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• psychoactive 英文词源 psychoactive (adj.) also psycho-active , 1959, from psycho- + active . 中文词源 psychoactive ：作用于精神的 psycho-,精神，心理，active,积极的，起作用的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psychoactive 词源， psychoactive 含义。
• psycho 英文词源 psycho (adj.) 1927, shortening of psychological ; 1936 (Raymond Chandler) as shortening of psychopathic (adj.). psycho (n.) 1925, short for psychologist ; as short for psychopath from 1942. 中文词源 psycho ：精神病患者 缩写自psychopathic. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psycho 词源， psycho 含义。
• psychiatry 英文词源 psychiatry (n.) 1846, from French psychiatrie , from Medieval Latin psychiatria , literally "a healing of the soul," from Latinized form of Greek psykhe- "mind" (see psyche ) + iatreia "healing, care" (see -iatric ). 中文词源 psychiatry ：精神病学 psych-,精神，灵魂，-iatry,治疗，词源同podiatry. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psychiatry 词源
• psychiatrist 英文词源 psychiatrist (n.) 1875, from psychiatry + -ist . A psychiatrist is a man who goes to the Folies Bergère and looks at the audience. [Anglican Bishop Mervyn Stockwood, 1961] An older name was mad-doctor (1703); also psychiater "expert in mental diseases" (1852), from Greek psyche + iatros . Also see alienist . 中文词源 psychiatrist ：精神病医生 来自psychiatry,精神病学。
• psychiatric 英文词源 psychiatric (adj.) 1847, from French psychiatrique or else coined in English from psychiatry + -ic . 中文词源 psychiatric ：精神病学的 来自psychiatry,精神病学。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psychiatric 词源， psychiatric 含义。
• psychedelic 英文词源 psychedelic (adj.) occasionally psychodelic , 1956, of drugs, suggested by British-born Canadian psychiatrist Humphry Osmond (1917-2004) in a letter to Aldous Huxley and used by Osmond in a scientific paper published the next year; from Greek psykhe- "mind" (see psyche ) + deloun "make visible, reveal," from delos "visible, clear," from PIE root *dyeu- "to shine" (see diurnal ). In po
• psychedelia 英文词源 psychedelia (n.) 1967, from psychedelic + -ia . 中文词源 psychedelia ：迷幻音乐，迷幻艺术 来自psychedelic,迷幻药，-ia,抽象名词后缀。即嗑药后的艺术。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psychedelia 词源， psychedelia 含义。
• psych 英文词源 psych as a noun, short for psychology in various senses (e.g. as an academic study, in student slang by 1895). As a verb, first attested 1917 as "to subject to psychoanalysis," short for psychoanalyze . From 1934 as "to outsmart" (also psych out ); from 1963 as "to unnerve." However to psych (oneself) up is from 1972; to be psyched up is attested from 1968. 中文词源 psych ：使对手
• psst 英文词源 psst "Used to attract someone’s attention surreptitiously", 1920s: imitative. 中文词源 psst ：嘘 拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psst 词源， psst 含义。
• psoriasis 英文词源 psoriasis (n.) 1680s, from medical Latin psoriasis , in Late Latin "mange, scurvy," from Greek psoriasis "being itchy," from psorian "to have the itch," from psora "itch, mange, scab," related to psen "to rub" (see psilo- ). Related: Psoriatic . 中文词源 psoriasis ：银屑病，头皮癣 来自希腊语psora,痒，来自psen,刮，磨，-asis,疾病症状。 该词的英语词源请
• psittacism 英文词源 psittacism (n.) "mere parroting, parrotry, repetition without reasoning," 1884, from French psittacisme (Liebnitz, 1765) or German psittazismus , from Latin psittacus "parrot" (see psittacine ) + -ism . 中文词源 psittacism ：鹦鹉学舌 来自希腊语psittakos,鹦鹉，-ism,主义，思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psittacism 词源， psittacism
• psittacosis 英文词源 psittacosis "A contagious disease of birds, caused by chlamydiae and transmissible (especially from parrots) to human beings as a form of pneumonia", Late 19th century: from Latin psittacus 'parrot' + -osis. 中文词源 psittacosis ：鹦鹉热，鸟热（可传染人类引起肺炎） 来自希腊语psittakos,鹦鹉，-osis,疾病症状。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• psilosis 英文词源 psilosis (n.) "loss of hair through disease," 1837, medical Latin, from Greek psilosis "a stripping of hair," from psiloun "to strip of hair," from psilos "bare" (see psilo- ). 中文词源 psilosis ：脱发症 来自psilos,脱发的，脱落的，来自psen,刮，磨，-osis,疾病症状。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psilosis 词源， psilosis 含义。
