英语词源

• proprietor 英文词源 proprietor (n.) 1630s, "owner, by royal grant, of an American colony," probably from proprietary (n.) in sense "property owner" (late 15c., see proprietary ). In general sense of "one who holds something as property" it is attested from 1640s. 中文词源 proprietor ：业主，所有人 来自proper,自己的，私人的，-etor,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• proprietary 英文词源 proprietary (adj.) mid-15c., "possessing worldly goods in excess of a cleric's needs," from Medieval Latin proprietarius "owner of property," noun use of Late Latin adjective proprietarius "of a property holder," from Latin proprietas "owner" (see property ). Meaning "held in private ownership" is first attested 1580s. The word was used earlier in English as a noun meaning "proprietor
• proposer 英文词源 purpose purpose: [13] Purpose , propose [14], and propound [16] are ultimately the same word. All go back to Latin prōpōnere ‘put forward, declare’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forward’ and pōnere ‘place’ (source of English pose , position , etc). Its past participle prōpositus was the source of two distinct Old French verbs: the minimally altered pr
• proportionate 英文词源 proportionate (adj.) late 14c., "of proper proportion," from Medieval Latin proportionatus "proportioned," past participle of proportionare (see proportion (n.)). Related: Proportionately . 中文词源 proportionate ：按比例的，相称的 来自proportion,比例，匀称。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proportionate 词源， proportionate 含义。
• proportionality 英文词源 proportionality (n.) 1560s, from French proportionalité (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin proportionalitas , from proportio (see proportion ). 中文词源 proportionality ：相称原则，恰当性 来自proportion,比例，匀称。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proportionality 词源， proportionality 含义。
• propitious 英文词源 propitious (adj.) mid-15c., from Anglo-French propicius , Old French propicius "gracious, favorable, useful" (12c., Modern French propice ) and directly from Latin propitius "favorable, kind, gracious, well-disposed" (see propitiation ). Earlier English form was propice , from Old French propice . Related: Propitiously . 中文词源 propitious ：吉祥的，吉利的 来自propitiat
• propitiatory 英文词源 propitiatory c. 1300 (n.) "the mercy seat," from Late Latin propitiatorium (translating Greek hilasterion in Bible); noun use of neuter singular of propitiatorius "atoning, reconciling," from propitiatus , past participle of propitiare (see propitiation ). As an adjective in English from 1550s. 中文词源 propitiatory ：安抚的，使息怒的，为和解的 来自propitiate,安抚，
• propitiate 英文词源 propitiate (v.) 1580s, a back-formation from propritiation and in part from propitiate (adj.), from Latin propitiatus , past participle of propitiare "appease, propitiate" (see propitiation ). Related: Propitiated ; propitiating ; propitiatingly ; propitiable (1550s). 中文词源 propitiate ：安抚，使息怒 来自拉丁语propitiare,安抚，缓和，求情，来自pro-,向前，
• propinquity 英文词源 propinquity propinquity: see proximity propinquity (n.) late 14c., "nearness in relation, kinship," later also "physical nearness" (early 15c.), from Old French propinquite (13c.) and directly from Latin propinquitatem (nominative propinquitas ) "nearness, vicinity; relationship, affinity," from propinquus "near, neighboring," from prope "near" (enlarged from PIE *pro "before;" see pr
• prophylaxis 英文词源 prophylaxis (n.) "preventive treatment of disease," 1746, Modern Latin, from Greek pro (see pro- ) + phylaxis "a watching, guarding" (see prophylactic ). 中文词源 prophylaxis ：疾病预防 来自prophylactic,预防的，-is,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prophylaxis 词源， prophylaxis 含义。
