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  • resonance 英文词源 resonance (n.) mid-15c., in acoustics, "prolongation of sound by reverberation;" 1660s, "act of resonating;" from Middle French resonance (15c.), from Latin resonantia "echo," from resonare "to sound again" (see resound ). Earlier in same sense was resonation (early 15c.). 中文词源 resonance :共鸣,共振;洪亮  词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -son-声音 + -ance名词词尾
  • resolve 英文词源 resolve resolve: see solve resolve (v.) late 14c., "melt, dissolve, reduce to liquid;" intransitive sense from c. 1400; from Old French resolver or directly from Latin resolvere "to loosen, loose, unyoke, undo; explain; relax; set free; make void, dispel," from re- , perhaps intensive, or "back" (see re- ), + solvere "loosen" (see solve ). Early 15c. as "separate into components," hen
  • resolvability 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random chrome chrome: [19] Compounds formed from the element chromium are brilliantly coloured green, red, and yellow. Hence, when it was first described by the French chemist Vauquelin in 1797, he named it chrome , after Greek khrōma ‘colour’. This was soon latinized to chromium , and chrome was henceforth used for chromium pigme
  • resolution 英文词源 resolution (n.) late 14c., "a breaking into parts," from Old French resolution (14c.) or directly from Latin resolutionem (nominative resolutio ) "process of reducing things into simpler forms," from past participle stem of resolvere "loosen" (see resolve ). Sense of "a solving" (as of mathematical problems) first recorded 1540s, as is that of "power of holding firmly" (compare resolu
  • resolute 英文词源 resolute (adj.) early 15c., "dissolved, of loose structure," also "morally lax," from Latin resolutus , past participle of resolvere "untie, unfasten, loose, loosen" (see resolution ). Meaning "determined, decided, absolute, final" is from c. 1500, especially in resolute answer , a phrase "common in 16th c." [OED]. From 1530s of persons. The notion is of "breaking (something) into par
  • resistor 英文词源 resistor (n.) late 14c., "one who resists;" 1580s, "that which resists;" agent noun in Latin form from resist . Specifically in electricity from 1905; resister was used in this sense from 1759. 中文词源 resistor :电阻器 词根词缀: re-回,反对 + -sist-站 + -or名词词尾,…人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: resistor 词源, resistor 含义。
  • resistant 英文词源 resistant (adj.) c. 1600, from French résistant , present participle of résister (see resist ). In reference to diseases or drugs from 1897. 中文词源 resistant :抵抗的,有抵抗力的 词根词缀: re-回,反对 + -sist-站 + -ant形容词词尾 → 站在反方向上 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: resistant 词源, resistant 含义。 resistan
  • resistance 英文词源 resistance (n.) mid-14c., from Old French resistance , earlier resistence , from Late Latin resistentia , from present participle stem of Latin resistere "make a stand against, oppose" (see resist ). Meaning "organized covert opposition to an occupying or ruling power" [OED] is from 1939. Electromagnetic sense is from 1860. Path of least resistance is from 1825, originally a term in s
  • resist 英文词源 resist resist: see statue resist (v.) late 14c., from Old French resister "hold out against" (14c.), from Latin resistere "to make a stand against, oppose; to stand back; withstand," from re- "against" (see re- ) + sistere "take a stand, stand firm" (see assist ). Related: Resisted ; resisting . 中文词源 resist :抵抗,反抗,抵制,忍得住 词根词缀: re-回,反对
  • resignation 英文词源 resignation (n.) late 14c., "act of resigning" (an office, etc.), from Old French resignation (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin resignationem (nominative resignatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin resignare (see resign ). Meaning "submission, acquiescence" is from 1640s. 中文词源 resignation :辞职,辞呈  词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -sign-标记
  • resign 英文词源 resign resign: see sign resign (v.) late 14c., "give up, surrender, abandon, submit; relinquish," from Old French resigner "renounce, relinquish" (13c.), from Latin resignare "to check off, annul, cancel, give back, give up," from re- "opposite" (see re- ) + signare "to make an entry in an account book," literally "to mark" (see sign (v.)). The sense is of making an entry ( signum ) "
