser n
- regalia 英文词源 regalia (n.) 1530s, "rights and powers of a king, royal privilege," from Latin regalia "royal things," noun use of neuter plural of regalis (see regal ). Meaning "decorations or insignia of an order" first recorded 1670s. 中文词源 regalia :王冠,王杖,王权,标记,徽章 来自拉丁语 regalia,王室标志,词源同 regal.-a,表复数。原指王室成员在特定场
- regale 英文词源 regale regale: see gallant regale (v.) "entertain splendidly," 1650s, from French régaler "to entertain or feast," from Old French regale , rigale , from gale "merriment," from galer "make merry" (see gallant (adj.)). Influenced in Old French by se rigoler "amuse oneself, rejoice," of unknown origin. Italian regalo is from French. Related: Regaled ; regaling . 中文词源 regale :使
- regain 英文词源 regain (v.) 1540s, from Middle French regaigner (Modern French regagner ), from re- "again" (see re- ) + gaginer , from Old French gaaignier (see gain (v.)). Related: Regained ; regaining . 中文词源 regain :重新获得 re-,再,重新,gain,得到,获得。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: regain 词源, regain 含义。
- refusenik 英文词源 Refusenik (n.) "Soviet Jew who has been refused permission to emigrate to Israel," 1975, a partial translation of Russian otkaznik , from otkazat "to refuse;" with English refuse (v.). Also see -nik . 中文词源 refusenik :拒绝者,反抗者 refuse,拒绝,-nik,人,含贬义,词源同 beatnik,peacenik. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: refusenik 词源,
- refurbish 英文词源 refurbish (v.) 1610s, from re- "again" + furbish , on model of French refourbir . Related: Refurbished ; refurbishing . 中文词源 refurbish :重新装修 re-,再,重新,furbish,磨光,擦亮。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: refurbish 词源, refurbish 含义。
- refulgent 英文词源 refulgent refulgent: see flame refulgent (adj.) c. 1500, from Middle French refulgent or directly from Latin refulgentem (nominative refulgens ), present participle of refulgere "flash back, shine brilliantly," from re- "back" (see re- ) + fulgere "to shine" (see bleach (v.)). 中文词源 refulgent :灿烂的 re-,向后,往回,-fulg,燃烧,发光,词源同 blaze,fulgent. 该词
- refuel 英文词源 refuel (v.) also re-fuel , 1811, from re- "again" + fuel (v.). Originally in a spiritual sense. Related: Refueled ; refuelling . 中文词源 refuel :补充燃料 re-,再,重新,fuel,燃料。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: refuel 词源, refuel 含义。
- refrangible 英文词源 refrangible (adj.) 1670s, from stem of Vulgar Latin *refrangere , from re- "back" (see re- ) + Latin frangere "to break" (see fraction ). 中文词源 refrangible :可折射的 来自拉丁语*refrangere,破开,来自 re-,向后,往回,-frang,破开,词源同 break,fragment,,refract. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: refrangible 词源, refrangible 含义
- refractory 英文词源 refractory (adj.) "stubborn, obstinate, perverse," 1610s (earlier refractorious , 1550s, refractary , c. 1600), from Latin refractarius "obstinate, stubborn," from past participle stem of refringere (see refraction ). Related: Refractorily ; refractoriness . 中文词源 refractory :倔强的,顽固的 re-,向后,往回,-fract,破开,碎开,词源同 break,fraction.-ory,形容
- refractometer 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random assize assize: [13] Like assess , assize comes ultimately from Latin assidēre , which meant literally ‘sit beside someone’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad - ‘near’ and sedēre ‘sit’, related to English sit ). In Old French this became asseeir (modern French has asseoir ), of which the past particip
- reformulate 英文词源 reformulate (v.) 1882, from re- + formulate . Related: Reformulated ; reformulating . 中文词源 reformulate :再制定 re-,再,重新,formulate,制定。 refract 折射 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reformulate 词源, reformulate 含义。
- reformer 英文词源 reformer (n.) 1540s, agent noun from reform (v.). 中文词源 reformer :改革者 来自 reform,改革,改正。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reformer 词源, reformer 含义。
