英语词源

• prescriptive 英文词源 prescriptive (adj.) 1748, from Late Latin praescriptivus , from praescript- , past participle stem of praescribere (see prescription ). Or formed in English from archaic prescript "a direction" (1530s), from Latin praescriptum . 中文词源 prescriptive ：规定的，规范的，指定的 来自prescribe,规定，指定，-pt,过去分词格。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• prescient 英文词源 prescient (adj.) 1620s, from Middle French prescient (15c.) and directly from Latin praescientem (nominative praesciens ), present participle of praescire (see prescience ). 中文词源 prescient ：预知的 pre-,在前，早于，预先，-sci,知道，知晓，词源同science. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prescient 词源， prescient 含义。
• preschool 英文词源 preschool (adj.) also pre-school , 1886, from pre- + school (n.); the noun is from 1910. Related: pre-schooling ; pre-schooler . 中文词源 preschool ：幼儿园 pre-,在前，早于，school,学校，上学。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preschool 词源， preschool 含义。
• presbytery 英文词源 presbytery (n.) "part of a church reserved for the clergy," early 15c., from Church Latin presbyterium , from Greek presbyterion , from presbyteros "an elder" (see Presbyterian ). Meaning "body of elders in the Presbyterian system" is recorded from 1570s. 中文词源 presbytery ：长老会（苏格兰国教） 来自presbyter,长老，-y,集合名词后缀。引申词义长老会，苏
• Presbyterian 英文词源 presbyterian presbyterian: see priest Presbyterian (adj., n.) 1640, in reference to the Scottish church governed by elders (as opposed to bishops), from presbyter "an elder in a church" (1590s), from Late Latin presbyter "an elder," from Greek presbyteros "an elder," also an adjective meaning "older," comparative of presbys "old" (see presby- ). Presbyterial was used from c. 1600 in t
• presbyter 英文词源 presbyter (n.) "elder of the Christian church," 1590s, from Late Latin presbyter , used for "a priest" in Jerome and Prudentius, from Greek presbyteros "older," comparative of presbys "old; old man" (see presby- ). 中文词源 presbyter ：长老（指长老教制会中的教徒领袖） 来自presby-,老人，长者，-ter,比较级后缀，词源同ulterior,exterior.引申词义长老
• presby- 英文词源 presby- word-forming element meaning "old," from Greek presby- , combining form of presbys "elder, old man," possibly originally "one who leads the cattle," from *pres- "before," extended form of *pre- (see per ) + root of bous "cow." Watkins, however, has it from PIE *pres-gwu- "going before," with second element from root *gw-u- "going" (see venue ). 中文词源 presby- ：老人，长
• presage 英文词源 presage presage: see seek presage (n.) late 14c., "something that portends," from Latin praesagium "a foreboding," from praesagire "to perceive beforehand, forebode," from praesagus (adj.) "perceiving beforehand, prophetic," from prae "before" (see pre- ) + sagus "prophetic," related to sagire "perceive" (see sagacious ). presage (v.) 1560s, from Middle French présager (16c.), from p
• prerogative 英文词源 prerogative prerogative: [14] Latin praerogāre meant ‘ask before others’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix prae - ‘before’ and rogāre ‘ask’, source also of English interrogate [15]). The term praerogātīva (based on its past participle) was applied to those electoral groups who were ‘invited before others’ to vote, or in other words had the privilege of
• prerequisite 英文词源 prerequisite 1630s (n.) "something required beforehand," 1650s (adj.), "required beforehand," both from pre- + requisite . 中文词源 prerequisite ：先决条件 pre-,在前，早于，requisite,要求。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prerequisite 词源， prerequisite 含义。
• preregister 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random tip tip: English has three distinct words tip , two of them possibly related. Tip ‘extremity’ [15] was probably borrowed from Old Norse typpi . This was descended from prehistoric Germanic * tupp - ‘upper extremity’ (source also of English top and toupee ). Tip ‘touch lightly’ [13] (as in ‘tip-and-run cricket’) m
• pre-record 英文词源 pre-record (v.) 1937, from pre- + record (v.). Related: Pre-recorded ; pre-recording . 中文词源 pre-record ：预先录制 pre-,在前，早于，预先，record,记录。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pre-record 词源， pre-record 含义。
