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• reactivity 英文词源 reactive (adj.) 1712, from react + -ive . Related: Reactively ; reactiveness ; reactivity . 中文词源 reactivity ：反应性 物理名词术语，来自 react,反应，反抗，-ivity,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reactivity 词源， reactivity 含义。
• reactive 英文词源 reactive (adj.) 1712, from react + -ive . Related: Reactively ; reactiveness ; reactivity . 中文词源 reactive ：反应的，回应的 来自 react,反应，反抗，-ive,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reactive 词源， reactive 含义。
• reactivate 英文词源 reactivate (v.) 1902, from re- "back, again" + activate . Related: Reactivated ; reactivating ; reactivation . 中文词源 reactivate ：重新激活，重新启动 re-,再，重新，activate,启动，激活。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reactivate 词源， reactivate 含义。
• reactant 英文词源 reactant 1901 (n.), 1911 (adj.), from react + -ant . 中文词源 reactant ：反应物 物理名词术语，来自 react,反应，反抗，-ant,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reactant 词源， reactant 含义。
• reactance 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random mild mild: [OE] Mild goes back ultimately to Indo- European * meld -, * mold -, * mld -, which denoted ‘softness’ and also produced English melt and Latin mollis ‘soft’, source of English mollify and mollusc . From it was derived the Germanic adjective * milthjaz , whose modern descendant has shown remarkable formal stab
• reacquaint 英文词源 re-acquaint (v.) also reacquaint , 1640s, from re- + acquaint . Related: Reacquainted ; reacquainting . 中文词源 reacquaint ：再熟悉 re-,再，重新，acquaint,熟悉。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reacquaint 词源， reacquaint 含义。
• razor-thin 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random expend expend: see spend 中文词源 razor-thin ：险胜的 razer,刀片，thin,薄的。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： razor-thin 词源， razor-thin 含义。
• razorbill 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random beech beech: [OE] Like many other tree-names, beech goes back a long way into the past, and is not always what it seems. Among early relatives Latin fāgus meant ‘beech’ (whence the tree’s modern scientific name), but Greek phāgós , for example, referred to an ‘edible oak’. Both come from a hypothetical Indo-European
• rayon 英文词源 rayon (n.) 1924, chosen by National Retail Dry Goods Association of America, probably from French rayon "beam of light, ray," from rai (see ray (n.1)), which also was used in Middle English as a name for a type of cloth. So called because it is shiny. A more marketable alternative than the original patented name, artificial silk (1884), or the intervening attempt, Glos , which was "ki
• Rawlplug 英文词源 Rawlplug "A thin plastic or fibre sheath that is inserted into a hole in masonry in order to hold a screw", Early 20th century: from Rawlings (the name of the engineers who introduced it) + plug . 中文词源 Rawlplug ：罗威纤维管 商标名。来自其发明者英国 Rawling 兄弟，plug,插头，插管。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Rawlplug 词源，
• ravioli 英文词源 ravioli ravioli: see rape ravioli (n.) 1610s, from Middle English raffyolys , also rafyols (late 14c.). The word probably was re-borrowed several times, most recently in 1841, from Italian ravioli , a dialectal plural of raviolo , a diminutive of an unidentified noun, perhaps of rava "turnip." 中文词源 ravioli ：意大利方形饺 来自意大利语 ravioli,方形饼，来自 rav
• raving 英文词源 raving (adj.) late 15c., "delirious, frenzied," present participle adjective from rave (v.); sense of "remarkable, fit to excite admiration" is from 1841, hence slang superlative use. 中文词源 raving ：发狂的 来自 rave,发狂，发疯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： raving 词源， raving 含义。
