英语词源

• possessive 英文词源 possessive (adj.) mid-15c. (grammatical, also as a noun); 1550s in general use, from Middle French possessif (15c.) "relating to possession, possessive," and directly from Latin possessivus , from possess- , past participle stem of possidere "to possess" (see possess ). Related: Possessively ; possessiveness . 中文词源 possessive ：占有欲强的 来自possess,拥有，所有，占
• possessed 英文词源 possessed (adj.) "controlled by an indwelling demon," 1530s, past participle adjective from possess (v.). 中文词源 possessed ：着魔的，着迷的 来自possess,占据，着魔。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： possessed 词源， possessed 含义。
• posse 英文词源 posse posse: [17] Posse was the Latin verb for ‘be able’. It was a conflation of an earlier expression potis esse ‘be able’; and potis ‘able’ was descended from an Indo-European base * pot that also produced Sanskrit pati - ‘master, husband’ and Lithuanian patis ‘husband’. In medieval Latin posse came to be used as a noun meaning ‘power, force’. It formed the b
• poss 英文词源 opossum opossum: [17] Opossum comes from aposoum , a word in Virginia Algonquian meaning literally ‘white animal’. The shortened form possum is virtually contemporary with it. When referring to the animal, opossum is now the more usual term, but possum holds its own in the expression play possum ‘feign death or sleep’. Dating from the early 19th century, it alludes to the opos
• positron 英文词源 positron (n.) 1933, coined from posi(tive) (elec)tron . 中文词源 positron ：正电子 缩写自positive electron. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： positron 词源， positron 含义。
• positivism 英文词源 positivism (n.) 1847, the philosophy of Auguste Comte (1798-1857), who published "Philosophie positive" in 1830; see positive (adj.) in the "just the facts" sense + -ism . Related: Positivist ; Positivistic . 中文词源 positivism ：实证主义，实证论 来自positive,实证的，-ism,主义，思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： positivism 词源，
• posho 英文词源 posho "(In East Africa) daily rations consisting typically of maize or rice, given to soldiers or in payment for menial work", Kiswahili, literally 'daily rations'. 中文词源 posho ：富人 俚语，来自posh,豪华的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： posho 词源， posho 含义。
• posh 英文词源 posh posh: [20] Although it only appeared as recently as the early 20th century, posh is one of the oldest chestnuts of English etymology. The story got around that it was an acronym for port out , starboard home , an allusion to the fact that wealthy passengers could afford the more expensive cabins on the port side of the ships going out to India, and on the starboard side returning
• poseur 英文词源 poseur (n.) "one who practices affected attitudes," 1866, from French poseur , from verb poser "affect an attitude or pose," from Old French poser "to put, place, set" (see pose (v.1)). The word is English poser in French garb, and thus could itself be considered an affectation. 中文词源 poseur ：装腔作势的人 来自poser的法语形式。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• poser 英文词源 poser (n.) "one who practices an affected attitude," 1881, agent noun from pose (v.1); revived in teen-ager slang by 1983. Meaning "question that puzzles" is from 1793 from pose (v.2); earlier it meant "one who asks testing questions" (1580s). 中文词源 poser ：装腔作势的人 来自pose,摆姿势，装腔作势。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： poser 词源
• posada 英文词源 posada (n.) "inn," 1763, from Spanish posada "home, lodging," from posar "to repose, rest, lodge," from Latin pausare "to cease, lay down" (see pause (n.)). 中文词源 posada ：小旅馆，客栈 来自西班牙语posada,小旅馆，客栈，来自拉丁语pausare,停止，停歇，词源同pause. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： posada 词源， posada 含义。
• Portuguese 英文词源 Portuguese (n.) 1610s, the language, or a resident, of Portugal; 1660s as an adjective, from Portuguese Portuguez (see Portugal + -ese ). The ending was vulgarly mistaken for a plural in English, and false singular Portugee (1830) was formed (compare Chinee from Chinese ). For Portuguese man-of-war , see man-of-war . 中文词源 Portuguese ：葡萄牙人 来自Portugal, 葡萄牙。