• psi 英文词源 psi (n.) 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet. Use for "psychic force, paranormal phenomenon" dates from 1942 (probably from psychic (adj.)). 中文词源 psi ：希腊字母表的第23个字母 来自希腊语psi. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psi 词源， psi 含义。
• pseudonym 英文词源 pseudonym pseudonym: [19] Pseudonym comes via French pseudonyme from Greek pseudónumon , a compound formed from pseudés ‘false’ and ónoma ‘name’. Pseudés , a derivative of the verb pseúdein ‘lie’, has given English the prolific prefix pseudo -, which in the mid 20th century yielded the noun and adjective pseud . = name pseudonym (n.) 1828, in part a back-formation fro
• pseudocide 英文词源 pseudocide (n.) "pretended suicide attempt," 1959, from pseudo- + ending abstracted from suicide . 中文词源 pseudocide ：假自杀 pseudo-,假的，伪装的，-cide,自杀，缩写自suicide. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pseudocide 词源， pseudocide 含义。
• pseudo-science 英文词源 pseudo-science (n.) also pseudoscience , "a pretended or mistaken science," 1796 (the earliest reference is to alchemy), from pseudo- + science . The term pseudo-science is hybrid, and therefore objectionable. Pseudognosy would be better etymology, but the unlearned might be apt to association with it the idea of a dog's nose , and thus, instead of taking "the eel of science by the ta
• pseudo 英文词源 pseudo (n.) late 14c., "false or spurious thing;" see pseudo- . As an adjective in this sense from mid-15c. In modern use, of persons, "pretentious, insincere," from 1945; as a noun from 1959. Related: Pseudish . 中文词源 pseudo ：冒牌货 来自希腊语pseudos,冒充，伪装，欺骗，撒谎。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pseudo 词源， pseudo 含义
• pseud 英文词源 pseud "A pretentious person, especially one who claims to know a great deal about art, literature, etc", 1960s: abbreviation of pseudo. 中文词源 pseud ：假博士，冒牌学问家 缩写自pseudo. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pseud 词源， pseud 含义。
• psephomancy 英文词源 psephomancy (n.) "divination by pebbles drawn from a heap," 1727, from Greek psephos "pebble" + -mancy . 中文词源 psephomancy ：石子占卜 来自希腊语psephos,小石子，鹅卵石，可能来自psen,刮，磨，-mancy,占卜，词源同geomancy. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： psephomancy 词源， psephomancy 含义。
• psephology 英文词源 psephology psephology: [20] The term psephology ‘study of voting patterns’ was coined in the early 1950s by R B McCallum from Greek pséphos ‘pebble’. Pebbles were used in ancient Greece for casting votes, and so pséphos came to mean metaphorically ‘vote’ – hence psephology . psephology (n.) "study of elections," 1952, from Greek psephizein "to vote" (properly "to vote
• psaltery 英文词源 psaltery (n.) "ancient stringed instrument," c. 1300, from Old French psalterie (12c.), from Latin psalterium "stringed instrument," from Greek psalterion "stringed instrument," from psallein "play on a stringed instrument, pull, pluck" (see psalm ). 中文词源 psaltery ：古代弦乐器 来自拉丁语psalterium,弦乐器，来自希腊语psalterion,弦乐器，来自来自psallei
• psalter 英文词源 psalter (n.) "the Book of Psalms," Old English saltere , psaltere , from Church Latin psalterium "the songs of David," in secular Latin, "stringed instrument played by twanging," from Greek psalterion "stringed instrument, psaltery, harp," from psallein "to pluck, play on a stringed instrument" (see psalm ). 中文词源 psalter ：圣咏集，诗篇集 来自psalm,赞美诗，赞美歌
• psalm 英文词源 psalm psalm: [OE] The Greek verb psállein originally meant ‘pluck’, but it was extended figuratively to ‘pluck harpstrings’, and hence ‘sing to the accompaniment of the harp’. From it was derived the noun psalmós ‘harp-song’, which was used in the Greek Septuagint to render Hebrew mizmōr ‘song (of the sort sung to the harp by David)’. It passed into Old English