• ravine 英文词源 ravine ravine: [15] Ravine and the now seldom encountered rapine ‘plunder’ [15] are essentially the same word. Both come ultimately from Latin rapīna ‘plunder’, a derivative of rapere ‘seize by force’ (from which English gets rape , rapid , rapture , ravenous , etc). This passed directly into English via Old French as rapine , but a variant Old French form also developed,
• ravel 英文词源 ravel (v.) 1580s, "to untangle, disentangle, unwind" (originally with out ), also "to entangle, become tangled or confused," from Dutch ravelen "to tangle, fray," rafelen "to unweave," from rafel "frayed thread." The seemingly contradictory senses of this word ( ravel and unravel are both synonyms and antonyms) are reconciled by its roots in weaving and sewing: as threads become unwov
• rave 英文词源 rave (v.) early 14c., "to show signs of madness or delirium," from Old French raver , variant of resver "to dream; wander here and there, prowl; behave madly, be crazy," of unknown origin (compare reverie ). The identical (in form) verb meaning "to wander, stray, rove" first appeared c. 1300 in Scottish and northern dialect, and is probably from an unrelated Scandinavian word (such as
• raunchy 英文词源 raunchy (adj.) 1939, "clumsy, careless, sloppy," U.S. Army Air Corps slang, of unknown origin. Origins among cadets in Texas suggest possible connection to Mexican Spanish rancho (see ranch (n.)), which had connotations of animal filth by 1864. Sense of "coarse, vulgar, smutty" is from 1967. Related: Raunchiness . 中文词源 raunchy ：邋遢的，肮脏的，下流的 俚语，词源
• raucous 英文词源 raucous (adj.) 1769, from Latin raucus "hoarse" (also source of French rauque , Spanish ronco , Italian rauco ), related to ravus "hoarse," from PIE echoic base *reu- "make hoarse cries" (cognates: Sanskrit rayati "barks," ravati "roars;" Greek oryesthai "to howl, roar;" Latin racco "a roar;" Old Church Slavonic rjevo "I roar;" Lithuanian rekti "roar;" Old English rarian "to wail, bel
• rattling 英文词源 rattle rattle: [14] Rattle probably existed in Old English, but in the absence of any direct evidence, it is usually suggested that the word was borrowed from Middle Low German rattelen , a relative of German rasseln ‘rattle’. Whatever its ultimate source, it no doubt originally imitated the sound of rattling. babble (v.) mid-13c., babeln "to prattle, chatter," akin to other Weste
• rationalize 英文词源 rationalize (v.) 1767, "explain in a rational way, make conformable to reason," from rational + -ize . In the psychological sense of "to give an explanation that conceals true motives" it dates from 1922. Related: Rationalized ; rationalizing . 中文词源 rationalize ：使合理化，解释 来自 rational,合理的，经过思考的，-ize,使，化。 该词的英语词源请访问
• rationalist 英文词源 rationalist (n.) "one who follows reason and not authority in thought or speculation," originally especially "physician whose treatment is based on reason," 1620s, from rational + -ist . Applied to a philosophical doctrine 1640s. Related: Rationalism . 中文词源 rationalist ：理性主义者 来自 rational,合理的，经过思考的，-ist,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• rationalism 英文词源 Baskerville typeface style, 1802 (the type was created in the 1750s), named for John Baskerville (1706-1775), British type-founder and printer. The initial version were cut by John Handy under Baskerville's watchful eye. The result is the epitome of Neoclassicism and eighteenth-century rationalism in type -- a face far more popular in Republican France and the American colonies than i
• rationale 英文词源 rationale (n.) 1650s, "exposition of principles," from Late Latin rationale , noun use of neuter of Latin rationalis "of reason" (see rational ). Hence, "fundamental reason" (1680s). 中文词源 rationale ：根据，理论说明，理论基础 来自 rational,合理的，经过思考的，-ale,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rationale 词源，
