英语词源

• riducule 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random once once: [12] Once originated as the genitive form of one (the genitive case was widely used in Old and Middle English for making adverbs out of nouns – other examples include always , needs , nowadays , and towards ). To begin with, this was clearly indicated by its spelling – ones – but from about the start of the 16th
• rifle 英文词源 rifle (n.) 1775, "portable firearm having a spirally grooved bore," used earlier of the grooves themselves (1751), noun use of rifled (pistol) , 1680s, from verb meaning "to cut spiral grooves in" (a gun barrel); see rifle (v.2). rifle (v.1) "to plunder," early 14c. (implied in rifling ), from Old French rifler "strip, filch, plunder, peel off (skin or bark), fleece," literally "to gr
• rim 英文词源 rim (n.) Old English rima "edge, border, verge, coast," as in særima "seashore," literally "rim of the sea," and dægrima "dawn," literally "rim of the day." Related to Old Norse rime , rimi "a raised strip of land, ridge," Old Frisian rim "edge," but with no other known cognates. The snare drummer's rim shot (striking the rim and the head at once) is recorded from 1934. rim (v.) 179
• ring 英文词源 ring ring: [OE] English has two distinct words ring . The one meaning ‘circle’ goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * khrenggaz , which also produced German, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish ring (not to mention the Finnish borrowing rengas ). It may be related to Old Church Slavonic kragu ‘circle’. The Germanic form was taken over by Old French as ranc , from which English gets rank
• rinse 英文词源 rinse (v.) c. 1300 "subject to light washing; wash with water only" (mid-13c. in surname Rinsfet ), from Old French reincier (transitive) "to wash, cleanse" (12c., Modern French rincer ), probably dissimilated from recincier , from Vulgar Latin *recentiare "to make fresh, to wash, cleanse with water," from Late Latin recentare "to make fresh," from Latin recens "new, fresh" (see recen
• ringing 英文词源 ringing (n.) "act of causing a bell to ring; sound made by a bell," 14c., verbal noun from ring (v.1). Meaning "ringing sensation in the ears" is from late 14c. 中文词源 ringing ：响亮的，清晰的 来自 ring,响铃。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ringing 词源， ringing 含义。
• riot 英文词源 riot (n.) c. 1200, "debauchery, extravagance, wanton living," from Old French riote (12c.) "dispute, quarrel, (tedious) talk, chattering, argument, domestic strife," also a euphemism for "sexual intercourse," of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin riota "quarrel, dispute, uproar, riot." Perhaps from Latin rugire "to roar." Meaning "public disturbance" is first recorded late 14c.
• rip 英文词源 rip (v.) "tear apart," c. 1400, probably of North Sea Germanic origin (compare Flemish rippen "strip off roughly," Frisian rippe "to tear, rip") or else from a Scandinavian source (compare Swedish reppa , Danish rippe "to tear, rip"). In either case, from Proto-Germanic *rupjan- , from PIE root *reup- , *reub- "to snatch." Meaning "to slash open" is from 1570s. Related: Ripped ; rippi
• riotous 英文词源 riotous (adj.) mid-14c., "troublesome, wanton, extravagant," from Old French riotos "argumentative, quarrelsome," from riote (see riot (n.)). Meaning "tumultuous, turbulent" is mid-15c. Related: Riotously ; riotousness . 中文词源 riotous ：暴乱的，狂欢的 来自 riot,暴乱，骚乱。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： riotous 词源， riotous 含义。
• ripe 英文词源 ripe ripe: [OE] Ripe is restricted to the West Germanic languages – it has relatives in German reif and Dutch rijp . Its antecedents are uncertain, but some have linked it with reap [OE], as if its underlying meaning is ‘ready for harvesting’. And reap itself may go back to an Indo- European base * rei - ‘tear, scratch’, and hence denote etymologically ‘strip’ the fruits
• ripen 英文词源 ripen (v.) "to grow ripe," 1560s, from ripe + -en (1). Related: Ripened ; ripening . Earlier, the verb was simply ripe , from late Old English ripian , from the adjective. 中文词源 ripen ：使成熟 来自 ripe,成熟的，-en,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ripen 词源， ripen 含义。 ripen ：使成熟 来自 ripe,成熟的，-en,使。