• pry 英文词源 pry pry: see prize pry (v.1) "look inquisitively," c. 1300, from prien "to peer in," of unknown origin, perhaps related to late Old English bepriwan "to wink." Related: Pried ; prying . As a noun, "act of prying," from 1750; meaning "inquisitive person" is from 1845. pry (v.2) "raise by force," 1823, from a noun meaning "instrument for prying, crowbar;" alteration of prize (as though
• prurient 英文词源 prurient (adj.) 1630s, "itching," later, and now exclusively, "having an itching desire" (1650s), especially "lascivious, lewd," (1746), from Latin prurientem (nominative pruriens ), present participle of prurire "to itch; to long for, be wanton," perhaps related to pruna "glowing coals," from PIE root *preus- "to freeze; burn" (see freeze (v.)). Related: Pruriently . 中文词源 pru
• prune 英文词源 prune prune: English has two distinct words prune . The older, ‘dried plum’ [14], is ultimately the same word as plum , and indeed in the 16th and 17th century was often used for ‘plum’. It comes via Old French prune from Vulgar Latin * prūna , which also gave English (through Germanic) plum . Prune ‘cut off unneeded parts’ [15] denotes etymologically ‘cut in a rounded
• prudish 英文词源 prudish (adj.) 1717, from prude (adj.) + -ish . Related: Prudishly ; prudishness . 中文词源 prudish ：大惊小怪的，迂腐的 来自prude,大惊小怪的人，-ish,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prudish 词源， prudish 含义。
• prudery 英文词源 prudery (n.) 1709, from prude + -ery and in part from French pruderie . The peculiarity of prudery is to multiply sentinels, in proportion as the fortress is less threatened. [Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables"] Some 20c. writers in English used extended form prudibundery , in many cases likely for contemptuous emphasis, from French prudibonderie "prudery." 中文词源 prudery ：大惊小
• prudence 英文词源 prudence (n.) mid-14c. (c. 1200 as a surname), mid-14c., "intelligence; discretion, foresight; wisdom to see what is suitable or profitable;" also one of the four cardinal virtues, "wisdom to see what is virtuous;" from Old French prudence (13c.) and directly from Latin prudentia "a foreseeing, foresight, sagacity, practical judgment," contraction of providentia "foresight" (see provi
• prudent 英文词源 prudent prudent: [14] Prudent and provident are as it were two separate goes at the same word. Both were formed from the Latin prefix prō - ‘before, in advance’ and vidēns , the present participle of vidēre ‘see’ (and hence etymologically mean ‘foreseeing’). The pre-classical coinage was contracted to prūdēns ‘farsighted, wise’, which reached English via Old Frenc
• prude 英文词源 prude prude: [18] Old French prudefemme ‘virtuous woman’ meant literally ‘fine thing of a woman’. It was a lexicalization of the phrase * preu de femme , in which preu meant ‘fine, brave, virtuous’ (its variant prud gave English proud ). In the 17th century it was shortened to prude (Molière is the first writer on record as using it), with distinctly negative connotations
• Prozac 英文词源 Prozac (n.) 1985, proprietary name for fluoxetine hydrochloride, developed early 1970s by Lilly Industries. 中文词源 Prozac ：百忧解（治抑郁药） 化学药品名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Prozac 词源， Prozac 含义。
• proxy 英文词源 proxy proxy: [15] Proxy has no etymological connection with ‘closeness’. It is a much contracted form of prōcūrātia , the medieval version of Latin prōcūrātiō ‘caring for, taking care of’. This was a noun derived from prōcūrāre , source of English procure . It originally entered English in the 13th century as procuracy , and gradually shrank via procracy and prokecye
