英语词源

• plenary 英文词源 plenary (adj.) 1510s, earlier plenar (mid-13c.), from Old French plenier , from Medieval Latin plenarius "entire, complete," from Latin plenus "full, filled, greatly crowded; stout, pregnant; abundant, abounding; complete," from PIE *pele- (1) "to fill" (see poly- ). Related: Plenarily . 中文词源 plenary ：全体的，全民的 plen-,全体的，-ary,形容词后缀。引申词义全
• plen- 英文词源 spleno- before vowels splen- , word-forming element meaning "spleen, spleen and," from comb. form of Greek splen (see spleen ). 中文词源 plen- ：全体的，全部的 来自拉丁语plenus,满的，来自PIE*pele,装满，填满，词源同full,fill. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： plen- 词源， plen- 含义。
• plectrum 英文词源 plectrum plectrum: see plague plectrum (n.) something used to pluck the strings of a musical instrument, 1620s, from Latin plectrum , from Greek plektron "thing to strike with" (pick for a lyre, cock's spur, spear point, etc.), from plek- , root of plessein "to strike" (see plague (n.)). 中文词源 plectrum ：琴拨，拨子 来自拉丁语plectrum,琴拨，拨子，来自plangere,击
• plebs 英文词源 plebeian plebeian: [16] The plēbs were the ‘common people’ of ancient Rome (the word may connected with Greek pléthos ‘multitude’, a relative of English plethora ). English gets plebeian from its derived adjective plēbēius . The connotations of ‘lower-classness’ have been transferred from ancient Rome to the present day, and inspired the derogatory pleb [19]. A plebisc
• plebiscite 英文词源 plebiscite (n.) "direct vote of the people," 1860 (originally in reference to Italian unification), from French plébiscite (1776 in modern sense, originally with reference to Switzerland), from Latin plebiscitum "a decree or resolution of the people," from plebs (genitive plebis ) "the common people" (see plebeian (adj.)) + scitum "decree," noun use of neuter past participle of scisc
• plebe 英文词源 plebe (n.) also pleb , "member of the lowest class at a U.S. military academy," 1833, probably a shortened form of plebeian "one of the lower class," which in Latin also had the short form plebs or plebes . 中文词源 plebe ：一年级学生，新生 俚语，缩写自plebeian,平民，大众。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： plebe 词源， plebe 含义。
• patsy 英文词源 patsy (n.) "fall guy, victim of a deception," 1903, of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of Italian pazzo "madman" (see patch (n.2)), or south Italian dialectal paccio "fool." Another theory traces it to Patsy Bolivar , character created by Billy B. Van in an 1890s vaudeville skit who was blamed whenever anything went wrong. "Poor Rogers," Vincent said, still smiling, "he is al
• plunging 英文词源 pitch (n.1) 1520s, "something that is pitched," from pitch (v.1). Meaning "act of throwing" is attested from 1833. Meaning "act of plunging headfirst" is from 1762; sense of "slope, degree, inclination" is from 1540s; musical sense is from 1590s; but the connection of these is obscure. Sales pitch in the modern commercial advertising sense is from 1943, American English, perhaps from
• plunger 英文词源 plunger (n.) 1610s, "one who plunges," agent noun from plunge (v.). As a mechanism, 1777. 中文词源 plunger ：柱子，柱塞 来自plunge,插入。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： plunger 词源， plunger 含义。
• plunge 英文词源 plunge plunge: see plumb plunge (v.) late 14c., "to put or thrust violently into," also intransitive, from Old French plongier "plunge, sink into; plunge into, dive in" (mid-12c., Modern French plonger ), from Vulgar Latin *plumbicare "to heave the lead," from Latin plumbum "lead" (see plumb (n.)). Original notion perhaps is of a sounding lead or a fishing net weighted with lead. Rela
• plunder 英文词源 plunder plunder: [17] Plunder is of Dutch origin, and etymologically denotes something like ‘rob of household odds and ends’. It was borrowed from Middle Dutch plunderen , which was presumably derived from the noun plunde or plunne ‘household goods, clothes, etc’, whose origins are unknown. plunder (n.) "goods taken by force; act of plundering," 1640s, from plunder (v.). plund