• ripple 英文词源 ripple (v.) early 15c., "to crease;" 1660s, "to present a ruffled surface," of unknown origin, perhaps a frequentative of rip (v.). Transitive sense "cause to ripple" is from 1786. Related: Rippled ; rippling . ripple (n.) "very small wave," 1798, from earlier meaning "stretch of shallow, rippling water" (1755), from ripple (v.). Meaning "mark or movement suggestive of a ripple" is fr
• ripple effect 英文词源 ripple (n.) "very small wave," 1798, from earlier meaning "stretch of shallow, rippling water" (1755), from ripple (v.). Meaning "mark or movement suggestive of a ripple" is from 1843. Meaning "ice cream streaked with colored syrup" first attested 1939, so called from its appearance. As the name of a brand of inexpensive wine sold by EJ Gallo Winery, from 1960 to 1984. Ripple effect i
• riser 英文词源 riser (n.) late 14c., "rebel," agent noun from rise (v.). Meaning "one who rises" (from bed, in a certain manner) is mid-15c. Meaning "upright part of a step" is from 1771. 中文词源 riser ：楼梯立板 来自 rise,立起，-er,表物。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： riser 词源， riser 含义。 riser ：楼梯立板 来自 rise,立起，
• risk 英文词源 risk risk: [17] The ultimate origins of risk have never been satisfactorily explained. English acquired it via French risque from Italian risco , a derivative of the verb riscare ‘run into danger’, but there speculation takes over. One persistent theory is that its ancestral meaning is ‘sail dangerously close to rocks’, and attempts have been made to link it with Greek rhīza ‘
• risque 英文词源 risque (adj.) "tending toward impropriety," 1867, from French risqué , past participle of risquer "to risk" (see risk (v.)). 中文词源 risque ：言语猥琐的 来自法语 risque,危险的，风险的，词源同 risk,危险，风险。引申词义下流的，言语猥琐的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： risque 词源， risque 含义。 risque ：言语
• rivalry 英文词源 rivalry (n.) 1590s; from rival + -ry . Shakespeare has rivality ("Antony and Cleopatra"), but from the secondary sense of the root word and meaning "partnership, equality in rank." 中文词源 rivalry ：竞争 来自 rival,竞争者，-ry,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rivalry 词源， rivalry 含义。 rivalry ：竞争 来自 rival,竞争者，
• road hog 英文词源 hog (n.) late 12c. (implied in hogaster ), "swine reared for slaughter" (usually about a year old), also used by stockmen for "young sheep" (mid-14c.) and for "horse older than one year," suggesting the original sense had something to do with an age, not a type of animal. Not evidenced in Old English, but it may have existed. Possibility of British Celtic origin [Watkins, etc.] is reg
• road rage 英文词源 road (n.) Old English rad "riding expedition, journey, hostile incursion," from Proto-Germanic *raido (cognates: Old Frisian red "ride," Old Saxon reda , Middle Dutch rede , Old High German reita "foray, raid"), from PIE *reidh- "to ride" (see ride (v.)). Also related to raid (n.). In Middle English, "a riding, a journey;" sense of "open way for traveling between two places" is first
• roam 英文词源 roam (v.) c. 1300, romen , possibly from Old English *ramian "act of wandering about," which is probably related to aræman "arise, lift up." There are no certain cognate forms in other Germanic languages, but Barnhart points to Old Norse reimuðr "act of wandering about," reimast "to haunt." "Except in late puns, there is no evidence of connexion with the Romance words denoting pilgr
• roaming 英文词源 arrant arrant: [16] Arrant is an alteration of errant , as in knight errant . This originally meant ‘roaming, wandering’, but its persistent application to nouns with negative connotations, such as rogue and thief , gradually drove its meaning downwards by association, to ‘notorious’. = errant nomad (n.) 1550s, from Middle French nomade (16c.), from Latin Nomas (genitive Nomad
• robe 英文词源 robe robe: [13] A robe is etymologically ‘something stolen’, hence a ‘looted garment’, and finally simply a ‘(long) garment’. The word comes ultimately from Vulgar Latin * rauba , which was borrowed from the same Germanic base as produced English bereave and rob . It passed into English via Old French robe . This still retained the ancestral meaning ‘stolen things, spoil