• ratiocination 英文词源 ratiocination (n.) "process of reasoning," 1520s, from Latin ratiocinationem (nominative ratiocinatio ) "a reasoning, calm reasoning," from past participle stem of ratiocinare "to calculate, deliberate," from ratio (see ratio ) + -cinari , which probably is related to conari "to try" (see conation ). Most writers make ratiocination synonymous with reasoning . J.S. Mill and others hold
• ratchet 英文词源 ratchet ratchet: [17] Ratchet was originally acquired, in the form rochet , from French rochet . This was a diminutive form descended ultimately from Frankish * rokko ‘spool’, which is related to English rocket . The notion of having teeth, which is central to the idea of a ratchet , therefore appears to be historically secondary; it presumably arose from the addition of ‘teeth’
• ratbag 英文词源 ratbag (n.) also rat-bag , "unpleasant person," 1937, from rat (n.) + bag (n.). 中文词源 ratbag ：讨厌的人 rat,老鼠，bat,袋子。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ratbag 词源， ratbag 含义。
• raster 英文词源 raster (n.) 1934 in electrical engineering, from German Raster "screen, frame," from Latin rastrum "rake," from rasum , from rodere "to scrape" (see raze ). Related: Rasterization ; rasterize . From Latin form rastellum comes French râteau "rake," formerly ratel , originally rastel . 中文词源 raster ：光栅，栅格，框架 来自德语 Raster,屏幕，框架，来自拉丁语
• raspy 英文词源 raspy (adj.) 1670s, of plants; by 1821 of voices, from rasp + -y (2). 中文词源 raspy ：刺耳的 来自 rasp,刺耳声。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： raspy 词源， raspy 含义。
• raspberry 英文词源 raspberry raspberry: [17] The origins of the word raspberry are a mystery. At first, the fruit was known simply as raspes or raspis (recorded in an Anglo-Latin text as early as the 13th century), and the - berry was not tacked on until the early 17th century – but no one knows where raspes came from. Its use for a ‘rude noise made by blowing’, first recorded in the 1890s, comes
• rasher 英文词源 rasher (n.) "thin slice of bacon or ham," 1590s, of unknown origin. Perhaps from Middle English rash "to cut," variant of rase "to rub, scrape out, erase." However, early lexicographer John Minsheu explained it in 1627 as a piece "rashly or hastily roasted." 中文词源 rasher ：火腿薄片 词源不详，可能与 rash 为同一词源。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• rarity 英文词源 rarity (n.) early 15c., "thinness;" 1550s, "fewness," from Middle French rarité or directly from Latin raritas "thinness, looseness of texture; fewness," from rarus (see rare (adj.1)). Sense of "a rare thing or event" is from 1590s. 中文词源 rarity ：珍品 来自 rare,罕见的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rarity 词源， rarity 含义。
• raring 英文词源 raring "Very enthusiastic and eager to do something", 1920s: present participle of rare , dialect variant of roar or rear 2 . 中文词源 raring ：热切，渴望 来自 rare,热切，希望，来自 roar 的方言变体，来自 roar,吼叫，怒吼。或直接来自 rare,罕见 的，因罕见引申词义热切，渴望。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rar
• rarefy 英文词源 rarefy (v.) late 14c., from Old French rarefier (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin rarificare , from Latin rarefacere "make rare," from rarus "rare, thin" (see rare (adj.1)) + facere "to make" (see factitious ). Related: Rarefied . 中文词源 rarefy ：变稀薄，使高雅 来自 rare,稀薄的，罕见的，-fy,使。引申词义使精深，使高雅。 该词的英语词源请
• rarebit 英文词源 rarebit (n.) 1785, perversion of (Welsh) rabbit, as if from rare (adj.) + bit (n.). See Welsh . 中文词源 rarebit ：威尔士干酪土司 改写自 Welsh rabbit,威尔士干酪土司。其中 rabbit 词源不详，猜测是因其像兔子或味道像兔 肉一样美味而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rarebit 词源， rarebit 含义。
• rapprochement 英文词源 rapprochement (n.) "establishment of cordial relations," 1809, from French rapprochement "reunion, reconciliation," literally "a bringing near," from rapprocher "bring near," from re- "back, again" (see re- ) + aprochier (see approach (v.)). 中文词源 rapprochement ：和解 来自法语 rapprochement,和解，调解，来自 re-,往回，approach,靠近，-ment,名词后缀。比喻
