有關詞源的英語文章

單詞是學習英語的基石，充實的詞彙量對學習英語有着無可估量的作用。面對浩如煙海的單詞，很多英語學習者感到無比的頭疼。現代英語中的單詞一般來説都是立意的，都有其來源或出處。如果能從詞源學和歷史文化的角度對這些英......

作為德語、法語、拉丁語、希臘語和其他語言的大雜燴，英語總是充滿驚喜。有聽起來很滑稽的單詞，也有很多奇怪的單詞，今天小編就帶大家看看這些有趣的詞源。Walrus（海象）有一種説法認為，海象來自荷蘭，“Walvis”的意思是“鯨魚......

com-[com-詞源字典]word-formingelementusuallymeaning"with,together,"fromLatincom,archaicformofclassicalLatincum"together,togetherwith,incombination,"fromPIE*kom-"beside,near,by,with"(compareOldEn......

personalize(v.)[personalize詞源字典]1747,frompersonal+-ize.Related:Personalized;personalizing.[personalizeetymology,personalizeorigin,英語詞源]......

contracted(adj.)[contracted詞源字典]c.1600,"agreedupon,"also"shrunken,shortened,"pastparticipleadjectivefromcontract(v.).[contractedetymology,contractedorigin,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]......

從英語姓名的結構詞源做姓名翻譯1、英語姓名結構英語姓名的一般結構為：教名+自取名（中名）+姓。如GeorgeWalkerBush(中譯：喬治o沃克o布什)。George是教名(GivenName)，按照英語民族的習俗，一般在嬰兒接受洗禮的時候，由其牧師或......

charmschool：禮儀學校來自charm,魅力。......

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

-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]......

person[person詞源字典]person:[13]Latinpersōnaoriginallydenoteda‘mask,particularlyonewornbyanactor’(itmayhavebeenborrowedfromEtruscanphersu‘mask’).Itgraduallyevolvedthrough‘characterplayedbyanact......

blithe：快樂的發音釋義：[blaɪð]adj.快樂的；無憂無慮的；漫不經心的；輕率的詞源解釋：來自古英語bliþe（歡樂的）助記竅門：blithe→belighthearted→無憂無慮的blithe：無憂無慮的來自PIE*bhel,照耀，閃光，指容光滿面。詞源同bliss.......

charm（魅力）：具有魔力的咒語英語單詞charm其實和chant（吟唱、聖歌）、enchant（迷住）同源，它來自拉丁語carmen，而carmen來自chant的詞源canere（唱），指的是唱的“咒語”。做動詞時等於enchant，指通過唸咒施展魔法來迷住。後來才衍生出......

moire：波紋絲綢來自法語moire,法語借自英語mohair,安哥拉山羊毛織物。後用於指一種波紋絲綢。......

personalty(n.)[personalty詞源字典]legalterm,late15c.,fromAnglo-Frenchpersonaltie,correspondingtoMiddleFrenchpersonalite,fromMedievalLatinpersonalitas(seepersonality).[personaltyetymology,personaltyori......

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

contraction：收縮來自contract,收縮。contraction：收縮詞根詞綴：con-共同+-tract-拉+-ion名詞詞尾......

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

mohair：安哥拉山羊毛織物來自意大利語mocaiarro,來自阿拉伯語mukhayyar,山羊毛，尤指精選安哥拉山羊毛，來自mo-,方位格前綴，khayyara,選擇。拼寫受hair影響俗化。......

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

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......

moisture：潮氣，水氣來自moist,微濕的，濕潤的。moisture：潮濕，濕氣詞根詞綴：moist潮濕的+-ure名詞詞尾......

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

licking(n.)[licking詞源字典]"anactoflickingorlapping,"late14c.,frompresentparticipleoflick(v.1);meaning"abeating"is1756,fromlick(v.2).[lickingetymology,lickingorigin,英語詞源]......

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