英语词源

• picky 英文词源 picky (adj.) 1867, from pick (v.) + -y (2). Related: Pickiness . The earliest recorded uses are in reference to eating. 中文词源 picky ：挑剔的 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： picky 词源， picky 含义。
• pickup 英文词源 pickup (n.) also pick-up , "that which is picked up," 1848; see pick up (v.). As "act of picking up" from 1882. Meaning "capacity for acceleration" is from 1909; that of "recovery" is from 1916. In reference to a game between informal teams chosen on the spot, from 1905 (as an adjective in this sense by 1936). Meaning "small truck used for light loads," 1937, is shortened from pickup
• pickpocket 英文词源 pickpocket (n.) also pick-pocket , 1590s, from pick (v.) + pocket (n.). Earlier was pick-purse (late 14c.). As a verb from 1670s. 中文词源 pickpocket ：小偷 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pickpocket 词源， pickpocket 含义。
• pickings 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random consort consort: see sort 中文词源 pickings ：油水，外快 比喻用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pickings 词源， pickings 含义。
• picket 英文词源 picket (n.) 1680s, "pointed stake (for defense against cavalry, etc.)," from French piquet "pointed stake," from piquer "to pierce" (see pike (n.2)). Sense of "troops posted to watch for enemy" first recorded 1761; that of "striking workers stationed to prevent others from entering a factory" is from 1867. Picket line is 1856 in the military sense, 1945 of labor strikes. picket (v.) 1
• pickaxe 英文词源 pickaxe (n.) also pick-axe , early 15c., folk etymology alteration (by influence of axe ) of Middle English picas (mid-13c.), via Anglo-French piceis , Old French pocois (11c.) and directly from Medieval Latin picosa "pick," related to Latin picus "woodpecker" (see pie (n.2)). 中文词源 pickaxe ：尖嘴镐，鹤嘴锄 来自中古英语picas,镐，锄，来自古法语picois,镐，锄
• pick 英文词源 pick pick: English has two distinct words pick . The verb [15], which originally meant ‘pierce’ (a sense which survives in ‘pick holes in’), appears to come via Old French piquer from a Vulgar Latin * piccāre ‘prick, pierce’. Picket [17], which originally meant ‘pointed stake’, is probably derived from the same source (its modern sense ‘guard’, which emerged in th
• piccolo 英文词源 piccolo (n.) 1856, piccolo flute , from French piccolo , from Italian flauto piccolo "small flute," from piccolo "small," perhaps a children's made-up word, or from picca "point," or from Vulgar Latin root *pikk- "little," related to *piccare "to pierce" (see pike (n.2)). Other sources suggest it is from the same source as French petit (see petit (adj.)). 中文词源 piccolo ：短笛
• piccaninny 英文词源 piccaninny (n.) also pickaninny , 1650s, from West Indies patois, formed as a diminutive from Spanish pequeño or Portuguese pequeno "little, small," of uncertain origin, related to French petit (see petit (adj.)). As late as 1836 applied affectionately to any small child or baby, regardless of race. 中文词源 piccaninny ：小黑鬼 西印度群岛方言，来自西班牙语pequen
• picayune 英文词源 picayune (n.) 1804, "coin of small value," probably from Louisiana French picaillon "coin worth 5 cents," earlier the French name of an old copper coin of Savoy (1750), from Provençal picaioun "small copper coin," from picaio "money," of uncertain origin. Adjectival figurative sense of "paltry, mean" recorded from 1813. 中文词源 picayune ：西班牙小钱币，不值钱之物 一种
• picaroon 英文词源 picaroon (n.) 1620s, "rogue, thief, adventurer; pirate, sea-robber; small pirate ship," from Spanish picaron , augmentative of picaro "rogue" (see picaresque ); also see -oon . 中文词源 picaroon ：海盗，恶贼 来自西班牙语picaro,无赖，恶棍，-oon,大词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： picaroon 词源， picaroon 含义。
• picaresque 英文词源 picaresque (adj.) 1810, from Spanish picaresco "roguish," from picaro "rogue," of uncertain origin, possibly from picar "to pierce," from Vulgar Latin *piccare (see pike (n.2)). Originally in roman picaresque "rogue novel," the classic example being "Gil Blas." 中文词源 picaresque ：流浪汉小说的，无赖冒险小说的，韦小宝式小说的 来自西班牙语picaro,无赖，
