英语词源

• Volkswagen 英文词源 beetle (n.1) type of insect, Old English bitela "beetle," literally "little biter," from bitel "biting," related to bitan "to bite" (see bite ). As a nickname for the original Volkswagen car, 1946, translating German Käfer . VW (n.) 1958, short for Volkswagen , which is German for "people's car" (see folk (n.) + wagon ). kombi "A minibus, especially one used to transport passengers c
• Vermont 英文词源 Vermont U.S. state, 1777, based on French words for "Green Mountain," but perhaps was formed by one with limited knowledge of French, where the correct form would be Mont Vert (as in the village of Pont-de-Montvert ). Related: Vermonter . 中文词源 Vermont ：维蒙特州 Vermont，又译福蒙特州或佛蒙特州。Ver在法语的意思是“绿的”。Mont是“山”。合起来
• virtuous 英文词源 virtuous (adj.) c. 1300, "characterized by vigor or strength; having qualities befitting a knight; valiant, hardy, courageous;" from Old French vertuos "righteous; potent; of good quality; mighty, valiant, brave" (12c.), from Late Latin virtuosus "good, virtuous," from Latin virtus (see virtue ). From mid-14c. in English as "having beneficial or efficacious properties;" late 14c. (of
• virtually 英文词源 virtually (adv.) early 15c., "as far as essential qualities or facts are concerned;" from virtual + -ly (2). Sense of "in effect, as good as" is recorded from c. 1600. 中文词源 virtually ：实际上，事实上 词根词缀： virt勇气,力量,能力,技能,优点 + -ual形容词词尾 + -ly副词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： virtually 词源， v
• venery 英文词源 venery (n.1) "pursuit of sexual pleasure," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin veneria "sexual intercourse," from Latin venus (genitive veneris ) "sexual love, sexual desire" (see Venus ). In earlier use it may have been felt as a play on now obsolete homonym venery (n.2) "practice or sport of hunting, the chase." Related: Venereous . venery (n.2) "hunting, the sports of the chase," early 1
• vineyard 英文词源 vineyard (n.) c. 1300, replacing Old English wingeard , from vine + yard (n.1). Compare German weingarten . 中文词源 vineyard ：葡萄园 来自 vine + yard，其中vine表示“葡萄树”与wine（葡萄酒）同源，参见wine. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vineyard 词源， vineyard 含义。
• vigour 英文词源 vigour vigour: [14] Latin vigēre meant ‘be lively, flourish’ (it came from the Indo-European base * wog -, * weg - ‘be lively or active’, which also produced English vigil , wake and watch ). From it was derived the noun vigor ‘liveliness’, which passed into English via Old French vigour . From the same source come vigorous [14] and invigorate [17]. = invigorate , vigil v
• volant 英文词源 volant (adj.) "flying," c. 1500, from Middle French volant "able to fly," from Latin volantem (nominative volans ), present participle of volare "to fly," of unknown origin. French voler , literally "to fly," in 16c. acquired a sense of "to steal," via the transitive meaning "to make fly." 中文词源 volant ：会飞的；迅速的 关键在记住词根-vol-“飞”，建议用熟词
• voter 英文词源 voter (n.) 1570s, agent noun from vote (v.). 中文词源 voter ：投票人，选举人 词根词缀： -vot-发誓,渴望 + -er名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： voter 词源， voter 含义。
• Volvo 英文词源 volvox (n.) genus of fresh-water algae, 1798, from Latin volvere "to roll," from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve," with derivatives referring to curved, enclosing objects (cognates: Sanskrit valate "turns round," ulvam "womb, vulva;" Lithuanian valtis "twine, net," vilnis "wave," apvalus "round;" Old Church Slavonic valiti "roll, welter," vlŭna "wave;" Greek eluo "wind, wrap," h
• volution 英文词源 volution "A rolling or revolving motion", Late 15th century; from late Latin volutio(n- ), from Latin volut- 'rolled', from the verb volvere . 中文词源 volution ：涡旋 词根词缀： -volut-卷动 + -ion名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： volution 词源， volution 含义。