  • residential 英文词源 residential (adj.) 1650s, "serving as a residence," from resident (n.) + -ial . Meaning "having to do with housing" is from 1856. 中文词源 residential :居住的,住宅的;学生寄宿的,需要在某地居住的  词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -sid-坐 + -ent形容词词尾 + -ial形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: residential 词源,
  • resident 英文词源 resident (n.) mid-15c., "an inhabitant, one who resides," from resident (adj.). Meaning "medical graduate in practice in a hospital as training" first attested 1892, American English. resident (adj.) late 14c., "dwelling, residing," from Old French resident and directly from Latin residentem (nominative residens) , present participle of residere "to sit down, settle" (see reside ). 中文
  • residence 英文词源 residence (n.) late 14c., "act of dwelling; dwelling place," from Old French residence , from Medieval Latin residentia , from Latin residentem (nominative residens ) "residing, dwelling," present participle of residere "reside" (see reside ). Also borrowed into German ( Residenz ), Dutch ( residentie ). 中文词源 residence :住处,住宅  词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -sid-坐
  • reside 英文词源 reside reside: [15] The - side of reside has no connection with English side . It comes from Latin sedēre ‘settle’ (source of English sedentary , session , etc and related to sit ). Combination with the prefix re - ‘back’ produced residēre ‘settle back, remain in place, rest’, which passed into English via its present participle as resident ‘settling permanently in a p
  • reservoir 英文词源 reservoir (n.) 1680s, "a place where something tends to collect," originally figurative, from French réservoir "storehouse," from Old French reserver "to reserve" (see reserve (n.)). Specific meaning "artificial basin to collect and store a large body of water" is from 1705. 中文词源 reservoir :水库,蓄水池  来源于拉丁语复合动词reserver(保留,保持),经由法语
  • reserve 英文词源 reserve (v.) mid-14c., from Old French reserver "set aside, withhold" (12c.) and directly from Latin reservare "keep back, save up; retain, preserve," from re- "back" (see re- ) + servare "to keep, save, preserve, protect" (see observe ). Meaning "to book" is from 1935. Related: Reserved ; reserving . reserve (n.) "something stored up," 1610s, from reserve (v.) or from French réserve
  • reservation 英文词源 reservation (n.) late 14c., "act of reserving," from Old French reservation (14c.) and directly from Late Latin reservationem (nominative reservatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin reservare (see reserve (n.)). Mental sense is from c. 1600. U.S. sense "tract of public land set aside for some special use" is recorded from 1789, originally in reference to the Six Na
  • resentment 英文词源 resentment (n.) 1610s, from French ressentiment (16c.), verbal noun from ressentir (see resent ). "Ridicule often parries resentment, but resentment never yet parried ridicule." [Walter Savage Landor, "Imaginary Conversations"] 中文词源 resentment :愤恨,怨恨  词根词缀: re-回,向后;相反,反对 + -sent-感觉 + -ment → 反感 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
  • resent 英文词源 resent resent: [17] Etymologically, to resent something is to ‘feel it strongly’. The word was borrowed from early modern French resentir , a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix re - and sentir ‘feel’ (a relative of English sense , sentiment , etc). It had a range of meanings in English in the 17th and 18th centuries, including its original ‘feel strongly’ and a
  • resemble 英文词源 resemble resemble: [14] Resemble goes back ultimately to Latin similis ‘like’, source of English similar . From it was formed the verb similāre ‘imitate’, which passed into Old French as sembler ‘be like, seem’ (source of English semblance ). Addition of the intensive prefix re - produced resembler ‘be very like’ – whence English resemble . = similar resemble (v.) m
  • resemblance 英文词源 resemblance (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-French resemblance (c. 1300), from Old French resembler (see resemble ) + -ance . 中文词源 resemblance :相似,形似  词根词缀: re-再 + -sembl-相似 + -ance名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: resemblance 词源, resemblance 含义。 resemblance :相似,想像 来自 resemble,像,相像。