• plughole 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random understand understand: [OE] The compound verb understand was formed in the centuries immediately preceding the Anglo-Saxon invasions of Britain. It is composed, of course, of under and stand , and the semantic link between ‘standing under’ something and ‘knowing about’ it may be ‘being close to’ it. 中文词源 plug
• plug 英文词源 plug (v.) "close tightly (a hole), fill," 1620s, from plug (n.) or from Dutch pluggen . Meaning "work energetically at" is c. 1865. Sense of "popularize by repetition" is from 1906. Slang sense "put a bullet into" is recorded from 1870. Related: Plugged ; plugging . plug (n.) 1620s, originally a seamen's term, probably from Dutch plug , Middle Dutch plugge "bung, stopper," related to
• plucky 英文词源 plucky (adj.) 1831, from pluck (n.) + -y (2). Related: Pluckily ; pluckiness . 中文词源 plucky ：有胆量的 来自pluck,拔。比喻义虎口拔牙的勇气和胆量。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： plucky 词源， plucky 含义。
• pluck 英文词源 pluck pluck: [OE] Pluck is a widespread Germanic word (Flemish has plokken , Swedish plocka , and Danish plukke , and German and Dutch the closely related pflücken and plukken ), but it is ultimately of Latin origin. Prehistoric Germanic * plukkōn was acquired from a Vulgar Latin * piluccāre (source also of Old French peluchier ‘pluck’ – from which English gets plush [16] –
• plough 英文词源 plough plough: [OE] Plough was not the original English word for an ‘implement for turning over the soil’. That was Old English sulh , a relative of Latin sulcus ‘furrow’. Plough was borrowed in the 10th century from Old Norse plógr , a descendant of prehistoric Germanic * plōgaz . And this in turn was derived from a base * plōg acquired from one of the ancient Indo-Europea
• plotter 英文词源 plot (v.) 1580s, "to lay plans for" (usually with evil intent); 1590s in the literal sense of "to make a map or diagram," from plot (n.). Related: Plotted ; plotter ; plotting . Satan (n.) proper name of the supreme evil spirit in Christianity, Old English Satan , from Late Latin Satan (in Vulgate in Old Testament only), from Greek Satanas , from Hebrew satan "adversary, one who plots
• plot 英文词源 plot plot: [11] Two separate and unrelated words have come together to form modern English plot . The earlier was late Old English plot , a term of unknown origin which denoted ‘area of ground’ (as in a ‘plot of land’). This subsequently developed to ‘ground plan’ and ‘diagram’, which formed the basis of ‘set of events in a story’ (first recorded in the 17th centur
• plenty 英文词源 plenty plenty: [13] Plenty is one of a family of English words that trace their history back to Latin plēnus ‘full’ (a descendant of the same Indo- European base, * plē -, as produced English full and plethora ). Others include plenary [16], plenipotentiary [17], plenitude [15], plenteous [13], and replenish . Plenty itself comes via Old French plentet from the Latin derivative
• plentiful 英文词源 plentiful (adj.) late 15c., from plenty + -ful . Related: Plentifully . 中文词源 plentiful ：大量的，众多的 来自plenty,大量的，众多的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： plentiful 词源， plentiful 含义。
• pledge 英文词源 pledge pledge: [14] Pledge comes via Old French plege from late Latin plebium , a derivative of the verb plebīre ‘pledge’. This was probably borrowed from Frankish * plegan ‘guarantee’, a derivative of the same Germanic base as produced English plight ‘pledge’ [OE] (as in ‘plight one’s troth’) and German pflicht ‘duty’. = plight pledge (v.) c. 1400, "to promise"
• pager 英文词源 pager (n.) "device that emits a signal when activated by a telephone call," 1968, agent noun from page (v.1). 中文词源 pager ：传呼机 来自page,呼叫，传呼。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pager 词源， pager 含义。