• prophylactic 英文词源 prophylactic prophylactic: [16] Prophylactic comes from Greek prophulaktikós , a derivative of the verb prophulássein . This meant literally ‘keep guard in front of a place’, and hence ‘take precautions against’. It was formed from the prefix pro - ‘before’ and phulássein ‘guard’. prophylactic (adj.) 1570s, originally of medicines, "that tends to prevent disease," f
• prophetic 英文词源 prophetic (adj.) late 15c., from Middle French prophétique (15c.) and directly from Late Latin propheticus , from Greek prophetikos "pertaining to a prophet, oracular," from prophetes (see prophet ). Related: Prophetical (mid-15c.); prophetically . 中文词源 prophetic ：预言的 来自prophet,预言家。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prophetic 词源，
• prophetess 英文词源 prophetess (n.) c. 1300, from prophet + -ess . 中文词源 prophetess ：女预言家，女先知 来自prophet,预言家，-ess,表阴性。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prophetess 词源， prophetess 含义。
• propensity 英文词源 propensity (n.) 1560s, "disposition to favor," with -ty + obsolete adjective propense "inclined, prone" (1520s), from Latin propensus , past participle of propendere "incline to, hang forward, hang down, weigh over," from pro- "forward" (see pro- ) + pendere "hang" (see pendant ). 中文词源 propensity ：倾向，习性 pro-,向前，-pens,悬挂，依靠，词源同depend,pension.引
• propellant 英文词源 propellant (n.) less-etymological, but more usual, spelling of propellent ; 1881 as a firearm explosive; 1919 as "fuel for a rocket engine." 中文词源 propellant ：推进剂，喷射剂 来自propel,推进，促动。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： propellant 词源， propellant 含义。
• propionic 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pillage pillage: [14] The origins of pillage are disputed. It comes from Old French pillage , a derivative of piller ‘plunder’, but there the consensus breaks down. Some say that piller (which also meant ‘tear up’) was based on pille ‘rag, cloth’, which may have been descended from Latin pilleus ‘felt cap’; other
• propane 英文词源 propane (n.) "colorless gas occurring in petroleum," 1866, with chemical suffix -ane + prop(ionic acid) (1850), from French propionique (1847), from Greek pro "forward" (see pro- ) + pion "fat" (see fat (adj.)), in reference to its being first in order of the fatty acids. 中文词源 propane ：丙烷 来自propionic acid,丙酸，-ane,化学名词后缀，烷，词源同methane. 该词
• propagator 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random 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 origina
• propagate 英文词源 propagate (v.) 1560s, "to cause to multiply," from Latin propagatus , past participle of propagare "to set forward, extend, procreate" (see propagation ). Intransitive sense "reproduce one's kind" is from c. 1600. Related: Propagated ; propagating . 中文词源 propagate ：宣传，传播，繁殖，增殖 来自拉丁语propagare,延伸，扩展，繁殖，来自pro-,向前，-pag,固
• propagandize 英文词源 propagandize (v.) 1841, from propaganda + -ize . Related: Propagandized ; propagandizing . 中文词源 propagandize ：宣传，煽动，鼓动 来自propagate,宣传，-ize,使。常用做贬义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： propagandize 词源， propagandize 含义。
• prop 英文词源 prop (v.) "to support," mid-15c., probably from prop (n.1) or a related verb in Dutch. Related: Propped ; propping . prop (n.1) "support," mid-15c., from Middle Dutch proppe "vine prop, support," of unknown origin. Probably related to Old High German pfropfo , German pfropfen "to prop," perhaps from Latin propago "a set, layer of a plant" (see propagation ). Irish propa , Gaelic prop
• proofreader 英文词源 proofreader (n.) also proof-reader , 1808, from proof (n.) in the typographical sense + reader . 中文词源 proofreader ：校对者 proof,检查，校对，reader,读者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proofreader 词源， proofreader 含义。
• proofread 英文词源 proofread (v.) also proof-read , 1878, back-formation from proofreader . Related: Proofread ; Proofreading . 中文词源 proofread ：校对，校阅 回构自proofreader. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proofread 词源， proofread 含义。