• prequel 英文词源 prequel (n.) 1973, from pre- , based on sequel (n.). 中文词源 prequel ：前篇，前传 pre-,在前，早于，-quel,缩写自sequel,序篇，序集。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prequel 词源， prequel 含义。
• pre-qualifying 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random reluctant reluctant: [17] To be reluctant about doing something is etymologically to ‘struggle against’ it. The word comes from the present participle of Latin reluctārī , a compound verb formed from the prefix re - ‘against’ and luctārī ‘struggle’. Among the first English writers to employ it was John Milton, wh
• preprandial 英文词源 preprandial (adj.) also pre-prandial , 1822, from pre- + Latin prandium "luncheon" (see postprandial ). 中文词源 preprandial ：餐前的 pre-,在前，prandial,用餐的，膳食的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preprandial 词源， preprandial 含义。
• preposterous 英文词源 preposterous preposterous: [16] Preposterous originated as a Latin oxymoron, praeposterus . This was coined from prae ‘before’ and posterus ‘coming after, next’, a derivative of post ‘after’. It denoted ‘the wrong way round, out of order’ (and indeed that was how English preposterous was once used: ‘The preposterous is a pardonable fault … We call it by a common sa
• prepossessing 英文词源 prepossessing (adj.) 1640s, "causing prejudice," present participle adjective from prepossess . Opposite meaning "causing agreeable first impression" first recorded 1805. 中文词源 prepossessing ：妩媚的，漂亮的 pre-,在前，早于，预先，possessing,占有，占据。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prepossessing 词源， preposse
• prepone 英文词源 prepone "Bring (something) forward to an earlier date or time", Early 20th century: blend of pre- and postpone. 中文词源 prepone ：前置 pre-,在前，-pon,放置，词源同postpone,position. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prepone 词源， prepone 含义。
• preponderate 英文词源 preponderate preponderate: see ponder preponderate (v.) 1610s, "to weigh more than," from Latin praeponderatus , past participle of praeponderare "outweigh, make heavier," from prae "before" (see pre- ) + ponderare "to weigh" (see pound (n.1)). Meaning "to exceed in force or power" is from 1799. Related: Preponderation . 中文词源 preponderate ：在重量上超过，胜过，压倒
• preponderant 英文词源 preponderant (adj.) mid-15c., from Latin praeponderantem (nominative praeponderans ), present participle of praeponderare (see preponderate ). 中文词源 preponderant ：占优势的，占主导的 来自preponderate,在重量上超过，胜过，-ant,形容词后缀。引申词义更有分量的，占优势的，主导的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pr
• prepayment 英文词源 prepay (v.) also pre-pay , 1839, originally of postage, from pre- + pay (v.). Related: Prepaid ; prepayment . 中文词源 prepayment ：预先支付 pre-,在前，早于，预先，payment,支付，付款。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prepayment 词源， prepayment 含义。
• prepare 英文词源 prepare prepare: [15] Latin parāre ‘make ready’ lies behind a wide range of English words, from apparatus and apparel to emperor and separate . It combined with the prefix prae - ‘before’ to produce praeparāre ‘make ready in advance’, adopted into English via Old French preparer . = apparatus , apparel , emperor , separate prepare (v.) mid-15c., a back formation from pre
• preparatory 英文词源 preparatory (adj.) early 15c., from Late Latin praeparatorius , from Latin praeparatus (see preparation ). Earlier in same sense was preparative (late 14c.). Applied from 1822 to junior schools in which pupils are "prepared" for a higher school. 中文词源 preparatory ：准备的 来自prepare,预备，准备。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preparatory 词源
• prepaid 英文词源 prepay (v.) also pre-pay , 1839, originally of postage, from pre- + pay (v.). Related: Prepaid ; prepayment . 中文词源 prepaid ：预付的 pre-,在前，早于，预先，paid,支付的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prepaid 词源， prepaid 含义。
• prep 英文词源 prep (n.) 1862, short for preparation . Prep school attested from 1895, short for preparatory school . First record of prep in the sense "student or graduate of a preparatory school " is from 1899 (also see preppie ). prep (v.) slang shortening of prepare , 1908. Related: Prepped ; prepping . 中文词源 prep ：预备学校，预科生 缩写自preparatory school. 该词的英语词源