• pythoness 英文词源 pythoness (n.) late 14c., "woman with the power of soothsaying," from Old French phitonise (13c.), from Late Latin pythonissa , used in Vulgate of the Witch of Endor (I Sam. xxviii:7), and often treated as her proper name, literally fem. of pytho "familiar spirit;" which ultimately is connected with the title of the prophetess of the Delphic Oracle, Greek pythia hiereia , from Pythios
• Pythagoras's theorem 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random farinaceous farinaceous: see farrago 中文词源 Pythagorass theorem ：毕达哥拉斯定理，勾股定理 来自古希腊著名哲学家，数学家Pythagoras,据说勾股定理是他发现的，但是由于他的许多思想都是由其门生和弟子所整理，常有人假借他之名，所以这一说法也存在争议。
• Pyrrhic victory 英文词源 Pyrrhic (adj.) 1885 (usually in phrase Pyrrhic victory ), from Pyrrhus , king of Epirus, who defeated Roman armies at Asculum, 280 B.C.E., but at such cost to his own troops that he was unable to follow up and attack Rome itself, and is said to have remarked, "one more such victory and we are lost." 中文词源 Pyrrhic victory ：得不偿失的胜利 来自Pyrrhus,古希腊城邦Epi
• pyrotechnics 英文词源 pyrotechnics (n.) 1729, from pyrotechnic (also see -ics ). Figurative sense is from 1901. 中文词源 pyrotechnics ：烟花表演，烟花技巧 来自pyrotechnic,烟花，-ics,技术，学问。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pyrotechnics 词源， pyrotechnics 含义。
• pyrotechnic 英文词源 pyrotechnic pyrotechnic: [18] The Greek word for ‘fire’ was pūr (it came from the same prehistoric Indo- European source as English fire ). It underlies a range of English words, including pyracantha [17] (etymologically ‘fire-thorn’), pyre [17], pyrethrum [16], and pyrites [16]. Pyrotechnic itself was derived from an earlier pyrotechny , which was originally used for the ‘
• pyromania 英文词源 pyromania (n.) 1840, from pyro- "fire" + mania "madness, frenzy." Used in German in the 1830s. The propensity which leads an insane person to accomplish his purpose by burning, has been considered to merit particular notice, and to constitute a variety of monomania. Dr. Marc, of France, has published a memoir on the subject; he gives the name of pyromania to it, and considers that, li
• pyro- 英文词源 pyro- before vowels pyr- , word-forming element form meaning "fire," from Greek pyro- , combining form of pyr (genitive pyros ) "fire, funeral fire," also symbolic of terrible things, rages, "rarely as an image of warmth and comfort" [Liddell Scott], from PIE root *paəwr- "fire" (see fire (n.)). Pyriphlegethon , literally "fire-blazing," was one of the rivers of Hell. 中文词源 py
• pyrite 英文词源 pyrite (n.) "metallic iron disulfide, fool's gold," 1550s, from Old French pyrite (12c.), from Latin pyrites , from Greek pyrites lithos "stone of fire, flint" (so called because it glitters), from pyrites "of or in fire," from pyr (genitive pyros ) "fire," from PIE root *paəwr- "fire" (see fire (n.)). Related: Pyritic . 中文词源 pyrite ：硫化矿物 来自希腊语pyr,火，词源
• pyrexia 英文词源 pyrexia (n.) "fever," 1769, medical Latin, from Greek pyrexis "feverishness," from pyressein "to be feverish, to be ill of fever," from pyretos "fever, burning heat," related to pyr "fire," from PIE root *paəwr- "fire" (see fire (n.)) + abstract noun ending -ia . 中文词源 pyrexia ：发烧，热病 来自希腊语pyrexis,发热，发烧，来自pyr,火，词源同fire.-ia,疾病症
• Pyrex 英文词源 Pyrex (n.) 1915, proprietary name (Corning Glass Works, Corning, N.Y.), arbitrary coinage, in which eager etymologists see implications of Greek pyr "fire" and perhaps Latin rex "king;" but the prosaic inventors say it was based on pie (n.1), because pie dishes were among the first products made from it. The -r- is purely euphonious. 中文词源 Pyrex ：派莱克斯耐高温玻璃 专
• pyrethrum 英文词源 pyrethrum "An aromatic plant of the daisy family, typically having feathery foliage and brightly coloured flowers", Middle English (denoting pellitory): from Latin, from Greek purethron 'feverfew'. The current senses (based on the former genus name) date from the late 19th century. 中文词源 pyrethrum ：除虫菊，除虫菊制杀虫剂 来自拉丁语pyrethrum,来自希腊语pure