• robbery 英文词源 robbery (n.) c. 1200, from Old French roberie "robbery, theft," from rober "to rob" (see rob ). 中文词源 robbery ：抢劫行为 来自 robber,劫匪，-y,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： robbery 词源， robbery 含义。 robbery ：抢劫行为 来自 robber,劫匪，-y,名词后缀。
• robber 英文词源 robber (n.) late 12c., from Anglo-French robbere , Old French robeor , agent noun from rober (see rob ). Robber baron in the "corrupt, greedy financier" sense is attested from 1870s, from a comparison of Gilded Age capitalists to medieval European warlords. It is the attempt of the more shrewd to take advantage of the less shrewd. It is the attempt of the strong to oppress the weak. I
• rob 英文词源 rob rob: [13] Rob goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic * raub - ‘break’ (a close relative of the Latin base rup - ‘break’, which has given English rout , route , and rupture ). This produced Old English rēafian ‘rob’, which although it has now died out has left us its derivative bereave [OE], and also Middle Dutch rōven ‘rob’, which gave English rover ‘pi
• roast 英文词源 roast roast: [13] Roast can be traced back ultimately to a prehistoric West Germanic term for a ‘metal grid for cooking things on’. From this was derived the verb * raustjan , which evolved into German rösten and Dutch roosten . There is no trace of it in Old English, however: English got it via Old French rostir , which had been borrowed from Germanic. A derivative of Dutch roos
• roar 英文词源 roar (v.) Old English rarian "roar, wail, lament, bellow, cry," probably of imitative origin (compare Middle Dutch reeren , German röhren "to roar;" Sanskrit ragati "barks;" Lithuanian reju "to scold;" Old Church Slavonic revo "I roar;" Latin raucus "hoarse"). Related: Roared ; roaring . roar (n.) late 14c., from roar (v.) and Old English gerar . 中文词源 roar ：咆哮，怒吼 拟
• rock 英文词源 rock rock: English has two words rock , both of uncertain origin. The older, ‘sway’ [11], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base * rukk - ‘move’, which also produced German rücken ‘move’ and Dutch rukken ‘pull, jerk’, but beyond that its trail goes cold. Rock ‘stone’ [14] was borrowed from Old French rocque . This has relatives in Italian rocca and Spanish roca
• rocker 英文词源 rocker (n.) "a rocking chair," 1852, American English, from rock (v.1); earlier "nurse charged with rocking a cradle" (early 14c.). In sense of "one of the curved pieces of wood that makes a chair or cradle rock" it dates from 1787. Slang off (one's) rocker "crazy" first recorded 1897. Meaning "one who enjoys rock music" (as opposed to mod (n.1)) is recorded from 1963, from rock (v.2)
• rockery 英文词源 crockery (n.) "earthen vessels collectively," 1719 (in crockery-ware ); see crock + -ery . 中文词源 rockery ：假山 来自 rock,岩石，-ery,表地后缀。引申词义假山。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rockery 词源， rockery 含义。 rockery ：假山 来自 rock,岩石，-ery,表地后缀。引申词义假山。
• rocket 英文词源 rocket rocket: English has two words rocket . The older, and now less familiar, is the name of a plant of the cabbage family whose leaves are used in salads. It was inspired by the plant’s downy stems, for it goes back ultimately to Latin ērūca , which originally meant ‘hairy caterpillar’. This may have been related to ērīcius ‘hedgehog’, from which English gets caprice
• role 英文词源 role (n.) "part or character one takes," c. 1600, from French rôle "part played by a person in life," literally "roll (of paper) on which an actor's part is written," from Old French rolle (see roll (n.)). Meaning "function performed characteristically by someone" is from 1875. In the social psychology sense from 1913. Role model first attested 1957. 中文词源 role ：职能，角色
• rod 英文词源 rod rod: [12] It seems likely that rod is related to English rood [OE]. In post-Anglo-Saxon times this has mainly been used for ‘cross of Christ’, and it now survives mainly in rood screen ‘altar screen’, but in the Old English period it was also used for ‘rod’. Where their Germanic ancestor, which also produced German rute ‘rod’ and Norwegian dialect rodda ‘stake’
