英语词源

• reciprocate 英文词源 reciprocate (v.) "to return, requite," 1610s, back-formation from reciprocation , or else from Latin reciprocatus , past participle of reciprocare "rise and fall, move back and forth; reverse the motion of," from reciprocus (see reciprocal ). Related: Reciprocated ; reciprocating . 中文词源 reciprocate ：回报 来自 reciprocal,互惠的，互利的，-ate,使。引申词义回报
• reciprocity 英文词源 reciprocity (n.) 1766, from French réciprocité (18c.), from reciproque , from Latin reciprocus , past participle of reciprocare (see reciprocal ). 中文词源 reciprocity ：回报，互惠 来自 reciprocate,回报的，-ity,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reciprocity 词源， reciprocity 含义。 reciprocity ：回报，互惠 来自 recip
• reck 英文词源 reck (v.) Old English reccan (2) "take care of, be interested in, care for; have regard to, take heed of; to care, heed; desire (to do something)" (strong verb, past tense rohte , past participle rought ), from West Germanic *rokjan , from Proto-Germanic *rokja- (cognates: Old Saxon rokjan , Middle Dutch roeken , Old Norse rækja "to care for," Old High German giruochan "to care for,
• reckless 英文词源 reckless reckless: [OE] The reck - of reckless is the same word as the now virtually obsolete verb reck ‘care’. It is not clear where this ultimately came from, but the compound reckless itself evidently goes back to the prehistoric West Germanic period, for it also occurs in German ( ruchlos ) and Dutch ( roekeloos ). reckless (adj.) Old English receleas "careless, thoughtless, h
• recommence 英文词源 recommence (v.) late 15c., from Old French recommencier "begin again, start afresh" (11c.), from re- "back, again" (see re- ) + commencer (see commence ). Related: Recommenced ; recommencing . 中文词源 recommence ：重新开始 re-,再，重新，commence,启动，开始。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： recommence 词源， recommence 含义。 recommence
• recover 英文词源 recover recover: [14] Recover and recuperate [16] are ultimately the same word. Both come from Latin recuperāre ‘recover, regain’, a compound verb based on the stem cup - ‘take’ (a variant of which produced capere ‘take’, source of English captive , capture , etc). Recuperate itself was acquired directly from the Latin verb’s past participle, whereas recover was routed
• re-cover 英文词源 re-cover (v.) "to put a new cover on," c. 1400, from re- "again" + cover (v.). Related: Re-covered ; re-covering . 中文词源 re-cover ：重新覆盖 re-,再，重新，cover,覆盖。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： re-cover 词源， re-cover 含义。 re-cover ：重新覆盖 re-,再，重新，cover,覆盖。
• rect- 英文词源 corrective 16c., adjective and noun, from French correctif , from Latin correct- , past participle stem of corrigere (see correct (v.). erectile (adj.) 1822, "pertaining to muscular erection," from French érectile , from Latin erect- , past participle stem of erigere "to raise or set up" (see erect (adj.)). rectangle (n.) 1570s, from Middle French rectangle (16c.) and directly from L
• redden 英文词源 redden (v.) "become red; make red," late 14c., from red (adj.1) + -en (1). Old English had readian , reodian "become red." Related: Reddened ; reddening . 中文词源 redden ：使变红 来自 red,红色的，-en,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： redden 词源， redden 含义。 redden ：使变红 来自 red,红色的，-en,使。
• red-eye 英文词源 red-eye (n.) "airplane flight which deprives travelers of sleep," 1968, from the red eyes of sleeplessness; earlier as a noun meaning "raw and inferior whiskey" (1819, American English). 中文词源 red-eye ：红眼航班，夜间航班 比喻用法，因夜间航班得不到很好的休息眼睛红肿而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： red-eye 词源，
• reducible 英文词源 reducible (adj.) mid-15c.; see reduce + -ible . Compare Old French redusible . 中文词源 reducible ：可简化的 来自 reduce,减少，简化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reducible 词源， reducible 含义。 reducible ：可简化的 来自 reduce,减少，简化。