• pyretic 英文词源 pyretic (adj.) 1809, from French pyrétique or directly from Modern Latin pyreticus , from Greek pyretos "fever, burning heat," related to pyr "fire," from PIE root *paəwr- "fire" (see fire (n.)). As a noun, "a pyretic agent," from 1728. 中文词源 pyretic ：发热的，热病的 来自希腊语pyr,火，词源同fire.-etic,形容词后缀。引申词义发热，发烧。 该词的英
• pyre 英文词源 pyre (n.) 1650s, from Latin pyra and directly from Greek pyra "funeral pyre; altar for sacrifice; any place where fire is kindled," from pyr "fire," cognate with Old English fyr (see fire (n.)). 中文词源 pyre ：（火葬或祭祀用的）柴堆 来自希腊语pyra,葬礼用柴堆，祭祀用神火，来自pyr,火，词源同fire. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• pyramid 英文词源 pyramid pyramid: [16] Egypt seems a likely ultimate source for pyramid , but its earliest known ancestor is Greek puramís , which passed into English via Latin pyramis . Pediment ‘triangular gable’ [17] probably originated as a garbling of pyramid , later influenced by ped -, the stem of Latin pēs ‘foot’. = pediment pyramid (n.) 1550s (earlier in Latin form piramis , late 14
• Pyongyang 英文词源 Pyongyang North Korean capital, from Korean p'yong "flat" + yang "land." 中文词源 Pyongyang ：平壤 可能来自汉语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Pyongyang 词源， Pyongyang 含义。
• pylorus 英文词源 pylorus (n.) 1610s, from Late Latin pylorus "the lower orifice of the stomach," from Greek pyloros , literally "gatekeeper, porter," from pyle "gate" (see pylon ) + ouros "watcher, guardian" (see warrant (n.)). Related: Pyloric . 中文词源 pylorus ：幽门 解剖学术语，胃的下孔。来自希腊语pyloros,守门员，门卫，来自pyle,门，入口。 该词的英语词源请
• pylon 英文词源 pylon (n.) 1823, "gateway to an Egyptian temple," from Greek pylon "gateway," from pyle "gate, wing of a pair of double gates; an entrance, entrance into a country; mountain pass; narrow strait of water," of unknown origin. Meaning "tower for guiding aviators" (1909) led to that of "steel tower for high-tension wires" (1923). 中文词源 pylon ：埃及神庙庙门，桥塔，电缆塔
• pyjama 英文词源 pyjama pyjama: [18] Pyjamas are etymologically ‘leggarments’ – that is, ‘trousers’. The word comes from Hindi pāejāma , a compound formed from Persian pāī ‘foot’, hence ‘leg’ (which goes back to the same Indo-European ancestor as English foot ) and jāmah ‘clothing’. It denoted the loose trousers worn in India and the Middle East. Europeans living in that par
• pygmy 英文词源 pygmy pygmy: [14] Greek pugmé meant ‘fist’ (it may have been related to Latin pugnus ‘fist’, source of English pugnacious ). By extension, it was used for a ‘measure of length equal to the distance from the elbows to the knuckles’. From it was derived pugmaíos ‘dwarfish’, which passed into English via Latin pygmaeus . In ancient and medieval times it was used as a no
• puzzle 英文词源 puzzle puzzle: [16] The origin of puzzle is, appropriately, a puzzle. One suggestion is that it may be derived from the now obsolete verb pose ‘interrogate, perplex’ (which survives in poser ‘difficult question or problem’), a shortened form of appose ‘interrogate or question severely’. This came from Old French aposer , a variant of oposer , from which English gets oppose
• putz 英文词源 putz (n.) "obnoxious man, fool," 1964, from Yiddish, from German putz , literally "finery, adornment," obviously used here in an ironic sense. Attested in writing earlier in slang sense of "penis" (1934, in "Tropic of Cancer"). A non-ironic sense is in putz "Nativity display around a Christmas tree" (1873), from Pennsylvania Dutch (German), which retains the old German sense. 中文词源
• putty 英文词源 putty putty: [17] Etymologically, putty is something that comes from a pot . It was borrowed from French potée ‘contents of a pot’, a derivative of pot ‘pot’. By the time English acquired it, it had come to be applied to a powder made from heated tin, used by jewellers for polishing, and for a cement made from lime and water, used as a top coating on plaster – both substanc
• putter 英文词源 putter (v.) "keep busy in a rather useless way," 1841, originally among farmers, alteration of potter (v.). Related: Puttered ; puttering . putter (n.) late 14c., "beast that pushes with the head," agent noun from put (v.). As a type of golf club used in putting, from 1743; see putt (v.). 中文词源 putter ：轻击球杆，漫步，闲逛 来自putt,轻推，轻击，-er,表反复。