• roll 英文词源 roll roll: English has two words roll , both of which go back ultimately to Latin rotulus ‘small wheel’, a diminutive form of rota ‘wheel’ (source of English rotate , rotund , round , etc). This passed via Old French rolle into English as roll ‘rolledup parchment’ [13]. The modern French version of the word has given English role [17], whose underlying notion is of a ‘ro
• roller 英文词源 roller (n.) late 13c., "thing that rolls;" early 15c., "rolling pin," agent noun from roll (v.). Meaning "hair-curler" is attested from 1795. Roller derby is from 1936 (see derby ); roller hockey from 1926. Disparaging religious term holy roller is attested from 1842, American English, from the alleged rolling in the church aisles done by those in the Spirit. 中文词源 roller ：滚筒
• Romance 英文词源 romance romance: [13] A romance is etymologically a story written in the language ‘of Rome’. The word comes from Old French romanz , which denoted ‘something written in French (as opposed to classical Latin)’. This went back to the Vulgar Latin adverb * rōmānicē ‘in the local vernacular descended from Latin’ (contrasted with latinē ‘in Latin’). This in turn came fr
• Roman 英文词源 Roman (n.) Old English, from Latin Romanus "of Rome, Roman," from Roma "Rome" (see Rome ). The adjective is c. 1300, from Old French Romain . The Old English adjective was romanisc , which yielded Middle English Romanisshe . As a type of numeral (usually contrasted to Arabic ) it is attested from 1728; as a type of lettering (based on the upright style typical of Roman inscriptions, c
• romantic 英文词源 romantic (n.) "an adherent of romantic virtues in literature," 1827, from romantic (adj.). romantic (adj.) 1650s, "of the nature of a literary romance," from French romantique , from Middle French romant "a romance," oblique case of Old French romanz "verse narrative" (see romance (n.)). As a literary style, opposed to classical since before 1812; in music, from 1885. Meaning "charact
• Rome 英文词源 Rome capital of Italy; seat of an ancient republic and empire; city of the Papacy, Old English, from Old French Rome , from Latin Roma , a word of uncertain origin. "The original Roma quadrata was the fortified enclosure on the Palatine hill," according to Tucker, who finds "no probability" in derivation from *sreu- "flow," and suggests the name is "most probably" from *urobsma ( urbs
• roof 英文词源 roof roof: [OE] The antecedents of roof are far from clear. Its only surviving relative seems to be Dutch roef ‘cabin, coffin lid’, and although it also had links with Old Norse hróf ‘boat-shed’, its ultimate origins remain a mystery. roof (n.) Old English hrof "roof, ceiling, top, summit; heaven, sky," also figuratively, "highest point of something," from Proto-Germanic *khr
• room 英文词源 room room: [OE] The Old English word for ‘room’ was cofa (ancestor of modern English cove ‘sheltered bay’). At that time, room meant simply ‘space’ (as its German relative raum still does). Its modern sense ‘chamber’ did not emerge until the 15th century. It comes ultimately from the prehistoric Germanic adjective * rūmaz ‘spacious’, which may be related to Latin
• rooster 英文词源 rooster (n.) 1772, agent noun from roost (v.); earlier roost cock , c. 1600, in sense of "the roosting bird." Favored in the U.S. originally as a puritan alternative to cock (n.) after it had acquired the secondary sense "penis" (and compare roach ). 中文词源 rooster ：公鸡 来自 roost,栖息，-er,表物。后用于委婉语代指 cock,公鸡，因该词赋予了过多的粗俗
• roost 英文词源 roost (n.) late Old English hrost "wooden framework of a roof, perch for domestic fowl," from Proto-Germanic *hro(d)-st- (cognates: Old Saxon hrost "framework of a roof, attic," Middle Dutch, Flemish, Dutch roest "roost," Old Norse hrot , Gothic hrot "roof," of unknown origin. Exact relationship and ulterior connections unknown. Extended sense "hen-house" is from 1580s. To rule the ro
• roomy 英文词源 roomy (adj.) "roomsome," 1620s, from room (n.) + -y (2). Related: Roominess . 中文词源 roomy ：宽敞的 来自 room,空间。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： roomy 词源， roomy 含义。
• root 英文词源 root root: Root of a plant [OE] and root ‘dig with the nose’ [14] are distinct words. The former was borrowed from Old Norse rót , which goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base * wrd -. This also produced Latin rādīx ‘root’, source of English radical , radish , etc. Root ‘dig’ is an alteration of an earlier wroot , which went back to Old English wrōtan . It is u
