英语词源

• pomace 英文词源 pomace (n.) 1570s, "crushed pulp of apples," from Old French pomaz , plural of pome "cider; apple," from Latin pomum "fruit; apple" (see Pomona ). 中文词源 pomace ：果渣，果渣油 来自pome,苹果，-ace,名词后缀，表相关性。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pomace 词源， pomace 含义。
• Poma 英文词源 poma "A ski lift in which a pole attached to a moving cable pulls each skier uphill on their skis", 1950s: named after Jan Pomagalski (died 1969), its Polish inventor. 中文词源 Poma ：上山牵引机 商标名，来自其发明者20世纪波兰发明家Jan Pomagalski. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Poma 词源， Poma 含义。
• polyvalent 英文词源 polyvalent (adj.) 1881, from poly- + -valent , from Latin valentem , present participle of valere "be worth" (see valiant ). Coined by German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer (1825-1909), who also designed the flask that bears his name. 中文词源 polyvalent ：多价的，多功能的 poly-,多，复，聚，-val,价，词源同value. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： p
• polyurethane 英文词源 polyurethane (n.) 1944, from polymer + urethane . 中文词源 polyurethane ：聚氨酯 poly-,多，复，聚，urethane,氨酯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polyurethane 词源， polyurethane 含义。
• polyunsaturated fat 英文词源 linoleic acid "A polyunsaturated fatty acid present as a glyceride in linseed oil and other oils and essential in the human diet", Mid 19th century: from Latin linum 'flax' + oleic acid. arachidonic acid "A polyunsaturated fatty acid present in animal fats. It is important in metabolism, especially in the synthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes, and is an essential constituent of
• polytunnel 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random throw throw: [OE] Old English thrāwan meant ‘twist, turn’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic * thrējan , which also produced German drehen ‘turn’. This in turn went back to the Indo- European base * ter -, whose other descendants include Greek teírein ‘wear out’, Latin terere ‘rub’ (source of English attriti
• polythene 英文词源 polythene "A tough, light flexible synthetic resin made by polymerizing ethylene, chiefly used for plastic bags, food containers, and other packaging", 1930s: contraction of polyethylene. 中文词源 polythene ：聚乙烯 缩写自polyethylene. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polythene 词源， polythene 含义。
• polyvinyl 英文词源 polyvinyl (n.) 1930, polymer of vinyl chloride . In chemistry, vinyl was used from 1863 as the name of a univalent radical derived from ethylene, from Latin vinum "wine" (see wine (n.)), because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine. 中文词源 polyvinyl ：聚乙烯，乙烯聚合物 poly-,多，复，聚，vinyl,乙烯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英
• polytheism 英文词源 polytheism (n.) 1610s, from French polythéisme (16c.), formed from Greek polytheia "polytheism," polytheos "of many gods," from polys "many" (see poly- ) + theos "god" (see theo- ). 中文词源 polytheism ：多神论 poly-,多，复，聚，theism,有神论。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polytheism 词源， polytheism 含义。
• polytechnic 英文词源 polytechnic (adj.) 1805, "pertaining to instruction in many (technical) subjects," from French École Polytechnique, engineering school founded 1794 (as École des Travaux publics ) in Paris; from Greek polytekhnos "skilled in many arts," from polys "many" (see poly- ) + tekhne "art" (see techno- ). As a noun (short for polytechnic institution ) from 1836. 中文词源 polytechnic ：理
• polysyllable 英文词源 polysyllable (n.) 1560s; see poly- + syllable . As a rule, a word of more than three syllables. 中文词源 polysyllable ：多音节词 poly-,多，复，聚，syllable,音节。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polysyllable 词源， polysyllable 含义。