• volute 英文词源 volute (n.) 1690s, "spiral ornament on an Ionic capital," from French volute (16c.), from Italian voluta , from Latin voluta "a spiral scroll," noun use of fem. past participle of volvere "to turn around, roll" (see volvox ). Extended 1756 to any spiral thing or part. As a type of spiral seashell, it is attested from 1753. 中文词源 volute ：涡形，涡形花样，涡螺 词根词缀
• volunteer 英文词源 volunteer volunteer: [17] Volunteer comes via French volontaire from Latin voluntārius , a noun use of the adjective which gave English voluntary [14]. This was derived from the noun voluntās ‘will, free will’, which itself was based on volō ‘I will’ (source also of English volition ). = volition volunteer (n.) c. 1600, "one who offers himself for military service," from Mi
• voluminous 英文词源 voluminous (adj.) 1610s, "forming a large mass," also "full of turnings and windings," from Late Latin voluminosus , from Latin volumen (genitive voluminis ) "volume" (see volume ). Related: Voluminously ; voluminousness . 中文词源 voluminous ：卷数多的，著书多的，容积大的 词根词缀： volu(-volv-)卷动 + min + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣
• volitional 英文词源 volition (n.) 1610s, from French volition (16c.), from Medieval Latin volitionem (nominative volitio ) "will, volition," noun of action from Latin stem (as in volo "I wish") of velle "to wish," from PIE root *wel- (2) "to wish, will" (see will (v.)). Related: Volitional . 中文词源 volitional ：意志的 词根词缀： -vol-意愿 + -ition名词词尾 + -al形容词词尾 该词的
• voidance 英文词源 voidance "The action of voiding or the state of being voided", Late Middle English: from Old French, from the verb voider (see void ). 中文词源 voidance ：排泄；撤出；取消 词根词缀： -void-空 + -ance名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： voidance 词源， voidance 含义。
• voidable 英文词源 voidable (adj.) late 15c., from void (v.) + -able . 中文词源 voidable ：可使无效的，得撤销的 词根词缀： -void-空 + -able形容词词尾,被动意义 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： voidable 词源， voidable 含义。
• vocational 英文词源 vocational (adj.) 1650s, from vocation + -al (1). Related: Vocationally . 中文词源 vocational ：职业的；行业的，业务的 词根词缀： -voc-声音,叫喊 + -ation名词词尾 + -al形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vocational 词源， vocational 含义。
• vocal 英文词源 vocal (adj.) late 14c., "spoken, oral," from Old French vocal (13c.), from Latin vocalis "sounding, sonorous, speaking," as a noun, "a vowel," from vox (genitive vocis ) "voice" (see voice (n.)). In reference to music (as opposed to instrumental ), first recorded 1580s; meaning "outspoken" first attested 1871. Vocal cords is from 1872; see cord . 中文词源 vocal ：声音的，歌唱
• vocable 英文词源 vocable "A word, especially with reference to form rather than meaning", Late Middle English (denoting a name): from French, or from Latin vocabulum , from vocare 'call'. 中文词源 vocable ：词，语 词根词缀： -voc-声音,叫喊 + -able 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vocable 词源， vocable 含义。
• vitalize 英文词源 vitalize (v.) 1670s, "to give life to," from vital + -ize . Figurative sense by 1805. Related: Vitalized ; vitalizing . 中文词源 vitalize ：赋予生命力，使有生气 词根词缀： -vit-活 + -al形容词词尾 + -ize 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vitalize 词源， vitalize 含义。
• vitality 英文词源 vitality (n.) 1590s, from Latin vitalitatem (nominative vitalitas ) "vital force, life," from vitalis "pertaining to life" (see vital ). 中文词源 vitality ：活力，生命力，生动性 词根词缀： -vit-活 + -al形容词词尾 + -ity 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vitality 词源， vitality 含义。
• visualize 英文词源 visualize (v.) 1817, first attested in, and perhaps coined by, Coleridge ("Biographia Literaria"); see visual + -ize . Related: Visualized ; visualizing . 中文词源 visualize ：形象，形象化，想象 词根词缀： -vis-看见 + -ual形容词词尾 + -ize动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： visualize 词源， visualize 含义。