• Portugal 英文词源 Portugal late 14c., Portyngale, from Medieval Latin Portus Cale (Roman name of modern Oporto), "the port of Gaya." Alfonso, Count of Portucale, became the first king of Portugal. 中文词源 Portugal ：葡萄牙 来自拉丁语Portus Cale,波尔图港，来自Portus,港口，词源同port,Cale,葡萄牙首都波尔图拉丁名，可能来自希腊语kallis,漂亮的，词源同calli
• portmanteau 英文词源 portmanteau portmanteau: [16] A portmanteau is etymologically something for ‘carrying one’s mantle’ in. The word was borrowed from French portemanteau , a compound formed from porter ‘carry’ and manteau ‘cloak’ (source of English mantle ). This originally denoted a ‘court official whose duty was to carry the king’s cloak’, but it was also applied to the bag in whic
• portly 英文词源 portly portly: see port portly (adj.) early 15c., "stately, dignified," from port (n.3) "bearing, carriage" + -ly (1). Meaning "stout" is first recorded 1590s. 中文词源 portly ：肥胖的，粗壮的 来自拉丁语portare,携带，词源同port,porter.引申词义有重量的，肥胖的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： portly 词源， portly 含义。
• porthole 英文词源 porthole porthole: see port porthole (n.) also port-hole , 1590s, from port (n.2) + hole (n.). 中文词源 porthole ：舷窗 port,左舷，船舷，hole,孔。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： porthole 词源， porthole 含义。
• portentous 英文词源 portentous (adj.) 1540s, from Latin portentosus "monstrous, marvelous, threatening," from portentem "portent" (see portend ). Related: Portentously . 中文词源 portentous ：坏的预兆的 来自portent,恶兆，凶兆，-ous,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： portentous 词源， portentous 含义。
• portent 英文词源 portent (n.) 1560s, from Middle French portente , from Latin portentum "a sign, token, omen; monster, monstrosity," noun use of neuter of portentus , past participle of portendre (see portend ). 中文词源 portent ：预示，预兆，（尤指）恶兆，凶兆 来自portend,预示，预兆，-t,过去分词格。词性由形容词变为名词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• portend 英文词源 portend portend: see tend portend (v.) early 15c., from Latin portendere "foretell, reveal; point out, indicate," originally "to stretch forward," from por- (variant of pro- ; see pro- ) "forth, forward" + tendere "to stretch, extend" (see tenet ). Related: Portended ; portending . 中文词源 portend ：预示，预兆 por-,在前，-tend,延伸，伸展，词源同extend.引申词义
• portcullis 英文词源 portcullis portcullis: [14] A portcullis is etymologically a ‘sliding door’. The word comes from Old French porte coleïce , a term made up of porte ‘door’ (source of English port , as in porthole ) and coleïce ‘sliding’. This was a derivative of the verb couler ‘slide’, which came ultimately from Latin cōlum ‘sieve’ (source of English colander [14]). = colander
• Portakabin 英文词源 Portakabin "A portable building, used as a temporary office, classroom, etc", 1960s: from porta- and an alteration of cabin. 中文词源 Portakabin ：移动房 商标名，来自porta,移动，-kabin,小屋，词源同cabin. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Portakabin 词源， Portakabin 含义。
• Porta-john 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random buff buff: [16] Buff originally meant ‘buffalo’; it was presumably an alteration of the French word buffe ‘buffalo’. That sense had died out by the early 18th century, but since then the word has undergone a bizarre series of semantic changes. First, it came to mean ‘leather’, originally from buffalo hides, but later
• porridge 英文词源 porridge porridge: [16] Porridge is a 16th-century alteration of pottage [13]. This originally denoted a stew of vegetables and sometimes meat, boiled to submission, but it gradually came to be applied to a gruel, of varying consistency, made of cereals, pulses, etc, and it was the sort made from oatmeal that eventually took over the word porridge . Its transformation from pottage too
• porpoise 英文词源 porpoise porpoise: [14] The porpoise is etymologically the ‘pig-fish’. The word comes via Old French porpois from Vulgar Latin * porcopiscis , a compound formed from porcus ‘pig’ (source of English pork ) and piscis ‘fish’ (a relative of English fish ) and based on the model of Latin porcus marīnus ‘sea-pig’. The name may have been suggested by the porpoise’s snout.