• polystyrene 英文词源 polystyrene (n.) 1922, so called because it is a polymer of styrene . 中文词源 polystyrene ：聚苯乙烯 poly-,多，复，聚，styrene,苯乙烯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polystyrene 词源， polystyrene 含义。
• polysemy 英文词源 polysemy (n.) 1900, from French polysémie (1897), from Medieval Latin polysemus , from Greek polysemos "of many senses," from poly- (see poly- ) + sema "sign" (see semantic ). Related: Polysemic . 中文词源 polysemy ：一词多义 poly-,多，复，聚，-sem,语义，记号，词源同semantic. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polysemy 词源， polysemy 含义
• polysemous 英文词源 polysemous (adj.) 1884, from Medieval Latin polysemus , from Greek polysemos "of many sides" (see polysemy ). 中文词源 polysemous ：一词多义的 来自polysemy,一词多义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polysemous 词源， polysemous 含义。
• polyprophlene 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random shamble shamble: [17] Shamble ‘slouch’ and the noun shambles [15] are probably related. The latter originally meant ‘meat market’. It arose out of the plural of the now obsolete shamble ‘meat stall, meat table’, which represented a semantic specialization of Old English sceamul ‘stool, table’. This was descended
• polypoly 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random ceremony ceremony: [14] The antecedents of ceremony are obscure. We can trace it back to Latin caerimōnia ‘religious rites’, but there the trail stops. It probably arrived in English via Old French ceremonie . 中文词源 polypoly ：多头垄断 poly-,多，复，聚，-poly,卖，词源同monopoly,oligopoly. 该词的英语
• polyphony 英文词源 polyphony (n.) 1828, "multiplicity of sounds," from Greek polyphonia "variety of sounds," from polyphonos "having many sounds or voices," from polys "many" (see poly- ) + phone "voice, sound," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). The meaning "counterpoint" (1864) is perhaps a back-formation from the adjective. 中文词源 polyphony ：复调 poly-,多，复，
• polypeptide 英文词源 polypeptide (n.) peptide built from a large number of amino acids, 1903, from German polypeptid ; see poly- + peptide . 中文词源 polypeptide ：多肽 poly-,多，复，聚，peptide,肽。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polypeptide 词源， polypeptide 含义。
• polyp 英文词源 polyp polyp: [16] A polyp is etymologically a ‘manyfooted’ creature. The word originally signified ‘octopus’, but in the 18th century was broadened out into a general term for marine invertebrates with tentacles, such as hydras and sea anemones. It comes via French polype and Latin polypus from Greek polúpous ‘cuttlefish’, a compound formed from pólus ‘much, many’ an
• Polynesia 英文词源 Polynesia (n.) 1758, Latinization of French polynésie , coined 1756 by French writer Charles de Brosses (1709-1777) in "Histoire des navigations aux terres australes, contenant ce que l'on sait des moeurs et des productions des contrées découvertes jusqu'à ce jour" (and first in English in a review of it), coined from Greek polys "many" (see poly- ) + nesos "island" (see Chersones
• polymorphous 英文词源 polymorphous (adj.) 1785, from Greek polymorphos "multiform, of many forms, manifold," from poly- "many" (see poly- ) + morphe "shape, form" (see Morpheus ). Related: Polymorphic ; polymorphously ; polymorphousness . 中文词源 polymorphous ：呈多种形态的 poly-,多，复，聚，-morph,形状，词源同form,morphology. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： p
• polymerize 英文词源 polymerize (v.) 1851, from polymer + -ize . Related: Polymerized ; polymerizing . 中文词源 polymerize ：使聚合 来自polymer,聚合物，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polymerize 词源， polymerize 含义。