• pronto 英文词源 pronto pronto: see prompt pronto (adv.) 1850, from Spanish pronto , perhaps influenced by Italian pronto (borrowed by English 1740), both from Latin promptus (see prompt ). 中文词源 pronto ：立即，马上 来自西班牙语pronto,来自拉丁语promptus,拿到前面的，便利的，词源同prompt. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pronto 词源， pronto 含
• pronouncement 英文词源 pronouncement (n.) 1590s, from pronounce + -ment . 中文词源 pronouncement ：公布，公告 来自pronounce,宣布，公布。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pronouncement 词源， pronouncement 含义。
• pronoun 英文词源 pronoun (n.) mid-15c., from pro- and noun ; modeled on Middle French pronom , from Latin pronomen , from pro- "in place of" + nomen "name, noun" (see name (n.)). A loan-translation of Greek antonymia . 中文词源 pronoun ：代词 pro-,在前，noun,名词。即修饰名词的词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pronoun 词源， pronoun 含义。
• pronominal 英文词源 pronominal (adj.) 1670s, from Late Latin pronominalis (Priscian) "pertaining to a pronoun," from Latin pronomen (see pronoun ). 中文词源 pronominal ：代词的 来自pronoun,代词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pronominal 词源， pronominal 含义。
• prong 英文词源 prong (n.) early 15c., prange "pointed instrument;" mid-15c., pronge "pain," from Anglo-Latin pronga "prong, pointed tool," of unknown origin, perhaps related to Middle Low German prange "stick, restraining device," prangen "to press, pinch." See also prod , which might be related. Prong-horned antelope is from 1815 (short form pronghorn attested from 1826). 中文词源 prong ：叉齿
• prone 英文词源 prone (adj.) c. 1400, "naturally inclined to something, apt, liable," from Latin pronus "bent forward, leaning forward, bent over," figuratively "inclined to, disposed," perhaps from adverbial form of pro- "before, for, instead of" (see pro- ) + ending as in infernus , externus . Meaning "lying face-down" is first recorded 1570s. Literal and figurative senses both were in Latin; figur
• pronate 英文词源 pronate 1848 (adj.); 1819 (v.), from Late Latin pronatus , past participle of pronare "to bend forward," from pronus "prone" (see prone ). Related: Pronated ; pronating . 中文词源 pronate ：前倾，俯身，向下弯 来自prone,俯卧的，-ate,动词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pronate 词源， pronate 含义。
• promptly 英文词源 hesitate hesitate: [17] Etymologically, to hesitate is to become ‘stuck’. The word comes from Latin haesitāre , a derivative of haerēre ‘hold fast, stick’ (which gave English adhere ). The underlying idea is of being ‘held back’, or in speech of ‘stammering’, and hence of being unable to act or speak promptly or decisively. = adhere maturely (adv.) 1530s, "promptly,"
• prompter 英文词源 prompter (n.) 1540s, agent noun from prompt (v.)). Earlier was promptator (mid-15c.). 中文词源 prompter ：提词人（给演员提示台词） 来自prompt,提词，提醒。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prompter 词源， prompter 含义。
• promontory 英文词源 promontory promontory: see prominent promontory (n.) 1540s, from Middle French promontoire (15c.) and directly from Medieval Latin promontorium , altered (by influence of Latin mons "mount, hill") from Latin promunturium "mountain ridge, headland," probably related to prominere "jut out" (see prominent ). 中文词源 promontory ：岬角 pro-,向前，-mon,伸出，词源同eminent,m
• promiscuous 英文词源 promiscuous promiscuous: see mix promiscuous (adj.) c. 1600, people or things, "mingled confusedly, grouped together without order, consisting of a disorderly mix; indiscriminate," from Latin promiscuus "mixed, indiscriminate, in common, without distinction," from pro- "forward" (see pro- ) + miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)). Meaning "indiscriminate in sexual relations" recorded by 185
• prominent 英文词源 prominent prominent: [16] Prominent comes from the present participle of Latin prōminēre ‘jut out’. This was formed with the prefix prō - ‘forwards, out’ and - minēre ‘project’, a verbal element which also lies behind English eminent and imminent [16]. It was derived from * min - ‘project’, a base which also gave English menace and may be related ultimately to Lati