• rope 英文词源 rope rope: [OE] Rope is a general Germanic term, represented also by German reif , Dutch reep , Swedish rep , and Danish reb (the German word now means ‘hoop, loop’). These point to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor * raipaz , whose ultimate origins are not known. A stirrup is etymologically a ‘climbing rope’. = stirrup rope (n.) Old English rap "rope, cord, cable," from Proto-G
• rooter 英文词源 screw (n.) "cylinder of wood or metal with a spiral ridge round it; hole in which a screw turns," c. 1400, from Middle French escroue "nut, cylindrical socket, screwhole," of uncertain etymology; not found in other Romanic languages. Perhaps via Gallo-Roman *scroba or West Germanic *scruva from Vulgar Latin scrobis "screw-head groove," in classical Latin "ditch, trench," also "vagina"
• rose 英文词源 rose rose: [OE] Rose is a general European term, represented also in French, German, and Danish rose , Italian and Spanish rosa , Dutch roos , Swedish ros , Russian roza , etc. These all go back ultimately to Latin rosa , which was either borrowed from, or came from the same source as Greek rhódon ‘rose’, a word of eastern Mediterranean origin. = rhododendron rose (n.1) Old Engli
• rot 英文词源 rot rot: [OE] Rot goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * rutjan , which also produced Dutch rotten . It may be related ultimately to Latin rudis ‘rough’, source of English rude . The adjective rotten [13] was borrowed from Old Norse rotinn , which came from the same Germanic stem as produced * rutjan . The mild imprecation drat [19] is a conflation of God and rot . = rude rot (v.)
• rosy 英文词源 rosy (adj.) late 14c., of a color, from rose (n.1) + -y (2), probably modeled on Old French rose . From 1590s of healthy complexions; 1775 in the sense "cheerful;" meaning "promising" is from 1887. Similar formation in Middle Dutch rosich , Dutch rozig , German rosig . 中文词源 rosy ：玫瑰色的，美好的 来自 rose,玫瑰。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• rotary 英文词源 rotary (adj.) 1731, from Medieval Latin rotarius "pertaining to wheels," from Latin rota "a wheel, a potter's wheel; wheel for torture," from PIE root *ret- "to run, to turn, to roll" (cognates: Sanskrit rathah "car, chariot;" Avestan ratho; Lithuanian ratas "wheel," ritu "I roll;" Old High German rad , German Rad , Dutch rad , Old Frisian reth , Old Saxon rath , Old Irish roth , Wels
• rotate 英文词源 rotate (v.) 1794, intransitive, back-formation from rotation . Transitive sense from 1823. Related: Rotated ; rotating . Rotator "muscle which allows a part to be moved circularly" is recorded from 1670s. 中文词源 rotate ：旋转，转动 来自拉丁语 rotare,旋转 ，转动，来自 PIE*ret,旋转，转动，词源同 round,roll,rotary. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• rouge 英文词源 rouge rouge: see red rouge (n.) 1753, in cosmetic sense, "blush," from French rouge "red coloring matter," noun use of adjective "red" (12c.), from Latin rubeus , related to ruber "red" (see red ). Replaced native paint in this sense. The verb is attested from 1777. Related: Rouged ; rouging . The same word had been borrowed from French in Middle English with the sense "red color; red
• rotten 英文词源 rotten (adj.) c. 1300, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse rotinn "decayed," past participle of verb related to rotna "to decay," from Proto-Germanic stem *rut- (see rot (v.)). Sense of "corrupt" is from late 14c.; weakened sense of "bad" first recorded 1881. Rotten apple is from a saying traced back to at least 1528: "For one rotten apple lytell and lytell putrifieth an whol
• rough 英文词源 rough rough: [OE] Rough goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic * rūkhwaz , which also produced German rauh and Dutch ruw . Despite the similarity of form and sense, ruffian is not related, and there is no evidence that ruffle is either. rough (n.) c. 1200, "broken ground," from rough (adj.). Meaning "a rowdy" is first attested 1837. Specific sense in golf is from 1901. Phrase in th