• porphyry 英文词源 porphyry (n.) type of ornamental stone, late 14c., porfurie , from Old French porfire , from Italian porfiro and in some cases directly from Latin porphyrites , a purple semi-precious stone quarried near the Red Sea in Egypt, from Greek porphyrites (lithos) "the purple (stone)," from porphyra (n.) "purple, purple dye" (see purple ). Spelling Latinized mid-15c. Now used generally for a
• porphyria 英文词源 porphyria (n.) metabolic disorder, 1923, from porphyrin (1910), the name of the type of chemical which, in imbalance, causes it, from German porphyrin , chemical name, from Greek porphyros "purple" (see purple ) + -in (2). Some of the compounds are purple. 中文词源 porphyria ：紫质症（引发精神症状的皮肤对光过敏的血液病） 来自希腊语porphyros,紫色的，词
• pornography 英文词源 pornography pornography: [19] Pornography denotes etymologically the ‘depiction of prostitutes’; and indeed Webster’s dictionary 1864 defined the word as ‘licentious painting employed to decorate the walls of rooms sacred to bacchanalian orgies, examples of which occur in Pompeii’. Originally in English it was mainly reserved to classical Greek and Roman examples of the genr
• porcupine 英文词源 porcupine porcupine: [14] The porcupine is etymologically a ‘spiny pig’. Its name was coined in Vulgar Latin as * porcospīnus from Latin porcus ‘pig’ (source of English pork ) and spīnus ‘spine’. It came to English via Old French porc espin . It underwent all sorts of traumas ( portpen , porpoynt , porpentine – the form used by Shakespeare: the ghost of Hamlet’s fath
• porcine 英文词源 porcine (adj.) early 15c., "pertaining to swine; swinish," from Old French porcin or directly from Latin porcinus "of a hog," from porcus "hog, pig" (see pork (n.)). 中文词源 porcine ：像猪的 来自拉丁语porcus,猪，词源同pork.-ine,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： porcine 词源， porcine 含义。
• populism 英文词源 populism (n.) 1893; see populist + -ism . Originally in reference to the political theories of the U.S. Populist Party (also People's Party). 中文词源 populism ：民意论，平民政治 popul-,人，民众，-ism,主义，思想。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： populism 词源， populism 含义。
• populate 英文词源 populate (v.) 1610s, from Medieval Latin populatus , past participle of populare "inhabit, to people," from Latin populus "inhabitants, people, nation" (see people (n.)). Related: Populated ; populating . 中文词源 populate ：构成人口，居住，迁移 popul-,人，民众，-ate,使。引申词义居住，迁移等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： popu
• populace 英文词源 populace (n.) 1570s, from Middle French populace (16c.), from Italian popolaccio "riffraff, rabble," from popolo "people" (from Latin populus "people;" see people (n.)) + pejorative suffix -accio . 中文词源 populace ：民众 popul-,人，民众，-ace,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： populace 词源， populace 含义。
• popul- 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random must must: English has three words must . By far the commonest is of course the verb, ‘have to’ [OE], which originated in Old English as the past tense of the now obsolete mūt ‘may, must’. It has relatives in German muss and Dutch moet , but its ultimate origins are not known for certain (there may be some distant link
• poptastic 英文词源 poptastic "Denoting or relating to a very good piece of pop music", 1990s: blend of pop 2 and -tastic, popularized by use in the British TV comedy Harry Enfield's Television Programme (1990–2). 中文词源 poptastic ：呱呱叫的 俚语，来自pop,流行音乐，缩写自popular music,-tastic,缩写自fantastic. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： poptastic 词源