• proximity 英文词源 proximity proximity: [15] Latin proximus meant ‘nearest, next’ (it was the superlative form of an unrecorded * proqe ‘near’, a variant of prope , from which English gets approach and propinquity [14]). From it were formed the verb proximāre ‘come near’, ultimate source of English approximate [15], and the noun proximitās ‘nearness’, from which English gets proximity
• proximate 英文词源 proximate (adj.) "neighboring," 1590s (implied in proximately ), from Late Latin proximatus , past participle of proximare "to draw near," from proximus "nearest, next" (see proximity ). 中文词源 proximate ：最接近的，最临近的 来自拉丁语proximus,最近的，来自prope的最高级，来自prope,近的，来自pro的扩大形式，词源同propinquity,approximate.-im
• prowl 英文词源 prowl (v.) late 14c., prollen , "move about in search of something," of unknown origin, with no known cognates. Spelling with -w- is from 1500s (compare bowls ), but pronounced "prôll" till late 18c. Meaning "go stealthily in search of prey" is first recorded 1580s. Related: Prowled ; prowling . The noun, in on the prowl , is attested from 1803. 中文词源 prowl ：潜行，图谋不
• prowess 英文词源 prowess prowess: see proud prowess (n.) late 13c., prouesse , from Old French proece "prowess, courage, brave deed" (Modern French prouesse ), from prou , later variant of prud "brave, valiant," from Vulgar Latin *prodem (source also of Spanish proeza , Italian prodezza; see proud ). Prow was in Middle English as a noun meaning "advantage, profit," also as a related adjective ("valian
• prow 英文词源 prow prow: [16] ‘Being in front’ is the etymological notion that underlies prow . It comes ultimately from Greek próira ‘front of a ship’, which was probably a derivative of Indo-European * pro ‘before, in front’. It reached English via Latin prōra and Old French proue . prow (n.) "forepart of a ship," 1550s, from Middle French proue , from Italian (Genoese) prua , from
• provost 英文词源 provost provost: [OE] A provost is etymologically an official ‘placed before’ others – that is, put in charge of them. The word’s ancestor is Latin praepositus ‘superintendent’, a noun use of the past participle of praepōnere , a compound verb formed from the prefix prae - ‘in front’ and pōnere ‘put’ (source of English position , post , etc). In medieval Latin a
• proviso 英文词源 proviso (n.) mid-15c., from Medieval Latin proviso (quod) "provided (that)," phrase at the beginning of clauses in legal documents (mid-14c.), from Latin proviso "it being provided," ablative neuter of provisus , past participle of providere (see provide ). Related: Provisory . 中文词源 proviso ：限制条款，条文 来自拉丁短语proviso quod,规定如下，来自proviso,规定
• provisions 英文词源 provisions (n.) "supply of food," c. 1600; see provision . 中文词源 provisions ：食物供给 来自provision,供给，-s,复数后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： provisions 词源， provisions 含义。
• provisional 英文词源 provisional (adj.) "as a temporary arrangement for the present," c. 1600, from provision (n.) + -al (1), or else from Middle French provisionnal (15c.), from Old French provision . The notion is of something that will "provide for present needs." Related: Provisionally . 中文词源 provisional ：临时的，暂时的，暂定的 来自provision,供给，供养。引申词义临时的
• provincialism 英文词源 provincialism (n.) 1820 in the political sense, "local attachment as opposed to national unity," from provincial + -ism . Meaning "manners or modes of a certain province or of provinces generally" (as opposed to the big city or capital) is from 1836. Sense of "a local word or usage or expression" is from 1770. PROVINCIALISM consists in: (a) An ignorance of the manners, customs and nat
• provincial 英文词源 provincial (adj.) late 14c., "pertaining to a province," from Old French provincial "belonging to a particular province (of friars)" (13c.), from Latin provincialis "of a province," from provincia (see province ). Meaning "of the small towns and countryside" (as opposed to the capital and urban center) is from 1630s, a borrowed idiom from French, transferred from sense of "particular