• roughly 英文词源 roughly (adv.) c. 1300, "ungently, violently," from rough (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "approximately, without precision or exactness" is from 1841. 中文词源 roughly ：粗略，大致 rough,粗糙的，-ly,副词后缀。引申词义粗略，大致。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： roughly 词源， roughly 含义。 roughly ：粗略，大致 rough,粗糙的，
• route 英文词源 route route: see rut route (n.) early 13c., from Old French rute "road, way, path" (12c.), from Latin rupta (via) "(a road) opened by force," from rupta , fem. past participle of rumpere "to break" (see rupture (n.)). Sense of "fixed or regular course for carrying things" (as in mail route ) is 1792, an extension of the meaning "customary path of animals" (early 15c.). route (v.) 1890
• routine 英文词源 routine routine: see rut routine (n.) 1670s, from French routine "usual course of action, beaten path" (16c.), from route "way, path, course" (see route (n.)) + noun suffix -ine (see -ine (1)). Theatrical or athletic performance sense is from 1926. The adjective is attested from 1817, from the noun. Related: Routinely . 中文词源 routine ：常规的，日常的 来自 route,路线，
• router 英文词源 router (n.) "cutter that removes wood from a groove," 1818, from rout "poke about, rummage" (1540s), originally of swine digging with the snout; a variant of root (v.1). 中文词源 router ：路由器 来自 route,路线，-er,表物。引申词义路由器。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： router 词源， router 含义。 router ：路由器 来自 route,路线
• row 英文词源 row row: There are three distinct words row in English. The one meaning ‘use oars’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base * rō - ‘steer’, which also produced Dutch roeijen and Swedish ro , not to mention English rudder . Row ‘orderly line’ [OE] comes from a prehistoric Germanic * raigwa , and is probably related to German reihe ‘row’. Row ‘noisy quarrel’ [1
• rub 英文词源 rub rub: [14] The antecedents of rub are unclear. It may have been borrowed from Low German rubben , but since it is not known where that came from, it does not get us much further. The derivative rubber [16] was originally used simply for ‘something for rubbing with’. But since the substance obtained from rubber trees was early on used for pencil erasers, it became known from the
• ruby 英文词源 ruby ruby: [14] Ruby goes back ultimately to Latin ruber ‘red’, a descendant of the same Indo- European base as produced English red . From it was derived the medieval Latin adjective rubīnus , which was used in the term lapis rubīnus ‘red stone’. In due course rubīnus itself came to be employed as a noun in this sense, and it passed into English via Old French rubi . Other
• rudder 英文词源 rudder rudder: [OE] Rudder comes from the same source as English row ‘use oars’ – prehistoric Germanic * rō - ‘steer’. Indeed it originally denoted an ‘oar used for steering’; the modern application to a fixed steering surface did not emerge until the 14th century. Its west Germanic ancestor * rōthra - also produced German ruder and Dutch roer . = row rudder (n.) mid-1
• rudderless 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random treachery treachery: [13] Despite the passing resemblance, treachery has no etymological connection with traitor or treason . In fact, its closest English relative is trick . The word was borrowed from Old French trecherie , a derivative of trichier ‘cheat’ (source of English trick ). = trick 中文词源 rudderless ：无人掌
• rude 英文词源 rude rude: [14] Rude comes via Old French rude from Latin rudis ‘rough, raw’. This seems originally to have denoted ‘rough unpolished stone’ – it was related to Latin rūdus ‘broken stone’ – but its ultimate origins are unknown. From it were derived rudīmentum ‘beginning’ (etymologically ‘raw state’), which has given English rudiment [16], and ērudīre ‘tak
• rug 英文词源 rug rug: [16] The ancestry of rug is not altogether clear. It originally meant ‘rough woollen cloth’, which appears to link it with words such as Swedish rugg ‘ruffled hair’ and Old Norse rogg ‘tuft’ (source of English rag ), so it could well be a Scandinavian borrowing. It was not used for a ‘mat’ until the early 19th century. The original notion of ‘roughness’ or