• picante 英文词源 picante "(Of food) spicy", Spanish, literally 'pricking, biting'. 中文词源 picante ：香辣的 来自西班牙语picar,尖的，刺的，词源同pike,pick.引申词义辣的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： picante 词源， picante 含义。
• pica 英文词源 pica (n.1) "size of type of about six lines to the inch" (12 point), 1580s, probably from pica , name of a book of rules in Church of England for determining holy days (late 15c. in Anglo-Latin), probably from Latin pica "magpie" (see pie (n.2)); the book so called perhaps from the color and the "pied" look of the old type on close-printed pages. The type size was that generally used
• pibroch 英文词源 pibroch (n.) kind of bagpipe music, 1719, from Gaelic piobaireachd , literally "piper's art," from piobair "a piper" (from piob "pipe," an English loan word; see pipe (n.1)) + -achd , suffix denoting function. 中文词源 pibroch ：风笛变奏曲 来自苏格兰盖尔语piobaireachd,风笛艺术，风笛演奏，来自piobair,风笛，吹风笛者，词源同pipe.-achd,抽象名词后
• piazza 英文词源 piazza piazza: see place piazza (n.) 1580s, "public square in an Italian town," from Italian piazza , from Latin platea "courtyard, broad street," from Greek plateia (hodos) "broad (street);" see place (n.). According to OED, mistakenly applied in English 1640s to the colonnade of Covent Garden, designed by Inigo Jones, rather than to the marketplace itself; hence "the verandah of a h
• Pianola 英文词源 pianola (n.) c. 1896, trademark name (1901) of a player piano, from piano , the ending perhaps abstracted from viola and meant as a diminutive suffix. The pianola's popularity led to a rash of product names ending in -ola , especially Victrola (q.v.), and slang words such as payola . 中文词源 Pianola ：皮阿诺卡自动钢琴 商标品，来自piano,钢琴，-ola,小词后缀。后
• pianoforte 英文词源 pianoforte (n.) 1767, from Italian, from piano e forte "soft and loud," in full, gravicembalo col piano e forte "harpsichord with soft and loud" (c. 1710), said to have been so named by inventor Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) of Padua because the ability via dampers to vary the tone is one of the main changes from the harpsichord. Italian piano (adj.) ultimately is from Latin planu
• pianist 英文词源 pianist (n.) 1822, from French pianiste , from Italian pianista ; see piano + -ist . Earlier in English in the French form, pianiste (1816). 中文词源 pianist ：钢琴家 来自piano,钢琴。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： pianist 词源， pianist 含义。
• pianissimo 英文词源 pianissimo (adv.) 1724, from Italian pianissimo "very softly," from Latin pianissimus , superlative of pianus (see piano ). 中文词源 pianissimo ：很弱 来自拉丁语pianissimus,最弱的，很弱的，来自pianus的最高级形式，来自pianus,弱的，异化自planus,平的，词源同plan,plain.-im,最高级后缀，词源同fortissimo,maximum. 该词的英语词源请访问
• pi 英文词源 pi (n.) Greek letter, from Hebrew, literally "little mouth." As the name of the mathematical constant, from 1841 in English, used in Latin 1748 by Swiss mathematician Leonhart Euler (1707-1783), as an abbreviation of Greek periphereia "periphery." For the meaning "printer's term for mixed type," see pie (3). 中文词源 pi ：圆周率 来自希腊字母pi.现词义缩写自periphery
• physique 英文词源 physique (n.) 1826, from French physique , noun use of physique (adj.) "physical," from Latin physicus "natural, physics," from Greek physikos, from physis "nature" (see physic ). 中文词源 physique ：体格，体形 physo-,身体，躯体，-ique,形容词后缀。即与躯体相关的，后形容词转化为名词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： physiqu
• physiotherapy 英文词源 physiotherapy (n.) 1905, from physio- + therapy . Related: Physiotherapist . 中文词源 physiotherapy ：物理疗法 physo-,物理，therapy,治疗。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： physiotherapy 词源， physiotherapy 含义。