• providence 英文词源 providence (n.) late 14c., "foresight, prudent anticipation," from Old French providence "divine providence, foresight" (12c.) and directly from Latin providentia "foresight, precaution, foreknowledge," from providentem (nominative providens ), present participle of providere (see provide ). Providence (usually capitalized) "God as beneficent caretaker," first recorded c. 1600, from e
• provided 英文词源 provided "with condition that," early 15c., conjunction use of past participle of provide . As an adjective, "prepared, ready," 1570s; "furnished" 1878. 中文词源 provided ：如果，假如，在某条件下 来自provide,规定。即在某规定下的，引申词义如果，假如。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： provided 词源， provided 含义。
• proverbial 英文词源 proverbial (adj.) early 15c. (implied in proverbially .), from Late Latin proverbialis "pertaining to a proverb," from proverbium (see proverb ). 中文词源 proverbial ：谚语的，众所周知的 来自proverb,谚语。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proverbial 词源， proverbial 含义。
• provenance 英文词源 provenance (n.) 1785, from French provenance "origin, production," from provenant , present participle of Middle French provenir "come forth, arise, originate," from Latin provenire "come forth, originate, appear, arise," from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + venire "come" (see venue ). 中文词源 provenance ：起源，出处 pro-,向前，-ven,到来，词源同venue,advent.引申词义起
• proud 英文词源 proud proud: [OE] Proud was borrowed in the 10th century from Old French prud . This came from a Vulgar Latin * prōdis , a derivative of Latin prōdesse ‘be beneficial’, which was a compound formed from prōd -, a variant of prō - ‘for’, and esse ‘be’. The Old French adjective meant ‘good, brave’, and it is thought that the sense ‘having a high opinion of oneself’
• protuberant 英文词源 protuberant (adj.) 1640s, from French protubérant (16c.) and directly from Late Latin protuberantem (moninative protuberans ), present participle of protuberare "to swell, bulge out" (see protuberance ). Related: Protuberantly . 中文词源 protuberant ：隆起的，鼓起的 pro-,向前，tuber,肿块，块茎。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： protuberant 词
• protrusion 英文词源 protrusion (n.) 1640s, from French protrusion , noun of action from past participle stem of Latin protrudere "to push out" (see protrude ), or from a similar formation in English. 中文词源 protrusion ：突出物，伸出 来自protrude,突出，伸出。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： protrusion 词源， protrusion 含义。
• protrude 英文词源 protrude (v.) 1610s, "to thrust forward or onward, to drive along;" 1640s, "to cause to stick out," from Latin protrudere "thrust forward; push out," from pro- "forward" (see pro- ) + trudere "to thrust" (see extrusion ). Intransitive meaning "jut out, bulge forth" recorded from 1620s. Related: Protruded ; protruding . 中文词源 protrude ：突出，伸出 pro-,向前，-trud,击，打
• protractor 英文词源 protractor (n.) 1610s, "one who lengthens (an action)," from Medieval Latin protractor , agent noun from Latin protrahere "to draw forward" (see protraction ); sense of "instrument for drawing angles" first recorded 1650s. 中文词源 protractor ：量角器，分度规 来自protract,拖延，延长。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： protractor 词源， protr
• protozoan 英文词源 Protozoa (n.) 1828, from Modern Latin Protozoa , coined 1818 by German zoologist Georg August Goldfuss (1782-1848) from Greek protos "first" (see proto- ) + zoia , plural of zoion "animal" (see zoo ). Originally including sponges and corals; current sense is from 1845. Related: Protozoon (aingular); Protozoan . Ciliata "With plural concord. An order, class, or subphylum comprising the