• visualise 英文词源 visualise (v.) chiefly British English spelling of visualize . For suffix, see -ize . Related: Visualised ; visualising ; visualisation . 中文词源 visualise ： 想像；设想；使形象化 词根词缀： -vis-看见 + -ual形容词词尾 + -ise动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： visualise 词源， visualise 含义。
• visionary 英文词源 visionary (adj.) "able to see visions," 1650s (earlier "perceived in a vision," 1640s), from vision + -ary . Meaning "impractical" is attested from 1727. The noun is attested from 1702, from the adjective; originally "one who indulges in impractical fantasies." 中文词源 visionary ：幻影的，幻想的 词根词缀： -vis-看见 + -ion名词词尾 + -ary形容词词尾 该词的英
• visibility 英文词源 visibility (n.) c. 1400, "condition of being visible," from Late Latin visibilitatem (nominative visibilitas ) "condition of being seen; conspicuousness," from visibilis (see visible ). Meaning "range of vision under given conditions" is from 1914. Sense of "prominence, fame, public attention" is recorded from 1958. 中文词源 visibility ：可见性，明显性；可见度，能见度
• Virginia 英文词源 Virginia British colony in North America, name appears on a map in 1587, named for Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen. The fem. proper name is from Latin Virginia , fem. of Virginius , earlier Verginius , probably related to Vergilius (see Virgilian ). Related: Virginian . 中文词源 Virginia ：弗吉尼亚 词根词缀： virgin处女 + -ia名词词尾 → 处女地 该词的英语词源
• violation 英文词源 violation (n.) c. 1400, from Old French violacion and directly from Latin violationem (nominative violatio ) "an injury, irreverence, profanation," from past participle stem of violare "to treat with violence, outrage, dishonor," perhaps an irregular derivative of vis "strength, force, power, energy," from PIE root *weie- "to go after, pursue with vigor or desire," with noun derivativ
• vigorous 英文词源 vigorous (adj.) c. 1300 (early 13c. as a surname), from Anglo-French vigrus , Old French vigoros "strong, robust, powerful" (12c., Modern French vigoreux ), from Medieval Latin vigorosus , from Latin vigere "be lively, flourish, thrive" (see vigor ). Related: Vigorously . 中文词源 vigorous ：精力旺盛的；强健的 词根词缀： -vig-活力 + -or状况 + -ous形容词词尾
• victorious 英文词源 victorious (adj.) late 14c., from Anglo-French victorious and directly from Late Latin victoriosus "having many victories," from victoria "victory" (see victory ). Related: Victoriously ; victoriousness . 中文词源 victorious ：胜利的，凯旋的，战胜的  词根词缀： -vict-征服,战胜 + -or名词词尾,人 + -i- + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• vesture 英文词源 vesture (n.) late 14c., "garments, clothes worn by a person at one time," from Anglo-French and Old French vesture , vesteure "dress, clothes, clothing," from Vulgar Latin *vestitura "vestments, clothing," from Latin vestivus , past participle of vestire "to clothe" (see wear (v.)). 中文词源 vesture ： 衣服；覆盖物； 地面生长物(树林除外) 词根词缀： -vest-衣服
• vestee 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random injury injury: [14] Etymologically, an injury is something ‘unjust’. It comes via Anglo-Norman injurie from Latin injūria , a noun use of injūrius ‘unjust’, which was a compound adjective based on jūs ‘right’ (source of English just ). Its original meaning in English was ‘wrongful action’, and it was only grad
• versatility 英文词源 versatility (n.) 1755, "fickleness," from versatile + -ity . As "ability to do many things well" from 1798. 中文词源 versatility ：多功能性 词根词缀： -vers-转 + -atile形容词词尾(e略) + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： versatility 词源， versatility 含义。
• verity 英文词源 verity (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-French and Old French verite "truth, sincerity, loyalty" (12c.), from Latin veritatem (nominative veritas ) "truth, truthfulness," from verus "true" (see very ). Modern French vérité , literally "truth," was borrowed into English 1966 as a term for naturalism or realism in film, etc. 中文词源 verity ：真实(性)，真理 词根词缀： -ver-真