• polymer 英文词源 polymer (n.) a substance built from a large number of simple molecules of the same kind, 1855, probably from German Polymere (Berzelius, 1830), from Greek polymeres "having many parts," from polys "many" (see poly- ) + meros "part" (see merit (n.)). 中文词源 polymer ：聚合物 poly-,多，复，聚，-mer,部分，词源同merit,isomer,monomer. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• polymath 英文词源 polymath polymath: see mathematics polymath (n.) 1620s, from Greek polymathes "having learned much, knowing much," from polys "much" (see poly- ) + root of manthanein "to learn" (see mathematic ). 中文词源 polymath ：博学家 poly-,多，复，聚，-math,知识，学习，词源同mathematics,mind. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polymath 词源， polyma
• polyhedron 英文词源 polyhedron (n.) 1560s, from Latinized form of Greek polyedron , neuter of adjective polyedros "having many bases or sides," from polys "many" (see poly- ) + hedra "seat, base, chair, face of a geometric solid," from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sedentary ). 中文词源 polyhedron ：多面体 poly-,多，复，聚，-hedron,面，座位，词源同seat,octahedron. 该词的英语词
• polygyny 英文词源 polygyny (n.) 1780, "condition of having many wives," from poly- "many" (see poly- ) + Greek gyne "woman, wife" (see queen ). Related: Polygynous . 中文词源 polygyny ：一夫多妻制 poly-,多，复，聚，-gyn,女人，词源同queen,gynecology. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polygyny 词源， polygyny 含义。
• polygraph 英文词源 polygraph (n.) 1794, "mechanical device for making multiple copies of something written or drawn," from Greek polygraphos "writing much," from polys "much" (see poly- ) + graphos "writing," from graphein "to write" (see -graphy ). Meaning "instrument for recording several pulsations of the body at the same time" is 1871; first used as a lie detector 1921. Related: Polygraphy (1590s);
• polygon 英文词源 polygon (n.) 1570s, from Latin polygonum , from Greek polygonon , noun use of neuter of adjective polygonos "many-angled," from polys "many" (see poly- ) + -gonos "angled," from gonia "angle" (see -gon ). Related: Polygonal . 中文词源 polygon ：多边形 poly-,多，复，聚，-gon,边，词源同knee,heptagon 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polygon 词源，
• polyglot 英文词源 polyglot (adj.) 1650s, from Greek polyglottos "speaking many languages," literally "many-tongued," from polys "many" (see poly- ) + glotta , Attic variant of glossa "language," literally "tongue" (see gloss (n.2)). As a noun from 1640s. 中文词源 polyglot ：多语言的 poly-,多，复，聚，-glot,语言，舌头，词源同glossary. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文
• polygamy 英文词源 polygamy (n.) 1590s, from Late Latin polygamia , from Late Greek polygamia "polygamy," from polygamos "often married," from polys "many" + gamos "marriage" (see gamete ). Not etymologically restricted to marriage of one man and multiple women (technically polygyny ), but often used as if it were. Related: Polygamist . 中文词源 polygamy ：一夫多妻制 poly-,多，复，聚，-g
• polyethylene 英文词源 polyethylene (n.) polymer of ethylene, 1862, from French polyéthylène ; see poly- + ethylene . Related: Polyethylenic (1860). 中文词源 polyethylene ：聚乙烯 poly-,多，复，聚，ethylene,乙烯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polyethylene 词源， polyethylene 含义。
• polyester 英文词源 polyester (n.) 1929, formed from polymer + ester . Polyester fiber was discovered 1941. 中文词源 polyester ：聚酯 来自polymer,聚合物，ester,酯。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polyester 词源， polyester 含义。
• polyclinic 英文词源 polyclinic (n.) "place for treatment of various diseases," 1890, from poly- "many" + clinic . 中文词源 polyclinic ：综合疹疗中心 poly-,多，复，聚，clinic,诊所。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polyclinic 词源， polyclinic 含义。
• polycarbonate 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random nefarious nefarious: [16] Latin nefās ‘sin’ denoted etymologically something that was contrary to the divine law. It was a compound noun formed from the negative particle ne - and fās ‘divine law, dictates of religion’. From it was derived the adjective nefārius , source of English nefarious . 中文词源 polycarbona