• physiologist 英文词源 adenine (n.) crystaline base, 1885, coined by German physiologist/chemist Albrecht Kossel (1853-1927) from Greek aden "gland" (see inguinal ) + chemical suffix -ine (2). So called because it was derived from the pancreas of an ox. cerebration (n.) 1853, coined by English physiologist Dr. William B. Carpenter (1813-1885) from Latin cerebrum "brain" (see cerebral ) + -ation . Related: C
• physiology 英文词源 physiology (n.) 1560s, "study and description of natural objects," from Middle French physiologie or directly from Latin physiologia "natural science, study of nature," from Greek physiologia "natural science, inquiry into nature," from physio- "nature" (see physio- ) + logia "study" (see -logy ). Meaning "science of the normal function of living things" is attested from 1610s. Relate
• physiognomy 英文词源 physiognomy (n.) late 14c., "art of judging characters from facial features," from Old French phizonomie and directly from Late Latin physiognomia , from Greek physiognomia "the judging of a person's nature by his features," from physio- (see physio- ) + gnomon (genitive gnomonos ) "judge, indicator" (see gnomon ). Meaning "face, countenance, features" is from c. 1400. Related: Physio
• physio- 英文词源 physio- word-forming element meaning "nature, natural, physical," from Greek physio- , comb. form of physios "nature" (see physic ). 中文词源 physio- ：自然，物理，生理，身体，躯体 来自希腊语physios,自然，来自PIE*bheue,生长，存在，词源同be,physic.引申词义物理，生理，身体，躯体等。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：
• physicist 英文词源 physicist (n.) 1836, from physics + -ist . Coined by the Rev. William Whewell (1794-1866), English polymath, to denote a "cultivator of physics" as opposed to a physician . As we cannot use physician for a cultivator of physics, I have called him a physicist . We need very much a name to describe a cultivator of science in general. I should incline to call him a Scientist . Thus we mi
• physician 英文词源 physician (n.) early 13c., fisicien "a healer, a medical practitioner," from Old French fisiciien "physician, doctor, sage" (12c., Modern French physicien means "physicist"), from fisique "art of healing," from Latin physica "natural science" (see physic ). Distinguished from surgeon from c. 1400. The ph- spelling attested from late 14c. (see ph ). 中文词源 physician ：医师，尤
• physically 英文词源 denigrate denigrate: [16] To denigrate people is literally to ‘blacken’ them. The word comes from Latin dēnigrāre ‘blacken’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē - and niger ‘black’. This adjective, which is of unknown origin, also produced French noir ‘black’ and Italian nero ‘black’, and is the source (via Spanish negro ) of English negro [16] a
• physicality 英文词源 physicality (n.) 1590s, from physical + -ity . 中文词源 physicality ：肉体性 来自physical,肉体的，-ity,名词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： physicality 词源， physicality 含义。
• physical education 英文词源 basketball (n.) 1892, American English, from basket + ball (n.1). The game was invented 1891 by James A. Naismith (1861-1939), physical education instructor in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. PE 1956 as an abbreviation of physical education (see physical ). physical (adj.) early 15c., "of or pertaining to material nature" (in medicine, opposed to surgical ), from Medieval Latin physi
• physical 英文词源 physical (adj.) early 15c., "of or pertaining to material nature" (in medicine, opposed to surgical ), from Medieval Latin physicalis "of nature, natural," from Latin physica "study of nature" (see physic ). Meaning "pertaining to matter" is from 1590s; meaning "having to do with the body, corporeal" is attested from 1780. Meaning "characterized by bodily attributes or activities" is
• physic 英文词源 physic (n.) c. 1300, fysike , "art of healing, medical science," also "natural science" (c. 1300), from Old French fisike "natural science, art of healing" (12c.) and directly from Latin physica (fem. singular of physicus ) "study of nature," from Greek physike (episteme) "(knowledge) of nature," from fem. of physikos "pertaining to nature," from physis "nature," from phyein "to bring