- reformat 英文词源 Counter Reformation 1840, from counter- + Reformation . reformation (n.) "improvement, alteration for the better," late 14c., "restoration;" mid-15c., "improvement," from Old French reformacion and directly from Latin reformationem (nominative reformatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of reformare (see reform (v.)). In reference to the European religious movement, it is a
- reforestation 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random anchovy anchovy: [16] English acquired anchovy from Spanish anchova (the word first turns up as an item on Falstaff’s bill at the Boar’s Head: ‘Anchovies and sack after supper … 2s 6d’, 1 Henry IV 1596), but before that its history is disputed. One school of thought holds that it comes via Italian dialect ancioa from V
- refocus 英文词源 refocus (v.) 1858, from re- + focus (v.). Related: Refocused ; refocusing . 中文词源 refocus :再聚集,转变重心 re-,再,重新,focus,重心,聚集。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: refocus 词源, refocus 含义。
- reflow 英文词源 reflower "To flower or flourish again", Late Middle English. From re- + flower, probably partly after classical Latin reflōrēscere or post-classical Latin reflorere and French refleurir . 中文词源 reflow :文档重排 red-,再,重新,flow,流动。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reflow 词源, reflow 含义。
- refloat 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random calf calf: English has two distinct words calf , both of Germanic origin. Calf ‘young cow’ goes back to Old English cealf , descendant of a prehistoric West Germanic * kalbam , which also produced German kalb and Dutch kalf . Calf of the leg [14] was borrowed from Old Norse kálfi , of unknown origin. 中文词源 refloat :再
- reflexology 英文词源 reflexology (n.) 1927, as a psychological theory, from German reflexologie (1912); see reflex + -ology . As a foot massage technique, first recorded 1976. 中文词源 reflexology :反射疗法 reflex,反射,-logy,学说。一种通过脚部按摩治疗身体其它部位疾病或松弛神经的一种方法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reflexology 词源,
- reflexive 英文词源 reflexive (adj.) 1580s, "reflective, capable of bending or turning back," from Medieval Latin reflexivus , from Late Latin reflexus (see reflect ). Meaning "of the nature of a reflex" is from 1839 (implied in reflexively ). Grammatical sense from 1837. Related: Reflexiveness ; reflexivity . 中文词源 reflexive :反身的 来自 reflex,反射,-ive,形容词后缀。引申语法词
- reflector 英文词源 reflector (n.) also reflecter , 1660s, agent noun in Latin form from reflect . As an attachment to a vehicle, etc., from 1909. As a type of telescope, 1767. 中文词源 reflector :反光体 物理名词术语,来自 reflect,反映,反射。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reflector 词源, reflector 含义。
- reflectivity 英文词源 reflectivity (n.) 1849, from reflective + -ity . 中文词源 reflectivity :反射率 物理名词术语,来自 reflect,反映,反射。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reflectivity 词源, reflectivity 含义。
- reflate 英文词源 reflate "Expand the level of output of (an economy) by government stimulus, using either fiscal or monetary policy", 1930s: from re- 'again', on the pattern of inflate , deflate . 中文词源 reflate :通货再膨胀 re-,再,重新,-flate,缩写自 inflate,通货膨胀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reflate 词源, reflate 含义。
- refit 英文词源 refit (v.) 1660s, from re- "again" + fit (v.). Originally nautical. Related: Refitted ; refitting . 中文词源 refit :整修,改装 re-,再,重新,fit,装配,匹配。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: refit 词源, refit 含义。
- refinance 英文词源 refinance (v.) 1901, from re- "again" + finance (v.). Related: Refinanced ; refinancing . 中文词源 refinance :再融资 re-,再,重新,finance,金融,融资。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: refinance 词源, refinance 含义。