• reed 英文词源 reed (n.) "tall, broad-leafed grass growing in wet places," Old English hreod "reed, rush," from Proto-Germanic *kreut- "reed" (cognates: Old Saxon hraid , Old Frisian hriad , Middle Dutch ried , Dutch riet , Old High German hriot , German Ried ), with no known cognates beyond Germanic. Meaning "musical pipe made from a reed stem" is from late 14c. ( reed-pipe is from c. 1300). As par
• reedy 英文词源 reedy (adj.) late 14c., "full of reeds," from reed + -y (2), or from Old English hreodig . Of tones, from 1811 in reference to musical reeds. Related: Reediness . 中文词源 reedy ：芦苇的 来自 reed,芦苇。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reedy 词源， reedy 含义。
• reef 英文词源 reef reef: English has two words reef , which both come from the same source, but have reached the language via different routes. That source was Old Norse rif ‘rib’, a close relative of English rib . Amongst its metaphorical senses were ‘horizontal section of sail’, which English acquired in the 14th century via Middle Dutch rif as riff , later reef , and ‘underwater ridge
• reel 英文词源 reel (n.1) "frame turning on an axis," especially one on which thread is wound, late Old English hreol "reel for winding thread," from Proto-Germanic *hrehulaz; probably related to hrægel "garment," and Old Norse hræll "spindle," from PIE *krek- "to weave, beat" (cognates: Greek krokus "nap of cloth"). Specifically of the fishing rod attachment from 1726; of a film projector apparat
• referable 英文词源 preferable (adj.) 1640s, from or on model of French préférable , from préfér (see prefer ). OED notes preferrable is better English but has not prevailed. Related: Preferably . 中文词源 referable ：可参考的，相关的 来自 refer,查阅，参考。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： referable 词源， referable 含义。
• reflective 英文词源 reflective (adj.) 1620s, from reflect + -ive . Related: Reflectively ; reflectiveness . 中文词源 reflective ：沉思的，深思的 来自 reflect,反映，反射，沉思。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reflective 词源， reflective 含义。 reflective ：沉思的，深思的 来自 reflect,反映，反射，沉思。
• reformation 英文词源 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 attested by 1540s, borrowed from Luther. The movement beg
• refrain 英文词源 refrain refrain: Refrain ‘chorus of a song’ [14] and refrain ‘desist’ [14] are different words. The former comes via Old French refrain from Provençal refranh . This was a derivative of the verb refranhar , which went back via Vulgar Latin * refrangere to Latin refringere ‘break off’ (source of English refract [17]). The etymological notion underlying the word is that the
• refuge 英文词源 refuge refuge: [14] A refuge is etymologically a place one ‘flees’ to in order to get away from danger. The word comes via Old French refuge from Latin refugium , a derivative of refugere . This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘away’ and fugere ‘flee’ (source of English fugitive [14] and fugue [16]). The derivative refugee [17] is an adaptation of refugié
• refrigerator 英文词源 refrigerator (n.) 1610s, "something that cools," agent noun from refrigerate . As "cabinet for keeping food cool," 1824, originally in the brewery trade, in place of earlier refrigeratory (c. 1600). The electric-powered household device was available from c. 1918. 中文词源 refrigerator ：冰箱 来自 refrigerate,冷却，冷藏。常缩写自 fridge. 该词的英语词源请访问
• refrigerate 英文词源 refrigerate (v.) 1530s, back-formation from refrigeration , or else from Latin refrigeratus , past participle of refrigerare "make cool or cold." Related: Refrigerated ; refrigerating . Earlier words in the same sense of "to make cold, to cool" were infrigiden , infrigidate (both early 15c.). 中文词源 refrigerate ：冷却，冷藏 re-,再，重新，-frig,冷的，冰冻的，词源