• rapporteur 英文词源 rapporteur (n.) c. 1500, from French rapporteur "tell-tale, gossip; reporter," from rapporter (see report (n.)). 中文词源 rapporteur ：特派调查员 来自 rapport,融洽，-eur,人。即调停的人，引申词义特派调查员。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rapporteur 词源， rapporteur 含义。
• rapport 英文词源 rapport (n.) 1660s, "reference, relation, relationship," from French rapport "bearing, yield, produce; harmony, agreement, intercourse," back-formation from rapporter "bring back; refer to," from re- "again" (see re- ) + apporter "to bring," from Latin apportare "to bring," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). Psychological meaning "intense harmonious accord
• rappel 英文词源 rappel (n.) 1931, "mountaineering technique for descending steep faces," from French rappel , literally "recall" (Old French rapel ), from rapeler "to recall, summon" (see repeal (v.)). The same word had been borrowed earlier (1848) to mean "a drum roll to summon soldiers." rappel (v.) 1957 in the mountaineering sense; see rappel (n.). Related: Rappeled ; rappelling . 中文词源 rap
• rapier 英文词源 rapier (n.) "light, sharp-pointed sword," 1550s, from Middle French rapière , from espee rapiere "long, pointed two-edged sword" (late 15c.), in which the adjective is of uncertain origin, perhaps from derisive use of raspiere "poker, scraper." Dutch, Danish rapier , German Rappier are from French. 中文词源 rapier ：轻剑，花剑 缩写自中古法语 espee rapiere,利剑，来自
• rapeseed 英文词源 rapeseed "Seeds of the rape plant, used chiefly for oil", Late Middle English: from rape 2 + seed . 中文词源 rapeseed ：油菜籽 rape,油菜，seed,籽。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rapeseed 词源， rapeseed 含义。
• ransom 英文词源 ransom ransom: [13] Heavily disguised, ransom is the same word ultimately as redemption . It was borrowed from Old French ransoun , which, much weathered over the centuries, was descended from Latin redemptiō , source of English redemption . The etymological notion underlying the word is thus of money paid to ‘redeem’ or rescue a hostage. = redemption ransom (n.) c. 1200, "sum pa
• rani 英文词源 rani "A Hindu queen", From Hindi rānī , Sanskrit rājñī , feminine of rājan 'king'. 中文词源 rani ：旧时印度女邦主 来自印度语 rani,女邦主，来自梵语 rajni,女邦主，来自 rajan,国王，王公，词源同 regal,raja. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rani 词源， rani 含义。
• rangy 英文词源 rangy (adj.) "having a long, slender form" (as an animal suited to ranging), 1845, from range (v.) + -y (2). Also "adapted for ranging" (1868). Of landscapes, "hilly," 1862, Australian English. Related: Ranginess . As a rule, we hold that the Jersey should be "growthy," deep-flanked, and loose-jointed, and should have, generally, the characteristics which farmers know as "rangy." ["Am
• randy 英文词源 randy (adj.) 1690s, Scottish, "aggressive, boisterous," probably from rand "to rave," an obsolete variant of rant (v.). In the original sense especially of beggars, "and probably implying vagrant habits as well as rude behavior" [OED]. Sense of "lewd, lustful" first recorded 1847. Related: Randiness . 中文词源 randy ：性兴奋的 来自 rant 拼写变体，来自 rant,咆哮，怒
• rand 英文词源 rand (n.) "rocky ridge overlooking a river valley," 1839, South African English, from Afrikaans, from Dutch rand "edge, margin," cognate with Old English rand "brink, bank." As a unit of currency, adopted by the Republic of South Africa in 1961 (see Krugerrand ). Johnson's dictionary has rand "Border; seam: as the rand of a woman's shoe ." 中文词源 rand ：边缘，边界，岭 来自
• rancor 英文词源 rancor (n.) c. 1200, from Old French rancor "bitterness, resentment; grief, affliction," from Late Latin rancorem (nominative rancor ) "rancidness, a stinking smell" (Palladius); "grudge, bitterness" (Hieronymus and in Late Latin), from Latin rancere "to stink" (see rancid ). 中文词源 rancor ：怨恨，恶毒 来自拉丁语 rancere,发臭的，腐烂的，-or,名词后缀。比喻