• phylum 英文词源 phylum (n.) "division of the plant or animal kingdom," 1868, Modern Latin, coined by French naturalist Georges Léopole Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baron Cuvier (1769-1832) from Greek phylon "race, stock," related to phyle "tribe, clan" (see physic ). The immediate source of the English word probably is from German. 中文词源 phylum ：门 来自希腊语phyle,部落，种族，来
• phyllophagous 英文词源 phyllophagous (adj.) "leaf-eating," 1819, from phyllo- + -phagous . 中文词源 phyllophagous ：吃叶子的 phyllo-,叶子，-phag,吃。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phyllophagous 词源， phyllophagous 含义。
• phyllo- 英文词源 phyllo- before vowels phyll- , word-forming element meaning "leaf," from Greek phyllo- , comb. form of phyllon "leaf," from PIE *bhol-yo- "leaf," suffixed form of root *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom" (see folio ). 中文词源 phyllo- ：叶子 来自希腊语phyllon,叶子，来自PIE*bhel,鼓起，膨胀，生长，词源同foliage,chlorophyll. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源
• phwoah 英文词源 phwoah "Used to express sexual desire", 1980s: imitative. 中文词源 phwoah ：哇 感叹词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phwoah 词源， phwoah 含义。
• phylactery 英文词源 phylactery (n.) late 14c., "small leathern box containing four Old Testament texts," from Old French filatiere (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin philaterium , from Late Latin phylacterium "reliquary," from Greek phylacterion "safeguard, amulet," noun use of neuter of adjective phylakterios "serving as a protection," from phylakter "watcher, guard," from phylassein "to guard or w
• phrenology 英文词源 phrenology phrenology: see frantic phrenology (n.) 1815, literally "mental science," from phreno- + -logy "study of." Applied to the theory of mental faculties originated by Gall and Spurzheim that led to the 1840s mania for reading personality clues in the shape of one's skull and the "bumps" of the head. Related: Phrenological ; phrenologist . 中文词源 phrenology ：颅相学 ph
• phreno- 英文词源 phreno- before vowels phren- , word-forming element meaning "mind," also "diaphragm," from Greek phreno- , comb. form of phrene properly "diaphragm, muscle which parts the abdomen from the thorax;" in Homer extended to "parts around the heart, breast," hence "heart" (as a seat of passions), "mind, seat of thoughts, wits, senses," of unknown origin. 中文词源 phreno- ：思想，智慧
• phreaking 英文词源 phreaking "The action of hacking into telecommunications systems, especially to obtain free calls", 1970s: alteration of freaking (see freak ). The change from f- to ph- was due to association with phone 1 . 中文词源 phreaking ：非法窃入计算机系统 黑客行话，模仿希腊语改写自freaking. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phreaking 词源， p
• phraseology 英文词源 phraseology (n.) 1550s, coined erroneously in Greek as phraseologia (1550s), from Greek phrasis "way of speaking" (see phrase (n.)) + -logia (see -logy ). The correct form would be *phrasiology . Originally "a phrase book," meaning "way of arranging words, characteristic style of expression" is from 1660s. 中文词源 phraseology ：措辞，遣词造句 来自phrase,措辞，-logy,学
• phrase 英文词源 phrase phrase: [16] Greek phrásis ‘speech, way of speaking’ was a derivative of the verb phrázein ‘show, explain’. English adopted it via Latin phrasis as phrasis , whose plural phrases eventually gave rise to a new singular phrase . From the same source comes periphrasis [16]. = periphrasis phrase (n.) 1520s, "manner or style of expression," also "group of words with some u
• phrasal 英文词源 phrasal (adj.) 1871, from phrase (v.) + -al (1). Related: Phrasally . 中文词源 phrasal ：短语的，习语的 来自phrase,短语，习语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phrasal 词源， phrasal 含义。