• verisimilar 英文词源 verisimilitude (n.) "appearance of truth or reality, likelihood," c. 1600, from French verisimilitude (1540s), from Latin verisimilitudo "likeness to truth," from veri , genitive of verum , neuter of verus "true" (see very ) + similis "like, similar" (see similar ). Related: Verisimilar . 中文词源 verisimilar ：好像真实的  词根词缀： -ver-真实 + -i- + -simil-相似 +
• venturous 英文词源 venturous (adj.) "daring, bold, hardy," 1560s, shortened form of adventurous , influenced by venture . 中文词源 venturous ：好冒险的，大胆的 词根词缀： -vent-来 + -ure名词词尾(e略) + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： venturous 词源， venturous 含义。
• venturesome 英文词源 venturesome (adj.) 1660s, from venture + -some (1). 中文词源 venturesome ：好冒险的，大胆的，投机的 词根词缀： -vent-来 + -ure名词词尾 + -some易于…的 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： venturesome 词源， venturesome 含义。
• ventilator 英文词源 ventilator (n.) 1743, agent noun from ventilate . Latin ventilator meant "a winnower." 中文词源 ventilator ：通风机，换气扇，通风设备；通风口，气孔 词根词缀： -vent-风 + -ile易于...的(e略) + -ator名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： ventilator 词源， ventilator 含义。
• ventilation 英文词源 ventilation (n.) "process of replacing foul air in an enclosed place with fresh, pure air," 1660s, from Latin ventilationem (nominative ventilatio ) "an exposing to the air," noun of action from past participle stem of ventilare (see ventilate ). 中文词源 ventilation ：通风；通风装置   词根词缀： -vent-风 + -ile易于...的(e略) + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词
• venthole 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random invert invert: see verse 中文词源 venthole ：通气孔，出烟孔，出汽口，出口 词根词缀： -vent-风 + hole洞,孔 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： venthole 词源， venthole 含义。
• ventage 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random assassin assassin: [17] Etymologically, an assassin is an ‘eater or smoker of hashish’, the drug cannabis. In the Middle Ages, in the area of the Middle East and modern Iran, there was a sect of fanatical Ismaili Muslims, founded in the late 11th century by Hassan ibn Sabbah. Its members killed the sect’s opponents under t
• vengeful 英文词源 vengeful (adj.) 1580s, from obsolete venge (v.) "take revenge" + -ful . Related: Vengefully ; vengefulness . 中文词源 vengeful ：报仇心重的；报复性的；利于报复的      词根词缀： -venge-报复 + -ful形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vengeful 词源， vengeful 含义。
• venerate 英文词源 venerate (v.) 1620s, back-formation from veneration , or else from Latin veneratus , past participle of venerari "to reverence, worship." Related: Venerated ; venerating . 中文词源 venerate ：敬仰，崇拜   来源于拉丁语venus(爱,魅力)。 同源词：Venus 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： venerate 词源， venerate 含义。
• varied 英文词源 varied (adj.) "changed," early 15c., past participle adjective from vary (v.). From 1580s as "differing from one another;" as "characterized by variety," from 1732. 中文词源 varied ：改变了的；各种各样的 词根词缀： -vari-变化 + -ed 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： varied 词源， varied 含义。
• variation 英文词源 variation (n.) late 14c., "difference, divergence," from Old French variacion "variety, diversity" and directly from Latin variationem (nominative variatio ) "a difference, variation, change," from past participle stem of variare "to change" (see vary ). The musical sense is attested from 1801. Related: Variational . 中文词源 variation ：变化，变动；变种，变异 词根词缀
• vaporous 英文词源 vaporous (adj.) late 14c., from Late Latin vaporosus "full of steam," from Latin vaporus , from vapor (see vapor ). 中文词源 vaporous ：蒸汽状的，雾装的 词根词缀： vapor蒸汽 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vaporous 词源， vaporous 含义。
• valuation 英文词源 valuation (n.) 1520s, from Middle French valuation , noun of action from valuer , from Old French valoir (see value (n.)). 中文词源 valuation ：估价，评价  词根词缀： -val-价值 + -u- + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： valuation 词源， valuation 含义。