  • requisite 英文词源 requisite (adj.) mid-15c., from Latin requisitus , past participle of requirere (see require ). As a noun from c. 1600. 中文词源 requisite :需要的东西 词根词缀: re-加强意义 + -quis-寻求 + -ite名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: requisite 词源, requisite 含义。 requisite :必要的,必需的 来自 require,要求,-s,过去
  • requirement 英文词源 requirement (n.) 1520s, "request, requisition," from require + -ment . Meaning "things required, a need" is from 1660s. Meaning "that which must be accomplished, necessary condition" is from 1841. Related: Requirements . 中文词源 requirement :需要,要求   词根词缀: re-加强意义 + -quir-寻求 + -e + -ment名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
  • require 英文词源 require (v.) late 14c., "to ask a question, inquire," from Old French requerre "seek, procure; beg, ask, petition; demand," from Vulgar Latin *requaerere , from Latin requirere "seek to know, ask," from re- , here perhaps meaning "repeatedly" (see re- ), + quaerere "ask, seek" (see query (v.)). The original sense of this word has been taken over by request (v.). Sense of "demand (some
  • request 英文词源 request request: [14] Request and require [14] come from the same ultimate source: Latin requīrere . This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘again’ and quaerere ‘ask, search’ (source of English enquire , question , etc). It originally meant ‘seek again, ask for again’, and it passed into Vulgar Latin as * requaerere , whose feminine past participle * requaes
  • repute 英文词源 repute (v.) late 14c., from Middle French reputer (late 13c.) or directly from Latin reputare "to count over, reckon; think over" (see reputation ). Related: Reputed ; reputing . repute (n.) 1550s, from repute (v.). 中文词源 repute :名誉,名声 词根词缀: re-反复 + -put-考虑 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: repute 词源, repute 含义。 rep
  • reputation 英文词源 reputation (n.) mid-14c., "credit, good reputation," from Latin reputationem (nominative reputatio ) "consideration, a thinking over," noun of action from past participle stem of reputare "reflect upon, reckon, count over," from re- "repeatedly" (see re- ) + putare "to reckon, consider" (see putative ). 中文词源 reputation :名声,声望 来源于拉丁语动词re.put.are(反复
  • repulsive 英文词源 repulsive (adj.) early 15c., "able to repel," from Middle French repulsif (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin repulsivus , from repuls- , past participle stem of repellere (see repel ). The sense of "causing disgust" is first recorded 1816. Related: Repulsively ; repulsiveness . 中文词源 repulsive :排斥的;厌恶的 词根词缀: re-回,反对 + -puls-推动 + -ive形容
  • repulse 英文词源 repulse (v.) early 15c., from Latin repulsus , past participle of repellere "drive back, reject" (see repel ). Related: Repulsed ; repulsing . repulse (n.) 1530s, from Latin repulsa "refusal, denial," noun use of fem. past participle of repellere (see repel ). 中文词源 repulse :打退,击退;排斥;厌恶 词根词缀: re-回,反对 + -puls-推动 + -e 该词的英语词源
  • republican 英文词源 republican (adj.) 1712, "belonging to a republic, of the nature of a republic, consonant to the principles of a republic," from republic + -an . The French republican calendar was in use from Nov. 26, 1793 to Dec. 31, 1805. republican (n.) "one who favors a republic or republican principles" (or, as Johnson puts it, "One who thinks a commonwealth without monarchy the best government")
  • reptile 英文词源 reptile (n.) late 14c., "creeping or crawling animal," from Old French reptile (early 14c.) and directly from Late Latin reptile , noun use of neuter of reptilis (adj.) "creping, crawling," from rept- , past participle stem of repere "to crawl, creep," from PIE root *rep- "to creep, crawl" (cognates: Lithuanian replioju "to creep"). Used of persons of low character from 1749. Precise
  • reproduction 英文词源 reproduction (n.) 1650s, "act of forming again," noun of action from reproduce . Of generation of living things, from 1782; of sounds, from 1908. Meaning "a copy" is from 1807. 中文词源 reproduction :繁殖,翻版,复制(品)   词根词缀: re-再 + pro-前 + -duct-引导 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reproduction 词源, re