• protoplasm 英文词源 protoplasm (n.) 1848, from German Protoplasma (1846), used by German botanist Hugo von Mohl (1805-1872), on notion of "first-formed," from Greek proto- "first" (see proto- ) + plasma "something molded" (see -plasm ). The word was in Late Latin with a sense of "first created thing," and it might have existed in ecclesiastical Greek in a different sense. It was used 1839 by Czech physio
• proton 英文词源 proton (n.) 1920 in physics, coined by English physicist Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) from noun use of Greek proton , neuter of protos "first" (see proto- ), on analogy of electron ; supposedly because hydrogen was hypothesized as a constituent of all the elements. The word was used earlier in embryology (1893) as a translation of German anlage ("fundamental thing") based on Aristotl
• protester 英文词源 protester (n.) also protestor , 1540s, "one who makes solemn affirmation;" agent noun from protest (v.). From 1960 as "demonstrator, public opponent of the established order." 中文词源 protester ：抗议者，反对者 来自protest,抗议，反对。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： protester 词源， protester 含义。
• protestation 英文词源 protestation (n.) mid-14c., "affirmation;" late 14c., "avowal, declaration, assertion," from Old French protestacion "protest, protestation" (13c.) and directly from Latin protestationem (nominative protestatio ) "a declaration, protestation," noun of action from past participle stem of protestari (see protest (n.)). 中文词源 protestation ：郑重的声明，坚决的表示 来自
• Protestant 英文词源 Protestant (n., adj.) 1539, from German or French protestant , from Latin protestantem (nominative protestans ), present participle of protestari (see protest (n.)). Originally used of German princes and free cities who declared their dissent from ("protested") the decision of the Diet of Speyer (1529), which reversed the liberal terms allowed Lutherans in 1526. When forced to make th
• pro tempore 英文词源 pro tempore Latin, literally "for the time (being)." Abbreviated form pro tem is attested by 1828. 中文词源 pro tempore ：暂时，临时 来自拉丁短语，pro,为了，tempore,时间，当时，词源同temporary.常缩写为pro tem. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pro tempore 词源， pro tempore 含义。
• protein 英文词源 protein protein: [19] The word protein was coined (as French protéine ) by the Dutch chemist Mulder in the late 1830s. He based it on late Greek prōteios ‘primary’, a derivative of Greek prótos ‘first’ (see PROTOZOA), the notion being that proteins were substances of ‘primary’ importance to the proper functioning of the body. protein (n.) 1844, from French protéine , c
• protege 英文词源 protege (n.) 1778, from French protégé (fem. protégée ) "one who is protected," noun use of past participle of Middle French protéger "protect," from Latin protegere (see protect ; also see protection ). 中文词源 protege ：门生，受提携的后进 来自拉丁语protegere,保护，覆盖，词源同protection.引申词义门生等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• protectorate 英文词源 protectorate (n.) 1690s in reference to the government by the Cromwells; 1795 as "occupied territory of another nation," from protector + -ate (1). Meaning "state or territory (usually tribal) placed under the protection of a major power" is from 1860. 中文词源 protectorate ：受保护国，受保护领地 来自protect,保护。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• protectionism 英文词源 protectionism (n.) 1846, from protectionist + -ism . 中文词源 protectionism ：贸易保护主义 来自protection,保护，-ism,主义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： protectionism 词源， protectionism 含义。
• protection 英文词源 protection (n.) mid-14c., "shelter, defense; keeping, guardianship;" late 14c. as "that which protects," from Old French proteccion "protection, shield" (12c.) and directly from Late Latin protectionem (nominative protectio ) "a covering over," noun of action from past participle stem of protegere "protect, cover in front," from pro- "in front" + tegere "to cover" (see stegosaurus ).