• phototropism 英文词源 phototropism (n.) 1899, from German phototropie (1892), from photo- + tropism . 中文词源 phototropism ：向光性 phot-,光，-trop,向，词源同turn,tropic. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phototropism 词源， phototropism 含义。
• photosynthesize 英文词源 photosynthesize (v.) 1910, from photosynthesis + -ize . Related: Photosynthesized ; photosynthesizing . 中文词源 photosynthesize ：进行光合作用 来自photosynthesis,光合作用，-ize,使。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： photosynthesize 词源， photosynthesize 含义。
• Photoshop 英文词源 photoshop (v.) "to edit an image using a computer program," 1992, originally, and properly still, only in reference to Photoshop , a bitmap graphics editor trademarked and published by Adobe, released in 1990. Like Taser and Dumpster , it has a tendency to become generic, but if you use it that way in print their lawyers will still send you The Letter. Related: Photoshopped ; photosho
• photoreceptor 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random thrive thrive: [13] Thrive was borrowed from Old Norse thrífask ‘grasp for oneself’, hence ‘prosper’, the reflexive form of thrífa ‘grasp, seize’ (whose origins are not known). The word’s semantic development from ‘grasp for oneself’ to ‘prosper’ was presumably inspired by the notion of ‘accumulating re
• photorealism 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random japan japan: [17] The hard laquer varnish called japan received its name, of course, because it came from Japan. But where did the name Japan come from? For the Japanese call their country Nippon . The answer is Chinese, where jih pun means literally ‘sunrise’ ( jih is ‘sun’, and the equivalent term in Japanese is ni , s
• photomontage 英文词源 photomontage (n.) 1931, from photo + montage . 中文词源 photomontage ：相片剪接 photo-,相片，图片，montage,蒙太奇，剪接。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： photomontage 词源， photomontage 含义。
• photojournalism 英文词源 photojournalism (n.) 1944, from photo- + journalism . Related: Photojournalist . 中文词源 photojournalism ：图片新闻报道 photo-,相片，图片，journalism,新闻报道。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： photojournalism 词源， photojournalism 含义。
• photogenic 英文词源 photogenic (adj.) 1839, "produced or caused by light," from photo- "light" + -genic "produced by" (see genus ). Originally in photogenic drawing , the early term for "photography;" meaning "photographing well" is first attested 1928, from photo- as short for "photograph." 中文词源 photogenic ：上相的，上镜的 phot-,光，-gen,产生，词源同generate.字面意思即由光产
• photochemical 英文词源 actinic "(Of light or lighting) able to cause photochemical reactions, as in photography, through having a significant short wavelength or ultraviolet component", Mid 19th century: from Greek aktis , aktin- 'ray' + -ic. 中文词源 photochemical ：光化作用的 phot-,光，chemical,化学的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： photochemical 词源， photoche
• photocell 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random veteran veteran: [16] Veteran comes via French vétéran from Latin veterānus ‘old’. This was a derivative of vetus ‘old’, which is the ancestor of French vieux , Italian vecchio , and Spanish viejo . It went back ultimately to Indo-European * wetus - (source also of Latvian vecs ‘old’). This may be related to Greek
• photo 英文词源 photo photo: [19] Greek phōs meant ‘light’ (it was related to Sanskrit bhā - ‘shine’). Its stem form phōto - was used by the astronomer Sir John Herschel in 1839 to coin the term photograph , based on the Greek element - graphos ‘writing’, and perhaps inspired by a parallel German formation photographie which had appeared a little earlier the same year. The word’s liv