• rugby 英文词源 rugby rugby: [19] Legend has it that the game of rugby football was born at Rugby School in Warwickshire in 1823 when, during an ordinary game of football, a boy called William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it. The use of the term rugby for the game is not recorded before 1864, and the public-school slang version rugger dates from the 1890s. rugby (n.) type of football, 1
• rugged 英文词源 rugged (adj.) c. 1300, "rough, shaggy, careworn" (originally of animals), from Old Norse rogg "shaggy tuft" (see rug ). "The precise relationship to ragged is not quite clear, but the stem is no doubt ultimately the same" [OED]. Meaning "vigorous, strong, robust" is American English, by 1848. We were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system of rugged individuali
• ruination 英文词源 ruination (n.) 1660s, from verb ruinate "to go to ruin" (1540s), from Medieval Latin ruinatus , past participle of ruinare , from Latin ruina (see ruin (n.)). 中文词源 ruination ：毁灭，破坏 来自 ruin,破坏，毁坏。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ruination 词源， ruination 含义。
• ruin 英文词源 ruin ruin: [14] If something is ruined , etymologically it has simply ‘fallen down’. The word’s ultimate ancestor is Latin ruere ‘fall, crumble’ (source also of English congruent ). From it was derived the noun ruīna ‘fall’, which passed into English via Old French ruine . = congruent ruin (n.) late 14c., "act of giving way and falling down," from Old French ruine "a co
• ruler 英文词源 ruler (n.) "one who rules," late 14c., agent noun from rule (v.). Meaning "instrument used for making straight lines" is c. 1400 (compare rule (n.)). 中文词源 ruler ：统治者，直尺 来自 rule,统治，支配，管理。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ruler 词源， ruler 含义。 ruler ：统治者，直尺 来自 rule,统治，支配，管理。
• rumor-monger 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random constant constant: see consist 中文词源 rumor-monger ：散播谣言者 rumor,谣言，monger,贩卖者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： rumor-monger 词源， rumor-monger 含义。 rumor-monger ：散播谣言者 rumor,谣言，monger,贩卖者。
• rumor 英文词源 rumor (n.) late 14c., from Old French rumor "commotion, widespread noise or report" (Modern French rumeur ), from Latin rumorem (nominative rumor ) "noise, clamor, common talk, hearsay, popular opinion," related to ravus "hoarse," from PIE *reu- "to bellow." Related: Rumorous . Rumor mill is from 1887. Dutch rumoer , German Rumor are from French. rumor (v.) 1590s, "spread a rumor; spr
• runaround 英文词源 runaround (n.) also run-around , "deceptive, evasive treatment," 1915, from verbal phrase, from run (v.) + around (adv.). 中文词源 runaround ：搪塞，打发 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： runaround 词源， runaround 含义。
• rural 英文词源 rural rural: [15] Latin rūs denoted ‘the country’ (it came ultimately from an Indo-European ancestor meaning ‘open space’, which also produced English room ). Its stem form was rūr -, on which was based the adjective rūrālis , source of English rural . A related adjective, this time derived from the nominative form, was rūsticus , which has given English rustic [15], and
• rush 英文词源 rush rush: English has two words rush . The plantname [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic * rusk -, which also produced German and Dutch rusch , and may be related to Latin restis ‘rush’. Rush ‘hurry’ [14] goes back ultimately to Old French ruser ‘drive back, detour’, source of English ruse . It reached English via Anglo- Norman russher , where until the 17th century
• Russian 英文词源 Russian (n.) 1530s, from Medieval Latin Russianus , from Russia (see Russia ). Slang or colloquial Russki "Russian" (1858) is from Russian Russkiy . Russian roulette attested from 1937. Russian dressing for salads is from 1915. 中文词源 Russian ：俄罗斯人 来自拉丁语 Russi,俄罗斯人，来自 Rus,俄罗斯，原指公元 9 世纪在今乌克兰基辅定居并建立 公国
• rustic 英文词源 rustic (adj.) mid-15c., from Latin rusticus "of the country, rural; country-like, plain, simple, rough, coarse, awkward," from rus (genitive ruris ) "open land, country" (see rural ). Noun meaning "a country person, peasant" is from 1550s (also in classical Latin). Related: Rustical (early 15c.). 中文词源 rustic ：乡村的 来自拉丁语 rusticus,乡村的，平原的，来自