• promethium 英文词源 promethium (n.) radioactive element, long one of the "missing elements," 1948, so called by discoverers Jacob Marinsky and Lawrence Glendenin, who detected it in 1945 in the fusion products of uranium while working on the Manhattan Project. From Prometheus , who stole fire from the gods and was punished for it, + element name ending -ium . "The name not only symbolizes the dramatic wa
• Promethean 英文词源 Promethean (adj.) 1580s, from Prometheus + -an . Before the introduction of modern matches (see lucifer ), promethean was the name given (early 19c.) to small glass tubes full of sulphuric acid, surrounded by an inflammable mixture, which ignited when pressed and gave off light. 中文词源 promethean （赋予生命的）：希腊神话中的盗火者普罗米修斯 在希腊神话中
• promenade 英文词源 promenade promenade: [16] Promenade was borrowed from French. It was a derivative of se promener ‘go for a walk’, which came from late Latin prōmināre ‘drive forward’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forward’ and mināre ‘drive’. It was originally used in English for a ‘leisurely walk’; ‘place for walking’ followed in the mid-17th cent
• prom 英文词源 prom (n.) "student formal dance in celebration of graduation," 1894, American English shortened form of promenade (n.). Prom dress attested from 1975. 中文词源 prom ：尤指美国高中的正式舞会 缩写自promenade. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prom 词源， prom 含义。
• prolix 英文词源 prolix prolix: see liquid prolix (adj.) early 15c., from Old French prolixe (13c.) and directly from Latin prolixus "extended," literally "poured out," from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + base of liquere "to flow" (see liquid (adj.)). 中文词源 prolix ：繁琐的，罗嗦的 来自拉丁语prolixus,延长的，来自pro-,向前，-lix,流动，液化，词源同liquid.引申词义繁琐
• prolific 英文词源 prolific (adj.) 1640s, from French prolifique (16c.), from Medieval Latin prolificus , from Latin proles "offspring" + root of facere "to make" (see factitious ). Latin proles is contracted from *pro-oles , from PIE *pro-al- , from *pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + *al- "to grow, nourish" (see old ). Related: Prolifical (c. 1600). Prolific is in common use, but to make a satisfactory noun f
• proliferate 英文词源 proliferate (v.) 1857 as a term in biology; see proliferation . General sense from 1961. Related: Proliferated ; proliferating . 中文词源 proliferate ：繁殖，增殖 来自拉丁语proles,子孙，后代，-fer,带来，生育，词源同bear,bring.后用于生物学指繁殖，增殖。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proliferate 词源， proliferate 含义
• pro-life 英文词源 pro-life (adj.) "opposed to abortion," first attested 1976, from pro- + life . Hostile alternative anti-choice attested 1978 in Ms. magazine (see pro-choice ). What hypocrisy to call such anti-humanitarian people 'pro-life.' Call them what they are -- antichoice. ["Ms.," Oct. 8, 1978] 中文词源 pro-life ：反堕胎的 pro-,拥护，支持，亲，life,生命。比喻用法。 该词
• prolicide 英文词源 prolicide (n.) "killing of one's child or children," 1824, introduced by Dr. John Gordon Smith in the 2nd edition of his "Principles of Forensic Medicine;" from Latin proles "offspring" (see prolific ) + -cide . It is hoped that this word will be considered entitled to reception, on the score of analogy. We have long had parricide , fratricide , and infanticide , all (if I may use the
• proletarian 英文词源 proletarian proletarian: [17] A Roman citizen of the lowest class was termed a prōlētārius . The only service he was capable of performing for the state was that of producing children, to maintain its population level, and it was this function that gave the prōlētārius his name. For it was derived from prōlēs ‘offspring’, a word based on the same source (* ol - ‘nourish’