- refill 英文词源 refill (v.) 1680s, from re- "back, again" + fill (v.). Related: Refilled ; refilling . refill (n.) 1884, from refill (v.). Meaning "a second drink" is from 1929. 中文词源 refill :再装满 red-,再,重新,fill,装满。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: refill 词源, refill 含义。
- referendum 英文词源 referendum (n.) 1847, "a submitting of a question to the voters as a whole" (originally chiefly in reference to Switzerland), from French or German, from Latin referendum "that which must be referred," literally "thing brought back," neuter gerundive of referre "to bring or take back" (see refer ). As a gerundive, it has no plural in Latin; referendums is preferred in English. 中文词
- refectory 英文词源 refectory (n.) "dining hall," especially one in a monastery, early 15c., from Medieval Latin refectorium , from past participle stem of reficere "to remake, restore," from re- (see re- ) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious ). 中文词源 refectory :食堂,餐厅 red-,再,重新,-fect,做,词源同 fact,effect.比喻用法。比较 recreation. 该词的英语词源请访问
- reeve 英文词源 reeve (n.) "steward," Old English gerefa "king's officer," of unknown origin and with no known cognates. Not connected to German Graf (see margrave ). An Anglo-Saxon official of high rank, having local jurisdiction under a king. Compare sheriff . 中文词源 reeve :英格兰旧时的城镇长官 来自古英语 refa,长官,王室官员,词源同 sheriff. 该词的英语词源请访
- re-evaluate 英文词源 re-evaluate (v.) also reevaluate , 1903, from re- + evaluate . Related: Reevaluated ; reevaluating . 中文词源 re-evaluate :再评估 red-,再,重新,evaluate,评估。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: re-evaluate 词源, re-evaluate 含义。
- reek 英文词源 reek reek: [OE] Reek originally meant ‘smoke’ (Edinburgh was called Auld [old] Reekie because of its smoky chimneys, not because it smelled). The word came from a prehistoric Germanic * raukiz , which also produced German rauch , Dutch rook , Swedish rök , and Danish røk , all meaning ‘smoke’. It is likely that it was related to Latin ructāre ‘spew out’ (source of Engli
- reefer 英文词源 reefer (n.) "marijuana cigarette," 1920s, perhaps an alteration of Mexican Spanish grifo "marijuana, drug addict" [OED]; or perhaps from reef (v.), on resemblance to a rolled sail. It also meant "pickpocket" in criminal slang (1935). Reefer also was a nickname for the sailing navy's equivalent to a midshipman (1818) "because they attend in the tops during the operation of reefing" [Ce
- re-echo 英文词源 re-echo (v.) 1580s, from re- + echo (v.). Related: Re-echoed ; re-echoing . 中文词源 re-echo :回响 red-,再,重新,echo,回声,回响。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: re-echo 词源, re-echo 含义。
- reduplicate 英文词源 reduplicate (v.) 1560s, from Medieval Latin reduplicatus , past participle of reduplicare "to redouble," from re- "back, again" (see re- ) + Latin duplicare "to double" (see duplicate (adj.)). Related: Reduplicated ; reduplicating ; reduplicative . 中文词源 reduplicate :复制,加倍 red-,再,重新,duplicate,复制。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:
- reductive 英文词源 reductive (adj.) 1630s, "that reduces;" 1650s, "that leads or brings back," from Medieval Latin reductivus , from reduct- , past participle stem of Latin reducere (see reduce ). Related: Reductively . 中文词源 reductive :简化的 来自 reduce,减少,简化,-t,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: reductive 词源,
- reductionism 英文词源 reductionism (n.) 1948, in philosophy, from reduction in specialized sense in philosophy (1914) + -ism . Related: Reductionist . 中文词源 reductionism :简化论的 来自 reduction,减少,简化,-ism,主义,思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reductionism 词源, reductionism 含义。