  • reproduce 英文词源 reproduce (v.) 1610s, "to produce again," from re- "again" + produce (v.), probably on model of French reproduire (16c.). Sense of "make a copy" is first recorded 1850; that of "produce offspring" is from 1894. Related: Reproduced ; reproducing . 中文词源 reproduce :繁殖;复制   词根词缀: re-再 + pro-前 + -duc-引导 + -e 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
  • reprisal 英文词源 reprisal (n.) early 15c., "seizing property or citizens of another nation in retaliation for loss inflicted on one's own," from Anglo-French reprisaille (14c.), from Old French reprisaille (Modern French représaille ), from early Italian ripresaglia , from ripreso , past participle of riprendere "take back," from Latin reprendere , earlier reprehendere (see reprehend ). General sense
  • repressive 英文词源 repressive (adj.) early 15c., from Middle French repressif , from Latin repress- , past participle stem of reprimere (see repress ). Related: Repressively . 中文词源 repressive :抑制的,严厉的;残酷的,镇压的   词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -press-压 + -ive形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: repressive 词源, repressive 含
  • repression 英文词源 repression (n.) late 14c., noun of action from repress (v.), or else from Medieval Latin repressionem (nominative repressio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin reprimere . Psychological sense is from 1908; biochemical sense is from 1957. 中文词源 repression :镇压,压抑,压制   词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -press-压 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词
  • representative 英文词源 representative (adj.) "serving to represent," late 14c., from Old French representatif (early 14c.), from Medieval Latin repraesentativus , from stem of Latin repraesentare (see represent ). Meaning "standing for others" is from 1620s; in the political sense of "holding the place of the people in the government, having citizens represented by chosen persons" is first recorded 1620s. M
  • representation 英文词源 representation (n.) c. 1400, "image, likeness," from Old French representacion (14c.) and directly from Latin representationem (nominative representatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of repraesentare (see represent ). Meaning "statement made in regard to some matter" is from 1670s. Legislative sense first attested 1769. 中文词源 representation :描述,表示,描绘
  • represent 英文词源 represent represent: [14] English borrowed represent from Latin repraesentāre , which meant ‘present again, bring back’, hence ‘show’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘back, again’ and praesentāre , source of English present . The notion of ‘standing in the place of another’ is a post-classical development. = present represent (v.) late 14c., "to b
  • reprehensible 英文词源 reprehensible reprehensible: see reprieve reprehensible (adj.) late 14c., from Old French reprehensible (14c.) or directly from Late Latin reprehensibilis , from reprehens- , past participle stem of Latin reprehendere (see reprehend ). Related: Reprehensibly ; reprehensibility . 中文词源 reprehensible :应受责难的 词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -prehens-抓住 + -ible形容词
  • reprehend 英文词源 reprehend (v.) mid-14c., from Latin reprehendere "blame, censure, rebuke; seize, restrain," literally "pull back, hold back," from re- "back" (see re- ) + prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see prehensile ). 中文词源 reprehend :责难,谴责 词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -prehend-抓住 → 反过来抓住 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reprehend 词源,
  • repository 英文词源 repository (n.) late 15c., "vessel, etc., for storage," Middle French repositoire or directly from Late Latin repositorium "store," in classical Latin, "a stand on which food is placed," from noun use of repositus , past participle of reponere "put away, store" (see repose (v.2)). Figurative use is recorded from 1640s. 中文词源 repository :仓库 词根词缀: re-回 + -posit-放
  • repose 英文词源 repose repose: Repose ‘rest’ [15] and repose ‘place’ [15] (as in ‘repose confidence in someone’) are distinct words in English. The former comes via Old French reposer from late Latin repausāre , a compound verb based on pausāre ‘rest’ (source of English pause ). The latter was an English coinage, formed from the prefix re - and the verb pose ‘place’. It was mode