• proles 英文词源 proles (n.) "offspring," 1670s, from Latin proles "offspring, progeny" (see prolific ). 中文词源 proles ：子孙，后代 来自拉丁语proles,子孙，后代，来自pro-,向前，-ol,成长，滋养，词源同old,adolescent. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proles 词源， proles 含义。
• prole 英文词源 prole (n.) short for proletarian (n.), 1887 (G.B. Shaw); popularized by George Orwell's 1949 novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four." As an adjective from 1938. Related: Proly (adj.); prolier-than-thou . 中文词源 prole ：无产阶级工人 缩写自proletarian. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prole 词源， prole 含义。
• prolapse 英文词源 prolapse (v.) 1736, from Latin prolapsus , past participle of prolabi "glide forward, slide along, slip forward or down;" see pro- + lapse (n.). As a noun from 1808. 中文词源 prolapse ：脱落，下垂 来自pro-,向前，朝向，-lapse,垂落，滑倒，词源同lapse,elapse. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prolapse 词源， prolapse 含义。
• programmatic 英文词源 programmatic (adj.) 1847, from Greek programma (genitive programmatos ; see program (n.)) + -ic . Related: Programmatically . 中文词源 programmatic ：计划的 来自program,程序，计划。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： programmatic 词源， programmatic 含义。
• programmable 英文词源 programmable (adj.) 1959, from program (v.) + -able . 中文词源 programmable ：可编写程序的 来自program,程序，计划。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： programmable 词源， programmable 含义。
• prognosticate 英文词源 prognosticate (v.) early 15c., a back-formation from prognostication and also from Medieval Latin prognosticatus , past participle of prognosticare (see prognostication ). Related: Prognosticated ; prognosticating . 中文词源 prognosticate ：预告，预言 来自prognosis预断，预测，-ate,动词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prognosticate 词源
• prognosis 英文词源 prognosis (n.) 1650s, "forecast of the probable course of a disease," from Late Latin prognosis , from Greek prognosis "foreknowledge," also, in medicine, "predicted course of a disease," from stem of progignoskein "come to know beforehand," from pro- "before" (see pro- ) + gignoskein "come to know" (see gnostic ). General (non-medical) use in English from 1706. A back-formed verb pro
• progesterone 英文词源 progesterone (n.) female steroid sex hormone which prepares the uterus for child-bearing, 1935, from German Progesteron , from progestin (from which substance it was obtained), which had been coined 1930 from pro- (see pro- ) + Latin gestare , literally "to carry about" (see gestation ), on notion of "substance which favors gestation." Also see -one . 中文词源 progesterone ：孕酮
• progeny 英文词源 progeny (n.) early 14c., from Old French progenie (13c.) and directly from Latin progenies "descendants, offspring, lineage, race, family," from stem of progignere "beget," from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + gignere "to produce, beget" (see genus ). 中文词源 progeny ：子孙 来自pro-,向前，朝向，-gen,生育，词源同gene,generate.-y,小词后缀。引申词义子孙。 该词
• progenitor 英文词源 progenitor (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-French progenitour (mid-14c.), Old French progeniteur (14c.) and directly from Latin progenitor "ancestor, the founder of a family," agent noun from progenitus, past participle of progignere (see progeny ). Related: Progenitive ; progenital ; progenitrix (c. 1600). 中文词源 progenitor ：祖先 来自pro-,向前，朝向，-gen,生育，词源同
• pro forma 英文词源 pro forma also proforma , Latin, literally "for form's sake, by way of formality;" see pro- + form (n.). 中文词源 pro forma ：形式上的，形式发票 来自拉丁语，pro,为了，在于，词源同for,forma,形式，词源同form.即形式上的，多用于商业术语形式发票。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pro forma 词源， pro forma 含义。
• profligate 英文词源 profligate profligate: [16] Something that is profligate has etymologically been ‘beaten down’ to a state of ruination or degradation. The word was adapted from Latin prōflīgātus ‘destroyed, dissolute’, an adjective based on the past participle of prōflīgāre ‘beat down, destroy’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forward’ (used here in the s