• refugee 英文词源 refugee (n.) 1680s, from French refugié , noun use of past participle of refugier "to take shelter, protect," from Old French refuge (see refuge ). First applied to French Huguenots who migrated after the revocation (1685) of the Edict of Nantes. The word meant "one seeking asylum," till 1914, when it evolved to mean "one fleeing home" (first applied in this sense to civilians in Fla
• regarding 英文词源 reward reward: [14] Reward is ultimately the same word as regard , and indeed was originally used interchangeably with it. It came from rewarder , the Anglo-Norman version of Old French regarder , source of English regard . The modern meaning of reward , ‘recompense’, which goes back to the 14th century, presumably arose from the notion of ‘regarding’ someone with favour. = gu
• refute 英文词源 refute refute: see beat refute (v.) 1510s, "refuse, reject," from Middle French réfuter (16c.) and directly from Latin refutare "drive back; rebut, disprove; repress, repel, resist, oppose," from re- "back" (see re- ) + -futare "to beat," probably from PIE root *bhau- "to strike down" (see bat (n.1)). Meaning "prove wrong" dates from 1540s. Since c. 1964 linguists have frowned on the
• regenerate 英文词源 regenerate (adj.) mid-15c., from Latin regeneratus , past participle of regenerare "bring forth again" (see regeneration ). regenerate (v.) 1550s, back-formation from regeneration or else from Latin regeneratus , past participle of regenerare "bring forth again" (see regeneration ). Originally religious; of body parts from 1590s. Related: Regenerated ; regenerating . Replaced earlier
• regimen 英文词源 regimen (n.) c. 1400, medical, "course of diet, exercise, etc. for sake of health;" mid-15c., "act of governing," from Old French regimen (14c.), from Latin regimen "rule, guidance, government, means of guidance, rudder," from regere "to rule" (see regal ). 中文词源 regimen ：养生之道 来自拉丁语 regere,统治，管理，词源同 regulate.-men,名词后缀。引申词义养
• regional 英文词源 regional (adj.) early 15c., from Late Latin regionalis "of or belonging to a region or province," from stem of regio (see region ). Related: Regionally . 中文词源 regional ：区域的 来自 region,地区，区域。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： regional 词源， regional 含义。 regional ：区域的 来自 region,地区，区域。
• registry 英文词源 registry (n.) late 15c., "act of registering;" see register + -y (4). Meaning "book of record" is from 1620s. 中文词源 registry ：登记处 来自 register,登记，记录。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： registry 词源， registry 含义。 registry ：登记处 来自 register,登记，记录。
• registrar 英文词源 registrar (n.) 1670s, shortening of registrary (1540s), from Medieval Latin registrarius "one who keeps a record" (related to register (n.)). Earlier were registerer (mid-15c.), registrer (late 14c.). 中文词源 registrar ：登记员，户籍管理员 来自 register,登记，记录。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： registrar 词源， registrar 含义。
• regularize 英文词源 regularize (v.) 1620s, from regular (adj.) + -ize . Related: Regularized ; regularizing . 中文词源 regularize ：使合乎规则，使合法 来自 regular,规则的，惯常的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： regularize 词源， regularize 含义。
• rehearse 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
• relationship 英文词源 relationship (n.) 1640s, "sense or state of being related," from relation + -ship . Specifically of romantic or sexual relationships by 1944. 中文词源 relationship ：关系，联系，亲属关系 来自 relation,联系，关联，亲属，-ship,抽象名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： relationship 词源， relationship 含义。 relationship ：
• relevancy 英文词源 irrelevance (n.) 1735, from irrelevant + -ance . Earlier in the same sense was irrelevancy (1590s). relevance (n.) 1733; see relevant + -ance . Related: Relevancy (1560s). 中文词源 relevancy ：相关性 来自 relevant,相关的，-ancy,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： relevancy 词源， relevancy 含义。 relevancy ：相关性 来自 rele