• preordained 英文词源 fate fate: [14] Etymologically, fate is ‘that which is spoken’ – that is, by the gods. Like so many other English words, from fable to profess , it goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base * bha - ‘speak’. Its immediate source was Italian fato , a descendant of Latin fātum , which was formed from the past participle of the verb fārī ‘speak’. That which the gods
• prenuptial agreement 英文词源 prenup (n.) by 1988 as a shortening of prenuptial agreement (see prenuptial ). prenuptial (adj.) 1826, from pre- + nuptial . Prenuptial agreement first recorded 1833. 中文词源 prenuptial agreement ：婚前协定 pre-,在前，早于，预先，nuptial,婚姻的，agreement,协定。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prenuptial agreement 词源， prenuptial a
• prenatal 英文词源 prenatal (adj.) 1826, formed in English from pre- + natal . 中文词源 prenatal ：产前的 pre-,在前，早于，预先，natal,生育的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prenatal 词源， prenatal 含义。
• premonition 英文词源 premonition premonition: see monster premonition (n.) mid-15c., from Anglo-French premunition , Middle French premonicion , from Late Latin praemonitionem (nominative praemonitio ) "a forewarning," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praemonere "forewarn," from prae "before" (see pre- ) + monere "to warn" (see monitor (n.)). 中文词源 premonition ：预感 pre-,在前，
• premodifier 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random magnet magnet: [15] Greek Mágnēs líthos meant ‘stone from Magnesia’ – Magnesia being a region of Thessaly, Greece where much metal was obtained. It had two specific applications: to ore with magnetic properties, and to stone with a metallic sheen. And it was the first of these that has come down to English via Latin mag
• premium 英文词源 premium (n.) c. 1600, "reward given for a specific act," from Latin praemium "reward, profit derived from booty," from prae- "before" (see pre- ) + emere "to buy," originally "to take" (see exempt (adj.)). Insurance sense is 1660s, from Italian premio . Adjectival sense of "superior in quality" is first attested 1925, originally in reference to butter. 中文词源 premium ：奖励，奖
• premises 英文词源 premises (n.) "building and grounds," 1730; see premise (n.). 中文词源 premises ：办公场所，营业场所 来自premise,房屋，土地，-s,复数后缀。用于法律文件指办公场所，营业场所。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： premises 词源， premises 含义。
• premise 英文词源 premise premise: [14] Premise comes via Old French premisse from medieval Latin praemissa , a noun use of the past participle of Latin praemittere ‘send ahead’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prae - ‘before’ and mittere ‘send’ (source of English admit , commit , mission , transmit , etc). It first entered English as a technical term in logic, in which its
• premiership 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random annual annual: [14] Annual comes, via Old French annuel , from annuālis , a late Latin adjective based on annus ‘year’ (perhaps as a blend of two earlier, classical Latin adjectives, annuus and annālis – ultimate source of English annals [16]). Annus itself may go back to an earlier, unrecorded * atnos , probably borrowe
• premiere 英文词源 premiere (n.) 1889, "first performance of a play," from French première , in phrase première représentation , from fem. of Old French premier "first" (see premier ). The verb is recorded from 1940. 中文词源 premiere ：首映，首次公演 来自premier,首先的，-e,表阴性。引申词义首映，首次公演。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： premie
• premenstrual 英文词源 premenstrual (adj.) also pre-menstrual , 1865, from pre- + menstrual . Premenstrual syndrome (1971) earlier was premenstrual tension (1928). 中文词源 premenstrual ：月经前的 pre-,在前，早于，menstrual,月经的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： premenstrual 词源， premenstrual 含义。
• premeditate 英文词源 premeditate (v.) 1540s, from pre- + meditate , or a back formation from premeditation , or else from Latin praemeditatus , past participle of praemeditari "to think over." Related: Premeditated ; premeditating . 中文词源 premeditate ：预谋 pre-,在前，早于，预先，mediate,沉思，谋划。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： premeditate 词源， prem
• premedication 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hysteria hysteria: [19] Greek hustérā meant ‘womb’ (it is related to Latin uterus ‘womb’). The adjective derived from it was husterikós ‘suffering in the womb’. This passed into Latin as hystericus , which formed the basis of the modern Latin noun hysteria , a term coined in the 19th century for a neurotic conditi