• rancid 英文词源 rancid (adj.) 1640s, from Latin rancidus "rank, stinking, offensive" (also source of Italian rancido , Spanish rancio ), from rancere "be spoiled or rotten," of unknown origin. German ranzig is from French rancide . Related: Rancidness . 中文词源 rancid ：变质的，发臭的 来自拉丁语 rancere,发臭的，腐烂的，词源可能同 rankle.-id,形容词后缀。 该词的英
• ramus 英文词源 ramus (n.) "a branch" (anatomical), 1803, from Latin ramus "a branch, bough, twig," related to radix "root;" see radish . 中文词源 ramus ：分支，旁枝 来自拉丁语 ramus,分支，旁枝，词源同 radix,根，枝条，词源同 root,ramify. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ramus 词源， ramus 含义。
• ramshackle 英文词源 ramshackle ramshackle: see ransack ramshackle (adj.) 1809, back-formation from ramshackled , earlier ranshackled (1670s), alteration of ransackled , past participle of ransackle (see ransack ). The word seems to have been Scottish. Reading over this note to an American gentleman, he seemed to take alarm, lest the word ramshackle should be palmed on his country. I take it home willingl
• ramrod 英文词源 ramrod (n.) 1757, literally "a rod used in ramming" (the charge of a gun), from ram (v.) + rod . Used figuratively for straightness or stiffness from 1939, also figuratively for formality, primness ( ramroddy is in Century Dictionary, 1902). The verb is 1948, from the noun. Related: Ramrodded ; ramrodding . 中文词源 ramrod ：通条 ram,撞，rod,杆。 该词的英语词源请访问
• rampart 英文词源 rampart rampart: [16] Rampart , which means etymologically ‘fortified place’, has a very convoluted history. Its ultimate ancestor is Latin parāre ‘prepare’ (source of English prepare ). To this was added the prefix ante - ‘before’ to produce the Vulgar Latin verb * anteparāre ‘prepare for defence’. This passed via Provençal amparar into Old French as emparer ‘def
• ramp 英文词源 ramp ramp: [18] A ramp is etymologically something you ‘climb’ up. The word was borrowed from French rampe , a derivative of the verb ramper ‘climb’, hence ‘slope’. This goes back to a Frankish * rampōn , and was borrowed into English in the 13th century as ramp . It now survives mainly in the form of its present participle, rampant [14], which preserves the sense ‘rear
• ramify 英文词源 ramify ramify: [16] Ramify has no connection with rams. It comes ultimately from Latin rāmus ‘branch’, which probably goes back to the same source as produced Latin rādīx ‘root’ (ancestor of English radical and radish ) and English root . From it was derived the medieval Latin verb rāmificāre , which passed into English via Old French ramifier . = radical , radish ramify
• ramification 英文词源 ramification (n.) 1670s, "a branching out," from French ramification , from ramifier (see ramify ). Transferred sense of "outgrowth, consequence" first recorded 1755. Related: Ramifications . 中文词源 ramification ：难以预料的结果，后果 来自 ramify,分支，分叉。引申词义后果，特指难以预料的结果。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• ramekin 英文词源 ramekin 1706, from French ramequin (late 17c.), said to be from a Germanic source (compare Middle Low German rom "cream"), from Proto-Germanic *rau(g)ma- , of uncertain origin. 中文词源 ramekin ：一人份小烤盘，小干酪蛋糕，小汤罐 来自法语 ramequin,一人份小烤盘，小汤罐，来自 ram,甜点，冰淇淋，词源同 ream.-kin,小词 后缀。 该词的英语
• rambutan 英文词源 rambutan "A red, plum-sized tropical fruit with soft spines and a slightly acidic taste", Early 18th century: from Malay rambūtan , from rambut 'hair', with allusion to the fruit's spines. 中文词源 rambutan ：红毛丹 来自马来语 rambutan,来自 rambut,毛发，暗指该水果表皮的多刺。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rambutan 词源， rambut
• rambunctious 英文词源 rambunctious (adj.) 1859, earlier rumbunctious , 1830, probably altered (by influence of ram ) from rumbustious . 中文词源 rambunctious ：喧闹的 可能来自 rumbustious 受 ram 影响的拼写变体词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rambunctious 词源， rambunctious 含义。