• relevant 英文词源 relevant relevant: [16] Relevant comes ultimately from the present participle of Latin relevāre ‘raise’, source of English relief and relieve . The modern English sense ‘appropriate’ probably developed from a medieval application of relevāre to ‘take up’, hence ‘take possession of property’, which led to relevant being used as a legal term for ‘connected with’. =
• reliance 英文词源 reliance (n.) c. 1600, from rely + -ance . 中文词源 reliance ：可靠，依赖，信任 来自 rely,依靠，信赖。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reliance 词源， reliance 含义。
• relief map 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cerebellum cerebellum: see saveloy 中文词源 relief map ：地势图，地形图 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： relief map 词源， relief map 含义。
• reluctant 英文词源 reluctant reluctant: [17] To be reluctant about doing something is etymologically to ‘struggle against’ it. The word comes from the present participle of Latin reluctārī , a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘against’ and luctārī ‘struggle’. Among the first English writers to employ it was John Milton, who used it in the literal Latin sense, describing the writ
• rendering 英文词源 rendering (n.) mid-15c., "action of restoring," verbal noun from render (v.). Meaning "a translation" is from 1640s; that of "extracting or melting of fat" is from 1792. Visual arts sense of "reproduction, representation" is from 1862. 中文词源 rendering ：表达，表演，扮演 来自 render,提供，表达，表演。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ren
• renewable 英文词源 renewable (adj.) 1727, from renew + -able . In reference to energy sources, attested by 1971. 中文词源 renewable ：可更新的，可再生的 来自 renew,更新。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： renewable 词源， renewable 含义。
• renew 英文词源 renew (v.) late 14c., from re- "again" + Middle English newen "resume, revive, renew" (see new ); formed on analogy of Latin renovare . Related: Renewed ; renewing . 中文词源 renew ：更新，再生 re-,再，重新，new,新的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： renew 词源， renew 含义。 renew ：更新，再生 re-,再，重新，new,新的。
• renter 英文词源 renter (n.) late 14c., "one who lets or rents to others, proprietor," agent noun from rent (v.). Meaning "lessee, tenant, holder of property by payment of rent" is from 1650s. 中文词源 renter ：承租人，出租人 来自 rent,租金，-er,人。即收租者，出租人。后词义反转的主要用于指承租人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： renter 词
• repair 英文词源 repair repair: Repair ‘mend’ [14] and repair ‘go’ [14] are two distinct words. The former comes via Old French reparer from Latin reparāre ‘put back in order’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘back’ and parāre ‘put in order’ (source of English prepare ). Repair ‘go’ is ultimately the same word as repatriate [17]. Both go back to late Latin repatriā
• repay 英文词源 repay (v.) mid-15c., from Old French repaier "pay back, give in return," from re- "back" (see re- ) + payer "to pay" (see pay (v.)). Related: Repaid ; repaying . 中文词源 repay ：偿还，清偿 re-,向后，往回，pay,支付。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： repay 词源， repay 含义。 repay ：偿还，清偿 re-,向后，往回，pay,支付。
• repeater 英文词源 repeater (n.) 1570s, agent noun from repeat (v.). As a type of firearm from 1849; as "a frequent offender" from 1868. 中文词源 repeater ：连发枪 来自 repeat,重复，连续。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： repeater 词源， repeater 含义。 repeater ：连发枪 来自 repeat,重复，连续。比喻用法。
• repellent 英文词源 repellent (adj.) also repellant , 1640s, from Latin repellentem (nominative repelens ), present participle of repellere (see repel ). Originally of medicines (that reduced tumors); meaning "distasteful, disagreeable" first recorded 1797. repellent (n.) also repellant , 1660s, "medicine that reduces tumors," from repellent (adj.). As "substance that repels insects," 1908. 中文词源
• repetitious 英文词源 repetitious (adj.) "employing repetition," often with suggestions of tiresomeness, 1670s, from Latin repetit- , past participle stem of repetere "do or say again" (see repeat (v.)) + -ous . Related: Repetitiously ; repetitiousness . 中文词源 repetitious ：重复乏味的 来自 repeat,重复。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： repetitious 词源， repetitio