• popsock 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bond bond: English has two distinct words bond , which started life very differently but have gradually grown together. Bond ‘something that binds’ [13] was originally the same word as band (from Old Norse band ), and only gradually diverged from it in pronunciation, spelling, and meaning. The key modern legal and financial
• Popsicle 英文词源 popsicle (n.) 1923, trademark name registered by Frank Epperson of Oakland, Calif., presumably from (lolly)pop + (ic)icle. 中文词源 Popsicle ：冰棍 商标名，来自lollipop icicle. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Popsicle 词源， Popsicle 含义。
• poppycock 英文词源 poppycock (n.) 1865, American English, probably from Dutch dialect pappekak , from Middle Dutch pappe "soft food" (see pap ) + kak "dung," from Latin cacare "to excrete" (see caca ). 中文词源 poppycock ：胡说 美式英语，可能来自荷兰语pappe,流食，软食，词源同pap,kak,粪便，来自拉丁语cacare,排便，词源同cacophony.比喻用法。 该词的英语词源
• poppy 英文词源 poppy poppy: [OE] The Latin word for ‘poppy’ was papāver . A post-classical descendant, * papāvum , was borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic as * papau . This was later altered to * papāg , which became Old English popæg , ancestor of modern English poppy . Italian papavero ‘poppy’ is a reminder of the Latin word. poppy (n.) late Old English popig , popæg , from West G
• poppet 英文词源 poppet poppet: see puppet poppet (n.) "small human figure used in witchcraft and sorcery," c. 1300, early form of puppet (n.). Meaning "small or dainty person" is recorded from late 14c.; later a term of endearment but also in other cases one of contempt. 中文词源 poppet ：木偶，玩偶，宝贝儿 来自puppet拼写变体，原义为木偶，玩偶，后词义与puppet产生分化
• popper 英文词源 Oedipus son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes, Greek, literally "swollen-foot," from oidan "to swell" (from PIE *oid- ; see edema ) + pous (genitive podos ) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). Oedipus complex (1910) coined by Freud. In Latin, figurative references to Oedipus generally referred to solving riddles. Oedipus effect (1957) is Karl Pop
• poppa 英文词源 poppa "Informal term for father", Late 19th century: alteration of papa. 中文词源 poppa ：爸 儿语，来自papa. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： poppa 词源， poppa 含义。
• popover 英文词源 popover (n.) also pop-over , "light cake," 1859, from pop (v.) + over (adv.). 中文词源 popover ：膨松饼 pop,爆炸，砰，over,在上。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： popover 词源， popover 含义。
• poplin 英文词源 poplin poplin: [18] Poplin is etymologically the ‘pope’s cloth’. The word comes via obsolete French papeline from Italian papalina , a noun use of the feminine form of the adjective papalino ‘papal’, and was applied to the cloth on the grounds that it was originally made in Avignon, in southern France, seat of the popes from 1309 to 1377. = pope poplin (n.) type of corded fa
• poplar 英文词源 poplar poplar: [14] The ancestor of poplar was Latin pōpulus ‘poplar’ (not to be confused with populus ‘people’). This passed into Old French as pople , which with the addition of the treename suffix - ier became poplier . Its Anglo- Norman version was popler , from which English got poplar . poplar (n.) mid-14c., from Anglo-French popler , from Old French poplier (13c., Mode
• popish 英文词源 popish (adj.) 1520s, from pope + -ish . 中文词源 popish ：教皇的，天主教的 来自pope,教皇，-ish,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： popish 词源， popish 含义。
• popgun 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random catamaran catamaran: [17] Catamaran is a word borrowed from the Tamil language of the southeast coast of India. It is a compound meaning literally ‘tied wood’, made up of kattu ‘tie’ and maram ‘wood, tree’. It was first recorded in English in William Dampier’s Voyages 1697: ‘The smaller sort of Bark-logs are more