• putt 英文词源 putt (v.) 1510s, Scottish, "to push, shove," a special use and pronunciation of put (v.). Golfing sense is from 1743. Meaning "to throw" (a stone, as a demonstration of strength) is from 1724; this also is the putt in shot putting . Related: Putted ; putting . putt (n.) c. 1300, "a putting, pushing, shoving, thrusting," special use and pronunciation of put (n.). Golfing sense is from
• putsch 英文词源 putsch (n.) 1920, from German Putsch "revolt, riot," from Swiss dialect, literally "a sudden blow, push, thrust, shock," of imitative origin. 中文词源 putsch ：政变，武力压取政权 来自德语putsch,政变，革命，原为拟声词，模仿击，打，轰炸的声音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： putsch 词源， putsch 含义。
• putrid 英文词源 putrid putrid: see pus putrid (adj.) early 15c., from Latin putridus , from putrere "to rot," from putris "rotten, crumbling," related to putere "to stink," from PIE root *pu- (2) "to rot, stink" (see pus ). First in reference to putrid fever , an old name for typhus (also known in Middle English as putrida ). Related: Putrification . 中文词源 putrid ：腐败的，腐臭的 来自拉
• putrefy 英文词源 putrefy (v.) mid-15c., from Middle French putréfier , from Latin putrefacere "to make rotten," from putrere "to stink" (see putrid ) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious ). Related: Putrefied ; putrefying . 中文词源 putrefy ：腐败，腐化 来自拉丁语putrere,发臭，腐烂，词源同putrid.-fy,使，化。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： putrefy 词
• putative 英文词源 putative (adj.) early 15c., from Middle French putatif , from Late Latin putativus "supposed," from Latin putat- , past participle stem of putare "to judge, suppose, believe, suspect," originally "to clean, trim, prune" (see pave ). At first especially in putative marriage, one which, though legally invalid, was contracted in good faith by at least one party. Related: Putatively . 中文
• pustule 英文词源 pustule pustule: [14] Despite the fact that pustules contain pus, there is no etymological connection between the two words. Pustule comes via Old French pustule from Latin pustula ‘blister’. This was a derivative of a prehistoric Indo-European base * pu - signifying ‘blow’, so etymologically it means ‘inflated area’. pustule (n.) late 14c., from Old French pustule (13c.)
• pussyfoot 英文词源 pussyfoot (v.) also pussy-foot , 1903, "tread softly," from pussy (n.1) + foot (n.). As a noun from 1911, "a detective," American English, from the nickname of U.S. government Indian Affairs agent W.E. Johnson (1862-1945), in charge of suppressing liquor traffic on Indian reservations in Oklahoma, who was noted for his stealthy tactics. Related: Pussyfooting ; pussy-footed (1893). 中文
• pussy 英文词源 pussy (n.1) "cat," 1726, diminutive of puss (n.1), also used of a rabbit (1715). As a term of endearment for a girl or woman, from 1580s (also used of effeminate men). To play pussy was World War II RAF slang for "to take advantage of cloud cover, jumping from cloud to cloud to shadow a potential victim or avoid recognition." pussy (n.2) slang for "female pudenda," 1879, but probably
• puss 英文词源 puss puss: English has two distinct words puss . The origins of the one meaning ‘cat’ [16] are rather mysterious. It appears to have been borrowed from Middle Low German pūs , but there the trail goes cold. Since it is basically used for calling cats, it may have originated simply in an exclamation (like pss ) used for gaining their attention. Puss the slang term for ‘mouth’
• pusillanimous 英文词源 pusillanimous pusillanimous: [16] Pusillanimous means etymologically ‘tiny-spirited’. It comes from late Latin pūsillanimis , a compound adjective formed from pūsillus ‘very small or weak’ (a descendant of the same base as produced Latin puer ‘child, boy’, source of English puerile ) and animus ‘mind, spirit’ (source of English animate ). = animal , animate , puerile