• replay 英文词源 replay (v.) 1862, in sporting jargon (curling), from re- "again" + play (v.). Of recordings, attested from 1912. Related: Replayed ; replaying . The noun is from 1895, "a replayed match" (in sports). 中文词源 replay ：重奏，重演 re-,再，重新，play,演奏。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： replay 词源， replay 含义。 replay ：重奏，重演
• replace 英文词源 replace (v.) 1590s, "to restore to a previous place or position," from re- "back, again" + place (v.). Meaning "to take the place of" is recorded from 1753; that of "to fill the place of (with something else)" is from 1765. Related: Replaced ; replacing . 中文词源 replace ：更换，取代 re-,再，重新，place,放置。引申词义更换，取代。 该词的英语词源请访问
• report 英文词源 report report: [14] To report something is etymologically to ‘carry it back’. The word was borrowed from Old French reporter , which went back to Latin reportāre , a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘back’ and portāre ‘carry’ (source of English import , portable , porter , etc). The metaphorical application to ‘bringing back news’ developed in Latin. = expor
• reporter 英文词源 reporter (n.) late 14c., reportour , "one who gives an account," agent noun from report (v.), or from Old French reporteur (Modern French rapporteur ). In the newspaper sense, from 1798. French reporter in this sense is a 19c. borrowing from English. 中文词源 reporter ：报道员，通信员 来自 report,汇报，报道。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： r
• re-present 英文词源 re-present (v.) "to offer again," 1560s, from re- + present (v.). Related: Re-presented ; re-presenting ; re-presentation . 中文词源 re-present ：再给予，再提交 re-,再，重新，present,出具，呈现，给予。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： re-present 词源， re-present 含义。 re-present ：再给予，再提交 re-,再，重新，present
• reprocess 英文词源 reprocess (v.) 1939, from re- "back, again" + process (v.). Related: Reprocessed ; reprocessing . 中文词源 reprocess ：再加工 re-,再，重新，process,加工。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reprocess 词源， reprocess 含义。 reprocess ：再加工 re-,再，重新，process,加工。
• reproach 英文词源 reproach reproach: [15] The - proach of reproach is the same as that of approach . Both go back ultimately to Latin prope ‘near’. From this was formed the Vulgar Latin verb * repropiāre ‘bring back near’, which, by the time it reached Old French as reprochier , had evolved metaphorically towards the notion of ‘bringing somebody face to face with something for which they sho
• research 英文词源 research (n.) 1570s, "act of searching closely," from Middle French recerche (1530s, Modern French recherche ), back-formation from Old French recercher (see research (v.)). Meaning "scientific inquiry" is first attested 1630s. Phrase research and development is recorded from 1923. research (v.) 1590s, from Middle French recercher , from Old French recercher "seek out, search closely,
• rescue 英文词源 rescue rescue: see quash rescue (n.) late 14c., from rescue (v.). Earlier noun was rescous (early 14c.), from Old French rescous . rescue (v.) c. 1300, from stem of Old French rescorre "protect, keep safe; free, deliver" (Modern French recourre ), from re- , intensive prefix (see re- ), + escourre "to cast off, discharge," from Latin excutere "to shake off, drive away," from ex- "out"
• resentful 英文词源 resentful (adj.) 1650s, from resent + -ful . Related: Resentfully ; resentfulness . 中文词源 resentful ：气愤的，愤恨的 来自 resent,气愤，愤恨，-ful,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： resentful 词源， resentful 含义。 resentful ：气愤的，愤恨的 来自 resent,气愤，愤恨，-ful,形容词后缀。
• reserved 英文词源 reserved (adj.) "guarded" (in manner), c. 1600, past participle adjective from reserve (v.). Of seats, tables from 1858. 中文词源 reserved ：内向的，矜持的 来自 reserve,保留。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： reserved 词源， reserved 含义。 reserved ：内向的，矜持的 来自 reserve,保留。比喻用法。