• valuate 英文词源 evaluate (v.) 1831, back-formation from evaluation , or else from French évaluer , back-formation from évaluation . Originally in mathematics. Related: Evaluated ; evaluating . re-evaluate (v.) also reevaluate , 1903, from re- + evaluate . Related: Reevaluated ; reevaluating . revaluate (v.) 1949, back-formation from revaluation . 中文词源 valuate ：对…作估价，对…作评
• valorous 英文词源 valorous (adj.) late 15c., from Middle French valeureux , from valeur (see valor ). Related: Valorously ; valorousness . 中文词源 valorous ：勇敢的，勇武的，无畏的 词根词缀： -val-强壮 + -or名词词尾,状况,行为 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： valorous 词源， valorous 含义。
• validity 英文词源 validity (n.) 1540s, from Middle French validité or directly from Late Latin validitatem (nominative validitas ) "strength," from Latin validus (see valid ). 中文词源 validity ：有效性，合法性，正确性 词根词缀： -val-强壮,价值 + -id形容词词尾 + -ity名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： validity 词源， validity 含义。
• validation 英文词源 validation (n.) "act of giving validity," 1650s, noun of action from validate . 中文词源 validation ：生效，确认 词根词缀： -val-强壮,价值 + -id形容词词尾 + -ation名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： validation 词源， validation 含义。
• validate 英文词源 validate (v.) 1640s, from Medieval Latin validatus , past participle of validare "to make valid," from validus (see valid ). Related: Validated ; validating . 中文词源 validate ：[律]使有效，使生效，确认，证实，验证 词根词缀： -val-强壮,价值 + -id形容词词尾 + -ate动词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： validate 词源，
• vagrancy 英文词源 vagrancy (n.) "life of idle begging," 1706, from vagrant + -cy . Earlier in a figurative sense, "mental wandering" (1640s). By late 18c. used in law as a catch-all for miscellaneous petty offenses against public order. 中文词源 vagrancy ：(说话的，思想的)游移不定，漂泊，流浪，离题  词根词缀： vagr(-vag-)漫游 + -ancy名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访
• vagary 英文词源 vagary (n.) 1570s, "a wandering, a roaming journey," from Italian vagare or directly from Latin vagari "to wander, stroll about, roam, be unsettled, spread abroad," from vagus "roving, wandering" (see vague ). The infinitive appears to have been adopted in English as a noun and conformed to nouns in -ary , "but this can hardly be explained except as an orig. university use" [Century D
• vagarious 英文词源 vagarious "Erratic and unpredictable in behaviour or direction", Late 18th century (in the sense 'changing, inconstant'): from vagary + -ous. 中文词源 vagarious ：异想天开的，越出常规的，奇特的 词根词缀： -vag-漫游 + -ary名词词尾(y→i) + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vagarious 词源， vagarious 含义。
• vacuumize 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random lukewarm lukewarm: [14] Lukewarm is a compound adjective based on the now obsolete Middle English luke ‘tepid’. It is not altogether clear where this came from, but it is generally assumed to be a derivative of the also now obsolete lew ‘(fairly) warm’, with perhaps a diminutive suffix. Lew goes back to an Old English hlē
• vacuous 英文词源 vacuous (adj.) 1640s, "empty" (implied in vacuousness ), from Latin vacuus "empty, void, free" (see vacuum (n.)). Figurative sense of "empty of ideas, without intelligent expression" is from 1848. Related: Vacuously . 中文词源 vacuous ：空的；空洞的；空虚的 词根词缀： -vacu-空 + -ous形容词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vacuous 词源
• vacuometer 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random cue cue: Cue has several meanings in English, and it is not clear whether they can all be considered to be the same word. In the case of ‘pigtail’ and ‘billiard stick’, both of which appeared in the 18th century, cue is clearly just a variant spelling of queue , but although cue ‘actor’s prompt’ [16] has been refer