• polyanthus 英文词源 polyanthus "A herbaceous flowering plant which is a complex hybrid between the wild primrose and primulas, cultivated in Europe since the 17th century", Early 18th century: modern Latin, from poly- 'many' + Greek anthos 'flower'. 中文词源 polyanthus ：西洋樱草 poly-,多，复，聚，-anth,花，词源同anthology.一种花朵聚在一起的小花。 该词的英语词源请访
• polyandry 英文词源 polyandry (n.) 1767, nativized form of polyandria . Related: Polyandrist . 中文词源 polyandry ：一妻多夫制 poly-,多，复，聚，-ander,男人，人，词源同android. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polyandry 词源， polyandry 含义。
• poltroon 英文词源 poltroon (n.) "A coward; a nidgit; a scoundrel" [Johnson, who spells it poltron ], 1520s, from Middle French poultron "rascal, coward" (16c., Modern French poltron ), from Italian poltrone "lazy fellow, coward," apparently from *poltro "couch, bed" (compare Milanese polter , Venetian poltrona "couch"), perhaps from a Germanic source (compare Old High German polstar "pillow;" see bolst
• poltergeist 英文词源 poltergeist poltergeist: [19] A poltergeist is literally a ‘noisy ghost’. The word was borrowed from German in the 19th century, where it is a compound made up of poltern ‘make a noise, rattle or rumble’ and geist ‘spirit, ghost’ (a relative of English ghost ). poltergeist (n.) 1838, from German Poltergeist , literally "noisy ghost," from poltern "make noise, rattle" (from
• polonium 英文词源 polonium (n.) radioactive element, 1898, discovered by Marie Curie (nee Skłodowska ), 1867-1934, and her husband, and named for her native country, Poland (Modern Latin Polonia ). With element-name ending -ium . 中文词源 polonium ：钋 由波兰裔法国物理学家居里夫人Marie Curie于1898年发现的放射性化学元素，以其祖国Poland命名，以表达对祖国的敬
• polo neck 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random corporal corporal: [14] Corporal comes via Old French corporal from Latin corporālis ‘bodily’, an adjective derived from corpus ‘body’. The noun corporal ‘non-commissioned officer’ [16] was probably originally a completely different word. It was borrowed from French corporal , which appears to have been an alteratio
• polonaise 英文词源 polonaise (n.) 1773, "woman's overdress" (from fancied resemblance to Polish costume); 1797, "stately dance," from French (danse) polonaise "a Polish (dance)," fem. of polonais (adj.) "Polish," from Pologne "Poland," from Medieval Latin Polonia "Poland" (see Poland ). In the culinary sense, applied to dishes supposed to be cooked in Polish style, attested from 1889. 中文词源 polon
• Pollyanna 英文词源 Pollyanna (n.) "one who finds cause for gladness in the most difficult situations," 1921, a reference to Pollyanna Whittier, child heroine of U.S. novelist Eleanor Hodgman Porter's "Pollyanna" (1913) and "Pollyanna Grows Up" (1915), who was noted for keeping her chin up during disasters. 中文词源 Pollyanna ：盲目乐观的人 来自美国儿童文学家Eleanor Hodgman Porter于1
• poll tax 英文词源 poll poll: [13] ‘Head’ is the original and central meaning of poll , from which all its modern uses have derived. The ‘voting’ sort of poll , for instance, which emerged in the 17th century, is etymologically a counting of ‘heads’, and the poll tax is a ‘per capita’ tax. The verb poll originally meant ‘cut someone’s hair’, a clear extension of the notion of ‘to
• pollster 英文词源 pollster (n.) 1939, from poll (n.) + -ster . 中文词源 pollster ：民意调查员 poll,民意调查，-ster,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pollster 词源， pollster 含义。
• polliwog 英文词源 polliwog (n.) "tadpole," mid-15c., polwygle , probably from pol "head" (see poll (n.)) + wiglen "to wiggle" (see wiggle (v.)). Modern spelling is 1830s, replacing earlier polwigge . 中文词源 polliwog ：蝌蚪 来自poll,头，-wog,摇摆，词源同wiggle,waggle.比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polliwog 词源， polliwog 含义。