• premarital 英文词源 premarital (adj.) also pre-marital , 1863, from pre- + marital . Phrase pre-marital sex attested from 1953. 中文词源 premarital ：婚前的 pre-,在前，早于，marital,婚姻的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： premarital 词源， premarital 含义。
• prelude 英文词源 prelude (n.) 1560s, from Middle French prélude "notes sung or played to test the voice or instrument" (1530s), from Medieval Latin preludium "prelude, preliminary," from Latin praeludere "to play beforehand for practice, preface," from prae- "before" (see pre- ) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous ). Purely musical sense first attested in English 1650s. Related: Prelusion . 中文词源
• preload 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random rugby rugby: [19] Legend has it that the game of rugby football was born at Rugby School in Warwickshire in 1823 when, during an ordinary game of football, a boy called William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it. The use of the term rugby for the game is not recorded before 1864, and the public-school slang version ru
• prelate 英文词源 prelate (n.) c. 1200, from Old French prelat (Modern French prélate ) and directly from Medieval Latin prelatus "clergyman of high rank," from Latin praelatus "one preferred," noun use of past participle of praeferre (see prefer ), from prae "before" (see pre- ) + latus "borne, carried" (see oblate (n.)). 中文词源 prelate ：高级神职人员 pre-,在前，早于，-lat,携带，承
• prejudicial 英文词源 prejudicial (adj.) early 15c., "causing prejudice;" 1530s, "full of prejudice," from prejudice (n.) + -al (1), or else from Middle French prejudicial and directly from Medieval Latin prejudicialis "injurious," from Latin praeiudicium . 中文词源 prejudicial ：有偏见的，有害的，不利的 来自prejudice,偏见，成见。引申词义有害的，不利的。 该词的英语词
• prejudiced 英文词源 unprejudiced (adj.) 1610s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of prejudice (v.). 中文词源 prejudiced ：有偏见的，有成见的 来自prejudice,偏见，成见。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prejudiced 词源， prejudiced 含义。
• prejudge 英文词源 prejudge (v.) 1560s, from French préjuger (16c.), equivalent to Latin praejudicare "to judge beforehand;" see pre- + judge (v.). Related: Prejudged ; prejudging ; prejudgment . 中文词源 prejudge ：预先判断，成见 pre-,在前，早于，预先，judge,判断。引申词义偏见，成见。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prejudge 词源， prejudge 含
• pre-install 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random tooth tooth: [OE] Etymologically, a tooth is an ‘eater’. Its ultimate source is the prehistoric Indo- European base * ed - ‘eat’, which also lies behind English eat and edible . From this was formed the noun * dont -, * dent - ‘tooth’, whose descendants include Latin dēns ‘tooth’ (source of English dentist , ind
• prehistory 英文词源 prehistory (n.) 1869, perhaps a back-formation from prehistoric . Related: Prehistorian . 中文词源 prehistory ：史前时期 pre-,在前，早于，预先，history,历史，历史记载。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prehistory 词源， prehistory 含义。
• preheat 英文词源 preheat (v.) also pre-heat , 1878, from pre- + heat (v.). Related: Preheated ; preheating . 中文词源 preheat ：预热 pre-,预先，heat,发热。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preheat 词源， preheat 含义。
• pregnable 英文词源 pregnable (adj.) 1530s, alteration of Middle English preignable , earlier prenable (early 15c.), from Old French prenable "assailable, vulnerable," from stem of prendre "to take, grasp, seize," from Latin prehendere "to take hold of, to seize" (see prehensile ). 中文词源 pregnable ：易受攻击的，弱的，可攻破的 来自古法语prenable,可占领的，可攻破的，来自
• pregger 英文词源 preggers (adj.) 1942, from pregnant (adj.1). 中文词源 pregger ：怀孕的 俚语，缩写自pregnant,怀孕的，-er,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pregger 词源， pregger 含义。
• prefigure 英文词源 prefigure (v.) early 15c., from Late Latin praefigurare "to prefigure," from Latin prae "before" (see pre- ) + figurare "to form, shape," from figura "a shape, form, figure" (see figure (n.)). Related: Prefigured ; prefiguring . 中文词源 prefigure ：预兆 pre-,在前，figure,形成，推测。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prefigure 词源， prefigure 含