• profiterole 英文词源 profiterole "A small ball of soft, sweet choux pastry filled with cream and covered with chocolate sauce, served as a dessert", French, diminutive of profit 'profit'. 中文词源 profiterole ：奶心巧克力酥球 词源演变不确定。可能来自profit,利润，收益，-ole,小词后缀，即有小利润的甜食。或来自profit的原义，即做，制造，参照其同源词
• profiteering 英文词源 profiteer (v.) 1797, but dormant in English until it was revived in World War I, from profit + -eer . From 1912 as a noun. Related: Profiteering (1814). Or is it simply hysteria which produces what is to-day termed "the profiteer?" It is probable that the modern profiteer is the same person whom we formerly called "the grafter, the extortioner, the robber, the gouger." ["Legal Aid Rev
• profitable 英文词源 profitable (adj.) c. 1300, "yielding benefit, useful," from profit (v.) + -able or from Old French profitable , porfitable . Specific sense of "money-making" is attested from 1758. Related: Profitably . 中文词源 profitable ：有利润的，获利的 来自profit,利润，收益。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： profitable 词源， profitable 含义。
• profit 英文词源 profit profit: [14] Like proficient , profit goes back to Latin prōficere ‘advance, be advantageous’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō - ‘forward’ and facere ‘do, make’ (source of English fact , fashion , feat , etc). Its past participle prōfectus was used as a noun meaning ‘progress, success, profit’, and this passed into English via Old French p
• profiling 英文词源 profiling (n.) by 1852 as a term in field engineering, verbal noun from profile (v.). The racial/ethnic stereotyping sense is attested from c. 1991, American English. 中文词源 profiling ：资料搜集 来自profile,画出轮廓，概括，-ing,名词后缀。特殊用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： profiling 词源， profiling 含义。
• proffer 英文词源 proffer (v.) "to offer," late 13c., from Anglo-French profrier (mid-13c.), Old French poroffrir (11c.), from por- "forth" (from Latin pro- ; see pro- ) + offrir "to offer," from Latin offerre (see offer (v.)). Related: Proffered ; proffering . As a noun from late 14c. 中文词源 proffer ：提供，提出 pro-,向前，offer,提供。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版
• professionalize 英文词源 professionalize (v.) 1833, from professional (adj.) + -ize . Related: Professionalized ; professionalizing . 中文词源 professionalize ：使职业化，使专业化 来自professional,职业的，专业的，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： professionalize 词源， professionalize 含义。
• profanity 英文词源 profanity (n.) c. 1600, from Late Latin profanitas , from Latin profanus (see profane (adj.)). Extended sense of "foul language" is from Old Testament commandment against "profaning" the name of the Lord. 中文词源 profanity ：对神灵的亵渎 来自profane,亵渎。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： profanity 词源， profanity 含义。
• prodigy 英文词源 prodigy (n.) late 15c., "sign, portent, something extraordinary from which omens are drawn," from Latin prodigium "prophetic sign, omen, portent, prodigy," from pro- "forth" (see pro- ) + -igium, a suffix or word of unknown origin, perhaps from *agi- , root of aio "I say" (see adage ). Meaning "child with exceptional abilities" first recorded 1650s. 中文词源 prodigy ：天才，神童
• prodigious 英文词源 prodigious (adj.) 1550s, "ominous," from Middle French prodigieux and directly from Latin prodigiosus "strange, wonderful, marvelous, unnatural," from prodigium (see prodigy ). Meaning "vast, enormous" is from c. 1600. Related: Prodigiously ; prodigiosity . 中文词源 prodigious ：巨大的，伟大的 来自prodigy,天才，神童。引申词义天才般的，奇迹的，巨大的，