• rust 英文词源 rust rust: [OE] Etymologically, rust means ‘reddened’. The word goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base * reudh - ‘red’ (source also of English red ). This produced a prehistoric Germanic noun which has evolved into German and Swedish rost , Dutch roest , and English and Danish rust . = red rust (v.) early 13c., from rust (n.). Transitive sense "cause to rust" is from 1
• ruthless 英文词源 ruthless (adj.) early 14c., from reuthe "pity, compassion" (see ruth ) + -less . Ruthful (early 13c.) has fallen from use since late 17c. except as a deliberate archaism. Related: Ruthlessly ; ruthlessness . 中文词源 ruthless ：无情的 ruth,怜悯，悲哀，-less,无，没有。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ruthless 词源， ruthless 含义。 ruthle
• ruth 英文词源 Ruth fem. proper name, biblical ancestor of David, from Hebrew Ruth , probably a contraction of reuth "companion, friend, fellow woman." ruth (n.) "sorrow for the misery of another; repentance, regret," c. 1200, ruthe , from Old Norse hryggð "ruth, sorrow," from hryggr "sorrowful, grieved" (see rue (v.)) + Proto-Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)). Or else formed in En
• R 英文词源 R In a circle, meaning "registered (trademark)," first incorporated in U.S. statues 1946. RR "rest and relaxation," first recorded 1953, American English; RB "rhythm and blues" (type of popular music) first attested 1949, American English. If all our r's that are written are pronounced, the sound is more common than any other in English utterance (over seven per cent.); the instances
• 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，
• rustproof 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random fierce fierce: [13] Fierce has not always had exclusively negative connotations of ‘aggression’, although admittedly they do go back a long way. Its source, Latin ferus (which also gave English feral ) meant originally ‘wild, untamed’, but it subsequently developed the metaphorical sense ‘uncultivated, savage, cruel’
• rupture 英文词源 rupture rupture: see corrupt rupture (n.) late 14c., originally medical, from Latin ruptura "the breaking (of an arm or leg), fracture," from past participle stem of rumpere "to break," from PIE *reup- "to snatch" (see rip (v.)). Specifically as "abdominal hernia" from early 15c. rupture (v.) 1739, from rupture (n.). Related: Ruptured ; rupturing . Ruptured duck (1945) was U.S. GI's d
• run 英文词源 run run: [14] Run is quite a widespread Germanic verb, represented also by German rennen and Swedish ränna . Its ultimate ancestry is not known, although links have been suggested with Sanskrit rnoti ‘he moves’ and Greek órnūmi ‘rouse’. The Old English verb was rinnan; run , which was originally a past form, did not begin to emerge as the infinitive until the early 14th cen
• rule 英文词源 rule rule: [13] Rule is one of a largish family of English words that go back ultimately to Latin rēgula ‘straight stick, ruler, rule, pattern’ (whose close relatives rēx ‘king’ and regere ‘rule’ have also contributed royally to English vocabulary in the form of rector , regent , regiment , royal , etc). Derivatives have produced regular and regulate , while rēgula itse
• royalty 英文词源 royalty (n.) c. 1400, "office or position of a sovereign," also "magnificence," from or modeled on Old French roialte (12c., Modern French royauté ), from Vulgar Latin *regalitatem (nominative *regalitas ), from Latin regalis (see royal ). Sense of "prerogatives or rights granted by a sovereign to an individual or corporation" is from late 15c. From that evolved more general senses,
• royal 英文词源 royal royal: [14] Royal and regal are ultimately the same word. Both go back to the Latin adjective rēgālis , a derivative of rēx ‘king’. But whereas regal was probably borrowed direct from Latin, royal was acquired via Old French, where rēgālis became roial . = regal royal (adj.) mid-13c., "fit for a king;" late 14c., "pertaining to a king," from Old French roial "royal, reg
• rouse 英文词源 rouse (v.) mid-15c., intransitive probably from Anglo-French or Old French reuser , ruser , originally used in English of hawks shaking the feathers of the body, but like many hawking terms it is of obscure origin. Figurative meaning "to stir up, provoke to activity" is from 1580s; that of "awaken" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Roused ; rousing . 中文词源 rouse ：惊起，唤起