• preferment 英文词源 preferment (n.) mid-15c., from prefer + -ment . 中文词源 preferment ：晋升 来自prefer,偏好，-ment,名词后缀。引申词义晋升，升职。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preferment 词源， preferment 含义。
• prefecture 英文词源 prefecture (n.) "administrative district of a prefect," mid-15c., from Middle French préfecture and directly from Latin praefectura , or assembled locally from prefect + -ure . 中文词源 prefecture ：地方行政区域 来自prefect,地方行政长官，-ure,名词后缀。即地方行政长官所管理的区域。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prefecture
• prefatory 英文词源 prefatory (adj.) 1670s, from Latin praefat- , past participle stem of praefari (see preface (n.)) + -ory . 中文词源 prefatory ：前言性的 来自preface,作序，作前言。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prefatory 词源， prefatory 含义。
• preface 英文词源 preface preface: [14] Preface is a misleading sort of word. It has no connection with face . It comes ultimately from Latin praefātiō , a derivative of praefārī ‘say beforehand’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prae - ‘before’ and fārī ‘speak’ (source of English fable , fate , etc). So etymologically, preface is virtually the equivalent of the native
• prefabricate 英文词源 prefabricate (v.) 1919 (implied in prefabricated ), from pre- + fabricate (v.). Related: Prefabricating . 中文词源 prefabricate ：预制 pre-,在前，fabricate,制造。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： prefabricate 词源， prefabricate 含义。
• pre-exist 英文词源 pre-exist (v.) 1590s, from pre- + exist . Related: Pre-existed ; pre-existing . 中文词源 pre-exist ：先于存在 pre-,在前，早于，exist,存在。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pre-exist 词源， pre-exist 含义。
• preen 英文词源 preen preen: [14] Preen is generally taken to be an alteration of prune ‘cut branches’, under the influence of another now obsolete verb preen ‘pierce’, a descendant of the Old English noun prēon ‘pin’ (the notion presumably being of a bird ‘piercing’ its feathers with its beak when cleaning them). = prune preen (v.) "to trim, to dress up," late 14c., perhaps a variat
• pre-emptive 英文词源 pre-emptive (adj.) also preemptive , 1806, "pertaining to preemption;" from pre-emption + -ive . Specifically of an attack on an enemy who is plotting his own attack, 1958, a term from the Cold War. Related: Pre-emptively ; preemptively . 中文词源 pre-emptive ：先发制人的 来自pre-emption,先行购买，-ive,形容词后缀。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• pre-emption 英文词源 pre-emption (n.) also preemption , c. 1600, literally "the right of purchasing before others," from pre- "before" + emption . 中文词源 pre-emption ：优先采购，先行购买 pre-,在前，emption,采购，购买。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pre-emption 词源， pre-emption 含义。
• pre-empt 英文词源 pre-empt (v.) also preempt , 1830, "secure by pre-emtion," back-formation from pre-emption , originally American English. In the broascasting sense, it is attested from 1965, American English, a euphemism for "cancel." Related: pre-empted ; preempted . 中文词源 pre-empt ：防止，避免 来自pre-emption的回构词，引申词义防止，避免。 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• pre-eminent 英文词源 pre-eminent (adj.) also preeminent , mid-15c., from Medieval Latin preeminentem , from Latin praeeminentem (nominative praeeminens ), present participle of praeeminare "to transcend, excel," literally "to project forward, rise above" (see pre-eminence ). Related: Pre-eminently ; preeminently . 中文词源 pre-eminent ：卓越的 pre-,在前，eminent,优秀的。 该词的英语词源
• preemie 英文词源 preemie (n.) "baby born prematurely," 1927, premy , American English shortening of premature + -y (2). Spelling with -ie attested from 1949. 中文词源 preemie ：早产儿 缩写自premature,早熟，-ie,小词后缀。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preemie 词源， preemie 含义。
• pre-eclampsia 英文词源 pre-eclampsia (n.) also preeclampsia , 1903, from pre- + eclampsia . Related: Pre-eclamptic (1896). 中文词源 pre-eclampsia ：先兆子痫 pre-,在前，eclampsia,子痫，词源同lamp. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pre-eclampsia 词源， pre-eclampsia 含义。
• predominate 英文词源 predominate (v.) 1590s, from Medieval Latin predominatus , past participle of predominare (see predominant ). Related: Predominated ; predominating ; predominatingly . 中文词源 predominate ：占优势，主导 pre-,在前，早于，dominate,统治，控制。引申词义占优势，主导。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： predominate 词源， predominate