• prodigality 英文词源 prodigality (n.) mid-14c., from Old French prodigalite (13c., Modern French prodigalité ) and directly from Medieval Latin prodigalitatem (nominative prodigalitas ) "wastefulness," from Latin prodigialis , from prodigus "wasteful" (see prodigal ). 中文词源 prodigality ：浪费，挥霍 来自prodigal,挥霍的，-ity,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• prodigal son 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random stigma stigma: [16] Greek stígma denoted a ‘mark made on the skin with a sharp implement’, hence a ‘tattoo’ or ‘brand’. It was derived from the Indo- European base * stig - ‘be sharp, pierce’, which also produced English stick , stitch , etc. By the time it arrived in English, via Latin stigma , it has acquired
• prodding 英文词源 prod (v.) 1530s, "to poke with a stick," of uncertain origin; possibly [Barnhart] a variant of brod , from Middle English brodden "to goad," from Old Norse broddr "shaft, spike" (see brad ), or perhaps imitative [OED]. Figurative sense is recorded from 1871. Related: Prodded ; prodding . prod (n.) 1787, "pointed instrument used in prodding;" 1802, "act of prodding;" from prod (v.). pu
• prod 英文词源 prod (v.) 1530s, "to poke with a stick," of uncertain origin; possibly [Barnhart] a variant of brod , from Middle English brodden "to goad," from Old Norse broddr "shaft, spike" (see brad ), or perhaps imitative [OED]. Figurative sense is recorded from 1871. Related: Prodded ; prodding . prod (n.) 1787, "pointed instrument used in prodding;" 1802, "act of prodding;" from prod (v.). 中文
• procurer 英文词源 procurer (n.) late 14c., "advocate, spokesman," from Anglo-French procurour , Old French procureur (13c., Modern French procureur ), from Latin procuratorem (see procurator ). Meaning "contriver" is from mid-15c. Specifically of one who supplies women to gratify the lusts of another from 1630s. Fem. form procuress is shortened from Old French procureresse . 中文词源 procurer ：拉皮
• procurement 英文词源 procurement (n.) c. 1300, "use of improper influence," from Old French procurement "management, stewardship" (13c.), from procurer (see procure ). Meaning "process of bringing something about" (by the action of another) is from c. 1400. Military use by 1949, American English. 中文词源 procurement ：采购，购买 来自procure,费力取得，获得，-ment,名词后缀。后引申
• procure 英文词源 procure procure: [13] The -cure of procure goes back to Latin cūrāre ‘look after’, source of English cure . Combination with prō - ‘for’ produced prōcūrāre ‘look after on behalf of someone else, manage’, which English acquired via Old French procurer as procure . The main modern sense ‘obtain’ developed via ‘take care, take pains’ and ‘bring about by taking
• procurator fiscal 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random pliers pliers: see ply 中文词源 procurator fiscal ：苏格兰地方检察官 procurator,地方行政长官，fiscal,财政的。该词来自古罗马时期地方行政长官兼管财政以及审理案件，虽然现在与地方财政没有任何关系，但是称号传承下来。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• procurator 英文词源 procurator (n.) (c. 1300) "steward or manager of a household;" also "a provider" (late 13c. as a surname), from Old French procuratour "attorney, agent, proxy, spokesman" (13c., Modern French procurateur ) or directly from Latin procurator "manager, overseer, agent, deputy," agent noun from past participle stem of procurare (see procure ). Related: Procuracy ; procuration ; procurator
• procuracy 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
• proctor 英文词源 proctor (n.) late 14c., contraction of procurator (c. 1300) "steward or manager of a household;" also "a provider" (see procurator ). From late 14c. as "one who acts or speaks for another; spokesman, advocate;" early 15c. as "business manager or financial administrator of a church, college, holy order, etc." proctor (v.) 1670s, from proctor (n.). Related: Proctored ; proctoring . 中文