• protease 英文词源 protease (n.) 1903, from protein + -ase . Related: Proteolysis . 中文词源 protease ：蛋白水解酶 来自protein,蛋白质，-ase,化学名词后缀，酶。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： protease 词源， protease 含义。
• Proteus 英文词源 Proteus c. 1400, from Greek Proteus (see Protean ). 中文词源 Proteus ：古希腊海神 来自希腊语Proteus,海神，通常认为是海神Poseidon的长子，能化身为各种形状，来自protos,最早的，来自pro的最高级形式。一种说法是因为其是长子而得名，另一种说法是因为大海的远古而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• protea 英文词源 protea "An evergreen shrub or small tree with large nectar-rich cone-like flower heads surrounded by brightly coloured bracts, chiefly native to South Africa", Modern Latin, from Proteus, with reference to the many species of the genus. 中文词源 protea ：海神花属，帝王花（南非国花） 来自Proteus,古希腊海神，能化身为各种形状。后瑞典植物学家林奈
• protagonist 英文词源 protagonist (n.) 1670s, "principal character in a story, drama, etc.," from Greek protagonistes "actor who plays the chief or first part," from protos "first" (see proto- ) + agonistes "actor, competitor," from agon "contest" (see act (n.)). Meaning "leading person in any cause or contest" is from 1889. Mistaken sense of "advocate, supporter" (1935) is from misreading of Greek protos
• protactinium 英文词源 protactinium "The chemical element of atomic number 91, a radioactive metal of the actinide series, occurring in small amounts as a product of the natural decay of uranium", Early 20th century: from proto- 'original, earlier' + actinium, so named because one of its isotopes decays to form actinium. 中文词源 protactinium ：镤 prota-,原始的，最早的，actinium,锕。因这种放
• prot- 英文词源 proto- before vowels prot- , word-forming element meaning "first, source, parent, preceding, earliest form, original, basic," from Greek proto- , from protos "first," from PIE *pre- , from root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per ). 中文词源 prot- ：prota-,proto- 原始的，最早的，第一的 来自希腊语protos,原始的，最早的，第一的，来自pro的最高级形式
• prostration 英文词源 prostration (n.) c. 1400, "action of prostrating oneself," from Old French prostracion (14c.) or directly from Late Latin prostrationem (nominative prostratio ), noun of action from past participle stem of prosternere (see prostrate (v.)); or else a native formation from prostrate (v.). Meaning "weakness, exhaustion, dejection" is from 1650s. 中文词源 prostration ：俯伏，拜倒
• prostrate 英文词源 prostrate prostrate: see strata prostrate (adj.) mid-14c., "lying face-down" (in submission, worship, etc.), from Latin prostratus , past participle of prosternere "strew in front, throw down," from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + sternere "to spread out," from PIE root *stere- "to spread, extend, stretch out" (see structure (n.)). Figurative use from 1590s. General sense of "laid out, kno
• prostitute 英文词源 prostitute prostitute: [16] To prostitute something is etymologically to ‘set it up in front of everyone’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin prōstituere , a compound formed from the prefix prō - ‘before, in public’ and statuere ‘set, place’ (source of English statute ). The Latin verb evolved semantically via ‘expose publicly’ and ‘offer for sale’
• prosthetics 英文词源 prosthetics (n.) 1894, from prosthetic ; also see -ics . 中文词源 prosthetics ：假体制作，义肢安装 来自prosthesis,假肢，-ics,知识，学科。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prosthetics 词源， prosthetics 含义。
• prosthesis 英文词源 prosthesis (n.) 1550s, "addition of a letter or syllable to a word," from Late Latin, from Greek prosthesis "addition," from prostithenai "add to," from pros "to" + tithenai "to put, place" (see theme ). Meaning "artificial body part" is first recorded c. 1900, from earlier use to describe the medical art of making artificial limbs (1706), on notion of "that which is added to" the inj
• prostatitis 英文词源 prostatitis (n.) 1844, from prostate + -itis "inflammation." 中文词源 prostatitis ：前列腺炎 prostate,前列腺，-itis,炎症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prostatitis 词源， prostatitis 含义。