• pollinate 英文词源 pollinate (v.) 1873, back formation from pollination , or else from pollin- , stem of Latin pollen (see pollen ) + -ate (2). Related: Pollinated ; pollinating . 中文词源 pollinate ：授粉 来自pollen,花粉，-ate,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pollinate 词源， pollinate 含义。
• pollen 英文词源 pollen pollen: [16] Pollen originally meant ‘flour’ in English. Not until the 18th century was it taken up as a botanical term. It was borrowed from Latin pollen ‘powder, dust, flour’, a relative of pulvis ‘dust’ (source of English powder and pulverize ) and polenta ‘pearl barley’ (source of English polenta [16]). = polenta , powder , pulverize pollen (n.) 1760 as a bo
• pollard 英文词源 pollard (n.) 1540s, "de-horned animal," from poll (v.2) + -ard . In reference to polled trees, from 1610s. 中文词源 pollard ：给树木去顶，截梢 来自poll,剪枝，修剪，-ard,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pollard 词源， pollard 含义。
• polka dot 英文词源 polka dot (n.) 1874, from polka (n.) + dot (n.). Named for the dance, for no reason except its popularity, which led to many contemporary products and fashions taking the name. Related: Polka-dotted (1873). 中文词源 polka dot ：织物等圆点图案中的圆点 来自polka,波尔卡舞，来自19世纪中期随着该舞蹈的流行，无数的小商品，织物等都跟风以此命
• polka 英文词源 polka (n.) 1844, from French polka , German Polka , probably from Czech polka , the dance, literally "Polish woman" (Polish Polka ), fem. of Polak "a Pole." The word might also be an alteration of Czech pulka "half," for the half-steps of Bohemian peasant dances. Or it could be a merger of the two. The dance was in vogue first in Prague, 1835; it reached London by the spring of 1842.
• politico 英文词源 politico (n.) "politician, political agent," usually in a derogatory sense, 1620s, from Italian or Spanish politico , noun use of adjective meaning "political," from Latin politicus (see politic (adj.)). 中文词源 politico ：政客 来自意大利语politico,政客，词源同politician. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： politico 词源， politico 含义。
• politicking 英文词源 politicking (n.) 1928, from present participle of politic (v.). For the -k- , see picnic . 中文词源 politicking ：政治活动 来自politic,从政，搞政治。插入字母k,比较panic,panicky. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： politicking 词源， politicking 含义。
• politicize 英文词源 politicize (v.) 1758, "take up politics," from politics + -ize . Meaning "to render political" is from 1846. Related: Politicized ; politicizing . Earlier was politize (late 16c.), but this was rare. 中文词源 politicize ：使政治化 来自politic,政治的，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： politicize 词源， politicize 含义。
• politicaster 英文词源 politicaster (n.) "a petty, feeble, or contemptible politician" [OED], 1640s, from Italian or Spanish politicastro , noun use of adjective meaning "political," from Latin politicus (see political ). 中文词源 politicaster ：小政客，投机取巧者 来自politic,政治的，-aster,人，含贬义。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： politicaster 词源， p
• politic 英文词源 politic (adj.) early 15c., "pertaining to public affairs," from Middle French politique "political" (14c.) and directly from Latin politicus "of citizens or the state, civil, civic," from Greek politikos "of citizens, pertaining to the state and its administration; pertaining to public life," from polites "citizen," from polis "city" (see polis ). Replaced in most adjectival senses by
• politesse 英文词源 politesse (n.) "civility," 1717, from French politesse (17c.), from Italian politezza , properly "the quality of being polite," from polito "polite," from Latin politus (see polite ). 中文词源 politesse ：礼貌，礼节 来自法语politesse,礼貌，礼节，来自polite,有礼貌的，-esse,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： politesse 词源，