  • reply 英文词源 reply reply: [14] Etymologically, reply means ‘fold back’. It comes ultimately from Latin replicāre ‘fold back, unfold’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘back’ and plicāre ‘fold’ (source of English ply and related to English fold ). This came to be used metaphorically for ‘go over again, repeat’ (whence English replicate [16]), and also as a legal ter
  • repetition 英文词源 repetition (n.) early 15c., "act of saying over again," from Old French repetition and directly from Latin repetitionem (nominative repetitio ) "a repeating," noun of action from past participle stem of repetere "do or say again" (see repeat (v.)). Of actions, attested from 1590s; specifically in physical fitness from 1958. 中文词源 repetition :重复,反复  词根词缀:
  • repel 英文词源 repel repel: see pulse repel (v.) early 15c., "to drive away, remove," from Old French repeller or directly from Latin repellere "to drive back," from re- "back" (see re- ) + pellere "to drive, strike" (see pulse (n.1)). Meaning "to affect (a person) with distaste or aversion" is from 1817. Related: Repelled ; repelling . 中文词源 repel :击退,抵制;排除,拒绝;使厌恶
  • repeatedly 英文词源 batter (v.) "strike repeatedly, beat violently and rapidly," early 14c., from Old French batre "to beat, strike" (11c., Modern French battre "to beat, to strike"), from Latin battuere "to beat, strike," an old word in Latin, but almost certainly borrowed from Gaulish, from PIE root *bhau- "to strike" (cognates: Welsh bathu "beat;" Old English beadu "battle," beatan "to beat," bytl "ha
  • repeat 英文词源 repeat repeat: [14] The - peat of repeat comes ultimately from Latin petere ‘go to, seek’, which has also given English appetite , compete , impetuous , perpetual [14], petition [14], and petulant [16]. Addition of the prefix re - ‘back, again’ produced repetere ‘go back to’, which reached English via Old French repeter . = appetite , compete , impetuous , perpetual , peti
  • repeal 英文词源 repeal repeal: see appeal repeal (v.) late 14c., from Anglo-French repeler , Old French rapeler "call back, call in, call after, revoke" (Modern French rappeler ), from re- "back" (see re- ) + apeler "to call" (see appeal (v.)). Related: Repealed ; repealing . repeal (n.) late 15c., from repeal (v.), or from Anglo-French repel , Old French rapel (Modern French rappel ) "a recall appea
  • rent 英文词源 rent rent: English has two words rent . The one meaning ‘payment’ [12] comes via Old French rente from Vulgar Latin * rendita , a noun use of the feminine past participle of * rendere ‘give back’ (source of English render ). Rent ‘tear, rift’ [16] comes from the verb rend [OE], which goes back to Old English rendan . Its ultimate antecedents are not known, although it may
  • renovation 英文词源 renovation (n.) c. 1400, renovacyoun "spiritual rebirth," also "rebuilding, reconstruction," from Middle French renovation (13c.), or directly from Latin renovationem (nominative renovatio ) "a renewing, renewal; a rest," noun of action from past participle stem of renovare "renew, restore," from re- "again" (see re- ) + novare "make new," from novus "new" (see new ). 中文词源 ren
  • renovate 英文词源 renovate (v.) 1520s, back-formation from renovation , or else from Latin renovatus , past participle of renovare "renew, restore" (see renovation ). Related: Renovated ; renovating . 中文词源 renovate :革新,更新,修理 词根词缀: re-再 + -nov-新 + -ate动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: renovate 词源, renovate 含义。 renovate
  • renouncement 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bosom bosom: [OE] The immediate source of Old English bōsm was West Germanic * bösm -, which also produced German busen and Dutch boezem . It has been conjectured that it may come ultimately from Indo-European * bhāghús , which perhaps meant ‘arm’ (source of English bought and possibly bow , as in ‘ship’s bow’); th
  • renounce 英文词源 renounce renounce: see pronounce renounce (v.) late 14c., from Old French renoncier "give up, cede" (12c., Modern French renoncer ), from Latin renuntiare "bring back word; proclaim; protest against, renounce," from re- "against" (see re- ) + nuntiare "to report, announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio ). Related: Renounced ; renouncing . 中文词源 renounce :声明 词根词