• prostate 英文词源 prostate (n.) 1640s, from Middle French prostate , from Medieval Latin prostata "the prostate," from Greek prostates (aden) "prostate (gland)," from prostates "leader, ruler, guardian; one standing in front," from proistanai "set before," from pro- "before" (see pro- ) + histanai "cause to stand" from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet ). So called from its position at the base of th
• prospectus 英文词源 prospectus (n.) 1765, from French prospectus (1723) and directly from Latin prospectus "view" (see prospect (n.)). 中文词源 prospectus ：简章，简介 来自拉丁语prospectus,展望，视野，词源同prospect.引申词义简章，简介。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prospectus 词源， prospectus 含义。
• prospector 英文词源 prospector (n.) also prospecter , 1846 in the mining sense; agent noun from prospect (v.). 中文词源 prospector ：勘探者，探矿者 来自prospect,勘探。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prospector 词源， prospector 含义。
• proselytize 英文词源 proselytize (v.) 1670s, "to make proselytes," from proselyte + -ize . Related: Proselytized ; proselytizing . 中文词源 proselytize ：使归附，皈依 来自proselyte,皈依者，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proselytize 词源， proselytize 含义。
• proselyte 英文词源 proselyte proselyte: [14] A proselyte is etymologically someone who ‘comes to’ a new religion. The word comes via Latin prosēlytus from Greek proséluthos ‘person who comes to a place’, a derivative of the verb prosérkhesthai ‘come to, approach’. proselyte (n.) late 14c., from Old French proselite (13c., Modern French prosélyte ), from Late Latin proselytus , from Greek
• prosecutor 英文词源 prosecutor (n.) 1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor , agent noun from prosequi (see prosecute ). Specific legal sense of "one who brings a case in a court of law" is from 1620s; earlier such a person was a promoter (late 15c.). Related: Prosecutorial . 中文词源 prosecutor ：公诉人，检察官 来自prosecute,检举，起诉，控告。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• prose 英文词源 prose prose: [14] Prose is etymologically ‘straightforward discourse’ (as opposed to the more sophisticated discourse of poetry). The term comes via Old French prose from Latin prōsa , which was short for prōsa ōrātiō ‘straightforward discourse’. Prōsus ‘straightforward, direct’ was a contraction of an earlier prōversus , the past participle of prōvertere ‘turn f
• proscription 英文词源 proscription (n.) late 14c., "decree of condemnation, outlawry," from Latin proscriptionem (nominative proscriptio ) "a public notice (of sale); proscription, outlawry, confiscation," noun of action from past participle stem of proscribere (see proscribe ). 中文词源 proscription ：禁止 来自proscribe,禁止。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proscription
• proscribe 英文词源 proscribe (v.) early 15c., "write before, prefix," from Latin proscribere "publish in writing" (literally "write in front of"), including senses of "publish as having forfeited one's property, condemn, outlaw before the world," from pro- "before" (see pro- ) + scribere "to write" (see script (n.)). Meaning "prohibit as wrong or dangerous" first recorded 1620s. 中文词源 proscribe ：
• proscenium 英文词源 proscenium (n.) c. 1600, "stage of an ancient theater," from Latin proscaenium , from Greek proskenion "the space in front of the scenery," also "entrance of a tent," from pro "in front" (see pro- ) + skene "stage, tent, booth" (see scene ). Modern sense of "space between the curtain and the orchestra" is attested from 1807. 中文词源 proscenium ：台口（剧场舞台帷幕前的部
• prosaic 英文词源 prosaic (adj.) 1650s, "having to do with prose," from Middle French prosaique and directly from Medieval Latin prosaicus "in prose" (16c.), from Latin prosa "prose" (see prose ). Meaning "having the character of prose (in contrast to the feeling of poetry)" is by 1746; extended sense of "ordinary" is by 1813, both from French. 中文词源 prosaic ：没有诗意的，平淡的 来自
• pro rata 英文词源 pro rata 1570s, from Latin pro rata (parte) "according to the calculated (share)," from pro "for" (see pro- ) + rata , ablative singular of ratus , past participle of reri "to count, reckon" (see rate (n.)). 中文词源 pro rata ：按比例 来自拉丁短语，pro,向前，根据，按照，rata,比例，词源同ration. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pro ra