• politburo 英文词源 Politburo (n.) "highest policy-making committee of the U.S.S.R.," 1927, from Russian politbyuro , contracted from politicheskoe byuro "political bureau." 中文词源 politburo ：共产党的政治局 来自俄罗斯语politbyuro,政治局，来自polit-,政治，词源同polity,-byuro,局，办公室，词源同bureau. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： politburo
• polish 英文词源 polish polish: [13] Latin polīre ‘make smooth and shiny’ is the ultimate source of English polish . It passed into Old French as polir , whose stem form was poliss - – whence polish . The element - pol - of English interpolate is related to polīre . = interpolate , polite polish (v.) early 14c., polischen "make smooth," from Old French poliss- , present participle stem of poli
• polis 英文词源 polis (n.) "ancient Greek city-state," 1894, from Greek polis "city, one's city; the state, citizens," from PIE *pele- "citadel; enclosed space, often on high ground" (cognates: Sanskrit pur , puram "city, citadel," Lithuanian pilis "fortress"). 中文词源 polis ：古希腊城邦 来自希腊语polis,城市，城邦，市民，来自PIE*pele,城堡，要塞，围起来的土地，词
• poliomyelitis 英文词源 poliomyelitis (n.) 1874, also polio-myelitis , coined by German physician Adolph Kussmaul (1822-1902) from Greek polios "grey" (see fallow (adj.)) + myelos "marrow" + -itis "inflammation." So called because the gray matter in the spinal cord is inflamed, which causes paralysis. The earlier name was infantile paralysis (1843). In many respects, also, this affection resembles the acute
• policyholder 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random regard regard: [14] The notions of ‘looking at something, keeping it in sight’ and ‘guarding it’ are closely linked, and often coexist in single words. Watch is an example, and so was Old French garder , ancestor of English guard . Addition of the prefix re - ‘back’ produced regarder ‘look back at, keep one’s eye
• polenta 英文词源 polenta (n.) Old English polente , from Latin pollenta , polenta , literally "peeled barley," related to pollen "fine flour," from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (1) "flour; dust" (see pollen ). Later reborrowed from Italian polenta , from the Latin word. 中文词源 polenta ：玉米糊 来自拉丁语polenta,大麦粉，来自pollen,细粉，来自PIE*pel,面粉，花粉，粉尘，词源
• polemology 英文词源 polemology (n.) the study of war, 1870, from Greek polemos "war," of unknown origin, + connective -o- + -logy . 中文词源 polemology ：战争学 来自希腊语polemos,战争，战斗，可能来自PIE*pele,展开，词源同plan,plain.引申词义平原，战场。-logy,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polemology 词源， polemology 含义。
• polemicist 英文词源 polemicist (n.) 1859, American English formation parallel to polemist (1825), from Greek polemistes "a warrior," from polemizein "to wage war, to make war." 中文词源 polemicist ：善辩者 来自polemic,论辩，-ist,人。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： polemicist 词源， polemicist 含义。
• polemic 英文词源 polemic (n.) 1630s, "controversial argument or discussion," from French polémique (16c./17c.), noun use of adjective meaning "disputatious, controversial" (see polemic (adj.)). polemic (adj.) 1640s, from French polémique (from Middle French polemique ) "disputatious, controversial," or directly from Greek polemikos "of war, warlike, belligerent; skilled in war, fit for service; like
• pole dancing 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random insert insert: see series 中文词源 pole dancing ：钢管舞 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pole dancing 词源， pole dancing 含义。
• polecat 英文词源 polecat (n.) early 14c., from cat (n.); the first element is perhaps Anglo-French pol , from Old French poule "fowl, hen" (see pullet (n.)); so called because it preys on poultry [Klein]. The other alternative is that the first element is from Old French pulent "stinking," for obvious reasons. Originally the European Putorius foetidus ; also applied to related U.S. skunks since 1680s.