  • render 英文词源 render render: [14] Latin reddere meant ‘give back’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘back’ and dāre ‘give’ (source of English date , donate , etc). In Vulgar Latin this was changed to * rendere , perhaps under the influence of prendere ‘take’, which passed into English via Old French rendre . Rent ‘payment’ goes back to the past participle of *
  • remove 英文词源 remove remove: [14] The - move of remove comes from the same source as English move itself – Latin movēre ‘move’. Combination with the prefix re - ‘again, back’ produced removēre ‘move back, move away’, which reached English via Old French removeir . The Latin past participle remōtus gave English remote [15], etymologically ‘moved away to a distant place’. = move
  • removable 英文词源 removable (adj.) 1530s, from remove (v.) + -able . Related: Removability . 中文词源 removable :可除去的 词根词缀: re-再 + -mov-移动 + -able形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: removable 词源, removable 含义。
  • remote 英文词源 remote (adj.) mid-15c., from Middle French remot or directly from Latin remotus "afar off, remote, distant in place," past participle of removere "move back or away" (see remove (v.)). Related: Remotely ; remoteness . Remote control "fact of controlling from a distance" is recorded from 1904; as a device which allows this from 1920. 中文词源 remote :遥远的;偏僻的 词根词
  • remnant 英文词源 remnant remnant: see remain remnant (n.) late 14c., contraction of remenant (c. 1300), from Old French remanant "rest, remainder, surplus," noun use of present participle of remanoir "to remain" (see remain (v.)). Specific sense of "end of a piece of drapery, cloth, etc." is recorded from early 15c. An Old English word for "remnant" was endlaf . 中文词源 remnant :剩余,残余
  • remittance 英文词源 remittance (n.) 1705; see remit + -ance . Earlier in same sense were remitment (1610s of offenses; 1670s of money sent); remital (1590s). 中文词源 remittance :汇寄,汇款,汇款额 词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -mitt-送,派 + -ance名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: remittance 词源, remittance 含义。
  • remit 英文词源 remit (v.) late 14c., "to forgive, pardon," from Latin remittere "send back, slacken, let go back, abate," from re- "back" (see re- ) + mittere "to send" (see mission ). Meaning "allow to remain unpaid" is from mid-15c. Meaning "send money (to someone)" first recorded 1630s. Related: Remitted ; remitting . 中文词源 remit :汇款,免除(债务,处罚) 词根词缀: re-回,向
  • reminder 英文词源 reminder (n.) "something which reminds," 1650s, agent noun from remind . 中文词源 reminder :提醒物,提醒者;提示  词根词缀: re-再 + mind( -ment- )记忆 + -er人或物 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reminder 词源, reminder 含义。
  • remind 英文词源 remind remind: [17] Remind is an English coinage. It was formed, apparently in the 1640s, from the prefix re - and the verb mind , in the sense ‘remember’ (now restricted to Scottish English). It may have been modelled on the now obsolete rememorate , which came from the same Latin source as English remember . It was originally used for ‘remember’, but the modern sense ‘caus
  • remilitarize 英文词源 remilitarize (v.) 1920, originally of Soviet Russia, from re- + militarize . Related: remilitarized ; remilitarizing . 中文词源 remilitarize :重新武装,使重新军事化 词根词缀: re-再 + -milit-兵 + -ary形容词词尾(y和后面的i发音重复而被省略) + -ize动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: remilitarize 词源, remilitari
  • remilitarization 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pirate pirate: [15] A pirate is etymologically someone who makes an ‘attempt’ or ‘attack’ on someone. The word comes via Latin pīrāta (where the notion of a ‘sea-robber’ first emerged) from Greek peirātés ‘attacker, marauder’, a derivative of the verb peiran ‘attempt, attack’. This came from the same base
  • remember 英文词源 remember remember: [14] Latin memor meant ‘mindful’ (it gave English memorial , memory , etc, and went back ultimately to the Indo-European base * men -, * mon - ‘think’, source of a wide range of English vocabulary from comment to mind ). From it in the post-classical period was formed the verb rememorārī ‘recall to mind’, which passed into English via Old French rememb