• pusillanimity 英文词源 pusillanimity (n.) late 14c., from Middle French pusillanimité (14c.), from Church Latin pusillanimitatem (nominative pusillanimitas ) "faintheartedness," from Latin pusillanimis "fainthearted, having little courage" (see pusillanimous ). 中文词源 pusillanimity ：胆怯 来自pusillanimous,胆怯的，-ity,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pu
• pushy 英文词源 pushy (adj.) "forward, aggressive," 1894 of persons (1891 of a cow), from push (v.) + -y (2). Related: Pushily ; pushiness . 中文词源 pushy ：死缠硬磨的 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pushy 词源， pushy 含义。
• push-up 英文词源 push-up (n.) also pushup , type of physical exercise, 1893, from push (v.) + up (adv.). As an adjective from 1892; of bras from 1957. Related: Push-ups 中文词源 push-up ：俯卧撑 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： push-up 词源， push-up 含义。
• pusher 英文词源 pusher (n.) 1590s in a literal sense, agent noun from push (v.). Meaning "peddler of illegal drugs" (1935 in prison slang) is from the verb in the "promote" sense. 中文词源 pusher ：毒品贩子 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pusher 词源， pusher 含义。
• push 英文词源 push push: [13] Push comes ultimately from the same source as English pulsate and pulse – pulsus , the past participle of Latin pellere ‘drive, push, beat’. From it was formed the verb pulsāre ‘push, beat’, which in Old French became poulser , later pousser . Anglo-Norman took this over as * pusser , and passed it on to English as push . = pulsate , pulse push (v.) early 14
• pus 英文词源 pus pus: [16] English borrowed pus from Latin pūs , which was descended from the prehistoric Indo- European base * pū - (source also of English foul and Latin puter ‘rotten’, from which English gets putrid [16]). Its stem form pūr - has given English purulent [16] and suppurate [16]. The Greek relative of Latin pūs was púon ‘pus’, from which English gets pyorrhoea [18]. =
• purview 英文词源 purview (n.) mid-15c., "body of a statute," from Anglo-French purveuest "it is provided," or purveu que "provided that" (late 13c.), clauses that introduced statutes in old legal documents, from Anglo-French purveu , Old French porveu (Modern French pourvu ) "provided," past participle of porveoir "to provide," from Latin providere "make ready" (see provide ). Sense of "scope, extent"
• purvey 英文词源 purvey purvey: see provide purvey (v.) late 13c., from Anglo-French porveire , purveire and directly from Old French porveoir "to provide, prepare, arrange" (Modern French pourvoir ), from Latin providere "make ready" (see provide , which now usually replaces it). Related: Purveyed ; purveying . 中文词源 purvey ：供应，提供 来自古法语porveoir,准备，供应，安排，来
• purulent 英文词源 purulent (adj.) early 15c., from Middle French purulent and directly from Latin purulentus "full of pus," from pus (genitive puris ) "pus" (see pus ). Related: Purulence . 中文词源 purulent ：化脓的 来自拉丁语pus的所有格形式puris,化脓的，来自pus,脓。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： purulent 词源， purulent 含义。
• pursuant 英文词源 pursuant (adj.) late 14c., from Old French poursuiant , porsivant , present participle of porsuir , porsivre "chase, pursue" (see pursue ). Meaning "carrying out; following, according" is from 1690s. 中文词源 pursuant ：追求的，追逐的 来自pursue,追求，追逐，-ant,形容词后缀。常见于法律术语pursuant to sth,根据，依照。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• pursuance 英文词源 pursuance (n.) 1590s, from Middle French poursuiance "act of pursuing," from Old French poursuir (see pursue ). 中文词源 pursuance ：追求，追逐 来自pursue,追求，追逐，-ance,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pursuance 词源， pursuance 含义。
• purser 英文词源 purser (n.) mid-15c., "treasurer," especially "caretaker of accounts and provisions on a ship," originally also "maker of purses" (late 15c.), agent noun from Middle English purse (see purse (n.)). From late 13c. as a surname. 中文词源 purser ：轮船上的事务长 来自burse,钱包，钱袋子，-er,人。即管钱袋子的人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• purr 英文词源 purr (v.) 1610s, of imitative origin. Related: Purred ; purring . As a noun from c. 1600. 中文词源 purr ：打呼噜，低声招呼 拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： purr 词源， purr 含义。