• photic 英文词源 photic (adj.) 1843, "pertaining to light;" 1899, "pertaining to the parts of the ocean penetrated by sunlight," from Greek phot- , comb. form of Greek phos "light" (related to phainein "to show, to bring to light;" see phantasm ) + -ic . 中文词源 photic ：光的 phot-,光，-ic,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： photic 词源， photic 含义。
• phot- 英文词源 photic (adj.) 1843, "pertaining to light;" 1899, "pertaining to the parts of the ocean penetrated by sunlight," from Greek phot- , comb. form of Greek phos "light" (related to phainein "to show, to bring to light;" see phantasm ) + -ic . phot "A unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square centimetre", Early 20th century: from Greek phōs , phōt- 'light'. photism "A hallucinato
• phosphorus 英文词源 phosphorus phosphorus: [17] Etymologically, phosphorus means ‘bringing light’. The word comes via Latin phōsphorus from Greek phōsphóros , a compound adjective formed from phōs ‘light’ and the suffix - phóros ‘carrying’ (a relative of English bear ), which was used as an epithet for the planet Venus as it appears at dawn. It was also applied to any substance that that
• phosphorescent 英文词源 phosphorescent (adj.) 1766, from Modern Latin phosphorus (see phosphorus ) + -escent . Related: Phosphorescently . 中文词源 phosphorescent ：发磷光的，发微光的 来自phosphor,磷，微光体，-escent,形容词后缀。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phosphorescent 词源， phosphorescent 含义。
• phosphor 英文词源 phosphor (n.) "morning star," 1630s, from Latin phosphorus "the morning star" (see phosphorus ). Meaning "anything phosphorescent" is from 1705. 中文词源 phosphor ：启明星，磷，微光体 来自拉丁语phosphorus,启明星，来自希腊语Phosphoros,启明星，来自phos,光，phoros,携带者，词源同bring.后用作化学物质磷，引申词义微光体。 该词的英
• phosphate 英文词源 phosphate (n.) a salt of phosphoric acid, 1795, from French phosphate (1787), from phosphore (see phosphorus ) + -ate (3). 中文词源 phosphate ：磷酸盐，磷酸脂 来自phosphorus,磷，-ate,化学名词后缀，盐。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phosphate 词源， phosphate 含义。
• phosgene 英文词源 phosgene "A colourless poisonous gas made by the reaction of chlorine and carbon dioxide. It was used as a poison gas, notably in the First World War", Early 19th century: from Greek phōs 'light' + -gen, with reference to its original production by the action of sunlight on chlorine and carbon monoxide. 中文词源 phosgene ：光气（有毒气体，用做化学武器） phos-,光，
• phos- 英文词源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random coster coster: [19] Coster is short for costermonger , a term dating from the 16th century. Since the 19th century, and perhaps before, it has been a general term in Britain, and particularly in London, for a street trader with a barrow or stall, but further back in time it meant ‘fruiterer’, and originally, more specificall
• phooey 英文词源 phooey expression of contempt, 1929, from Yiddish, from German pfui (attested in English from 1866); popularized by Walter Winchell. Phoo "vocalic gesture expressing contemptuous rejection" is recorded from 1640s. 中文词源 phooey ：呸 感叹词，来自依地语。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phooey 词源， phooey 含义。
• phoney 英文词源 phoney "Not genuine; fraudulent", Late 19th century: of unknown origin. More The fraudulent practice of the fawney-rig is probably the source of phoney ‘not genuine, fraudulent’, which was first recorded in the USA at the end of the 19th century. In 1823 Pierce Egan, a chronicler of popular pursuits and low life in England, described how the fawney-rig worked. ‘A fellow drops a
• phonetics 英文词源 phonetics (n.) "scientific study of speech," 1841, from phonetic ; also see -ics . 中文词源 phonetics ：语音学 phono-,声音，语音，-ics,学说。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phonetics 词源， phonetics 含义。
• phoneme 英文词源 phoneme (n.) "distinctive sound or group of sounds," 1889, from French phonème , from Greek phonema "a sound made, voice," from phonein "to sound or speak," from phone "sound, voice," from PIE root *bha- (2) "speak" (see fame (n.)). 中文词源 phoneme ：音素 来自希腊语phonema,声音，单音节，来自phonein,发声，说话，来自PIE*bha,说话，告知，词源同fame,