• poleaxe 英文词源 poleaxe "another term for battleaxe (sense 1)", Middle English: related to Middle Dutch pol(l)aex , Middle Low German pol(l)exe (see poll , axe ). The change in the first syllable was due to association with pole 1 ; the first element poll- may have referred to a special head of the axe or to the head of an enemy. 中文词源 poleaxe ：战斧，打挎，击倒 原拼写为pollax,砍头
• Polaroid 英文词源 Polaroid (n.) material which in thin sheets produces a high degree of plane polarization of light passing through it, 1936, proprietary name (Sheet Polarizer Co., Union City, N.J.). As a type of camera producing prints rapidly, it is attested from 1961. 中文词源 polaroid ：偏振片 词根词缀： -pol-极 + -ar形容词词尾 + -oid名词词尾 该词的英语词源请访问趣词
• Poland 英文词源 Poland (n.) 1560s, from Pole + land (n.). Related: Polander . 中文词源 Poland ：波兰 来自Pole,波兰人，land,土地。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： Poland 词源， Poland 含义。 Poland （波兰）：农民之国 波兰位于中欧，其英文名Poland源自其主体民族Pole (波兰人）。波兰人原属于西斯拉 夫人的一支，居住在
• Polack 英文词源 Polack (n.) "Polish person," 1570s, from Polish Polak "(male) Polish person," related to Polanie "Poles," Polska "Poland," polski "Polish" (see Pole ). In North American usage, "Polish immigrant, person of Polish descent" (1879) and in that context considered offensive in English. As an adjective from c. 1600. 中文词源 Polack ：波兰佬 来自波兰语Polak,波兰男子，来自
• poky 英文词源 poky (adj.) also pokey , 1828, "confined, pinched, shabby," later (1856) "slow, dull;" from varied senses of poke (v.) + -y (2). Also see poke (n.3). Related: Pokily ; pokiness . 中文词源 poky ：狭窄的 来自poke,捅，-y,形容词后缀。比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： poky 词源， poky 含义。
• poker-faced 英文词源 po-faced "Humourless and disapproving", 1930s: perhaps from po, influenced by poker-faced .MoreThe po in po-faced, ‘humourless and disapproving’, probably comes from the use of po to mean ‘chamber pot’, though it might also have been influenced by the exclamation ‘poh!’, used to reject something contemptuously. In any event, the phrase is likely to be modelled on the expre
• poker 英文词源 poker poker: English has two words poker . The earlier, poker for a fire [16], is simply the agent noun formed from poke [14], a verb borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German poken ‘thrust, hit’. The card-game name [19] originated in the USA, but it is not clear where it came from: one suggestion is that it is connected with German pochen ‘brag’. poker (n.1) "the iron b
• poke 英文词源 poke poke: see pocket poke (v.) "to push, prod, thrust," especially with something pointed, c. 1300, puken "to poke, nudge," of uncertain origin, perhaps from or related to Middle Dutch poken "to poke" (Dutch beuken ), or Middle Low German poken "to stick with a knife" (compare German pochen "to knock, rap"), both from Proto-Germanic root *puk- , perhaps imitative. Related: Poked ; po
• poison 英文词源 poison poison: [13] Etymologically, poison is simply something you ‘drink’. The word comes via Old French poison from Latin pōtiō ‘drink’ (source also of English potion ), a derivative of the verb pōtāre ‘drink’ (from which English gets potable ). The specialization in meaning from ‘drink’ to ‘poisonous drink’ took place in classical Latin, but the further prog
• poise 英文词源 poise poise: see ponder poise (n.) early 15c., "weight, quality of being heavy," later "significance, importance" (mid-15c.), from Old French pois "weight, balance, consideration" (12c., Modern French poids ), from Medieval Latin pesum "weight," from Latin pensum "something weighted or weighed," (source of Provençal and Catalan pes , Spanish, Portuguese, Italian peso ), noun use of n
• pointless 英文词源 pointless (adj.) early 14c., "blunt," from point (n.) + -less . Meaning "of no effect, to no purpose" is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly ; pointlessness . 中文词源 pointless ：无目标的 来自point,点，目标，-less,无，没有。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pointless 词源， pointless 含义。