• residue 英文词源 residue (n.) mid-14c., from Old French residu (14c.), from Latin residuum "a remainder, that which is left behind," noun use of neuter of adjective residuus "remaining, left over," from residere "remain behind" (see reside ). 中文词源 residue ：剩余物，残留物 来自古法语 residu,来自拉丁语 residuum,留下，残留，来自 residere,坐下，休息，留下，来自
• residual 英文词源 residual (adj.) 1560s, from residue + -al (1), or from French résiduel , from Latin residuum . residual (n.) 1550s, in mathematics, from residual (adj.) or from residue + -al (2). Residuals "royalties" attested by 1960. 中文词源 residual ：残余的，残留的 来自 residue,剩余物，残留物。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： residual 词源， resid
• resigned 英文词源 resigned (adj.) "submissive, full of resignation," 1690s, past participle adjective from resign (v.). Related: Resignedly . 中文词源 resigned ：顺从的，逆来顺受的 来自 resign,放弃，屈从，顺从。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： resigned 词源， resigned 含义。
• resound 英文词源 resound (v.) late 14c., resownen , from Old French resoner "reverberate" (12c., Modern French résonner ), from Latin resonare "sound again, resound, echo," from re- "back, again" (see re- ) + sonare "to sound" (see sonata ). Spelling influenced from mid-15c. by sound (v.). Related: Resounded ; resounding . 中文词源 resound ：回响，回荡 re-,向后，往回，sound,声音。 该
• respecter 英文词源 respect (v.) 1540s, "to regard," from Middle French respecter "look back; respect; delay," from Latin respectere , frequentative of respicere (see respect (n.). Meaning "treat with deferential regard or esteem" is from 1550s. Sense of "refrain from injuring" is from 1620s. Meaning "have reference to" is from 1560s. Related: Respected ; respecting . To respect the person was "show undu
• respecting 英文词源 disrespect 1610s (v.), 1630s (n.), from dis- + respect . Related: Disrespected ; disrespecting . lunatic (adj.) late 13c., "affected with periodic insanity, dependent on the changes of the moon," from Old French lunatique , lunage "insane," or directly from Late Latin lunaticus "moon-struck," from Latin luna "moon" (see Luna ). Compare Old English monseoc "lunatic," literally "moon-si
• restive 英文词源 restive restive: see rest restive (adj.) early 15c., restyffe "not moving forward," from Middle French restif "motionless, brought to a standstill" (Modern French rétif ), from rester "to remain" (see rest (n.2)). Sense of "unmanageable" (1680s) evolved via notion of a horse refusing to go forward. 中文词源 restive ：倔强的，难驾驭的 来自拉丁语 restare,站回，留下
• restaurateur 英文词源 restaurateur (n.) 1796, from French restaurateur , agent noun from restaurer "to restore" (see restaurant ) on model of Late Latin restaurator "restorer." Native form restauranter is recorded from 1877. 中文词源 restaurateur ：餐馆老板 来自 restaurant,餐馆，-eur,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： restaurateur 词源， restaurateur 含义。 re
• retailing 英文词源 retailing (n.) mid-14c., verbal noun from retail (v.). 中文词源 retailing ：零售业 来自 retail,零售。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retailing 词源， retailing 含义。
• retaining 英文词源 danger danger: [13] Etymologically, danger is a parallel formation to dominion . It comes ultimately from Vulgar Latin * domniārium ‘power or sway of a lord, dominion, jurisdiction’, a derivative of Latin dominus ‘lord, master’. English acquired the word via Old French dangier and Anglo- Norman daunger , retaining the word’s original sense until the 17th century (‘You sta
• retainer 英文词源 retainer (n.1) "fee to secure services," mid-15c., originally "act of keeping for oneself" from retain , or perhaps from or influenced by Middle French retenir , infinitive used as a noun. Meaning "fee paid to an attorney to secure his services" is from 1818. retainer (n.2) "servant," 1530s, agent noun from retain (v.). Also "one who retains or holds" (1540s). Meaning "dental structur