• phono- 英文词源 phono- word-forming element meaning "sound, voice," from Greek phono- , comb. form of phone "voice, sound," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). 中文词源 phono- ：声音 来自希腊语phonein,声音，发声，来自PIE*bha,说话，告知，词源同fame,fate,phone. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phono- 词源， phono- 含义。
• Phoenician 英文词源 Phoenician (n.) late 14c., from Middle French phenicien , from Latin Phoenice , from Greek Phoinike "Phoenicia" (including Carthage), perhaps literally "land of the purple" (i.e., source of purple dye, the earliest use of which was ascribed to the Phoenicians by the Greeks). Identical with phoenix (q.v.), but the relationship is obscure. In reference to a language from 1836; as an adj
• phobic 英文词源 phobic (adj.) 1888, from phobia + -ic . As a noun from 1968. The Greek adjective was phobetikos "liable to fear." 中文词源 phobic ：恐惧症患者 来自phobia,恐惧症，-ic,形容词后缀。后词义由形容词转化为名词。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phobic 词源， phobic 含义。
• phlox 英文词源 phlox (n.) 1706, from Latin, where it was the name of a flower (Pliny), from Greek phlox "kind of plant with showy flowers" (probably Silene vulgaris ), literally "flame," related to phlegein "to burn" (see bleach (v.)). Applied to the North American flowering plant by German botanist Johann Jakob Dillenius (1684-1747). 中文词源 phlox ：福禄考（高大开花植物） 来自希腊
• phloem 英文词源 phloem (n.) 1870, from German phloëm (1858), coined by German botanist Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli (1817-1891) from Greek phloos , phloios "bark of trees," of uncertain origin, + passive suffix -ema . 中文词源 phloem ：韧皮部（由筛管将叶制造的糖分输送到各部位的植物组织） 来自德语phloem,韧皮部，由德国19世纪植物学家Karl Wilhelm根据希腊语创
• phlegmatic 英文词源 phlegmatic (adj.) "cool, calm, self-possessed," and in a more pejorative sense, "cold, dull, apathetic," 1570s, from literal sense "abounding in phlegm (as a bodily humor)" (mid-14c., fleumatik ), from Old French fleumatique (13c., Modern French flegmatique ), from Late Latin phlegmaticus , from Greek phlegmatikos "abounding in phlegm" (see phlegm ). A verry flewmatike man is in the b
• phlegm 英文词源 phlegm phlegm: [14] Greek phlégma denoted ‘bodily fluid produced by inflammation’ (it was a derivative of phlégein ‘burn’, which went back to the same Indo-European base as produced English flagrant , flame , fulminate , and phlox [18] – in Greek literally ‘flame’). As Latin phlegma it came to be used for ‘body fluid’ in general, and was incorporated into the medie
• phlebotomy 英文词源 phlebotomy (n.) "bloodletting," c. 1400, flebotomye , from Old French flebotomie (13c., Modern French phlébotomie ), from medical Latin phlebotomia , from Greek phlebotomia "blood-letting," from phlebotomos "opening veins," from phleps (genitive phlebos ) "vein" + -tomia "cutting of," from tome "a cutting" (see tome ). 中文词源 phlebotomy ：静脉切开术 来自希腊语phleps,静
• phlebitis 英文词源 phlebitis (n.) 1820, medical Latin, from phlebo- "vein" + -itis "inflammation." 中文词源 phlebitis ：静脉炎 来自希腊语phleps,静脉，-itis,炎症。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phlebitis 词源， phlebitis 含义。
• phishing 英文词源 phishing (n.) in the cyber scam sense, by 2000 (some sources cite usage from 1995); alteration of fishing (n.); perhaps by influence of phreak and the U.S. rock band Phish , which had been performing since 1983. 中文词源 phishing ：网络欺骗，网钓 黑客行话。来自fishing的仿希腊语拼写。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phishing 词源， p
• philter 英文词源 pharmacy (n.) late 14c., "a medicine," from Old French farmacie "a purgative" (13c.), from Medieval Latin pharmacia , from Greek pharmakeia "use of drugs, medicines, potions, or spells; poisoning, witchcraft; remedy, cure," from pharmakeus (fem. pharmakis ) "preparer of drugs, poisoner, sorcerer" from pharmakon "drug, poison, philter, charm, spell, enchantment." Meaning "use or admini