• purpurescent 英文词源 purpurescent (adj.) 1890, from Latin purpura (see purple (n.)) + -escent . The Latin adjective was purparescent , present participle of purpurascere "to become purple," from purpurare . 中文词源 purpurescent ：发紫的，成紫色的 来自拉丁语purpura,紫色的，词源同purple.-esce,表起始，词源同adolescent. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pu
• purloin 英文词源 purloin purloin: see long purloin (v.) mid-14c., "remove, misappropriate," from Anglo-French purloigner "remove," Old French porloigner "put off, retard, delay, drag out; be far away," from por- (from Latin pro- "forth;" see pro- ) + Old French loing "far," from Latin longe , from longus (see long (adj.)). Sense of "to steal" (1540s) is a development in English. Related: Purloined ; p
• purlieus 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random count count: There are two distinct words count in English. Count ‘enumerate’ [14] comes ultimately from Latin computāre ‘calculate’ (source of English compute ). It came into English from Old French conter , which had, via the notion of ‘adding up and rendering an account’, developed the sense ‘tell a story’ (p
• purl 英文词源 purl (v.1) "knit with inverted stitches," 1825; earlier "embroider with gold or silver thread" (1520s), probably from Middle English pirlyng "revolving, twisting," of unknown origin. The two senses usually are taken as one word, but even this is not certain. Klein suggests a source in Italian pirolare "to twirl," from pirolo "top." As a noun, from late 14c. as "bordering, frills," 153
• purity 英文词源 purity (n.) c. 1200, from Old French purete "simple truth," earlier purte (12c., Modern French pureté ), from Late Latin puritatem (nominative puritas ) "cleanness, pureness," from Latin purus "clean, pure, unmixed; chaste, undefiled" (see pure (adj.)). 中文词源 purity ：纯洁，纯净 来自pure,纯的，-ty,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• puritanism 英文词源 Puritanism (n.) 1570s, from Puritan + -ism . Originally in reference to specific doctrines; from 1590s of excessive moral strictness generally. In this sense, famously defined by H.L. Mencken (1920) as "the haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy." 中文词源 puritanism ：清教徒主义 来自puritan,清教徒，-ism,主义，思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• puritan 英文词源 Puritan (n.) 1560s, "opponent of Anglican hierarchy," later applied opprobriously to "person in Church of England who seeks further reformation" (1570s), probably from purity . Largely historical from 19c. in literal sense. After c. 1590s, applied to anyone deemed overly strict in matters of religion and morals. What [William] Perkins, and the whole Puritan movement after him, sought
• purist 英文词源 purist (n.) "stickler for purity," 1706, from pure + -ist ; on model of French puriste (1580s), originally in reference to speech. 中文词源 purist ：纯粹主义者，正统主义者 来自pure,纯的，-ist,人。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： purist 词源， purist 含义。
• purify 英文词源 purify (v.) early 14c., "free from spiritual pollution," from Old French purefier "purify, cleanse, refine" (12c.), from Latin purificare "to make pure," from purus "pure" (see pure ) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious ). Meaning "free from extraneous matter" is recorded from mid-15c. Related: Purified ; purifying . 中文词源 purify ：净化，提纯 来自pure,纯的，-f
• purifier 英文词源 purifier (n.) late 15c., agent noun from purify ; as a type of mechanical apparatus, from 1834. 中文词源 purifier ：净化器 来自purify,净化，提纯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： purifier 词源， purifier 含义。