• Ramadan 英文词源 Ramadan (n.) ninth month of the Muslim year, 1590s, from Arabic Ramadan (Turkish and Persian ramazan ), originally "the hot month," from ramida "be burnt, scorched" (compare Mishnaic Hebrew remetz "hot ashes, embers"). In the Islamic lunar calendar, it passes through all seasons in a cycle of about 33 years, but evidently originally it was a summer month. 中文词源 Ramadan ：伊斯兰
• ramada 英文词源 ramada (n.) "arbor, porch," 1869, from American Spanish ramada "tent, shelter," from Spanish ramada "an arbor," from rama "branch," from Vulgar Latin *rama , collective of Latin ramus "branch" (see ramus ). 中文词源 ramada ：门廊，庭院，华美达酒店 来自西班牙语 ramada,帐篷，避难所，门廊，来自拉丁语 ramus,枝，树枝，词源同 ramify,root. 首字母
• ram 英文词源 ram ram: [OE] Ram is a general West Germanic word for ‘male sheep’, now shared only by Dutch (although German has the derivative ramme ‘rammer’). It may be related to Old Norse ramr ‘strong’, the allusion being to the ram’s strength in butting. This is reflected in the word’s metaphorical applications: it was being used in Old English for a ‘battering-ram’, and by
• rakehell 英文词源 rakehell (n.) 1540s, possibly an alteration (by association with rake (n.1) and Hell ) of Middle English rakel (adj.) "hasty, rash, headstrong," probably from raken "to go, proceed," from Old English racian "to go forward, move, hasten," of unknown origin. Compare rakeshame (n.) "one who lives shamefully" (1590s). 中文词源 rakehell ：浪子，放荡子 rake,耙子，耙地，hell
• rake 英文词源 rake rake: English has three distinct words rake . The oldest, ‘toothed implement’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * rak - or * rek - ‘gather, heap up’, which also produced German rechen ‘rake’. It may be descended ultimately from Indo-European * rog -, * reg - ‘stretch’ (source of Latin regere ‘rule’ and English right ), the notion of ‘stretching’ de
• raja 英文词源 raja "An Indian king or prince", From Hindi rājā , Sanskrit rājan 'king'. 中文词源 raja ：旧时印度的邦主，王公 来自印度语 raja,国王，主公，来自梵语 rajan,国王，统治者，来自 raj,统治，管理，词源同 regal,rani. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： raja 词源， raja 含义。
• rainmaker 英文词源 rainmaker (n.) also rain-maker , 1775, in reference to American Indian tribal magicians, from rain (n.) + agent noun of make (v.). 中文词源 rainmaker ：施雨者，求雨法师 rain,雨，maker,制造者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rainmaker 词源， rainmaker 含义。
• rainforest 英文词源 fossa (2) "A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal of the civet family, found in the rainforests of Madagascar", Mid 19th century: from Malagasy fosa . Baka "A member of a nomadic Pygmy people inhabiting the rainforests of south-eastern Cameroon and northern Gabon", Perhaps from Lingala Ba-aka 'Pygmies'. 中文词源 rainforest ：雨林 rain,雨，forest,森林。 该词的英语
• raiment 英文词源 raiment (n.) c. 1400, "clothing, vesture" (archaic), shortening of arayment "clothing" (late 14c.), from Anglo-French araiement , from Old French areement , from areer "to array" (see array (v.)). 中文词源 raiment ：衣服，服装 缩写自 arrayment,装备，服饰，来自 array,安排，装饰，衣服。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： raiment 词源，
• ragwort 英文词源 ragwort (n.) mid-15c., from ragged , in reference to the appearance of the leaves, + wort . 中文词源 ragwort ：千里光，狗舌草 来自 ragged,破布般的，粗糙的，wort,草，草根，词源同 root.比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ragwort 词源， ragwort 含义。
• ragweed 英文词源 ragweed (n.) 1790, from ragged + weed (n.); so called from shape of the leaves. Applied to a different plant (ragwort) from 1650s. 中文词源 ragweed ：豚草 来自 ragged,破布般的，粗糙的，weed,草，杂草。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ragweed 词源， ragweed 含义。