• retarded 英文词源 retarded (adj.) 1810, "delayed," past participle adjective from retard (v.). In childhood development sense, "mentally slow," attested from 1895 (perhaps inspired by Italian tardivi ). 中文词源 retarded ：迟钝的，弱智的 来自 retard,延缓。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retarded 词源， retarded 含义。
• retard 英文词源 retard (v.) late 15c., "make slow or slower," from French retarder "restrain, hold (someone) back, keep (someone from doing something); come to a stop" (13c.) or directly from Latin retardare "make slow, delay, keep back, hinder" (see retardation ). Related: Retarded ; retarding . The noun is recorded from 1788 in the sense "retardation, delay;" from 1970 in offensive meaning "retarde
• retiring 英文词源 retiring (adj.) 1580s, "departing, retreating," present participle adjective from retire (v.). Also "fond of retiring, disposed to seclusion," hence "unobtrusive, modest, subdued" (1766). 中文词源 retiring ：不爱与人交往的 来自 retire,撤离。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retiring 词源， retiring 含义。
• retirement 英文词源 retirement (n.) 1590s, "act of retreating," also "act of withdrawing into seclusion," from Middle French retirement (1570s); see retire + -ment . Meaning "privacy" is from c. 1600; that of "withdrawal from occupation or business" is from 1640s. 中文词源 retirement ：退休，引退 来自 retire,撤离，退休。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： retirement 词
• returnable 英文词源 returnable (adj.) early 15c., from return (v.) + -able . 中文词源 returnable ：可回收的 来自 return,归来，返回。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： returnable 词源， returnable 含义。
• revealing 英文词源 revealing (adj.) 1590s, past participle adjective from reveal (v.). Related: Revealingly . 中文词源 revealing ：揭示的，揭露的 来自 reveal,揭示，揭露。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： revealing 词源， revealing 含义。
• revisionism 英文词源 revisionism (n.) 1903, from revision + -ism . Originally in Marxist jargon, "rejection of gradual introduction of socialism." Revisionist is from 1850 (adj.); 1854 (n.); in the historical sense from 1934, originally with reference to the causes of World War I. 中文词源 revisionism ：修正主义 来自 revision,修正，-ism,主义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• revolting 英文词源 revolting (adj.) 1590s, "that revolts, given to revolt, rebellious," present participle adjective from revolt (v.). Sense of "repulsive" is from 1806. Related: Revoltingly . 中文词源 revolting ：令人厌恶的 来自 revolt,反抗。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： revolting 词源， revolting 含义。 revolting ：令人厌恶的 来自 r
• rhythm 英文词源 rhythm rhythm: [16] Rhythm goes back ultimately to Greek rhuthmós . This originally meant ‘recurring motion’, and was related to the verb rhein ‘flow’ (source of English catarrh and diarrhoea ). It was subsequently applied to ‘recurrent accents in verse’, in which sense it passed into English via Latin rhythmus . (Later Old French alteration of the word led to English rhy
• rewarding 英文词源 fat (n.) "fat part of anything," mid-14c., from fat (v.). Cognate with Dutch vet , German Fett , Swedish fett , Danish fedt . As a component of animal bodies, 1530s. Figurative sense of "best or most rewarding part" is from 1560s. Expression the fat is in the fire originally meant "the plan has failed" (1560s). flesh (v.) 1520s, "to render (a hunting animal) eager for prey by rewardin
• rhythmic 英文词源 rhythmic (adj.) 1560s, from French rhythmique or directly from Latin rhythmicus , from Greek rhythmikos , from rhythmos (see rhythm ). Related: Rhythmical ; rhythmically . 中文词源 rhythmic ：有节奏的，节奏分明的 来自 rhythm,节奏，韵律。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rhythmic 词源， rhythmic 含义。