• pointing 英文词源 pointing (n.) "the filling up of exterior faces of joints in brickwork," late 15c., verbal noun from point (v.). Meaning "action of indicating with the finger, etc." is from 1550s. 中文词源 pointing ：用灰泥勾缝 来自point,点，勾缝。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pointing 词源， pointing 含义。
• pointillism 英文词源 pointillism (n.) 1901, from French pointillisme , from pointiller "to cover with pointilles ," small dots, plural diminutive of point (see point (n.)). Pointillist is attested from 1891, from French pointilliste . 中文词源 pointillism ：点描技法 来自point,点，刺点，-ille,小词后缀，-ism,主义，思想，方法。引申词义点描技法。 该词的英语词源请访
• pointed 英文词源 pointed (adj.) c. 1300, "having a sharp end or ends," from point (n.). Meaning "having the quality of penetrating the feelings or mind" is from 1660s. Related: Pointedly ; pointedness . 中文词源 pointed ：尖锐的 来自point,点，刺点。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pointed 词源， pointed 含义。
• pointe 英文词源 pointe (n.) in dance, 1830, from French pointe (see point (n.)). 中文词源 pointe ：芭蕾舞鞋的硬鞋尖 来自法语pointe,脚尖，词源同point. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pointe 词源， pointe 含义。
• point-blank 英文词源 point-blank (n.) 1570s, said to be from point (v.) + blank (n.), here meaning the white center of a target. The notion would be of standing close enough to aim ( point ) at the blank without allowance for curve, windage, or gravity. But early references make no mention of a white target, and the phrase is possibly from a simplification of the French phrase de pointe en blanc , used in
• poignant 英文词源 poignant poignant: see punctuation poignant (adj.) late 14c., "painful to physical or mental feeling" (of sauce, spice, wine as well as things that affect the feelings), from Old French poignant "sharp, pointed" (13c.), present participle of poindre "to prick, sting," from Latin pungere "to prick" (see pungent ). Related: Poignantly . The word disguises a linguistics trick-play, a dou
• pogrom 英文词源 pogrom (n.) 1882, from Yiddish pogrom , from Russian pogromu "devastation, destruction," from po- "by, through, behind, after" (cognate with Latin post- ; see post- ) + gromu "thunder, roar," from PIE imitative root *ghrem- (see grim ). 中文词源 pogrom ：大屠杀，集体迫害 该词原指俄国人对犹太人的大肆杀戮。来自依地绪语pogrom,来自俄罗斯语pogromu,屠
• pogo stick 英文词源 pogo stick (n.) 1921; see pogo . 中文词源 pogo stick ：弹簧单高跷 专利名，一种成人玩具或用于特技表演。专利注册于1920年，命名来自其发明者Hans Pohlig和Ernst Gottschall的姓氏开头两字母缩写词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pogo stick 词源， pogo stick 含义。
• po-faced 英文词源 po-faced "Humourless and disapproving", 1930s: perhaps from po, influenced by poker-faced .MoreThe po in po-faced, ‘humourless and disapproving’, probably comes from the use of po to mean ‘chamber pot’, though it might also have been influenced by the exclamation ‘poh!’, used to reject something contemptuously. In any event, the phrase is likely to be modelled on the expre
• poetry 英文词源 poetry (n.) late 14c., "poetry; a poem; ancient literature; poetical works, fables, or tales," from Old French poetrie (13c.), and perhaps directly from Medieval Latin poetria (c.650), from Latin poeta (see poet ). In classical Latin, poetria meant "poetess." ... I decided not to tell lies in verse. Not to feign any emotion that I did not feel; not to pretend to believe in optimism or
• poetics 英文词源 curtail (v.) late 15c., from Middle French courtault "made short," from court "short" (Old French cort , from Latin curtus ; see curt ) + -ault pejorative suffix of Germanic origin. Originally curtal ; used of horses with docked tails, which probably influenced the spelling in general use; curtal is retained in poetics to describe a "shortened" stanza or poem. Related: Curtailed ; cur
• poetic 英文词源 poetic (adj.) 1520s, from poet + -ic , or else from or influenced by Middle French poetique (c. 1400), from Latin poeticus , from Greek poietikos "pertaining to poetry," literally "creative, productive," from poietos "made," verbal adjective of poiein "to make" (see poet ). Related: Poetics (1727). Poetic justice "ideal justice as portrayed in plays and stories" is from 1670s. Poetic