• vacationist 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ideology ideology: see idea 中文词源 vacationist ：度假者，休假者 词根词缀： -vac-空 + -ation名词词尾 + -ist名词词尾,人 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vacationist 词源， vacationist 含义。
• vacancy 英文词源 vacancy (n.) 1570s, "a vacating;" c. 1600, "state of being vacant," from Late Latin vacantia , from Latin vacans "empty, unoccupied," present participle of vacare "be empty" (see vain ). From 1690s as "a vacant office or post;" meaning "available room at a hotel" is recorded from 1953. Related: Vacance (1530s); vacancies . 中文词源 vacancy ：空；空白；空处；空虚 词根词
• Vulcan 英文词源 Vulcan (n.) god of fire and metal-work in Roman mythology, 1510s, from Latin Vulcanus , Volcanus , according to Klein a word of Etruscan origin. Often with allusions to his lameness and the unfaithfulness of his wife, Venus. As the name of a hypothetical planet between Mercury and the Sun, it is attested from 1860. French physician Edmond Modeste Lescarbault claimed to have discovered
• vaseline 英文词源 vaseline vaseline: [19] The term vaseline was coined around 1872 as a trade name for a sort of petroleum jelly newly brought out by the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company. The first syllable, vas -, comes from an anglicized spelling of German wasser ‘water’; the second represents the el - of Greek élation ‘oil’; and the third is the scientific-sounding suffix - ine . = water V
• VIP 英文词源 VIP (n.) also V.I.P. , 1933, initialism (acronym) for very important person or personage ; not common until after World War II. At most, the greatest persons, are but great wens, and excrescences; men of wit and delightfull conversation, but as moales for ornament, except they be so incorporated into the body of the world, that they contribute something to the sustentation of the whol
• V 英文词源 V In Middle English, -u- and -v- were used interchangeably, though with a preference for v- as the initial letter ( vnder, vain , etc.) and -u- elsewhere ( full, euer , etc.). The distinction into consonant and vowel identities was established in English by 1630, under influence of continental printers, but into 19c. some dictionaries and other catalogues continued to list -u- and -v-
• vuvuzela 英文词源 vuvuzela "A long horn blown by fans at soccer matches in South Africa", Perhaps from Zulu. 中文词源 vuvuzela ：呜呜祖拉（南非足球迷使用的塑料长喇叭） 来自南非祖鲁语，拟声词，呜呜的声音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vuvuzela 词源， vuvuzela 含义。
• vulva 英文词源 vulva (n.) late 14c., from Latin vulva , earlier volva "womb, female sexual organ," perhaps literally "wrapper," from volvere "to turn, twist, roll, revolve," also "turn over in the mind," from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve," with derivatives referring to curved, enclosing objects (see volvox ). 中文词源 vulva ：外阴 来自拉丁语volvere,转，旋转，词源同involve
• vulture 英文词源 vulture vulture: [14] The origins of Latin vultur ‘vulture’ are uncertain, although it may be related to Latin vellere ‘pluck, tear’. English acquired it not directly, but by way of its derived adjective vulturius , which produced the Old French noun voltour . This passed into English via Anglo- Norman vultur . vulture (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-French vultur , Old French vout
• vulpine 英文词源 vulpine (adj.) "pertaining to a fox, fox-like," 1620s, from Latin vulpinus "of or pertaining to a fox," from vulpes , earlier volpes (genitive vulpis , volpis ) "fox," from PIE *wlpe- "fox" (cognates: Greek alopex "fox"). 中文词源 vulpine ：狐狸似的 来自拉丁语volpes,狐狸，来自PIE*wlpe,狐狸，可能来自拟声词。比较wolf. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词