• predisposition 英文词源 predisposition (n.) 1620s, from pre- + disposition . 中文词源 predisposition ：倾向，癖性 来自predispose,倾向于。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： predisposition 词源， predisposition 含义。
• predispose 英文词源 predispose (v.) 1640s, "to put into a certain frame of mind," perhaps a back-formation from predisposition . Related: Predisposed ; predisposing . 中文词源 predispose ：倾向于 pre-,在前，早于，预先，dispose,安排。引申词义倾向于。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： predispose 词源， predispose 含义。
• predilection 英文词源 predilection (n.) 1742, from French prédilection (16c.), noun of action from Medieval Latin praedilectus , past participle of prediligere "prefer before others," from Latin prae- "before" (see pre- ) + diligere "choose, love" (see diligent ). 中文词源 predilection ：喜爱，偏爱 pre-,在前，di-,分开，-lect,选择，词源同collect.即先选出来的，引申词义喜爱，
• predigest 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random saturate saturate: [16] Latin satur meant ‘full’, and in particular ‘full of food, full up’ (it was a relative of satis ‘enough’, source of English satiate and satisfy ). From it was formed a verb saturāre ‘fill, glut, surfeit’, whose past participle has given English saturate . At first this was used as a synon
• predicative 英文词源 predicative "(Of an adjective or noun) forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old (but not in the old dog ) and house in there is a large house ", Mid 19th century: from Latin praedicativus , from praedicat- 'declared' (in medieval Latin 'predicated'), from the verb praedicare (see predicate ). 中文词源 predicative ：作表语的，谓语的 来自predicate,表
• predicate 英文词源 predicate predicate: see indicate predicate (n.) mid-15c., a term in logic, from Middle French predicat and directly from Medieval Latin predicatum , from Latin praedicatum "that which is said of the subject," noun use of neuter past participle of praedicare "assert, proclaim, declare publicly," from prae- "forth, before" (see pre- ) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak,
• predetermine 英文词源 predetermine (v.) 1620s, originally theological, from pre- + determine or else from Late Latin praedeterminare (Augustine). Related: Predetermined ; predetermining ; predeterminate . 中文词源 predetermine ：预先决定 pre-,在前，determine,决定。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： predetermine 词源， predetermine 含义。
• predestine 英文词源 predestine (v.) late 14c., "to foreordain," from Old French prédestiner (12c.) "predestine, ordain" (of God) and directly from Latin praedestinare "determine beforehand" (see predestination ). Related: Predestined ; predestining ; predestinate . 中文词源 predestine ：命中注定的 pre-,在前，destine,注定，预定，词源同destiny. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• predestination 英文词源 predestination (n.) mid-14c., "the action of God in foreordaining certain of mankind through grace to salvation or eternal life," from Old French predestinacion and directly from Church Latin praedestinationem (nominative praedestinatio ) "a determining beforehand," noun of action from past participle stem of praedestinare "set before as a goal; appoint or determine beforehand," from
• predecease 英文词源 predecease (v.) "to die before," 1590s, from pre- + decease (v.). Related: Predeceased ; predeceasing . 中文词源 predecease ：先于...去世 pre-,在前，早于，decease,离世。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： predecease 词源， predecease 含义。
• predatory 英文词源 predatory predatory: see prey predatory (adj.) 1580s, "involving plundering," from Latin praedatorius "pertaining to plunder," from praedator "plunderer," from praedor "to plunder," from praeda "prey" (see prey (n.)). Of animals, from 1660s. 中文词源 predatory ：捕食的 来自predator,捕食者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： predatory 词源， predat
• predator 英文词源 predator (n.) 1862, from Latin praedator "plunderer," from praedari "to rob" (see predation ). Originally Predatores (Swainson, 1840) used of insects that ate other insects. 中文词源 predator ：捕食者 来自拉丁语praeda,猎物，劫掠，来自prehendere,抓住，抢劫，词源同comprehend,prey.即劫掠者，引申词义捕食者。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• predate 英文词源 predate (v.) "to seek prey," 1974, a back-formation from predator , etc. Related: Predated ; predating . For the word meaning "antedate; pre-exist," see pre-date . 中文词源 predate ：早于 pre-,在前，早于，date,日期。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： predate 词源， predate 含义。
