有關詞源的英語文章

charlie：笨蛋來自人名Charley的口語，拿人名或國家開涮的俚語用法。比較wally(Walter),dick(Dickens),welsh(Welsh).......

lie[lie詞源字典]lie:[OE]Englishhastwowordslie.Theverb‘recline’goesback,togetherwithitsGermanicrelatives(Germanliegen,Dutchliggen,Swedishligga.Danishligge),toaprehistoricbase*leg-,avariantofthebase*l......

magnify：放大，擴大magni-,巨大的，-fy,做，使。即使巨大。magnify：放大，擴大 詞根詞綴：-magn-大+-ify動詞詞尾,使…......

-our[-our詞源字典]see-or.[-ouretymology,-ourorigin,英語詞源]......

contraction(n.)[contraction詞源字典]late14c.,"actionofmakingacontract"(especiallyofmarriage),also"actionofshrinkingorshortening,"fromOldFrenchcontraction(13c.),ordirectlyfromLatincontractionem(nom......

licorice(n.)[licorice詞源字典]alsoliquorice,c.1200,fromAnglo-Frenchlycoryc,OldFrenchlicorece(alsorecolice),fromLateLatinliquiritia,alterationofLatinglychyrrhiza,fromGreekglykyrrhiza,literally"sweetro......

magnet（磁鐵）：盛產磁石的希臘馬格尼西亞古代希臘人在馬格尼西亞（Magnesia）地區發現了一種神奇的礦石，這種礦石可以吸引金屬。希臘人將這種礦石稱爲“hoMagneslithos”（theMagnesianstone），意思是“馬格尼西亞的石頭”。英語單......

personally(adv.)[personally詞源字典]late14c.,frompersonal+-ly(2).Meaning"asfarasI'mconcerned"isfrom1849.[personallyetymology,personallyorigin,英語詞源]......

charleyhorse：腿抽筋來自俚語韻律構詞法。由charleyhorse代指cramps.比較berk來自BerkshireHunt,代指cunt.......

lickspittle(n.)[lickspittle詞源字典]alsolick-spittle,"sycophant,abjecttoady,"1741,fromlick(v.1)+spittle.[lickspittleetymology,lickspittleorigin,英語詞源]......

-ory[-ory詞源字典]adjectiveandnounsuffix,"havingtodowith,characterizedby,tendingto,placefor,"fromMiddleEnglish-orie,fromOldNorthFrench-ory,-orie(OldFrench-oir,-oire),fromLatin-orius,-oria,-orium.&#1......

distract(v.)[distract詞源字典]mid-14c.,"todrawasunderorapart,toturnaside"(literalandfigurative),fromLatindistractus,pastparticipleofdistrahere"drawindifferentdirections,"fromdis-"away"(seedis-)+......

-osity[-osity詞源字典]word-formingelementmakingnounsfromadjectivesin-ous,-ose(1);fromFrench-osité,fromLatin-ositatem(nominative-ositas),properly-ose+-ity.[-osityetymology,-osityorigin,英語詞源]......

lictor(n.)[lictor詞源字典]late14c.,fromLatinlictor,literally"binder,"frompastparticiplestemof*ligere"tobind,collect,"collateralformofligare(seeligament).[lictoretymology,lictororigin,英語詞源]......

smear[smear詞源字典]smear:[OE]SmearcomesfromaprehistoricGermanic*smerwjan,whichalsoproducedGermanschmieren,Dutchsmeren,Swedishsmörja,andDanishsmøre.TheSwedishandDanishwordsfor‘butter’,smörandsmø......

maintain：維持，保持，保養來自古法語maintenir,保持，維持，來自拉丁語manutenere,握在手上，控制，來自manu,手，詞源同manual,tenere,握住，詞源同tenure,contain.引申多種詞義。maintain：保持；維持；維修，保養(車輛、道路等)；支持，堅持，主......

magnificent：壯觀的，宏偉的magni-,巨大的，-fic,做，製造。引申詞義偉大，壯觀，輝煌。magnificent：壯觀的，宏偉的詞根詞綴：-magn-大+-i-+-fic-做,作+-ent形容詞詞尾......

-ose(2)[-ose詞源字典]standardendinginchemicalnamesofsugars,originallysimplyanoun-formingsuffix,takenupbyFrenchchemistsmid-19c.;ithasnoetymologicalconnectionwithsugar.Itappearsaroundthesametimeintwoche......

moisten：使潮溼，使溼潤來自moist,微溼的，溼潤的。moisten：使溼潤，滋潤  詞根詞綴：moist潮溼的+-en動詞詞尾......

chase：追逐來自拉丁詞captare,抓，拿，catch的同源對詞，詞源同capture,captive.chase：追逐，追求；雕鏤，鏤刻 作"追逐,追求"時,起源於拉丁語動詞capere(拿取)的變體captare(企圖抓取),經由古法語chacier進入英語爲chasse;作"......

L’étonnanteoriginedumot«canicule»“Canicule”令人驚訝的詞源你知道嗎？ LamoitiédelaFranceestplacéeenalertecanicule.Maisd’oùvientcetétrangeterme?LeFigarorevientsursonorigine. 半個法國現在都處於......

smorgasbord[smorgasbord詞源字典]smorgasbord:seesmear[smorgasbordetymology,smorgasbordorigin,英語詞源]smorgasbord(n.)1893,fromSwedishsmörgåsbord,literally"butter-goosetable,"fromsmörgås,"sliceof......

personality(n.)[personality詞源字典]late14c.,"qualityorfactofbeingaperson,"fromMedievalLatinpersonalitatem(nominativepersonalitas),fromLateLatinpersonalis(seepersonal).Senseof"adistinctivecharacter......

moisturize：使皮膚滋潤來自moist,微溼的，溼潤的。比喻用法。......

moisturizer：潤膚膏來自moisturize,使皮膚滋潤。引申詞義潤膚膏。......