• vulnerable 英文词源 vulnerable (adj.) c. 1600, from Late Latin vulnerabilis "wounding," from Latin vulnerare "to wound, hurt, injure, maim," from vulnus (genitive vulneris ) "wound," perhaps related to vellere "pluck, to tear" (see svelte ), or from PIE *wele-nes- , from *wele- (2) "to strike, wound" (see Valhalla ). 中文词源 vulnerable ：脆弱的 来自拉丁语vulnus,伤口，来自PIE*wele,拔，击
• vulgarian 英文词源 vulgarian (n.) "rich person of vulgar manners," 1804, from vulgar (adj.) + -ian . 中文词源 vulgarian ：庸俗的人 来自vulgar,平民的。引申义庸俗的人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vulgarian 词源， vulgarian 含义。 vulgarian ：庸俗的人 来自 vulgar,平民的。引申词义庸俗的人。
• vulgar 英文词源 vulgar vulgar: [14] Latin vulgus , a word of uncertain origin, denoted the ‘common people’. From it was derived the adjective vulgāris , from which English gets vulgar . The Vulgate [17], a version of the Bible translated into Latin in the 4th century, was so called because it made the text available to the ‘common people’. Divulge comes from the same source, and means etymol
• vulcanized 英文词源 vulcanize (v.) 1827, "to put into flames," from Vulcan (q.v.), name of the Roman god of fire, + -ize . As a treatment for rubber, first recorded 1846. Related: Vulcanized ; vulcanizing . vulcanite "Hard, black vulcanized rubber", Mid 19th century: from Vulcan + -ite 1 . 中文词源 vulcanized ：硫化的 来自Vulcan,古罗马火与锻造之神，引申义锻造，火烧，橡胶处理
• vroom 英文词源 vroom 1967, echoic of the sound of a motor engine revving. 中文词源 vroom ：呜的一声 拟声词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vroom 词源， vroom 含义。
• voyeur 英文词源 voyeur (n.) a scopophiliac, 1889 as a French word in English, from French voyeur , literally "one who views or inspects," from voir "to view," from Latin videre "to see" (see vision ). Je ne puis pourtant omettre une catégorie de sadistes assez étonnants; ce sont ceux qu'on désigne sous le nom de "voyeurs." Ceux-ci cherchent une excitation dans les spectacles impudiques. [Léo Taxi
• voyage 英文词源 voyage voyage: [13] Voyage goes back ultimately to Latin via ‘way’ (source also of the English preposition via [18]). From it was derived viāticum , which originally meant ‘provisions for a journey’, but in post-classical times was used for simply ‘journey’. English acquired it via Old French veiyage and Anglo-Norman voiage . = via voyage (n.) c. 1300, from Old French voi
• vox pop 英文词源 vox pop "Popular opinion as represented by informal comments from members of the public, especially when broadcast or published", 1960s: abbreviation of vox populi. 中文词源 vox pop ：公众舆论 来自拉丁语，即population voice,人民的声音。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vox pop 词源， vox pop 含义。
• vowel 英文词源 vowel vowel: [14] A vowel is etymologically a ‘vocal’ sound – that is, one made by vibrating the vocal chords. The word comes via Old French vouel from Latin vōcālis . This was short for littera vōcālis ‘vocal letter, letter that sounds’, sonus vōcālis ‘vocal sound’, etc. Vōcālis (source of English vocal ) was derived from vōx ‘voice’ (source of English voic
• vow 英文词源 vow vow: see vote vow (n.) "solemn promise," c. 1300, from Anglo-French and Old French voe (Modern French vœu ), from Latin votum "a promise to a god, solemn pledge, dedication; that which is promised; a wish, desire, longing, prayer," noun use of neuter of votus , past participle of vovere "to promise solemnly, pledge, dedicate, vow," from PIE root *wegwh- "to speak solemnly, vow, p
• vouchsafe 英文词源 vouchsafe (v.) c. 1300, vouchen safe "to vouch as safe, guarantee" (see vouch and safe (adj.)). 中文词源 vouchsafe ：给予，允诺 即担保安全，引申义给予，允诺。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： vouchsafe 词源， vouchsafe 含义。
• voucher 英文词源 voucher (n.) 1520s, originally "summoning of a person into court to warrant the title to a property, a calling to vouch;" see vouch . Meaning "receipt from a business transaction" is first attested 1690s; sense of "document which can be exchanged for goods or services" is attested from 1947. 中文词源 voucher ：票券 来自vouch,担保。引申词义担保兑现的凭据，用于指