• ragtime 英文词源 ragtime (n.) also rag-time , "syncopated, jazzy piano music," 1897, perhaps from rag "dance ball" (1895, American English dialect), or a shortening of ragged , in reference to the syncopated melody. Rag (n.) "ragtime dance tune" is from 1899. If rag-time was called tempo di raga or rague-temps it might win honor more speedily. ... What the derivation of the word is[,] I have not the f
• ragtag 英文词源 ragtag (n.) also rag-tag , "ragged people collectively," 1820, from rag (n.) + tag (n.); originally in expression rag-tag and bobtail "the rabble" ( tag-rag and bobtail is found in 1650s), with bobtail an old 17c. word for "cur." Tag and rag was "very common in 16-17th c." [OED] 中文词源 ragtag ：杂乱无章的 rag,破布，tag,标签。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问
• ragout 英文词源 ragout (n.) "highly seasoned meat and vegetable stew," 1650s, from French ragoût (mid-17c.), from Middle French ragoûter "awaken the appetite," from Old French re- "back" (see re- ) + à "to" + goût "taste," from Latin gustum (nominative gustus ); see gusto . 中文词源 ragout ：蔬菜炖肉 来自法语 ragout,来自 re-,再一次，ad-,向，gout,口味，品味，词源同 gu
• ragga 英文词源 ragga "A style of dance music originating in Jamaica and derived from reggae, in which a DJ improvises lyrics over a sampled or electronic backing track", 1990s: from ragamuffin , because of the style of clothing worn by its followers. More rag from Middle English:A Scandinavian word for ‘tufted’ probably lies behind rag. In lose your rag (early 20th century) ‘to lose your tempe
• ragbag 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random heath heath: [OE] Heath goes back to Indo-European * kait -, denoting ‘open, unploughed country’. Its Germanic descendant * khaithiz produced German and Dutch heide and English heath . One of the commonest plants of such habitats is the heather, and this was accordingly named in prehistoric Germanic * khaithjō , a derivativ
• ragamuffin 英文词源 ragamuffin (n.) mid-14c., "demon," also in surnames ( Isabella Ragamuffyn , 1344), from Middle English raggi "ragged" ("rag-y"?) + fanciful ending (or else second element is Middle Dutch muffe "mitten"). Or, as Johnson has it, "From rag and I know not what else." Ragged was used of the devil from c. 1300 in reference to "shaggy" appearance. Raggeman was used by Langland as the name of
• raga 英文词源 raga (n.) 1788, from Sanskrit raga-s "harmony, melody, mode in music," literally "color, mood," related to rajyati "it is dyed," from PIE *reg- (3) "to dye" (cognates: Greek rhegos "blanket, rug"). 中文词源 raga ：拉加曲（印度音乐中的传统曲调） 来自梵语 raga,韵律，曲调，来自 rajyati,着色的。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• raft 英文词源 raft raft: [15] The ancestor of raft meant ‘beam, rafter’. This was Old Norse raptr . Not until it got into English, apparently, was it used for a ‘craft made by tying logs together’. (It should not, incidentally, be confused with the mainly American raft ‘large collection, lot’ [19], which is an alteration of Scottish English raff ‘rubbish’ – probable source of Engl
• raffle 英文词源 raffle raffle: [14] Raffle was originally the name of a game played with three dice; the modern application to a ‘prize draw’ did not emerge until the 18th century. The word was borrowed from Old French raffle ‘act of snatching’, but where this came from is not known. raffle (n.) late 14c., "dice game," from Old French rafle "dice game," also "plundering," perhaps from a Germa
• raffish 英文词源 raffish raffish: see raft raffish (adj.) "disreputable, vulgar," 1795, from raff "people," usually of a lower sort (1670s), probably from rif and raf (mid-14c.) "everyone," from Middle English raf , raffe "one and all, everybody" (see riffraff ). Related: Raffishly ; raffishness . 中文词源 raffish ：声名狼籍的，放荡的 来自 riff-raff,乌合之众，地痞流氓，-ish,形