  • remedy 英文词源 remedy remedy: [13] Remedy is closely related to medicine . It comes via Anglo-Norman remedie from Latin remedium ‘medicine’ a noun formed from the same stem, med -, as produced medērī ‘heal’ (source of English medical , medicine , etc). The extension in meaning from ‘medicine’ to ‘something that corrects a wrong’ took place in Latin. = medicine remedy (n.) c. 1200,
  • remedial 英文词源 remedial (adj.) 1650s, "curing, relieving, affording a remedy," from Late Latin remedialis "healing, curing," from Latin remedium (see remedy (n.)). Educational sense of "concerned with improving skills" is first recorded 1924. 中文词源 remedial :治疗的;补救的 词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -med-医药 + -i (-y)名词词尾 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访
  • remediable 英文词源 remediable (adj.) 1560s, from Middle French remédiable , from Latin remediabilis "that may be healed, curable," from stem of remediare , from remedium (see remedy (n.)). 中文词源 remediable :可挽回的,可补救的;可治疗的  词根词缀: re-回,向后 + -med-医药 + -i (-y)名词词尾 + -able形容词词尾,被动意义 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
  • remarkable 英文词源 remarkable (adj.) c. 1600, from remark (v.) + -able , or from or based on French remarquable (16c.), from remarquer . "Observable, worthy of notice," hence "extraordinary, exceptional, conspicuous." Related: Remarkably . 中文词源 remarkable :值得注意的;显著的;非凡的,异常的  词根词缀: re-再 + mark记号 + -able形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问
  • remark 英文词源 remark remark: [17] Remark originated in French as an intensified version of marquer , in the sense ‘observe, notice’ (French had acquired marquer from the same Germanic source as produced English mark ). The sense ‘say something’ emerged from the notion of ‘making a verbal observation’. The derived remarkable [17] soon developed the sense ‘extraordinary’ from its orig
  • remains 英文词源 remains "The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed", Late Middle English (occasionally treated as singular): from Old French remain , from remaindre , from an informal form of Latin remanere (see remain ). 中文词源 remains :剩余,残余;遗迹   词根词缀: re-回 + -main-居住,留 + -s 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
  • remainder 英文词源 remainder (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-French remainder , Old French remaindre , noun use of infinitive, a variant of Old French remanoir (see remain (v.)). The verb meaning "dispose of (books) at a reduced price" is from 1904. Related: Remaindered . 中文词源 remainder :剩余物;余数,余项 词根词缀: re-回 + -main-居住,留 + der 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
  • remain 英文词源 remain remain: [14] Latin manēre meant ‘stay’ (it has given English manor , mansion , permanent [15], etc). Combination with the prefix re - ‘back, in place’ produced remanēre ‘stay behind, remain’, which passed into English via Old French remanoir . Its present participle gave English remnant [14]. A variant of remanoir was remaindre , which is the source of English rem
  • rely 英文词源 rely rely: [14] Rely comes via Old French relier from Latin religāre ‘tie back, tie tightly’ (source also of English religion ). It was a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘back’ and ligāre ‘tie’ (source of English ally , liable , ligament , etc). It was originally used for ‘assemble’, which by the 16th century had developed via ‘come together with one’s
  • relish 英文词源 relish relish: [16] Ultimately, relax [15], release [13], and relish are all the same word. They go back to Latin relaxāre ‘loosen’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘back’ and laxāre , a derivative of laxus ‘loose’ (from which English gets languish [13] and lax [14]). Relax was acquired from the Latin verb itself, while release came via Old French relaisser (
  • religious 英文词源 religious (adj.) c. 1200, "devout, pious, imbued with or expressive of religious devotion," from Anglo-French religius , Old French religious (12c., Modern French religieux ) and directly from Latin religiosus , from religio (see religion ). Meaning "pertaining to religion" is from 1530s. Transferred sense of "scrupulous, exact" is recorded from 1590s. Related: Religiousness . 中文词
  • religion 英文词源 religion religion: [12] Latin religiō originally meant ‘obligation, bond’. It was probably derived from the verb religāre ‘tie back, tie tight’ (source of English rely ), a compound formed from the prefix re - ‘back’ and ligāre ‘tie’ (source of English liable , ligament , etc). It developed the specialized sense ‘bond between human beings and the gods’, and from