• preconscious 英文词源 preconscious (adj.) 1860, from pre- + conscious (adj.). 中文词源 preconscious ：前意识的 pre-,在前，conscious,意识到，有意识的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preconscious 词源， preconscious 含义。
• precondition 英文词源 precondition (n.) 1825, from pre- + condition (n.). As a verb from 1841. 中文词源 precondition ：先决条件 pre-,在前，condition,情况。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： precondition 词源， precondition 含义。
• preconception 英文词源 preconception (n.) 1620s, from pre- + conception . Related: Preconceptions . 中文词源 preconception ：预想，成见 pre-,在前，早于，预先，conception,概念。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preconception 词源， preconception 含义。
• preconceive 英文词源 preconceive (v.) 1570s, from pre- + conceive . Related: Preconceived ; preconceiving . 中文词源 preconceive ：预先形成 pre-,预先，conceive,形成。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： preconceive 词源， preconceive 含义。
• precognition 英文词源 precognition (n.) "foreknowledge," mid-15c., from Late Latin praecognitionem (nom. praecognitio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praecognoscere "to foreknow," from prae "before" (see pre- ) + cognoscere "to know" (see cognizance ). 中文词源 precognition ：预知，先知 pre-,预先，cognition,认知。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： p
• precocious 英文词源 precocious precocious: [17] Precocious means etymologically ‘pre-cooked’. It was borrowed from Latin praecox , a derivative of the verb praecoquere ‘cook in advance’, which was a compound formed from the prefix prae - ‘before’ and coquere ‘cook’ (a relative of English cook and kitchen ). But coquere was also used metaphorically for ‘ripen’, and so praecox also mean
• precis 英文词源 precis (n.) 1760, from French noun use of Middle French précis "cut short, condensed" (see precise ). As a verb, from 1856. 中文词源 precis ：摘要，大纲 来自中古法语precis,砍短，浓缩，来自pre-,预先，-cis,剪，切，词源同concise,excise.引申词义摘要，大纲。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： precis 词源， precis 含义。
• precipitous 英文词源 precipitous (adj.) 1640s, "rash, headlong," from obsolete French precipiteux (16c.), from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus , from praecipitare (see precipitation ). Related: Precipitously ; precipitousness . 中文词源 precipitous ：陡峭的，仓促的，贸然的 来自precipitate,一头栽下，-ous,形容词后缀。引申词义陡峭的，仓促的，贸然的。 该词的英语词源
• precipitation 英文词源 precipitation (n.) late 15c., "a casting down" (of the evil angels from heaven), also, in alchemy "separation of a solid substance from a solution," from Middle French precipitation (15c.) and directly from Latin praecipitationem (nominative praecipitatio ) "act or fact of falling headlong, haste," noun of action from past participle stem of praecipitare "fall, be hasty," from praecep
• precipitate 英文词源 precipitate (v.) "to hurl or fling down," 1520s, a back formation from precipitation or else from Latin praecipitatus , past participle of praecipitare "to throw or dive headlong," from praeceps "steep, headlong, headfirst" (see precipice ). Meaning "to cause to happen, hurry the beginning of" is recorded from 1620s. Chemical sense is from 1620s; meteorological sense first attested 18
• precipice 英文词源 precipice precipice: [16] The etymological notion underlying precipice is of falling ‘headlong’. It comes via French précipice from Latin praecipitium ‘headlong fall, steep place’. This was derived from praecipitāre ‘throw headlong’ (source of English precipitate [16] and precipitous [17]), a verb based on the adjective praeceps ‘headlong, steep’. This in turn was a
• precinct 英文词源 precinct precinct: [15] The notion underlying precinct is of ‘encirclement’ or ‘enclosure’. It comes from the past participle of Latin praecingere ‘gird about, surround’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prae - ‘before, around’ and cingere ‘encircle with a belt’ (source of English cincture [16]). From the underlying notion come the twin modern meanin