• Procrustean 英文词源 Procrustean (adj.) 1846 in figurative sense, "violently making conformable to standard," from Procrustes , mythical robber of Attica who seized travelers, tied them to his bed, and either stretched their limbs or lopped of their legs to make them fit it. The name is Greek Prokroustes "one who stretches," from prokrouein "to beat out, stretch out," from pro- "before" (see pro- ) + krou
• procrastinate 英文词源 procrastinate procrastinate: [16] Crās was Latin for ‘tomorrow’ (its antecedents are uncertain). The adjective derived from it was crāstinus ‘of tomorrow’, which in turn formed the basis of a verb prōcrāstināre ‘put forward to tomorrow’ ( prō - denotes ‘forward’). By the time it reached English it had broadened out to simply ‘delay’. procrastinate (v.) 1580s,
• proclivity 英文词源 proclivity (n.) 1590s, from Middle French proclivité or directly from Latin proclivitatem (nominative proclivitas ) "a tendency, predisposition, propensity," from proclivis "prone to," literally "sloping, inclined," from pro- "forward" (see pro- ) + clivus "a slope," from PIE *klei-wo- , suffixed form of *klei "to lean" (see lean (v.)). 中文词源 proclivity ：倾向，癖好 pro-
• pro-choice 英文词源 pro-choice (adj.) "favoring a right to abortion," 1975, from pro- + choice . 中文词源 pro-choice ：提倡堕胎合法的 pro-,拥护，支持，亲，choice,选择。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pro-choice 词源， pro-choice 含义。
• processor 英文词源 processor (n.) 1909, agent noun in Latin form from process (v.). Data processor is from 1957; word processor is from 1973; food processor in the kitchen appliance sense also is from 1973. 中文词源 processor ：处理器 来自process,加工，处理。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： processor 词源， processor 含义。
• proceeds 英文词源 proceeds (n.) "results, profits," 1660s, from proceed (v.) on the notion of "that which proceeds" from some event or activity. 中文词源 proceeds ：收益，进帐 来自proceed,收益，-s,复数后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： proceeds 词源， proceeds 含义。
• procaine 英文词源 procaine (n.) 1918, from pro- + cocaine . 中文词源 procaine ：普鲁卡因（局部麻醉药） 药品名，来自pro-,向前，替代，-caine,可卡因，缩写自cocaine. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： procaine 词源， procaine 含义。
• proboscis 英文词源 proboscis proboscis: [17] The elephant’s trunk was originally called proboscis because it is used for getting food – by pulling down leafy branches, for instance. The word comes via Latin from Greek proboskís , a compound formed from pró ‘in front’ and bóskein ‘feed’. proboscis (n.) c. 1600, "elephant's trunk," from Latin proboscis (Pliny), from Greek proboskis "elephan
• pro bono 英文词源 pro bono short for Medieval Latin pro bono publico "for the public good;" see pro- + bene- . 中文词源 pro bono ：公益性的 缩写自pro bono publico,为公共考虑，来自pro,为了，bono,好的，词源同bonus,publico,公众，词源同public.引申词义公益性的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pro bono 词源， pro bono 含义。
• probity 英文词源 probity probity: see prove probity (n.) early 15c., from Middle French probité , from Latin probitatem (nominative probitas ) "uprightness, honesty," from probus "worthy, good" (see prove ). 中文词源 probity ：正直，诚实 来自probe,试探，检验，-ity,名词后缀。即经得起检验的，引申词义正直，诚实。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• probiotic 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random instrument instrument: [13] Instrument comes from the same source as instruct : the Latin verb instruere ‘build, prepare, equip, teach’. From it was derived the noun instrūmentum , which meant ‘tool, equipment’. When introduced into English via Old French at the end of the 13th century it was used for a ‘musical instr
• probe 英文词源 probe (n.) early 15c., "instrument for exploring wounds, etc.," also "an examination," from Medieval Latin proba "examination," in Late Latin "a test, proof," from Latin probare (see prove ). Meaning "act of probing" is 1890, from the verb; figurative sense of "penetrating investigation" is from 1903. Meaning "small, unmanned exploratory craft" is attested from 1953. probe (v.) 1640s,