• philosophize 英文词源 philosophize (v.) 1590s, from philosophy + -ize . Related: Philosophized ; philosophizing . The earlier verb was simply philosophy (late 14c.). 中文词源 philosophize ：高谈阔论 来自philosophy,哲学，-ize,使。讽刺用法。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： philosophize 词源， philosophize 含义。
• philophobia 英文词源 philophobia (n.) by 1976, from philo- + -phobia . 中文词源 philophobia ：爱情恐惧症 philo-,爱，爱情，-phobia,恐惧的。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： philophobia 词源， philophobia 含义。
• Philistine 英文词源 philistine philistine: [16] The original Philistines were inhabitants of Philistia, an area in the southwestern corner of ancient Palestine. They were famed for their aggression and harrying tactics, and so the word Philistine was often used metaphorically for an ‘enemy into whose hands one might fall’, but the notion of a Philistine as a ‘boorish person’ is a comparatively re
• philharmonic 英文词源 philharmonic (adj.) 1813 (in the name of a society founded in London for the promotion of instrumental music), from French philharmonique (1739), from Italian filarmonico , literally "loving harmony," from Greek philos "loving" (see philo- ) + ta harmonika "theory of harmony, music," from neuter plural of harmonikos (see harmonic ). The Society name was taken up in the names of many s
• philately 英文词源 philately philately: [19] When a Monsieur Herpin, a French stamp-collector, was looking for an impressive and learned-sounding term for his hobby, he was hampered by the fact that the Greeks and Romans did not have postage stamps, and therefore there was no classical term for them. So he decided to go back a stage beyond stamps, to the days of franking with a post-mark. In France, suc
• philatelist 英文词源 philately (n.) "stamp-collecting," 1865, from French philatélie , coined by French stamp collector Georges Herpin (in "Le Collectionneur de Timbres-poste," Nov. 15, 1864), from Greek phil- "loving" (see philo- ) + ateleia "exemption from tax," the closest word Herpin could find in ancient Greek to the concept of "postage stamp" (from a- "without" + telos "tax;" see toll (n.)). A remi
• philanderer 英文词源 philanderer (n.) 1816, agent noun from philander (v.). 中文词源 philanderer ：色鬼，淫棍 来自philander,调戏，玩弄女性。 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： philanderer 词源， philanderer 含义。
• philander 英文词源 philander philander: see philosophy philander (v.) 1737, from the noun meaning "a lover" (1700), from Philander , popular name for a lover in stories, drama, and poetry, from Greek adjective philandros "with love for people," perhaps mistaken as meaning "a loving man," from phil- "loving" (see philo- ) + andr- , stem of aner "man" (see anthropo- ). Related: Philandered ; philandering
• phil- 英文词源 philander (v.) 1737, from the noun meaning "a lover" (1700), from Philander , popular name for a lover in stories, drama, and poetry, from Greek adjective philandros "with love for people," perhaps mistaken as meaning "a loving man," from phil- "loving" (see philo- ) + andr- , stem of aner "man" (see anthropo- ). Related: Philandered ; philandering . philanthropy (n.) c. 1600, from La
• phial 英文词源 phial (n.) late 14c., from Old French fiole "flask, phial" (12c.), probably from Medieval Latin phiola , from Latin phiala , from Greek phiale "broad, flat drinking vessel," of unknown origin. 中文词源 phial ：小药瓶 来自希腊语phiale,杯，小瓶，可能来自PIE*pel,容器，词源同pelvis.也可拼做vial. 该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版： phial 词
• Phi Beta Kappa 英文词源 Phi Beta Kappa undergraduate honorary society, 1776, from initials of Greek philosophia biou kybernetes "philosophy, guide of life." 中文词源 Phi Beta Kappa ：美国大学优秀生组织，ΦβΚ联谊会 专有名词，来自希腊语philosophia biou kybernetes,即philosophy,guide of life,来自philosophia,哲学，biou,生命，词源同biology,kybernetes,引导，导向，词源