• purge 英文词源 purge (v.) c. 1300, "clear of a charge or suspicion;" late 14c., "cleanse, clear, purify," from Anglo-French purger , Old French purgier "wash, clean; refine, purify" morally or physically (12c., Modern French purger ) and directly from Latin purgare "cleanse, make clean; purify," especially of the body, "free from what is superfluous; remove, clear away," figuratively "refute, justif
• purgative 英文词源 purgative (adj.) late 14c., from Old French purgatif (14c.) and directly from Late Latin purgativus , from purgat- , past participle stem of Latin purgare (see purge (v.)). The noun is attested from early 15c. (Old English medical texts have clænsungdrenc ). 中文词源 purgative ：泻药，通便药物 来自purge,清除，清洗，净化。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访
• puree 英文词源 puree (n.) 1707, from French purée "pea soup" ( puree de pois , early 14c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps from past participle of purer "to strain, cleanse," from Latin purare "purify," from purus (see pure ). puree (n.) 1934, from puree (n.). Related: Pureed . 中文词源 puree ：酱，糊，泥 来自法语puree,豌豆汤，碗豆糊，浆糊，来自法语purer,使变纯，来自拉
• pure 英文词源 pure pure: [13] Pure goes back ultimately to Latin pūrus ‘clean’, a word of ancient ancestry which was related to Sanskrit pūtás ‘purified’. It reached English via Old French pur . Amongst its Latin derivatives were the verbs pūrificāre ‘make pure’, source of English purify [14]; pūrāre ‘make pure’, which became French purer ‘purify, strain’, source of Engli
• purdah 英文词源 purdah (n.) 1800, from Urdu and Persian pardah "veil, curtain," from Old Persian pari "around, over" (from PIE *per- (1); see per- ) + da- "to place", from PIE *dhe- "to set, put" (see factitious ). 中文词源 purdah ：（某些穆斯林妇女不见外男的）内房制度 来自波斯语pardah,窗帘，帘布，面纱，来自古波斯语pari,周围，围起来，词源同peri-,-d
• pur- 英文词源 pur- Middle English and Anglo-French perfective prefix, corresponding to Old French por- , pur- (Modern French pour ), from Vulgar Latin *por- , variation of Latin pro- "before, for" (see pro- ). This is the earliest form of the prefix in English, and it is retained in some words, but in many others it has reverted to Latinate pro- . 中文词源 pur- ：向前，在前 来自pro-异化
• pup tent 英文词源 pup (n.) "young dog," 1760, shortened form of puppy (q.v.). Used from 1580s for "conceited person." Applied to the young of the fur seal from 1815. Used for "inexperienced person" by 1890. Pup tent (also dog tent ) is from 1863. Sopwith pup , popular name of the Sopwith Scout Tractor airplane, is from 1917. 中文词源 pup tent ：三角形小帐篷 比喻用法，字面意思即狗窝
• puppy fat 英文词源 puppy (n.) late 15c., "woman's small pet dog," of uncertain origin but likely from Middle French poupée "doll, toy" (see puppet ). Meaning shifted from "toy dog" to "young dog" (1590s), replacing Middle English whelp . In early use in English puppet and puppy were not always distinct from each other. Also used about that time in sense of "vain young man." Puppy-dog first attested 159
• puppy 英文词源 puppy puppy: [15] A puppy is etymologically a ‘toy’ dog. The word was borrowed from Old French popee ‘doll’, hence ‘toy’, which went back via Vulgar Latin * puppa (source of English puppet ) to Latin pūpa ‘girl, doll’ (source of English pupa and pupil ). The shift from ‘toy dog, lapdog’ to ‘young dog’ happened towards the end of the 16th century. (The Old and
• puppetry 英文词源 puppetry (n.) 1520s; see puppet (n.) + -ry . 中文词源 puppetry ：木偶制作艺术 来自puppet,木偶。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： puppetry 词源， puppetry 含义。
• puppeteer 英文词源 puppeteer (n.) 1917, from puppet + -eer . 中文词源 puppeteer ：演木偶戏的人 来自puppet,木偶。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： puppeteer 词源， puppeteer 含义。
• puppet 英文词源 puppet puppet: [16] Puppet , like its variant poppet [14], originally meant ‘doll’. It comes from Old French poupette , a diminutive form of * poupe ‘doll’. This in turn came from Vulgar Latin * puppa , a descendant of Latin pūpa ‘girl, doll’ (source of English pupa and pupil ). The application to a ‘moving doll controlled by strings’ developed in the 16th century; in