• rib 英文词源 rib rib: [OE] Rib is a widespread Germanic word, which goes back to a prehistoric * rebjō , source also of German rippe , Dutch rib , Swedish ribba ‘lath’, etc. Its Old Norse form rif is the ancestor of English reef . Outside Germanic it is related to Russian rebro ‘rib’. = reef rib (n.) Old English ribb "rib," from Proto-Germanic *rebja- (cognates: Old Norse rif , Old Saxon
• ribbon 英文词源 ribbon (n.) early 14c., ribane , from Old French riban "a ribbon," variant of ruban (13c.), of unknown origin, possibly from a Germanic compound whose second element is related to band (n.1); compare Middle Dutch ringhband "necklace." Modern spelling is from mid-16c. Originally a stripe in a material. Custom of colored ribbon loops worn on lapels to declare support for some group perc
• rice 英文词源 rice rice: [13] The word rice is presumably, like the plant it names, of oriental origin; its ancestor may well be represented in Sanskrit vrīhi -. It first appeared in Europe as Greek órūza . This passed into Latin as oryza , and eventually spread throughout the languages of Europe: French riz , Italian riso , Spanish arroz , German reis , Dutch rijst , Swedish and Russian ris , W
• riches 英文词源 riches (n.) "valued possessions, money, property," c. 1200, modified from richesse (12c.), a singular form misunderstood as a plural, from Old French richesse , richece "wealth, opulence, splendor, magnificence," from riche (see rich (adj.)). The Old French suffix -esse is from Latin -itia , added to adjectives to form nouns of quality (compare fortress ). 中文词源 riches ：财富，
• rickshaw 英文词源 rickshaw rickshaw: [19] Rickshaw is English’s attempt to domesticate Japanese jin-riki-sha . These small two-wheeled man-hauled vehicles were introduced in Japan around 1870, and their name, which means literally ‘man strength vehicle’, had made its way into English by 1874. By the 1880s it had been shortened to rickshaw . rickshaw (n.) 1887, shortened form of jinrikisha , popul
• rid 英文词源 rid rid: [13] The verb rid was borrowed from Old Norse rythja , ancestor of modern Swedish rödja , Danish rydde , and Norwegian rydja . This in turn went back to a prehistoric Germanic * rudjan . Its past participle rid has been used in the context be rid of , get rid of since the 15th century. Riddance is a 16th-century English coinage. rid (v.) c. 1200, "clear (a space); set free,
• riddance 英文词源 riddance (n.) 1530s, from rid + -ance . Good riddance , "a welcome relief from unpleasant company or an embarrassing connection" attested from 1650s ( fair riddance in same sense from 1610s). 中文词源 riddance ：摆脱，处理 来自 rid,摆脱，-ance,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： riddance 词源， riddance 含义。 riddance ：摆脱，
• ridge 英文词源 ridge ridge: [OE] Old English hrycg denoted ‘the back’, as its modern Germanic relatives – German rücken , Dutch rug , Swedish rygg , and Danish ryg – still do. But a gradual semantic focussing on the ‘backbone’ led by the 14th century to the emergence of ‘long narrow raised area’, today’s main meaning. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * khrugjaz , which may h
• ride 英文词源 ride ride: [OE] Ride is a widespread Germanic verb, with close relatives in German reiten , Dutch rijden , Swedish rida , and Danish ride . It apparently has connections in the Celtic languages – Irish rīadaim ‘ride’ and Gaulish rēda ‘chariot’, for instance – but its ultimate provenance is unclear. = raid , road ride (v.) Old English ridan "sit or be carried on" (as on h
• riddle 英文词源 riddle riddle: [OE] English has two separate words riddle . The ‘puzzling’ sort of riddle is etymologically something you ‘read’. For it originated as a derivative of Old English rǣdan , the ancestor of modern English read . One of its earlier meanings was ‘interpret’ – hence riddle . Riddle ‘sieve’ goes back to a prehistoric German khrid - ‘shake’, which also p