• pop-eyed 英文词源 pop-eyed (adj.) "having bulging eyes," 1820; see pop (v.) + eye (n.). 中文词源 pop-eyed ：双目圆睁的 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pop-eyed 词源， pop-eyed 含义。
• popery 英文词源 popery (n.) 1530s, a hostile coinage of the Reformation, from pope + -ery . 中文词源 popery ：教皇主义（对罗马天主教的贬称） 来自pope,教皇，-ery,抽象名诩后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： popery 词源， popery 含义。
• pope 英文词源 pope pope: [OE] Etymologically, the pope is the ‘daddy’ of the Roman Catholic church. Greek páppas was a nursery word for ‘father’, based no doubt on the first syllable of patér ‘father’ (a relative of English father ). In the form pápas it came to be used by early Christians for ‘bishop’, and its Latin descendant pāpa was applied from the 5th century onwards to th
• popcorn 英文词源 popcorn (n.) 1819, from pop (v.) + corn (n.1). 中文词源 popcorn ：爆玉米花 pop,爆炸，corn,玉米。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： popcorn 词源， popcorn 含义。
• pop 英文词源 pop (n.1) "a hit with an explosive sound," c. 1400, of imitative origin. Meaning "flavored carbonated beverage" is from 1812. A new manufactory of a nectar, between soda-water and ginger-beer, and called pop, because 'pop goes the cork' when it is drawn. [Southey, letter, 1812] Sense of "ice cream on a stick" is from 1923 (see popsicle ). Meaning "the (brief) time of a 'pop'" is from
• pootle 英文词源 pootle "Move or travel in a leisurely manner", 1970s: blend of the verbs poodle and tootle. 中文词源 pootle ：缓慢的走 来自poodle和tootle的合成词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pootle 词源， pootle 含义。
• poorness 英文词源 poorness (n.) late 13c., from poor (adj.) + -ness . 中文词源 poorness ：贫乏 poor,贫穷，贫乏，-ness,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： poorness 词源， poorness 含义。
• pooped 英文词源 pooped (adj.) "tired," 1931, of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of heavy breathing from exhaustion (compare poop (n.2)). But poop , poop out were used in 1920s in aviation, of an engine, "to die." Also there is a verb poop , of ships, "to be overwhelmed by a wave from behind," often with catastrophic consequences (see poop (n.1)); hence in figurative nautical use, "to b
• poop 英文词源 poop (n.1) "stern deck of a ship," c. 1400, from Middle French poupe "stern of a ship" (14c.), from Old Provençal or Italian poppa , from Latin puppis "poop, stern," of uncertain origin. Poop deck attested by 1779. poop (n.2) "excrement," 1744, a children's euphemism, probably of imitative origin. The verb in this sense is from 1903. The same word in the sense "to break wind softly"
• poolroom 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random embrace embrace: [14] To embrace someone is literally to ‘put your arms round’ them. It comes via Old French from Vulgar Latin * imbracchiāre , a compound verb formed from the prefix in - ‘in’ and Latin bracchium ‘arm’ (ultimate source of English brace , bracelet , and bra , and of French bras ‘arm’). The transf
• pool 英文词源 pool pool: Pool of water [OE] and pool ‘collective amount’ [17] are distinct words in English. The former comes from a prehistoric West Germanic * pōl -, source also of German pfuhl and Dutch poel . The latter was borrowed from French poule ‘hen’, a descendant of Latin pullus ‘young chicken’ (source also of English pony , poultry , and pullet ). There was a French game ca
• pooh 英文词源 pooh 1590s, "a 'vocal gesture' expressing the action of puffing anything away" [OED], first attested in Hamlet Act I, Scene III, where Polonius addresses Ophelia with, "Affection! pooh! you speak like a green girl, / Unsifted in such perilous circumstance. / Do you believe his tenders, as you call them?" But the "vocal gesture" is perhaps ancient. 中文词源 pooh ：呸 拟声词，发