• radon 英文词源 radon (n.) heaviest gaseous element, 1918, from German Radon , from radium (q.v.) + -on suffix of inert gases. The element was identified in radioactive decay of radium. Alternative name niton (from Latin nitens "shining") gained currency in France and Germany. 中文词源 radon ：氡 rad-,辐射，放射，-on,表惰性气体，词源同 neon. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• radiotherapy 英文词源 radiotherapy (n.) 1903, from radio- + therapy . 中文词源 radiotherapy ：放射化疗 radio-,放射的，therapy,治疗。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： radiotherapy 词源， radiotherapy 含义。
• radiometric 英文词源 radiometric (adj.) 1877, from radiometer "instrument to transform radiant energy into mechanical work" (1875), radiometry , from radio- , here indicating " radiant energy," + -metric . Radiometric dating attested from 1906. 中文词源 radiometric ：辐射度测量的 radio-,辐射的，-meter,测量。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： radiometric 词源， rad
• radiology 英文词源 radiology (n.) 1900, "medical use of X-rays," later extended to "scientific study of radiation," from radio- , comb. form of radiation , + Greek-based scientific suffix -ology . Related: Radiological . 中文词源 radiology ：放射学 radio-,放射的，-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： radiology 词源， radiology 含义。
• radioisotope 英文词源 radioisotope (n.) 1946, from radio- , comb. form of radiation , + isotope . 中文词源 radioisotope ：放射性同位素 radio-,放射的，isotope,同位素。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： radioisotope 词源， radioisotope 含义。
• radiochemistry 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cue cue: Cue has several meanings in English, and it is not clear whether they can all be considered to be the same word. In the case of ‘pigtail’ and ‘billiard stick’, both of which appeared in the 18th century, cue is clearly just a variant spelling of queue , but although cue ‘actor’s prompt’ [16] has been refer
• radiocarbon 英文词源 palynology "The study of pollen grains and other spores, especially as found in archaeological or geological deposits. Pollen extracted from such deposits may be used for radiocarbon dating and for studying past climates and environments by identifying plants then growing", 1940s: from Greek palunein 'sprinkle' + -logy. 中文词源 radiocarbon ：放射性碳（物理术语，用以测
• radicchio 英文词源 radicchio "Chicory of a variety which has dark red leaves", Italian. 中文词源 radicchio ：紫色菊苣 来自意大利语 radicchio,来自拉丁语 radicula,小根，枝叶，词源同 root.-cula,小词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： radicchio 词源， radicchio 含义。
• radicalism 英文词源 radicalism (n.) 1819 in the political sense, from radical (adj.) + -ism . 中文词源 radicalism ：激进主义 来自 radical,激进的，-ism,主义，思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： radicalism 词源， radicalism 含义。
• radian 英文词源 radian (n.) "angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc equal in length to the radius," 1879, from radius . 中文词源 radian ：弧度 rad-,半径，-an,名词后缀。引申词义弧度。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： radian 词源， radian 含义。
• raddled 英文词源 raddled "Showing signs of age or fatigue", sense 1 from raddle in the sense 'rouge', by association with its exaggerated use in make-up. 中文词源 raddled ：涂胭脂的，疲劳的，疲倦的 来自 raddle,红赭石。比喻用法，用浓妆艳抹来掩盖疲劳。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： raddled 词源， raddled 含义。
• raddle 英文词源 raddle "another term for reddle", Early 16th century: related to red ; compare with ruddle . 中文词源 raddle ：红赭石 词源同 red,红色的，-le,工具格后缀。后用于指红赭石。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： raddle 词源， raddle 含义。
• raciness 英文词源 ooh exclamation of pain, surprise, wonder, etc., 1916. Combined with aah from 1953. Ooh-la-la , exclamation of surprise or appreciation, is attested 1924, from French and suggestive of the supposed raciness of the French. racy (adj.) 1650s, "having a characteristic taste" (of wines, fruits, etc.), from race (n.2) in its older sense of "flavor" or in the sense "class of wines" + -y (2)