  • relieve 英文词源 relieve relieve: [14] Relieve goes back via Old French relever to Latin relevāre ‘raise again’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘again’ and levāre ‘raise’ (source of English elevate , levy , etc). Its metaphorical extension to ‘lighten, alleviate’ began in Latin. The derived noun relief reached English in two phases. First, in the standard sense ‘easing
  • relief 英文词源 relief (n.1) late 14c., "alleviation of distress, hunger, sickness, etc; state of being relieved; that which mitigates or removes" (pain, grief, evil, etc.)," from Anglo-French relif , from Old French relief "assistance," literally "a raising, that which is lifted," from stressed stem of relever (see relieve ). Meaning "aid to impoverished persons" is attested from c. 1400; that of "d
  • relic 英文词源 relic relic: [13] A relic is etymologically something ‘left’ behind. The word comes via Old French relique from Latin reliquiae ‘remains, particularly of a dead saint’. This was a noun use of the feminine plural of reliquus ‘remaining’, an adjective formed with the prefix re - from the base * liq - ‘leave’ (source also of English delinquent [17] – etymologically ‘l
  • reliable 英文词源 reliable (adj.) 1560s, raliabill , Scottish; see rely + -able . Not common before 1850; and sometimes execrated thereafter in Britain as an Americanism because it involves a use of -able different from its use in provable , etc., but defended (by OED, Century Dictionary, etc.) on grounds of use of the suffix in available , laughable , etc.. Related: Reliably . 中文词源 reliable :可
  • reliability 英文词源 reliability (n.) 1816, from reliable + -ity . 中文词源 reliability :可靠性 词根词缀: re-再;回 + -li-捆 + -ability名词词尾,性状 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: reliability 词源, reliability 含义。
  • release 英文词源 release release: see relish release (v.) c. 1300, "to withdraw, revoke (a decree, etc.), cancel, lift; remit," from Old French relaissier , relesser "to relinquish, quit, let go, leave behind, abandon, acquit," variant of relacher "release, relax," from Latin relaxare "loosen, stretch out" (see relax ), source also of Spanish relajar , Italian relassare . Meaning "alleviate, ease" is
  • relay 英文词源 relay (n.) late 14c., "hounds placed along a line of chase," from Middle French relai "reserve pack of hounds or other animals" (13c.), from Old French relaier "to exchange tired animals for fresh," literally "leave behind," from re- "back" (see re- ) + laier "to leave" (see delay (v.)). The etymological sense is "to leave (dogs) behind (in order to take fresh ones)." Of horses, 1650s
  • relaxation 英文词源 relaxation (n.) late 14c., "rupture; mid-15c., "remission of a burden or penalty," from Old French relaxacion (14c.) and directly from Latin relaxationem (nominative relaxatio ) "an easing, mitigation, relaxation," noun of action from past participle stem of relaxare (see relax ). Meaning "relief from hard work or ordinary cares" is from 1540s. 中文词源 relaxation :缓和,放松
  • relax 英文词源 relax relax: see relish relax (v.) late 14c., "to make (something) less compact or dense," from Old French relaschier "set free; soften; reduce" (14c.), from Latin relaxare "relax, loosen, open, stretch out, widen again; make loose," from re- "back" (see re- ) + laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax ). Of persons, "to become less formal," from 1837. Meaning "decrease tension" i
  • relativity 英文词源 relativity (n.) 1834, "fact or condition of being relative" (apparently coined by Coleridge, of God, in "Notes on Waterland's Vindication of Christ's Divinity"), from relative (adj.) + -ity . In scientific use, connected to the theory of Albert Einstein (1879-1955), published 1905 (special theory of relativity) and 1915 (general theory of relativity), but the word was used in roughly
  • relatively 英文词源 relatively (adv.) "in relation to something else," 1560s, from relative (adj.) + -ly (2). 中文词源 relatively :相对地 词根词缀: re-回 + -lat-携带,拿取 + -ive形容词词尾 + -ly副词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版: relatively 词源, relatively 含义。