• poof 英文词源 poof (n.2) "effeminate man, male homosexual," c. 1850, perhaps a corruption of puff . The Australian extended form poofter is attested from 1910. poof (n.1) sound of a puff of breath or air, 1824, imitative. 中文词源 poof ：嗖，噗，男同性恋 拟声词，模仿嗖或噗的声音，引申词义打粉，粉扑，男同性恋。比较puff. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• poodle 英文词源 poodle poodle: [19] The ancestor of the modern poodle was a water-dog, used probably in the hunting of water-fowl – very different from the effete toy variety of today. Its name reflects its aquatic origins: in German it is pudelhund , the first element (a relative of English puddle ) being from Low German pudeln ‘splash about in water’. This was shortened to simply pudel , the
• pooch 英文词源 pooch (n.) "dog," 1924, American English, of unknown origin. 中文词源 pooch ：狗 俚语，词源不详。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pooch 词源， pooch 含义。
• poo 英文词源 poo (n.) also pooh , baby-talk for "excrement," 1950s (see poop (n.2)). 中文词源 poo ：拉屎 儿语，缩写自poop. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： poo 词源， poo 含义。
• Ponzi scheme 英文词源 Ponzi scheme investment scam by which early investors are paid off from the contributions of later ones, 1957, in reference to Charles Ponzi (1882-1949), who perpetrated such a scam in U.S., 1919-20. 中文词源 Ponzi scheme ：庞氏骗局，非法集资 来自该金融骗局的首创者美国金融骗子Charles Ponzi,其于1919-20年实施了这一骗局。 该词的英语词源请访
• pony 英文词源 pony pony: [18] Latin pullus denoted a ‘young animal’, particularly a ‘young horse’ or ‘young chicken’ (it is related to English foal , and has given English pool ‘collective amount’, poultry , and pullet ). From it was derived in post-classical times pullāmen , which passed into Old French as poulain ‘foal’. This had a diminutive form poulenet , and it is thought
• pontoon 英文词源 pontoon pontoon: English has two words pontoon . The earlier, ‘floating structure’ [17], comes via French ponton from Latin pontō ‘bridge made of boats’, a derivative of pōns ‘bridge’. ( Pontō , presumably the same word, was also used for a sort of Gaulish boat, and in that sense is the source of English punt .) Pontoon the card game [20] is an alteration of French ving
• pontificate 英文词源 pontificate (v.) 1818, "to act as a pontiff," from Medieval Latin pontificatus , past participle of pontificare "to be a pontifex," from Latin pontifex (see pontiff ). Meaning "to assume pompous and dignified airs, issue dogmatic decrees" is from 1825. Meaning "to say (something) in a pontifical way" is from 1922. Related: Pontificated ; pontificating . pontificate (n.) 1580s, from La
• pontifical 英文词源 pontifical (adj.) early 15c., from Middle French pontifical and directly from Latin pontificalis "of or pertaining to the high priest," from pontifex (see pontifex ). Hence pontificalia "trappings of a bishop." 中文词源 pontifical ：教皇的，宗座的 来自拉丁语pontifex,主祭司，教皇，词源同pontiff. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pontifica
• pons 英文词源 pons (n.) "bridge," in various Latin expressions, from Latin pons "bridge, connecting gallery, walkway," earlier probably "way, passage," from PIE *pent- "to go, tread" (see find (v.)). Especially pons asinorum "bridge of asses," nickname for the fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid, which beginners and slow wits find difficulty in "getting over": if two sides of a triangle a
• pong 英文词源 pong (n.) by late 1960s as an abbreviation of ping-pong . The electronic arcade game (with capital P- ) was released 1972. 中文词源 pong ：恶臭 词源不详，可能来自拟声词，模仿闻到恶臭擤鼻子的声音，或来自吉普赛语pan,发臭。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pong 词源， pong 含义。