• vouch 英文词源 vouch vouch: [14] Vouch originally meant ‘call as a witness’; ‘guarantee’ is a 16th-century development. The word was borrowed from Old French voucher ‘summon’, which in turn appears to have evolved from Latin vocāre ‘call’ (source of English vocation , vocative , etc). Anglo-Norman used the Old French infinitive verb as a noun, meaning ‘summons’, from which Engli
• votive 英文词源 votive (adj.) 1590s, "dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow," from Middle French votif , from Latin votivus "of or pertaining to a vow, promised by a vow, conforming to one's wishes," from votum (see vow (n.)). 中文词源 votive ：还愿的 来自拉丁语votum,庄严的承诺，对神的承诺，词源同vow,devote。引申词义还愿的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• vote 英文词源 vote vote: [15] Vote goes back ultimately to Latin vovēre ‘promise solemnly, wish for’. Its past participle was vōtus , which fed directly into English as the verb vote ; the noun vote comes from the Latin derivative vōtum . The modern English meaning of the word comes from the notion of expressing one’s ‘wishes’ by means of casting a ballot. ‘Wishing, desiring’ was a
• votary 英文词源 votary (n.) 1540s, "one consecrated by a vow," from Latin votum "a promise to a god; that which is promised" (see vow (n.)) + -ary . Originally "a monk or nun," general sense of "ardent devotee of some aim or pursuit" is from 1591 (in Shakespeare, originally in reference to love). Related: Votaress . 中文词源 votary ：信仰者 来自拉丁语votum,庄严的承诺，对神的承诺
• vortex 英文词源 vortex (n.) 1650s, "whirlpool, eddying mass," from Latin vortex , variant of vertex "an eddy of water, wind, or flame; whirlpool; whirlwind," from stem of vertere "to turn" (see versus ). Plural form is vortices . Became prominent in 17c. theories of astrophysics (by Descartes, etc.). In reference to human affairs, it is attested from 1761. Vorticism as a movement in British arts and
• voracious 英文词源 voracious (adj.) 1630s, formed as an adjectival form of voracity . Related: Voraciously ; voraciousness . 中文词源 voracious ：贪吃的 来自拉丁语vorax,贪吃，词源同devour,herbivore. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： voracious 词源， voracious 含义。 voracious ：贪吃的 来自拉丁语 vorax,贪吃，词源同 devour,herbivore.
• voodoo 英文词源 voodoo (n.) religious witchcraft of Haiti and Southern U.S., ultimately of African origin, 1850, from Louisiana French voudou , from a West African language (such as Ewe and Fon vodu "spirit, demon, deity," also Vandoo , supposedly the name of an African deity, from a language of Dahomey). Compare vodun "fetish connected with snake worship in Dahomey," said to be from vo "to be afraid
• vomit 英文词源 vomit vomit: [14] Vomit comes from vomitus , the past participle of Latin vomere ‘vomit’. This was descended from the prehistoric Indo-European base * wem -, which also produced Greek emeín ‘vomit’ (source of English emetic [17]). = emetic vomit (n.) late 14c., "act of expelling contents of the stomach through the mouth," from Anglo-French vomit , Old French vomite , from Lat
• voluptuous 英文词源 voluptuous voluptuous: [14] Voluptuous goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base * wol -, * wel - ‘be pleasing’, which also produced English volunteer and will . From it was descended the Latin adverb volup ‘agreeably’, from which were derived in turn the noun voluptās ‘pleasure’ and the adjective voluptuōsus ‘giving pleasure’. In its transmission via Old French
• voluptuary 英文词源 voluptuary c. 1600 (noun and adjective), from French voluptuaire and directly from Latin voluptuarius , earlier voluptarius "of pleasure, giving enjoyment; devoted to pleasure, luxurious," from voluptas "pleasure" (see voluptuous ). 中文词源 voluptuary ：纵欲者 来自拉丁语voluptas,享乐，享受，纵欲，词源同will,意愿。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英