- redress 英文词源 redress (v.) mid-14c., "to correct, reform;" late 14c., "restore, put right" (a wrong, error, offense); "repair; relieve; improve; amend," from Old French redrecier "reform, restore, rebuild" (Modern French redresser ), from re- "again" (see re- ) + drecier "to straighten, arrange" (see dress (v.)). Formerly used in many more senses than currently. Related: Redressed ; redressing . 中文
- redraw 英文词源 wiredraw (v.) 1590s, "to make wire by drawing metal," from wire (n.) + draw (v.). Related: Wiredrawer ; wiredrawing . 中文词源 redraw :重新描绘 re-,再,重新,draw,拉,描绘。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: redraw 词源, redraw 含义。
- redraft 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random canoe canoe: [16] Like cannibal , canoe is a word of Caribbean origin. In the language of the local Carib people it was canaoua , and it passed via Arawakan into Spanish (recorded by Christopher Columbus) as canoa . That was the form in which it first came into English; modern canoe is due to the influence of French canoe . Orig
- redound 英文词源 redound redound: see redundant redound (v.) late 14c., "to overflow," from Old French redonder "overflow, abound, be in profusion" (12c.), from Latin redundare "to overflow" (see redundant ). Meaning "to flow or go back" (to a place or person) is from late 14c.; hence "to rebound" (c. 1500), and "to contribute to" (the credit, honor, etc.), early 15c. Related: Redounded ; redounding .
- redoubtable 英文词源 redoubtable (adj.) late 14c., from Old French redoutable (12c.), from redouter "to dread," from re- , intensive prefix, + douter "be afraid of" (see doubt (v.)). 中文词源 redoubtable :令人敬畏的 re-,表强调,doubt,怀疑,恐惧,-able,形容词后缀。即令人恐惧的,引申词义令人敬畏的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: redoubtabl
- redoubt 英文词源 redoubt redoubt: [17] Redoubt ‘stronghold’ has no etymological connection with doubt (although redoubtable [14] does – it derives from the French ancestor of doubt , which originally meant ‘fear’, and so historically denotes ‘to be feared’). It was borrowed from French redoute , which goes back via obsolete Italian ridotta to medieval Latin reductus ‘hidden place, refu
- redouble 英文词源 redouble (v.) mid-15c., "double again, multiply" (trans.), from Middle French redoubler , from Old French re- "again" (see re- ) + doubler "to double" (see double (v.)). Meaning "become twice as much" (intrans.) is from late 15c. Related: Redoubled ; redoubling . 中文词源 redouble :加倍,加强 re-,再,重新,double,加倍。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
- redolent 英文词源 redolent redolent: [14] Etymologically, something that is redolent of something ‘smells’ of it. The word comes ultimately from Latin olēre ‘smell’, which was derived from the same base as produced English odour . Combination with the prefix re - ‘back’ resulted in redolēre ‘emit a smell’, from whose present participle English gets redolent . The Latin word was mainly
- redo 英文词源 redo (v.) also re-do , 1590s, from re- "back, again" + do (v.). Related: Redone ; redoing . 中文词源 redo :重做 re-,再,重新,do,做。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: redo 词源, redo 含义。
- redneck 英文词源 redneck (n.) "cracker," attested 1830 in a specialized sense ("This may be ascribed to the Red Necks , a name bestowed upon the Presbyterians in Fayetteville" -- Ann Royall, "Southern Tour I," p.148), from red (adj.1) + neck (n.). According to various theories, red perhaps from anger, or from pellagra, but most likely from mule farmers' outdoors labor in the sun, wearing a shirt and s
- redistrict 英文词源 redistrict (v.) "redraw the boundaries of districts," 1838, in U.S. political sense, from re- "again" + district . Related: Redistricted ; redistricting . 中文词源 redistrict :重新分区 re-,再,重新,district,划区。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: redistrict 词源, redistrict 含义。