• pone 英文词源 pone (n.) 1630s, "American Indian bread," earlier appone, ponap (1610s), from Powhatan (Algonquian) apan "something baked," from apen "she bakes." Later used in Southern U.S. for any type of cornbread. 中文词源 pone ：玉米饼 一种北美印第安人食物。来自北美土著语apen,烘烤。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pone 词源， pone 含义。
• ponderous 英文词源 ponderous (adj.) c. 1400, "thick;" early 15c., "heavy, weighty, clumsy," from Latin ponderosus "of great weight; full of meaning," from pondus (genitive ponderis ) "weight" (see pound (n.1)). Meaning "tedious" is first recorded 1704. Related: Ponderously ; ponderousness . 中文词源 ponderous ：缓慢的，笨重的 来自拉丁语pondus的所有格形式ponderis,重量，重物，来
• ponder 英文词源 ponder ponder: [14] To ponder something is etymologically to ‘weigh’ it up. The word comes via Old French ponderer from Latin ponderāre ‘weigh’, hence ‘consider’ (source also of English preponderate [17]). This was derived from pondus ‘weight’ (source of English ponderous [14]), a relative of pendere ‘weigh’ (source of English compendium [16], compensate [17], dis
• pond 英文词源 pond pond: [13] Pond is historically the same word as pound ‘enclosure’. The differentiation between the two was established early on, although pound continued to be used for ‘pond’ in Scotland and in some English dialects until quite recently. The common denominator is that ponds were originally specifically used for keeping fish in. The reason for the phonetic change from po
• poncho 英文词源 poncho (n.) type of blanket-like South American cloak, 1717, from American Spanish poncho , from Araucanian (Chile) pontho "woolen fabric," perhaps influenced by Spanish poncho (adj.), variant of pocho "discolored, faded." 中文词源 poncho ：斗篷，披风 来自南美土著语pontho,羊毛织物，羊毛披风。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： poncho 词源
• poncey 英文词源 ponce (n.) slang term, chiefly British, 1872, originally "a pimp, a man supported by women" ( pouncey in same sense is attested from 1861), of unknown origin, perhaps from French pensionnaire "boarder, lodger, person living without working." Meaning "male homosexual" first attested 1932 in Auden [OED]. Also as a verb. Related: Poncey . 中文词源 poncey ：虚夸的 来自ponce,皮条
• ponce 英文词源 ponce (n.) slang term, chiefly British, 1872, originally "a pimp, a man supported by women" ( pouncey in same sense is attested from 1861), of unknown origin, perhaps from French pensionnaire "boarder, lodger, person living without working." Meaning "male homosexual" first attested 1932 in Auden [OED]. Also as a verb. Related: Poncey . 中文词源 ponce ：皮条客，娘娘腔 俚语，
• pompous 英文词源 pompous (adj.) late 14c., "characterized by exaggerated self-importance," from Old French pompos (14c., Modern French pompeux ) and directly from Late Latin pomposus "stately, pompous," from Latin pompa "pomp" (see pomp ). More literal (but less common) meaning "characterized by pomp" is attested from early 15c. Related: Pompously . 中文词源 pompous ：虚化的，言辞浮夸的 来
• pomposity 英文词源 pomposity (n.) early 15c., "pomp, solemnity," from Medieval Latin pompositas , from Late Latin pomposus "stately, pompous" (see pompous ). The sense of "ostentatious display" is from 1610s; earlier in French pomposité . 中文词源 pomposity ：浮华，浮夸 来自pompous,浮化的，浮夸的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pomposity 词源， pomposity 含
• pompom 英文词源 pompom (n.) "ornamental round tuft" (originally on a hat, etc.), 1748, alteration of pompon "ornamental tuft; tuft-like flower head," from French pompon (1725), of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old French pompe "pomp." 中文词源 pompom ：绒球，丝球 来自法语pompon,绒球，丝球，词源不详，可能来自古法语pompe,盛况，盛典，壮观的仪式，词源同
• pom-pom 英文词源 pom-pom (n.) "Maxim automatic gun," 1899, of imitative origin, soldiers' slang from the Boer War. For the ornamental tuft, see pompom . 中文词源 pom-pom ：机关枪 拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pom-pom 词源， pom-pom 含义。
• pomp 英文词源 pomp pomp: [14] Greek pompé meant literally ‘sending’ (it was derived from the verb pémpein ‘send’). But it came to be used metaphorically for a ‘solemn procession or parade’ (as being something that was ‘sent out’ on its way), and hence for the concomitant ‘display’ or ‘ostentation’, and passed with these senses into Latin as pompa . They survived into Engli
• pommy 英文词源 Pommy "British", Early 20th century: apparently a shortening of pomegranate , rhyming slang for 'immigrant'. 中文词源 pommy ：英国佬 澳大利亚俚语，缩写自pomegranate,石榴。据说因英国移民不适应澳大利亚气候，脸被晒得如红石榴而得名。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pommy 词源， pommy 含义。
• Pomona 英文词源 Pomona (n.) Roman goddess of fruit, from Latin pomum "apple; fruit," of uncertain origin. "Possibly from *po-emo- 'taken off, picked'; *po-omo- or *pe-omo- are also conceivable" [de Vaan]. Or perhaps borrowed from a lost Mediterranean language. 中文词源 Pomona ：果树女神，水果之神 来自拉丁语pomum,苹果，水果。-a,表阴性。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• pommel horse 英文词源 pommel (n.) mid-13c., "ornamental knob;" c. 1300, "knob at the end of a sword hilt," from Old French pomel (12c., Modern French pommeau ), "rounded knob," diminutive of pom "hilt of a sword," from Late Latin pomellum , diminutive of Latin pomum "apple" (see Pomona ), the connecting notion being "roundness." Sense of "front peak of a saddle" first recorded mid-15c. In Middle English po
• pommel 英文词源 pommel (n.) mid-13c., "ornamental knob;" c. 1300, "knob at the end of a sword hilt," from Old French pomel (12c., Modern French pommeau ), "rounded knob," diminutive of pom "hilt of a sword," from Late Latin pomellum , diminutive of Latin pomum "apple" (see Pomona ), the connecting notion being "roundness." Sense of "front peak of a saddle" first recorded mid-15c. In Middle English po
• pomelo 英文词源 pomelo (n.) 1858, of uncertain origin; apparently related to Latin pomum "fruit; apple" (see Pomona ). 中文词源 pomelo ：柚子 词源不确定，可能来自拉丁语pomum,苹果，水果，词源同pome. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pomelo 词源， pomelo 含义。
• pome 英文词源 pome (n.) late 14c., of types of apples or apple-shaped objects, from Old French pome "apple" (12c., Modern French pomme ), from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *poma "apple," originally plural of Latin pomus "fruit," later "apple" (see Pomona ). 中文词源 pome ：苹果，苹果梨 来自古法语pome,苹果，来自拉丁语pomum,苹果，水果，词源同pomegranate. 该词的英语词
• pomander 英文词源 pomander "A ball or perforated container of aromatic substances, placed in a cupboard or room to perfume the air or (formerly) carried as a supposed protection against infection", Late 15th century: from Old French pome d'embre , from medieval Latin pomum de ambra 'apple of ambergris'. 中文词源 pomander ：香盒 来自古法语pome d’embre,含龙涎香味的苹果，来自pome,苹
• pomade 英文词源 pomade (n.) 1560s, from Middle French pommade "an ointment" (16c.), from Italian pomata , from pomo "apple," from Latin pomum "fruit; apple" (see Pomona ). So called because the original ointment recipe contained mashed apples. 中文词源 pomade ：发油 来自pome,苹果，-ade,汁，酱，词源同lemonade.因这种发油原材料含有苹果而得名。 该词的英语词源请访
• pomaceous 英文词源 pomaceous (adj.) 1706, from Vulgar Latin *poma "apple," originally plural of Latin pomus "fruit," later "apple" (see Pomona ) + -aceous . 中文词源 pomaceous ：苹果的 来自pome,苹果，-aceous,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pomaceous 词源， pomaceous 含义。